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Mount Everest - Non-Fiction Text - Whole Class Reading Session!
This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s comprehension skills when reading non-fiction texts. It focuses on their reading of an original non-fiction article introducing Mount Everest.
The reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language.
The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities.
The session is best suited for children in years 2-4, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.
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Comparing the UK and Italy - Resources Bundle!
This bundle contains all three of the ‘Comparing the UK and Italy’ lessons, in addition to the knowledge organiser.
The lessons included are:
1.Key Human and Physical Geography Facts;
2.Climate and Biomes
3.Settlements, Resources and Trade
The lessons contain interactive, colourful and detailed PowerPoint presentations, in addition to all of the worksheets/ templates needed for the activities.
The series of lessons are designed to help children to learn the relevant place, human and physical geography knowledge from the KS2 Geography National Curriculum: -‘understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region of the United Kingdom and a region in a European country;’
‘physical geography, including: climate zones, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes;’
-‘human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy.’
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Comparing the UK and Italy - Settlements, Resources and Trade!
This clear and purposeful lessons enables children to begin making comparisons between the UK and Italy, as a part of their KS2 geography study.
In this lesson, children learn about the different types of ‘settlements’ before comparing different settlements in the UK and Italy. They consider how the reasons for the formation of settlements is often linked to resources and trade. The lesson includes a 17 slide PowerPoint presentation, guiding learners through the lesson, and a research template for the main activity (provided in both Word and PDF).
The lesson is a part of a series of lessons designed to help children to learn the relevant place, human and physical geography knowledge from the KS2 Geography National Curriculum: -‘understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region of the United Kingdom and a region in a European country;’
‘physical geography, including: climate zones, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes;’
-‘human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy.’
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Comparing the UK and Italy - Climate and Biomes!
This clear and purposeful lessons enables children to begin making comparisons between the UK and Italy, as a part of their KS2 geography study.
In this lesson, children understand the key terms ‘climate’ and ‘biome’ before comparing the climate and biomes of areas of the UK and Italy. It includes a 17 slide PowerPoint presentation, guiding learners through the lesson, and a research template for the main activity (provided in both Word and PDF).
The lesson is a part of a series of lessons designed to help children to learn the relevant place, human and physical geography knowledge from the KS2 Geography National Curriculum: -‘understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region of the United Kingdom and a region in a European country;’
‘physical geography, including: climate zones, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes;’
-‘human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy.’
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Comparing the UK and Italy - Key Physical and Human Geography Facts!
This clear and purposeful lessons enables children to begin making comparisons between the UK and Italy, as a part of their KS2 geography study.
Children compare the location of both countries on a map, before studying and answering questions based on what they learn from a knowledge organiser/ fact file document (included).
The lesson is designed to help children to learn the relevant place, human and physical geography knowledge from the KS2 Geography National Curriculum: -‘understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region of the United Kingdom and a region in a European country;’
‘physical geography, including: climate zones, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes;’
-‘human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy.’
The included knowledge organiser 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.
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London - Upper KS2 Place Knowledge - Geography Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for upper KS2 students learning or revising knowledge relating to London, as a part of their place knowledge in geography. It contains comprehensive sections on:
Overview;
Places/ Landmarks in London;
Key Facts and Maps;
Rivers and Lakes/ River Thames;
Topography/ Highest Hills;
Human Geography Features;
Physical Geography Features;
Key Vocabulary.
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 and are cited on a separate document (included). The resource is aligned with the expectations of the geography national curriculum.
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Comparison of the UK and Italy - Geography Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students revising knowledge relating to the UK and Italy, as a part of their study of their KS2 place, human and physical geography. It contains comprehensive sections on:
Key Facts Overview and Maps;
Physical Geography Comparison;
Human Geography Comparison;
10 Key Comparison Facts;
Key Vocabulary.
