www.ecpublishing.co.uk A collaboration between a long-term Head of History and Humanities and EC Resources. We have 20 years experience teaching all humanities subjects around the UK and a particular passion for creating top-notch secondary history resources. We will be uploading loads of free lessons as well an inexpensive ones in the coming months, so why not follow us? Hopefully we can save you an afternoon or two of planning!
www.ecpublishing.co.uk A collaboration between a long-term Head of History and Humanities and EC Resources. We have 20 years experience teaching all humanities subjects around the UK and a particular passion for creating top-notch secondary history resources. We will be uploading loads of free lessons as well an inexpensive ones in the coming months, so why not follow us? Hopefully we can save you an afternoon or two of planning!
2 LESSONS - 2 x detailed, differentiated and editable 1 hour lesson all about the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and how this contributed towards the start of World War One.
The download includes: detailed PowerPoints, clip tasks, a variety of activities, worksheets and more. It’s very easy to follow and can be used straight away :)
20 x fully resourced lesson packs - all complete with differentiated powerpoints and worksheets, clip links, starters, plenaries, LOs to three levels throughout. Designed to meet Ofsted Good-Outstanding criteria by a experienced History teacher in a UK secondary school. All lessons have been highly-rated by Tes users.
This pack is created by EC Resources, the team who create for the Children's Commissioner, the Bank of England, the British Legion and many more.
1 hour, fully resourced Geography or Citizenship lesson which focuses on the problems presented by our excessive use and disposal of plastic and possible solutions. The lesson is most suitable for KS3 / KS4 (but has been left editable) and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. It is also useful for Tutor Time, Global Citizenship or an Environment Drop Down Day.
The pack includes a 1 hour long PowerPoint, differentiated challenge activities, worksheets, clips and literacy focus tasks. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow.
A fully resourced, detailed and editable lesson all about the Berlin Blockade, one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. Includes a detailed, differentiated PowerPoint and accompanying worksheets.
The lesson includes a wide variety of activities, and by the end of the lesson students will be able to evaluate the effects of the blockade using specific details from sources as evidence. Everything is editable, suited best to UKS3 (or good for a GCSE revision lesson) and easy to pick up and run with.
4 x easy to use social media ‘update’ activity templates, which can be used for any subject. Included 2x Instantgram (Instagram), 1 x Factbook (Facebook) and 1x Snappychat (Snapchat).
Check out loads more history and geography resources - both inexpensive and free at our store: HISTORY GEEKS
Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, Tutor Time, PSHE + RSE new Curriculum 2020 resources at EC Resources
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A detailed and well-differentiated, editable history lesson focusing on General Dyer and the Amritsar Massacre. Students explore the context, facts and sources about the massacre before attempting a GCSE-style practice question on their learning.
This lesson lasts 1 hour and is very easy to just pick up and use. This is most suitable for a KS3 class (created for Year 8).
The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, a variety of activities, worksheets, source tasks and more.
Many more history lessons - both inexpensive and free at our store: HISTORY GEEKS
Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, Tutor Time, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
If you are happy with your resource, please leave us a review! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at historygeeksuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you.
A detailed and well-differentiated, editable history lesson all about medieval beliefs on the cause of disease. The lesson lasts one hour - 90 mins long and is very easy to just pick up and use. The lesson is suitable for any KS3 class and includes a detailed PowerPoint, a variety of activities, source questions, clip tasks and more. Acitivities are differentiated 3 ways where possible.
If you are happy with your resource, please leave us a review! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at historygeeksuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you.
This lesson can be used as a standalone lesson or used along with our other medieval lessons on life, castles, kings, conflict and war. All lessons are available, inexpensive or free in our store: HISTORY GEEKS
Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
A differentiated and editable history lesson all about the Aberfan disaster. what it was, how it happened, the causes and whether anyone can be blamed. The lesson is very easy to follow and will last at least one hour.
This is most suitable for a KS3 class (created for Year 8) but could be used for other groups and everything is editable.
The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, clip tasks, a variety of activities, worksheets, clip tasks, a quiz and more.
Who are EC Resources?
EC Resources are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Bank of England, The Children’s Commissioner, MACS Charity, The British Legion, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
This lesson on the consequences of the Black Death is an hour long, fully resourced lesson with powerpoint, differentiated tasks throughout, worksheets, clip link and accompanying task focusing on the economic, religious and social consequences of the Black Death and sources.
It can be used as part of our Black Death and Medieval Life topics also available in our TES shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/History_Geeks
Designed to meet Ofsted Good-Outstanding criteria by a experienced History teacher in a UK secondary school.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/History_Geeks
A fun, one off history of Easter celebrations lesson for students in the last week of term. Could be used as a reward lesson the last time you see your class before the holidays. Students will study how the Easter celebrations have changed over time, from the medieval period in Britain, through to the present day.
The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, differentiated tasks, a variety of activities, 3 different fun plenaries, timeline task and more. It’s very easy to follow and can be used straight away :)
Who are EC Resources?
EC Resources are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Bank of England, The Children’s Commissioner, MACS Charity, The British Legion, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
A detailed and well-differentiated, editable history lesson all about how Mussolini, although a terrible individual with brutal methods, could be argued to have the qualities of a successful leader. This lesson allows students to investigate how he was able to become a successful, albeit brutal, dictator.
