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Hi there! I'm both an English and Geography teacher in London. I am currently working in an Outstanding school which is my second Outstanding school of my career in London after teaching in both Ireland and the Middle East. My resources are both English & Geography resources where I like to give the student an active role in their learning. It is done by many activities such as Q&A sessions, exercises, group/pair-work and many others.

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Hi there! I'm both an English and Geography teacher in London. I am currently working in an Outstanding school which is my second Outstanding school of my career in London after teaching in both Ireland and the Middle East. My resources are both English & Geography resources where I like to give the student an active role in their learning. It is done by many activities such as Q&A sessions, exercises, group/pair-work and many others.
Europe
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Europe

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This lesson teaches students about Europe in terms of location, cities and also rivers through multiple exercises. There is also a quiz where students have to guess the European country. This can be done with an aided map in the students’ diary depending on the group. There are also printable maps where students can write the location of Europe on both a ‘Global Scale’ and ‘Regional Scale’.
Redeveloping Dharavi
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Redeveloping Dharavi

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PowerPoint on how to redevelp Dharavi by giving them the task of being the Mayor of Dharavi. Students must use critical thinking in order to come up with solutions to the problem. It comes with a information sheet on Dharavi’s redevelopment.
Crime in London (Choropleth Mapping)
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Crime in London (Choropleth Mapping)

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An observation lesson with my Year 7 students introducing them into Crime in London. The ‘Do Now’ task is to get students to think of the real-life knowledge of crime. The main task is to complete a choropleth map of crime in London where students are given data to complete this by representing this by colouring in the map which is included.
Food Insecurity
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Food Insecurity

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This lesson is in relation to food insecurity in Africa. There are several exercises within the PowerPoint that students uncover the various factors such as weather, government policy and location which leads to food insecurity.
Dharavi Slum Growth
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Dharavi Slum Growth

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This PowerPoint starts with a ‘Think-Pair-Share’ task. It then has various exercises from gap-fill to an exam question with the aid of a fact sheet of Dharavi. These are all printable resources within the PowerPoint. The resource also includes 6 accounts of peoples own experience of Dharavi which can lead to open discussion or for students to write the positives and negatives of living in Dharavi.
Latitude and Longitude
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Latitude and Longitude

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An observation lesson for a low-set year 7 class outlining the differences between latitude and longitude through visual representation. The lesson finishes with a plenary quiz that students can do in their books or mini-whiteboards.
Dharavi Article
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Dharavi Article

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An article on Dharavi’s redevelopment project with questions that follow.
Uneven Development in Haiti
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Uneven Development in Haiti

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This lesson goes through the various social, economic and environmental reasons why Haiti is seen as a low income country (LIC). There are many exercises within this PowerPoint which is printable and it is very much a student orientated lesson with 5 exercises with information given to aid students throughout with facts and figures. The lesson ends with homework which is to research why Haiti is poor.
Introduction to Resources
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Introduction to Resources

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This lesson can be done at the beginning of ‘Resources’ to give students an idea of the three essential resources: Food, water and energy. This also gives them freedom in what way they wish to approach it with a mind-mapping exercises using extended reading (not included because of copyright). It then refers it to how these three essential resources impact HIC’s and LIC’s.
Freeze Thaw Action Worksheet
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Freeze Thaw Action Worksheet

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A step-by-step worksheet where students must draw a diagram related to the different processes of freeze thaw action. Students must also fill in key words within the description.
India's Slums LIC: Ofsted  Inspection
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India's Slums LIC: Ofsted Inspection

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This lesson is for a Year 8 lower ability group for the ‘Redevelopment’ section. The lesson begins by asking students their prior knowledge of a HIC and LIC. There is a gap fill exercise, mind-map activity followed by a video where students extend their mind-mapping. Lesson plan included.
Development Revision
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Development Revision

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This PowerPoint is an exam revision PowerPoint for development. It goes through important definitions within development and also has some exercises for students.
Grid references
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Grid references

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A lesson that teaches students how to do map grid references. in order to make it more accessible to students, the lesson has ‘The Simpsons’ theme where students have to locate characters such as Bart, Lisa etc on the PowerPoint
Effects of Climate Change
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Effects of Climate Change

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This lesson gives students an idea of how climate change will effect our world in various forms. The main activity is to get students analyzing all possibly causes (both positive and negative) and write what effect this will have on people and the environment. This is shown on a printable mind-map.
Effects of Uneven Development
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Effects of Uneven Development

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This lesson shows students the gap between the rich and poor within HICs and LICs. Included in the PowerPoint there are gap-fill exercises and also an exam question. There is a printable exercise sheet where students compare Lesotho and the UK and a hyperlink for a YouTube video.
Indian Ocean Tsunami 2004
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Indian Ocean Tsunami 2004

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This lesson was given during an Ofsted observation as part of a Vocational Humanities group but it can also be used for a Geography class while studying tsunami’s. The lesson is in relation to the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami and opens with a movie trailer of The Impossible to give students a visual of a tsunami. Students then are to write what is happening in each diagram and use key words to describe the processes involved within a tsunami.