Lesson Plans

• Life in Nepal Key Stage 2 Geography teaching resources including fact-files, activities, worksheets and quizzes.
• Life in Nepal Key Stage 3 Geography teaching resources. A fully resourced scheme of work and lessons.
• Challenge Nepal BRONZE. Session plans and resources to aid volunteering. Ideal for team work for youth groups and Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme Units.

The resources are available as free downloads on the Resolve International website.
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New Free 2011 Chembakolli teaching resources: http://www.actionaid.org.uk/100006/schools.html

A new, up-to-date Chembakolli web section containing lots of free materials to help primary teachers teach about life and change in a village in India. The section includes:

• a live blog link to pupils and staff at Vidyodaya school in Gudalur, south India
• slideshows showing daily life in & around Chembakolli as well as profiles of some of the people living there
• downloadable PowerPoint presentations and lesson ideas on a range of topics

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Links for teaching about the earthquake in Japan

The links below provide background information and/or teaching ideas relating to the recent earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan:

• The best place to start is the Geographical Association, which has a web page bringing together a wide range of resources, reflections and teaching ideas: www.geography.uk/resources/japantsunami/
  
• The British Red Cross has an activity for secondary students based on a news report and video clip: www.redcross.org.uk/japanlp
  
• The Day is a news website for schools which is offered as a paid subscription service, but they have a free special report on Japan: www.theday.co.uk
  
• The Guardian Teacher Network has created a set of activities for 9-14 year-olds - you can also search for other relevant resources - you need to register to download materials, but it's free:
  http://teachers.guardian.co.uk/teacher-network/resources.aspx?enc=ymBQZPQ3ohnThU3PnG1YV4VZaUrluFay
  
• The Times Educational Supplement has also brought together teaching resources on Japan - free registration is also required for this site:
  www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storyCode=6072926
  
• The New York Times Learning Network has a page on 20 Ways to Teach About the Disaster In Japan Across the Curriculum (aimed at US teachers):
  http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/15/20-ways-to-teach-about-the-disaster-in-japan-across-the-curriculum/

• In addition, Snapshot Science has suggested some teaching ideas for secondary students under the heading 'Is nuclear power too risky?' prompted by the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant:
  http://snapshotscience.co.uk/is-nuclear-power-too-risky/           Source: www.think-global.org.uk