A 66 slide PPT based on Rivers.
Introduction to rivers/key terms/stages of a river.
Explanation of fluvial processes of erosion and transportation. Landforms of fluvial erosion and deposition.
How people interact with rivers.
Flooding - Case Study of River Shannon flooding 2015-2016.
There are lots of diagrams/illustrations and videos embedded into the ppt. There are also several ‘to-do’/‘homework’ slides which direct the students to their textbook or activity book. We use ‘Geography in Action’ but these slides can be adapted to suit your own class/books.
Also included is a self-assessment cloze test which summarises the chapter.
A 64 slide PowerPoint Presentation on the subject of Energy from a geographical perspective.
Discusses Natural Resources, renewable and non-renewable energy sources.
There are lots of diagrams/illustrations and videos embedded into the ppt. There are also several ‘to-do’/‘homework’ slides which direct the students to their textbook or activity book. We use ‘Geography in Action’ but these slides can be adapted to suit your own class/books.
An 80 slide PPT based on 'Ma maison'. Aimed at HL Junior students or Ordinary level senior students. A different way to present key vocab. Each slide is colour coded (blue/pink/green) to convey the gender/number of the noun. Each slide also has a photo and a word. There are a couple of activity slides too e.g. write a paragraph about your house, work in pairs to orally describe the bedroom in the photo etc...
Also attached is a comprehension with English questions which can be used at the end of the PPT presentation in class/for HW etc...
For a more basic 'Ma maison' PPT suitable for junior students and for more worksheets on this topic, see 'My Shop'.
A grid 6 x 6 with a variety of questions that may come up in an oral exam. I print and laminate these grids. Students work in pairs or small groups to play the game. Each pair will need two different coloured dice. They roll the dice and answer the question corresponding to the numbers on the dice. They take it in turns to ask/answer the questions.
I use this game as a way of revising for the oral exam or for practicing oral French. Most questions are suitable for Junior Cert or Leaving Cert but questions can be changed to suit the needs and ability of your class.
A complete study of Primary Economic Activities for the new Junior Cycle.
An introduction to Primary Economic Activities for Junior Students. 7 slide PPT. Includes key terms, learning intentions, some short questions, images, HW and to-do slides.
A 33 slide PPT on the Water Cycle (can also be adapted for Senior Cycle geog). Includes key terms, learning intentions, images, hyperlink to video clips and a ‘water cycle’ song on Youtube.
A 16 slide PPT on a major irrigation scheme (The Aswan Dam). Includes key terms, learning intentions, images, YouTube clip (via hyperlink) and debate thoughts.
A 17 slide PPT on fishing including reasons for overfishing and ending overfishing. Includes key terms, learning intentions, images, YouTube clip (via hyperlink) and to-do slide.
A 25 slide PPT on farming, discussing inputs, processes, outputs, types of farms, problems with agriculture, sustainable farming, CAP etc… Includes key terms, learning intentions, images, YouTube clips (via hyperlink), activity slide (see next resource) and to-do slides.
Inputs, outputs and processes to print/laminate for class activity mentioned in above PPT. Students work in groups to categorise the inputs/processes/outputs and primary economic activity jobs.
A 27 slide PPT on forestry. Includes key terms, learning intentions, images, an embedded clip from National Geographic, to-do slides and plenty of summary questions.
All HW/Activity/To-do slides refer to the ‘Geography in Action’ textbook and workbook/portfolio book. These can easily be adapted to suit your own textbook.
To access hyperlinks, ensure you are in ‘slideshow view’ and click on the title of the slide - the cursor arrow should change to a little hand. This will bring you to Youtube.
A gapfill exercise on the subject of TikTok and it’s popularity. Once gapfill is completed, students can use the text as a comprehension and answer the comprehension questions in English. This is followed by a grammar exercise where students must find different types of words in the text.
Once complete and corrected, the text can be used as notes for opinon pieces on technology/social media.
5 detailed PowerPoint presentations on The Sea (based on Irish Junior Cycle Curriculum).
PPT 1. Introduction to the sea/key terms/waves/processes
PPT 2. Landforms of coastal erosion
PPT 3. Landforms of coastal deposition
PPT 4. People and the sea
PPT 5. Coastal Protection
There are lots of images/diagrams/video clips embedded into each ppt. Some slides direct students to homework/‘to-do’ tasks. The book I refer to is ‘Geography in Action’ (textbook and activity book). These slides can of course be adapted to suit your own class/textbook.
3 word documents based on ‘En ville’ - Places in the town.
A notes handout which revises the use of the preposition ‘a’ in French with the definite article. This reminds the students how to use the verb ‘aller’ with place names.
A simple worksheet based on some places in the town - word translation, sentence translation and writing task.
