Hi there, I am a head of History based in South Yorkshire.
My strengths and passion are in teaching and learning. I enjoy making my lessons as engaging as possible as it is this, which I believe, to be the most effective behaviour management strategy and the key to helping students achieve excellent results and become engaged and excited about history and learning.
Hi there, I am a head of History based in South Yorkshire.
My strengths and passion are in teaching and learning. I enjoy making my lessons as engaging as possible as it is this, which I believe, to be the most effective behaviour management strategy and the key to helping students achieve excellent results and become engaged and excited about history and learning.
This resource is a 20 question tutor time/ form time quiz created on Microsoft Powerpoint suitable for KS3 and KS4 secondary students.
I will publish a new 20 question quiz weekly during term time; this weeks quiz was created for September 2022 week 1, however it can be used at any date as the questions are not time/season dependent. I love doing a weekly quiz with my tutor group at the end of the week on a Friday morning - so its a great activity to start in formtime as we go back to school for the start of the new academic year!
NOW INCLUDED - ANSWER SHEET AND LEADERSHIP BOARD SPREADSHEET
There are 20 general knowledge questions in this quiz varying from geography, history, science and world trivia. The answers are provided across 2 slides at the end of the quiz - each answer is revealed per click.
I would recommend for this quiz students get into groups of no more than 4 and the activity should take no longer than 15 minutes to complete.
Please keep an eye out for my weekly quizzes and review/leave feedback if possible. Also if you prefer the terminology ‘form time’ to ‘tutortime’ then I have provided an alternate title you can swap in at the side of slide 1 on the Powerpoint.
Download September Week 2 here
Download September Week 3 here
Download September Week 4 here
A fun lesson on Edward the confessor that will get students engaged and up and off their feet! This lesson is designed to be taught in advance of the 3 contenders/Battle of Hastings lessons.
Blockbuster game included as well as differentiated worksheets.
This lesson has proved popular in the past with over 1000 downloads when offered for free for 12 months.
This lesson has been created with KS3 secondary history students in mind and is the first lesson in my Holocaust unit of work. This lesson has been created on Microsoft Powerpoint and the accompanying student handout and worksheet has been created on Powerpoint also. . Teacher Notes & Answers have been added to the notes section underneath each relevant slide on the Powerpoint.
This resource slowly introduces students to the topic of the Holocaust using skills of inference on a historical artefact and through controlled classroom discussion. Students work on a single historical artefact individually/in pairs/as a class - whichever you feel suits your class best and build a picture of a person - they then have this put into greater perspective for them. The utmost care has been taken to ensure this resource has been created with the utmost respect to the victims of the holocaust and to ensure that students have the opportunity to connect and empathise to the human beings to whom the attrocities of the holocaust were committed. There a no images or corpses in this resource - however the murder of victims is discussed.
This lesson includes suggested learning objectives and outcomes and has been designed to be taught over the course of one hour.
I really hope you enjoy teaching this lesson as much as I do! If you are able to leave a review once you have taught it, I would be really grateful.
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Holocaust Memorial Day Assembly
A highly presented and detailed Powerpoint presentation containing 8 different grab and go starter activities.
This resource is created so you can copy and paste the Powerpoint slide with the starter activity of your choosing and edit it to suit your topic/ the needs of your students. Included in the PPT are a total of 8 different starter activities designed for individual/paired/group/whole class for secondary students. Starters activities include ‘Who am I?’, ‘5 Senses’, ‘Anagram wheel’ amongst others.
Within this resource are both the students facing starter slides and hidden slides with teacher notes on detailing each activity and offering suggested delivery/equipment/ challenge ideas where required any resources required are included within the Powerpoint document as hidden slides also.
Where animations are present, these will work when in presenter mode and upon clicking. Please be sure to check the presentation notes also on the slides for additional information/instructions.
This resource is not designed to be used as a whole lesson, however the activities have been designed to be used in a ‘grab and go’ fashion to give you and your students some variety in your lesson starters.
Thankyou for taking the time to view this resource, if you purchase and use and find the time - please review!
Like this resource? Check out my icebreakers resource
Halloween anagram worksheet activities to share with your KS2 primary or KS3 secondary students.
Included in this resource is a PowerPoint with 12x Halloween themed anagrams - 1 per slide. Students need to unscramble the letters to find the word. This resource is on PPT format and completely editable and the answers to each anagram are at the bottom of each slide and also on a slide at the end of the presentation.
This resource is also accompanied by a printable worksheet if you would prefer students to work independently.
I really hope you enjoy this resource - please review and check out my other festive resources to share with your students.
A picture quiz of 14 famous historical faces. Designed for students to be in groups of no more than 4 students. Full answer sheet is included.
Please leave a review if purchased!
Thankyou :)
A well presented lesson on the ways and effectiveness of attacking castles in Medieval times. Students are engaged through detailed resources. I would recommend printing out on A3/in colour and laminating resources for re-use.
MAP/HAP worksheet included and colour coded to suit. This could easily be adapted further for LAP students to access.
A Remembrance Day resource created for teachers to share with tutor groups student assemblies or to be used for a one off lesson with your secondary KS3 and KS4 students.
