Preschool geography resources

Everything you need to plan and enjoy visiting Dovedale National Nature Reserve. Attachments: Prior to trip: Risk Assessment Letter to Parents During trip: Dovedale Activity Pack After trip: Dovedale ‘Recount’ activity Water-colour painting activity + Slide showing ‘real’ picture

A great unit of work (plus resources) ideal for Year 2 or Year 3 students. Children will learn and explore about WHERE THEY LIVE. Learning Intentions covered: To explain where we live in the world To explain where we live in the UK To identify counties To describe what Staffordshire is famous for To use the 4 main compass points To explain the function of the National Trust To identify and draw animals found in Staffordshire To visit an area of outstanding natural beauty cared for by the National Trust Though this unit of work is focused around Staffordshire in England, it can easily be adapted.

This pack of resources teaching all about weather is aimed at children aged 5-7 (Year 1 and Year 2) and includes activities on: recognising weather vocabulary identifying weather symbols identifying different types of weather the effects of weather on people seasonal weather patterns recording the weather weather in different places making acrostic poems about the weather a self-assessment activity Answer key is provided. These activities are colorful and well-designed to be appealing to young children.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

KS1 Literacy - Seasons Explanation Book - Reading Level B This is an explanation book for the seasons, with colourful illustrations. This text is aimed at reading level B, designed for pupils who are comfortable reading more text and complex sentences independently. This is a great resource for whole class reading or individual practice.

This set of resources is designed for teaching a topic about London Zoo. It includes a variety of lessons (e.g. Geography, History and Science) and is suitable for KS1 and lower KS2. The planning, presentations and activities are also available individually on the TES. If you like this resource, please review it. If you have any suggestions or feedback, contact me at eddiebray@yahoo.co.uk. I am also looking for teachers to test new resources. Get in touch if you would like to help!

To Bee or not to Bee is a resource designed for P3 and P4 students and consists of three detailed PowerPoints containing in class activities alongside a series of worksheets for students to complete. Bees pollinate one out of every three bites of food that we consume daily, without them we would be in serious trouble. Bee populations across the globe have been diminishing, in some parts of the world farmers have to hand-pollinate their crops. These series of workshops aim to teach about the importance of bees by teaching about pollination, bee diversity, and the adaptions that honey bees have made in their hives to allow them to be efficient in their jobs. Key words: Pollenation, Bees

This is the medium term plan for a topic about London Zoo. The unit includes a variety of lessons (e.g. Geography, History, Science) and is suitable for KS1 and lower KS2. The presentations and activities described in this unit plan are available on the TES, either as individual lessons or as a bundle. If you like this resource, please review it. If you have any suggestions or feedback, contact me at eddiebray@yahoo.co.uk. I am also looking for teachers to test new resources – please get in touch if you would like to help.

This lesson is suitable for children in KS1 and lower KS2. It is part of a wider unit about London Zoo and is an ideal preparatory lesson for a trip there. The engaging presentation first introduces children to compass directions. It then challenges them to describe the location of animals at London Zoo using north, east, south and west. In the activity, children describe the position of animals at London Zoo using compass directions. It is differentiated two ways: LA - Children have colour coded questions so they can locate animals quickly. MA/UA -Children have to find the animals themselves. In the extension activity, children are challenged to state the position of animals in relation to other animals (e.g. The owls are north of the gibbons). If you like this resource, please review it! If you have any suggestions or feedback, contact me at eddiebray@yahoo.co.uk. I am also looking for teachers to test new resources – please get in touch if you would like to help.

This lesson is suitable for children in KS1 and lower KS2. It is part of a wider unit about London Zoo and is an ideal preparatory lesson for a trip there. The colourful presentation first introduces children to grid references. It then challenges them to find animals on a map of London Zoo and use grid references to describe their position. In the activity, children describe the position of animals at London Zoo using grid references. It is differentiated two ways: LA - Children have colour coded questions so they can locate animals more easily. MA/UA -Children have to find the animals themselves. In the extension activity, children are challenged to give grid references of other locations at the zoo (e.g. the gift shop). If you like this resource, please review it! If you have any suggestions or feedback, contact me at eddiebray@yahoo.co.uk. I am also looking for teachers to test new resources – please get in touch if you would like to help.