The organiser is designed to help children to learn the relevant place, human and physical geography knowledge from the KS2 Geography National Curriculum: -‘understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region of the United Kingdom and a region in a European country’
‘physical geography, including: climate zones, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes’
-‘human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity
including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy.’
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 and are cited on a separate document (included).
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Africa Lesson Bundle - Geography Scheme of Learning!
These interesting and highly-stimulating lessons enable students to develop an in-depth understanding of the physical and human geography features of the African continent. It culminates with them creating their very own African country geography study presentations. The scheme promotes engagement with varied geographical concepts including biomes, population, rivers, lakes, mountains, climate, borders and capital cities.
The lessons included are:
1.African Overview - Facts and Key Information
2.African Rivers and Lakes
3.Country Study - Egypt (inc. Sahara Desert)
4.Country Study - Kenya (inc. the Savanna)
5.The Congo Rainforest
6.Creating Country Studies
Each lesson contains eye-catching and comprehensive presentations, in addition to all of the worksheets and activity templates needed. Some of the lessons benefit from access to atlases and/or web-searching devices.
The scheme is most fitting for children across Key Stage 2.
The resources within this lesson can be easily adapted to suit home/remote learning.
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African Country Study - Physical and Human Geography!
This interesting and highly-stimulating lesson enables students to create their very own African country geography study presentations. The lesson format and resources enables them to engage with varied geographical concepts including biomes, population, rivers, lakes, mountains, climate, borders and capital cities.
The lesson follows a clear, logical, bite-size learning journey, which guides students towards relevant and constructive learning objectives, and helps them to build their presentations. Over the course of this journey, they:
-Remember key facts about the African continent to contextualise their learning;
-Pick an African nation at random;
-Follow a clear checkist and model example, enabling them to create presentations with the following sections: Physical Geography Key Facts, Human Geography Key Fact, Biomes and Climate, Rivers, Lakes and Mountains, and Capital City.
-Presenting their country study, with reference to clear guidance on effective speaking and listening skills.
-Self-assess their outcomes using the learning objectives.
The lesson benefits from access to atlases and/or web-searching devices.
This lesson resource is made up of a visually engaging whole-lesson PowerPoint presentation (17 slides), the countries for selection, and the checklist.
The resources within this lesson can be easily adapted to suit home/remote learning.
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The Congo Rainforest - Physical Geography Lesson!
This interesting and highly-stimulating lesson enables students to describe and understand the key physical geography features of The Congo Rainforest. Whilst gaining a wide range of knowledge about the biome, key facts, climate, plants and animals of area, students also become familiar with a wide range of vocabulary pertinent to the KS2 geography curriculum.
The lesson follows a clear, logical, bite-size learning journey, which guides students towards relevant and constructive learning objectives. Over the course of this journey, they become able to:
-Remember key facts about the African continent to contextualise their learning;
-Learn where the Congo rainforest is, and understand why this biome exists here;
-Learn key facts about the area, rivers, animals and plants of the Congo;
-Remembering further facts through watching an interesting video on the Congo, and then answering comprehension questions;
-Self-assess their progress using the learning objectives.
The lesson benefits from access to atlases and/or web-searching devices for the final task.
This lesson resource is made up of a visually engaging whole-lesson PowerPoint presentation (15 slides)
The resources within this lesson can be easily adapted to suit home/remote learning.
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Kenya - Human and Physical Geography - Lesson!
This interesting and highly-stimulating lesson enables students to describe and understand the key human and physical geography features of Kenya. Whilst gaining a wide range of knowledge about the biomes, cities, climate and animals of Kenya, students also become familiar with a wide range of vocabulary pertinent to the KS2/KS3 geography curriculum.
The lesson follows a clear, logical, bite-size learning journey, which guides students towards relevant and constructive learning objectives. Over the course of this journey, they become able to:
-Remember key facts about the African continent to contextualise their learning;
-Learn key facts about the area, population and main features of Kenya;
-Explore further information about the climate and biomes of Kenya through learning about the different types of world biomes, and how they exist;
-Going on a ‘virtual safari’ to further explore the Kenyan savanna;
-Use a model example in order to carry out their own research about one of the ‘Big 5’ mammals of Kenya;
-Self-assess their progress using the learning objectives.
