Quality resources developed for Home Schooling, International Schools and online education in sub-Saharan Africa, suitable for students planning to write Cambridge International Examinations.
Quality resources developed for Home Schooling, International Schools and online education in sub-Saharan Africa, suitable for students planning to write Cambridge International Examinations.
KS 3 Written for Year 7 students in a religious school, this unit contains 5 lessons based on the homes, food, clothing, education and agriculture of Biblical times. Includes application questions, summaries and links to suitable videos.
KS 3 - An 8 page worksheet about the establishment of Sierra Leone and Liberia, short multiple choice activity
International Curriculum for Africa Year 8
KS 3 - 8 pages of reading material, tasks, suggested answers;
The first explorers
Burton and Speke
The end of the story?
Write a speech
International Curriculum for Africa Year 8
KS 3: Instructions and guidelines for students to carry out a Depth Study on human migration in Africa. PowerPoint presentation which enables teachers to give a brief overview of the suggested topics. Suitable for IB, Cambridge and International Curriculum for Africa Year 8. Possible topics for this task include:
1. Jews to Ethiopia
2. The Bantu migration to (Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, etc.)
3. Migration of the (Nilotes / Cushites) to Kenya
4. The origin and migration of people from Central Sudan to Nigeria.
5. The migration of the San / Nama / Damara / people of Namibia
6. The Great Trek in South Africa
7. The migration of English settlers to the Eastern Cape in the 1820s.
8. Maasai migrations in East Africa
9. Migrations of people into Mali and Songhay
10. The Matabele of Mzilikazi
11. Indians to the colony of Natal
12. Somali migrants to Europe
KS3/ 9 A 14 page unit which introduces students to the importance and work of the UN and AU. Includes a section on the role of peacekeepers. Includes assessment tasks with suggested answers. Can be printed or projected. In one task, students use written and video resources (internet links supplied) to make their own study notes.
- gain an understanding of the roles, objectives and organs of the two organisations
- know what the role of peacekeepers should be
- assess the effectiveness of their contributions in specific situations
- use evidence to support the conclusions reached
KS 3 - A 21 page unit of work suitable for international / multi-cultural schools
Introduction to Women in History
A famous Asian woman - Sorghaghtani Beki
A famous African woman – Wangari Maathai
A famous British woman – Princess Diana
Women and witchcraft
An investigation into a gender issue
International Curriculum for Africa Year 7
KS 3-4 A resource which examines how events in Africa affect the rest of the world (or are ignored by the rest of the world). Contains information, tasks, suggested answers, mark schemes and examples. Introduces students to CIE requirements for extended writing; History essay writing skills. Includes PowerPoint slides needed for the tasks and links to websites I use in teaching - suitable for Year/Grades 9-11.
The Arab Spring and the consequences for Syria
Islamic extremists in Africa
The Central African Republic
The Democratic Republic of Congo
Ebola in West Africa (updated 2018)
Reading passage with questions, word search, writing activity, crossword puzzle, colouring activity.
PowerPoint with model answers for questions and crossword puzzle.
Easter in the southern hemisphere.
KS3 Years 7-9. A lesson which introduces the concept of taxes, types of taxes found in most countries. Includes study notes and a self-study based on an African country, and an assessment activity. Suggested answers for assessment are included on a PowerPoint presentation. Useful for online learning, home-schooling, self-study or teacher-directed lesson.
Introduction – direct and indirect taxes
Income tax
Profit tax
Indirect taxes
Apply your Knowledge
Glossary: Words you should know
KS 3 Years 7-9 A set of Study notes with reinforcement questions and activities(24 pages); Suggested answers for some activities on a separate PowerPoint presentation. Suitable as an introduction to the topic for online, distance and home education or teacher-directed lesson.
Sole proprietor
Partnership
Private company
Franchise
Public companies
KS 3 - Full 43 page module which covers what the Renaissance was; scientific discoveries; art and architecture; Leonardo da Vinci; the Reformation. Contains worksheets, multiple choice; source-based questions, glossaries; suggested answers
International Curriculum for Africa Year 7
An introduction to the concepts of production and productivity for KS3 students. Covers production and transformation processes, inputs and outputs; factors of production, productivity and economic growth.
KS 3 Written for Year 7 students, this unit contains five lessons with tasks and activities and links to useful videos and websites. Can be printed or projected (22 pages)
Natural Resources
Pollution
Soil erosion
Biodiversity
Conservation
A Year 7 Regional Study but suitable for any KS 3 Year.
1.1 Physical geography
1.2 History
1.3 Population
1.4 Development
1.5 Agriculture
1.6 Industry
1.7 Cities
1.8 The Outback
Contains student notes, activities and links to suitable videos
KS 3 An introduction unit of about seven lessons which includes:
Stages of development
Obstacles to development
Negative aspects of development
Sustainable development
Includes tasks, investigation and links to suitable videos.
KS 3 a useful set of lessons which covers the basics but also looks at the Zambezi River in Africa. Follow-up tasks and links to suitable videos included. Suitable for Year 7 .