Free teacher web sites for Geography topic ‘Village Settlers’

The architecture of the buildings is based on 1930s Bekonscot. Create your village with buildings, roads and bridges. Fits neatly into ICT modelling unit for year 3. This is not as advanced as Sim city, so you will need to provide an element of direction and challenge. Creative teachers will be able to use this in the "should the high street be closed to traffic?" unit.

External link: Build a virtual village

• suitable for class use

Super site containing worksheets, pictures, quiz, printable word search and more. Enough stuff for a couple of lessons here we think...

External link: Channel 4 Mini-Site

• suitable for class use

• suitable for teachers’ personal use

This lesson plan hosted by Staffs. County Council includes some photos of pupil displays and worksheets to download.

Scroll well down the page to get to the part you need - you are looking for a 'Village Settlers' lesson plan written by Sarah Robson.

External link: Lesson Plan outline

• suitable for teachers’ personal use

A comprehensive lesson plan showing you how to use software to have the class design an 'ideal village' on the computer. Not one to just pick up and run with - you will need to familiarise yourself with it first.

External link: Lesson Plan outline with resources

• suitable for teachers’ personal use

This online multi-player game simulation will give your most able pupils a great understanding of what makes a settlement work. But it isn't something you can just leave them with and walk away - you will need to work with them to set up their user accounts etc. A real winner for those with Gifted and Talented children in particular.

External link: Travian village settlers simulation