Concentrating on Edexcel new curriculum on the following topics:
(i) Henry VIII and his ministers
(ii) Medicine in Britain, 1250 - Present
(iii) The British Sector of the Western Front
(iv) Superpower relations and the Cold War
(v) Weimar and Nazi Germany
(vi) British America, 1713-1783: Empire and Revolution
Edexcel Politics:
(i) UK Politics
(ii) Core Ideologies and nationalism
(iii) UK Government
(iv) Global Politics
Concentrating on Edexcel new curriculum on the following topics:
(i) Henry VIII and his ministers
(ii) Medicine in Britain, 1250 - Present
(iii) The British Sector of the Western Front
(iv) Superpower relations and the Cold War
(v) Weimar and Nazi Germany
(vi) British America, 1713-1783: Empire and Revolution
Edexcel Politics:
(i) UK Politics
(ii) Core Ideologies and nationalism
(iii) UK Government
(iv) Global Politics
Part of a unit of nine lessons looking at the Renaissance from a variety of themes:
Italian city-states
Origins
Literature
Art
Architecture
Exploration
Science
Medicine
The last lesson comes with an assessment and mark scheme based on the unit.
Five lessons linked to Chapter 2 of Edexcel IGCSE History curriculum unit:
A divided union: civil rights in the USA, 1945-74.
This chapter focuses on:
Civil rights in the 1950s.
There are lessons on:
2.1 Segregation and discrimination
2.2 Brown v Topeka and Emmett Till
2.3 Montgomery Bus Boycott
2.4 1957 Civil Rights Act
2.5 School desegregation - Little Rock Nine
All lessons are fully resourced and mapped to match exactly with the contents of the official Edexcel IGCSE textbook and specification.
The Knowledge House lessons contain student-friendly requiring students to categorise, assess significance, sort events chronologically, comprehension, solving keyword anagrams, video-related exercises and other engaging tasks that improve students’ knowledge and understanding of second order concepts.
There are extension tasks on each resources, including, but not limited to, Edexcel IGCSE exam questions.
There are no content-heavy PPTs that encourage regurgitation and rote memorisation.
Rather, our focus is on resources created with the learner in mind.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions or queries.
Thank you.
Complete lesson plan linked to Chapter 1 of the Edexcel specification for The American West.
There is a different PPT for each of the three sub-chapters:
1.1 The Plains Indians: their beliefs and way of life.
1.2 Migration and early settlement
1.3 Conflict and tension
There are over 20 engaging worksheets that have the students complete the work. Each sheet carries specific guidelines that can be finished for homework or during feedback to ensure you meet the challenging demands of the new content-driven GCSE history exam.
Each task is carefully differentiated.
There is also a guide explaining how to approach each question for this exam paper.
There are three structure sheets showing students how to answer each question on this exam paper by looking at an exam question.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions.
Thank you!
Extensive student led resources that covers Chapter 1.3 of the Edexcel GCSE curriculum on Superpower Relations.
This will be suitable for a high-ability year 8 or 9 class.
Textbook is NOT necessary, but the lessons are planned to cover the content in the Edexcel curriculum.
Covers the development of the Warsaw Pact and NATO, the arms race and significance of Khrushchev’s leadership and two extended activities on the Hungarian Uprising that prepares students to answer a narrative type question (2) on this paper.
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Extensive student led resources that covers Chapter 1.2 of the Edexcel GCSE curriculum on Superpower Relations.
This will be suitable for a high-ability year 8 or 9 class.
Textbook is NOT necessary, but the lessons are planned to cover the content in the Edexcel curriculum.
Covers the impact of Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan along with the Soviet response in the form of Cominform and Comecon.
Also analyses the Berlin Crisis.
Detailed worksheet that show how to approach the narrative question (Q2).
Detailed lesson that links to the new Edexel GCSE 9-1 curriculum.
This lesson covers the causes, events and consequences of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
It also looks at the American response, including the Olympic boycotts from both countries and Reagan and the Second Cold War.
There are numerous activities and exam practice for the new specification.
Textbook is not necessary to complete this lesson.
Thank you.
Lesson 11 of 12 that links to the English Reformation, beginning with Martin Luther and documenting the changes under the various Tudor monarchs.
This lesson examines the reasons for the launch of the Spanish Armada in 1588.
Students will look in detail at:
the Singeing of the King of Spain’s Beard
factors that influenced Philip’s decision
There is an exam questions linked to the 12-mark Explain why … question that comes up on:
Question 2 on Paper 3
Question 4 on Paper 1
Question 2 on Paper 2
This is part of a series of lessons that aims to encompass the new 9-1 GCSE skills into Key Stage 3.
Lessons are colourful and engaging and match the content of the new Exploring History textbook from Pearson, although the textbook is not necessary for any of the tasks.
If you have any questions or queries please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk.
Three detailed PPTs and student-led activities that give a detailed understanding of this period of the Cold War.
All lessons are newly planned to meet the exacting standards of the new Edexcel GCSE (9-1) curriculum.
Lessons include:
(i) The Berlin Wall;
(ii) The Cuban Missile Crisis;
(iii) Czechoslovakia.
Thank you.
Three lessons on the origins of the Cold War:
(i) Political ideologies of East and West, three conferences and deterioration of the Grand Alliance;
(ii) The development of the Cold War, including Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan and the Soviet response (Berlin crisis).
(iii) The Cold War intensifies, the arms race, new leaders and the Hungarian Uprising.
There are numerous activities, three PPT’s, a glossary and an exam guide on how to answer questions on the Cold War paper.
The seventh in a series of lessons linked to the Edexcel IGCSE curriculum for:
A divided union, civil rights in the USA, 1945-74.
All lessons are fully resourced and mapped to match exactly with the contents of the official Edexcel IGCSE textbook and specification.
Each lesson is accompanied by a YouTube video that explains the topic that is the focus of the lesson.
The Knowledge House lessons contain student-friendly requiring students to categorise, assess significance, sort events chronologically, comprehension, solving keyword anagrams, video-related exercises and other engaging tasks that improve students’ knowledge and understanding of second order concepts.
There are extension tasks on each resources, including, but not limited to, Edexcel IGCSE exam questions.
There are no content-heavy PPTs that encourage regurgitation and rote memorisation.
Rather, our focus is on resources created with the learner in mind.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions or queries.
Thank you.
A complete bundle of lessons that examines the role of the Church in the Middle Ages.
There are lessons on:
Church beliefs
the impact of the Church on everyday lives
impact of the Church on crime
monasteries
priests, monks and nuns
a detailed series of lessons on the murder of Thomas Becket and the conflict between the Church and state
There is an assessment in a GCSE style format with short questions and GCSE style questions for students to be assessed at the end of the course of learning.
The assessment covers everything from Term 1 and 2, and will include questions on the Norman conquest. However, the majority of questions are focused on religion in the Middle Ages.
The aim of this is to get students to revise topics over a longer period, thereby improving memory
