Fully resourced and ready to teach. One lesson of about 20 in the Wolsey Academy First World War series, tried and tested over several years - recently given face lift to make it that much more engaging and relevant to today’s students. Features a team summary task, mini-plenary, video links, evidence analysis task, Max Hastings scholarship task, research task of other unofficial truces in conflict, creative task with instructions. Hope it helps, And Merry Christmas :) W. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.

This lesson looks into the significance of the Silk Roads and their impact on China. Students will learn about the historical trade routes, key figures, and events that shaped the Silk Roads. Activities include video analysis, timeline sorting, and categorizing imports and exports. They will explore how the Silk Roads facilitated trade, cultural exchange, and the spread of technologies and ideas. The lesson aims to highlight the interconnectedness of ancient civilizations and the enduring legacy of the Silk Roads on global history. Taken from a series of 7 lessons on history of Ancient China. They provide an excellent and engaging introduction to ancient China and provide a great foundation for understanding how this vital nation has shaped our world. Each lesson is designed to cover a range of historical and exam skills to build up students knowledge and exam skills ready for any exam board, external and internal. They are also a huge amount of fun to teach! Those lessons are: Shang & Zhou Dynasties Qin Shi Huang (The First Emperor) Confucianism Kublai Khan Silk Roads The Forbidden City Zheng He & The Treasure Fleets Wolsey Academy operates as a non-profit, with every penny we make going to one of our charity partners or into the Ipswich Initiative, funding good works across the town and county. Search for Wolsey Academy to see our website for more details and to purchase resources at a discount. Use code ‘WOLSEY’ for 10% off at the Wolsey Academy Web Store Please help us, help you, help them. Thank you. Hope it helps. W

Lesson Activities: Group Presentation on a Famous Battle: Students are assigned a major battle from the Persian Wars (Marathon, Thermopylae, or Salamis) to research and present to the class. Inclusive Resource: Research starter sheets at the end of the lesson, providing students with key facts to ensure all groups have the same foundational information. Completion of ‘3 Battles’ Sheet: As students listen to each other’s presentations, they complete a worksheet detailing the main events and outcomes of the battles. Inclusive Resource: Pre-filled headings on the worksheet help guide students in identifying key details, ensuring it is accessible for learners with varying comprehension abilities. Class Discussion on the Persian Wars’ Importance: Following the presentations, the class debates whether the Greek victories were truly important, considering perspectives from both the Greek and Persian sides. Inclusive Resource: Structured question prompts are provided to guide the discussion and ensure all students can contribute their thoughts. Memory Recall Quiz: Students participate in a class quiz on key facts from the Persian Wars, helping reinforce their learning in a fun, competitive format. Inclusive Resource: The quiz questions are scaffolded to include both easy and more challenging prompts, accommodating different ability levels.

This lesson explores the rise of Benito Mussolini and the establishment of fascist rule in Italy from 1919 to 1925. Students will learn about the socio-economic factors that contributed to Mussolini’s rise, his use of violence and propaganda, and key events like the March on Rome. Activities include video analysis, sorting timeline events, and writing a PEEKA paragraph. The lesson concludes with a discussion on Mussolini’s impact on Italy and European politics. Lesson Content and Activities: Introduction: Discuss the historical context of post-World War I Italy, including economic depression and political instability. Watch a video on the rise of Mussolini and create a spider diagram to note key points. Quiz-Quiz-Trade Activity: Walk around the classroom and partner up to ask and answer questions using the provided question cards. Trade question cards after each interaction. Who Was Mussolini? Learn about Benito Mussolini, the formation of the Fascist Party in 1919, and his rise to power. Discuss his use of nationalism and authoritarianism. Timeline Activity: Sort timeline cards into the correct chronological order, covering key events such as the formation of the Fascist Party, the Biennio Rosso, the use of Black Shirts, the March on Rome, and the establishment of dictatorship. Factors Contributing to Mussolini’s Rise: Examine the “Mutilated Victory” and its influence on Italian politics. Discuss the fear of communism and the Biennio Rosso. Analyze Mussolini’s use of violence and propaganda, including the Black Shirts and media control. Writing Task: Write a PEEKA paragraph explaining one key factor that contributed to Mussolini’s rise to power. Use the PEEKA structure: Point, Evidence, Explain, Knowledge (extra), Answer the question. Class Discussion: Share and discuss the PEEKA paragraphs. Reflect on Mussolini’s impact on Italy and the broader European political landscape. Resources: Video link on Mussolini’s rise Spider diagram template Timeline cards for sorting Question cards for Quiz-Quiz-Trade activity PEEKA paragraph guidelines From a series of over 30 Second World War lessons made by Wolsey Academy. They provide a thorough foundation of knowledge in this vital period of 20th Century History and each lesson looks to focus on a range of historical skills and exam techniques to equip students with knowledge and transferable research, analysis and study skills. To find the complete bundle search on the Wolsey Academy website. Wolsey Academy operates as a non-profit, with every penny we make going to one of our charity partners or into the Ipswich Initiative, funding good works across the town and county. Search for Wolsey Academy to see our website for more details and to purchase resources at a discount. Use code ‘WOLSEY’ for 10% off at the Wolsey Academy Web Store. Please help us, help you, help them. Thank you. Hope it helps. W

