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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.

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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.
Industrial Revolution - Improvements in factory and mine conditions
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Industrial Revolution - Improvements in factory and mine conditions

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***SALE*** - this resource is on sale at a reduced price 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 why some factory owners were unwilling to improve working conditions select three key reforms that eventually improved life for Britain’s workers justify your choices
Skills in History - The Tollund Man
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Skills in History - The Tollund Man

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KS3 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. ***SALE*** - this resource is on sale at a reduced price. A two-part, Year 7 lesson on the mystery of the Bog Man aka the Tollund Man. Focus on evaluating historical evidence to reach a judgement. Contains two presentations, a worksheet on evidence and a newspaper article worksheet allowing students to express their opinions on the mystery. Leave me a review and choose any other resource for free - just contact me via the Conversations tab.
Cold War - End of the Cold War (Gorbachev, Reagan, Fall of the Berlin Wall, Eastern Europe)
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Cold War - End of the Cold War (Gorbachev, Reagan, Fall of the Berlin Wall, Eastern Europe)

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***SALE*** - this resource is on sale at a reduced price. This lesson - the final one in a scheme of work about the Cold War - introduces Year 9 students to the following issues. - Ronald Reagan and his 'Tear Down This Wall' speech - The problems facing the USSR and its allies - Mikhail Gorbachev and his reforms - Popular protest and uprisings in Eastern Europe. It starts with an analysis of the Reagan speech (a short 4 minute video available on YouTube), before students categorise the problems facing the USSR and Gorbachev's potential solutions. These solutions are discussed, with students prioritising the problems and solutions, and identifying that the 'solution' for problems in Eastern Europe isn't really a solution at all! This leads nicely on to a brief discussion of popular protest in Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and East Germany, before students assess the relative importance of the above four factors in the fall of Communism. This lesson is ideal as an overview of the topic, or as an introduction. It could easily be stretched over two lessons with a little improvisation and expansion of the section on popular protest in Eastern Europe. Contains: Starter (Video discussion), Main (Card sort/Table activity), Main (Discussion), Plenary (Assessment), Plenary (Exit Questions for Students)
Second World War - Rationing
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Second World War - Rationing

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***SALE*** - this resource is on sale at a reduced price. Learning outcomes: describe what rationing consisted of. assess the methods by which rationing was ‘sold’ to the people of Britain. assess the relative significance of different aspects of the Home Front to people’s lives Lesson features differentiated learning objectives, a well-paced starter, main and plenary, and a focal on source evaluation, including the analysis of sources designed to encourage rationing. Lesson ties together series of three lessons on the Blitz, evacuation and rationing by asking students to compare the relative impact of these three events on Britain using Partington's model of historical significance.
What caused the English Civil War?
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What caused the English Civil War?

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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.
Industrial Revolution - Women Getting The Vote (The Suffragists and the Suffragettes)
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Industrial Revolution - Women Getting The Vote (The Suffragists and the Suffragettes)

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***SALE*** - this resource is on sale at a reduced price. 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.
Cold War - Cuban Missile Crisis - Events and Consequences
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Cold War - Cuban Missile Crisis - Events and Consequences

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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. ***SALE*** - this resource is on sale at a reduced price. 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. Leave me a review and choose any other resource for free - just contact me via the Conversations tab.
The Romans - Why was Julius Caesar murdered?
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The Romans - Why was Julius Caesar murdered?

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***SALE*** - this resource is on sale at a reduced price. 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.
The Normans - How did William win the Battle of Hastings?
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The Normans - How did William win the Battle of Hastings?

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***SALE*** - this resource is on sale at a reduced price. 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.
Oliver Cromwell - Drogheda
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Oliver Cromwell - Drogheda

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***SALE*** - this resource is on sale at a reduced price. 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.
First World War - Joining Up (Propaganda)
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First World War - Joining Up (Propaganda)

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***SALE*** - this resource is on sale at a reduced price. 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.
Industrial Revolution - Living conditions in towns and cities
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Industrial Revolution - Living conditions in towns and cities

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***SALE*** - this resource is on sale at a reduced price 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
Anschluss Worksheet
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Anschluss Worksheet

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***SALE*** - this resource is on sale at a reduced price. A single worksheet from one of my lesson packs.
The Tudors - What was the young King Henry VIII like?
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The Tudors - What was the young King Henry VIII like?

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***SALE*** - this resource is on sale at a reduced price. 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
Cold War - Introduction to the Cold War (Yalta, Potsdam, capitalism, communism)
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Cold War - Introduction to the Cold War (Yalta, Potsdam, capitalism, communism)

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***SALE*** - this resource is on sale at a reduced price. 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
Second World War - The Blitz
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Second World War - The Blitz

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***SALE*** - this resource is on sale at a reduced price. 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.
The Tudors - Who's who in Tudor England
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The Tudors - Who's who in Tudor England

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***SALE*** - this resource is on sale at a reduced price. 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.