This lesson covers the causes of the Cuban Missile Crisis under the lesson title - How did events in Cuba cause a standoff between the USA and the USSR? The lesson looks at the geographical position of Cuba to realise its importance for America and then has a card sort to put the events in chronological order. The final task is to encourage the students to think about the consequences of each of the different actions Kennedy could take.

Did the Suffragettes help or hinder women getting the vote? (Women’s Suffrage) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint 10x Information Cards This lesson focusses on the militant actions and questions whether these helped or hindered women gaining the vote. It is centred around the secondary concept, ‘cause and consequence’ as students must infer what the possible consequences could be for each event. Finally, students use the information gained from the lesson to write an answer to the lesson title. The tasks are accessible for all abilities and have ‘aim higher’ sections to push the most able in your class.

Homer’s Odyssey Key Themes Revision Placemats (x9) This resource contains 9 Revision placemats covering all the key themes in developed in Homer’s Odyssey (excellent revision for the OCR Classical Civilisations New A-Level exam). The placemats cover the following topics: Women Xenia Getting what you deserve Revenge Family Leadership Heroism/Kleos The role of the Gods Fate, Omens and Prophecies These are excellent revision tools and can be used to support the learning of students both within and outside of the classroom. I have printed them off for all my students on card and they often comment on how useful they are.

AQA GCSE (9-1) Britain: Health and People - Medieval Medicine Revision Placemats (x5) This resource consists of five revision placemats for the first topic of Britain:Health and People which focuses on Medieval Medicine. The placemats cover the following topics: Who were Medieval doctors? What impact did religion have on Medieval medicine? How good was Medieval surgery? Public health: Towns vs Monasteries Poor public health: The Black Death. These placemats are a great way for independent revision. Students have found these extremely effective in their revision and have praised them highly.

Virgil’s Aeneid Book IV: Dido (4x Lessons) [New OCR A-Level: ‘The World of the Hero’] This resource contains: 4x PowerPoints (2x Key Events, 1x Characters, 1x Themes 9x Worksheets 1x Revision Questions This resource contains 4 lessons covering the core content of Virgil’s Aeneid Book IV: Dido. All of the lessons are completely resourced and contain extension tasks to promote outstanding outcomes and results.

What were the footsteps to the Holocaust? This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint 1x Chronology Event Cards 1x Footsteps to the Holocaust Worksheet This lesson reflects on how the persecution of the Jews increased over a period of time after Hitler became Chancellor of Germany. Students must first put the event cards in chronological order and then explain the different footsteps that led to the Holocaust. Students then reflect on the ‘change over time’ by creating a living graph and explain what happened to persecution over six years up to 1939 and the possible reasons for this. The importance of this lesson is for the students to realise that the Holocaust did not happen straight away, it was the culmination of a series of events.

Did Emily Davison mean to kill herself? (Women’s Suffrage) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint 1x Grouping Task Sheet This lesson questions whether Emily Davison meant to kill herself after her actions at the Derby. Students first state their impressions of Emily Davison after looking at a picture source of her and then watch the events of the race day. Students are to next use the grouping task sheet to find evidence to support both sides of the argument and use this information to write an answer explaining their opinion. Finally, students create a newspaper front cover depicting the events of the Derby showing their opinion of Davison’s actions.

This resource consists of more than 50 keyword revision cards and a PowerPoint covering the topic of Tsardom and Communism from 1894-1945 for the new AQA GCSE 1-9 specification. Each keyword has the word and a definition which can be printed out and folded to create a keyword game. I played this with my classes and they increased their knowledge from as little as 2 keywords and definitions to 25 after a one hour lesson. Instructions on how to play the game are also included on the PowerPoint. **The keywords cover the following topics: The Tsar Provisional Government and Lenin Stalin**

This resource consists of 8 lessons covering the topic of the ‘Transformation of the Cold War’ for the new AQA History GCSE (Topic: Conflict and Tension between East and West, 1945-72). These have been created for the new AQA History GCSE and some lessons will require a textbook to provide some information (I have used the prescribed Walsh textbook). However, these can be easily edited with different page numbers for the tasks. All of the lessons have clear differentiated outcomes and expectations and the lessons are as follows: 1) Why was a wall built to divide Berlin in 1961? 2) Who came out of the Berlin Wall incident best? 3) How did Cuba create a standoff between the USA and the USSR? 4) What were the key events of the Cuban Missile Crisis? 5) Who gained the most from the Cuban Missile Crisis? 6) Why were people opposed to Communist rule on Czechoslovakia in 1968? 7) What were the consequences of the Prague Spring? 8) Why had Cold War tensions eased by 1972?

