This pack provides an introduction to studying your local area, around the classroom and nearby canals and rivers. It supports the history curriculum - changes within living memory and the geography curriculum - field sketches, maps and diagrams.The pack consists of activity sheets for individual and group work and whiteboard pictures for classroom discussion. The teacher guidance notes provide curriculum links and background information.

A SOW focused on the impact of slavery on West Africa, the Caribbean and a local study on Bristol.

Wewere studying our local area, Gorseinon, and to introduce the topic I gave the children this coprehension to do about the history of Gorseinon. You could adapt this for your own local area.

This is a MS Word document that is easily adaptable to suit your needs. It focuses on a local river study and also includes opportunities to develop feedback and evaluate your progress. It is ideal to support the topic of rivers and can also be used as Homework research topic. I have used this with my Year 4 Class and they were really positive about it. It was completed independently and then discussed as small groups.

Three lessons on aspects of Birmingham history. I put these together as a part of a new SoW for Year 7s because of the new criteria: 'how the local community fits into a wider national and international history.' (Ofsted)

This is lesson for the new Edexcel Geography A-level that introduces pupils to the concept of localism and the reasons behind it. It then goes on to look at the example of Totnes in Devon, with pupils researching a number of initiatives that Totnes has introduced in response to globalisation

Local study Traffic problems set of 4 worksheets. KS2. Worksheet 1: Pupil traffic survey for pupils to investigate traffic flow on a street nearest to their school (morning, lunchtime, afternoon). The worksheet is simple to use with pictures for easy completion. Pupils count using a tally. Great for small group with an adult. I used this and gave a different group of 6 the task on a specific day of the week. All pupils had a chance to carry out the survey. By the end of the week, we had a picture of the road traffic problems over the course of a week at three different times of the day. Was great for comparison work. Worksheet 2: A set of follow up questions stemming from the survey plus 4 questions asking pupils their opinions about the road after the survey eg how safe do you feel riding a bike on this road? Worksheet 3: Problems caused by traffic through a picture/phrase matching task. Worksheet 4: Improving traffic issues by using road signs in town centres. Links well with work on Cities, Transport, Local Study.

Introduce your pupils to the heart of their communities with this engaging, differentiated Local Businesses lesson pack, designed to build awareness of the types and importance of local businesses. This resource supports learners with high EAL needs and varying ability levels through a range of interactive, discussion-based, and mapping activities. What’s Included: 8 Slide ActivInspire flipchart introducing local business concepts with real-world examples (PDF included). Key Vocabulary Focus: community, customer, jobs, economy, importance Interactive Map Activity: students label and design their own local area using real or imagined businesses Critical Thinking Prompts exploring the role and value of businesses in a neighbourhood Google Maps Exploration Task to connect classroom learning with real-life geography Plenary - sharing to encourage speaking, listening and peer learning Key Features: Aligned with UK Geography and Citizenship curriculum for Years 4–6 Supports EAL learners with clear vocabulary, visuals, and scaffolded tasks Differentiated discussion questions to stretch all ability levels Encourages active learning and real-world application through map work Editable slides and templates included for easy adaptation Perfect for: Geography / PSHE / Citizenship lessons KS2 (Years 4–6) Used as part of the IPC (International Primary Curriculum) unit ‘Young Entrepreneurs’. Cross-curricular units on community, economy or maps Whole-class teaching or small group differentiation Cover lessons, enrichment, or independent projects

A complete, ready to teach lesson for KS1 Geography introducing children to human and physical features. Children learn the difference between natural (physical) and man-made (human) features through an active class game and then record their learning with a scaffolded evidence worksheet. Includes: Step-by-step lesson plan (Word) Editable slideshow (PowerPoint/Canva) “Human or Physical?” class game Differentiated worksheets: Year 1: Cut-and-stick activity (Human vs Physical columns) Year 2: Sort with writing stems (“A ___ is a ___ feature because ___”) Matching sorting cards for interactive activities Teacher answer sheet Why teachers love it: Active learning: whole class stands left/right for Human vs Physical game Worksheets use the same images from the game → reduces cognitive load Sentence stems support younger pupils and extend older ones Meets KS1 National Curriculum objectives for Human and Physical Geography Lesson Activities: Hook: “Did people make it, or is it natural?” Teaching: definitions with examples Active game: Stand Left = Human, Stand Right = Physical Independent evidence sheet (cut, stick, write) Plenary retrieval with stem sentences This lesson is part of a 5-lesson Geography unit (A Local Study), which can also be bundled with a History unit for a full Term 1 cross-curricular pack.

