London Zoo is a cross-curricula unit suitable for KS1 and lower KS2 (Y2-4). It is a fun way to learn about one of the world’s most famous zoos. The planning overview and topic title page can be downloaded for free here. Lessons include: L1 – Writing a fact file about London Zoo L2 – Taking a tour of London Zoo L3 – Using compass directions at London Zoo L4 – Using grid references at London Zoo L5 – Matching animals to their habitat L6 – The history of London Zoo Each lesson includes a presentation and differentiated activities/worksheets. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

Exploring Australia is a comprehensive unit of lessons investigating Australia’s geography. It is designed for students in upper KS1 and lower KS2 (Y2-Y4). A planning overview, topic title page and a knowledge organiser can be downloaded for FREE here. The unit includes a variety of engaging lessons, differentiated activities, worksheets and a display pack. All resources are compatible with both Microsoft Office and Google Workspace. All the resources described in this unit plan are available on TES, either as individual lessons or as a bundle. Lessons include: L1 – Locating Australia on a world map L2 – Identifying cities and states of Australia L3 – Identifying human and physical features of Australia L4 – Investigating satellite photos of Australian landmarks L5 – Investigating Australia’s weather and climate L6 – Comparing the UK and Australia If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

Great Missenden – A Village Settlement is a Geography unit suitable for upper KS2 (Y4-6). Located in the Chilterns in Buckinghamshire, the village of Great Missenden was once home to famous children’s author Roald Dahl. It is a great case study for helping students understand the similarities and differences between urban and rural settlements. The planning overview and topic title page can be downloaded for free here. Lessons include: L1 – Locating Great Missenden in the UK L2 – Investigating satellite photos of Great Missenden L3 – Locating features of Great Missenden using grid references L4 – Identifying the features of settlements L5 – Surveying Great Missenden High Street using Google Street View L6 – Interpreting a high street survey of Great Missenden Each lesson includes a presentation and differentiated activities/worksheets. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

Exploring St Lucia is a Geography unit designed for students in KS2. As a tropical island in the Caribbean, St Lucia is great for teaching about a contrasting non-European country. The planning overview, topic title page and vocabulary page can be downloaded for free here. Lessons include: L1 – Locating St Lucia in the Caribbean L2 – Identifying the human and physical features of St Lucia L3 – Investigating satellite photos of St Lucia L4 – Using compass directions to locate places in St Lucia L5 – Comparing the weather of St Lucia and the UK L6 – Comparing St Lucia with the UK Each lesson includes a presentation and differentiated activities/worksheets. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

Our World is a comprehensive Geography topic about Planet Earth, suitable for KS1 and lower KS2 (Y1-3). The planning overview, topic title page and vocabulary page can be downloaded for free here. Lessons include: L1 – Completing a world map jigsaw L2 – Identifying the continents and oceans of the world (FREE) L3 – Where do we live? L4 – Identifying human and natural features of the world L5 – Investigating satellite photos of famous world landmarks L6 – Introduction to compass directions L7 – Identifying world climate zones L8 – Identifying the countries and capitals of the UK (FREE) Each lesson includes a presentation and differentiated activities/worksheets. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

Understanding Latitude and Longitude is a Geography unit designed for students in upper KS2 and KS3. The unit contains a sequence of four lessons which are carefully designed to help students understand the key concepts of latitude and longitude and learn the skill of reading coordinates on a world map. The planning overview and topic title page can be downloaded for free here. Lessons include: L1 – Introduction to latitude and longitude L2 – Finding latitude and longitude coordinates on a world map L3 – Reading latitude and longitude with greater accuracy L4 – Locating world capital cities using latitude and longitude Each lesson includes a presentation and differentiated activities/worksheets. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

Tropical Rainforests is a Geography unit designed for students in KS2 (Y3-6). The planning overview, topic title page and a knowledge organiser can be downloaded for free here. Lessons include: L1 – Locating tropical rainforests on a world map L2 – Identifying tropical rainforest animals L3 – Investigating the layers of a tropical rainforest L4 – Exploring the Amazon rainforest L5 – Understanding the impact of deforestation on the Amazon L6 – Investigating how deforestation affects an Amazon tribe L7 - Thinking of ways to help save tropical rainforests Each lesson includes a presentation and differentiated activities/worksheets. A knowledge organiser is also included. All resources are compatible with both Microsoft Office and Google Workspace. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

Mountain Environments is a Geography unit suitable for KS2 (Y4-6) and has everything you need for covering a mountains topic. The planning overview, topic title page and vocabulary page can be downloaded for free here. Lessons include: L1 – Identifying the key features of mountains L2 – Identifying the world’s major mountain ranges L3 – Locating the world’s famous mountains using latitude and longitude L4 – Understanding how fold mountains are formed L5 – Investigating the structure of a volcano (FREE) L6 – Researching famous world mountains (FREE) L7 – Investigating mountain climates Each lesson includes a presentation and differentiated activities/worksheets. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

