I have been a teacher now for 14 YEARS. I have been Head of Geography and Head of Humanities, overlooking both the History and Geography departments. My passion is making engaging and thought-provoking lessons which aim to inspire and promote my subjects not only amongst the pupils but the wider school.
My lessons are designed to be dyslexia friendly.
Twitter: @teachgeogblog
I have been a teacher now for 14 YEARS. I have been Head of Geography and Head of Humanities, overlooking both the History and Geography departments. My passion is making engaging and thought-provoking lessons which aim to inspire and promote my subjects not only amongst the pupils but the wider school.
My lessons are designed to be dyslexia friendly.
Twitter: @teachgeogblog
A 53 slide PowerPoint on the new AQA Pre Release content- Tudeley Village Development.
Also included is a mocked up practice exam paper created using the 2024 resource. This also includes a fieldwork section and can be completed in the new time of 1hr30m.
I cannot upload the resource as it is a live exam document.
10 ROUNDS, A TIE BREAKER 88 QUESTIONS AND A TEAM SHEET READ BELOW FOR ROUND TITLES!
Round 1: Name the 2023 Film (10 questions)
Round 2: Name the 2023 song + artist (5 questions)
Round 3: Name the Christmas covered celeb (10 questions)
Round 4: This Year in Pictures (12 Questions, multiple choice)
Round 5: Spot the difference (Timed task- 5 answers)
Round 6: Global Winter traditions (10 questions)
Round 7: Guess the Christmas Song from the Emoji’s (10 questions)
Round 8: Christmas Adverts (5 questions)
Round 9: Christmas General Knowledge (10 questions)
Round 10: Times Christmas Numeracy Task (Maths Skill- Volume)
Tie Breaker/Bonus Round (10 questions)
A way of revising which can break a topic down into 12 sub-categories.
Ask a student to make notes in each chunk of the clock. Revise each slot for 5 minutes, turn the clock over and ask the student to recite back to you certain sections of the clock. ‘e.g. what was in section 2-3’.
Works well with GCSE students.
To discover seven geography mysteries shared on social media
To explore possible answers to those mysteries
To find out the truth on those mysteries!
Students loved this lesson as an alternative to a ‘Geography in the News’ or Quiz lesson!
Lessons are arranged in the order of the specification:
7.1 Superpower characteristics
7.2 Timelines of Power and Mechanisms of control
7.3 Emerging Powers
7.4 IGOs, TNCs and Cultural Power
7.5 International Decision Making
7.6 Superpowers and the physical environment
7.7 Conflicts between superpowers
7.8 Changing Superpower Relationships
7.9 Costs of Military Superpowers
65 questions
All different questions to 2022 version!
Round 1: Where in the World (multiple choice)
Round 2: Geography Trivia (multiple choice)
Round 3: Geography Former names
Round 4: Video Memory Game
Round 5: Flags of the World
Round 6: Where in Europe Map Game
Round 7: Grid References Game (Find the Yeti)
Round 8: Geography Dingbats
A full scheme of 10 lessons on rocks and weathering complete with an Assessment with Banding Criteria.
Includes:
- Geological Timescales
- The Rock Cycle
- Sedimentary Landforms (and Case Study)
- Igneous Landforms (and Case Study)
- Metamorphic Landforms (and Case Study)
- Weathering
- International Case Studies (Russia and Jordan)
+ Assessment and 3 Homeworks!
Image credits slide added.
A full series of 13 lessons, assessment, mark scheme, close the gap, feed forward activities and Knowledge organiser and revision tasks.
Lessons:
• 7A. What is the economy?
• 7B. Primary Industries- Farming in the UK
• 7C. Secondary Industries and change
• 7D. Tertiary Industries
• 7E. Quaternary Industries- Humans Needs Not Apply
• 7F. Chocolate Production- From bean to bar
• 7G. Globalisation
• 7H. Advantages and disadvantages of globalisation
• 7I. Impact of fast fashion- The Aral Sea
• 7J. Was globalisation to blame for the spread of COVID 19?
• 7K. How does globalisation affect me?
• 7L. Assessment
• 7M. Assessment Feedback
Knowledge Organiser
Revision Tasks
Topic 12 (Lessons are coded)
Taught to Year 9 pupils
12A: Intro to Coasts
12B: Coastal Processes
12C: Coastal Erosion
12D: Old Harry’s Rocks
12E: Coastal Deposition
12F: Spit formation (Spurn Head)
12G: Why do coasts need protecting?
