A great lesson that I used as part of a natural hazards unit for KS3. Pupils use a variety of skills as well as understanding the social & economic impacts that cold weather has in the UK. Fun & creative.

A lesson that covers how material is transported by a river. It is simple, but effective and has all of the elements to allow all abilities of pupils to access the learning.

A geography skills games used to teach grid references in the form of the battleships game. Each slide of the powerpoint is the teachers turn. This means that no cheating can take place. Pupils use the blank grid to draw on their ships and marks off eack of the teachers turns (which is also shown on the powerpoint). Once the first player has all of their ships sunk, the teacher loses. Each student takes it in turn to read out their coordinates to try and sink the teachers ship. A single hit sinks the entire ship. It works incredibly well for all age groups.

Information created for easy access for pupils to gain an understanding of the causes, effects and adaptations to drought. It is designed to allow pupils to work independently (in small groups) to create their own news broadcast role play. Show them the news clip from youtube. Discuss what makes a great roleplay news broadcast. Show info sheet (I like them printed in A3 & in colour) Pupils makes notes on the information. A mindmap works well with 3 branches (causes, effects & responses). Once notes are done, they then create their news broadcast. Very simple to teach & kids love it.

Information about the impact that McDonalds is having upon the planet. Links brilliantly to SMSC, geography and Science. The lesson is designed to give students an understanding of obesity related to fast food, the reasons for its growth in Asia and the environmental impacts (both good & bad). I provided the pupils with the information sheet (printed in colour & on A3). They read it & made notes. They then had to present a 2 minute talk to the class without repetition, hesitation or saying ummm or ok or like. It truly promotes oracy, literacy and presentation skills along with independent and creative learning. The kids loved it and it is incredibly simple and easy to teach.

A lesson that allows pupils to identify how the world plays a part in their lives. Students look at where goods are made and map them. They then identify the reasons why things are made where they are. I used this as a two part lesson on My World.

A full lesson that helps pupils to develop the skills needed to create work that is not simply copied out. This is not an I.T. lesson. Designed as a part of year 7 scheme of work and based on the rainforest. Also includes a printable feedback sheet to speed up marking.

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 great lesson that allows pupils to develop and apply a range of map skills. Scale Direction 4 figure grid references 6 figure grid references Contour lines Height OS maps Symbols There is an overlay that needs printing onto tracing paper and stuck onto the OS map. This enables pupils to create their own (basic) GIS map. I’ve used this for both KS3 & 4.

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.

A lesson that teaches pupils about the impacts of single use plastic upon ocean turtles. It is simple, yet effective. It uses a story of a turtle that can be read together. Pupils then deliver a speech (using the provided scaffolded/structured sheet) which enables them to develop oral skills too.

A nice lesson to text the name of data presentation techniques/methods. It allows pupils to test their knowledge of different presentation techniques in a game of bingo. Students can then apply their knowledge in some exam practice questions. Bingo cards are best printed in colour.

A lesson (actually 3 lessons) that enables pupils to gain an understanding of the processes that shape the landscape. This is designed for AQA, but can be easily amended for other exam boards. It has all the materials needed. It has independent learning, scaffolding and application of knowledge. All sheets are best printed in A3.

Small (mini) projects designed to be conducted around your school grounds. They require students to conduct data collection, presentation, methods, evaluate and create conclusions. The maps used will need changing for your school, but this is simply just a matter of copying it from Google maps. This will save you a lot of time and effort. I have included one PowerPoint to enable you to amend it as you see fit. My kids loved doing these and we schedule them in for the end of the year.

A lesson that allows pupils to learn about processes of weathering and erosion. The lesson has all information and independent tasks needed. The information sheet is best printed in colour, but not essential. I used clips from the internet (in the PowerPoint) to support learning once the independent work has been completed.

This lesson is designed to give students all of the understanding needed relating to how rivers transport material. In a perfect world you will have a clear plastic bottle filled with larger stones, sand, salt & gravel. You would then use this to demonstrate each process that they need.

A lesson that allows pupils to identify where their waste goes and the issues relating to landfill sites. I used this as a two part lesson on My World.

A great lesson that provides students with an understanding of the Great Barrier Reef and the threats to its future. The first lesson is information gathering. They then use this newly found information to create a story. My kids really enjoyed this.

All resources needed to teach kids how material is transported in a river. e.g. traction. It includes PowerPoint, worksheet and feedback.