Teaching Ideas for Geography

Classroom teaching ideas and lesson planning advice to support busy primary school teachers in Key Stages One and Two and the Foundation Stage. Discover a fantastic range of primary resources to excite and inspire pupils on different topics and themes for geography.

  • Topic Launches

    Topic Launches

    Select and utilise effective ways of launching a new curriculum topic covering a range of subjects in the classroom

  • Topic Tree

    Topic Tree

    Demonstrate prior understanding of a new classroom topic and identify questions for further research

  • Local History

    Local History

    Develop cross-curricular skills by exploring the history and location of different buildings found in the local area

  • Lesson Puzzles

    Lesson Puzzles

    Create engaging and exciting lessons by devising a series of puzzles to match different learning objectives for a range of curriculum subjects

  • Current Events

    Current Events

    Develop skills in all curriculum areas by harnessing interest in events currently happening around the world

  • School Adventures

    School Adventures

    Develop practical, social and physical skills across the curriculum by completing a range of activities in the school grounds

  • Community Links

    Community Links

    Explore how to establish and build strong links in the local community to support learning across the curriculum

  • Country Support

    Country Support

    Understand the events of a natural disaster and how the school community can provide support to families affected

  • Love and Understanding

    Love and Understanding

    Develop and demonstrate love and understanding for the world community at a local, national and global level

  • School Trips

    School Trips

    Prepare for and manage a school trip to support curriculum learning in different subjects and topics

  • Green Steps

    Green Steps

    Identify and record some of the personal steps that can be taken to protect and preserve the planet for future generations

  • Right Angles

    Right Angles

    Identify, measure and compare some examples of right angles that can be seen in different shapes, objects and locations

  • Clock Times

    Clock Times

    Identify and record different times on analogue clock faces to minutes and use Roman Numerals to show the timing and duration of events

  • Contractions Word Sums

    Contractions Word Sums

    Practise building and contracting groups of different words using apostrophes to replace the omitted letters in each word pair

  • Fraction Halves

    Fraction Halves

    Identify and record fractions that are halves of different shapes, quantities and numbers using concrete equipment and diagrams to model calculations