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This is the free planning overview for Tropical Rainforests, a comprehensive Geography unit about tropical rainforests, the most biodiverse terrestrial ecosystems on Earth. A topic title page and knowledge organiser are also included. The unit is is designed for students in KS2 (Y3-Y6) and includes a variety of engaging lessons, differentiated activities and worksheets. All resources are compatible with both Microsoft Office and Google Workspace. All the resources described in this unit plan are available on TES, either as individual lessons or as a bundle. Lessons include: L1 – Locating tropical rainforests on a world map L2 – Identifying tropical rainforest animals L3 – Investigating the layers of a tropical rainforest L4 – Exploring the Amazon rainforest L5 – Understanding the impact of deforestation on the Amazon L6 – Investigating how deforestation affects an Amazon tribe L7 - Thinking of ways to help save tropical rainforests If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

This is the free planning overview for Exploring Australia, a comprehensive unit of lessons investigating Australia’s geography. A topic title page and knowledge organiser are also included. The unit is designed for students in upper KS1 and lower KS2 (Y2-Y4) and includes a variety of engaging lessons, differentiated activities and worksheets. All resources are compatible with both Microsoft Office and Google Workspace. All the resources described in this unit plan are available on TES, either as individual lessons or as a bundle. Lessons include: L1 – Locating Australia on a world map L2 – Identifying cities and states of Australia L3 – Identifying human and physical features of Australia L4 – Investigating satellite photos of Australian landmarks L5 – Investigating Australia’s weather and climate L6 – Comparing the UK and Australia If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

This is set of guided reading sessions designed to be used alongside The Diary of a Killer Cat by Anne Fine. These resources can be used across KS2. The book follows the misadventures of a sarcastic cat called Tuffy who has a habit of bringing dead animals back to his owner, Ellie. It is ideal for readers in Year 3 and Year 4 but can also be used with less-able readers in Year 5 and Year 6. Included are 11 sessions of guided reading comprehesion questions. All questions are colour-coded and include: Vocabulary questions Retrieval questions Summary questions Inference questions Prediction questions Compare and contrast questions Author choice questions All resources are fully-editable and can be adapted easily if necessary. Answers are included. If you like this resource, please review it. If you have any suggestions or feedback, contact me at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

This free lesson is a great way for students to learn the location of the world’s continents and oceans. It can be used as an introduction to the topic for younger students or simply to refresh older students’ core geographical knowledge. The World Map Jigsaw is a great warm-up activity for this lesson. First the presentation runs through the continents and oceans of the world. In the worksheet activity students then identify the world’s continents and oceans. This is differentiated four ways: Easier – Students have initial letters, vocabulary and use an atlas/map prompt. Medium – Students have vocabulary and use an atlas/map prompt. Harder – Students solely use an atlas/map prompt (no vocabulary). Hardest – Students identify continents and oceans with no vocabulary or atlas/map prompt. Extension – Students use an atlas to work out which continents countries are in. If you like this resource, please review it. If you have any suggestions or feedback, contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

These colourful worksheets are a great way for students to learn the location of Europe’s countries and capital cities. They can be used with all ages from KS1 to KS4. They are ideal for atlas work and can be used either as an introduction to Europe for younger students or to extend the geographical knowledge of older students. There are three differentiated activities: Activity 1 - Identifying the countries of Europe: Shorter activity - Students write in numbers for each country (20 or 38 countries). Longer activity - Students write in the name of each country (20 or 38 countries). Activity 2 - Identifying the capital cities of Europe: Shorter activity - Students write in numbers for each capital city (20 or 38 capitals). Longer activity - Students write in the name of each capital city (20 or 38 capitals). Activity 3 - Identifying the countries and capital cities of Europe: The answers for this activity need to be written in an exercise book. Shorter activity - Students find the names of 20 countries and their capitals. Longer activity - Students find the names of 38 countries and their capitals. N.B. All activities can be printed to A4 paper. Some may need to be expanded to A3, depending on the size of students’ writing. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

This lesson is designed for KS2 children. It can be taught as a stand alone lesson but is also available as part of two wider units, both of which are available on TES: -Earthquakes -Volcanoes & Earthquakes The presentation first asks students how they would go about finding information about earthquakes. It then introduces them to the online encyclopedia Wikipedia. The activity then challenges students to research the world’s 12 biggest earthquakes: Easier – Students use Wikipedia to find one piece of information per earthquake. Harder – Students use Wikipedia to find two pieces of information per earthquake. Extension – Students answer questions about the world’s famous earthquakes using Wikipedia. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

This lesson is part of a wider unit called Exploring St Lucia and is designed to teach KS2 students about a contrasting non-European country. First the presentation introduces students to the directions of the compass. It then helps them to locate places in St Lucia using compass directions – first using the four cardinal points (N, E, S, W), then also using the four ordinal points (NE, SE, SW, NW). The accompanying activity gives students a chance to locate places in St Lucia using the points of the compass. It is differentiated two ways. Easier – Students locate places using the eight points of the compass (with compass direction hints). Harder – Students locate places using the eight points of the compass (no compass direction hints). Extension – Students complete another compass direction challenge. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

This lesson is part of a wider unit called Exploring St Lucia and is designed to teach KS2 students about a contrasting non-European country. The presentation introduces the students to satellite photos. It then challenges them to use their detective skills to identify the various human and physical geographical features of St Lucia. It is accompanied by a writing-based activity which challenges students to identify the features in the satellite photos and explain their reasoning. It is differentiated three ways: Easier – Students identify 1 feature per satellite photo. Medium – Students identify 2 features per satellite photo. Harder – Students identify 3 features per satellite photo. Extension – Students sort the features they have found into human and physical. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

This lesson is part of a wider unit called Exploring St Lucia and is designed to teach KS2 students about a contrasting non-European country. It first introduces St Lucia and the wider Caribbean area, helping students to locate the island within the wider world. The activity then challenges students to identify St Lucia and other islands in the Caribbean. It is differentiated three ways: Easier – Students identify 8 countries (with first-letter clues). Medium – Students identify 10 countries and 3 seas/oceans (with first-letter clues). Harder – Students identify 10 countries and 3 seas/oceans (no clues). Extension – Students complete a cloze procedure text about the location of St Lucia. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.