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.
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.
This lesson examines the lives of sharecroppers in the post-Civil War South. Students will learn about the sharecropping system, the promise of “forty acres and a mule,” and the exploitation faced by freed African Americans. Activities include video analysis, timeline sorting, guided reading, and writing PEEKA paragraphs. The lesson concludes with a discussion on the economic and social impact of sharecropping on the Southern United States.
Lesson Content and Activities:
Introduction:
Discuss sharecropping and its significance in post-Civil War American history.
Introduce today’s keywords: Sharecropping, Freedmen’s Bureau, Debt Peonage, Forty Acres and a Mule.
Video Task:
Watch videos on sharecropping and make a list of adjectives describing the conditions endured by sharecroppers.
Timeline Activity:
Sort the timeline cards into the correct chronological order of significant events related to sharecropping.
Primary Source Analysis:
Read and analyze primary sources related to sharecropping.
Complete guided reading activities.
Categorisation Task:
Categorize and sort evidence into reliable and unreliable sources on the life of sharecroppers.
Discussion:
Debate whether sharecropping was better than slavery and if it lived up to the promises made during the Civil War.
Writing Task:
Write a PEEKA paragraph answering whether sharecropping was any better than being a slave.
Peer Assessment:
Read through a partner’s paragraphs, highlight each PEEKA section, and provide feedback.
Class Discussion:
Share and discuss the PEEKA paragraphs.
Recap Quiz:
Participate in a recap quiz to reinforce key points from the lesson.
Resources:
Video links on sharecropping
Timeline cards
Primary source documents
Guided reading text
PEEKA paragraph guidelines and planning sheet
From a series of over 50 lessons made by Wolsey Academy on the history of the United States. They provide a thorough foundation of knowledge in this vital period of world history and provide an excellent foundation for all future study. 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.
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In this lesson, students explore Thomas Wolsey’s significant reforms in the English legal system and government during Henry VIII’s reign. Activities include video analysis, guided reading on Wolsey’s reforms, and examining the impact of the Star Chamber, subsidies, Eltham Ordinances, and the Amicable Grant. Students will also analyse Wolsey’s foreign policy achievements like the Treaty of London and the Field of Cloth of Gold. Through discussions, role-plays, and PEEKA paragraph writing, students will understand Wolsey’s efforts to centralise governance, improve efficiency, and the challenges and successes of his domestic and foreign policies.
Taken from a series of 20 lessons on Tudor England. They provide an thorough foundation of knowledge in this vital period of European 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.
Those lessons are:
Battle of Bosworth 1485
Henry VII
John Cabot
Henry VIII & Catherine of Aragon
Thomas Wolsey’s Reforms
Anne Boleyn
Rise of Cromwell
Dissolution of the Monasteries
Pilgrimage of Grace 1536
Henry VIII & His Wives
Edward VI’s Reformation
Bloody Mary
Elizabeth I – Overview
Elizabeth I – Challenges
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Walter Raleigh
Spanish Armada
The Mary Rose
Shakespeare
Wolsey’s Ipswich
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In this lesson, students examine the reign of Mary I and the persecution of Protestants, leading to her nickname “Bloody Mary.” Activities include video analysis of her reign, creating timelines of key events, and debates on whether the title “Bloody Mary” is justified. Students will explore the stories of the Ipswich Martyrs, conduct role-plays of historical events, and create presentations on the religious conflicts of the period.
Taken from a series of 20 lessons on Tudor England. They provide an thorough foundation of knowledge in this vital period of European 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.
Those lessons are:
Battle of Bosworth 1485
Henry VII
John Cabot
Henry VIII & Catherine of Aragon
Thomas Wolsey’s Reforms
Anne Boleyn
Rise of Cromwell
Dissolution of the Monasteries
Pilgrimage of Grace 1536
Henry VIII & His Wives
Edward VI’s Reformation
Bloody Mary
Elizabeth I – Overview
Elizabeth I – Challenges
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Walter Raleigh
Spanish Armada
The Mary Rose
Shakespeare
Wolsey’s Ipswich
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.