Included in this Microsoft Powerpoint resource is a teacher-led powerpoint presentation on Remembrance Day with optional links to Youtube videos to enhance the learning.
In addition to the teacher led presentation on Remembrance Day and how we celebrate it, there are also three fully resourced student activities (with answers for teachers or for students to self assess) which include a codebreaker activity, a cloze activity worksheet and a mini 10 question quiz.
I really hope your students enjoy this lesson for Remembrance. If you get the opportunity, please review!
This resource is a 20 question tutor time/ form time multiple choice quiz created on Microsoft Powerpoint suitable for KS3 and KS4 secondary students.
I will publish a new 20 question quiz weekly during term time; this weeks quiz was created for** September 2022 week 4**, however it can be used at any date as the questions are not time/season dependent. I love doing a weekly quiz with my tutor group at the end of the week on a Friday morning - so its a great activity to start in formtime as we go back to school for the start of the new academic year!
There are 20 general knowledge questions in this quiz varying from geography, history, science and world trivia. The answers are provided in 2 different formats depending on your time and preference. The quick answers are spread across 2 slides at the end of the quiz - each answer is revealed per click. The ‘slide answers’ uncover each question as they were originally shown with the correct answer highlighted upon click. I personally prefer the latter for the multiple choice style quiz.
NOW INCLUDED - ANSWER SHEET & LEADERSHIP BOARD SPREADSHEET
I would recommend for this quiz students get into groups of no more than 4 and the activity should take no longer than 15 minutes to complete.
Please keep an eye out for my weekly quizzes and review/leave feedback if possible. Also if you prefer the terminology ‘form time’ to ‘tutortime’ then I have provided an alternate title you can swap in at the side of slide 1 on the Powerpoint.
Download September Week 1 here
Download September Week 2 here
Download September Week 3 here
This resource is a 20 question tutor time/ form time quiz created on Microsoft Powerpoint suitable for KS3 and KS4 secondary students.
I publish a new 20 question quiz weekly during term time; this weeks quiz was created for October 2022 week 4, however it can be used at any date as the questions are not time/season dependent. I love doing a weekly quiz with my tutor group at the end of the week on a Friday morning - so its a great activity to start in form time as we go back to school for the start of the new academic year!
NOW INCLUDED - ANSWER SHEET AND LEADERSHIP BOARD SPREADSHEET
There are 20 multiple choice questions in this quiz varying from geography, history, science and world trivia. The answers are provided across 2 slides at the end of the quiz - each answer is revealed per click.
I would recommend for this quiz students get into groups of no more than 4 and the activity should take no longer than 15 minutes to complete.
Please keep an eye out for my weekly quizzes and review/leave feedback if possible. Also if you prefer the terminology ‘form time’ to ‘tutortime’ then I have provided an alternate title you can swap in at the side of slide 1 on the Powerpoint.
Download October Week 1 here
Download September Week 4 here
Download October Week 1 here
Download October Week 2 here
Download October Week 3 here
This resource is a** bundle of 4x 20 question tutor time/ form time quizzes** created on Microsoft Powerpoint suitable for KS3 and KS4 secondary students.
Included in this bundle are the 4x September Tutortime Quizzes each being sold separately for £1.49.
September Week 1
September Week 2
September Week 3
September Week 4
With printable A5 Answer sheets and a leadership points board on Excel.
I publish a new 20 question quiz weekly during term time; This bundle of quizzes were created for the month of September, however they can be used at any date as the questions are not time/season dependent. I love doing a weekly quiz with my tutor group at the end of the week on a Friday morning - so its a great activity to start in formtime as we go back to school for the start of the new academic year!
There are 20 general knowledge questions in each quiz varying from geography to history, science. maths, literacy and world trivia.
Weeks 1 & 3 are general knowledge Q&A format whereas Weeks 2 & 4 are multiple choice format.
The answers are provided across 2 slides at the end of the quiz - each answer is revealed per click.
I would recommend for this quiz students get into groups of no more than 4 and the activity should take no longer than 15 minutes to complete.
Please keep an eye out for my weekly quizzes and review/leave feedback if possible. Also if you prefer the terminology ‘form time’ to ‘tutortime’ then I have provided an alternate title you can swap in at the side of slide 1 on the Powerpoint.
Also if you are preparing to celebrate seasonal events with your tutor group then check out these themed quizzes and formtime activities:
European Day of Languages Quiz
World Space Week Quiz
Black History Month Quiz
Remembrance Day
Christmas Quiz
A 18 question World Space Week crossword puzzle and wordsearch designed for KS3 and KS4 secondary students. This is a stand alone activity that can be used to support a lesson or as a tutor time activity to celebrate World Space Week (4th - 10th October).
**Task: Students need to first complete the crossword puzzle to build the wordbank for the words they will then need to search in the wordsearches. **
Within this resource is:
1x 18 Question crossword puzzle with space related questions + Answers
1x Wordsearch (Hard) + Answers
1x Wordsearch (Medium + Answers
1x Wordsearch (Medium) with wordbank (so no need to complete the crossword puzzle first
Many of the answers for the crossword puzzle is covered in my World Space Week Quiz which can be downloaded here.