The lesson requires access to atlases and/or web-searching devices.
This resource pack includes:
-A visually engaging whole-lesson PowerPoint presentation (17 slides);
-A Kenya knowledge organiser, for use in one of the fact-finding tasks (in Word and PDF);
The resources within this lesson can be easily adapted to suit home/remote learning.
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Egypt - Exploring Human and Physical Geography Lesson!
This interesting and highly-stimulating lesson enables students to describe and understand the key human and physical geography features of Egypt. Whilst gaining a wide range of knowledge about the biomes, rivers, lakes, climates and cities of Egypt, students also become familiar with a wide range of vocabulary pertinent to the KS2/KS3 geography curriculum.
The lesson follows a clear, logical, bite-size learning journey, which guides students towards relevant and constructive learning objectives. Over the course of this journey, they become able to:
-Remember key facts about the African continent to contextualise their learning;
-Learn key facts about the area, population and main features of Egypt;
-Explore further information about the climate and biomes of Egypt through watching a thought-provoking video;
-Identify and range of physical and human geography features on a map-building task;
-Partake in deeper thinking activities about population density and trade in Egypt;
-Self-assess their progress using the learning objectives.
The lesson requires access to atlases and/or web-searching devices.
This resource pack includes:
-A visually engaging whole-lesson PowerPoint presentation (14 slides);
-A blank map for the Egypt map-building activity (in Word and PDF);
The resources within this lesson can be easily adapted to suit home/remote learning.
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Africa: Rivers and Lakes - Lesson!
This interesting and highly-stimulating lesson enables students to describe and understand the key aspects of Africa’s major rivers and lakes. Whilst gaining a wide range of knowledge about the rivers and lakes, students also become familiar with a wide range of vocabulary pertinent to the geography curriculum.
The lesson follows a clear, logical, bite-size learning journey, which guides students towards relevant and constructive learning objectives. Over the course of this journey, they become able to:
-Remember key facts about the African continent to contextualise their learning;
-Identify African rivers and lakes on a map, and identify the countries and regions within the continent;
-Learn about the Nile and Lake Victoria - modelled in the presentation;
-Retrieve, share, and describe key information about various rivers and lakes in Africa, through a researching activity.
-Peer assess each others’ descriptions using the learning objectives.
The lesson requires access to atlases and/or web-searching devices.
This resource pack includes:
-A visually engaging whole-lesson PowerPoint presentation (16 slides);
-A blank map for the atlas activity;
-Research template for the main activity;
The resources within this lesson can be easily adapted to suit home/remote learning.
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Thailand Knowledge Organiser - Geography Place Knowledge!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students revising knowledge relating to Thailand, as a part of their study of place, human and physical geography.
Overview and Maps;
Physical Geography;
Human Geography;
Comparison with the United Kingdom;
Thailand Timeline;
Key Vocabulary.
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 and are cited on a separate document (included).
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Seven Natural Wonders Descriptive Writing Challenge - Lesson Bundle!
These highly engaging and purposeful lessons aim to develop a number of important creative writing skills, whilst towards an extended descriptive piece based on the ‘Seven Natural Wonders of the World.’
The lessons are sequenced thoughtfully, progressing children from their initial word level ideas, through sentence level construction, to whole-text composition.
The lessons included are:
Building Base Vocabulary
Using the Senses
Descriptive Devices
Fronted Adverbials
Whole Text Cohesion and Connectives
Editing and Redrafting.
The lessons also build children’s understanding of each of the seven natural wonders, which links well to geography/ environmental cross-curricular study.
