Updated shorter version: Climate graph creation using template, and compared or interpreted with climate of South Africa. Lots of scaffolding included and animations step by step (otherwise consider visualiser for some parts). Climate graph template allows them enough to do it on their own with prompts, brilliant for a first time use and repetition if done again or removed as they get use to it.
Climate graphs of different biomes
Read climate graphs
Fill in pyramid task based on biomes
Address misconceptions (lots of images)
Draw climate graphs from blank
Lots of different helpsheets depending on students’ ability - line/ bar/ climate graph template
Pyramid template
Challenges included
Plenary on reading climate graphs, easy to assess
Can be 1hour to 2 hour lesson
Tropical Rainforest Information
4 tasks
Team work option (if students are good)
Pair work option (if you need more control)
Homework available if 4th task is too much.
Homework available if all tasks finished.
Sound clip (it does not upload here, but feel free to email me for it if you need it)
Music sheet
4 groups of singers
English sheet.
Also includes Korean.
Perfect for young students too.
Climate graph recap
Map recap using TEA (gapfill, images and prompts)
Pairwork
Literacy task
Optional background information
Optional adjustable information for lower ability (information as hidden slides)
Silent work
Students teach each other
Comprehension
Well controlled activity
Support low ability (with more time/ prompts)
Gap fill
Worksheets
Challenge (can adapt to involve GCSE geography answers instead)
Fun and supportive class activity
Quick plenary to assess all
Updated version: Only English. Used with students for locational knowledge. Timer already set so you don’t need to press anything and check the students/ control behaviour. You can adjust timer settings.
40minutes - 1hr class: alter to suit your needs/ wants to adjust timing.
This has PPT, an answer sheet for you, 1 page quiz worksheet (or they can write numbers and answers, depending on the ability of students or your resources), a video (which is already embedded in the PPT but you have this as an in case).
Powerpoint is already timed, so you only need to get the class into groups, give them a worksheet and the slides will go through. I monitor the classroom and if they already answered, then I would forward it to next slide to provide more discussion time at end.
Guess the country (flags made with their food)
Name the colours of the flag
Real or Fake flag
Short video clip about flags: memory test
At the end, you can mark answers by going through with students and having them swap their sheets with another group. You can even expand on each section/ answer by asking about the image which brings into cultural food and famous things of each country, or even some facts that students may know.
You can decide how they get full marks. For example, correct spelling only etc. Literacy is important in UK schools and you gain points for correct spelling in exams so you might want to factor your lessons.
I used this for English class where they had to translate it from their own language to English so I didn’t mark for spelling but gave them points for trying to spell (usually they would have the word in their langauge). Their geography level are good so I usually did forward the slides.
I used this as a reward day which is fun, engaging and has competition between teams. You can give rewards to the winning team if you like, usually candy or in UK it would be commendations.
A 2 truths and 1 lie game. There is a total of 5 rounds. Answers are animated to appear when you click. It comes up with the correct fact, or an interesting fact that is related to the statement.
Title with icons. Rules included with images. This makes it understandable for all abilities, including EAL.
2024 statistics. Extremely fun and is perfect.
A range of different GCSE questions to help with subject knowledge, KS4 year 10 and 11 revision skills, and practice exam questions.
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Recap of skills.
An exciting story to follow (promotes literacy).
Adaptable between year 7 to older by changing the story words.
Map is adaptable to change to your town/ school if you wanted.
TEA answer with gapfill to scaffold.
Concept used over a small scale.
Also available as a large scale (assuming it is a practice) to show Ebola as a real life case study.
All adaptable.
3 hour lesson
Exam question included (9 marks)
Structures and example answers to scaffold
Level examples (aiming high)
Examples of case studies
1 main case study worksheet
Class feedback for self-marking and improving
Challenges included
Easily amendable
Answers included
BONUS: PowerPoint Name Wheel! AND built in timer. No need to exit the screen, go onto websites etc. Easily adaptable to your student names and time is adjustable.
2 PowerPoints. 1 for lower ability to have them critically think more and focus on tasks first.
Animal adaptations
Lots of images throughout as prompts
Video included
Pair discussion
Writing task with sentence starters
Leads into fun application task as a geographer…
Create your own animal (label with adaptations and why its needed)
There are limitations (numeracy included)
Students share their work (rewards/ votes)
Challenge at end (solo or competition or class)
Lots of activities
Lots of images to prompt thinking
Graph reading
Gapfill graph reading
Address misconceptions
Challenge included (with answers) - history
Definitions using gapfill and image prompts.
Built in timer
Population increase/ decrease/ steady discussion
Gap fill with word bank to scaffold
Birth rate and death rate factors
Lots of factors to choose from
Challenge included
Ranking/ guessing countries rates using a diamond sort (using their knowledge of factors)
Work together through equation of growth rate (they guess it)
Calculators for low ability
Handouts available
Challenge included
Plenary using factors to create population growth
1-2 hour lesson