Simple and effective resources for busy Humanities Teachers carefully made by a Pepper (History and Humanities teacher in secondary schools for 13 years).
Simple and effective resources for busy Humanities Teachers carefully made by a Pepper (History and Humanities teacher in secondary schools for 13 years).
RAG sheet / topic list for Mao’s China, A-level History (Edexcel), Option 2E.1
Students can use this resource to RAG (red / amber / green) how much they know about this unit before they start revising.
Then start revising the RED topics first! Next amber, and finally green. This activity encourages students to be strategic in their revising, and not just start from page 1 of their revision guide.
Also includes tips for students on how to revise.
MANSA MUSA KS3 HISTORY FULL LESSON
This resource includes a 10 slide PowerPoint lesson + levelled worksheets for lesson title ‘How far did Mansa Musa change the Mali Empire?’
The lesson includes everything for a 50-60 minute lesson at KS3 History, including…
*Title, LO and starter
*Key word comprehension
*Primary source analysis
*Reading and categorising task (diamond 9)
*Creative writing task
*Plenary
*Self-assessment for every task
GCSE HISTORY EDEXCEL PLAN FOR 16 MARKERS PAPERS 1& 2
This resource is designed to be made into a booklet to aid students in planning answers to past questions (16 marks).
The booklet gives clear instructions to students on what is required in the 16 mark questions on the Edexcel History GCSE exam (Papers 1 and 2). It also includes a simplified version of the Edexcel mark scheme so students can check their work.
Each title is left blank so either the teacher or student can add the specific past question they want to answer.
KS3 HISTORY WORKSHEET FOR PRIMARY SOURCE ANALYSIS
Use these two levelled (Higher/lower) worksheets to help KS3 History students build their primary source analysis skills. The teacher can copy & paste whatever source they choose - picture or text - into the centre of the worksheet and then students answer the questions around the edge.
The worksheet encourages students to answer progressively harder questions when analysing primary sources:
*What can you see?
*What can you infer?
*How useful is this source?
*How reliable is this source?
RAG SHEET / TOPIC SHEET FOR PAPER 1 - MEDICINE THROUGH TIME - GCSE HISTORY (EDEXCEL)
Students can use this resource to RAG (red / amber / green) how much they know about this unit before they start revising.
Then start revising the RED topics first! Next amber, and finally green. This activity encourages students to be strategic in their revising, and not just start from page 1 of their revision guide.
This resource is organised THEMATICALLY to encourage students to revise as follows:
*Ideas about causes of illness and disease through time
*Treatments and preventions through time
*Historical environment - Western Front
RAG sheet includes all topics and all question types that students need to revise, as well as tips for students on how to revise. Page numbers relate to Pearson Medicine Textbook.
BUNDLE OF THREE COMPLETE LESSONS TO REVISE GCSE HISTORY MEDICINE THROUGH TIME THEMATICALLY
These resources are three complete lessons with comparison grid activities, timeline activities, revision tips for students, worksheets (within the PowerPoints), examples of past questions and some self-assessment included. These revision lessons are designed to be used along side the Edexcel GCSE Medicine Through Time textbook or revision guide (or from memory depending on how much your students remember).
As many of the Medicine Through Time past exam questions are thematic this bundle of lessons will encourage your pupils to compare topics across the whole sweep of time, 1250-present day…
Ideas about causes through time
Treatments and preventation through time
Who and where people were treated through time
USA IN 1920S ECONOMIC BOOM KS3 COMPLETE LESSON
This PowerPoint is a complete lesson which includes enquiry question, LO, key words, worksheets (within the PowerPoint), reading materials, self-assessment, writing activity and plenary.
The lesson will help students build up their skills in creating a 2 sided argument. They will answer the question: ‘America’s economy was booming in the 1920s’ How far do you agree?
Lesson 1 out of a 5 (available as a bundle too). Suitable for KS3 History.
DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE IN HISTORY - 6 DISPLAY POSTERS
6 bright and colourful display posters which show students 6 skills they need to do well in History
Change and continuity
Similarity and difference
Cause and consequence
Significance
Primary sources
Interpretations
KS3 History assessment marking grids
These grids have been developed for use with the marking of History assessments in years 7,8 and 9. They are designed to show students clearly their areas of strength and weakness, by splitting skills into various categories (knowledge, analysis, evaluation, SPaG). They are also designed to be used by non-subject specialists as they are simple and clear to use.
