A set of 9 lessons covering the topic of Development, focusing in particular on the causes of the development gap: L1: Intro to Development L2/3: Measuring Development - including the Happy Planet Index! L4/5: Theories of Development L6: Global Players & Organisations (case study - Apple Inc. and the Foxconn Factory) L7: The Millennium Development Goals L8: The Role of Trade in Development (case study - Mali) L9: Megacities (case study - Dhaka) A variety of activities have been included within these lessons to maximise engagement and cater for differing learning styles. Examples of activities include - diamond 9 ranking, sketch notes, taboo, peer-teaching jigsaws and decision-making exercises. Challenge tasks and questions (in pink bubbles/squares) have also been included in each lesson, and homework tasks have been included throughout too. These lessons have been designed for A-Level, but could easily be adapted to fit GCSE specifications. Some parts, i.e. information, have been taken from other resources, but most activities are my own. Please rate my resources! Thank you and I hope you enjoy :)

A full set of 11 lessons covering the topic of Population: L1: Intro to Population L2: World Population Growth L3: Components of Population Change - factors affecting the birth rate and death rate L4: Where Do People Live & Why? - population density and distribution L5/6: Population Pyramids L7: Mid-Unit Test - including revision activity L8/9: Pro-Natal Policies - France and Singapore L10: Pro-Natal Policies - Kerala L11: China's One Child Policy A variety of activities have been included within these lessons to maximise engagement and cater for differing learning styles. Examples of activities include - sketch notes, role cards, emojis. I have also included a Mid Unit test that is ready to use, or a good starting point for you to create your own! Challenge activities (in pink bubbles) have also been included in each lesson. Used with a GCSE Year 10 class, but can easily be adapted to fit other ages and abilities. Some parts, i.e. information, have been taken from other resources, but most activities are my own. Please rate my resources! Thank you and I hope your students enjoy these lessons as much as mine did :)

A full set of 10 lessons covering the topic of slavery: L1: Intro & the Trade Triangle L2: Sugar & the Slave Trade - including how Britain benefited from the slave trade L3: The Middle Passage - includes a short assessment L4: Slave Auctions L5/6: The Life of a Slave - large focus on analysing sources in groups L7: Slave Resistance & the Underground Railroad L8: The Songs of Slaves - students share a slave song that they researched at home, before writing their own! L9/10: The Abolition of Slavery - includes an end of topic assessment. A variety of activities have been included within these lessons to maximise engagement and cater for differing learning styles. Examples of activities include - sketch notes, talk4writing, code breaking, song-writing, poster-making and plenty of opportunities to work on source analysis and skills vital for GCSE. Challenge activities (in pink bubbles) have also been included in each lesson. Used with a higher-ability Year 9 class (KS3), but can easily be adapted to fit other ages and abilities. Some parts, i.e. information, have been taken from other resources, but most activities are my own. Please rate my resources! Thank you and I hope your students enjoy these lessons as much as mine did :)

A decision-making exercise created for year 9, but could easily be used with other age groups too. Students work in groups, taking on the role of hazard management response teams to make quick and effective decisions. All incoming messages are based on what actually happened when Mount St Helens erupted.

This lesson explores China's One Child Policy - the background, issues and different opinions. This lesson includes a range of activities, in particular reading through a short passage on the policy and blacking out irrelevant information, rather than highlighting the relevant - this is a really good activity if you want to challenge them! I had originally planned this as one lesson, but students become so fascinated in the topic that it is much better to spend time debating the policy and spread over two lessons. Used for 7th grade, but am also going to be using these activities with 9th grade too so could easily be adapted for other grades and abilities. Please rate my resources! Thank you :)

This lesson explores world population growth and the idea of a population explosion. It also covers the factors that affect a country's birth rate and death rate. This lesson includes a range of activities for different learning styles, including a continuum line, card sort, diamond 9 and drawing emojis to represent the different factors! Used for high-ability Year 8, but am also going to be using these activities with Year 10 so could easily be adapted for other year groups and abilities. Please rate my resources! Thank you :)

Two lessons focusing on the hydrological cycle and the role of the biosphere and lithosphere. These lessons are fully differentiated and incorporate a variety of learning styles, including making a foldable water cycle. Used for mixed-ability Year 9 (Edexcel B GCSE specification) but could easily be adapted for Key Stage 3. Please rate my resources. Thank you :)

An interactive lesson focusing on how humans are disrupting and interfering with our water supplies. The main part of this lesson is the Water Game - like the jelly baby population game but for water, so you will need to buy sweets for this! I was intending to use blue millions for the water supply but had to resort to tallying on post-it notes instead. It can get quite loud, but students loved playing the game and were extremely engaged. Following the game, students then take a look at Coca-Cola as a case study to stretch their learning further. All resources are fully differentiated and include a support sheet with definitions of key words on for lower ability. Used for mixed-ability Year 9 (GCSE), but could easily be adapted for other year groups too. Please rate my resources! Thank you :)

This lesson explores how water can be managed on a small-scale in the developing world, and focuses on pumpkin tanks (rainwater harvesters) in particular. This lesson includes a range of activities for different learning styles, including composing their own rules for what makes small-scale strategies effective, annotating photos and a code breaker starter! Used for mixed-ability Year 9 (Edexcel B GCSE specification), but could easily be adapted for other year groups and abilities. Please rate my resources! Thank you :)

Full lesson focusing on large-scale water management strategies, looking specifically at the Hoover Dam and the Three Gorges. This lesson includes a range of activities for different learning styles, including video clips, card sort of the costs and benefits and designing a poster/fact-sheet. Instruction sheets have been differentiated. Used for mixed-ability Year 9 (Edexcel B GCSE specification), but could easily be adapted. Please rate my resources! Thank you :)

Introductory lesson to tourism in Kenya before moving onto ecotourism. A range of activities within this lesson, including a group decision-making exercise/role play. Students really got into this exercise and it helped them to formulate their own ideas around the advantages and disadvantages of mass tourism. Used with high-ability Year 8, but could easily be adapted for other year groups :) Please rate my resources! Thank you :)

Full lesson and homework introducing the climate zones around the world and their associated ecosystems. Used for high-ability Year 7, but have also used some of these activities with lower ability Year 9 too, so can be easily adapted to suit your students :) Please rate my resources! Thank you :)

A decision-making exercise created for year 7, but could easily be used with other age groups too. Students work in groups, taking on the role of flood management response teams to make quick and effective decisions. All incoming messages are based on real-life news reports and tweets made during the 2013/14 Christmas floods in Kent.

A lesson for KS3 recapping the difference between weather and climate before moving onto climate graphs and using these to dress Joey Essex for particular climate zones across the world! This activity has been very popular and encouraged students to directly read from climate graphs. Please rate my resources! Thank you :)