Perfect for History Club sessions – or active and creative lessons - at primary or secondary level. Includes information and video about the topics and a fun practical activity (which can often take more than one session to complete). All sessions include a weekly advertising poster for display boards, websites and screens around the school. Also included is a loyalty card for students to claim rewards after attending enough lessons. Designed by Wolsey Academy and tried and tested with secondary students in the UK. Topics are as follows: Ancient Egypt – Drama Production Battle of Trafalgar 1805 – Arts and Craft. Guy Fawkes, 1605 – Gunpowder Hunt. Charles Lindbergh, 1927 – Design & Fly a Plane. Pirates – Make a Movie. Thanksgiving – Fancy Dress and Card Design Benjamin Franklin – Make and fly a Kite. Tudor Christmas – Card Making. Battle of Atlantic – Code Breaking Game Medieval Coat of Arms – Research and Heraldry Making. Brunel – Bridge Building Darwin –Voyage of the Beagle, Art Competition. D-Day – Landing Craft Construction and Testing World Cup History – Kit Designs Battle of Quebec – Crane Construction Angkor Wat – Sunrise Drawings Historical Fashion – Clothing Designs Henry Ford – Assembly Line Competition Roman Army – Shield Design and Battle Tactics Role Play Local History: Ipswich Town Football Club – Badge Design.

This lesson explores how Hitler established a totalitarian regime in Germany following his appointment as Chancellor in 1933. It covers key events such as the Reichstag Fire, the Enabling Act, and the Night of the Long Knives. Activities include analysing primary sources, completing timelines, and discussing the consolidation of power. Students will gain insights into the methods used by the Nazis to eliminate opposition and secure control through various interactive tasks. This is one lesson in a series of 24 on Nazi Germany, designed and successfully taught to an IGCSE cohort who achieved record grades. Each lesson is designed to cover a range of historical and exam skills to build up students knowledge and exam skills ready for the exam. Those lessons are: The origins of the Republic 1919 The Weimar Constitution Early Challenges to Weimar Challenges from the Left and Right Hyperinflation 1923 Recovery of the Republic Weimar International Relations Early Development of the Nazi Party Munich Putsch Nazi Party Rebuilds Great Depression & The Nazis Hitler’s Appeal Hitler Becomes Chancellor Creation of a Dictatorship Nazi Germany & Methods of Control Nazi Germany & Youth Nazi Germany & Women Nazi Germany & Religion Nazi Germany & Jewish Persecution 1933-39 Nazi Germany & The Economy The Holocaust & The Final solution Nazi Germany & The Home Front Nazi Germany & Opposition to Hitler Nazi Germany Flash Cards Wolsey Academy operates as a non-profit, with every penny we make going to one of our charity partners or into the Ipswich Initiative, funding good works across the town and county. Search for Wolsey Academy to see our website for more details. Please help us, help you, help them. Thank you. Hope it helps. W

King John – from his troublesome fighting with his brother (Lionheart) to his troublesome time as King ending in Magna Carta and the Baron’s War. This SOW focusses on John’s policies both foreign and domestic and the consequences they had for his people. Works well as a stand alone SOW but is also integrated into the free to play History game world at WA (check it out if you haven’t already!) Each lesson contains a quick start guide, literacy & numeracy starter, teacher narrative context pages (chance for you to do some storytelling !) plenaries, a range of active learning episodes and a focus on writing skills. Homework, EAL and stretch activity sheets. The 7 lessons, along with the main lesson activities, are as follows: Richard I, Crusades & John (Plantagenet map relay, round robin Crusader battle reports, reading comprehension tasks, consult the codex activity). John’s Early Life (John v Longchamp card sort/PEEKA paragraph practice and assessment/consult the codex activity) John & Taxes (‘Be the teacher’ activity/essay construction practice/consult the codex activity) John & War (Army recruiter role play presentations & Bouvines video) Magna Carta (Baron grievances card sort/prioritisation tasks/PEEKA writing development) The Baron’s War (Round the Room battle reporting/descriptive writing task/videos) End of Unit Assessment (Planning and prep for a Narrative Analysis, Edexcel style Q on John’s legacy). Hope it helps. Remember – works best when the students are playing the (free!) King John game and completing the codex at the same time (perfect ongoing homework task or ict room lesson). WolseyAcademy.com, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.

