This lesson is part of Investigating Rivers, a unit designed for upper KS2 (Y4-6). Students are first introduced to the three stages of a river – the upper course, middle course and lower course – and some of the key features of each. The presentation then challenges students to think about the characteristics of rivers in these different stages (e.g. altitude, channel width, water speed). In the activity, students match descriptions to each stage of a river. It is differentiated two ways: Easier – Students match colour-coded descriptions to either the upper, middle or lower course of a river. Harder – Students match descriptions to either the upper, middle or lower course of a river. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

This is the free planning overview for Mountain Environments, a comprehensive topic about mountains. A vocabulary page and topic title page are also included. This Geography unit is designed for KS2 students from Y4 to Y6 and includes seven fully-planned lessons complete with differentiated activities/worksheets. All the resources described in this unit plan are available on TES, either as individual lessons or as a bundle. Two of the lessons are also free: L1 – Identifying the key features of mountains L2 – Identifying the world’s major mountain ranges L3 – Locating the world’s famous mountains using latitude and longitude L4 – Understanding how fold mountains are formed L5 – Investigating the structure of a volcano (FREE) L6 – Researching famous world mountains (FREE) L7 – Investigating mountain climates If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

This is a basic newspaper report template. It is designed for writing a newspaper report about the volcanic eruption on Montserrat in 1995 and can be used with the following Geography resources, all available on TES: Looking at the effects of volcanic eruptions on Montserrat Volcanoes - KS2 Volcanoes & Earthquakes - KS2 The template can easily be adapted for other topics and has colour-coded boxes for ease of use: Green box = headline Blue boxes = captions If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

This lesson is designed for KS2 students. It can be taught as a stand alone lesson but is also available as part of two wider units, both of which are available on TES: -Volcanoes -Volcanoes & Earthquakes First the presentation locates the Caribbean island of Montserrat. It then looks in detail at the eruption of the Soufriere Hills volcano from 1995-99 and the devastating impact on the island. There are two activities which accompany this lesson, plus extension activities: Quiz Activity: Video quiz activity which can be done in pairs/groups. Writing Activity: Students write a volcano fact file about the Soufriere Hills volcanic eruptions. This is differentiated three ways: Easier – Students have statements to stick or copy into their fact file. Medium – Students have a sequenced vocabulary prompt to scaffold their writing. Harder – Students have an unsequenced vocabulary prompt to support their writing. Extension – Students complete a cloze procedure text about the eruptions of Soufriere Hills. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

This lesson is designed for KS2 students. It can be taught as a stand alone lesson but is also available as part of two wider units, both of which are available on TES: -Volcanoes -Volcanoes & Earthquakes The presentation investigates the five deadly features of a volcanic eruption including volcanic ash, lava flows, volcanic bombs, pyroclastic flows and mud flows (or ‘lahars’). The activity challenges students to match pictures of each feature to a description. It is differentiated four ways: Easier – Students match pictures of the five features of a volcanic eruption to the descriptions. Medium – Students complete cloze procedure sentences. They then match pictures to each description. Harder – Students complete cloze procedure sentences. They then match pictures to each description and add a title for each section. Hardest – Children stick pictures of the five features of a volcanic eruption in their books and write their own description next to each one. Extension – Which feature of a volcanic eruption do children think is the most deadly? Can they explain their answer? If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

This set of resources is designed for teaching problems involving money to children in lower KS2. It can easily be adapted however for use in KS1 or upper KS2. The presentation starts with halving and doubling warm-ups. It then introduces the idea of half price and 3 for 2 deals. The activities then challenge children to compare half price fruit deals to 3 for the price of 2. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

