Primary geography resources

A thorough 50 page revision booklet that I will be using with Year 11 to revise Section A of paper 1. Lessons attached as PowerPoints. Each section of the revision booklet links to each point on the specification. A huge variety of revision tasks included e.g. knowledge tests, exam questions, mark schemes, structure strips, homework and lesson plans. All case study sheets for section A included. Excel league table spreadsheet attached. This booklet could also be set as homework. 8 knowledge tests in total. The lessons should take approximately 15 hours.

Every year my school completes cultural week. Please find enclosed some whole school planning for a spectacular week. At the end of this enrichment week we held our own carnival and invited Parents. I enclose flipcharts, videos and resources to help you with your own cultural week. I have also cross referenced with skills to help tick off the curriculum.

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Target Grade: Students stick this into the front of their copies. The set their target grade for the subject. Are they achieving their target grade in your class? Self-assessment/ reflection. Exam Tracker: Students fill in the name of the exam & predicted grade the day before the exam. Once the exam is corrected they record the result… Does it compare to their predicted grade? Keep parents/guardian’s in the loop by requesting a signature. (Handy when the students is not achieving their target grade.) Also very useful for parent teacher meetings, as well as mocks. Grade Tracker: Students track their grades in a bar chart format. This will help give your students a visual representation on their progress. It is useful when revising for big exams i.e. Christmas/summer… what needs to be revised in more detail. Also a handy one for numeracy in the classroom.

The balance between providing resources for a growing and technologically advanced population and protecting biodiversity is an ever-increasing problem. In this activity, students gain an insight into the work of researchers at The University of Oxford’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science (ICCS) and model the conflict between development and the needs of people and the environment. They role play a stakeholder meeting between local villagers and developers, mediated by conservation researchers, to see if they can come to an agreement on proposed development ideas. Learning Outcomes: Students learn what conservation is and why it is important Students discuss negative and positive environmental and social impacts of development to make a decision. See more at: https://www.oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk/content/conserving-nature

Technological development in low income countries such as Uganda is important for improving the economy and providing a better quality of life for its population. However, quite often these developments carry a risk of negatively affecting the environment and the lives of local people. The work of researchers at The University of Oxford’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science (ICCS) aims to ensure that new developments not only ‘do no harm’, but actively bring benefit to both biodiversity and local communities. In this activity students look at the positive and negative impacts of building more hydroelectric dams on Ugandan rivers. They use this information to write a balanced argument. Learning outcomes: Students learn what conservation is and how it can protect biodiversity loss Students learn to write a balanced argument, considering environmental, economic and social issues See more at: https://www.oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk/content/conserving-nature

A lesson on the dangers, features and impact of earthquakes! This can be spread across a few weeks as part of a whole topic. It also includes an assessment/quiz of the key questions of earthquakes. This is ideal for those trying to plan out a topic on earthquakes and need some guidance. It can also be used as a refresher for secondary geography if adapted to the higher ability.

A worksheet designed to test the knowledge/learning of your pupils. Children label the layers of the Earth and the answer a list of questions This could also be used to guide your teaching and key questions for a topic. Also, guillotine friendly!

LO: To be able to identify the causes and dangers of an earthquake. A lesson that details the dangers of earthquakes and why they happen. Children are engaged with hands-on activities and team/pair activities.

KS2 Literacy - Make Your Own Information Sheet - Interactive Activity - Seasons Create your own information sheet by writing headings, footers, and main body text, as well as adding in pictures. Different page layout options are a useful feature for pupil differentiation, as higher-ability pupils can be encouraged to extend the length of their work. This is a great activity for pupils to work on independently in order to practise writing informatively.

KS1 Literacy - Seasons - Interactive Explanation Book This is an interactive storybook about the Seasons. This text is aimed at early reader level, which is ideal for younger students, lower-ability learners or pupils with SEN. This interactive also has full audio support. It is a great resource for whole-class reading or individual practice.

KS2 Literacy - Make Your Own Information Poster: Seasons - Interactive Activity Create your own information poster by selecting headings, footers, pictures and descriptive texts. The different page layout options are a useful feature for pupil differentiation, as higher ability pupils can be encouraged to extend the length of their work. This is a great activity for students to work on independently to practise writing informatively.

KS1 Literacy - Seasons Sequencer (Simple) This is an interactive activity for pupils to sequence the seasons. This is a simple version containing four steps that need to be sequenced. Each picture has a written description with accompanying audio. Pupils are tasked with dragging the pictures into the cyclical diagram and placing them in the right order. Click the winder to rotate the images and press the play button to see and hear the sequence. This is a great resource to use as an introduction to sequencing and explanation writing.