A comprehensive revision workbook for the IGCSE History (Edexcel) China: Conflict, Crisis and Change 1900 – 19189 course. It includes: • 26 fact sheets covering all topics. • 26 writing tasks (1 for each topic with graduated difficulty) • 99 keywords to support vocabulary and understanding • 5 Online quizzes (1 for each sub topic) Writing tasks are as follows: • 3 keyword match ups • 3 Cloze activities • 3 PEE model and sort activities • 8 PEEKA paragraphs model and write activity • 9 6 mark questions with PEEKA writing stems This has been used at an International School in the UAE with great effect and hugely popular with parents and home tutors. Hope it helps. Topics are as follows (each with its own writing task, keywords and access to an online quiz). China, an introduction The Boxer Rebellion, 1900 The Self-Strengthening Movement, 1902 – 1911 The 1911 Revolution Warlords & The May 4th Movement Sun Yat-sen & the GMD United Front & Northern Expedition Shanghai Massacre 1927 The Long March 1934 War with Japan 1937 – 45 Civil War 1946 – 49 Why did the CCP win? CCP & Agriculture CCP & Industry CCP & Women CCP & politics CCP & USSR Motives for the Cultural Revolution Cultural Revolution Key Features Cult of Mao Cultural Revolution Consequences China splits with the USSR Gang of Four Deng’s economic reforms Deng’s political reforms Tiananmen Square, 1989. WolseyAcademy.com, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.

One lesson from a series of 10 lessons from Wolsey Academy on the Ancient Greeks. Each lesson is packed with engaging activities, historical content, and fully resourced materials, making them ready to teach straight away. Olympia & The Olympic Games: Lesson Highlights: Students write a mock newspaper report on the Ancient Olympic Games. Class discussion on the types of sports and religious significance of the games. Group work on comparing the ancient games to modern-day Olympics. Role-play as ancient Greek sports reporters presenting their news. Resources: Templates for newspaper articles and key fact sheets about the sports and religious importance of the games. Sentence starters, scaffolding, and vocabulary lists ensure all students can actively participate. The others lessons in the series are as follows: The Minoans - Students will re-enact a Minoan bull-leaping event by writing and performing the commentary for a mythical bull-leaping competition, bringing this ancient tradition to life. The Mycenaeans & The Trojan War - Students will create their own version of the Trojan Horse, constructing and presenting how they would use it to infiltrate an enemy city. Homer and Greek Literature - In this lesson, students will work in groups to storyboard key scenes from The Iliad or The Odyssey and present their adaptations to the class. Olympia & The Olympic Games - Students will write and produce a mock newspaper report on the Ancient Olympic Games, discussing the sports, competitors, and the religious significance of the event. Greek Gods & Delphi - Students will engage in a Gods and Myths role-playing activity, where they act as various Greek gods debating their importance in front of the class. Athenian Democracy - This lesson includes a mock Athenian assembly where students participate in a democratic vote on a key issue, experiencing the decision-making process of ancient Athens. The Persian Wars - Students will work together to create a battle strategy for either the Greeks or Persians, then simulate the famous battles using maps and counters to analyse the outcomes. Sparta & The Peloponnesian War - Students will debate the strengths and weaknesses of Sparta versus Athens in a classroom debate, acting as representatives from each city-state. The Athenian Golden Age - Students will set up a museum showcase in which they create displays on different aspects of the Golden Age, including philosophy, architecture, and science, and then present their work to their peers. Alexander the Great - Students will create a timeline of Alexanders major battles and conquests, illustrating his route across Asia and presenting key moments in his empire-building journey. All of these lessons are available at the Wolsey Academy website or here on TES/TPT. See the voucher code inside each lesson for more information on how to secure a discount. We hope it helps.

