Much of the credit for this must go to Gemma Lindsay, who created the Game Board for her lesson on The Middle Passage. I used this as a nice way to end the SOW on Norman Conquest with my year 7 classes.

As a starter, pupils draw a spider diagram listing the qualities they think a good king has. Using youtube clip, pupils then decide whether the Disney film portrays John as good or bad. Pupils then use cards to identify evidence that John was good and bad. Finally, pupils use the information in the cards and their spider diagram from earlier to decide whether they think John was good or bad

An idea I adapted from a colleague during my training year. Students come up with their own scores for each medieval weapon and then play the various games. Rules also part of document. Any comments welcome.

Template I use with years 7 and 8 as a plenary to show what they have learned in the lesson. Activity is active as well allowing the teacher to ascertain how much progress has been made in the lesson.

Lesson created and delivered as part of 'War and transformation of British society c.1903-28&' Edexcel syllabus. Will need the textbook that accompanies the syllabus for the definitions of private sphere and public sphere.

PPT and information sheet created to help students better understanding of life in a British colony through the use of a case study many of them can identify with.

This lesson is suited to pupils who have covered the changes in religion under Henry VIII and Edward VI previously. An excellent way to develop pupils' critical thinking skills. Starter: Pupils complete the table on PPT slide 3 (I usually print the table out for pupils). Main: Pupils are split into groups and given a copy each of the Robert the Preist mystery sheet. They must use the sheet to decide what Robert decided to do once Mary became Queen. They will present their findings to the rest of the class. Plenary: True / False activity.

KS3 and Ks4 whole school assemblies about Black History Month

15 posters from both WW1 and WW2 about the British Home Front.

PowerPoint and worksheet I created to help pupils understand the debate that surrounds the death of the princes. You will need to find some sources that show different sides to the story (I am unable to upload the sheet I used onto this site).

Lesson created for a low ability class to help them understand the events at the abovementioned battles. Should lead in quite well to future lessons explaining why William was victorious at Hastings

Worksheet I used as starter for a lesson about the consequences of the English Civil War. Worked well.

Series of displays that enable students to visualise the events in Berlin (1961), Cuba (1962) and Czechoslovakia (1968). Particularly useful for visual learners.

Pupils use the PowerPoint to understand the significance of Doom Paintings in the Middle Ages. They then use what they have learnt to come up with their own version of a Doom Painting.

Differentiated resources and activities which develop students' critical thinking skills and develop their knowledge and understanding of the First World War.

Tailored to new GCSE History specification for Edexcel. Entire scheme of work of lessons, resources and overview. Any feedback welcome.

Differentiated resources, lessons and assessment tasks for an entire scheme of work on Crime and Punishment. This was aimed at KS3 students but can easily be adapted to meet the requirements of new GCSE specifications.

Lesson topics include: Henry II and Becket King John Causes of the Reformation

Template I often use for plenaries. Stopwatch is displayed on Board, as well as the rules, so that students are aware of time limits and rules. I have found that it works well with students of all abilities.