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In this lesson, students investigate Thomas Wolsey’s rise to power, his contributions, and his legacy in Ipswich. Activities include watching videos about his life, sorting timeline cards to understand his career progression, and creating fact files on historic buildings associated with Wolsey in Ipswich. Students will conduct virtual tours of Ipswich landmarks, participate in historical role-playing, and complete research projects on Wolsey’s impact.
Taken from a series of 20 lessons on Tudor England. They provide an thorough foundation of knowledge in this vital period of European 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.
Those lessons are:
Battle of Bosworth 1485
Henry VII
John Cabot
Henry VIII & Catherine of Aragon
Thomas Wolsey’s Reforms
Anne Boleyn
Rise of Cromwell
Dissolution of the Monasteries
Pilgrimage of Grace 1536
Henry VIII & His Wives
Edward VI’s Reformation
Bloody Mary
Elizabeth I – Overview
Elizabeth I – Challenges
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Walter Raleigh
Spanish Armada
The Mary Rose
Shakespeare
Wolsey’s Ipswich
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
his lesson explores the life and achievements of Benjamin Franklin, focusing on his contributions to science, politics, and society. Students will learn about his inventions, role in the American Revolution, and impact on the newly formed United States. Activities include video analysis, timeline sorting, analyzing primary sources, and writing PEEKA paragraphs. The lesson concludes with a discussion on Franklin’s legacy and his influence on American history.
Lesson Content and Activities:
Introduction:
Discuss Benjamin Franklin’s background and his significance in American history.
Watch a video on Franklin and write down key points.
Video Task:
Watch the video “Who Is Benjamin Franklin? | Learn about the life and accomplishments of Ben Franklin.”
Select the correct summary of the video and take notes.
Timeline Activity:
Sort timeline cards into the correct chronological order, covering key events such as Franklin’s birth, his move to Philadelphia, his electricity experiments, his role in the American Revolution, and his contributions to the U.S. Constitution.
Key Discoveries and Inventions:
Discuss Franklin’s experiments with electricity, including his famous kite experiment and the invention of the lightning rod.
Analyze his other inventions like bifocal glasses and the Franklin stove.
Public Institutions:
Explore Franklin’s founding of public institutions such as the first public library, the American Philosophical Society, and the University of Pennsylvania.
Discuss the impact of these institutions on American society.
Role in the American Revolution:
Examine Franklin’s role in drafting the Declaration of Independence and securing French support during the American Revolutionary War.
Read primary sources related to his diplomatic efforts and contributions to the war.
Writing Task:
Write a PEEKA paragraph explaining Franklin’s impact on the American Revolution and the early United States.
Use the PEEKA planning sheet for guidance.
Class Discussion:
Share and discuss the PEEKA paragraphs.
Reflect on Franklin’s legacy and his contributions to the formation of the United States.
Recap Quiz:
What famous experiment did Benjamin Franklin conduct to prove that lightning is a form of electrical energy?
Which publication did Franklin create that included proverbs and advice, becoming very popular in colonial America?
What role did Franklin play in the drafting of the Declaration of Independence?
Which institution did Franklin help to found that later became the University of Pennsylvania?
As an ambassador, which country did Franklin secure vital support from during the American Revolutionary War?
Resources:
Video link on Benjamin Franklin
Timeline cards
Primary source documents
PEEKA paragraph guidelines and planning sheet
Recap quiz questions
This lesson provides an overview of the most famous space telescopes, their missions, their capabilities and the successful science they have been able to complete while on the surface. There are a number of tasks for students to complete, including all the information and links you need to run a very successful lesson on this fascinating topic.
This is one lesson in a series of 20 on the late 20th and early 21st Century. 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.