Teachers are provided with an answer sheet which is a completed version of the crossword puzzle.
Fancy all 3 resources at a discounted price? Download my World Space Week quiz, Crossword and wordsearches here.
The attached resources details a lesson on the problems for other industries/people who suffered (i.e. coal, shipbuilding, african americans) in the USA in the 1920s. Exam practice on both 4 & 8 mark questions included.
Information sheet also contains a LAP version. Lesson resources hidden on slides on the main powerpoint.
Lesson is designed for the new AQA (2016 start) SOW. USA 1920 - 73.
This lesson has been created for KS3 history students and is the first lesson in a series on the Titanic. Students will specifically look at why the Titanic is so famous and investigate, using data, whether women and children really were prioritised to be saved first. The lesson looks firstly at prior knowledge then a literacy comprehension tasks to pull out out facts about the Titanic and gain a broad understanding about why the Titanic is so infamous.
Students then look at data showing the different social classes aboard the Titanic and the mortality rates of the passengers. Students use cross-curricular skills and produce a graph showing this data and then using closed questioning for direction students explain the patterns they notice between mortality rates and class of passenger/sex and age of passengers. Squared or graph paper is ideally required to complete this task easily and neatly.
The lesson offers an opportunity for independent work and a paired activity in the format of a plenary game. when exploring the different inventions and the inventors developed during the 18th Century. A homework opportunity is provided and accompanying homework slips are included in the supporting resources.
All accompanying resources are included in Microsoft Powerpoint format and suggested learning outcomes provided with space for you to add your own accompanying grades. I have taught this lesson to all Y7, Y8 and Y9 depending on where the Titanic falls in the schemes of work.
I really hope you enjoy teaching this lesson as much as I do!
A well presented lesson with accompanying student worksheets on Motte and Bailey castles created for KS3 history students on Microsoft Powerpoint
A little about the lesson
This lesson focuses on the first castles that were built in England following William the Conquerors success at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Not only does it look at the features of Motte and Bailey castles but it also looks at the strengths and weaknesses of these castles and students begin to consider how they were used to help William establish control of England.
Whats included?
A whole 1 hour lesson powerpoint is included (there are teacher notes also under some slides). Student worksheets/resources are included in hidden slides in the relevant points of the presentation and also as an additional Powerpoint for ease of printing. ‘Big Picture’ question, Keywords, Learning objectives and Learning Outcomes have also been completed in this resource, however, they can easily be tweaked to suit the needs and ability of your classes.
Keep an eye out for more new and updated lessons in my store and my weekly tutor time quizzes!
If you enjoyed this lesson, please review and take a look at some of the other lessons that look at they key question ‘How did William keep control of England after 1066?’
Stone Keep Castles
Attacking a Castle
Defending a Castle
Fuedal System
Harrying of the North
This lesson details the social/economic and political consequences of the WSC and introduces the the fall of the republican government.
The lesson covers paired and independent work and offers students the opportunity to move around the room to exchange causes with one another.
Exam technique in this lesson covers Q1 on Paper 1D (Interpretation differences based on content) and self assessment with markscheme provided.
If purchased please review!
Kind Regards,
Tara
This lesson is the second in my SOW following William of Normandys ascension to the English throne in 1066.
The lesson focuses heavily on exam technique (4 mark describe) and source inferences (6 mark OCR). The lesson explores the reasons for the Normans Harrying of the North and details the impact this had on helping William keep control of England in 1066.
The lesson has a variety of tasks that will take you beyond an hour and a suggested homework with a focus on bias and demonstrating knowledge acquired in the lesson is also provided.
Resources are hidden on the lesson ppt in the relevant places.
Please review!
A well presented lesson serving as an introduction to Slavery by introducing topic keywords. Students are engaged through detailed, well presented resources.
The lesson provides keyword gap fill/jumbled words to choose as time/ability suits. In addition an answer sheet is provided. Students are then challenged to use the words in context in sentences to improve use of key historical language and vocab.
4 mark question layout used in the starter.
This lesson looks at the origins of the Cold war and compares the opposing ideologies of capitalism vs communism.
As always new AQA exam technique (4 mark source comparison question) is included.
Black History Month is celebrated in October in the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands and February in America and many other countries.
To help you celebrate Black History Month with your KS3 and KS4 secondary students I have pulled together a bundle of 3 resources for you to share.
This resource is a bundle of 3 resources I have in my shop, combined together to be sold at cheaper price than they would be purchased individually - saving £1.50. A 30x question quiz, a whole lesson & a 24x question crossword puzzle
*Completing the lesson and the quiz with the students prior to them completing the crossword will aid them in completing the crossword without the use of the wordbank.
**Resources included **
Black History Month Quiz x30 questions (with both the long answer and short answer versions included)
Black History Month Quiz Answer Sheet
Black History Month 1x whole lesson and accompanying resource sheets
Black History Month Crossword (24 questions differentiated with and without a word bank with completely Black History Month crossword answer sheet.