Did Religion kill Lady Jane Grey? (Tudor History) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint 1x Lady Jane Grey Information Sheet This lesson enables students to research into the life of Lady Jane Grey, ‘The 9 Day Queen’ and question whether her death was due to the religious changes during the Tudor reign or not. Students need no prior knowledge as this lesson is structured to teach students about Lady Jane Grey’s life and then look at the significance of religion during it. All the resources are accessible and there are ‘aim higher’ tasks to stretch the most able in your class.

Virgil’s Aeneid Book V: Funeral Games (3x Lessons) [New OCR A-Level: ‘The World of the Hero’] This resource contains: 3x PowerPoints (2x Key Events, 1x Characters and Themes 5x Worksheets 1x Revision Questions This resource contains 3 lessons covering the core content of Virgil’s Aeneid Book V: Funeral Games. All of the lessons are completely resourced and contain extension tasks to promote outstanding outcomes and results.

This revision resource consists of six place-mats with all the key information needed for an exam in international relations. These were created for the Cambridge IGCSE however they are of use to any exam board. The topics covered are: Were the Peace Treaties of 1919-23 fair? To what extent was the League of Nations a success? Why had international peace collapsed by 1939? Who was to blame for the Cold War? How secure was the USSR's control over eastern Europe, 1948-89? Why did events in the Gulf matter, 1970-2000? A great way to revise. Print, laminate and enjoy!

Homer’s Odyssey- Book VI: Nausicaa (characters & themes) This resource contains 1x PowerPoint Presentation 1x Characters & themes worksheet This lesson examines the characters and key themes in Book VI (Nausicaa) of Homer’s Odyssey. The students first reflect on what has happened in Book VI through quick fire questions and then are given a worksheet on the characters and themes. This is a great lesson where students can learn a single section and then teach the rest of the class about their character and / or theme and then link them to society in Ancient Greece.

Homer’s Odyssey- Book V: Calypso (characters & themes) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint 1x Characters worksheet 1x Themes worksheet This lesson examines the characters and key themes in Book V (Calypso) of Homer’s Odyssey. The students first reflect on what has happened in Books I-IV and then are given a worksheet on the characters and themes. This is a great lesson where students can learn a single section and then teach the rest of the class about their character and / or theme. Homer’s Odyssey- Book V: Calypso (characters & themes) Homer’s Odyssey- Book V: Calypso (characters & themes) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint 1x Characters worksheet 1x Themes worksheet This lesson examines the characters and key themes in Book V (Calypso) of Homer’s Odyssey. The students first reflect on what has happened in Books I-IV and then are given a worksheet on the characters and themes. This is a great lesson where students can learn a single section and then teach the rest of the class about their character and / or theme. This resource would work really well with my other resources on Homer’s Odyssey. Why not take a look at a few.... Homer’s Odyssey- Book V Calypso (key events) Homer’s Odyssey- Book V Calypso (exam practice questions) Homer’s Odyssey Book V Calypso (Bundle)

Homer’s Odyssey – Book X: Circe (key events) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint Presentation 1x Key Events worksheet 1x Plot, Language & Theme Homework Questions This lesson introduces students to Book X (Circe) of Homer’s Odyssey. Students summarise the events using the worksheet provided and then question whether or not Odysseus’ successes in Book X are as a result of divine intervention.

Homer’s Odyssey – Book XIII: Odysseus Lands in Ithaca (key events) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint Presentation 1x Key Events Card Sort 1x Plot Worksheet 1x False Tales Worksheet 1x Plot, Language & Theme Homework Questions This lesson introduces students to Book XIII (Odysseus Lands in Ithaca) of Homer’s Odyssey. Students first recap the events that Odysseus has gone through by creating a mind-map and then summarise the events of Book XIII the card sort and worksheets provided. Finally, students examine recurring plot devices that will be used in Book XIII and future Books of the Odyssey by using the Plot Worksheet.

Homer’s Odyssey – Book XXII: The Battle in the Hall (characters & themes) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint Presentation 1x Characters & Themes Worksheet 1x Plot, Language and Themes Revision/Homework Questions This lesson encourages the students to examine the key characters & themes in Homer’s Odyssey Book XXII (the Battle in the Hall). First students reflect on the key events of the Book and then examine a set of the key themes/characters in groups before teaching each other. Finally, students reflect on which character is the most important in enabling Odysseus to regain his kingdom which is required to understand to achieve the top marks in essay style questions in the exam.