This lesson is suitable for children in KS1 and lower KS2. It is part of a wider unit about London Zoo and is an ideal preparatory lesson for a trip there. It can also be used as a Science lesson as part of the Living Things and their Habitats programme of study. The animals have escaped at the zoo and the keeper needs your help! The colourful presentation first encourages children to describe the features of animals. A group activity then challenges children to match animals to their names, description and habitat. It includes a variety of animals including fish, birds, mammals, insects and amphibians. In the activity, children match animals to their description and habitat. It is differentiated three ways: LA - Children just match animals to their habitats. MA -Children match animals to their description and habitat. UA - Children fill in the names of the animals and match them to their description and habitat. Finally, an extension activity challenges children to classify animals as fish, birds, mammals, insects or amphibians. If you like this resource, please review it! If you have any suggestions or feedback, contact me at eddiebray@yahoo.co.uk. I am also looking for teachers to test new resources – please get in touch if you would like to help.

Year 2 PowerPoint to show children visually what they could have on their own island

2 part lesson plan about human and physical resources - geography lesson plan.

Human and Physical powerpoint and activity. Showing the difference between both

This is a fun interactive activity. The front page allows children to add the months of the year in the correct order. They can then decorate each of the four sections f the tree to show the corresponding season. Inside the booklet is an opportunity for children to write the name of each season and there is space to allow children to draw the types of clothes they might need for each season. The booklets are designed to be printed double sided on A3 paper. Most printers allow you to reduce to A4 when if desired.

A great way to introduce/revise some key vocabulary.

Nidderdale was once under a tropical sea in the southern hemisphere. Our Nidderdale Rocks resources helps students to understand the variety of influences that have formed the present-day landscape and to think about the different rocks and minerals beneath their feet. The resources have been designed for primary age children, and the topic web shows links with National Curriculum objectives and contains suggested activities. Other Nidderdale Rocks resources: Map-based geology activities Rock types and uses activities Timeline activities This is part of the Upper Nidderdale Landscape Partnership’s educational resources - more available on our website: Upper Nidderdale The Upper Nidderdale educational resources were created by Julia Sharpley and the historical illustrations were drawn by Rob Lees. Each resource package includes acknowledgements for all photographs and other materials used within. The majority are used under a Creative Commons licence. Permissions to use all other materials have been obtained from the copyright holders. The historical illustrations were funded by the Friends of Nidderdale AONB, coupled with core funding from Heritage Lottery Fund.

Nidderdale was once under a tropical sea in the southern hemisphere. Our Nidderdale Rocks resources helps students to understand the variety of influences that have formed the present-day landscape and to think about the different rocks and minerals beneath their feet. The resources have been designed for primary age children, and the topic web shows links with National Curriculum objectives and contains suggested activities. Other Nidderdale Rocks resources: Map-based geology activities Rock types and uses activities Image resources This is part of the Upper Nidderdale Landscape Partnership’s educational resources - more available on our website: Upper Nidderdale The Upper Nidderdale educational resources were created by Julia Sharpley and the historical illustrations were drawn by Rob Lees. Each resource package includes acknowledgements for all photographs and other materials used within. The majority are used under a Creative Commons licence. Permissions to use all other materials have been obtained from the copyright holders. The historical illustrations were funded by the Friends of Nidderdale AONB, coupled with core funding from Heritage Lottery Fund.

