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Religious Studies: Great lesson - Is war ever right? (TES)
Learning Objectives:
To look at a range of attitudes linked to warfare
To research different aspects of modern warfare
Include a great hyperlink to a video clip that reviews a range of different religious responses to this question; as well as from two American people with very different opinions based on the 911 attacks. This is followed by various perspectives on the question from religious viewpoints and and humanist leaders.
Includes a starter activity wordsearch to assist strengthening vocabulary.
Outstanding Lesson - What is ecotourism? (TES Pick)
Title: What is ecotourism?
Objectives: To describe how ecotourism has developed
To look at strategies that help conserve the natural environment
Contains a review of mass tourism, sustainable strategies, annotated example and a range of video clip hyper links. Ideal for GCSE and International Baccalaureate.
Outstanding Lesson - How can population pyramids be used to assess demographic changes?
Title: How can population pyramids be used to assess demographic changes?
Learning Objectives:
To explain how population structure can change over time
To construct and analyse population pyramids
Contains clear examples, activity sheets, differentiated tasks, PEE chain examples.
Who is Greta Thunberg? Fantastic -Jigsaw
Differentiated on 3 levels of difficulty! A great jigsaw starter puzzle that introduces Greta Thunberg to stimulate a conversation about her rapid raise to global fame and environmental politics.
ESS - How does Global atmospheric circulation work? Environmental Systems and Societies
Learning Objectives:
To describe the processes of atmospheric circulation.
To explain how the circulation of air within the atmosphere causes areas of high and low pressure
Comprehensive and easy to follow guide. Contains -
extension question task, for advanced learners
a template sheet asking students to add information on global atmospheric circulation
writing activity, consolidating all their knowledge
hyper-links to video clips
fantastic general knowledge starter
Outstanding Lesson: Glaciers, Glacial Processes & Glaciated landscapes (TES Pick)
This lesson has been used and accredited as outstanding within many observations and interviews.
This alternative to a carrousel task allows student to stay in their seat yet rotate the resources as it introduced them to Glaciers, Glaciated Landscapes and Processes. It allows teachers to judge prior knowledge, learning and misconceptions students may have. This is combined with excellent starter and plenary resources that consolidate learning objectives and helps teachers plan for the next lesson on this current important theme of geographical study.
Has been used at KS3, GCSE, IGCE, KS4, MYP and A Level standards.
Environmental systems & Societies: Unit 1.1 - What are Environmental Value Systems (EVS)?
Title: Environmental systems & Societies: Unit 1.1 - What are Environmental Value Systems (EVS)?
Learning Objectives:
● To identify the factors that affect different EVS
● To explain the different environmental philosophies
Great lesson that introduces students to the first unit, also incorporates some excellent video clips for discussion and a Homework task to consolodate learning.
Outstanding lesson: How can the environment be polluted?
How can the environment be polluted?
Learning objectives:
To identify different types of pollution
To describe how they can harm the environment
A stimulating interactive lesson that encourages students to identify a range of pollution types.
Students will also consider how environmental concerns can be categorised on a variety of scales.
PSHE - Is there such thing as a normal family? (modern family unit)
A superb lesson that reviews how changes in the modern family unit and structure is changing. Student and teachers will gain insight, empathy and understanding of the challenges faced by different families in the 21st Century.
Objectives:
To describe how the modern family has changed
To review why these structural changes are important in the 21st Century
Both students and teachers can predict and prepare themselves for the social, cultural, religious and economic impact that this may have in society at local, national and international scales.
Excellent: Advanced English Skills - Spelling & Homophones
A great resource that introduces and explains mastering homophones.
• Includes a fantastic starter activity that looks at the importance of correct spelling.
• Very useful for EAL students.
• Differentiated activities included
• Used in English international schools
• Rated excellent in lesson observations
EAL English skills: A guide to using homophones
A great resource that introduces and explains mastering homophones.
• Includes a fantastic starter activity that looks at the importance of correct spelling.
• Very useful for EAL students.
• Differentiated activities included
• Used in English international schools
• Rated excellent in lesson observations
British Culture: icons
A great fun activity involving a treasure hunt style challenge around the school followed by a research activity and group presentation.
Brilliant Inset Training: Accelerated Learning - Injecting Pace & Challenge in Lessons
Injecting Pace & Challenge in Lessons
Aims:
To review the importance of accelerated learning within lessons
To try a range of learning tasks that aim to inject pace and offer student challenge
Fantastic. Needs collaboration from school department to run the session effectively.
Outstanding Lesson -How does slavery affect me? Transatlantic and modern day slavery
Title: How does slavery affect me?
Learning objectives:
To describe what conditions were like for the people taken
To explain why slavery is still an important issue today
This lesson has been used and accredited as outstanding within many observations and interviews.
This alternative to a carrousel task allows student to stay in their seat yet rotate the resources as it introduced them to Climate Change and Global Warming. It allows teachers to judge prior knowledge, learning and misconceptions students may have. This is combined with excellent starter and plenary resources that consolidate learning objectives and helps teachers plan for the next lesson on this current important theme of historical study.
Has been used at KS3, GCSE, IGCE, KS4, MYP and A Level standards.
Outstanding Lesson - Weather and Climate
Title: Weather and climate
To identify the how weather is described and measured
To suggest a range of weather hazards experienced in the UK
Rated outstanding - A fantastic lesson reviewing the environmental conditions caused by weather and climate factors and their influence on human activity. Involves kinaesthetic collaborative class group task, analysis and evaluation. Includes pit stop plenaries and free plenary placemat.
Great for an introduction to this popular theme and ideal for a lesson observation.
Excellent PSHE lesson -Young people & Drugs
Great lesson for PSHE, social studies reviewing drugs,alcohol, the current issues, the law and where teenagers can seek help.
Outstanding Lesson - Business Studies Break even (TES Pick)
Title: What is break-even and why do businesses need to calculate it?
Lesson objectives:–
To describe what ‘break-even’ is and why its important within business
To construct a break-even table and chart and practice calculating break-even using a formula
Excellent lesson that consolodates this business skill.
Includes:
Review of Costs calculation (start-up/running/fixed/variable/total)
Revenue calculation
Profit/loss/break-even (BE)
Break-even analysis experience?
Average vs total
Step by step calculations
Case study scenario
Exam practice questions
Excellent: What is International Mindedness?
Ideal for INSET training for staff. Essential for International Baccalaureate
International-mindedness is a view of the world in which people see themselves connected to the global community and assume a sense of responsibility to its members. It is an awareness of the inter-relatedness of all nations and peoples, and a recognition of the complexity of these relationships.
Demographics - UK - ageing population
An activity booklet with 7 fantastic tasks that review:
Statistical analysis calculations
Population pyramids
Dependency ratios
Population management
Predictions for the future
Creative task
Critical thinking and speculation related to current population patterns
Airline ticket boarding pass – Earthquakes
Interactive, great and fun ‘ticket to learning’ starter activity.
Adaptable for ANY lesson!
This focusses on earthquakes and has different levels of questioning - ideal for a mixed ability class.
Allows students to reflect, peer mark and use images/drawings for show their comprehension. Good fun!