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Introduction to Geography
Two lessons covering the first introductory lessons to Geography:
L1: What is Geography? - introduction to geography and allows students to consider how geography is all around us.
L2: Human & Physical Geography - introducing students to the differences between human, physical and environmental geography, before locating various human and physical features around the world.
Challenge activities (in pink bubbles) have also been included in each lesson.
Used with a new higher-ability Year 7 class, but can easily be adapted to fit other ages and abilities.
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THE WATER GAME!
An interactive lesson focusing on how humans are disrupting and interfering with our water supplies. The main part of this lesson is the Water Game - like the jelly baby population game but for water, so you will need to buy sweets for this! I was intending to use blue millions for the water supply but had to resort to tallying on post-it notes instead. It can get quite loud, but students loved playing the game and were extremely engaged.
Following the game, students then take a look at Coca-Cola as a case study to stretch their learning further.
All resources are fully differentiated and include a support sheet with definitions of key words on for lower ability.
Used for mixed-ability Year 9 (GCSE), but could easily be adapted for other year groups too.
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Britain & My World
Two lessons covering the British Isles and ‘My World’:
L1: The British Isles – explores the British Isles and its main countries.
L2: My World – starts with a quiz to gauge students understanding of the world around them, before students work on their atlas skills to identify lots of countries and features and create a colourful world map.
These lessons include a range of activities for different learning styles, including think-pair-share, locating places/features using an atlas and a lively maps from memory team game!
Challenge activities (in pink bubbles) have also been included in each lesson.
Used for high-ability Year 7, but could easily be adapted for other year groups and abilities.
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The Tudors - set of 13 lessons
A full set of 13 lessons covering the topic of the Tudors and Life in Britain in the 1500s:
L1: Introductory lesson
L2: Life in the 1500s
L3: The Tudors & Henry VIII
L4/5: Henry VIII's Wives
L6: Why did Henry break with Rome?
L7: Dissolution of the Monasteries
L8: Changes to the Church
L9: How 'bloody' was Bloody Mary? - includes a mid-topic assessment
L10: Ye Olde Elizabethan Dating Agency!
L11-12 - Portraits of Elizabeth I - strong focus on source analysis
L13: Elizabeth vs. Mary Queen of Scots
A variety of activities have been included within these lessons to maximise engagement and cater for differing learning styles. Examples of activities include - Facebook profiles, road maps, songs and plenty of opportunities to work on source analysis and skills vital for GCSE. Challenge activities (in pink bubbles) have also been included in each lesson.
Used with a higher-ability Year 8 class, but can easily be adapted to fit other ages and abilities.
Some parts, i.e. information, have been taken from other resources, but most activities are my own.
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Britain in WWI - set of 10 lessons
A full set of 10 lessons covering the topic of World War I:
L1: The Long-Term Causes of WWI
L2: Europe in 1914 - the short-term causes
L3: Did 2 bullets kill 20 million people? - Franz Ferdinand
L4/5: Why did men choose to go to war? - WWI propaganda, with a large focus on analysing sources in groups
L6: Trench Life
L7: Key battles of WWI - a Talk4Writing activity!
L8/9: The Treaty of Versailles - L9 includes an assessment
L10: Peer Assessment and DIRT
A variety of activities have been included within these lessons to maximise engagement and cater for differing learning styles. Examples of activities include - sketch notes, talk4writing, poster-making, the use of Dulux colour charts for ranking and plenty of opportunities to work on source analysis and skills vital for GCSE. Challenge activities (in pink bubbles) have also been included in each lesson.
Used with a higher-ability Year 9 class (KS3), but can easily be adapted to fit other ages and abilities.
Some parts, i.e. information, have been taken from other resources, but most activities are my own.
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Creative and Engaging Starters & Plenaries
A range of creative and engaging starters & plenaries to use in your classroom.
Over 30 different starters & plenaries, including Liar Liar, Question Time, Risk and Phone a Friend!
I have put these together over the last few years so that I have a central place with lots of templates that are quick and easy-to-use.
These activities have been praised time and time again during observations and are always a hit with the students.
Simply copy and paste the slides and change the words to fit your lesson, making planning much more stress-free!
