Matryoshka dolls are wooden stacking dolls originally painted to look like a traditional Russian woman or ‘babushka’ wearing a sarafan. They are a popular souvenir and over time have become a symbol of Russia itself. These worksheets discuss the history of the dolls and the story believed to be behind it which the students up date to a modern day and design their own dolls

We all believe in something. It may be one thing; it may be lots of things. Some may be easier to believe than others, but this is down to each person’s opinion. These worksheets help students to question what they believe and why, and which sources can be relied upon to support those opinions. Using the legend surrounding the reported survival of the Russian princess, Anastasia, after the Russian Revolution of 1917, the students research the evidence behind the myth and assess them for their reliability. Discussions are also held regarding how we decide what we believe in. 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.

Moscow’s metro opened in 1935 with just eleven stations and attracted 285,000 inquisitive riders on its first day. Today it has expanded to include 206 stations and carries up to nine million passengers a day. These worksheets help the students to question photographs and research the Moscow Metro through producing a Trip Advisor style review

This worksheets allows students to practice their research skills by finding out about the Motherland Calls statue in Russia

These worksheets look at the Russian language and the others which are spoken within the country as well as the religions and ethnic groups which make up the people

After the atrocities of the Second World War (millions of Jews were killed and many others) some countries got together and decided that something like that could not happen again. They formed the United Nations. The United Nations drew up a list of basic Human Rights (1948) that everyone should be entitled to – this is called the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. These worksheets help the students to discuss what they consider essential to living and compare their thoughts to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. In addition they look in detail at the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and discuss whose responsibility it is to uphold these

These worksheets help students learn about the history of the Winter Palace in Russia through a wordfill exercise and develop the skill of field sketching

Christmas seems to arrive earlier each year and become more frantic to-boot! I saw this idea a few months back and thought it could be a fun activity with a tutor group or clubs – Especially as my partner pointed out that so many advent calendars appear to have no reference to Christmas apart from the twenty-four little doors. The idea is a fun and selfless way to celebrate the countdown to Christmas Day, giving us all time to pause and think about the season’s true and original meaning. I have included twenty-four ideas of my own, however you may have some of your own personal ones to include. Your students may wish to make their own up as a class, in group or individually.

On the 17th July, 1998 a magnitude 7 earthquake occurred just off the north central coast of Papua New Guinea, generating a very destructive tsunami (see figure 1). The 1998 International Tsunami Survey Team (ITST) concluded that the wave was between 7 to 10 meters with a maximum height of 15 meters and was confined to approximately 40-km of coastline. This poster shows the cause, effects and conclusions of the tsunami on Pap New Guinea and the surrounding area

This document highlights how to write or verbally debate in an argument by denoting the five main stages to make the argument balanced

This posters gives students suggestions on best how to learn their spellings if they are a kinaesthetic, auditory or visual learners

These worksheets helps students to understand the land use model and the descriptions of each part

This mind movie is designed to be read out to the class, its about a young boy who lives in a small village in China working on a farm in back-breaking conditions. He has the opportunity to move to the city to earn more money but its up to the students whether he goes or not

These revision cards allow students to complete handy flash cards to use in the run up to their exams. Topics include site, situation, hierarchy, function, urban models, residential areas, inner city problems, developing the inner city, urban-rural fringe, trends in urbanisation, cause of urbanisation, problems and solutions in LEDC cities. Case studies include Corfe Castle, London Docklands, Brazil

These resources help students to suggest and understand hoe camels have adapted to live in their desert environments

This lesson allows students to use information and statistics shown on local police sites to write a report on types of crime which happen in their local area. They also have the opportunity to 'design&' their own criminal

This lesson allows students to study the cause and effects of the Puyehue Volcano and suggest which effect should be resolved first and why

This booklet allows students to investigate our solar system, the different planets, comets and stars in the form of a travel agent

This lesson allows students to understand how African children games are invented and gives them the opportunity to come up with their own version and peer assess them

Students are able to identify what ‘grasslands’ are, identify the key members of a food chain and be able to produce a food chain for a given environment