This is a simplified list of content that pupils can RAG and tick off their understanding. Great to be used after paper 3 mock exam or as a revision sheet. Designed to be used with OCR A GCSE geography specification, but could be easily modified for other exam boards.

A mindmap that outlines the key content about urban trends linked to the OCR 1-9 geography specification. These are great to do at the start of a unit & re-visit at the end to demonstrate progress.

These are great to do at the start of a unit & re-visit at the end to demonstrate progress. This was made to use with the KS3 Rivers topic.

A mindmap that I use at the start of the unit to identify prior learning linked to the key areas to be covered. Pupils re-do the mindmap at the end of the unit to demonstrate progress. Was designed for the OCR A specification, but it could be simply modified for any of the current GCSE specifications.

A simple resource that allows pupils to easily create a summary of all of the local, national & international schemes designed to reduce energy consumption. The A3 worksheet provides all of the ingredients needed for all levels of pupil to access the information. Suitable for all age groups & easily amended to suit all GCSE geography specifications.

This is a simplified list of content that pupils can RAG and tick off their understanding. Great to be used after paper 1 mock exam or as a revision sheet. Designed to be used with OCR A GCSE geography specification, but could be easily modified for other exam boards.

This is a simplified list of content that pupils can RAG and tick off their understanding. Great to be used after any mock exam or as a revision sheet. Designed to be used with OCR A GCSE geography specification, but could be easily modified for other exam boards.

This is a simplified list of content that pupils can RAG and tick off their understanding. Great to be used after paper 2 mock exam or as a revision sheet. Designed to be used with OCR A GCSE geography specification, but could be easily modified for other exam boards.

A lesson whereby pupils cut up & stick the plates map (like a jigsaw) onto their worksheet. They then use highlighters to identify the different plates. Very simple, but very effective.

A simple but effective lesson that provides students to create a verbal powerpoint relating to India. They can only add pictures. This moves away from kids reading lots of text from each slide. Understanding is then tested in the T&F test.

A simple tracker that breaks down the percentages to grades. Was used in humanities, but can be easily amended to fit all subjects. Pupils add their assessment scores onto the tracker to keep a record of progress over time. Simple, but effective.

A powerpoint designed to allow students to vote on the grade of work. Click the button and watch the arrow move upwards. When it hits the level that the students agree with, they raise their hands. I use this after presentation of work and it allows instant (whole class) feedback on the grade of work.

These are great to do at the start of a unit & re-visit at the end to demonstrate progress.

A topic outline for the new ocr gcse 1-9 specification for a unit on India. These are great to be used at both the start & end of a unit to show understanding & progress.

A front sheet that outlines the content needed for the india (developing country case study) work covered in the gcse geography OCR A specification. These are great as a coverage check and also to demonstrate progress over time. I often get pupils to populate it with knowledge at both the start & end of a unit.

A lesson where students create a choropleth map of C02 data from a range of countries around the world. All info needed is provided on the worksheet. Students can take their learning further by creating another (more complex way) to present the data.

A front sheet that outlines the content needed for the environmental challenges work covered in the gcse geography OCR A specification. These are great as a coverage check and also to demonstrate progress over time. I often get pupils to populate it with knowledge at both the start & end of a unit.

A simple lesson that helps students to understand the meanings of social economic and environmental. Cover meanings. Create an emoji for each one. Create a made up text message between student & parent/carer. Add the emoji face to each text. S&C is to link social, economic & environmental understanding to other areas that they have studied.

Used to give a pupils an understanding that their actions directly impact the progress that they make. Pupils simply highlight the statements across the sheet that best describe them. Pupils then look at the top 5 key areas that they need to improve and say how they are going to achieve it.

A great activity that uses the middle earth lord of the rings & hobbit base map to allow students to firstly describe a pre-plotted journey and then to create their own journey. The journey is divided up into kilometer sections to make understanding scale more straight forward. Task includes a success criteria that allows pupils to calculate their success.