Some inspiration has been taken from other resources, however the templates and many activities have been created myself.
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Water in the World - set of 9 lessons
A set of 9 fully differentiated lessons covering the topic of Water:
L1: Intro - The Blue Planet
L2/3: The Hydrological Cycle - creating a foldable (ALSO AVAILABLE TO BUY SEPARATELY)
L4: Climate Change & Water Supplies
L5: Living with Chronic Water Shortages - The Sahel
L6: Threats to Water Quality
L7: Disruption of Water Services (human interference) - THE WATER GAME! (ALSO AVAILABLE TO BUY SEPARATELY)
L8: Large-Scale Solutions to the Water Crisis - the Three Gorges Dam and Hoover Dam
L9: Small-Scale Management Strategies - pumpkin tanks
A variety of activities have been included within these lessons to maximise engagement and cater for differing learning styles. Examples of activities include - card sorts, jigsaw teaching, creating a foldable and THE WATER GAME!
Every lesson has been fully differentiated - usually to at least 3 levels and all resources have been included.
Used with a mixed-ability Year 9 class, but can easily be adapted to fit other ages and abilities.
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Population - set of 11 lessons
A full set of 11 lessons covering the topic of Population:
L1: Intro to Population
L2: World Population Growth
L3: Components of Population Change - factors affecting the birth rate and death rate
L4: Where Do People Live & Why? - population density and distribution
L5/6: Population Pyramids
L7: Mid-Unit Test - including revision activity
L8/9: Pro-Natal Policies - France and Singapore
L10: Pro-Natal Policies - Kerala
L11: China's One Child Policy
A variety of activities have been included within these lessons to maximise engagement and cater for differing learning styles. Examples of activities include - sketch notes, role cards, emojis. I have also included a Mid Unit test that is ready to use, or a good starting point for you to create your own! Challenge activities (in pink bubbles) have also been included in each lesson.
Used with a GCSE Year 10 class, but can easily be adapted to fit other ages and abilities.
Some parts, i.e. information, have been taken from other resources, but most activities are my own.
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Development - set of 9 lessons
A set of 9 lessons covering the topic of Development, focusing in particular on the causes of the development gap:
L1: Intro to Development
L2/3: Measuring Development - including the Happy Planet Index!
L4/5: Theories of Development
L6: Global Players & Organisations (case study - Apple Inc. and the Foxconn Factory)
L7: The Millennium Development Goals
L8: The Role of Trade in Development (case study - Mali)
L9: Megacities (case study - Dhaka)
A variety of activities have been included within these lessons to maximise engagement and cater for differing learning styles. Examples of activities include - diamond 9 ranking, sketch notes, taboo, peer-teaching jigsaws and decision-making exercises. Challenge tasks and questions (in pink bubbles/squares) have also been included in each lesson, and homework tasks have been included throughout too.
These lessons have been designed for A-Level, but could easily be adapted to fit GCSE specifications.
Some parts, i.e. information, have been taken from other resources, but most activities are my own.
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Slavery - set of 10 lessons
A full set of 10 lessons covering the topic of slavery:
L1: Intro & the Trade Triangle
L2: Sugar & the Slave Trade - including how Britain benefited from the slave trade
L3: The Middle Passage - includes a short assessment
L4: Slave Auctions
L5/6: The Life of a Slave - large focus on analysing sources in groups
L7: Slave Resistance & the Underground Railroad
L8: The Songs of Slaves - students share a slave song that they researched at home, before writing their own!
L9/10: The Abolition of Slavery - includes an end of topic assessment.
A variety of activities have been included within these lessons to maximise engagement and cater for differing learning styles. Examples of activities include - sketch notes, talk4writing, code breaking, song-writing, poster-making and plenty of opportunities to work on source analysis and skills vital for GCSE. Challenge activities (in pink bubbles) have also been included in each lesson.
Used with a higher-ability Year 9 class (KS3), but can easily be adapted to fit other ages and abilities.
Some parts, i.e. information, have been taken from other resources, but most activities are my own.
