Engaging and challenging History resources for Key Stages 3, 4 and 5.
Striving to produce well-balanced, well-paced, challenging and differentiated resources that cater to a variety of ages and ability levels.
Engaging and challenging History resources for Key Stages 3, 4 and 5.
Striving to produce well-balanced, well-paced, challenging and differentiated resources that cater to a variety of ages and ability levels.
The first lesson in an enquiry entitled ‘How was the world ‘turned upside down’ in the 1600s?’
Students consider some of the situations and decisions Charles I faced as king, and evaluate whether a civil war was inevitable or if it could be avoided.
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An observation lesson that forms part of a scheme of work on the Industrial Revolution, ending in the early 20th century (before the First World War).
The lesson covers a lot of ground in one lesson, with an overview of how women got the vote.
Learning outcomes:
identify the attitudes of people who opposed giving women the vote and those who supported it
explain the methods used by the suffragettes to get the vote
evaluate what finally won the vote for women
Starter: Give five sources to different pairs of students. Students analyse the sources as a hook into attitudes towards women getting the vote.
Main: How did women get the vote? An examination of the factors that contributed to women getting the vote, including the suffragists, suffragettes and World War One. Students label a living graph with letters, in doing so noticing the pattern of protest from 1897 to 1914. They realise the three stages to protest, and write three P-E-E paragraphs detailing this.
Plenary: Students prioritise the factors and feed back to the class.
KS3/KS4 History resources: 50 mins-1 hour PP, worksheets, well differentiated.
These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes) and are designed to last between fifty minutes and one hour each.
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This ‘outstanding’ rated lesson doesn’t really need any handouts - it can be run from the presentation alone.
Two starters are included - a recap of the Berlin Blockade and Korean War, or a source analysis hook into the ‘arm wrestle’ between JFK and Khrushchev.
The main part of the lesson is a game that puts students in the shoes of John F Kennedy, responding to events in Cuba. This is followed by an assessment of the consequences of the Cuban Missile Crisis, with differentiated learning objectives.
An optional handout and gapfill are included, however it is better when students simply record their options for each decision without the handout, as having the handout gives the game away. However the handout could then be distributed to ensure that students have understood the events.
In order not to rush this lesson it could easily be expanded over two lessons.
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A Key Stage 3 History lesson with differentiated learning objectives and tasks, picture and keyword starters, speed reading and Facebook profile completion activities and a plenary session focussing in on the key issues.
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Learning objectives:
describe the events of the Battle of Hastings
explain some of the reasons for William’s success
evaluate which is the most important reason and justify your opinion
This lesson covers the Battle of Hastings, and why William emerged victorious.
A quick word match acts as an engaging and focusing starter activity. This is followed by a short video about the battle - a useful way in which students can initially engage with what happened at the battle.
A gap-fill follows this video up and starts to move students onto the silver objective. Students then categorise reasons for William's success into three categories, before deciding what the most important reason for William's success was.
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A lesson that forms part of a scheme of work on Oliver Cromwell, the Commonwealth and the Restoration.
Contains:
presentation with starter activity and plenary discussion
high quality images and resources, ready to print from Microsoft PowerPoint
Learning Objectives:
describe how Cromwell is viewed in Ireland.
explain what he did to earn his reputation in Ireland.
evaluate whether he deserves his terrible reputation.
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This lesson is the first of two on propaganda designed to encourage recruitment during the First World War. This lesson focuses on analysing five propaganda posters. Students work to understand the meaning and motive of each poster, before assessing which is the most effective and why. Key terminology is also covered.
Lesson features differentiated learning objectives, a well-paced starter, main and plenary, and a focus on the historical concept of source evaluation.
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A lesson that forms part of a scheme of work on the Industrial Revolution.
Contains:
presentation with starter activity and plenary discussion
high quality images and resources, ready to print from Microsoft PowerPoint
Learning Objectives:
identify living conditions in Victorian cities
explain what the consequences of these conditions might be
assess how these conditions would make people feel
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This lesson forms part of a scheme of work on The Tudors. Ideal for Year 7 / Year 8 students, depending on your school's SoW.
Learning Objectives:
describe who Henry VIII was.
explain details about young Henry VIII’s life.
judge whether Henry VIII was a good or a bad king.
Starter - picture and question about stereotypes of Henry
Main - consideration of what makes a good king, followed by debate about the evidence
Main 2 - filling in a Facebook profile for King Henry VIII.
Plenary - summary discussion
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An introductory lesson to the Cold War, including the postwar settlement (Yalta, Potsdam) and a main focus on the ideological differences between capitalism and communism, taught through a card sort activity.
Learning outcomes:
describe what the Cold War was
explain why the allies of the Second World War became enemies
explain and evaluate the key differences between capitalism and communism
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A lesson focused on the events of the Berlin Blockade and Airlift, and the consequences of these events for the development of the Cold War. Can be used with a high ability Year 9 class, or as part of a GCSE scheme of work (particularly suited to AQA History B Cold War course). Also contains a source Starter and Plenary that nicely links the topic to some source evaluation.
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Learning outcomes:
explain the impact the Blitz had on people living in London.
assess the extent to which the Blitz can be seen as both good and bad for people living in London.
form an opinion on the impact of the Blitz on people living in London and justify this opinion with well-explained historical knowledge
Lesson features differentiated learning objectives, a well-paced starter, main and plenary, and a focal on source evaluation, including evidence collection in a table.
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Learning objectives:
identify the main groups that made up Tudor society
categorise a variety of historical sources, explaining why I made the decisions that I did
This active lesson introduces students to the various social groups within Tudor England, according to William Harrison (writing in 1587) - gentlemen, citizens, yeomen and labourers.
Students complete a gap fill to form an impression of what each social group was like. They then categorise a variety of sources - pictures and descriptions - based on this knowledge, before explaining the decisions they made.
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LOs:
describe the ways in which Victorians spent their leisure time
explain why the amount of free time increased in the 1800s
plan a weekend for your friends
assess the extent to which free time activities have changed/stayed the same
Contains:
- a starter relating the topic to students' own activities and interests
- a brief summary of why free time increases
- a letter writing activity with a challenge extension and a self-assessment sheet (that could also be easily adapted for peer assessment)
- a plenary on change and continuity since the Victorian era
- a word-memory activity if time allows
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A lesson that forms part of a scheme of work on slavery.
Contains:
presentation with starter activity and plenary discussion
high quality images and resources, ready to print from Microsoft PowerPoint
Learning Objectives:
describe the ways in which slaves were sold
understand why some slaves were sold for higher prices than others
explain how traders prepared slaves to maximise their profits
Edexcel Political Ideologies Liberalism - Ultimate Revision Guide condenses the essential information students need to know to answer 24-mark Edexcel Politics A-level questions. It also contains essay plans for the four major themes on the specification (human nature, society, state, economy).