Cross Curricular Links
Working with other subject areas tends to be a low priority for many teachers who feel that they are quite busy enough with their own topic and curriculum targets. Often this is a great shame as it leaves each subject in a discrete box and fails to show pupils how their different lessons interlock and compliment each other.
In fact, setting up and running a project, or themed set of lessons, isn't that difficult and far from being more effort for every teacher, it can be a real bonus with shared preparation, more enthusiastic pupils and a coherent set of outcomes where everyone benefits.
In the hope of convincing a few wavering teachers, or re-inspiring the tired and overworked, we've added a new page to the Citizenship section of the Geography Site, entitled Making Cross-curricular Links. It looks at some of the benefits of cross curricular activities and offers a simple example of a successful project based on rationing during World War II.
Take a look, and perhaps you too may be inspired to undertake a little cross curricular teaching.
posted by David Robinson @ 9:57 AM
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3 Comments:
Hi, I fully agree and wish more teachers would do the same.
I agree cross curicuar is what Geography especially and all Humanities subjects are about. We are in our first year of developing a course based on the RSAOpening Minds competency curriculum. It's amazing how easy it is to slt geography in some other subjects are a bit more precious but heh we've started.
I couldn't agree more, the cross curricular approach enables children to aquire skills, knowledge and understanding in a context which is relevant and not in an isolated literacy or numeracy lesson.
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