Understanding Trade is a Geography unit suitable for upper KS2 (Y5-6) and is a great way to teach students about global trade. The planning overview, topic title page and vocabulary page can be downloaded for free here. Lessons include: L1 – Investigating where the products we buy come from L2 – Understanding that all products have a supply chain L3 – Exploring the chocolate supply chain L4 – Investigating the UK’s biggest exports L5 – Investigating the highest value exports of different countries L6 – Is the banana trade fair? (FREE) Each lesson includes a presentation and differentiated activities/worksheets. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

Investigating Rivers is a Geography unit suitable for KS2 (Y4-6). The planning overview and topic title page can be downloaded for free here. Lessons include: L1 - Understanding the water cycle L2 - Identifying features of a river system L3 - Identifying characteristics of the three stages of a river L4 - Investigating features of the River Thames L5 - Thinking about the different ways we use water L6 - Understanding the impacts of floods and droughts Each lesson includes a presentation and differentiated activities/worksheets. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

Volcanoes is an exciting Geography unit designed for students in KS2. The planning overview, topic title page and vocabulary page can be downloaded for free here. Lessons include: L1 – Understanding the structure of the Earth L2 – Investigating the structure of a volcano (FREE) L3 – Locating the world’s famous volcanoes L4 – Investigating the five deadly features of a volcanic eruption L5 – Understanding tectonic plates L6 – Exploring the effects of volcanic eruptions on Montserrat L7 – Why do people live near volcanoes? Each lesson includes a presentation and differentiated activities/worksheets. A FREE newspaper report template is also included in this unit. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

Exploring Spain is a Geography unit suitable for KS2 (Y4-6). The planning overview, topic title page and vocabulary page can be downloaded for free here. Lessons include: L1 – Writing a Spain fact file L2 – Identifying human and physical features of Spain L3 – Using 8 points of the compass to locate cities in Spain L4 – Using 4-figure grid references in Spain L5 – Investigating Spain’s weather and climate L6 – Taking a tour of Madrid Optional lesson – Identifying the countries and capital cities of Europe Each lesson includes a presentation and differentiated activities/worksheets. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

Exploring Brazil is a Geography unit designed for students in KS2 (Y4-6). The planning overview, topic title page and vocabulary page can be downloaded for free here. Lessons include: L1 – Identifying the countries and capitals of South America L2 – Writing a Brazil fact file L3 – Using 4 and 6-figure grid references to locate Brazilian cities L4 – Identifying the human and physical features of Brazil L5 – Exploring Brazil’s ecosystems L6 – Investigating Brazil’s weather and climate Each lesson includes a presentation and differentiated activities/worksheets. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

Earthquakes is an exciting Geography unit designed for students in KS2. The planning overview, topic title page and vocabulary page can be downloaded for free here. Lessons include: L1 – Understanding the structure of the Earth L2 – Understanding tectonic plates L3 – Understanding the causes of earthquakes L4 – Investigating the five deadly features of an earthquake L5 – Researching earthquakes using Wikipedia L6 – Locating the world’s biggest earthquakes using latitude & longitude L7 – Writing a fact file about a famous earthquake Each lesson includes a presentation and differentiated activities/worksheets. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

Exploring the UK is a Geography unit suitable for KS1 and lower KS2 (Y2-4). The planning overview, topic title page and vocabulary page can be downloaded for free here. Lessons include: L1 – Identifying the countries and capitals of the UK & Ireland (FREE) L2 – Locating UK cities using compass directions L3 – Identifying human & physical features of the UK L4 – Investigating satellite photos of the UK L5 – Comparing the city and the countryside L6– Identifying famous features and characteristics of countries of the UK L7 – Identifying flags of the United Kingdom L8 – Identifying the four seasons of weather in the UK Optional lesson – Identifying the countries and capital cities of Europe Each lesson includes a presentation and differentiated activities/worksheets. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

The Seaside is a Geography unit designed for students in upper KS1 and lower KS2 (Y2-Y3). The planning overview, topic title page and vocabulary page can be downloaded for free here. Lessons include: L1 – Identifying features of the seaside L2 – Identifying human and physical features of the seaside L3 – Locating seaside towns and cities of the UK L4 – Investigating a seaside town - Lyme Regis L5 – Identifying islands of the United Kingdom L6 – Investigating what life is like on a small island L7 - Packing for a seaside holiday Each lesson includes a presentation and differentiated activities/worksheets. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

Volcanoes & Earthquakes is an exciting extended Geography unit designed for students in KS2. The planning overview, topic title page and vocabulary page can be downloaded for free here. Lessons include: L1 – Understanding the structure of the Earth L2 – Investigating the structure of a volcano (FREE) L3 – Locating the world’s famous volcanoes L4 – Investigating the five deadly features of a volcanic eruption L5 – Understanding tectonic plates L6 – Exploring the effects of volcanic eruptions on Montserrat L7 – Why do people live near volcanoes? L8 – Understanding the causes of earthquakes L9 – Investigating the five deadly features of an earthquake L10 – Researching earthquakes using Wikipedia L11 – Locating the world’s biggest earthquakes using latitude & longitude L12 – Writing a fact file about a famous earthquake Each lesson includes a presentation and differentiated activities/worksheets. A FREE newspaper report template is also included in this unit. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.