I’ve included lots of books and research that you need to read if you’re becoming a geography teacher.
I’ve also made summaries of some of them in case you didn’t want to read the whole thing.
The main book I made a bigger document, and in the book you can find a large table that separates sections well.
These will be useful towards your assignments.
My assignments were around 78 marks.
Simple template on Y7 tectonic plates (not fully completed)
GCSE completed SOW on coasts (from a very good Bristol school - they pay trainees to have 3x meals a day and actually pay you thousands of pounds for having them as a placement - of course your placements are chosen by your university provider).
Year 8 SOW (from private institutions)
If you would like others, feel free to leave the comment under reviews and I can update the files if I have them (History and Geography mainly).
Assessment
Challenges included
Peer assessing
Show progress before and after.
4 marker question (to assist with end of unit assessment)
When finished, students to keep their books nice and presented etc.
Video
List 10 facts
Plenary discussion
Later:
Teacher mark and award marks, checks through books (every few weeks) - rewards for consistent effort, presentation etc, recognition of students within books, and in class next lesson.
e.g. postcards home for good work and special stamps, okay work stickers, improvements needed nothing (all is based on student’s progress on their ability)
A range of different GCSE questions to help with subject knowledge, KS4 year 10 and 11 revision skills, and practice exam questions.
Please leave reviews for the resource :)
A 2 truths and 1 lie game. There is a total of 5 rounds. Answers are animated to appear when you click. It comes up with the correct fact, or an interesting fact that is related to the statement.
Title with icons. Rules included with images. This makes it understandable for all abilities, including EAL.
2024 statistics. Extremely fun and is perfect.
Photo senses starter
Key terms
Video
Story telling with tasks
Discussions, emotions, scenarios
Real story
Diary Example
Write your own diary
Diary helpsheet
Different emotions helpsheet (SEMH/ low ability)
Hard challenge included
Arrived at Manaus (chapter 3 onwards)
Adaptations based on the story.
Literacy based.
Science included.
Worksheet available.
Homework included (unless you want to do in class. It is also differentiated if needed).
Tropical Rainforest Information
4 tasks
Team work option (if students are good)
Pair work option (if you need more control)
Homework available if 4th task is too much.
Homework available if all tasks finished.
Starter: 130 slides
Plenaries: 122 slides
Lots of different resources
All hyperlinked to corresponding slides
Adaptable (if needed to something specific)
Options:
Select the one you want to do - through menu
Random flick, click to stop - chooses random
Keeps your lessons fresh/ different every time.
Don’t need to make your own.
Keep time aside for starters and plenaries so you can complete them and have fun.
Made 2023 - Xmas themed (adaptable theme by changing the image)
Geography quiz - location
What happened in 2023 (each month) quiz
True or False - geography
General knowledge quiz
Celebrity quiz
Music quiz
Sports quiz
Movie quiz
Dingbats (emojis) to guess Xmas songs
Higher or Lower quiz
Tie breaker question
All answers included
Different rounds
Lots of quizzes into one PPT - adaptable
Objectives:
Recognise that the continent of Africa is made up of 54 countries.
Describe the human and physical features of the continent.
Analyse data to understand the diversity of Africa.
Addresses misconceptions and stereotypes
CLOCC locations
Africa is diverse - exam type question
Writing PEE paragraph
Starter - crime in London vs. your town
Objectives
Key terms - challenge included
Crime rates calculation - handouts and modelling examples - available on PPT - challenge included
Answers available on PPT (also handouts for slow students to keep pace)
Description paragraphs (gap fills), using the data as examples - challenge included
Choropleth map - instructions - modelling examples - challenge included
Peer assessing (with marks and WWW/ HTI) - deeper assessment - Thinking box included
Describe crime in books questions (using data) - challenge included
Review objectives
1hr lesson, can easily be 2 depending on ability/ pace you want to go
I use to live and teach in rural Tanzania for a bit so I wanted to share culture about it to the students in an engaging way
Starter: images guessing where
Objectives
Images and storytelling (short)
Information sheets - around the room task for engagement - up to date info 2024
Tourism posters
Examples
Plenary sharing
Resources
PPT
Atlas (optional)
History sheets (optional)
Keywords
Africa
Asia
Migration
Colonisation
Independence
Prepare for Learning – Entry Activity
Silent reading for 10 minutes
Starter activity: Spot the odd one out images x2
Learning Intentions and Agree Learning Outcomes
Understand the causes of the English Civil War
• Describe the location of Africa
• Recognise the difference regions of Africa
• Explain how Africa has changed over time
Present New Information
Map skills with Africa/ continents
History of Africa (literacy reading)
History of Africa (10minute video – if time)
Construct Meaning – Learning by Doing
Map of Africa
Rank figures onto tables
Apply to Demonstrate Understanding – Opportunity
Identify regional scale in UK and compass regions in Africa
Find countries in different regions of Africa
PEE paragraph on how Africa changed over time
Review
Write down 3 things you found interesting
Additional Support (SEN support, EHCP, PP FSM, LAC)
Checking in
Examples
Word bank
Images
Colour and number coded
Answers on board
Stretch and Challenge
Challenge – using challenge key word bank