Urban spaces near you: for primary schools

Urban Spaces Near You, published by the Nuffield Foundation, was produced by a team led by the Nuffield Primary History Director, Jacqui Dean. The materials have been designed to support learning in history, literacy, art and design and science at Key Stage One and Key Stage Two, using opportunities for learning provided by urban spaces such as parks and gardens. The project is cross-curricular and the four subjects are linked, whilst preserving their distinctive nature. Activities include fieldwork such as observation, recording and information-gathering, as a stimulus for activities back in the classroom, including creative work. Some of the materials were originally developed for primary schools in central London as part of the Gordon and Woburn Squares Primary Project, but can be used in most urban parks and gardens.