This resource contains…
Two grids for each year group (one for primary source work, and one for all other historical skills
Space to include a level for a 20 question knowledge quiz
Each year the level descriptors get more difficult, so a clearly progression can be tracked by teachers, and understood by students
Dual-coding - use of imagery for each skill which can be integrated into lessons or feedback to support student understanding
GCSE HISTORY EDEXCEL PLAN FOR 12 MARKERS
This resource is designed to be made into a booklet to aid students in planning answers to past questions (12 marks).
The booklet gives clear instructions to students on what is required in the 12 mark questions on the Edexcel History GCSE exam (Papers 1, 2 and 3). It also includes a simplified version of the Edexcel mark scheme so students can check their work.
Each title is left blank so either the teacher or student can add the specific past question they want to answer.
5 COMPLETE LESSONS - USA IN 1920S - KS3 HISTORY
This resource includes 5 complete lessons - each with an enquiry question, LO, reading & writing activities, self-assessment and plenary.
The lessons focus on creating and using 2 sided arguments, and reaching a judgement. Each lesson poses an opinion for students to decide ‘How far do you agree?’
Topics covered are:
Economic boom
Experience of African Americans
Prohibition & gangsterism
Experiences of women
Immigration
4 DISPLAYS FOR THE HISTORY CLASSROOM
-Diversity in History display - 6 posters
How to present your work poster - 1 poster
History skills posters - 6 posters
PEEL paragraph posters - 5 posters
LIVE MARKING / TEACHER FEEDBACK STICKERS FOR HISTORY TEACHERS KS3 AND KS4
This resource contains 4 different types of feedback to help students improve their historical writing. There are 24 ‘stickers’ per sheet which can then either be printed onto sticker paper or normal paper then cut up for use. Saves loads of time when live marking or giving feedback to classes.
The 4 feedback/targets given are:
*Target: Add more evidence
*Target: Add more explanation/analysis
*Target: Add Evaluation/Judgement
*Target: Check SPaG & presentation
This is a complete lesson on the rise of Hitler. Most suited to year 9 but could also work for higher ability year 8 or an introduction for GCSE students.
The resource contains:
Starter
Primary source analsysi
Reading task (2 lessons) with comprehension questions
Structured debate
Plenary
Self-assessment throughout
**BUNDLE OF PAST QUESTION PLANNING GRIDS GCSE HISTORY EDEXCEL **
With these two booklets your students can plan answers to as many past 12 or 16 mark questions as they like.
These grids are designed for students studying Edexcel GCSE History who want a guide to plan past 12 and 16 mark questions for papers 1,2 or 3 (any topic). Each grid is left blank so either the teacher or the student can add the past question that they want to plan from either the Edexcel textbook or website.
Print as many times as you need to plan as many past questions as possible. Great activity for encouraging effective independent revision techniques.
This resource is designed to guide students through the process of making a set of flashcards for their History GCSE exams (total of 33 flashcards across 4 topics). The topics relate to exam board Edexcel and the numbering follows Seneca Learning so that students can make these flashcards along side using Seneca for additional revision. Would work well for EAL/SEND or any student who needs additional support with revision.
Each flashcard includes…
Paper number and name
Topic title
Space for top 10 facts
Space for 5 key words with definitions
Space to draw the topic (dual code)
A challenge activity (usually a past exam question)
Topics included are…
Anglo-Saxons/Normans
Medicine Through Time
Germany
Superpowers & Cold War
RAG sheet / topic list for Paper 2 Anglo-Saxons & Normans GCSE History (Edexcel)
Students can use this resource to RAG (red / amber / green) how much they know about this unit before they start revising.
Then start revising the RED topics first! Next amber, and finally green. This activity encourages students to be strategic in their revising, and not just start from page 1 of their revision guide.
KS3 HISTORICAL CINEMA / FILMS / MOVIES WORKSHEET
Use this worksheet with your KS3 History students to help them analyse historical films. The title is easily editable to suit the film of your choice. The rest of the activities will suit any historical film - War Horse, Suffragette, Schindler’s List…whatever you choose.
EDITABLE KS3/4/5 HISTORY STARTER ACTIVITY - 4 SKILLS TESTED
This worksheet is designed as a fun starter activity which gets students to recall prior learning in four different ways. Students can choose two or three activities or even have a go at all four:
*Chronology challenge
*Spelling challenge
*Memory challenge
*Drawing challenge
The worksheet is filled in with examples for the Spanish Civil War (including answers) but can be easily edited by the teacher to fit any KS3/4/5 History topic.
EXERCISE BOOK PRESENTATION POSTER
Either print as a large wall poster for your classroom, or small mini versions to stick in your students’ exercise books. This attractive poster will make your presentation expectations clear to your students.