This lesson investigates the strengths and weaknesses of Mussolini as a politician and was created for Year 9 but could be used for other years as it’s all editable - it’s full of exam-style GCSE practice questions.
The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, a variety of activities, worksheets, source questions, exam style practice questions, clip tasks and more.
An investigation and overview of what sustainability is and then tasks with more of a focus on eating sustainably. Created as a PSHCE resource but would also be very useful for KS3 Geography or RE. - 1 hour PowerPoint, worksheets, clips, well differentiated, KS3/ KS4. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All our resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes) and are designed to last one hour each.
An hour long, fully resourced lesson with powerpoint, differentiated tasks throughout, worksheets, clip link and accompanying task focusing on the imortance of religion in medieval lives. Designed to meet Ofsted Good-Outstanding criteria by a experienced History teacher in a UK secondary school.
HUGE 18 HOUR BUNDLE. 18 x fully resourced medieval history lesson packs - all complete with detailed PowerPoints and worksheets, clip links, starters, plenaries, source packs, peer assessments, practice GCSE style exam questions and much more.
Includes:
1. Medieval Religion
2. Life as a monk or a nun
3. The Black Death
4. The consequences of the Black Death
5. Medieval Medicine
6. The Norman Conquest
7. William I as King
8. Norman consolidation of power
9. The Crusades
10. The Hundred Year's War (introduction)
11. The Hundred Year's War and Joan of Arc (conclusion)
12. Edward I and Scotland
13. Edward I and Wales
14. The Peasants Revolt
15. Medieval science - causes of disease
16. Magna Carta and King John
17. Medieval Jobs
18. Castles
Designed by an experienced Head of Humanities in a UK secondary school, tried and tested and so easy to just pick up and run with. Eveything is editable for you to tweak as you wish.
**Who are EC Resources?**
EC Resources are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Bank of England, The Children's Commissioner, MACS Charity, The British Legion, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
2 hours of very detailed, well differentiated and editable lessons with 2x PowerPoints, worksheets, source analysis packs, GCSE style practice questions and also clip tasks and engaging group and individual activities .
Many more history lessons - both inexpensive and free at our store: HISTORY GEEKS
Or check out some Citizenship, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
Causes of World War 2
World War Two 7 lesson bundle - 7 x detailed and fully resourced lessons for a KS3 unit (or GCSE revision unit) on the causes of WWII. Includes:
The Treaty of Versailles
The Kapp Putsch
The Spartacist Rebellion
The Great Depression
Hitler and the Nazi Rise
The Sudetenland Crisis
Appeasement
All lessons are complete with differentiated PowerPoints and worksheets, clip links, starters, plenaries, LOs to three levels throughout. Designed to meet Ofsted Good-Outstanding criteria by a experienced History teacher in a UK secondary school. All individual lessons have been highly-rated by Tes users.
Suitable for KS3/4 and easy to adapt (everything is editable). The pack also includes loads of GCSE style source practice exam questions, peer assessments, homeworks and past exam paper question practice.
Please also check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
EYFS / KS1 money activity pack. This pack contains a variety of fun, kinaesthetic money and coin activities that are suitable for children in both EYFS and KS1 settings. These activities focus on coin recognition initially and then progress to coin addition and counting.
This pack includes the following worksheets and activities:
Dress Dolly - cut and paste activity
Dress Dolly - cut and paste activity
Cretaceous Cove - cut and paste activity
Roll and cover - coin recognition game
Sort the coins - cut and paste activity
How much? - Draw a line activity
How much? - Cut and paste activities
Fewer or more? - Worksheets
How many ways? - Cut and paste activities
Odd jar out - matching activity
Jigsaw - coin recognition & counting (18 questions)
KS3 Geography lesson all about how human activity over the last two hundred years has effected our environment. The lesson investigates the processes behind the effects as well as possible solutions to minimize future damage, e.g cutting meat and dairy consumption, recycling and cutting down on plastic use.
The lesson is adaptable, easy to follow and fully differentiated. This resource pack includes an hour long PowerPoint with accompanying worksheets, well differentiated activities, clip tasks with three-way differentiated questions and information sheets.
The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. As with all our lessons, you don’t need any prior knowledge as all the information is included - you can just pick up and teach it.
More free and inexpensive Humanities lessons can be found here.
Easy to use source work history cover lesson. All you need to do is print it out and leave it with the cover teacher - all the instructions are on the worksheets. This doesn’t contain any of our previous material so you don’t need to worry about students having already completed any tasks,
The pack includes:
5 sources
3 worksheets
8 tasks in total to work through
Check out loads more history and geography resources - both inexpensive and free at our store: HISTORY GEEKS
Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, Tutor Time, PSHE + RSE new Curriculum 2020 resources at EC Resources
If you’re also teaching Citizenship GCSE or PSHE next year, why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with almost 4000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
Easy to use source work history cover lesson. All you need to do is print it out and leave it with the cover teacher - all the instructions are on the worksheets. This doesn’t contain any of our previous material so you don’t need to worry about students having already completed any tasks,
The pack includes:
4 sources
3 worksheets
8 tasks in total to work through
Check out loads more history and geography resources - both inexpensive and free at our store: HISTORY GEEKS
Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, Tutor Time, PSHE + RSE new Curriculum 2020 resources at EC Resources
If you’re also teaching Citizenship GCSE or PSHE next year, why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with almost 4000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
