Books in Blueprints Resource Banks series

Providing material for geography teachers in primary schools, this book contains 106 copymasters, together with teacher's notes, a topic index, and a curriculum matrix linking the material to the National Curriculum for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and the 5-14 Guidelines for Scotland. The book is divided into 15 sections, each of which covers a major geographical theme and provides direct links to familiar junior-school topics. The material includes a balance of physical, human and environmental geography, and map-work and field-work skills are treated in context wherever possible. Special attention has also been given to the study of named places, which aims to meet the requirement for case studies and knowledge of the wider world in all UK curricula. The localities chosen are Canterbury, Keswick, London and Nairobi.

Suitable for use alongside any primary-school mathematics scheme, this is a photocopiable compendium of 145 pages of activities and games which aim to develop a child's mathematical ability through practice, to increase memory skills, and to build self-confidence. The topics covered are money and shopping, symmetry, 2-D and 3-D shapes, fractions, patterns, mathematical vocabulary, date and time, right angles, and points of the compass. Most of the games can be used flexibly with either individuals or groups, and many have a self-correcting element so that they can be played without adult supervision.