Nidderdale was once under a tropical sea in the southern hemisphere. Our Nidderdale Rocks resources helps students to understand the variety of influences that have formed the present-day landscape and to think about the different rocks and minerals beneath their feet. The resources have been designed for primary age children, and the topic web shows links with National Curriculum objectives and contains suggested activities. Other Nidderdale Rocks resources: Map-based geology activities Timeline activities Image resources This is part of the Upper Nidderdale Landscape Partnership’s educational resources - more available on our website: Upper Nidderdale The Upper Nidderdale educational resources were created by Julia Sharpley and the historical illustrations were drawn by Rob Lees. Each resource package includes acknowledgements for all photographs and other materials used within. The majority are used under a Creative Commons licence. Permissions to use all other materials have been obtained from the copyright holders. The historical illustrations were funded by the Friends of Nidderdale AONB, coupled with core funding from Heritage Lottery Fund.

Nidderdale was once under a tropical sea in the southern hemisphere. Our Nidderdale Rocks resources helps students to understand the variety of influences that have formed the present-day landscape and to think about the different rocks and minerals beneath their feet. The resources have been designed for primary age children, and the topic web shows links with National Curriculum objectives and contains suggested activities. Other Nidderdale Rocks resources: Rock types and uses activities Timeline activities Image resources This is part of the Upper Nidderdale Landscape Partnership’s educational resources - more available on our website: Upper Nidderdale The Upper Nidderdale educational resources were created by Julia Sharpley and the historical illustrations were drawn by Rob Lees. Each resource package includes acknowledgements for all photographs and other materials used within. The majority are used under a Creative Commons licence. Permissions to use all other materials have been obtained from the copyright holders. The historical illustrations were funded by the Friends of Nidderdale AONB, coupled with core funding from Heritage Lottery Fund.

This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for higher elementary to proficient ESL learners or native English speakers. The text explores Africa’s “Great Green Wall” initiative. After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including a true or false exercise, comprehension questions, an in class discussion and a fun crossword. The text can be used for IGCSE and TOEFL vocabulary building purposes. This handout can be completed in class or assigned for homework. A full answer key included.

This powerpoint recognises that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things. Starts of with a key vocabulary slide which i expect them to know by the end of the lesson section 2 - key facts section 3 - why should we protect elephants section 4 - what is endangering elephants in africa - discusses climate change, ivory trade and deforestation section 5 - what is being done to protect the elphants activity - children to write a short piece using all of this information - there is a slide with reminders on for them

Mountains - Geographical Landforms: Blue Mountains - This resource has a notebook and a worksheet. This notebook looks at mountains and their features. It focuses on Blue Mountains in Sydney, but you can easily change that feature to your local mountains. It assists students in using maps. It has a fun activity of dressing Ed Sheeran for walking in the mountains. I also used that page and placed my students’ heads on the body, so that it was personalised so they could be dressed on the interactive whiteboard and on paper to walk in the mountains. There are also some integrated literacy skills to match aspects of the mountain as well as a writing sheet. It was created for students with special needs (SEN) for teaching life skills but can be used as a valuable resource for early years literacy. There is an accompanying visual symbol board to print.

Students choose from nine homework tasks linked with the topic, Australia. They choose at least one activity from each section (English, Creative, Investigative). Designed to be completed over a period of a half term. There are a wealth of open ended tasks that encourage the student to take ownership over their homework, with the option of completing more tasks if they wish to. The other benefit of the projects are that they allow for independent learning and encourage parents to get involved if they wish to.

Grid reference (4 and 6) practice with answers on the back to self assess

This is a resource that I use to extend pupils learning of famous buildings from around the world. It includes a selection of printable images of famous buildings along with pre made labels to allow pupils to sort and match the pictures with the names of the buildings. The resource includes two worksheets. The first is a matching activity and the second worksheet is a research frame for pupils to go online and research a famous building along with facts. I normally use this as an extension into the work of Hundertwasser and allow the pupils to re-design a famous building using Hundertwassers quirky style. This is also useful as a Geography task as an online research frame for younger pupils.