Planning with geography's key concepts in mind. Visualising our connectedness to the world through the use of Quikmaps.

1. Geography & Food Wendy North Outwood Pyramid Conference Woolley Hall 25 th January 2008

2. Place Space Scale Ensuring the place of geography in a cross curricular topic, e.g. food CONNECTEDNESS

3. Starting with me Where does my food come from? Supermarkets Farm Shop Allotment Market Take Away PLACE – Wakefield SPACE – map layout SCALE - local www.quikmaps.com

4. Where is my food grown/ processed in the local region? PLACE – West Yorkshire SCALE What is grown in the region in which we live? Local food box Rhubarb www.quikmaps.com

5. Where is my food grown or processed in the UK? PLACE – UK SCALE – national SPACE – UK map What is grown in the UK and transported to a food outlet where I live? Apples From Kent Wenesleydale Cheese www.quikmaps.com

6. Where is my food grown or processed in the world? PLACE – World SCALE – Global SPACE – Worldmap The World in a Supermarket Bag Bananas From Windward Islands Cocoa from Ghana Kenyan Beans Kiwi Fruit www.quikmaps.com

7. How am I connected to the world through the food that I eat? PLACE – World SCALE – Global SPACE – Worldmap The World in a Supermarket Bag Bananas From Windward Islands Cocoa from Ghana Kenyan Beans CONNECTEDNESS Kiwi Fruit Italy www.quikmaps.com

8. Planning learning … Making comparisons 1. Start with - my enthusiasms – something I can deliver with passion … this starting point provides a shared experience to build on and a basis for common understanding 3. Make the learning of geography accessible to children? Asking questions Using pictures/ photographs/maps Drama, role-play, enactment 2. Decide on the geography STARTING POINTS GEOGRAPHY BIG IDEAS ENQUIRY & SKILLS Place Scale Interconnectedness Space