This resource is part of Exploring Australia, a Geography unit designed for students in upper KS1 and lower KS2 (Y2-Y4). All resources are compatible with both Microsoft Office and Google Workspace. First the presentation introduces the concepts of human and physical before looking at some of Australia’s famous landmarks, from the Sydney Opera House to the Great Barrier Reef. The activity challenges students to look at ten famous geographical features of Australia and identify them as human or physical: Easier - Students look at each feature and circle human or physical. Medium - Students draw each feature and circle human or physical. Harder - Students identify each feature and label as human or physical. Extension - Students complete a cloze-procedure paragraph about Australia. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

This lesson is part of Tropical Rainforests, a Geography unit designed for students in KS2, but can also be taught as a stand alone lesson. All resources are compatible with both Microsoft Office and Google Workspace. First, the presentation introduces students to deforestation and then looks at the reasons the Amazon rainforest is being cut down (i.e. logging, farming and house building). Students are then encouraged to think about the positive and negative impacts of deforestation. In the activity, students arrange these impacts of deforestation into a diamond 9, ranking them in terms of importance. Easier - Students complete the diamond 9 and explain their reasoning for the most important statement they chose. Harder - Students complete the diamond 9 and explain their reasoning for the most and least important statements they chose. Extension - Students match topic words to their meanings. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

This lesson is part of Tropical Rainforests, a Geography unit designed for students in KS2, but can also be taught as a stand alone lesson. All resources are compatible with both Microsoft Office and Google Workspace. First, the presentation introduces students to the different layers of the rainforest and some of the animals that live in each layer. Students then complete a range of activities: Activity 1: In pairs, students match the layers of a tropical rainforest to descriptions. Easier - Students have multicoloured descriptions. They match each layer to one green, blue and purple description. Harder - Students have plain black descriptions. They match each layer to three other descriptions. Activity 2: Students identify and label the four layers of a tropical rainforest. Easier - Students write one word for each layer. Harder - Students write two words for each layer. Extension: Students cut out pictures of tropical rainforest animals and stick them in the layer in which they live. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

This lesson is part of Tropical Rainforests, a Geography unit designed for students in KS2, but can also be taught as a stand alone lesson. All resources are compatible with both Microsoft Office and Google Workspace. First, the presentation introduces students to some of the animals which live in tropical rainforests around the world. Many of these are endangered species so the concepts of extinction and conservation are also covered. Group Activity: The group activity then challenges students to match photos of rainforest animals to their names and fact files. Finally, students learn about a conservation success story - the mountain gorillas of the Congo River Rainforest. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

This resource is part of Tropical Rainforests, a Geography unit designed for students in KS2, but can also be taught as a stand alone lesson. All resources are compatible with both Microsoft Office and Google Workspace. The presentation starts by recapping the issue of deforestation and its detrimental impact on rainforests around the world. It then challenges students to think of practical ways we can all help protect tropical rainforests (e.g. buying sustainable products, using less paper). Next, it introduces some of the charities working to save the world’s tropical rainforests including the Rainforest Trust and WWF. If your students wish to organise a fundraising event, there are lots of ideas and inspiration. For their activity, students create a ‘Save the Rainforests’ poster to advertise your fundraising event and/or raise awareness of ways we can all help protect tropical rainforests. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

This is the free planning overview for Tropical Rainforests, a comprehensive Geography unit about tropical rainforests, the most biodiverse terrestrial ecosystems on Earth. A topic title page and knowledge organiser are also included. The unit is is designed for students in KS2 (Y3-Y6) and includes a variety of engaging lessons, differentiated activities and worksheets. All resources are compatible with both Microsoft Office and Google Workspace. All the resources described in this unit plan are available on TES, either as individual lessons or as a bundle. Lessons include: L1 – Locating tropical rainforests on a world map L2 – Identifying tropical rainforest animals L3 – Investigating the layers of a tropical rainforest L4 – Exploring the Amazon rainforest L5 – Understanding the impact of deforestation on the Amazon L6 – Investigating how deforestation affects an Amazon tribe L7 - Thinking of ways to help save tropical rainforests If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

