This work booklet guides pupils through vital mapping skills by giving them a ‘how to guide’ as well as a chance to practise their new skills in a variety of questions and tasks. The booklet is aimed at children in upper KS2 and lower KS3 and can be easily adapted to suit. The booklet can be given at the end of a unit of work or spread out across several lessons.
The mapping skills included in this work booklet include:
4 Figure Grid References
6 Figure Grid References
Compass Directions
Contour Lines
Calculating Scale
Each topic above includes a one-page ‘how to guide’ and well as a corresponding 'activity sheet.'
Download is in pdf format.
A set of 5 different pdf pages with common keywords and vocabulary used in each topic.
Topics include:
Rivers
Coasts
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Weather
Each page includes approximately 15-20 keywords with clear definitions and an appealing design.
Great for use in exercise books at the start of a new topic or for use on a working wall or display.
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This scheme of work is suitable for KS2 Year 5-6 Geography and includes an 11-week plan and resources.
Week 1-5: Unit based on ‘Rivers’ focusing on the water cycle, three sections of a river, river features and river processes (erosion, transportation and deposition). The unit culminates in a small assessment piece which requires the children to build a “foil river” using the Learning Power Approach, followed by a written task. All assessment rubrics are included.
Week 6-11: Unit based on ‘Mapping Skills’ including lessons on grid references, compass points, contour lines and location knowledge. The plan also includes a detailed plan and resource for a Compass Fitness lesson outside which is ideal in the Summer Term.
Save yourself time by completing a whole-class feedback sheet tailored to a Geography exam.
Plenty of space to give individual feedback at the bottom of the sheet to make it personalised.
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A high-quality printable resource which can be used as a reference information sheet when teaching case studies or as a revision tool. All sheets come in PDF format.
Case Studies Included:
Volcanic Eruptions
Montserrat 1995 (LEDC)
Eyja, Iceland 2010 (MEDC)
Earthquakes
Haiti 2010 (LEDC)
Kobe, Japan 1995 (MEDC)
Flooding
Pakistan 2010 (LEDC)
Tewkesbury, UK 2007 (MEDC)
A set of 30 cards great for use as a popular game at the start or end of lessons.
Great for laminating to use in lessons or as part of an eye-catching display board. Each country card includes, the capital city, population, area of the country, life expectancy and highest point (altitude).
This high-quality pdf resource consists of a copy of a selection of countries from each colour-coded) continent, including:
Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea
Asia (China, Thailand, Japan, South Korea, India, Saudi Arabia)
Europe (UK, France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Switzerland)
Africa (Egypt, Tanzania, South Africa, Morocco, Zimbabwe, Ivory Coast)
North America (Canada, Mexico, USA, Cuba)
South America (Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador)
This advent calendar includes 25 days worth of questions aimed at KS3 pupils, covering a variety of topics, including:
Weather & Climate
Coastal Erosion
Population & Settlement
Tectonic Hazards
Great for use as a revision tool over the Christmas Holidays.
There are 25 questions all worth between 1 and 6 marks. The total marks of all 25 days of questions is 71 marks.
3 x Year Group Geography-Themed Book Suggestions
Great for use as posters to promote reading and subject knowledge around the school or for use as a digital resource on homework sites etc.
Age groups divided into Year 3/4, Year 5/6 and Year 7/8
Get your students used to the descriptive geographical language important when describing locations on a map, using this verbal communication activity.
PowerPoint Slides to use whilst completing the activity as well as for teacher guidance on how to set up the activity
Engaging and fun activity which is sure to get your students thinking
Uses key geographical literacy
Practical and easy to set up, can be used and adapted in many different ways
This resource includes 5 high-quality Geography Revision Crib Sheets for use at the end of a topic or when revising for an exam.
Aimed at the GCSE and Common Entrance Geography curriculums, the sheets include the main points of information as well as some exam-style questions to practise.
The five revision sheets included are:
Rivers - focusing on erosion/weathering, formation of river features, upper, middle and lower course of a river.
Population & Settlement - focusing on birth and death rate, push and pull factors and settlement types and hierarchy.
Weather & Climate - focusing on difference between weather and climate, factors influencing microclimates, types of rainfall and the 'Water Cycle.'
Coastal Landforms - focusing on the erosion and deposition processes that cause landforms such as headlands, bays, spits etc. The crib sheet also focuses on the management techniques in order to protect coastlines.
Earthquakes & Volcanoes - focusing on the layers of the Earth, types of plate boundaries and ways to predict and prepare for an earthquake or volcano.
These Geography themed exit cards are an ideal way to end a lesson. With three different designs to choose from, the exit cards are perfect for laminating and then writing a question on the back with a whiteboard pen. That way the cards can be used again and again.
Ensure your students have understood the lesson by quizzing them on their way out of your classroom door!
Update your Geography display boards in your classroom or around the school with the "Geographers Ask?" Posters.
This resource includes two high quality posters available for print in pdf.
- 1 x Physical Geographers Ask? Poster
- 1 x Human Geographers Ask? Poster
- 1 x Global Thinkers Are.. Poster
Change the way your students remember the key vocabulary words from several different geographical topics. Great activity for use at the end of units.
The series of worksheets included in this resource provide the students with the answers, their task is to create the corresponding questions.
By asking the students to create the questions, not only are they linking their own geographical knowledge to the key vocabulary they are also demonstrating their use of literacy skills.
These worksheets are suitable for age ranges from Years 4-9 depending on ability levels.
The geographical topics included in this resource are:
- Rivers
- Earthquakes
- Volcanoes
- Weather & Climate
- Population & Settlement
Worksheets included in this resource are available in Pages & Microsoft Word documents.
Revise key geographical concepts using a festive Geography Advent Calendar!
Use this resource as a starter for GCSE Geography lessons, opening up a new question each day or lesson according to the advent calendar.
There are two different Geography-themed PowerPoint Presentations to download:
- Weather & Climate
- Population & Settlement
Each PowerPoint consists of 24 different questions from GCSE schemes of work. Available to download as Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation or Keynote.
Included in this resource:
- Volcanoes and Earthquakes Crib Sheet, ideal for revision of the topic. Traffic Light colour coding allows differentiation between questions and activities.
- A tabled worksheet with an example focusing on the four main types of plate boundaries: Conservative, Constructive, Destructive, Sliding.
Resources come with PDF, Word and & Keynote formats.
This combined powerpoint and activity introduces the Three Gorges Dam in China and looks at four main areas; Facts About the Dam, Location, the Positives and Negatives of Building the Dam.
This can be set as a group activity and requires students to pick out the key points in their allocated section before reporting back to their group and sharing their ideas.
A PowerPoint, Pages and PDF version is available for download.
Geography Topic Theme Posters
- Great for use on display boards in classrooms and around the school
- Eye catching and professional designs
Topics Include:
+ Global Locations
+ Mapping Skills
+ Weather & Climate
+ Industry & Transport