Supporting your geography students

Templates, exam answer writing scaffolds, checklists and supporting documents to help geography students get the grade

Tes Resources Team

Teacher demonstrating with a globe supporting secondary geography students

Resources designed to assist learners and help them to demonstrate their subject knowledge

To give your students the greatest chance of success, it is essential to go beyond the teaching of content to making sure that learners can express their understanding clearly in writing. Here is a range of resources that will give your class the tools to logically explain their ideas, support their comprehension and scaffold their responses.

Looking for GCSE geography resources? Explore the GCSE revision hub packed full of hand-picked exam practice questions and supporting revision materials.

Improving written answers

Develop learners’ geographical terminology and improve the quality of your students' answers using some of these top scaffold resources.

Write like a geographer! Literacy mat
GeographyGradeBooster

Write like a geographer! Literacy mat

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Enhance your students' writing skills with the Write like a Geographer! Literacy Mat, a vital resource designed to help students develop the vocabulary and writing techniques needed to excel in Geography. This literacy mat is an indispensable tool for guiding students in structuring their writ...
Structure Sheets
Mr Humanities

Structure Sheets

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A range of different structure sheets designed and made to support students in answering higher tariff exam questions at GCSE, and a challenge in KS3. These sheets are fully editable. This download includes: 1. To what extent 2. Assess 3. Evaluate 4. How far do you agree? 5. The four mark explain ...
Secondary Geography Literacy Mat
shannonrhiane12347

Secondary Geography Literacy Mat

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This is a geography literacy mat aimed at KS3 and KS4 geographers. This has been made after seeing a picture of one on Pintrest and then making it into a resource to suit the students needs at my school. This would be useful to have on desks printed out for students to use independently to check ove...

Reference tools

Check out this selection of reference tools and study packs designed to check your students' understanding, provide stretch and challenge activities and promote independent learning.

Geography Survival Kit for AQA GCSE
laurahowardd

Geography Survival Kit for AQA GCSE

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Editable resource designed to be printed for use in the classroom & as a revision resource. I've removed my school's CSs/info for teachers to insert their own. The survival kit includes a learning journey template, command words, writing techniques, Q types, assessment overview, topic checklists...
Spelling in Geography (commonly misspelt words)
cazbot28

Spelling in Geography (commonly misspelt words)

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A list of common spelling errors in Geography. I have underlined the parts of the words where the errors tend to occur. This could be placed inside the cover of exercise books, for display or for a spelling test prep.
AQA GCSE Geog vocab mats
lizzy281010

AQA GCSE Geog vocab mats

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AQA GCSE Geography vocabulary mats for various units Unit 1 Section A (natural hazards) Unit 1 Section B (the living world) Unit 1 Section C (rivers and coasts) Unit 2 Section A (urban issues and challenges) Designed to be used throughout the module, and placed on the desks whilst they are workin...