Please rate my resources! Thank you and I hope your students enjoy these lessons as much as mine did :)
Ecosystems - set of 11-12 lessons
A set of 11-12 fully differentiated lessons covering the topic of Ecosystems, with a focus on tropical rainforests:
L1: Intro to Biomes - design your own plant/animal
L2: Locating the Biomes
L3: A Life-Support System - goods and services of the rainforest
L4 - Locals vs. TNCs
L5/6: Threats to the Rainforest
L7: Mass Extinction - focusing on the orangutan
L8: Conserving the Biosphere - CITES/RAMSAR
L9 - Conserving the Biosphere - National Parks (also includes PEQ, with slow writing frame)
L10: Sustainable Forestry - create your own forest
L11: Revision
A variety of activities have been included within these lessons to maximise engagement and cater for differing learning styles. Examples of activities include - leaflets, maps from memory, Twitter, taboo, create your own forest and picture sorts.
Every lesson has been fully differentiated - usually to at least 3 levels and all resources have been included.
Used with a mixed-ability Year 9 class, but can easily be adapted to fit other ages and abilities.
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Lagos: Urban Challenges Case Study (10+ lessons)
*NEW AQA GCSE GEOGRAPHY A SPEC*
These resources cover an in-depth focus on the urban case study of Lagos. I intend to use these resources to cover at least 10 lessons, with the students' aim to create a detailed A3+ academic poster by the end.
The PowerPoint includes all main activities and instructions, working through the research one stage at a time - covering:
- Background information/key facts about Lagos
- Challenges faced in Lagos
- Opportunities presented by urbanisation in Lagos
- How urban planning can be used to overcome particular challenges presented by urbanisation, e.g. Eko Atlantic and the Makoko Floating School
Used for high-ability Year 10, but can be easily adapted to any level. The controversial issues were particularly engaging for students.
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Climate Change - set of 14 lessons
A set of 14 fully differentiated lessons covering the topic of Climate Change:
L1: Intro to Weather & Climate - including climate graphs
L2: Climate Change & the Distant Past - types of evidence
L3: Climate Change in the Recent Past - types of evidence
L4/5 - Natural Causes of Climate Change
L6: The Little Ice Age & the Vikings
L7: The Little Ice Age & Europe - frost fairs
L8: The Little Ice Age & Ecosystems - the impact on the dinosaurs
L9/10: Air Masses & the UK Climate - includes ocean currents and the North Atlantic Drift
L11: The Greenhouse Effect
L12: The Enhanced Greenhouse Effect
L13: The UK's Future Climate
L14: The Impact of Global Warming on Egypt
A variety of activities have been included within these lessons to maximise engagement and cater for differing learning styles. Examples of activities include - card sorts, jigsaw teaching, storyboards, cartoon strips and talk4writing.
Every lesson has been fully differentiated - usually to at least 3 levels and all resources have been included.
Used with a mixed-ability Year 9 class, but can easily be adapted to fit other ages and abilities.
Please rate my resources! Thank you and I hope your students enjoy these lessons as much as mine did :)
Natural Hazards & Disasters - set of 15 lessons
A full set of 15 lessons covering the topic of Natural Hazards:
L1: Intro _ What is a Disaster? - natural vs. man-made
L2: Why is Indonesia such a dangerous place to live? - introducing the Boxing Day tsunami
L3: Where in the World? - distribution of volcanoes/earthquakes
L4: Inside the Earth
L5: Under Pressure - plate boundaries
L6: Earthquakes
L7: The Boxing Day tsunami
L8: Christchurch Earthquake
L9: Haiti Earthquake
L10/11: I Predict an Earthquake - earthquake-proof buildings
L12: Inside a Volcano
L13: Types of Volcanoes
L14: Mount St. Helens DME (ALSO AVAILABLE TO BUY SEPARATELY)
L15: End of Topic Assessment - Mount St. Helens vs. Mount Pinatubo
A variety of activities have been included within these lessons to maximise engagement and cater for differing learning styles. Examples of activities include decision-making exercises, card sorts, photo analysis and designing your own earthquake-proof building.
I have also included an end of topic assessment. Challenge activities (in pink bubbles) have also been included in each lesson, as well as homework.
Used with a Year 9 class, but can easily be adapted to fit other ages and abilities.
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