Some ideas for the first half term of Year 7 in Secondary schools for Geography teachers (but could be adapted for other subjects of course)

1. The first 6 weeks... Image: Raspberry Blur by Alan Parkinson

2. “ ...because you never get a second chance to make a first impression...”

3. What is the focus of your first half term of the new school year ? Why did you choose to focus on this topic ? How can you connect this with student experiences ?

5. What do Year 6s enjoy doing ? How many of these will they be doing in Geography ? Working in groups Playing Finding things out for themselves Drama Making things Using their hands Going on the computer Working outside of the classroom

6. Where and how did students /colleagues spend their summer ?

7. Name: Subject: Most interesting place visited this summer and why: Get enough of these duplicated for whole staff for first staff meeting then use them for mapping activity ...

13. Further advice http://www.slideshare.net/TonyCassidy/developing-an-interest-in-geography