12H: Hard Engineering
12I: Soft Engineering
12J: Coasts OS Maps
12K: Coasts GIS [Digimaps]
12L: Assessment, Mark Scheme
12M: Close the Gap activity, Feed Forward Task
A Knowledge Organiser and 10 tasks to use as revision.
Lessons are arranged in the order of the specification:
3.1 Introduction to Globalisation and Development
3.2 Key Players and Organisations in Globalisation
3.3 The Role of TNCs and Those Switched Off
3.4 Costs and Benefits of Globalisation Deindustrialisation
3.5 Global Economic Migration
3.6 Cultural Diffusion and Anti-Globalisation
3.7 Data in Globalisation
3.8 Controlling and Managing Globalisation
3.9 Localism and Ethical Consumption
Pictures show preview of 22 page PDF with links to editable lesson resources (all available in the bundle).
This is a digital product which compromises of 10 chapters of teaching aids, with direct links to over 70 editable lesson ideas which can be copied into already established lesson plans.
I have produced this document to aid teachers at all stages of their career, a refresher for those established, well qualified educators to the new young generation of teachers looking for a selection of ‘how-to’s’ when beginning a career as dynamic as ours! This document has over 90 ‘hacks’, most can take you to editable documents/PowerPoints to help you add them to already established lessons. Simply click on the picture icon next to the idea and open hyperlink.
The chapters covered are:
- Mastering Marking
- Starter Solutions
- Perfect Plenaries
- Provision 4 Progress
- Quality Questioning
- Choose 2 Challenge
- Supporting SEND
- Revision Remedies
- Literacy/Numeracy Aids
- Lesson Planning
Zip Folder includes:
PDF of Teaching and Learning ‘Hacks’ which includes all hyperlinks
77 editable lesson ideas including: PowerPoints (69), Word Documents (4) and Publisher Documents (4)
Attached are a series of revision strategies I used with my Y11 and Y10 classes in the lead up to their GCSE exams and mock exams.
Strategies include:
Blockbuster
Guess Who
Case Study Bingo
Catchphrase
Knowledge Retrieval Grid
Linguistic Equations
Lonely Hearts Corner
Paper 2 Revision Board Game
Pointless Scrabble Showdown
Revision Pong
Who am I?
Speak Like a Geographer
The Chase
A short 6 lesson topic taught to Y7/8 students on the problem with plastic pollution.
5A: Oceans as Global Ecosystems
5B: Increasing Plastic Waste
5C: Plastic UK Waterways
5D: Plastic Oceans
5E: Great Pacific Garbage Patch
5F: Midway Island- Albatross
A full series of 11 lessons and resources
Lessons coded:
2A. Water Cycle
2B. River Processes
2C. River Long and Cross Profile
2D. Formation of Waterfalls and Gorges
2E. Formation of Meanders and Ox Bow Lakes
2F. Formation of Floodplains and Levees
2G. Rivers on OS Maps
2H. Causes of Flooding
2I. UK Flood Event~ Cumbria 2015
2J. Flood Management
2K. Assessment, Close the Gap and Feed Forward Activity
Rivers Knowledge Organiser
Rivers Revision Tasks
Rivers Quiz
A full series of 10 lessons, assessment, mark scheme, close the gap, feed forward activities and Knowledge organiser and revision tasks.
I teach this with my Year 9 classes.
Lessons:
13A. Evidence for Climate Change
13B. Natural Causes of Climate Change
13C. Human Causes of Climate Change
13D. Effects of Climate Change UK
13E. Effects of Climate Change World
13F. Effects of Climate Change Oceans
13G. UK Government Climate Change
13H. Global Leaders managing climate change
13I.COP26 UK
13J. Global Citizen for Change
13K. Assessment
13L. Assessment Feedback and Feedforward
Knowledge Organiser
Revision Tasks
A PPT and resources for students to carry out a TRF escape room. I use this with a Y10 low ability group to inspire them in the topic~ works really well!
You will have to change my school badge from some slides.
I print the information slides in A3 and then laminate the key slides and ‘I BROKE OUT’ and ‘I DIDNT BREAK OUT’ slides. The pupil answer sheet also has the teacher answer sheet attached. I place the laminated key under my chair.
Equipment not provided:
You wil need a padlock with a 4 number combination and a suitcase/box to open.
Full series of revision lessons and Resources
Session 1: Natural Hazards Revision
Revision Clock
Blockbuster
Session 2: Living World Revision
Revision Clock
Blockbuster
Session 3: Coasts and Rivers Revision
Revision Clock
Blockbuster