Publications - Geography

Living Geography

Author: Edited by David Mitchell

Living Geography is an essential resource written for all those involved with the teaching of geography to young people. The book draws from recent, school-focused research to guide and support you in providing a concept based curriculum that is relevant, purposeful and exciting for young people

Dilemma-based learning in the humanities: integrating social, emotional and thinking skills

Author: Phil Wood, Barry Hymer, Deb Michel

Use dilemma-based learning techniques in your humanities classroom to teach your students important skills that will help them make wise choices in their lives read more

Using Games in School Geography

Author: Rex Walford

Enrich Geography lessons with this new collection of games and simulations to challenge and excite your students

Reading Our Landscapes: Understanding Changing Geographies

Author: Charles Rawding

“Silver Award Winner 2008, The Geographical Association”
This award-winning illustrated book by Charles Rawding shows how approaches to the study of landscape – in its broadest sense – can reaffirm the relevance of geography to pupils' everyday lives

Re-presenting Geography

Author: Liz Taylor

“Winner Gold Award 2005, The Geographical Association”

Liz Taylor explores exciting concepts and new ways of thinking in geography. How do teachers think about teaching their subject; how do they support their students to learn, re-present or re-appraise their geography? This is a challenging and rewarding book for all teachers. The many enquiry sequences demonstrate an effective approach to medium term planning and teaching and have been seen to improve the quality of students' work.

Teaching Geography in Primary Schools

Author: Fran Martin

“Winner Silver Award 2007, The Geographical Association”

Whether you are an experienced geography teacher or, more likely, a teacher insecure in your geography knowledge, Teaching Geography in Primary Schools: Learning to Live in the World by Fran Martin is for you.

Thinking Through Geography 2nd edition

Author: David Leat

“Winner Gold Award, The Geographical Association”

Devised by ten classroom teachers active in the Thinking Through Geography Group, this photocopiable resource helps teachers create exciting and memorable geography lessons. It is about children's learning and the way you can assist their learning in geography.

More Thinking Through Geography

Author: Adam Nichols & David Kinninment; Edited by David Leat

The follow up to the highly acclaimed Thinking Through Geography, by David Leat, which gave many teachers strategies, materials and confidence to make the classroom experience more challenging and stimulating.

More Thinking Through Geography, by Adam Nichols and David Kinninment, contains eight strategies to enable teachers to further diversify their repertoire of teaching approaches that really do get children thinking.