24 fully resourced lessons on Nazi Germany from 1919 to 1945. Each lesson is structured with starters, main activities, plenaries and keyword flash cards for revision. Combined the lessons cover a range of skills, including source analysis, essay writing, group work and debate. Designed while teaching IGCSE Edexcel – However, all lessons are appropriate for any module on German History and the development of the Nazis. The lessons are as follows: The Origins of the Weimar Republic The Weimar Constitution Early Challenges to Weimar Other Challenges to Weimar Hyperinflation Crisis 1923 Stresemann and Weimar Recovery Weimar International Relations Early Development of the Nazi Party The Munich Putsch Nazi Party Rebuilds The Great Depression & The Nazis Hitler’s Appeal Hitler becomes Chancellor Creation of a Dictatorship Nazi Methods of Control Nazi Germany & The Youth Nazi Germany & Women Nazi Germany & Religion Nazi Germany & Persecution of Minorities Nazi Germany & The Economy Nazi Germany & The Final Solution (Holocaust) Nazi Germany & The Home Front Nazi Germany & Opposition to Hitler 93 Flash Cards and Revision Activities Wolsey Academy is a non-profit that sends every penny it makes to one of the charities we support (see our website for details). We aim to make teacher’s and student’s lives easier and more fulfilling by providing well-resourced and ‘ready to teach’ off the shelf lessons.

A lesson about the success of the British Empire in winning and North African campaign in the Second World War. It is tried, tested and comes with everything you need to teach it right from the PowerPoint. Resources are at the end of the PowerPoint in printer friendly formats if you need them. Leanring episodes are as follows: Class discussion of the geography of the region - why it was important and how this would shape the fighting. Video task. Fortune graph - students have to allocate a relative importance to each major event in the conflict and plot it on a graph. Success Factors table activity with 8 fully explained factors behind British victory. Prioritisation of factors - group task. Essay writing task - structure guidance grid. PEer assessment with check list criteria. Depth reading task. We hope it helps. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.

A guided reading booklet for Year 7 students. Each extract is to be read and a ‘guided reading activity’ (summarise each paragraph and then summarise the whole text). When the entire booklet is completed they can receive a certificate. This year 7 guide includes the following extracts: Social: Women in the Roman Empire – Mary Beard, SPQR A History of Ancient Rome (adapted) Political: How did William take over England? – Marc Morris, The Norman Invasion Economics: Askum Empire – Martin Meredith, Fortunes of Africa. Armed Conflict: Battle of Hastings – Marc Morris, The Norman Invasion (adapted). Religious: Islamic Medicine – Firas Al Khateeb, Lost Islamic History. Science: The Black Death. Ben Gummer, The Scourging Angel: The Black Death in the British Isles. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission. #BetterTeachingBetterPlanet We hope it helps.

A guided reading booklet for Year 8 students. Each extract is to be read and a ‘guided reading activity’ (summarise each paragraph and then summarise the whole text). When the entire booklet is completed they can receive a certificate. This year 8 guide includes the following extracts: Social: Life on a sugar plantation – Andrew Stuart, Sugar in the Blood. Social (Bonus): Life and marriage in Industrial Britain - Emma Griffen, Liberty’s Dawn. Political: Peterloo Massacre – The Guardian UK Economics: The Great Exhibition – Ben Wilson, Heyday: Britain and the Making of the Modern World Armed Conflict: Battle of Patna (India) - Dalrymple, William, The Anarchy. Religious: Columbus in America – John Chasteen, Born in Blood and Fire Science: Chicago & The Mid-West. William Cronon, Nature’s Metropolis Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission. #BetterTeachingBetterPlanet We hope it helps.

King John – from his troublesome fighting with his brother (Lionheart) to his troublesome time as King ending in Magna Carta and the Baron’s War. This SOW focusses on John’s policies both foreign and domestic and the consequences they had for his people. Works well as a stand alone SOW but is also integrated into the free to play History game world at WA (check it out if you haven’t already!) Each lesson contains a quick start guide, literacy & numeracy starter, teacher narrative context pages (chance for you to do some storytelling !) plenaries, a range of active learning episodes and a focus on writing skills. Homework, EAL and stretch activity sheets. The 7 lessons, along with the main lesson activities, are as follows: Richard I, Crusades & John (Plantagenet map relay, round robin Crusader battle reports, reading comprehension tasks, consult the codex activity). John’s Early Life (John v Longchamp card sort/PEEKA paragraph practice and assessment/consult the codex activity) John & Taxes (‘Be the teacher’ activity/essay construction practice/consult the codex activity) John & War (Army recruiter role play presentations & Bouvines video) Magna Carta (Baron grievances card sort/prioritisation tasks/PEEKA writing development) The Baron’s War (Round the Room battle reporting/descriptive writing task/videos) End of Unit Assessment (Planning and prep for a Narrative Analysis, Edexcel style Q on John’s legacy). Hope it helps. Remember – works best when the students are playing the (free!) King John game and completing the codex at the same time (perfect ongoing homework task or ict room lesson). WolseyAcademy.com, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.