Key word dominoes - cut up and place in envelopes for students - start with START then match key words to definitions, finish with FINISH - simple really. (PS they go in alphabetical order). Feedback appreciated, thank you

Considerd the US response to 9/11, using Newsround and BBC resources

PowerPoint uses Banksy images and images of tags to encourage students to consider what is art and what is graffiti. Accompanying worksheet

As part of our Drop Everything and Read Day on Harry Potter I decided that a habitat study using 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to find them&' (and a lot of imagination) was a tongue in cheek way of getting some Geography in whilst still meeting the brief! You&';ll need a copy of the book to give the children extracts of various creatures.

Sheets need to be cut up and put into numbered envelopes. Students work in groups and are assigned a number. They take one card, and using the information sheet find out the answer. When they have checked their answer and are right, they can take another card. When students have all cards, they sort them into human or physical

Question sheets to accompany the Sahara films - encourages students to consider what is necessary to survive in Desert Environments

A teacher and student version of the Geography level descriptors. For students there is a tick sheet for each of the four strands and for teachers an overview. Very useful for writing differentiated success criteria and assessing pupils progress.

A starter or plenary for studying Japan - students work in teams (house groups works well, if you have them). Students choose a number - an image of Japan appears for 1 point students can identify it, for 2 points - can they come up with the UK equivalent - you may want to change the image of the castle from Carisbrooke - we're on the IOW

Introduction to volcanoes and earthquakes - what is the structure of the earth. Uses BBC2's How the Earth was formed and students use worksheet and instructions in presentation to make their own cross section of the earth. A very nice activity, if I do say so myself.

End of unit assessment - students choose one of six locations in Europe for a holiday. They have to plan and write a postcard to say where they chose, what the weather and climate is like, why they went there and how climate infuences what they can do. based on Geography Matters 2 assessment, having taught elements from geog.2 I plan to use AfL the next time I do this assessment.

2 lessons to get to grips with longshore drift. The first is an overview of how the process works, including video, then draw the process. Uses an aerial photograph of Sandbanks to extend students to see if they understand. The second lesson uses examples of Hurst Spit, Slapton Sands and Chessil Beach. Students draw how a spit is formed (SEN sheet included) and more able go onto to examine bar and tombolo annotating photos from the presentation. Please leave a review.

Uses an OS map of Dorset for students to locate coastal features. After watching the short video, students identify coastal features (to ensure that they know which is which there is a matching activity). Students then glue in the OS map of Lulworth Cove area and match photographs to the map. They can choose one feature and explain how it was formed as an extension. Our school is on the coast so you may need to adapt some activities to wherever you are in the country. Please leave a review.

Question sheet to accompany the Jungles episode from Planet Earth. I strongly recommend you stop watching the DVD at 45 minutes before the chimpanzees fight.