A staggering 650 million people live in deserts across the world. These worksheets look at the lives of The San People and The Matmata People and how they have perfected ways to keep cool and find water where there seemingly isn’t any. The San People live in the Kalahari Desert and some archaeologists believe they have done for over 80,000 years. Your students will learn about the life and expertise of the San People, their gender roles, diet, housing, and skills for finding and storing water as well as keeping warm during the freezing nights. The Matmata People live in southern Tunisia and gathered world-wide fame when their town was used in the 1976 Star Wars film: A New Hope. The impacts of the increased tourism have had their positive and negative impacts on the town. These are discussed with your students considering whether the good outweighs the bad in term of social, economic, and environmental impacts, and if the town should continue to advertise its notoriety. A range of individual and group activities are incorporated within these worksheets, including, gathering research from print, annotating their thoughts, and ideas and reading graphs. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation, Instagram @willsoneducation and Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

The Pitcairn People live on the island of Pitcairn, a small landmass which together with Henderson, Ducie and Oeno, make up the Pitcairn Islands Group in the South Pacific. 250 people once inhabited this picturesque island, but this has dwindled to around 50 today, and it is predicted by 2045 only three people of working age will live on the island. The students discuss why they think the populous is leaving the island and what impacts this may have on those remaining. The students learn about the successful beekeeping and honey production on Pitcairn and examine what this could mean for the island’s future. A range of individual and group activities are incorporated within these worksheets, including, gathering research from print and video, annotating their thoughts, and ideas and drawing and interpretating graphs. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation, Instagram @willsoneducation and Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

Living within the freezing Arctic Circle isn’t everyone’s idea of home, however about 4 million people do, with 400,000 of these having indigenous origins. These worksheets look specifically at the Inuit People’s homes, involving building a sugar cube igloo, their clothing, beliefs, and how to encourage future generations keep their traditions alive. A range of individual and group activities are incorporated within these worksheets, including, gathering research from video, drawing a story board, annotating their thoughts, and ideas. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation, Instagram @willsoneducation and Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

About a tenth of the Earth’s population live in mountainous areas. These worksheets look at the lives of the Chagga People, Sherpa People, and Quechua Tribe. The Chagga People live on Mount Kilimanjaro however, since the area was given National Park status in 1970, they have seen an increase in tourists which has resulted in their displacement to the dry, dusty plains below. The children are taught to love and respect the mountain through their geography lessons; although many families are unable to afford school necessities, and some don’t attend at all. Your students are tasked to choose how to spend £15,000 of aid to help double school attendance and petition the Minister Of Education. The Sherpa People live in Nepal and have become heavily influenced by explorers hoping to conquer Mount Everest. Your students will discover the history and life of the Sherpa People and develop their views on whether they believe these influences have been positive or negative. The environmental impacts are discussed with the support of a newspaper article which explores how the Sherpa People have cleared over 6500lbs of debris left behind by explorers. The Quechua Tribe live in the Andes Mountains where they farm vegetables and keep cattle. Your students look specifically at how the llama has adapted to life in mountainous areas and how this may evolve as the Earth’s climate changes. They also look at how the Quechua have evolved slightly larger hearts and lungs compared to themselves and how this helps them live in the high mountainous environments. A range of individual and group activities are incorporated within these worksheets, including, gathering research from print and video, annotating their thoughts and ideas, and developing arithmetic skills. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation, Instagram @willsoneducation and Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

Shanty towns are found on the outskirts of many large cities especially in LEDCs. The people living here must contend with harsh environments with little access to clean water, electricity, and struggle to get jobs and capital. These worksheets look at the push and pull factors surrounding relocating, and the advantages and disadvantages of different residential locations within cities. The materials to build homes are examined alongside discussing the common issues found within shanty towns, their priorities, and the costs to moderate these to better their lives. A range of individual and group activities are incorporated within these worksheets, including, drawing, annotating their thoughts, and ideas and developing arithmetic skills. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation, Instagram @willsoneducation and Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

I started putting this booklet together in 2015 to help keep lesson plans, tutor time and assembly topics fresh and relevant for the students. Each year it has grown as new days and events have been suggested and added. The celebrations, or days of note, range from religious holidays, medical awareness days, charity fundraising events and include a few fun ones such as No Homework Day, Chocolate Day, World UFO Day, and Naked Teaching Day(!) Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation, Instagram @willsoneducation and Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.