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Engaged, fun task. You may need to finish earlier as students tend to not want to finish/ rush and continue/ willing to work into their breaks (but I don’t want them with me at break). Rivers, Mountains, Deserts, Plains etc. Prior knowledge check Video - add to knowledge Map creation - colour coded and Atlas use 2 versions - 1. blank (students had to really look and discover/ engage with the Atlas), they will ask for help or you can give prompts for harder ones. 2. Marked map (labelled) Note: I only gave easier maps to students who go to special centres but my low ability and SEND students still did the blank map (they don’t complete it but they learn how to search and use the Atlas well). I did this because it is not in their assessment to know every part and map skills is more valuable for them. Answers on board for marking Reading information Plenary Extra version of map with key provided for lower ability/ SEND if you wish to use.

Animals in the Savanna - Lion King Remake of animals - Students well engaged and excited Learning objectives - command words - meanings Map of Savanna (students to add to their maps from previous lesson - Physical Geography of Africa). If you don’t have this, the maps (6 to a page) are also included if you wish to make this into an activity to shade in the biome and label the latitudes. Video about the Savanna - Notes about the biome Animal adaptation - I do (Lion), We do (Elephant), You do (Giraffe and Warthog). Challenges included. All students are able to complete giraffe, lower ability may struggle with warthog so I had them think more about the giraffe. Remind them of Pumba from Lion King. Answers on board - Students to add 3 more to their animals. Handouts available for students who can’t read, lower ability/ SEND to assist them. My students did not stick them in, they used it as help. YOU ARE A GEOGRAPHER (Science advanced and you create your own animal!) Choose 3 characteristics (timer them). Explain why those three and how they adapt to the Savanna. Criteria and levels (on the board I have 5 and 6). On paper (handouts or printouts or you can adapt depending on your class/ student) I have level 3-7 success criteria. Key words on the board, connectives on the board, challenges on the board, examples (sentences and images) on the board. Sentence builders (shared between students) allows every student able to complete the task. Higher abilities will not use it but have it as a reference. Students will be working at different paces due to ability. My higher ability asked to do more characteristics but only because they completed it. My lower ability/ SEND I expected at least 3 sentences (this is because this is in their assessment so they need to have this). Students who finished are able to sketch their animal. Higher rewards given as motivation. Peer assessing. Students peer assess the presenter (visualiser if you have). We used fingers due to time, but if you have longer lessons or extend another class they can use the peer assessment handouts where students assess themselves, and then peer assess. They can then improve upon feedback. Many students loved the task, wanted to share and spend their 15 minutes break continuing.

Included full lesson plan Starter Atlas use Maps to label Mind maps about countries - using stats Challenges included Quiz-Quiz-Trade game Note down some facts from the game

The history of China to now Can easily be 2 lessons worth Students are extremely engaged, lots of discussion points. I answered a few and had to tell them to write it down or address it next lesson. Several tasks to do Main task Video with worksheet You may need to pause depending on your students, or call out each number as you reach it. Drawing a Then and Now image of China

Writing task Examples Models Card sorts Map categorising Answer sheets

Adaptable timetable Colour coded

Check your subject knowledge to know what you need to learn/ study/ build knowledge on. The document is 35 pages long. I have my answers on it which you can change. I completed this before I studied such course/ subject…

General homework showcase Peer assessing Give time for them to go around and interact Nominations for rewards/ votes Dingbats of countries

Resources PPT Atlas (optional) History sheets (optional) Keywords Africa Asia Migration Colonisation Independence Prepare for Learning – Entry Activity Silent reading for 10 minutes Starter activity: Spot the odd one out images x2 Learning Intentions and Agree Learning Outcomes Understand the causes of the English Civil War • Describe the location of Africa • Recognise the difference regions of Africa • Explain how Africa has changed over time Present New Information Map skills with Africa/ continents History of Africa (literacy reading) History of Africa (10minute video – if time) Construct Meaning – Learning by Doing Map of Africa Rank figures onto tables Apply to Demonstrate Understanding – Opportunity Identify regional scale in UK and compass regions in Africa Find countries in different regions of Africa PEE paragraph on how Africa changed over time Review Write down 3 things you found interesting Additional Support (SEN support, EHCP, PP FSM, LAC) Checking in Examples Word bank Images Colour and number coded Answers on board Stretch and Challenge Challenge – using challenge key word bank

Objectives: Recognise that the continent of Africa is made up of 54 countries. Describe the human and physical features of the continent. Analyse data to understand the diversity of Africa. Addresses misconceptions and stereotypes CLOCC locations Africa is diverse - exam type question Writing PEE paragraph

Simple template on Y7 tectonic plates (not fully completed) GCSE completed SOW on coasts (from a very good Bristol school - they pay trainees to have 3x meals a day and actually pay you thousands of pounds for having them as a placement - of course your placements are chosen by your university provider). Year 8 SOW (from private institutions) If you would like others, feel free to leave the comment under reviews and I can update the files if I have them (History and Geography mainly).

Class room practice Educational research Educators advice

Interview information I went to a few teacher ones as I lined them up over a week and made them wait before deciding. Usually you have to decide on the spot unless you’re the better candidate, they may wait.

Some behaviour management research

I focused my assignment on two deaf students of different abilities in one of my classes with 11 SEND students. You may find some useful references/ sections. Remember to not copy it because I’ve submitted this before so it will be picked up by all university systems. If you paraphrase it, it will also be picked up. I was a little disappointed with the mark at 60.

I’ve included lots of books and research that you need to read if you’re becoming a geography teacher. I’ve also made summaries of some of them in case you didn’t want to read the whole thing. The main book I made a bigger document, and in the book you can find a large table that separates sections well. These will be useful towards your assignments. My assignments were around 78 marks.

Essay based on Geography. It was the bigger assignment. It is 23 pages long and I found it difficult to do as this was the first assignment right at the start of the course on a subject that I didn’t know about either, hence I had to study a lot in the first term. The deadline of it was earlier than expected too, we had about 1 month or so to complete it. I also included a page from another student who achieved 68. Do not copy or paraphrase as this has been submitted before so it’ll be picked up by all universities. You can find useful sections and references. I passed but I knew it wasn’t good as I only just started a placement. During that placement, my mentor explained a lot to me and it really helped knowing what was expected etc. In university, none of us were ever told and the time at university is also short. Obviously, it was too late to make any changes since it was already submitted. You’ll see a very empty/ simple lesson plan in it but if you were to change it to a good plan, it would massively improve.

I wrote an assignment based on isolation rooms as I never heard of it until I went into schools. It is 21 pages long. This essay was marked twice by university and moderated down to 78… Do not copy or paraphrase it as it’s already been submitted so all university systems will pick it up. You can find useful research/ studies in the references, or assistance on how to structure such essay.

Geography curriculum in context assignment. It’s been busy as this is the last assignment during placement B, where we are already at 14 teaching hours plus other commitments and this assignment. It is 8 pages long. I got ______. Do not copy or paraphrase as this is already submitted and it will be picked up by all universities. You may find useful sections and references. I usually do all the research first then narrow things down to what I want to focus on for the assignment. I included my original notes in here in case you want to use different areas in your assignment.

Reading sessions with students List to do Prompts Options Notes Reflections/ notes - to pass to pastoral or related departments