Included are each of the clear, eye-catching, comprehensive PowerPoint presentations (these will guide you through the step-by-step journey for each lesson), the worksheets/templates needed for the main activities, and the structure strip for the extended writing piece (all provided in both Word and PDF).
In the past, I have used these lessons with children in lower KS2 (years 3 and 4) - the key learning is aligned with curriculum expectations for writing. All images are licensed for commercial use.
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Seven Natural Wonders Descriptive Writing Challenge - Lessons 5 and 6!
These highly engaging and purposeful writing lessons are the final two lessons in a series of six building towards an extended creative writing piece based on the ‘Seven Natural Wonders of the World.’
These two lessons move the children on from sentence level ideas, to considering whole text structure and cohesion. Throughout the lessons, children learn:
-What the different types of connectives are, and how these can be used to build cohesion within and between paragraphs;
-How whole texts can be structured for clarity and effect;
-How to punctuate their work accurately - they then use this information to edit and redrafts sections of their writing.
Included is the clear, comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation for both lessons (22 slides), the worksheet needed for the main activity, and the structure strip (both provided in Word and PDF).
In the past, I have used these lessons with children in lower KS2 (years 3 and 4) - the key learning is aligned with curriculum expectations for writing. All images are licensed for commercial use.
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Seven Natural Wonders Descriptive Writing Challenge - Lessons 3 and 4!
These highly engaging and purposeful writing lessons are lessons 3 and 4 in a series of six building towards an extended creative writing piece based on the ‘Seven Natural Wonders of the World.’
These two lessons move the children on from word level to sentence level ideas. Throughout the lessons, children learn:
-What similes, metaphors, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and personification are, and how to use these ‘descriptive devices’ for clarity and effect in their writing;
-How to use fronted adverbials to add further detail and variety to their natural wonders sentences.
Included is the clear, comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation for both lessons (22 slides) and the worksheets/templates needed for the 2 main activities (provided in both Word and PDF).
In the past, I have used these lessons with children in lower KS2 (years 3 and 4) - the key learning is aligned with curriculum expectations for writing. All images are licensed for commercial use.
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Seven Natural Wonders Descriptive Writing Challenge - Lessons 1 and 2!
These highly engaging and purposeful lessons are the first two lessons in a series of six building towards an extended creative writing piece based on the ‘Seven Natural Wonders of the World.’
In these lessons, children learn:
-What nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs are, and how to use these ‘base words’ for clarity and effect in their writing;
-About each of the Seven Wonders of the world, through viewing pictures and reading key facts;
-How to use base words and their five senses to begin to describe the natural wonders, moving from word level to sentence level over the two lessons;
Included is the clear, comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation for both lessons (24 slides) and the worksheets/templates needed for the 3 main activities (provided in both Word and PDF).
In the past, I have used these lessons with children in lower KS2 (years 3 and 4) - the key learning is aligned with curriculum expectations for writing. All images are licensed for commercial use.
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Atlas of Record-Breaking Adventures - Whole Class Reading Session!
This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s comprehension skills through a reading of the opening section of the ‘Atlas of Record-Breaking Adventures’ by Emily Hawkins. This section focuses in more depth on three record breaking areas of Africa:
-Botswana: The fastest land mammal;
-Ethiopia: The Danakil Desert - hottest place on Earth;
-Zambia: The Biggest Waterfall
The resource pack includes the extract needed, for the children to read (ideally collectively or in groups). This is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. A vocabulary check helps to secure children’s understanding of any new or unfamiliar language.
The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities.
The session is best suited for children across KS2, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.
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Natural Disasters - Geography Knowledge Organisers Bundle!
These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources offer a complete reference point for students learning or revising knowledge relating to a range of natural disasters. The organisers included focus on the following subject matter:
-Flooding
-Volcanoes
-Earthquakes
-Cyclones and Tornadoes
-Tsunamis
The resources are designed to be printed onto either A4 or A3, and are provided in both PDF and Word versions (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use. The resources are most suitable for students in KS2 or KS3.