Geo-Primary Assessing Primary Geography Teacher assessment is a complex matter, but here are a few tools to help you with part of the process. Principles and purposes of assessment These are some special assessment tasks devised by teachers in Staffordshire and Derby. Recording pupils' progress These examples of recording grids are useful to help you devise your own. Working on your own moderating pupils' attainment can be very difficult.
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Did You Know Khan Academy Flags of the World - Country Flags of the World Pictures List of countries by population A map of world population. Gray-scale legend: 0 to 50 M to 400 M to 1,336 M (million), 2011. This is a list of independent countries and inhabited dependent territories—based on the ISO standard ISO 3166-1—by population. Also given in percent is each country's population compared to the population of the world, which according to the United States Census Bureau population clock is estimated at 7.155 billion.[1] According to a separate estimate by the United Nations, world population exceeded 7 billion in October 2011.[2][3][4] Methodology[edit] Figures used in this chart are based on the most up to date estimate or projections[5] by the national census authority where available, and are usually rounded off. Because the compiled figures are not collected at the same time in every country, or at the same level of accuracy, the resulting numerical comparisons may create misleading conclusions. Countries[edit] Note: All dependent territories are shown in italics. See also[edit]
5 Things Parents Shouldn't Say to Their Kids | Team Mom Say what?It's no secret that parents should pay attention to how they communicate with their children. Even tiger moms and parents following the French style of raising children could agree that what we say to our kids -- and how we say it -- matters. Related: 8 things you should never say to a mom "Words hurt and they can't be taken back, so be careful" says Debbie Pincus, a therapist, parenting coach and author of "The Calm Parent: AM & PM." The bottom line is that as parents, we're teaching our kids how we want them to behave in similar situations; modeling the desired behavior is key. "I don't care." "Act your age!" "Say you're sorry!" "Don't you get it?" "I'm going to leave without you!" Also on Shine:Can kids be raised in a gender-neutral society?