This lesson is part of Exploring Brazil, a Geography unit designed for students in KS2 (Y4-6), but can also be taught as a stand alone lesson. It is a great introduction to South America. The presentation first locates the continent on a world map and then explores its political and physical geography. There is a choice a shorter or a longer activity. In both, students identify the countries and capitals of South America. They are differentiated three ways: Activity 1 (shorter): Easier – Students have letter clues for countries and capitals marked on their map. Medium – Students have capitals marked on their map. Harder – Students have to mark capitals on their map themselves. Extension – Students identify the capital cities of each country. Activity 2 (longer): Easier – Students have boxes for each country name and capitals marked on their map. Medium – Students have capitals marked on their map. Harder – Students have a blank map and have to mark their capitals themselves. Extension – Students add other features to their map (e.g. Amazon rainforest) and complete a key. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

This is the free planning overview for Exploring the United Kingdom, a comprehensive unit of work about the geography of the UK. A vocabulary page and topic title page are also included. This unit is designed for students in KS1 and lower KS2 and includes nine fully-planned lessons complete with differentiated activities and worksheets. All the resources described in this unit plan are available on TES, either as individual lessons or as a bundle. Lessons include: L1 – Identifying the countries and capitals of the UK & Ireland (FREE) L2 – Locating UK cities using compass directions L3 – Identifying human & physical features of the UK L4 – Investigating satellite photos of the UK L5 – Comparing the city and the countryside L6– Identifying famous features and characteristics of countries of the UK L7 – Identifying flags of the United Kingdom L8 – Identifying the four seasons of weather in the UK Optional lesson – Identifying the countries and capital cities of Europe If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

This lesson is part of Investigating Rivers, a unit designed for upper KS2 (Y4-6). It investigates rainfall patterns in the UK and how flooding can occur when too much rain falls in a short period of time. Students also explore the consequences of too little rain – i.e. drought – and the effects this can have. In the comprehension activity, students answer questions based on a text called ‘Floods and Droughts’. It is differentiated two ways: Easier - Students answer standard comprehension questions. Harder - Students answer trickier comprehension questions. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

This simple set of activities is a great way for students to sharpen their map skills and learn the location of the states of the USA. The worksheets can be used as an introduction to the geography of the US for younger students or to revise core geographical knowledge with older students. The states are even numbered in the order in which they joined the Union! There are three activities: Activity 1: Students write numbers on a map to identify each US state. Activity 2: Students use an atlas or map and write in the full name of each US state. Activity 3: Students use state abbreviations to write in the full name of each US state. For more Geography and History resources, check out our TES shop. If you like this resource, please review it. We will happily send you a free resource of your choice in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk

This resource is part of Tropical Rainforests, a Geography unit designed for students in KS2, but can also be taught as a stand alone lesson. All resources are compatible with both Microsoft Office and Google Workspace. This comprehension activity is based on the BBC’s My World Amazon Special. It is a great way for students to learn more about the effect of deforestation on a native Amazon tribe, the Arara. It also introduces students to other key groups with an interest in the Amazon including a ranching family, student protestors and a conservationist. In the activity, students answer questions about the documentary: Easier - Students answer comprehension questions with time hints to help them find answers in the video. Harder - Students answer comprehension questions with no time hints. A transcript of the documentary is also included in case computers are in short supply. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

This resource is part of Tropical Rainforests, a Geography unit designed for students in KS2, but can also be taught as a stand alone lesson. All resources are compatible with both Microsoft Office and Google Workspace. This lesson is a great introduction to the world’s largest rainforest, the Amazon. First, the presentation introduces students to the Amazon and its incredibly biodiverse flora and fauna. It then goes on to look at the geography of the Amazon in more detail, specifically its location within the continent of South America. The activity challenges students to identify a range of human and physical geographical features within South America, including the nine countries in which the Amazon rainforest is located. In follow up extension activities, students identify the capitals of those countries and then complete a cloze-procedure paragraph about the Amazon. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.