Creative and innovative resources that meet the needs of every learner in every lesson.
Why create numerous resources when one can do it all.
Most resources are for geography lessons, but many are for whole-school too and cross over into numerous subjects.
Creative and innovative resources that meet the needs of every learner in every lesson.
Why create numerous resources when one can do it all.
Most resources are for geography lessons, but many are for whole-school too and cross over into numerous subjects.
A lesson that gets pupils to calculate their own carbon footprint based on a series of life style questions.
There are lots of on-line versions, but I wanted one that didn’t need any IT access.
Pupils create a pledge that demonstrates ways that they will try to reduce their own carbon footprint.
There is also a more complex GCSE style question that promotes an understanding of the global picture & why more developed countries would have a larger carbon footprint than developing countries. Or this may be set to change in relation to (often more costly) energy saving devices.
Used as part of the KS3 SOW.
3 revision guides designed for OCR A geography 1-9 GCSE course.
A unique guide has been created for each paper.
Many of the activities can actually be used as teaching resources/activities.
Areas covered are:
Grid References.
Scale.
Distance.
Height.
Fieldwork.
Statistics.
Q & A analysis.
Synoptic Q & A.
Coasts
Population
Energy
Modifying the landscape for food & water
Rivers
Industry
Urban geography
Upland, lowland & glacial areas
Climate of the UK
Development
Ecosystems
Extreme weather
Climate change
They differs from a conventional guide because on each page it provides students with actual tasks to complete. E.g. sorting, linking, drawing, SPaG, spot the mistakes etc.
At the back there are dozens of questions that pupils can use the guide to help answer.
The 2 statistic pages were printed on A3, laminated & provided to the pupils as last minute revision, whilst they were waiting to go into the exam hall.
I printed lots off in colour and charged students £2 as well as providing them with a copy on disc. Some students just wanted a free disc copy & printed it at home.
Although designed for OCR, most of the content is the same for other exam boards and it is very easily amended.
These took dozens of hours to create and will be an superb time saving resource that will really support students of all ability.
A selection of geography skills activities. Choropleth mapping, Isoline mapping, proportional graphs & picture analysis. Covers all new 1-9 specifications. These are very structured and allow pupils to gain the basic detail of graphing requirements for all geography specifications.
An information sheet with all of the content needed for students to create a piece of work related to the causes, effects & how people have adaped to El Nino/drought. Students can create a poem, mindmap, article or any other independent task. Worksheet included to complete summary of key learning.
A sheet that allows students to create a self evaluation of their current learning and attitude. This was designed for geography, but could be used in any subject.
A great lesson that teaches pupils about Rostows model.
The lesson has key word analysis & explaining & links these terms to explaining each stage of the model.
Pupils watch a great clip and use the structured sheet to outline each stage of the model.
Designed for the new 1-9 gcse specifications.
A great lesson that provides pupils with the knowledge related to aid and the different types.
Pupils use the information sheet (which has all of the information on). I normally print these on A3, colour & laminate them.
Promotes independent learning.
Designed for the new 1-9 gcse specifications.
A super lesson that explores the ways to present, analyse & explain data.
I got students to create a traffic tally on a local road, whilst keeping then in the school grounds. I then did a comparison on the city of Delhi (found a clip on youtube).
Students then created a bar graph & then moved on to completing a more complex data presentation.
Links well to much of the new 1-9 specification and was used as part of the KS3 SOW.
A lesson that explores how river features & management associated with the Holderness coastline. (3 lessons really)
Pupils have a choice of tasks.
All materals are differentiated to allow access to learning for all pupils.
Students use the information sheet (no need for books).
Promotes independent learning.
I would recommend printing the information sheet in colour & in A3 & laminating it, to be used again.
Links well to much of the new 1-9 specification and was used as part of the KS3 SOW.
A lesson that provides students with an opportunity to develop and practice a wide range of data presentation and mapping skills based around tropical storms.
A lesson that allows students to use a wide rage of skills in a really fun and engaging way.
Pupils design their character and vehicle and present there characteristics through detailed data presentation.
They then lead their troops to the alien base to defeat the enemy.
It’s probably the best lesson that I have created and my kids loved it.
Best used over 2 1hr lessons and with kids that have a basic grasp of maps and data, but it is not essential.
Resources for teaching about the Hoover Dam.
Students use the links in the powerpoint to make notes on the info sheet.
They then create a short presentation (extended writing).
It is very simple, but very effective.
A great lesson that enables students to create a tracing paper (GIS) overlay that identifies areas that are prone to flooding.
It works bes by photocopying onto tracing paper. This can easily be done by changing the settings on the photocopier.
Homework ideas for the GCSE AQA geography specification.
They include QR codes that link to on-line resources.
These tasks require little to no marking, are fun and engaging and support the development of cultural capital in terms of creating great global citizens.
A wide range of home-learning activities that can be used across a range of year groups.
These asks are designed to be fun and engaging and require very little or no marking.
These activities include QR codes that link to video clips and are activities that will support the development of well-rounded global citizens.
A fully resources lesson to provide students with and overview of the distribution of rainforests & deserts.
Students describe the distribution and then look at effective ways to describe graphs. This is an important geographical skill that supports pupils in picking up those easy marks in assessments.
The lesson has a focus upon the climate & location of deserts & tropical rainforests, but another layer for other ecosystems can easily be added.
I print the rainforest map onto tracing paper which the kids then put the base map in order to create a very simplified GIS map.
A lovely and simple lesson that allows pupils to understand what jobs may be available in the future.
It also enables pupils to practice and develop their note-taking skills. With particular reference to putting texts into their own words.
It was planned as an integral part of the KS3 Geography curriculum, but can also be used for PSHCE at a whole-school level.
A full lesson (powerpoint & resources) that enables pupils to develop a wide range of skills alongside learning about development indicators and how the world is so uneven.
Pupils analyse statistics and data.
Present the data in a number of ways using the scaffolded frameworks.
Look at analysis strategies.
Explain some of the data to explain why it varies.
This is best printed on A3.