A comprehensive revision checklist created for Edexcel GCSE History GCSE that includes all aspects of Crime & Punishment. Also includes separate checklist for Whitechapel. There is a pdf version of the file as well to ensure you have correct layout. Attached a word copy incase you want it to be edited.

A lesson focusing upon a local study of the First World War, in the Leeds/West Yorkshire/Yorkshire area. Includes a video resource and discussion, local knowledge, an activity around the local area with key focuses, local men and memorials, and an assessment at the end. All resources included within the PowerPoint.

Inspired by by AQA GCSE Religious Studies Theme A Christianity: Chapter 2: Christian Practices. This lesson explores 2.8 The Role of the Church in the Local Community: Food Banks in AQA GCSE Religious Studies, focusing on how churches support people in need. Students will make structured notes on why Christians run food banks, linking this to Jesus’ teachings on love and charity. The lesson includes discussion activities on whether helping through food banks is the best way to tackle poverty. Students will complete exam-style questions to apply their knowledge and develop GCSE skills. The lesson encourages reflection on Christian responsibility and social action. I spend time planning so would be grateful if you leave a review, thank you :)

Attached is sequential planning for a Birmingham history case study. This dates back to the origins of Birmingham, and how it came to be the city it is today. Attached also is… All resources (No PPT- happy to email this over though for free- it is too large to upload onto TES). Differentiated planning and activities

Designed for KS3, involving multiple links to GCSE and British Values throughout. This is the first lesson in a scheme of work based around UK Ecosystems, taking students from the processes involved in ecosystems, through food chains and species identification to the impacts and management of our UK ecosystems. Learning Objectives: Describe the most important sites of fibbersley. Explain how we could manage Fibbersely better. Present your solutions to the class.

This is a lesson used to address the demands of 3.1.1.6 case studies part of unit 3.1.1 Water and carbon cycles of the 2 year AQA geography A-level (7037). This lesson allows students to apply their understanding of the water cycle to a river catchment at a local scale (River Exe, Devon). The lesson starts by introducing the students to the River Exe and its characteristics using a group work activity where students have three attempts to match the data provided to the correct statement (answers included). Students then interpret a hydrograph showing the regime of the river Exe. Having read the information on pages 52/53 of the AQA geography textbook (Oxford), students then complete the template suggesting how each of the factors listed affect the water cycle in the River Exe catchment. To reinforce the students learning and place specific details of the case study there is a version of the activity know as quiz, quiz, change where the students are each given a statement with a question and answer on. They move around the room asking their question to their classmates. If answered correctly students swap statements if not the correct answer is read out before moving on.

A complete, ready-to-teach lesson for KS1 Geography exploring the differences between a village, a town, and a city. Children will locate their own town on a map, compare different types of settlement, and complete a fun sorting activity with photos and word banks. Includes: Step-by-step lesson plan (Word) Editable slideshow (PowerPoint/Canva) with placeholders for local photos and maps Differentiated worksheets: Year 1: Cut-and-stick sorting activity with picture cards Year 2: Sorting with writing prompts and sentence stems Photo pack (6 images: 2 village, 2 town, 2 city) Editable UK map with space to mark your own local town Why teachers love it: Editable slideshow and maps mean it works anywhere in the UK Scaffolded resources support Year 1 while extending Year 2 Stem sentences for writing and retrieval built into the slides Matches KS1 National Curriculum objectives for Locational Knowledge and Human/Physical Geography Lesson Activities: Hook: What kind of place is this? Map skills: locating the local town Teaching: definitions of village, town, and city Sorting practice with photos Independent task (cut-and-stick for Y1, writing challenge for Y2) Plenary: retrieval quiz with sentence stems This lesson is part of a 5-lesson Geography unit (A Local Study), which can also be bundled with a History unit for a full Term 1 cross-curricular pack.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about buildings over time as a part of their history study of ‘significant historical places in their own locality’ and ‘changes within living memory.’ It tracks the development of buildings from ancient civilisations to the present day, and contains comprehensive sections entitled: Overview; Interesting Local Buildings; Important Vocabulary; Buildings Timeline; Architecture Through Time; Top Buildings Facts. The local buildings are centred on an East of England study, but this can be easily amended on the Word version to suit your own context if needed. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.

A full powerpoint with tasks, relevant theory and extended reading to cover the topic of Local and Global Audiences from the A Level Media Studies specification.