Those lessons are:
Modern Britain – The Windrush Generation
Modern Africa – Apartheid
Modern Europe – The European Union
Modern World – A History of Video Games
Modern World – Shigeru Miyamoto & Nintendo
Modern World – Space Telescopes
Modern World – Manned Space Flight
Moden World – Interplanetary Probes
Modern World – Mars Rovers
Modern Britain – Margaret Thatcher
Modern World – Iranian Revolution 1979
Modern World – Gulf War 1991
Modern World – Afghan War 2001 – 2022
Modern World – Iraq War 2003
Modern Technology – Deepmind, ChatGTP & AI
Modern World – Dubai Miracle
Modern World – Sovereign Wealth Funds
Modern Technology – Quantum Computing
Modern World – History of Environmentalism
Modern Technology - Blockchain
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
This lesson provides an overview of the most famous Interplanetary Probes, their missions, their capabilities and the successful science they have been able to complete while on the surface. There are a number of tasks for students to complete, including all the information and links you need to run a very successful lesson on this fascinating topic.
This is one lesson in a series of 20 on the late 20th and early 21st Century. 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.
Those lessons are:
Modern Britain – The Windrush Generation
Modern Africa – Apartheid
Modern Europe – The European Union
Modern World – A History of Video Games
Modern World – Shigeru Miyamoto & Nintendo
Modern World – Space Telescopes
Modern World – Manned Space Flight
Moden World – Interplanetary Probes
Modern World – Mars Rovers
Modern Britain – Margaret Thatcher
Modern World – Iranian Revolution 1979
Modern World – Gulf War 1991
Modern World – Afghan War 2001 – 2022
Modern World – Iraq War 2003
Modern Technology – Deepmind, ChatGTP & AI
Modern World – Dubai Miracle
Modern World – Sovereign Wealth Funds
Modern Technology – Quantum Computing
Modern World – History of Environmentalism
Modern Technology - Blockchain
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.
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.
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 is from the 10-lesson series below:
10 fully resourced lessons designed to cover in depth the first chapter of the Cambridge IGCSE History Modern World. Designed for both in person and virtual teaching. Each lesson includes:
• A Literacy/Numeracy/Think settler question
• A context slide to allow for some (valuable) direct instruction
• A range of resources which include the likes of categorisation tasks, source questions and writing activities with model answers (focus on flexible PEEKA paragraphs).
• An online recap quiz
• Each lesson also includes a scholarship and further reading page to really engage the higher-level students.
Lessons in the series:
WW1 Recap
The State of Germany in 1918
The German Revolution 1918
Paris Peace Conference 1919 – Motives Overview
Wilson’s 14 Points
David Lloyd George at Versailles
Terms of the Treaty – Germany
Reactions – Source work
The other treaties
Was it fair?
Also ideal for KS3 and other GCSE studies when considering the TofV – the Cambridge spec asks for a lot more depth on this topic that Edexcel seem to – so can easily be diluted a little for Edexcel, or used to push higher level classes.
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Lesson on the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Lesson Includes:
Slides for teacher talk and class discussion of the seriousness of the topic (slides match the tone)
Summarise Triangle Trade task
Cross-Source Analysis of 3 sources (2 written, 1 picture)
Mind Map of Ted Talk
Guided Reading task of historical literature
Edward Colston video and class debate
Founding Father Research Task with peer assessment criteria.
Google quiz (self-marking)
10 x flash cards for key words
Part of a wider bundle of lessons on American History.
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.
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This is one lesson from a series of 7 lessons that focus on the Space Race, From Sputnik to Apollo. Each lesson is fully resourced with anything that needs printing at the end of the PowerPoint ready in a print friendly format.
The idea of this series of lessons is to introduce students to key historical skills using content they are familiar with and find engaging. We have had huge success with these lessons at Wolsey Academy with students often demanding that we teach more of them. The work produced from these lessons has also been exceptional, with the main activity in each lesson being scaffolded and supported in a number of ways. For details of each lesson please see below. If purchasing just one lesson, make sure you have seen the details for that one below.
In the lesson preview you will see the lesson structure in the road map slide.
We hope it helps.
The 7 lessons:
Sputnik 1957
Yuri Gagarin
Project Mercury
Earthrise Apollo 8
Apollo 11
Apollo Conspiracies Debunked
Cold War Space Race
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.
