Primary School Geography Lesson Plans and Resources by PlanBee

This engaging module based on the Geography QCA schemes of work for Year 4 helps your class to distinguish between work, leisure and recreation and to understand the differences between the three. Your class will have the chance to examine different types of activities and decide which category they belong to before analysing how much time they spend on work, leisure and recreation activities in an average week. They also have the oppor ... more

Turn your class into eco-warriors with these 'Improving the Environment' lessons! Delve into the dustbins and tackle the trash as your class investigate how much rubbish you produce and explore different ways of recycling and reducing waste around the local area. With lesson plans, slides, activity ideas, differentiated worksheets and more, these KS2 'Improving the Environment' lessons contain everything you need to teach this envir ... more

Take your class for a fascinating walk through the life of coasts as they investigate what coasts are, how they are formed, how they are protected and why they are constantly changing. Study the processes of erosion and deposition and how they affect the coast, find out the names of some different coastal formations and find out what disasters can happen on precarious cliff edges. Your class will also have the chance to debate how chang ... more

Encourage your class to take a closer look at their local area as they explore different features of the community. Start by using maps to spot familiar places and give directions to and from local points of interest then teach children the difference between physical and human features. Putting their geographical skills to the test, your class will have the chance to examine services in the local area and create a survey of jobs and tr ... more

Let our helpful and informative 'Investigating Rivers' lesson plans, worksheets and resources help you navigate your class towards an understanding of rivers, their uses, features and effect on the environment. Your class will get the chance to study the water cycle, find out how rivers are formed, investigate why rivers are important and what they are used for, river pollution and its effects, as well as choosing a river around the wor ... more

This close-to-home module will really get them excited about improving their geography skills as they investigate whether the high street should be closed to traffic. Your class will have the chance go on field trips to collect information, interpret and analyse the data, and undertake a variety of different activities to see if they can find an answer to this topical question. This ready-to-teach module based on the Geography QCA s ... more