Cluedo meets OS maps in this whodunnit game!
You will need a copy of OS Explorer Map 24: The White Peak District to play this game.
A crime has been committed in greater Bakewell and Richard Roads has given his alibi statement to the police. However, there are two lies! Can you find them?
Download the cards and print back to back. Use OS Explorer Map 24 to find her two lies.
What is a lie? If Richard gives a 4 figure grid reference for a visitor centre and said he stopped to ask for directions, yet there is no visitor centre in that square, then he is lying.
The area covered by this game is approximately A3 in size so you can fold the map down to make it more manageable.
Answers at the end of the document.
For you, or the Geography Teacher in your life.
Enjoy using this ‘Geography Teacher’ themed weekly planner.
You will receive a copy in PDF form.
Print and use as many times as you like.
Cluedo meets OS maps in this whodunnit game!
You will need a copy of OS Explorer Map 24: The White Peak District to play this game.
A crime has been committed in greater Wirksworth and Rebecca Rambler has given her alibi statement to the police. However, there are two lies! Can you find them?
Download the cards and print back to back. Use OS Explorer Map 24 to find her two lies.
What is a lie? If Rebecca gives a 4 figure grid reference for a visitor centre and said she stopped to ask for directions, if there is no visitor centre in that square then she is lying.
The area covered by this game is approximately A3 in size so you can fold the map down to make it more manageable.
Answers at the end of the document.
Enjoy using this template to create as many quizzes as you desire!
The template comes with space for 10 questions but you can duplicate pages to add more questions. You can also change or remove the images, background colour and music.
The template is easy to adapt in Canva.
**Important: You will need to log into Canva to edit this document, and you can use a free account to do so. **
Delete the sample text and add your own question. Play as a short MP4 video in your classroom, pausing wherever needed.
What you will receive: A PDF with both a link and QR code to the Canva document you can edit and adapt as many times as you like.
Use this unique geography inspired birthday chart to make your classroom standout.
This birthday chart uses images of climate zones and landscapes on pastel backgrounds.
There are 6 different images, each used twice. You will receive a PDF file of the document. Each page contains 2 months.
Suitable for all key stages.
Use this unique geography inspired birthday chart to make your classroom standout.
This birthday chart uses one image of a river system for each of the 12 months.
You will receive a PDF file of the document. Each page contains 2 months.
Suitable for all key stages.
Enjoy using these character cards to design your own games for the classroom.
Pick and choose which characters you would like to use. Use the document as many times as you wish.
These cards can be used for any topic, but the characters are inspired by OS maps so work particularly well with OS map and atlas games.
The template is easy to adapt in Canva.
**Important: You will need to log into Canva to edit this document, and you can use a free account to do so. **
Delete the sample text and add your own. Print in PDF (print version) back to back.
Game suggestions:
OS map or atlas challenge - the characters have statements about the map or atlas on the back of their card. However, sprinkle in some lies and the students need to find the liars. *
Each character has a different topic of questions about the map or atlas on the back eg. grid references, distance, capital cities, rivers.
Give students blank cards and they can write their own questions or statements.
What you will receive: A PDF with both a link and QR code to the Canva document you can edit and adapt as many times as you like.
The document will contain 5 characters: Anthony Atlas, Colin Cartographer, Louise Landranger, Rebecca Rambler, Sandra Scales.
The final page of the document is an ‘answer sheet’ you can also use.
Enjoy using these character cards to design your own games for the classroom.
Pick and choose which characters you would like to use. Use the document as many times as you wish.
These cards can be used for any topic, but the characters are inspired by OS maps so work particularly well with OS map and atlas games.
The template is easy to adapt in Canva.
**Important: You will need to log into Canva to edit this document, and you can use a free account to do so. **
Delete the sample text and add your own. Print in PDF (print version) back to back.
Game suggestions:
OS map or atlas challenge - the characters have statements about the map or atlas on the back of their card. However, sprinkle in some lies and the students need to find the liars. *
Each character has a different topic of questions about the map or atlas on the back eg. grid references, distance, capital cities, rivers.
Give students blank cards and they can write their own questions or statements.
What you will receive: A PDF with both a link and QR code to the Canva document you can edit and adapt as many times as you like.
The document will contain 5 characters: Erica Explorer, Mabel Maps, Nathan Navigation, Oscar Ordnance, Richard Roads.
Each character has 6 cards per page.
The final page of the document is an ‘answer sheet’ you can also use.
Enjoy using these character cards to design your own games for the classroom.
Pick and choose which characters you would like to use. Use the document as many times as you wish.
These cards can be used for any topic, but the characters are inspired by OS maps so work particularly well with OS map and atlas games.
The template is easy to adapt in Canva.
**Important: You will need to log into Canva to edit this document, and you can use a free account to do so. **
Delete the sample text and add your own. Print in PDF (print version) back to back.
Game suggestions:
OS map or atlas challenge - the characters have statements about the map or atlas on the back of their card. However, sprinkle in some lies and the students need to find the liars. *
Each character has a different topic of questions about the map or atlas on the back eg. grid references, distance, capital cities, rivers.
Give students blank cards and they can write their own questions or statements.
What you will receive: A PDF with both a link and QR code to the Canva document you can edit and adapt as many times as you like.
The document will contain 5 characters: Celina City-Tour, Patrick Pathfinder, Ursula Urban, Steven Survey and Thomasina Tour.
Each character has 6 cards per page.
The final page of the document is an ‘answer sheet’ you can also use.
Use this unique geography inspired birthday chart to make your classroom standout.
