Global
Eye Primary: Teachers' Notes Summer 2001
�INTRODUCTION�
Welcome
to the third edition of the Global Eye Primary website. Global
Eye Primary was launched in September 2000 to complement the
Global Eye magazine and website for secondary schools. The
two previous editions of Global Eye Primary are still online
in the 'Back Issue Archive'
section of the website.
The aim of Global Eye Primary is to provide interesting, well-illustrated
and interactive material about developing countries and development
issues to tie in with the primary curriculum requirements
in the UK. Each section of the website uses interactive features,
key questions and photos to break down the issues covered
into manageable chunks.
Please
let us know what you think of Global Eye Primary including
ways in which your pupils have used the website, what you
would like to see featured in future editions, and any other
ideas and comments. We need your input to help the site develop
and grow. Contact the editor, [email protected]
| Eye
on |
a
specific case study of a developing country including
maps, diagrams, tables, a variety of photographs and a
data file.
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| Focus
on |
looks
at a development issue and uses case studies to show how
it affects people in developing countries.
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| Action |
shows
how a school, group, company or organisation is helping
to raise awareness about a developing country or a particular
development issue.
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| On
Camera |
images
from locations in the developing world with accompanying
questions for students.
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| News |
recent
events in the developing world.
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| Competitions |
quizzes
and competitions for individual pupils and group projects.
Prizes are available in each edition. � |
There is also a 'Talkboard'
to enable pupils to find out more from an 'expert' in the field, and
write in their own views. In addition, there is a 'Glossary'
to help pupils get to grips with some of the more technical language included on
the web pages. �
Three
characters, Harry, Cecile and Jack (a parrot) guide pupils
around the website, answering their questions and challenging
them to think about a variety of development issues.�
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�EXTRA
INFORMATION AND RESOURCES SUGGESTIONS�
 Worldaware's
Primary Resources catalogue is available online in pdf format
on the Worldaware website, www.worldaware.org.uk
or you can request a printed copy by phone (020 8763 2555)
or write to us at Echo House, Ullswater Crescent, Coulsdon,
Surrey CR5 2HR. The latest catalogue offers a diverse selection
of resources across a range of curriculum areas, drawing together
recommended materials from a number of different organisations
and publishers. �
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1.Eye
On Ethiopia
The
pages on Ethiopia allow children to gain a view of what life
is like in a developing country. This study would fulfil the
criteria for QCA Unit 10, a less economically developed country.
Ethiopia is one of the world's poorest countries and provides
an example of the difficulties experienced in a land that
has been periodically affected by war and drought.�
Introduction:
Sets the scene with a map of Ethiopia and
its surrounding countries, a few basic facts on its size,
and a hotlink to the causes of food shortages in Ethiopia
in the past.
The
Land and Climate:
Uses a map to identify the major physical features of the
country. A comparison with British mountains is included to
enable children to relate the Ethiopian Highlands to mountain
areas closer to home. The climate data can be converted into
standard climate graphs, and there are a few mathematical
questions on the information included.
The People:
This page includes a simple pictograph exercise to estimate
the population of the country, before continuing with information
on some of the different customs and traditions. There is
also a hotlink to a timeline, describing Ethiopia's struggles
and conflicts up to the present.
Work
and Industry:
Pie charts, icons and photographs are used to investigate
key features and issues concerning the employment structure
in Ethiopia.
Data
File:
A set of data depicting various measures of development compares
Ethiopia to the UK. To broaden this comparison, you could
use the data files in the previous two editions of Global
Eye Primary, comparing the UK with The Gambia (Spring 2001)
and Mexico (Autumn 2000), using the same measures of development.
See the 'Back Issue Archive'
section of the website.
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The
focus on refugees was chosen to assist pupils' thinking about
an important topical, contemporary issue. With many UK schools
now able to count refugees amongst their numbers, it is in
our best interests to ensure that pupils are as well informed
as possible about issues such as this, and to help those refugee
children in our schools to adapt and feel welcome. By encouraging
opinions based on facts rather than prejudice, and by fostering
empathy and understanding for refugees, this section aims
to bring in a global dimension to the theme of citizenship.
There are also opportunities to integrate the topic of refugees
across the curriculum. For example, there is potential to
tie in work on refugees with 'Refugee Week' between June 23rd-29th
2001. For more information on 'Refugee Week', go to the News
page of Global Eye Primary.
The 'Focus on Refugees' section of Global Eye Primary was
written with assistance from the Refugee Council, Save the
Children and Refaid/UNHCR. Each organisation has produced
useful supplementary materials for primary school pupils.
Details are given below.
Available from the Refugee Council, 3, Bondway, London
SW8 1SJ P+P prices: �1.30 for orders up to �5.00, �2.20 for
orders �5.00-�10.00, �4.20 for orders between �10.00-�20.00.
Orders above �20.00 will be charged according to the weight
of package(s):
Jill Rutter: "Refugees: A Resource Book for Primary Schools"
(1998): an excellent 176 page resource book including a vast
range of classroom activities, background information, testimonies,
and a set of photographs and drawings that accompany the book.
�4.50.