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Treaty of Versailles: First World War Recap 1/10
This lesson is from the 10-lesson series below:
10 fully resourced lessons designed to cover in depth the first chapter of the Cambridge IGCSE History Modern World. Designed for both in person and virtual teaching. Each lesson includes:
• A Literacy/Numeracy/Think settler question
• A context slide to allow for some (valuable) direct instruction
• A range of resources from categorisation tasks, source questions and writing activities with model answers (focus on flexible PEEKA paragraphs).
• An online recap quiz
• Each lesson also includes a scholarship and further reading page to really engage the higher-level students.
Lessons in the series:
WW1 Recap
The State of Germany in 1918
The German Revolution 1918
Paris Peace Conference 1919 – Motives Overview
Wilson’s 14 Points
David Lloyd George at Versailles
Terms of the Treaty – Germany
Reactions – Source work
The other treaties
Was it fair?
Also ideal for KS3 and other GCSE studies when considering the TofV – the Cambridge spec asks for a lot more depth on this topic that Edexcel seem to – so can easily be diluted a little for Edexcel, or used to push higher level classes.
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.
1 of 22 lessons that together teach the entire Vietnam Conflict, 1945-1975.
Ideal for all specifications. Each lesson comes with a range of activities, flash cards for revision and assessments and checks throughout. Almost all include a written assessment with guidance and activities that ask students to consider a range of different historical interpretations of the events. All resources needed for the lesson are self-contained within the PowerPoint with printer friendly versions ready to go.
The lessons are as follows:
Vietnam Overview and Timeline
Colonial Vietnam
General Giap
Dien Bien Phu 1954
Geneva Accords 1954
Domino Theory & McCarthyism
Ho Chi Minh
The Vietcong
Strategic Hamlet Program
Overthrow of Diem 1963
Gulf of Tonkin Incident 1964
Vietcong Tactics
US Tactics
Khe Sanh, Tet & Hue
Nixon Doctrine & Vietnamization
Opposition to the War – Media & Atrocities
My Lai Massacre 1968
Opposition to the War – Students, Kent State and the Draft
Support for the War – Hard Hats
Peace and the Fall of Saigon 1975
Why did the US Fail?
80 Flashcards
Wolsey Academy is a non-profit with every penny we make going to good causes, see our website, Wolsey Academy (Google us), for more information and to access free History games and lots more resources.
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W.
A lesson designed to take students through the causes and events of the Falklands Conflict and end with a developed paragraph discussing the factors behind the British victory. There is enough content here to easily stretch across 2 (if not 3!) lessons. It has also been successfully taught to KS2 and 4 - but also to Sea Cadet groups across the UK.
It is a topic that is rarely taught in schools - but one that is fascinating and gets students engaged. A useful lesson for the end of term or as part of a wider study on Thatcher’s Britain and/or the Cold War.
Lesson sequence as follows:
Where is the Falklands? Guess the location.
Why was it invaded? – Quiz Quiz Trade
Thatcher’s response Reading comprehension
The task force Match up task
The taskforce How would you structure it?
The Belgrano Right or wrong?
The battle and landing events Relay.
Factors for success Diamond 9
Pick a factor and turn it into a PEEKA paragraph.
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.
We hope it helps.
A KS3 lesson looking at the legacy of Christopher Columbus.
It features:
Mind map development task (starter and plenary)
Video links, questions and stretch questions.
5 Columbus sources and analysis grid.
Debate preparation and debate rules.
PEEKA paragraph writing task - with scaffold, modelled paragraph and analysis of the model paragraph.
A timed writing task (with pacman timer…)
Extension tasks and further reading.
Literacy support task
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.
Hope it helps.
3 of 22 lessons that together teach the entire Vietnam Conflict, 1945-1975.
Ideal for all specifications. Each lesson comes with a range of activities, flash cards for revision and assessments and checks throughout. Almost all include a written assessment with guidance and activities that ask students to consider a range of different historical interpretations of the events. All resources needed for the lesson are self-contained within the PowerPoint with printer friendly versions ready to go.
