Lesson offers an opportunity to consolidate learning on Chapter 2: Stalemate Students are instructed to work in groups and create a 'Draw My Life' piece of work on a3/a2 sheets. Activity allows students to develop collaborative skills, as well as delegation etc. Lesson finishes with an 8 mark write an account question on the importance of Verdun and the Somme. Guidance is attached on how to achieve the best grade.

Designed for the AQA 8145 Conflict and tension 1894-1918 spec. Lesson contains a range of tasks, each with an accompanying 'challenge' activity WILFs: To Describe what happened at the Battle of Verdun To Explain how successful Falkenhyn was in ‘bleeding France white’ To Analyse the cause, events and consequences of Verdun Lesson involves students describing what happened. Evaluating how successful Falkenhayn's plan was, before finishing with a Cause, Event and Consequence activity, which leads into a 'write an account question' All resources are included in the powerpoint!

Designed for the AQA 8145 Conflict and Tension course, this lesson examines the arguments behind whether Germany was to blame for starting World War One. Lesson includes a variety of activities, such as a 'just a minute recall game, quiz, analysing sources, and exam practice. WILFs: Recall the different causes of World War One Analyse a range of witnesses to decide who was to blame for World War One Explain who was responsible for the start of the First World War

Designed for the new AQA 8145 spec. Lesson focuses on the two crises in Morocco, looking at the detail of each crisis and how they contributed to World War One. Lesson comes with additional ideas and resources to suit different teaching styles, including a 4 mark exam question. WILFs: To describe the two Moroccan crises of 1905 and 1911 To explain the impact of the Moroccan crises and how it contributed to causing the first world war To analyse the importance of the Moroccan crises

Designed for the AQA GCSE Elizabeth topic. Lesson focuses on how the government dealt with the problem of poverty. Lesson includes a variety of tasks, with accompanying challenge activities WILFs To describe how different towns dealt with poverty To explain how effective the Poor Laws were in dealing with Poverty To create a warning poster for beggars

Primarily designed for the AQA Conflict and Tension, 1894-1918, but has been used with Year 9 classes. First task: Map task to understand the position of countries and the two alliances Second Task: Groups of 4 create a presentation on one of the 6 major European countries Third Task: Market stall activity to create a detailed spider diagram Fourth task: post-it activity and discussion Plenary: Task that effectively tests understanding WILFs: To understand the differences between the two alliances in 1914 Europe To explain key features of the countries involved in both alliances To evaluate which alliance was the most powerful in 1914

Hardwick Hall visit Booklet for students to complete whilst visiting Hardwick Hall. Includes a description on the purpose of the visit, model exam answer, note taking pages, and treasure hunt. Allows students to complete a booklet whilst touring the house either with a guide or with a teacher.

Based on a Pub Quiz model. This quiz includes six rounds, including picture, music and general knowledge. The students that have played through this quiz have given very positive feedback so thought I would share!

Lesson for a Slavery SOW Nat Turner was a slave that actively rebelled in America, and killed over 50 people. This lesson explores who Nat Turner was, what happened during the rebellion, and concludes with a source activity that asks pupils to analyse what the rebellion achieved. All pupils will be able to describe who Nat Turner was (Level 5) Most pupils will be able to explain what happened during the rebellion (Level 6) Some pupils will be able to analyse how successful Nat Turner was (Level 7)

Detailed and completed scheme of work for the new EDEXCEL Early Elizabethan England topic (1558-88). Includes learning objectives, teaching suggestions, resources required and additional questions to stretch and challenge! Took a full day to complete so thought it could save someone some time!