Orienteering - PPP9 Navigation, Gathering Points and Handrails. This Power Point Presentation aims to help competitors in the art of navigation. Two ways of making the navigation challenge easier, involves making the most of gathering points and Handrails. The use of these navigation skills can help the novice to progress into an experienced, confident and successful competitor. The presentation offers the following: 1. Map examples of linear map symbols that help the runner to maintain a parallel track to the intended control point. Examples of linear features might be a) a fence, b) a wall, c) the edge of woodland. These are a few of many possibles. 2. In contrast gathering points are a number of isolated map symbols that can also help the runner to progress accurately between two control points. This is particularly useful when following a compass bearing. Isolated map features might include a) a large rock, b) a small thicket, c) an isolated tree d) a ditch running across the direction of travel, etc. There are many more examples. Long navigational legs may have as many as 5 or more gathering points. Gathering points also helps to sub-divide the leg into specific distances. This presentation also includes a section on how to set a compass bearing using the Silva (plate) compass. As long as you have the map and compass in your hand you will not be lost! However, you may be unsure of your exact location - In these circumstances - check the orientation of the map and look for prominent physical or man made objects nearby to relocate. Handrails and gathering points help to create bite size challenges. Learning these advanced skills help to establish stress free progress in an Orienteering event. Enjoy the challenges.

This chapter highlights the structure and content of an Orienteering Event and it is presented as a Power Point Presentation. The key elements include: The map and planning, Orienteering controls and the officials (the people behind the scenes), Preparing the maps and checking out the lay of the land, Advertising the event and taking in the entries, Setting up a suitable start and finish zone. Other interesting features include aspects of coaching, working with young competitors and also the benefits of family participation.All in all a sport with a healthy outlook and well worth trying. This resource is part of a larger coaching document and all presentations will serve to support three homeless charities.

This resource is a mini project about Africa. It is presented as a 25 question quiz that can be expanded for perhaps 3 to 6 lessons encompassing a wide variety of topics. The main theme of the resource targets Africa as a continent. Sub-themes (mainly Geography but also some History), includes topics such as: Biomes, Ecosystems, Climate, wildlife, River Basins, Deltas, Mountains, Natural Vegetation, Global Warming as well as several other Geographical themes. There are many ways for delivering this material: Each lesson can start with a question-and-answer session with the use of atlases or a projected image of Africa (The focus can be on Physical Geography, Human Geography or both.) Focus on the first 5 questions in discussion. After 15 minutes discussion and directed teaching, Ask the children the first 5 questions as a mini challenge. As an immediate follow up show the first 5 answers from the fact file presentation. The test result is not as important as the discussion and the follow up discussion. Using this framework there is the possibility for six very contrasting lessons. There are World map outline challenges at the end of the resource file. Any commission from this resource will be sent to the homeless charity “CRISIS” UK. Have fun and enjoy the teaching experience.

Advice and a Warning … Please note that this play makes use of sound effects like irate animals, a rather mad parrot and a deaf old lady who breaks wind!! If you use this resource, I recommend using it in the final lesson of the day. It is not for use by teachers who are faint hearted or do not have a good rapport with their students. Read on if you are interested. This is both a short story and a short play about Diego the Parrot. The title of the play is “My Neighbour Has A Parrot”. I used to enjoy interactive lessons with my students and in partnership with my classes we used to produce plays, drama sketches and pantomimes. These were the most memorable experiences in my career as a teacher. This resource targets English and Drama or it can be used as a platform for a short stage production. Acting out plays has always been a winner for me. There are lots of sound effects included in this production and it affords the opportunity to have lots of fun with your students. As a play it would last between 10 and 15 minutes. The main characters in this production could include a narrator, old man, old lady, parrot and possibly a sound effects expert! I would target this resource at Key Stage 2 and 3 (Ages 8 to 14 year old). Initially I would read the story to the class (with the sound effects) and then develop the production as a whole class exercise and then, perhaps, in groups of between 4 and 5 children. The main aim of this classroom activity is 1) Building inner confidence and 2) Having fun in the classroom. Further developments can involve creative writing about Diego the parrot. One in particular that I have used in the past would be “Diego and the Ventriloquist”. Each child can have a go at performing and writing a small individual sketch for fun. A toy parrot strapped to the shoulder would be a useful extra. I hope you have fun with this resource. My shop supports the Berwick Youth Project. This charity helps to keep young people safe and tries to prevent them from ending up on the streets or homeless.

