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 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.
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 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.
A marking sticker used on the front of student folders to act as a reminder of marking expectations in GCSE Geography.
Can be adapted for other subjects.
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!
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)
Editable topic outlines for:
Natural Hazards
Changing Economic World
Coasts and Rivers
Living World
Paper 3 content
Resource Management and Food
Urban Issues and Challenges
Full Lesson [should take two one hour lessons to complete] and resources in topic of ‘Environmental Mysteries’ used with Y8.
Includes Groupwork Activity for all students.
Taster sessions designed for Y5/6 students to experience Geography lessons at high school.
Earthquakes: Design an earthquake proof building
Mountains: Design a contour map mountain!
A full scheme of lessons, resources, Knowledge Organiser and Assessment.
We teach 2hr lessons so each lesson will take between 1-2hrs
Lesson 1: The Geography of North America
Lesson 2: Natural Hazards in North America
Lesson 3: The San Andreas Fault
Lesson 4: San Andreas Film- Fact or Fiction?
Lesson 5 and 6: Mexico/USA Migration
Lesson 7: Impacts of Migration + Assessment
Assessment
Working from Home Booklet
A topic designed to support the sustainability element of the KS3 Geography curriculum.
New topics added:
Lesson 1/2 Global Fashion Industry
Lesson 3: The Aral Sea Mystery
Lesson 4: The Geography of Disease
Lesson 5: The Geography of the CVD-19 pandemic
Lesson 6: The Global reaction to the pandemic
Lesson 7: The Link between globaliosation and CVD-19
Knowledge Organiser
Working From Home Booklet
An assessment which has 20 multiple choice questions on the KS3 curriculum and an extended writing piece based on this unit.
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
71 QUESTIONS TO TEST YOUR CLASSES GEOGRAPHY AND THANKSGIVING KNOWLEDGE.
The Rounds:
Round 1: Where is the Thanksgiving Turkey (10 questions)
Round 2: General Thanksgiving Knowledge (Multiple Choice) (10 questions)
Round 3: Geography General Knowledge (a hard one- no multiple choice- allow thinking time for this one!) (10 questions)
Round 4: US States Quiz Questions (15 questions)
Round 5: Thanksgiving Food (16 questions)
Round 6: Thanksgiving Anagrams (20 questions)
Team Sheet