KS1 Literacy - Weather Reporter Interactive Activity This is an interactive activity for pupils to produce their own weather reports. Pupils choose the area of the UK and the weather conditions, then press the play button to hear it read out by the on-screen weather reporter. This is a great resource for modelling the format of a TV weather report. It can be extended by asking pupils to plan their own weather report and produce a script.

KS1 Literacy - What’s the weather today? Interactive Activity This interactive activity allows you to create a scene showing what the weather is like that day. Set the weather conditions, then choose appropriate clothes for the children and an adjective to describe it. This is a great whole-class starter activity.

KS1 Literacy - Seasons - Interactive Explanation Book This is an interactive explanation book about the seasons. This text is pitched at reading level A, which is designed for pupils who are beginning to read simple sentences and shorter overall text independently. This interactive has full audio support, minimal direct speech and shorter sentences. A great resource for whole class reading or individual practice, useful for sparking discussion about the seasons.

KS1 Literacy - Seasons Interactive Explanation Book This is an interactive explanation book for the seasons. This text is aimed at reading level B, suitable for pupils who are comfortable reading text and more complex sentences independently. This interactive also has full audio support. It is a great resource for whole-class reading or individual practice.

Cleo is a very clever cat who has been recruited to train as a secret agent whose mission it is to protect all life on planet Earth. To complete her training, she must visit each continent and complete a variety of activities and challenges. For each continent, there is a focus on a specific animal, bird or fish. This project began as I started to write texts for a reluctant reader. The texts were initially fact based but grew to include activities to develop their punctuation and writing skills, including description, poetry and diary writing. Two of the thirty-four activities require the students to use their data handling skills. The final activity is a simple board game which the students can use as a writing prompt. The resource includes a world map and a map of the continents as well as blank maps of each of the continents in which students can add their own information. (Access to atlases may be useful). Depending on their previous learning, most of the activities can be completed independently.

KS2 Literacy - Water Infrastructure Interactive Information Book This interactive has full audio support, minimal direct speech and shorter sentences, as well as colourful illustrations. This is a great resource for whole-class reading or individual practice.

KS2 Literacy - Persuasive Leaflet Writer Interactive Activity - Water Infrastructure This activity is a fantastic tool for supporting non-fiction writing. Depending on your specific objectives, this template can be used to help students to produce a persuasive, appeal leaflet or an explanatory, public information leaflet. This resource provides all the information pupils need to inform their leaflet, covering the problems, solutions and success stories. Three layouts are provided for differentiation, with the single page recommended for lower ability students and the 4 page layout for those with more advanced skills.

KS2 Literacy - Make Your Own Information Book: Water Infrastructure - Interactive Activity Create your own information book by selecting headings, footers, pictures and descriptive texts. The different page layout options are a useful feature for pupil differentiation, as higher ability pupils can be encouraged to extend the length of their work. This is a great activity for students to work on independently to practise writing informatively.

KS2 Literacy - Flooding Interactive Information Book This interactive has full audio support, minimal direct speech and shorter sentences, as well as colourful illustrations. This is a great resource for whole-class reading or individual practice.

KS2 Literacy - Persuasive Leaflet Writer Interactive Activity - Flooding This activity is a fantastic tool for supporting non-fiction writing. Depending on your specific objectives, this template can be used to help students to produce a persuasive, appeal leaflet or an explanatory, public information leaflet. This resource provides all the information pupils need to inform their leaflet, covering the problems, solutions and success stories. Three layouts are provided for differentiation, with the single page recommended for lower ability students and the 4 page layout for those with more advanced skills.

KS2 Literacy - Make Your Own Information Book: Flooding - Interactive Activity Create your own information book by selecting headings, footers, pictures and descriptive texts. The different page layout options are a useful feature for pupil differentiation, as higher ability pupils can be encouraged to extend the length of their work. This is a great activity for students to work on independently to practise writing informatively.

KS2 Literacy - Water Infrastructure Information Book - Reading Level A This is an information book about water infrastructure. This text is pitched at reading level A, which is designed for pupils who are beginning to read simple sentences and shorter overall text independently. This is a great resource for whole class reading or individual practice.

KS2 Literacy - Persuasive Leaflet Writer Interactive Activity - Drought This activity is a fantastic tool for supporting non-fiction writing. Depending on your specific objectives, this template can be used to help students to produce a persuasive, appeal leaflet or an explanatory, public information leaflet. This resource provides all the information pupils need to inform their leaflet, covering the problems, solutions and success stories. Three layouts are provided for differentiation, with the single page recommended for lower ability students and the 4 page layout for those with more advanced skills.

