Whole lesson - Geography - The causes of flooding All reviews for our paid products have been 5/5 (As of January 5th 2017). www.acornteachingresources.com A whole lesson aimed at teaching students the main human and physical causes of flooding. Designed to be adaptable for KS3 and KS3, this lesson has a variety of differentiated activities and resources. The main aim is… For students to understand and explain the causes of flooding. To differentiate between human and physical causes of flooding. To link the causes to the processes of the river basin system – application of the key terms. A secondary aim is for students to become familiar with the river basin system. Key ideas and content… There are both human and physical causes of flooding. Events can happen in unique circumstances and in sequence to make flooding more likely. Lesson includes: Animated diagrams Several varied activities Differentiated resources Photo analysis Homework Lesson evaluation Lesson plan Teacher notes

A series of resources to allow students to design a book cover, plan a story and write the blurb based on a book title. Ideal for a book day activity. There are ten template book covers with fictional book titles included, and an editable version. There is a story planning sheet, ready to print in either colour or black & white (best in A3). www.acornteachingresources.com All reviews for our paid products have been 5/5 (As of January 9th 2017).

A range of activities with the aim of teaching students about the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale. Visually attractive, differentiated and fully resourced for a range of abilities. Whole lesson: snappy starter, varied activities, key points, class discussion, assessment opportunities, a homework task and lesson evaluation. All resources included, along with lesson plan and teacher notes. This lesson has planned activities which show the teacher and the students their progress throughout.

Several differentiated activity sheets. Suitable for a range of abilities and learning styles. Teacher notes included. An attractive and sequenced piece of work showing the key stages in tropical storm formation. This resource will help in the teaching of tropical storm formation at a range of ages and abilities.

AQA GCSE Geography - Unit 2 Section A - Urban issues and challenges - The global pattern of urban change A whole lesson which teaches students how the world is becoming increasingly urbanised. Includes a range of differentiated activities, animated explainers, visuals and structured worksheets. Whole lesson > Differentiated resources > Snappy starter > Discussion prompts > Key ideas >Map activities > Graph activities > Class discussion > Learning evaluation > Summary activity > Homework > Lesson plan > Teacher notes > Fully resourced > Visually attractive and ready to teach! The main aim is… To describe how the world is urbanising, and at what rate - key patterns / trends. To use geographical language and specific examples. Key ideas and content… The world is becomingly increasingly urbanised. Change occurs in different regions at different times. To differentiate… Activities are mostly differentiated. This lesson could be made more collaborative in many areas to aid lower and middle ability students. Model answers for higher students using L and M resources.

GCSE Geography - Urban issues and challenges -Mumbai (population growth) A fully resourced and differentiated case study lesson. Students explore the pattern of Mumbai’s population growth and then use information to explain the growth in the context of rural-urban migration and natural increase. Whole lesson > Visual mind-map activity > Discussion prompts > Key ideas > Graph activities > Photo analysis > Exam style questions > Visual explainers > Class discussion > Learning evaluation > Summary activity > Homework > Lesson plan > Teacher notes > Fully resourced > Visually attractive and ready to teach! The main aim is… For students to describe the scale of population growth in their NEE case study of Mumbai. To explain the growth (link to rural-urban migration and natural increase) specific to Mumbai. To understand how rural-urban migration and natural increase are driving urbanisation in their city Key ideas and content… Rural – urban migration drives population growth Population growth drives natural increase Most migrants are young (natural increase) Mumbai is a dominant and important city which attracts migrants (rural-urban migration) The growth of Mumbai can be explained by a series of events in the history of the city Rural-urban migration and natural increase are linked NEE’s are likely to experience rapid urbanisation / population grown in cities because of their socio-economic contrasts To differentiate… Use the differentiated resources as appropriate. Include discussion prompts and time the lesson accordingly To extend… Students can peer assess / improve their exam questions or photo analysis answers. Change/adapt the exam style questions Students can develop their own questions with mark schemes. Higher ability should be given the opportunity to link the statements about Mumbai to one another To assess… The photo analysis offers some assessment opportunity if a focus is given to linking concept/theory to what’s happening in Mumbai The line/bar graphs aren’t suitable in terms of content, however as a skill they could be assessed for accuracy The exam style questions offer a summative assessment opportunity for the lesson.

The Geography of Autumn gives students the opportunity to explore the interaction between people & environment and the Autumn season. Students will apply atlas skills and explore interactions including: Autumn tourism, the impacts of global warming, animal migrations and cultural celebrations. This is a structured and visually attractive lesson where the outcome is an informative piece of display work or a booklet. There are several ways the work could be completed over a range of time scales.

