A simple, but effective lesson linked to gaining an understanding of human & physical geography. Pupils will need to bring in magazines, newspaers or old books to cut up. I got pupils to cut cirles out of A2 coloured paper in order to create the 2 venn circles needed for the task. They then create a venn diagram. A super lesson that is practical & fun.

A super lesson that explores e-waste. Students use the information sheet (no need for books) to create a mindmap. SEND resource included too. The gcse style question sheet puts learning into a context. I would recommend printing the information sheet in colour & in A3 & laminating it, to be used again. The cartoon strip is best in A3 too. Links well to much of the new 1-9 specification and was used as part of the KS3 SOW.

A super lesson that explores landfill. This took roughly 8 hours to plan & create. Students use the information sheet (no need for books) to create a newspaper article. All SEND resources created too. SPaG sheet to cover tricky key words. I would recommend printing the information sheet in colour & in A3 & laminating it, to be used again. The cartoon strip is best in A3 too. Links well to much of the new 1-9 geography specification and was used as part of the KS3 SOW.

A simple, but highly effective lesson providing pupils with the skills of how not to copy work out. This has proved really important in promoting independent learning. Includes marking sheets to simply print off to save time. Students get an understanding of key the critical nature of having to understand key vocabulary, in order to re-phrase things.

A fantastic lesson (covers 3 periods) that introduces the skills needed to explain things well. This is our introductory geography lesson and always goes down well. Has a focus upon the enhanced greenhouse effect. Kids loved doing this. Took about 6 hours to create & design, so will save you a lot of time.

A super lesson that explores the cause, effects & responses of tourism in the Lake District. Students use the information sheet (no need for books) to create a cartoon strip. I would recommend printing the information sheet in colour & in A3 & laminating it, to be used again. The cartoon strip is best in A3 too. Links well to much of the new 1-9 specification and was used as part of the KS3 SOW.

This is a great task that asks students: What would we do if an asteroid was going to hit the earth? It looks at the countries that would be effected, which involves some mapping & maths work. It then goes on to looking at what the earths options would be. They choose what to do. Finally pupils look at who they would choose to save. A great SMSC or geography KS3 lesson.

A great lesson that I used as part of a natural hazards unit for KS3. Pupils use a variety of skills as well as understanding the social & economic impacts that cold weather has in the UK. Fun & creative.

A great lesson that I used as part of a natural hazards unit for KS3. Pupils use a variety of skills (mapping, scale, distance, calculations) as well as understanding where tropical storms happen. Fun & creative.

A lesson to get pupils thinking about how to prioritise aid/support to a range of natural hazards.

A lesson that allows pupils to create an isoline map whilst at the same time gaining an understanding of where tropical storms happen and why.

A lesson that covers the different weather cells, high & low pressure & how it creates droughts & tropical storms. This is a simple lesson, but one that covers many of the key areas relating to the new gcse 1-9 specification.

A front sheet that outlines the content needed for the environmental challenges work covered in the gcse geography OCR A specification. These are great as a coverage check and also to demonstrate progress over time. I often get pupils to populate it with knowledge at both the start & end of a unit.

A lesson that teaches students about the consequences of climate change. Links well to other areas studied (Great Barrier Reef & drought in India). I’ve also included a blah blah question that allows pupils to demonstrate their understanding even when they don’t quite fully understand everything that is being asked of them.

All the materials needed to teach pupils about the human & natural causes of climate change. This took many hours to plan & create. Students work independently (using the information sheets), no need for books.

A lesson that allows pupils to learn about processes of weathering and erosion. The lesson has all information and independent tasks needed. The information sheet is best printed in colour, but not essential. I used clips from the internet (in the PowerPoint) to support learning once the independent work has been completed.

A lesson that enables pupils to put a whole lot of information onto a single sheet. Best printed in A3. Pupils look at the global distribution of tropical storms, rainforests & deserts. They analyse the climate and add case study location. Pupils add a piece of tracing paper onto the map (best stuck down with blu-tac) to locate & plot rainforests. This is a basic GIS.

A quick free test sheet to assess understanding related to developing countries versus developed countries. It’ll make them think.