All 2021 income on this resource will go to Homeless Charities. Learn at school or at home about USA Cities. This presentation can be used for children between the ages of 9 and sixteen. There are fifty five slides and thirty nine pages of additional resource materials. I have selected the following cities because of their contrasting site, situation and geographical locations. They are: Boston, New York, Washington DC, Chicago, Detroit, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco and New Orleans. This selection of cities offers extended studies in both Physical and Human Geography. Included in the slide notes and the resource file are suggested work challenges involving on line work, historical links, geographical writing skills, discussions and other map drawing exercises. The presentation can be targeted at nine and ten year old students but it will be necessary to use the shortened version of the script. Children between the age of eleven and fourteen should be able to cope well with most of the challenges. Key Stage 4 (fourteen to sixteen years) students involved in examinations will be able to link this resource with a large range of the exam topics. Some examples include: Boston and New York - Settlements, site, situation and geographical location. New Orleans - Flooding, Mississippi Drainage Basin, River features including deltas. Detroit - Industrial and population change. Chicago and Detroit - Location, Waterways and Trade, Glaciation and the Great Lakes. Los Angeles and San Francisco - Environmental Hazards and Tourism. Las Vegas - Desert environment, Water resources and the Entertainment Industry. Washington DC - Capital City, history, location, population, government and tourism. There are several IT challenges on offer that involve constructing a quiz word grid, following the course of the River Colorado by using on line maps, developing knowledge of site, situation and geographical location with a starting point in Downtown Chicago. The whole project is aimed at developing a wide range of geographical knowledge along with IT skills and the opportunity to improve writing techniques in preparation for higher level studies. I personally would use this resource for Year 9 groups in preparation for Key Stage 4 Geography. The History content makes it just that little bit more interesting.

A vast collection of teaching materials from a lifetime of experience. 60% saving. This large bundle will serve a large number of young and experienced teachers alike. In as few words as possible I will explain the potential gains to be had from this vast collection of History, Geography and General Knowledge. A World and UK collection of outline maps that can be used alongside an Atlas or independently. Hundreds of images & exercises on World Geography. They serve to assist in a huge variety of Humanities lessons. Check out this map-work resource that covers all of the skills required to read maps and fully understand the use of maps. This resource gives us a taste of ten cities in the UK. It offers fact file projects and worksheets. Similar to that listed above. This Power Point Presentation presents 9 contrasting cities in the USA. It gives a taste of both History and Geography. The Africa Project. This presentation offers up a huge contrast between the physical and human geography of the African Continent. It takes the shape of a Power Point Presentation and progresses through each chapter as a quiz. Close to my heart are the Yorkshire Dales. One of my favorite National Parks where I spent many days roaming the hills and diving into numerous caves. Like all of my resources there are many images, exercises, diagrams, and support materials. Topics covered vary from field sketches to glacial features and understanding maps that are linked to the history of industry and how people work the land. A thoroughly eclectic mix of knowledge and experience. On the History front, this resource tracks the whole journey through World War One as a time-line of information. There are many links to old cinema broadcasts that help to transport the students back in time. As a History teacher, I spent a number of years delving into the life of Adolf Hitler. This resource is entitled “Development of a Dictatorship”. My most downloaded resource is this time-line. It tracks all of Hitler’s progress from 1918 to his death in 1945. Again, there are many links to specific events like Dunkirk, Pearl Harbour, D-Day landings and many more. Glancing through this resource gives our History students excellent practice at mastering their own time-lines. The Reign of the Tudors. This is another time-line of events with both images and notes that once again can help younger students start to get the idea of putting events in the correct order. The Story of the Tudors is an in-depth Power Point Presentation that can be broken down into bite size quizzes. This presentation serves to guide you and the children from start to finish through the whole Tudor Period. During the Pandemic Period, my wife and I wrote many General Knowledge quizzes for parents and teachers. They target children from Years 5 to 9 but many of them serve older age groups. Each quiz covers a huge variety of topics. Answers contain extra detail.