A second worksheet which gives students a description in French and the students must choose a place name from the word bank that best suits the description.
Suitable for junior French students as an introduction to the topic.
*For a PPT useful for presenting this vocab, see ‘My Shop’. This PPT has many place names along with a photo. This can be used to present the vocab and also to asses knowledge of the vocab.
A notes handout based on the post card. Aimed at ordinary level leaving cert students. Includes lots of useful phrases for all aspects of postcard - when/how you arrived, weather, accommodation, food, feelings, activities etc…
Activities are set out under three headings - Present, Past and Future.
There is also a sample postcard.
For a similar but less detailed handout on the postcard for Junior Cert students, see My Shop.
A 16 slide PPT on the Euros 2020 (2021) in French. Includes some simple geography based activities (match the flag to the country/name the European country) and some vocab activities (translating key football vocab and categorising vocab). Also includes a diary entry question. A good ‘back to school’ activity for a strong 3rd year class, TYs or 5th years.
A full unit on the Black Lives Matter Movement. Includes specific and key vocab and expressions, a comprehenion with French questions and an opinion question. Excellent resource for preparing for opinion questions at Higher Level Leaving Cert.
A full lesson on the housing crisis - mentions Ireland in the piece, but can easily be adapted to suit your location.
Has a list of key words/verbs/expressions that students must translate and classify (noun/verb/adjective etc…) and a gapfill exercise in response to an opinion-style question on the housing crisis. Once completed and corrected, this can serve as a sample answer for students.
A gap-fill exercise based on the advantages of learning a foreign language/French as a second language. This serves as a detailed sample answer for an opinion question once completed and corrected. Also has a follow-on ‘Trouvez dans le texte’ exercise which requires students to find different grammar elements in the text, e.g. an infinitive verb, a possessive adjective etc…
Aimed at a higher level Leaving Cert/A-Level class.
A word doc which discusses the Irish school system. Introduces key vocab and then has a sample answer on an opinion question on the Irish Education System. Includes useful ‘production écrite’ phrases - highlighted in green.
A 4 page word doc based around school rules. Aimed at Leaving Cert Students. Introduces key vocab in a translation activity, then has a sentence builder activity, followed by an exercise in translating full sentences, and finally some discussion points. I got my class working on this in pairs and set a timer for each activity.
A full unit of work customised for the new Junior Cycle Geography curriculum (GCSE equivilant). Lots of Irish references, but these can be changed to suit your location. Nine PowerPoints in total - all incorporating diagrams, highlighted key terms, exam practice/to-do/homework slides, and embedded YouTube clips to consolidate learning. Also included is an end off chapter exam which uses a variety of old and new style JC exam questions.
An introduction to the atmosphere
Air masses & Weather Fronts
Ocean Currents
Winds
Clouds
Rain
The Water Cycle
Weather instruments & Weather forecasts
A significant weather event - Hurricane Irma
End of chapter exam also included.
Graphic organiser for the study of weather instruments included.
For many more geography resources, see my shop!
A full unit on ‘Urbanisation’ customised for the Irish Junior Cycle curriculum (GCSE equivilant). Uses lots of Irish cases studies throughout. Incorporates exam practice/to-do slides/homework slides.
16 slide PPT - The causes of Urbanisation and Dublin’s development.
28 slide ppt - Urban problems - Urban decline & Urban Sprawl
27 slide ppt - Solutions to urbanisation - Urban renewal, urban redevelopment, New Towns, and Traffic Management Strategies
29 slide ppt - Urban functional zones
15 slide ppt - Land use values
8 slide ppt - Residential accomodation in Ireland
8 slide ppt - Dublin, a primate city
For many more geography resources, see My Shop!
A ‘find someone who’ activity which can be used to get to know a new class or to facilitate active learning, group work, to get the students moving around the class. Great activity for getting students speaking en français.
French in the world! A 28 slide ppt including several activities and embedded YouTube clips. Also includes details of project work which I assign after this unit of work - this slide can be deleted or amended to suit your lesson. Also included is a sentence builder/notes sheet which can be given to students to assist them with the project work or with an additional translation exercise if you wished.
I use this resource with a mixed ability TY class.
For more resources like this, see ‘My shop’.
A 9-slide PPT on the Six Nations with focus on Ireland and France.
Includes an translation exercise based on rugby vocab as well as a small comprehension exercise using a short factfile on 4 players. Also includes an infographic from World Rugby to bring in some numeracy - this is accompanied by a ‘Do you understand’ slide in which the students are given some figures from the infographic and they must state to what each one refers.
A small unit of work - could be completed in an hour-long class maybe with some oral discussion added in on pastimes/sport.
For more resources like this, see ‘My Shop’.