Need to Know Learning Matrix Humanities Topic - Food and Farming Covered aspects of local history, farming and agriculture. Key skills - source analysis. I use these to assess student understanding and progress through the term and to provide quality feedback without the need for excessive comment writing. I simply put the matrix in the front of the students book, every time I mark their books I highlight the relevant criteria in one colour (usually yellow) and criteria I would like them to attempt in DIRT in another (usually pink). Once the criteria to attempt is achieved I simply tick it off on the matrix. In their books I will write WWW and list the codes for the criteria achieved. I will then draw steps to indicate how to level up and write the corresponding codes of criteria I want them to attempt. The Need to Know questions are based on the lessons & learning objectives over the term, which are also used to create the coded success criteria. I find this technique reduces the time I spend marking books however allows me to provide quality feedback and to clearly see progress over the term. It's great for outline the SoW and encouraging independent learning. Hope it's of use.

Simple template for thinking hats activities.

Feedback and success criteria sheet for a project on changes to farming. Can be set as classwork or homework.

A complete the table activity on the passage of a depression. Ideally used after watching a video. Pupils given the worksheet with the table and the diagram. They must then place the cards onto the table to complete it. Some parts of the table have been filled in but you could remove these or change the words on the cards for differentation purposes.

This is a lesson I did for year 6's during transition week to help develop atlas skills and knowledge of places. Pupils used the atlas to create a fact file on the country of their choice on the back of the balloon outline. They then drew the flag on the balloon. Once complete they cut them out and hung them on a 'washing line&' in alphabetical order. This required them to look at the factfile to find out the country represented by each flag.

Powerpoints to go with the the project on Dangerous World. Resource consists of a range of powerpoints and resources to assist with the delivery of a project on natural hazards. Project resources can be found here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/dangerous-world-natural-hazards-project-11278775 Lesson 1 - takes a look at tectonic plate movements with a variety of activities to choose from to demonstrate. Set 1 I do the oreo activity but lower sets I do the tectonic kung fu. After each project lesson students complete an exit ticket each to demonstrate what they've learnt. I mark these throughout the project to check understanding and misconceptions.

A template for creating work booklets for any subject. I've used them for primarily Opening Minds (used to teach PSHE, Citizenship and RE), along with a few for GCSE Geography and KS3 Humanities Homework. Simply outline the success criteria on the first page. I would then highlight the criteria achieved in one colour and the criteria to attempt to progress in another. Thus reducing marking workload. For each lesson, change the title and L/O and add any information, activities or required resources. Includes opportunities for DIRT, reflection and self-assessment.

This lesson works on encouraging pupils to think about what the world would be like if we ran out of fossil fuels. When I taught this most pupils thought about the problems that would arise from reduced fossil fuel availability but some started to discuss the positive options and future developments that might occur. Some of the ideas were inspiring. The pupils clearly understood the issues surrounding fossil fuels and the need for renewable energy. They really enjoyed the creative side of this.

Lesson 1 - What is Brazil like? Lesson 2 - Main physical features of Brazil Lesson 3 - Climate of Brazil Lesson 4 - Ecosystems of Brazil Any references to books will be to Geog.2 For any mentioned video either the word 'video' will be hyper-linked or the picture on the slide will be. PM me if you would like more of the resources for this scheme of work.

An activity to encourage students to use a wide variety of map skills in order to describe routes. Activity is centered around a police chase to catch bank robbers in the fictional town of Kingstown. This was made quite some time ago in my PGCE 6year, probably dated but useful.

A complete unit of work on global connections - based on clothing. Looks at Transnational Companies, Trade, Globalisation, Worker's Rights and Fair Trade. Cross-Curricular, some differentiation. Suitable for Key Stage 3

Powerpoints and resources for a Scheme of Work on Climate Change Planned for 2012-2016 Edexcel B specification but suitable for other GCSE specs. I'm sharing these resources to support others in their planning for the new specs. Some of the resources have been adapted from resources I've collected over the years. Please feel free to ask for credit where credit is due.

Fully resourced Humanities Scheme of Work on the Romans and Pompeii. Differentiated resources included. Not all my resources - they've been collected over the years. Please feel free to claim credit and I will add credit for resources here.

Activity to encourage students to consider our ancestors and migration into the British Isles over time. Develops cross-curricular links with History.

Resource to help students understand and create a climate graph for Manaus, Brazil. Differentiated for lower ability students. Choice of extension task to develop interpretation and description of climate graphs.

Mini-test on rivers with answer sheet to aid self or peer assessment. River Features Key Processes Types of Erosion Long Profile Transportation Processes

Introduction unit of work to introduce year 7 to geography - looks at locating places, personal identify, scale of place & maps skills. Ideal for finding starting points of year 7 in their geographical knowledge. Can be used with lower year groups as well.

An atlas based lesson to develop the use of an atlas for finding information. The lesson was created for a high abiity year 7 set and I have therefore also attached an atlas challenge for lower ability/younger groups.

This is a fully resourced scheme of work adapting resources from variety of freely shared sources. The majority of resources were adapted from AllyUganda's fantastic Adventure and Exploration SoW - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/sow-geography-and-adventure-6434814 I am sharing these lessons and resources to help others with their planning. Learning Matrix - I currently use these to record student progress over the term. Students put them in the front of their books and the criteria is highlighted yellow as they achieve it. If I'd like them to try and do a particular criteria it is highlighted pink, once achieved it is ticked off. Set 1 completed the SoW as a project, they used the learning matrix as a guide and provided feedback to one another at the end of the term using the project feedback sheet.

A simple grid to provide feedback to students on a piece of work or work from several lessons. I use two highlighters - one for successes and another for next steps. How to use Change the topic title. Work out the success criteria for the work and fill in the successes section. Use the success criteria to create next steps criteria. Provide students with the marking and feedback grid as success criteria for the task or series of lessons. As students work have discussions with them on what they've achieved so far and what they could do to improve. At this stage I tend to highlight the successes and put an asterisk in the box of successes that they should try and do next. Mark the remainder of the work, highlighting successes in one colour and the 'next steps' in another. DIRT - give students an opportunity to complete the 'next steps' you've highlighted. I tend not to give out the merits or grade until DIRT has been undertaken. Students can use the marking and feedback grid to self and peer assess as well.