This resource is offered as a Presentation, Quiz Challenge and Fact File. All of the chosen individuals have made a profound contribution to our development of scientific knowledge over the past hundreds of years. In the first instance it would ideally suit examination students of Science between the age of fourteen and eighteen. Key stage three children might also benefit from the two power point presentations as long as the commentary is minimal. It needs to focus on the main achievements of each scientist. For advanced students it can take the form of a Historical Quiz. This can be achieved by building through questions and discussion. Focus on the achievements and discoveries that each of these amazing scientists offered to the world. Feel free to use the footnotes in the best possible way for your students. My shop supports three homeless charities, Crisis, The Salvation Army, and The Berwick Project. I am offering this resource free. My hope is that you might consider supporting one of these charities or similar, the next time you come across unfortunate people within your own communities. Good luck and enjoy the teaching journey.

Orienteering - PPP10 The Shape of the Land & Understanding the Contours. The aim of this presentation is to help the beginner and intermediate orienteer to get a mental image of the rise and fall of the landscape. In order to achieve success in this challenge, we need to understand the concept of contour lines. These brown lines on an orienteering map represents the differing levels in the landscape. In terms of altitude each line, (level on the land) could be between 2.5 and 5.0 metres apart. Contour lines close together reflect very steep slopes whereas lines wider apart would describe flat or gradually sloping land. This presentation aims to describe how the landscape can be pictured in one’s own mind thanks to the specific contour patterns shown on the maps. Some of the landscape features have specific names and shapes so they are easier to recognise and identify. Reading the contours and knowing the shapes takes the orienteer to a different level of success.

The Tudors - From Start to Finish. This resource has been compiled as a time line of events and can be used as an independent home study or Zoom project. This Story about the Tudors is a comprehensive document in the form of a Power Point Presentation. There are over 100 images that give a taste of all that happened during this period of History. The study looks at the highs and lows of the main characters that lived and died during the reign of the Tudors. The whole package takes the form of 15 power point lessons that covers almost every possible topic that can be included within the Tudor Period. Topic examples include: Religion, Rebellion, War, Family, Execution, Affairs at home, Affairs abroad and Slavery to name but a few. Each lesson is concluded with a revision quiz that gives the children the opportunity to develop their writing skills. As all teachers know, History and use of the English language go hand in hand. This resource offers children from the age of 9 through to 16, a colourful opportunity to fully understand what happened during the reign of the Tudors as well as offering an extended project that develops individual literacy skills. The study can be delivered on three levels giving teachers the opportunity to use this resource with different age groups and ability levels. KS2 topics covered: Teaching Chronology, Black People / Slavery, Spanish Empire, Literacy and History. KS3 topics covered: Early Modern (16th & 17th Century), The Reformation, Henry VIII + Elizabeth I. All commission income will go to three different homeless charities. They are: Crisis, Salvation Army and The Berwick Project (Keeping young people off the streets).

Orienteering - My Journey - Ten Presentations (A coaching manual). All commission from sales in this web shop will be donated to homeless charities. This resource is a collection of Power Point Presentations that highlight many of the experiences and skills that I have encountered over the past 40 years in this great outdoor sport we know as Orienteering. There are ten presentations that focus on the following key areas of this outdoor adventurous sport: The history of maps and the early days of Orienteering. A taste of Orienteering at the Malaga Orienteering Club in Spain.* Becoming familiar with an Orienteering event and what to expect. The beginner and ten things that I have found useful in Orienteering. Types of landscape and what to expect in a competition. The importance of control descriptions and making the most of what is on offer. First of two presentations about symbols. A second presentation that tests your knowledge and helps you to become familiar with map symbols. Navigation and a taste of gathering points and handrails. Contours - Understanding the rise and fall of the landscape. This resource includes a full written commentary, several videos (courtesy of Malaga Orienteering Club). The slides can be presented in either English or Spanish. Individually the presentations cost over £30. For a limited period, all ten presentations are available for half price at £15. Once again please note that all commission goes to homeless charities.

