I currently work at the top end of Primary school in Year 5/6. I create resources for a range of subjects and am always open to suggestions for resources people require.
I currently work at the top end of Primary school in Year 5/6. I create resources for a range of subjects and am always open to suggestions for resources people require.
The seventh of a ten part series of lessons that focus on many of the elements of the locational knowledge aspects for the KS2 Geography curriculum. The series of lessons focuses predominantly on children being able to use maps to find countries and cities in different continents as well as a brief focus on time zones and globalisation. All of the resources needed to run the lesson are included with worksheets, any potential example maps required (in case atlases are unavailable) the presentation and unit of work plan.
This lesson focuses on being able to identify various African countries and their capital cities and labelling these via a blank map.
A lesson that focuses on comparing and contrasting physical and human geographical features between the United Kingdom and Spain. Each slide has a map of Spain and of the U.K for a particular feature with the class then spending time noting down similarities and differences. These can then be discussed as a class before moving on to the next slide.
A lesson that focuses on the physical geography of Britain, including looking at the rivers, seas and terrain. All the resources that are needed to run the lesson are here including differentiated worksheets, the presentation and maps that can be used if you don't have access to atlases etc.
Two lessons to focus on the physical and human geography of Canada.
Lesson 1 (titled Lesson 7) - A lesson that focuses on the physical geography of Canada, including looking at the rivers, seas and terrain. All the resources that are needed to run the lesson are here including differentiated worksheets, the presentation and maps that can be used if you don't have access to atlases etc.
Lesson 2 (titled Lesson 8) - A lesson that focuses on the human geography of Canada, including looking at population trends, average life expectancy and land use. All the resources that are needed to run the lesson are here including differentiated worksheets, the presentation and maps that can be used if you don't have access to atlases etc.
N.B They are titled differently to their actual lesson numbers as they form part of a bigger unit of work.
Six lessons that focus on the geography of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. Included are all the resources needed to run the lessons including the presentations, differentiated resources and unit of work planning.
A simple knowledge organiser for a topic on rainforests. Included is an image of a potential example one, some important vocabulary, a map of the world showing where all the rainforests are and a map showing biodiversity.
A story taken from BBC News about the need to charge people a deposit to reduce how many tents are being left at festivals aterwards. Included is the majority of the story and a comprehension activity that includes answers.
Also useful for a discussion about plastic and what children think about the tents left behind and how they could be used/ how the issue could be resolved.
A help mat for writing paragraphs in response to questions, following the PEAK paragraph model with an example and different phrases included that children may want to include in their own writing.
The eight in a sequence of twelve lessons that focuses on how land is used in the Amazon Rainforest. Included is the unit plan, a KWL sheet that can be used to check and develop understanding, the lesson presentation which includes pink and green bubbles to support and challenge and activities required for the lesson as well as a fact file.
A range of potential activities linked to key images and information about mountains in the UK.
Included is a text about mountains that can be read through and discussed (information and images courtesy of BBC Bitesize) with four potential activities including:
Quiz
Mind-map activity
Activity linked to mountains in the different countries of the UK
Label the parts of a mountain and match the name to the correct description
The first of six lessons that focus on the geography of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. Included are all the resources needed to run the lesson including the presentation, differentiated resources and unit of work planning.
This lesson focuses on identifying cities in the United Kingdom.
A lesson that focuses on comparing and contrasting physical and human geographical features between the United Kingdom and Canada. Each slide has a map of Canada and of the U.K for a particular feature with the class then spending time noting down similarities and differences. These can then be discussed as a class before moving on to the next slide.
The sixth of a ten part series of lessons that focus on many of the elements of the locational knowledge aspects for the KS2 Geography curriculum. The series of lessons focuses predominantly on children being able to use maps to find countries and cities in different continents as well as a brief focus on time zones and globalisation. All of the resources needed to run the lesson are included with worksheets, any potential example maps required (in case atlases are unavailable) the presentation and unit of work plan.
This lesson focuses on being able to identify various North and South American countries and their capital cities and labelling these via a blank map.
The ninth in a sequence of twelve lessons that focuses on the threats to the rainforests. Included is the unit plan, a KWL sheet that can be used to check and develop understanding, the lesson presentation which includes pink and green bubbles to support and challenge and activities required for the lesson as well as a fact file.
The final three lessons in a sequence of twelve lessons that focuses on researching and writing an information text about the Amazon Rainforest. Included is the unit plan, a KWL sheet that can be used to check and develop understanding, the lesson presentation which includes pink and green bubbles to support and challenge and activities required for the lesson as well as a fact file.
A list of European countries where children are required to list the capital cities. Can either be done as a quiz/ challenge to see which they know or as a challenge involving using maps. Included are the answers as well to go through these.
The second of a ten part series of lessons that focus on many of the elements of the locational knowledge aspects for the KS2 Geography curriculum. The series of lessons focuses predominantly on children being able to use maps to find countries and cities in different continents as well as a brief focus on time zones and globalisation. All of the resources needed to run the lesson are included with worksheets, any potential example maps required (in case atlases are unavailable) the presentation and unit of work plan.
This lesson focuses on being able to locate counties from England on a map, identifying them on a blank copy.
The fifth of six lessons that focus on the geography of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. Included are all the resources needed to run the lesson including the presentation, differentiated resources and unit of work planning.
This lesson focuses on the significance of the River Trent.
An activity that requires children to identify the members of the European Union on a blank map of Europe. Included is a map of Europe to help them with this.
A three/four lesson enquiry on earthquakes that looks to answer two questions, as well as providing the opportunity to work through two case studies of earthquakes.
The information and activities are provided within one document that can be printed as a booklet to then work through. This includes key vocabulary, key information and diagrams alongside activities that get pupils to think about and use their learning in different ways, as well as time to answer the two main questions.
Also included is a PowerPoint presentation that can be used alongside the information sheets. This includes everything that can be found in the information sheets, alongside extra written text and instructions within the notes sections.
Both documents have been uploaded as PowerPoints so they can be easily adapted, with these lessons easily adaptable across a range of ages.