KS2 Literacy - Make Your Own Information Book: Drought - Interactive Activity Create your own information book by selecting headings, footers, pictures and descriptive texts. The different page layout options are a useful feature for pupil differentiation, as higher ability pupils can be encouraged to extend the length of their work. This is a great activity for students to work on independently to practise writing informatively.

KS2 Literacy - Drought Interactive Information Book This interactive has full audio support, minimal direct speech and shorter sentences, as well as colourful illustrations. This is a great resource for whole-class reading or individual practice.

KS1 Literacy - Weather Words Interactive Activity This interactive activity has a range of different weather scenes. Pupils can add words from the word bank, complete with audio, to describe the scene. Alternatively, they can write and add their own vocabulary labels. As a whole-class activity, brainstorm key words and vocabulary to describe a scene. Pupils can then be use this to write their own setting descriptions.

KS2 Literacy - Make Your Own Information Poster: Seasons - Interactive Activity Create your own information poster by selecting headings, footers, pictures and descriptive texts. The different page layout options are a useful feature for pupil differentiation, as higher ability pupils can be encouraged to extend the length of their work. This is a great activity for students to work on independently to practise writing informatively.

KS2 Literacy - Flooding Information Book - Reading Level A This is an information book about flooding and the effects it has. This text is pitched at reading level A, which is designed for pupils who are beginning to read simple sentences and shorter overall text independently. This is a great resource for whole class reading or individual practice.

KS2 Literacy - Drought Information Book - Reading Level A This is an information book about drought and the effects it has. This text is pitched at reading level A, which is designed for pupils who are beginning to read simple sentences and shorter overall text independently. This is a great resource for whole class reading or individual practice.

KS2 Literacy - News Article Planning Grid This is a handy grid to help pupils plan out their own news report. Each section has prompts to guide them, as well as tips on language, tone and content. Pupils can use this grid to form their own script. They can then present their news report to the rest of the class.

KS1 Literacy - Seasons Storyboard Worksheet This worksheet consists of a storyboard for the four seasons, however there is no text or dialogue. Pupils are tasked with writing an explanation to support each image. Encourage pupils to explore adding description and different sentence structure, as they explain the seasons in their own words. This is a great exercise for pupils to work on independently or in small groups. This can also form the basis for writing a longer piece of text.

KS1 Literacy - Weather Report Activity This planning worksheet provides a template for planning a weather report. Students complete the plan and then can write up their notes into a script. Pupils can then present their weather report to the class! This is a great way to scaffold writing a script, starting with a plan and building up to present to the class.

KS2 Literacy - Seasons Information Sheet This information sheet provides detail on the science of the seasons. You can use this information sheet to inspire a lesson on explanation writing or for using comparing and contrasting to another text.

KS1 Literacy - Weather Adjectives This document lists different adjectives for describing the weather. These can be used as a vocabulary mat to support pupils during a creative writing task or printed out and used for display.

KS2 Literacy - Newspaper Template - Journalistic Writing This is a blank newspaper template based on seasons and weather, with some headlines as writing prompts. Pupils can use this template to write their own news report on what they think happened. This is a great activity to develop pupils creative skills, as well as their ability to structure writing and include reported speech.

KS1 Literacy - Seasons Writing Frame Worksheet This worksheet consists of a storyboard for seasons, however there is no text or dialogue. Pupils are tasked with writing the story, using the images as prompts. Encourage pupils to explore adding description and dialogue, as they describe the seasons in their own words. This is a great exercise for pupils to work on independently or in small groups. It can also form the basis for writing a longer piece of text.

KS2 Literacy - Weather and Seasons Research Grid This research grid segments the seasons and asks pupils to research the different seasons to complete the grid. Pupils can write notes or questions into the grid before using information sources to expand their notes. As an extension, pupils can pick one of the seasons they researched and create an explanation text for it. This is a great tool to scaffold writing of a topic, from researching to writing up a final text.

KS1 Literacy - Seasons Explanation Book - Early Reader Level This is an explanation book for the seasons with colourful illustrations. This text is pitched at early reader level, making it ideal for younger students, lower-ability learners or pupils with SEN. This is a great resource for whole-class or independent reading, as well as sparking speaking discussions.

KS1 Literacy - Seasons Explanation Book - Reading Level A This is an explanation book for the seasons with colourful illustrations. This text is pitched at reading level A, which is designed for pupils who are beginning to read simple sentences and shorter overall text independently. This is a great resource for whole class reading or individual practice.