The lessons are as follows:
Vietnam Overview and Timeline
Colonial Vietnam
General Giap
Dien Bien Phu 1954
Geneva Accords 1954
Domino Theory & McCarthyism
Ho Chi Minh
The Vietcong
Strategic Hamlet Program
Overthrow of Diem 1963
Gulf of Tonkin Incident 1964
Vietcong Tactics
US Tactics
Khe Sanh, Tet & Hue
Nixon Doctrine & Vietnamization
Opposition to the War – Media & Atrocities
My Lai Massacre 1968
Opposition to the War – Students, Kent State and the Draft
Support for the War – Hard Hats
Peace and the Fall of Saigon 1975
Why did the US Fail?
80 Flashcards
Wolsey Academy is a non-profit with every penny we make going to good causes, see our website, Wolsey Academy (Google us), for more information and to access free History games and lots more resources.
Hope it helps.
W.
2 of 22 lessons that together teach the entire Vietnam Conflict, 1945-1975.
Ideal for all specifications. Each lesson comes with a range of activities, flash cards for revision and assessments and checks throughout. Almost all include a written assessment with guidance and activities that ask students to consider a range of different historical interpretations of the events. All resources needed for the lesson are self-contained within the PowerPoint with printer friendly versions ready to go.
The lessons are as follows:
Vietnam Overview and Timeline
Colonial Vietnam
General Giap
Dien Bien Phu 1954
Geneva Accords 1954
Domino Theory & McCarthyism
Ho Chi Minh
The Vietcong
Strategic Hamlet Program
Overthrow of Diem 1963
Gulf of Tonkin Incident 1964
Vietcong Tactics
US Tactics
Khe Sanh, Tet & Hue
Nixon Doctrine & Vietnamization
Opposition to the War – Media & Atrocities
My Lai Massacre 1968
Opposition to the War – Students, Kent State and the Draft
Support for the War – Hard Hats
Peace and the Fall of Saigon 1975
Why did the US Fail?
80 Flashcards
Wolsey Academy is a non-profit with every penny we make going to good causes, see our website, Wolsey Academy (Google us), for more information and to access free History games and lots more resources.
Hope it helps.
W.
One lesson from a series of 10 lessons used recently to teach Key Stage 3 which much success. There is a great range of activities and the students really engaged with the subject. Each lesson is fully resourced and ready to teach from the box. Each includes options for adaption up or down depending on class level. Each lesson builds up students’ skills ready for an assessment in lesson 10, but also develops soft skills of group work, presentation, research and problem-solving.
The lessons are as follows:
• Raiders or Settlers? Push and Pull Factors
• Viking Mythology & Top Trumps
• Women in the Viking Age
• Trade and Longboats
• Lindisfarne
• Edmund the Martyr
• Bluetooth, Forkbeard & Canute
• The Kyivan Rus
• The Viking Discovery of America
• Assessment
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.
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One lesson from the French Revolution & Napoleon SOW (10 lessons) we have been teaching for a while but recently jazzed up some cartoon illustrations and streamlined/added some activities.
Each lesson comes with a range of activities and a focus, some build up essay writing skills, others focus on debates, others are more creative tasks. All resources included at the end of each PowerPoint, designed to be as ‘pick and play’ or ‘pick up and modify’ as possible to help you out.
Content wise you can see below, starts with the Enlightenment as context and then roams into Napoleon’s rise, his wars and eventually downfall at Waterloo. Have had excellent engagement with this SOW.
The lessons are as follows:
The Enlightenment - French Revolution & Napoleon
Causes of the Revolution - French Revolution & Napoleon
Tennis Court Oath & The Bastille - French Revolution & Napoleon
Constitution and the Republic - French Revolution & Napoleon
The Terror - French Revolution & Napoleon
Napoleon’s Rise To Power - French Revolution & Napoleon
Napoleon the General - French Revolution & Napoleon
Peninsular War & The Rifles - French Revolution & Napoleon
Battle of Waterloo 1815 - French Revolution & Napoleon
Napoleonic Law and Legacy - French Revolution & Napoleon
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.
Hope it helps.
W