Orienteering P5 & 6 - Types of Landscape & Control Descriptions. PPP5 - The outdoor adventure sport of Orienteering makes the most of all types of landscape. This presentation explores the many types of geographical environments that have been captured on orienteering maps. The competitor in Orienteering has the opportunity to experience the following and many other varieties of landscapes: 1. Forests with many different trees. 2. Runnable woodland. 3. Thick vegetation with slow progress. 4. Farmland meadows and orchards. 5. Open parkland and scrubland. 6. Moors and land with rocky outcrops. 7. Urban landscapes with alleys, back lanes and many stairways. These can make navigation very challenging with the many twists and turns! This presentation gives you a taste of how diverse the scenery in this amazing sport can be. PPP6 - This presentation entitled “Making the most of Control Descriptions” explores the connection between the shape of the landscape and the symbolic representation of the physical features with how they appear on the map. The sport of orienteering involves visiting a number of actual locations pin-pointed on the orienteering map being used. The event organisers must prepare races for each different age group. Each set of control descriptions are set out in numerical order. The presentation starts with an experienced orienteer who explains the basics to any beginners so that they know what to expect. It also highlights how control descriptions help all orienteers to become successful. The following aspects are covered: 1. Early guidance on what to expect at your first event. 2. There are at least 8 different types of control descriptions on the guidance sheet. 3. Images and symbols are used to give a visual picture linking the landscape with the map symbols. 4. A few examples of control descriptions and map types are included. 5. The examples can be used to challenge and test the group or individual. These two presentations will help both the beginner and the intermediate to make good progress. They will soon progress to advanced levels in this incredible sport. Any income made from these two power point presentations will be donated to three different homeless charities (Crisis, Salvation Army and The Berwick Project).

Orienteering - PPP7 Symbols - Quiz One In order to navigate an Orienteering map, it is essential to have a fair grasp of the map symbols. Presentation 7 is offered in the form of a Quiz. Included are 25 contrasting examples. Included are: Vegetation types, man-made structures, water features, natural formations and a variety of other common inclusions that can be found on Orienteering maps. Orienteering - PPP8 Symbols - Quiz Two As with Presentation 7 this is the second of two presentations that will help the Orienteer to become familiar with the map symbols. Presentation 8 again offers a selection of 25 map symbols. They are presented as a quiz challenge that can be repeated several times. This will help individual orienteers to become familiar with the many symbols included on Orienteering maps. A mixture of all symbol types has been included.

A power point presentation created by one of my 15 year old students (Carlos Soriano Jiménez). Topic includes what caused the cold war and the main events during the first 5 years.

This timeline is a revision document and also an aid to teaching this period of History. It is aimed at students sitting EDEXCEL IGCSE History. Included are video links and connections to files available on the internet. Students can use the document independently as a revision aid or it can be used by teachers to assist in delivering this part of the course.

This resource can be used as a revision document or as a resource for teaching topics about WW1 during the year 1917. Resource links include: Count Von Zeppelin, Russian Revolution, Lawrence of Arabia, Battles in the Passchendaele area and tanks in use at the Battle of Cambrai. There are a number of links to web sites and video footage for delivering lessons to both KS3 and KS4 History students. Year 11 History examination students will be able to use specific sections of this folder to revise from. Note … hyperlinks have been disabled but can be easily restored.

