This booklet goes through the basics of what The New Bloom's Taxonomy is, key terms and words which can help with questioning, quick tips and a quiz for understanding

This booklet explains who David Livingstone was and allows students to discuss and consider what would be important to pack on a trip to Africa, how he would have travelled there, problems he may have come across and discoveries he may have made

This worksheets looks at what the EU is, when and why it was developed. In addition to its rights and responsibilities and advantages and disadvantage of it formation

These worksheets help students to learn the key terms related to migration and discuss the push and pull factors associated with this

Using the lyrics to ‘Do they know its Christmastime?’ by Band Aid, your students look at whether the descriptions in the song are correct in referring to Africa. They go on to explore the human and physical effects of lack of water, examine some long and short term solutions to desertification and put forward their own ideas and opinions of short term solutions offered by Water Aid.

Just for a bit of fun before the end of term…this quiz has four parts which asks your students to identify ten countries by their outlines, name ten famous landmarks from an image and its location, answer ten geography general knowledge questions and to name ten seasonal songs by a snip-bit taken from them. Merry Christmas Everyone!

This PowerPoint is divided into geographical topics and emphasizes several popular films which could be used within the classroom to demonstrate physical and human features. A number of children’s films include ‘extras’ which are educational as well as entertaining. Here you will find a list of popular films which could be used within your lessons to help understand some of your students initial ideas of various geographictopics and the ‘extras’ you may not be aware of. Please let me know of any others you may know of to add Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation or Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

This booklet encourages your students to explore what Christmas means to them and those around them. They examine the Nativity, alongside traditions and symbols of the festive season, learning their meanings and discussing whether they believe the original message of Christmas is still at the centre of the celebration today. How those less fortunate can be helped at this time of year is touched upon with the lesson concluding in a group project to re-write or script the Christmas story aimed to remind us of the true meaning of Christmas. A range of activities are incorporated within this booklet, including a quiz, drawing a story board, gathering research from print and video, annotating their thoughts and ideas, and group work. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation or Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

This lesson helps students to learn the names of the continents and landmass scales. As well as which countries are found in each continent

This unit of work introduces students to the significance of water from its source through to it being bottled and being a course of conflict. The features of rivers are explored along with the hydrological cycle and how rivers are used. The students carry out and write up an investigation studying how different surfaces react to water which leads into the human and physical causes of flooding, looking specifically at the Queensland Floods and the social, economic, and environmental impacts. Hard and soft engineering techniques are discussed within a ‘decision making exercise.’ Water as a right and conflict is debated. Drawing upon The Ilisu Dam, Turkey, the students debate from various countries points of view its construction. This leads to the debate around bottled water and how fact and opinion can sway viewpoints. The human and physical impacts of shortage of water are reviewed in addition to short and long-term aid. A range of individual and group activities are incorporated within this booklet, including, gathering research from print and video, annotating maps, students thoughts and ideas, drawing graphs, participating in group investigations and discussions, and writing up their findings appropriately. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation or Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

This five page activity allows students to explore where Las Vegas is, whether it is sustainable, why it is so dry and how they are trying to over come this by using Xeriscaping

This 60 page booklet allows students to explore Brazil through a variety of activities both students and teacher lead. Chapters include, amongst others: What Do You Know About Brazil? Why Travel To Brazil? What’s The Landscape Like In Brazil? What Is Brazil’s Climate like? What Is Brazil’s Vegetation Like? What Is Brazil’s Culture Like? A Taste Of Brazil Christ The Redeemer Amazon Rainforest Sugarloaf Mountain Iguazu Falls Rio Carnival How Does The South Of Brazil Compare To The Rest Of The Country? How Is Brazil’s Population Distributed? Who Lives In The City? Who Lives In The Rainforest? Brazil’s Threatened Wildlife Can The Urucu Gas Project Provide Energy For Manaus Without Harming The Environment? For resource about the Rio 2016 Olympics please refer to: www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/olympic-booklet--rio-2016-ks-3-and-4-11060224

This 29 page booklet gives students the opportunity to explore the Olympics and Brazil using different Geographical themes and skills. Chapters include: History Of The Olympics The Rings Rio De Janeiro – Host City 2016 London’s Olympic Legacy City Climate Seeing The Sites Population And Nationality General Geography Of Olympic Countries Build A Brand For an additional booklet about Brazil please visit: https://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/brazil-ks3-and-4-11073383

This is one of my favourite units with my students as it is predominantly student led which helps build confidence, trust, and responsibility as they work in groups outside of the classroom, independently from the teacher. The unit walks the students through carrying out an investigation around their school breaking down the different components (Introduction, Aim, Hypothesis, Method, Presenting Data, Discussion, Conclusion and Evaluation), explaining the purpose of each, the expected length and giving some sentence starter suggestions. The unit concludes with the student’s peer assessing each other’s group presentations of their investigations. This resource includes the student workbooks, a class PowerPoint presentation and a booklet describing different graphs and their uses which can aid the students in their data presentation. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation and Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

This 50 page booklet allows students to explore China through a variety of activities both students and teacher lead. Chapters include, amongst others: Where Are We Talking About? What Do You Know About China? Why Travel to China? What Is The Climate Like in China? What Is our Population Like? What’s Happening To China’s Population? What’s Happening To The Age Of China? China’s Culture A Taste Of China Gung Hey Fat Choy! Playing With Paper Britain’s Best Beverage China’s Threatened Wildlife The Great Wall The Terracotta Army The Forbidden City Tiananmen Square Three Gorge Dam Transnational Companies In China

This 46 page booklet gives students the opportunity to explore Africa as a continent, who lives there, how it was discovered by Westerners and some of the following titles: What’s Africa’s Environment Like?, Central African Rainforest, Lake Victoria, Great Valley Rift, Victoria Falls, Kalahari Desert, A Taste Of Africa, African Tribal Face Painting, Recycling In Africa,

This booklet lists important days of note or celebration throughout the year which could help with lesson planning, assemblies or tutor/registration times If there are any dates I have missed and you feel should be included please don't hesitate to contact me and I shall add them in :-)

This unit helps students to explore what they and others believe and why. The difference between urban myths and conspiracy theories is discussed in conjunction with primary and secondary sources and their dependability. The students investigate a myth or theory of their own choosing, citing evidence for and against and considering the reliability of the evidence which helps to develop their debating skills. How we decide what we do and don’t believe is examined with the repercussions this can have in our everyday lives. The unit closes with the students inventing their own myth, theory or legend and creating a booklet advertising this to visitors to your town. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation or Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

This booklet is designed to help students distinguish between fact and opinion and to be able to offer balanced positive and negative arguments related to bottled water. Students will begin to judge whether bottled water is environmentally, economically, and socially immoral. A range of individual and group activities are incorporated within this booklet, including, gathering data, drawing graphs of this and interpretating the data and developing their debate skills. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation or Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

This 29 page booklet gives students the opportunity to explore the Olympics and Brazil using different Geographical themes and skills. Chapters include: History Of The Olympics The Rings Rio De Janeiro – Host City 2016 London’s Olympic Legacy City Climate Seeing The Sites Population And Nationality General Geography Of Olympic Countries Build A Brand For an additional booklet about Brazil please visit: https://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/brazil-ks3-and-4-11073383