Geography - Map skills - Direction A complete lesson with a range of activities and resources aimed at teaching students how to use direction as a geographical skill. Students will apply the skill in several different ways as well as develop their spatial understanding of Europe. Complete lesson > thoroughly resourced and ready to teach > snappy starter > explainers > SPaG activity > practise questions > varied map activities > peer assessment > summary activity > teacher notes > lesson plan > lesson evaluation > homework The main aim is… For students to learn / apply skills in describing direction. To develop a spatial understanding of Europe. Key ideas and content… There are 8 points to the compass (as far as we’re concerned for today anyway) We use direction to describe location / journeying. Direction can be used by many different people in different situations. To differentiate… Students could take turns doing the countries / cities activities and then swap to help each other. One student in a pair could have the map or atlas and act as an expert. Pair up students when doing the map work. To extend… Use an OS map of the local area, Google Earth, an Atlas or online mapping to explore places. Use the homework template and a local map / online mapping to explore geographical features in the local area (using direction obviously). Certainly use the CYO task and encourage students to think about how they can test understanding / get students to apply map skills beyond simply describing. To assess… The road trip / CYO activity is the main assessment point. Class discussion and the summary activity will also show progress and allow you to assess understanding.

Another theme from our Senses Poem lessons. Fully resourced and ready to go! Our Autumn Senses poem was featured by the TES in their blog and received a 5* review. All reviews for our paid products have been 5/5 (As of February 22nd 2017). A whole lesson to support students in planning and composing their own Spring senses poem. Differentiated resources and a range of activities to support all learners. This is a large lesson and could be taught over several sessions. The end result can be used for display work. Whole lesson: Starter including example poem Differentiated writing frames Shared writing activity Peer feedback opportunity Teacher notes / lesson plan Poetic devices explainers / practise Photo stimuli Display frames Created by Acorn Teaching Resources - www.acornteachingresources.com

Several different size and styles of card sort template. www.acornteachingresources.com

Wall chart with a step by step guide to sketching - aimed at GCSE geography but appropriate to KS3 as well. Print in A3. The full lesson is available at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/geography-geographical-skills-sketching-field-and-from-photos-11486934

A set of display bricks featuring a range of key terms from the ‘urban issues and challenges’ unit in AQA GCSE Geography. Included are the key terms as specified by AQA, a range of key terms from the Acorn scheme of work and an editable slide to add your own key terms. www.acornteachingresources.com

Great end of term activity. The lesson includes teacher notes, as can be taught several different ways. Suitable for both KS3 and KS4. The lesson is ready to go, with visually attractive resources and checklists to keep students on track. The design sheet also has a section so students can 'show progress'. The end result makes great display work. www.acornteachingresources.com All reviews for our premium resources have been given 5/5 (as of 17th January 2017).

Ideal for KS3, but could be used with KS4. Introduce the continent of Africa and develop their spatial awareness of this massive continent. These activities will help students develop their understanding about Africa as a continent of many countries. The main activity is a challenge, where students use clues to work out where African countries are – not as easy as it seems! There are also several extension questions which require students to use geographical language. Ideal as an individual, paired or group activity. Competitive element. Develops spatial awareness and geographical language skills. As of the 16th February, all of our premium resources have received a 5/5* review.

Subject specific vocabulary resources Section A: The challenge of natural hazards A range of resources built around the AQA 9-1 Geography SSV for section A - The challenge of natural hazards. Includes - keyword bricks for display - bingo game - word mat - teacher notes All resources are included and are ready to print. Keywords are grouped and colour coded.

A whole Christmas themed lesson where pupils can practise their persuasive writing skills by applying for jobs at the North Pole. Great end of term literacy activity for a range of ages and abilities. Fully resourced and ready to teach with a range of visually attractive resources. Includes teacher notes and lesson plan.

Letters to Santa - English lesson - Christmas writing activities A Christmas themed letter writing activity, with three different themed letters to write to Santa Claus himself. There are three letters, each with a different word mat and extension. There are a number of letter writing templates for the pupils to write their final draft on. Fully resourced, visually attractive and ready to teach. Ideal for fun end of term lessons / teach key skills from the curriculum.

New 9-1 AQA Geography Living with the physical environment A whole lesson intended to start Paper 1 ‘Living with the physical environment’ natural hazards section. The lesson will ensure students have a firm understanding of what a natural hazard is, and what the likely effects will be. All resources included. Teacher notes. Differentiated activities. Mixed activities. Clear outcomes. Discussion prompts. Homework. Learning evaluation.

A range of resources to teach the reading and spelling of tricky words (DfES Letters and Sounds Programme). * animated bingo game * colourful display bricks * colour coded display bricks (by phase) * word mat * tricky word tracker

Whole lesson with all resources included. Learning objective: To explore factors affecting quality of life in large settlements. Whole lesson: Starter Discussion prompts Two main activities Plenary activity Lesson evaluation Homework activity Teacher plan Teacher notes All resources