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
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 Christmas 2020 quiz with 10 rounds
Answer Sheet also attached.
Rounds:
ROUND 1: NAME THE 2020 FILM
ROUND 2: NAME THE 2020 SONG + ARTIST
ROUND 3: NAME THE CHRISTMAS COVERED CELEB
ROUND 4: THIS YEAR IN PICTURES
ROUND 5: WORD RIDDLES
ROUND 6: CHRISTMAS CATCHPHRASE
ROUND 7: CHRISTMAS TV SPECIALS
ROUND 8: CHRISTMAS TRIVIA
ROUND 9: CHRISTMAS PAST
ROUND 10: FIND THE CHRISTMAS ITEMS
TIE BREAKER
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.
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)
6 ROUNDS, 55 QUESTIONS AND A TEAM SHEET READ BELOW FOR ROUND TITLES!
Round 1: Where in the world is the pumpkin? [Country]
Round 2: Halloween General Knowledge (Multiple Choice)
Round 3: Name the Celebrity Pumpkin Carving
Round 4: Name the Halloween Spooky Film
Round 5: Halloween Sweets
Round 6: Halloween Anagrams
65 QUESTIONS TO TEST YOUR STUDENTS ON THEIR GENERAL SUMMER KNOWLEDGE AT THE END OF THE YEAR!
Comes as multiple PPT options hopefully to suit every user!
Includes a Team Answer Sheet for students
The Rounds:
Round 1: Where in the world is the ice lolly?
Round 2: Summer Trivia (Multiple Choice)
Round 3: Observation Round
Round 4: Guess the Summer item
Round 5: Emoji Quiz
Round 6: Celebrity Sandcastles
Round 7: Capitals Quiz (Multiple Choice)
Round 8: Summer Anagrams
A Tiebreaker activity
Team Sheet
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
How to be an effective marker not an over-marker.
A CPD Session planned to show Geography teachers (can be adapted for other subject areas) how to cut down on marking workload. These are successful strategies I have used.
Go to https://twitter.com/teachgeogblog for more lesson ideas and marking strategies.
Credit for the 5minute marking plan @TeacherToolkit
Image credits slide added.
Its back again! The annual Christmas Quiz with old favourites and new rounds!
62 points available and an additional 10 points for tie-breaker!
Round 1: Name the 2022 Film
Round 2: Name the 2022 Song and Artist
Round 3: Name the Christmas covered celeb
Round 4: This year in pictures
Round 5: Spot the difference
Round 6: Name the Christmas City
Round 7: Guess the Carol from the Emojis
Round 8: Guess the language
Round 9: Christmas General Knowledge
Round 10: Christmas Numeracy Game
An Additional 10 point Tie-breaker round (can be added as an additional round)
An editable PowerPoint
An Editable Answer Sheet
Over 200 5* reviews of previous years quizzes!
A Christmas 2019 quiz with 10 rounds
Answer Sheet also attached.
Rounds:
ROUND 1: NAME THE 2019 FILM
ROUND 2: NAME THE 2019 SONG + ARTIST
ROUND 3: NAME THE CHRISTMAS COVERED CELEB
ROUND 4: THIS YEAR IN PICTURES
ROUND 5: WORD RIDDLES
ROUND 6: CHRISTMAS CATCHPHRASE
ROUND 7: CHRISTMAS TV SPECIALS
ROUND 8: CHRISTMAS TRIVIA
ROUND 9: CHRISTMAS PAST
ROUND 10: FIND THE CHRISTMAS ITEMS
TIE BREAKER
IT’S BACK… for the 5th year in a row!
Brand new rounds and all new questions!
Round 1: Name the 2021 Film
Round 2: Name the 2021 Song and Artist
Round 3: Name the Christmas Covered Celeb
Round 4: This Year in Pictures
Round 5: Elf on the Shelf
Round 6: Christmas Anagrams
Round 7: Christmas TV Specials
Round 8: Christmas Films Trivia
Round 9: Christmas General Knowledge
Round 10: Christmas Memory Game
A Tie Breaker round with 10 additional questions.
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.