This birthday chart uses one image of a globe, pencil pot, book and compass for each of the 12 months.
You will receive a PDF file of the document. Each page contains 2 months.
Suitable for all key stages.
A fun way to practise maps, countries and capital cities.
This quiz comes in a MP4 format and contains 20 questions. There are four rounds with five questions in each round.
The video even comes with an upbeat soundtrack of neutral world music if you felt like playing some music in your lesson!
This activity is ideal for KS2 but also suitable for upper KS1 and lower KS3.
Answers follow at the end.
A fun way to practise 4 figure grid references.
This quiz comes in a MP4 format and contains 10 questions. The grid is clear and each question is signposted. The video even comes with an upbeat soundtrack if you felt like playing some music in your lesson!
Students have to write down the 4 figure grid reference for each character or object that appears, and also guess the superhero. Most superheroes are obvious, but a few are slightly more cryptic.
This activity is ideal for KS2 but also suitable for upper KS1 and lower KS3.
Answers follow at the end.
Enjoy using these character cards to design your own games for the classroom.
Pick and choose which characters you would like to use. Use the documents as many times as you wish.
These cards can be used for any topic, but the characters are inspired by OS maps so work particularly well with OS map and atlas games.
The templates are easy to adapt in Canva.
**Important: You will need to log into Canva to edit these documents, and you can use a free account to do so. **
Delete the sample text and add your own. Print in PDF (print version) back to back.
Game suggestions:
OS map or atlas challenge - the characters have statements about the map or atlas on the back of their card. However, sprinkle in some lies and the students need to find the liars. *
Each character has a different topic of questions about the map or atlas on the back eg. grid references, distance, capital cities, rivers.
Give students blank cards and they can write their own questions or statements.
What you will receive: 3 PDFs with both a link and QR code to the Canva documents you can edit and adapt as many times as you like.
Each documents will contain 5 characters.
Each character has 6 cards per page.
The final page of each document is an ‘answer sheet’ you can also use.
Share with your colleagues and showcase geography in your classroom!
You will receive three geography birthday charts in PDF format:
Climate Zones and Landscapes (6 different images)
Rivers (single image)
Globe (single image)
Each page will have two months.
Suitable for all Key Stages.
A fun way to practise 4 figure grid references.
This quiz comes in a MP4 format and contains 20 questions. The grid is clear and each question is signposted. The video even comes with an upbeat soundtrack if you felt like playing some music in your lesson!
Students have to write down the 4 figure grid reference for each character or object that appears, and also guess the fairy tale. Some fairy tales are obvious, while others are slightly more cryptic.
This activity is ideal for KS2 but also suitable for upper KS1 and lower KS3.
Answers follow at the end.
Cluedo meets OS maps in this whodunnit game!
You will need a copy of OS Explorer Map 24: The White Peak District to play this game.
In pairs or teams, students must use the OS map check the character alibi statements. The goal is to find out which two characters are telling lies. Each statement will include a 4 figure grid reference and an OS map symbol for the students to check.
There are 5 sets of character cards, each with 12 statements. Your students will therefore have 60 grid references and map symbols to check, but you can reduce the number of characters for a quicker game.
The area around Bakewell covered by this game is approximately A3 in size so you can fold the map to a manageable size for your students.
This is a great resource for KS3, KS4 and KS5 OS map skills, particularly if you are doing a case study on the Peak District or are looking for a productive end of term activity.
Full instructions and answers are provided.
Cluedo meets OS maps in this whodunnit game!
You will need a copy of OS Explorer Map 24: The White Peak District to play this game.
In pairs or teams, students must use the OS map check the character alibi statements. The goal is to find out which two characters are telling lies. Each statement will include a 4 figure grid reference and an OS map symbol for the students to check.
There are 5 sets of character cards, each with 12 statements. Your students will therefore have 60 grid references and map symbols to check, but you can reduce the number of characters for a quicker game.
The area around Wirksworth covered by this game is approximately A3 in size so you can fold the map to a manageable size for your students.
This is a great resource for KS3, KS4 and KS5 OS map skills, particularly if you are doing a case study on the Peak District or are looking for a productive end of term activity.
Full instructions and answers are provided.
In this bundle you will receive three geography quizzes. Each Quiz is in MP4 format and is accompanied by an upbeat soundtrack should you wish to play some music in your lesson!
The three quizzes are:
Grid Reference Map Quiz - Guess the Superhero (10 questions)
Grid Reference Map Quiz - Guess the Fairy Tale (20 questions)
Country and Capital City Quiz (20 questions)
Answers follow at the end of each quiz.
These quizzes are ideal for KS2 but are also suitable for upper KS1 and lower KS3.
This bundle contains two OS Map games to play with OS Explorer Map 24: The White Peak District.
Important: You will need a copy of OS Explorer Map 24: The White Peak District to play this game.
Cluedo meets OS maps in these whodunnit games!
In pairs or teams, students must use the OS map check the character alibi statements. The goal is to find out which two characters are telling lies. Each statement will include a 4 figure grid reference and an OS map symbol for the students to check.
Each game contains: 5 sets of character cards, each with 12 statements. Your students will therefore have 60 grid references and map symbols to check in each game, but you can reduce the number of characters for a quicker game.
The areas around both Bakewell and Wirksworth covered by these games are both approximately A3 in size so you can fold the map to a manageable size for your students. Due to the size of the map, you can also leave it open on a desk and two teams can play the different games at the same time.
This is a great resource for KS3, KS4 and KS5 OS map skills, particularly if you are doing a case study on the Peak District or are looking for a productive end of term activity.
Full instructions and answers are provided.