Jill Rutter: "Why do we have to fight?" (1998): A colourful
book of refugee children's stories and paintings from Bosnia,
Kurdistan, Somalia & Sri Lanka, aimed at 10-13 year olds.
�4.50.
Welcome Poster: an A1 sized poster with photographs and 'welcome'
in different refugee languages. �1.00.
"Kosovo Journeys": Two refugee children tell their stories
in this attractive A3 book, produced for Literacy Hour reading.
�6.00.
"A Literacy Hour Programme of Study for Refugee Week" provides
a week's teaching by looking at a refugee biography and autobiography,
using the "Kosovo Journeys" publication. Available free.
Available from Save the Children (Publications Sales),
17, Grove Lane, London SE5 8RD. Tel: 020 7703 5400 or Fax:
020 7708 2508. Prices here include P+P: Sybella Wilkes:
 "One
day we had to run" Published in association with Evans Brothers
Ltd and UNHCR (1994): A highly recommended 64 page hardback
book that gives a vivid and striking picture of the experiences
of refugee children through their own eyes. The children's
stories and paintings are set against background information
about Somalia, Sudan and Ethiopia which helps to explain why
refugees have been forced to flee from these countries. �12.99.
A set of four A2 posters based on the book are also available
for �6.00, and there are activities to tie in with the book
in the 'For Teachers' section of UNHCR's website, www.unhcr.ch
"Back to School if you have one": This thought-provoking 11
minute video has some material that might be hard for under
10's to use. It can be used with upper KS2 for discussion
about the absence of an education caused by war, and how the
different children have been affected by it. The video is
available free from Save the Children and/or can be viewed
from the website: www.savethechildren.org.uk/
Alan Gibbons: "A Fight to Belong" (1999): A well illustrated
64 page paperback telling the true story of the Okolo family
who were deported back to Nigeria from their home in Manchester.
�4.99.
Other resources:
'To be a Refugee' (1998): an excellent 15 minute video focusing
on the experiences of refugee children in different parts
of the world. � John from Sudan who lives in a Kenyan refugee
camp, Sreisor from Cambodia who lives in Thailand, Damir and
Medin who have recently returned to their hometown in Bosnia,
and Mina from Afghanistan who lives with her family in Denmark.
Available free from Refaid, 21st Floor, Millbank Tower, 21-24,
Millbank, London SW1P 4QP. Tel: 020 7932 1019 or Fax: 020
7233 5768.
The UNHCR website has a whole section of lesson plans and
activities about refugees divided into the subject areas of
Art, History, Human Rights, Geography, Civic Education (Citizenship),
and Language & Literature. There are also details about other
teaching resources produced by UNHCR. Go to www.unhcr.ch
and then choose 'for teachers' from the menu on the left-hand
side.
3.On
Camera: To be a Refugee
To
encourage an enquiry-based approach to learning, children
are asked to think about the backgrounds of the refugee children
shown in the photographs, and draw comparisons with their
own lives. The photographs of scenes in refugee camps help
to reinforce some of the issues covered in the 'Focus on Refugees'
section of the website.
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The
class activities described on this page are part of a project
undertaken in a Year 1 class in the East End of London. This
area has high pupil mobility, and high numbers of refugee
and asylum seeking children. The class teacher of Dersingham
Infants School, Manor Park worked for a term with a Refugee
Education Team Teacher to plan and deliver the project which
was aimed at enabling the children to develop the skills to
communicate and share experiences about their backgrounds.
The work carried out took into account that some memories
and feelings may be sensitive and private to the children,
and they were encouraged only to share that which they were
comfortable with. Although this particular project was carried
out in an inner city area, the activities are appropriate
for any primary school, and could be adapted to different
age groups, to foster an understanding of different backgrounds,
to encourage children to welcome newcomers to their class,
and to tackle issues concerning moving home, coping with a
new, strange environment and being a refugee from another
country.
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Competition
1
gives an opportunity to test reading skills, recall of information
and navigation through the website pages. Hopefully, the children
will find it fun to do too!
Competition
2
An activity to produce a 'welcome charter' for your school
promotes skills in communication, empathy and understanding,
and to encourage pupils to become active, caring citizens.
This activity could also
tie in with 'Refugee Week' activities in June (see the News
section of Global Eye Primary for more details).
Please encourage your pupils to take part! We have prizes
available, including the popular CD Rom, "Where in the world
is Carmen Sandiego?" and hope that the closing date for entries
for Competition 2 of September 10th 2001 gives you sufficient
time to plan this activity into your curriculum plan.
In order to submit entries for Competition 2, please ensure
that the pupils' efforts are sent to us with a completed entry
form . Copies of this can be printed out from the Competitions
section of the website.
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The
Global Eye Primary website, Summer 2001 was written by Simon
Scoones and Pat Trussell.
Contributions
and assistance from Shu Meng (Refaid), Jill Rutter (Refugee
Council), Paul Hetherington (Save the Children), Anh Phuong
Mae, Alison Ashworth (Newham Refugee Education Team), Sally
Cartwright (Dersingham Infants School, Manor Park, London).
Photographs:
Panos Pictures, UNHCR.
The
Global Eye website is a resource for both primary and secondary
school students about world development. It
is produced each term by Worldaware for the Department
for International Development (DFID).
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