This resource can be used as a revision document or as a resource for teaching topics about WW1 during the year 1916. Resource topics include: The Battle of Verdun, The Easter Rising, War at Sea, Death of Lord Kitchener, Battle of the Somme, Krupp´s War Machine and Death of Rasputin. There are a number of web sites and videos included for delivering lessons to both KS3 and KS4 History students. Year 11 History examination students will be able to use specific sections of this folder to revise from. NB … hyperlinks have been disabled.

A Taste of Orienteering - Getting Ready for Your First Event. This chapter aims to help the beginner to become familiar with the many experiences and challenges facing the newcomer to this exciting outdoor sport. This Power Point Presentation is the second in a series of coaching notes for this amazing sport of Orienteering. It is dedicated to our departed friend, James Ross who was an established and successful Orienteer. He was a member of the well-established Malaga Orienteering Club. All commission gained from this resource will be donated to selected Cancer organisations. So where do we start? Here is a list of the topics covered in this presentation: Checking out your local Club and what is on offer. 2. Make contact and find out the many activities and experiences available. 3. Events can be either “Town and Country” (Urban or Rural), a huge contrast. 4. Become familiar with the Club websites. 5. What might we expect to find at the start line? 6. The first few seconds of any test or race are vitally important especially for novices! 7. As we progress, we will become familiar with both the map and the compass. 8. Gradually we will gain confidence and become familiar with directions, distances and many contrasting landscapes. 9. A clever thumb will improve our navigational skills!? 10. At the end of each event we will become familiar with the finish line and checking in at the download station. 11. Finally we should show gratitude to the planners and organisers who give of their time freely for the benefit of others and this incredible outdoor sport. Orienteering is very much a family sport, and it offers huge benefits to young and old alike. Check out this presentation and become involved in something very special.

This resource is offered as an introduction to how maps evolved and the subsequent development of Orienteering as a sport. It is offered as a Power Point Presentation and it lays the foundation for a programme of 9 more presentations that highlight the many skills and coaching topics to be experienced in this amazing sport (Orienteering). The ten presentations have been written in both English and Spanish. Many of the slides show the diversity of the Spanish landscape as captured by the many members of “The Malaga Orienteering Club in Spain.” The presentations can be adapted for viewing by Upper junior students (9 - 10 yrs.) through to adult age groups. This presentation includes topics such as: Comparisson of ancient maps through to modern day orienteering maps; Early maps and cartography; The compass rose; The Earth’s magnetic field, The magnetic compass and how it can be used with the Orienteering map. The presentation sets the foundation for many more coaching aspects covered in the follow up programme of wide ranging topics. These resources are a non profit making venture and any income will be forwarded to three selected homeless charities (Crisis, The Berwick Project and the Salvation Army). As an extension to the use of this resource, teachers may wish to use the text, images and possible video links to other topics such as: Geographical landscapes, The Spanish language, The History of Maps and as an introduction to the sport of Orienteering. The introductory videos (one of two in the presentation), gives a true taste of this amazing outdoor sport. Permission to show the videos in this and all ten presentations has been granted by Malaga Orienteering Club with the gratitude of (Ian Patterson) the author of this presentation.

The sport of Orienteering needs to be broken down into bite-size skills so that the beginner can establish the most important principles of this incredible activity. In this presentation I have selected ten elements that I believe to be essential learning steps for the novice orienteer. I have included the following topics in order to lay the foundations for success in this activity: Knowing your north from your south! 2. Translating the symbols into an accurate mental image of the land features. 3. Making the most of the map key. 4. Getting to grips with scale and distances. 5. Understanding contours and being able to convert the patterns into mental pictures. 6. Keeping in touch with your exact location by using your thumb! 7. A personal understanding of your stride distancing. 8. Making use of rough bearings. 9. Knowing how to use map handrails. 10. On a navigation leg, make the most of the collecting or gathering features between control points. These key principles of navigation and map reading skills will serve you well in this incredible sport. As with all my resources, I offer this resource at minimum cost in order to support my three chosen homeless charities. I am grateful to the Malaga Orienteering Club for permission to use many of the images and videos on offer in this presentation.