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 lesson is the first in my SOW following William of Normandy’s ascension to the English throne in 1066.
The lesson focuses heavily on Williams problems now that he is a foreign ruler in England in 1066 having conquered its people by force. It looks at the problems William may face and gets students to consider their solutions.
Students then demonstrate their learning by practicing a 4 mark describe question (New AQA exam technique) Peer assessment can easily be incorporated for efficient marking.
Resources are included on an additional ppt slide.
Please review!
This lesson looks at President Hoover’s Reaction to the 1930s depression.
The lesson begins with a team pop quiz - students then look at the things hoover did and did not to challenge the Great Depression.
Students begin to look at how Hoovers political opponents used Hoovers failures to generate support (through the provenance of Q3)
Exam Technique covered in this lesson
Optional 4 mark Q - which you can direct students to in order to challenge/ peer assess.
Q3 (how convincing is this interpretation) - new style question for the new exam.
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This is a lesson which develops students skills of team work and independent enquiry. Students begin with a team quiz!
Students pose their own enquiry (or choose from 2 enquiry questions on the board) based on the ‘hook’ (video).
As a team of detectives. Students explore different elements of organised crime with constant focus on their enquiry question. High quality resources (maps/written pieces/statistics) make up the 6 sources. I have printed mine on A3 in colour and laminated.
Students use their enquiry research to answer an 8 mark question (this could also be done as a team/in pairs).
As alwasy please review!
Video of the youtube link included in the pack.
This lesson is designed to fit over an hour. It informs students about the April 1938 Anschluss. Students look at the story and events of the Anschluss and how its outcomes led to WW2 being more likley.
In this lesson I introduced the Paper 1 10 mark question and supplied students with a model answer to break down into a plan. I work with students to highlight the many points made on each argument and review the paper again to get students to highlight the key language and words used in the text to promote each point as the most significant
In addition to this there is a mini Pop Quiz to check understanding.
As always the lesson and resources are well presented to the highest of standards.
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This lesson is designed for my current Y11 students starting AQA Paper 1 (Old Spec).
It covers the content to the event through a detailed piece of writing which students work on independently at first.
Students then use the resources to complete the table explaining how each event made WW2 more likely in preparation to answer a 10 mark question.
Students then answer a 10 mark question using their tables and previous experience to guide them. A plan is provided on a word doc to help structure their answer.
Finally students make a judgment on whether or not the collapse of Czech was inevitable following the Munich Agreement linking their ideas about appeasement.
Please review!
This lesson introduces students to the idea of the stock market and how it works -initially through a brief video and followed by a game students can play independently/in pairs or in groups/ were students can experience the stock market.
Exam technique covered in this lesson is the 4 mark question. Although this lesson is designed for the new spec it could easily work with the old spec too.
Speculation on the stock market is a really difficult concept for students to understand. To fully understand the causes of the wall street crash they need to be able understand how the stock market works and the risk involved.
All resources provided for the game.
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This lesson is designed to be taught over 2 - 3 hours as not only does it explore the roles of women and the changes they experiences in the 1920s but it also looks at new Paper 1D Q1 - 3 Interpretations exam technique.
The lesson provides the following.
An overview through video on how life for women changed.
Card Sort looking at whether life changed for all women & were there some limitations.
4/8 and 12 mark question.
The ppt offers further extension and exploration of 2 interpretations (provided by AQA for the new spec) on how life for women changed in the 1920s. Mark Schemes are also provided for each of the 3 questions to support in accordance to the new spec assessment.
This is a prerequisite for the assessment I have created for my Y10s this term on these style questions (also available for download)
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Thankyou :)
This lesson is made for old AQA Spec but can easily be amended for any exam board as it is heavily focused on content.
It covers Hitlers FP so far and the reasons why Hitler & Stalin wanted the Nazi Soviet Pact.
This bundle incorporates History lessons for the new spec AQA Paper 1D
20 Lessons in total covering from 1919 economic boom to the 1930s US depression valued at over £55 if bought individually.
Save over 50% of the cost by buying in bulk!
This lesson focuses on exam technique - specifically planning and writing a 12 mark answer to what is always a popular topic with examiners but one students struggle to remember and explain.
This has been designed for AQA Paper 1D - the new 2016 start spec. This follows on from the causes of the wall street crash lesson. Plan and detailed markscheme provided.
This lesson covers opposition to Roosevelt’s New Deal (New AQA Specification) with another acronym to make it memorable.
The lesson allows students to demonstrate their learning through an 8 mark question (Progress 8) . with opportunity to self assess their answer.
This lesson is designed for AQA NEW SPEC USA.
The lesson provides a 12 mark homework question based on the lesson content.
The lesson firstly covers the second new deal - information slides have been provided if you wish to split the lesson into 2 and remove the information from the SWaT sheet for students to obtain themselves.
Students organise and prioritise reasons why the ND can be seen as both a success and failure in preparation for their homework.
As always - the lesson has been produced to the highest standard. Please review if purchased. Thankyou
This ppt (and the attached resources) provide an overview of isolationism and causes of the economic boom in the USA.
It affords students the opportunity to practice a 6 mark question on the causes of the economic boom.
A student worksheet is provided at the bottom of the ppt for students to make notes on whilst revising if they wish.
Celebrate World Space Week this October (UK) with your classes or tutor groups with this resource bundle which is a combination of my 50x question quiz, Crossword puzzle (much of the content is covered in the quiz) and Wordsearch. These resources are themed around the event and all three resources come complete with answers.
This resource for World Space Week quiz created on Microsoft Powerpoint suitable for KS3 and KS4 secondary students.
Quiz
There are 50 multiple choice questions in this quiz covering facts and knowledge about space and the solar system, picture matching with keywords, spacial ‘firsts’ and astro achievements as well as space in music, tv and film! The answers are then to be shared as a class either by going through each question (ensure you are in present mode for the correct answer to colour green) for students to peer or self mark. You could alternatively use the quick answer quiz sheet variation of this quiz if you would prefer to speed things up!
Crossword
Also included is an 18x question crossword complete with answers. Most of the answers to questions within the crossword worksheet are covered in the Quiz so I would recommend the quiz is completed first! The answers to the crossword make up the wordbank students will need to complete the wordsearch activity!
Wordsearch
Finally, there are 3x worksheets included in this resource - all have the same words to find. 2 wordsearches do not have a wordbank as students need to first complete the crossword puzzle and use the answers from the crossword to discover which words to find in the wordsearch. These are differentiated as Medium and Hard in the files. There is an additional wordsearch with a wordbank if you wish for students to complete the wordsearch as a standalone activity.
Please keep an eye out for my weekly tutor time quizzes which are 20 question quizzes created in a similar fashion. Also check out some of my other events based resources (including Black History Month) and please review/leave feedback if you enjoyed this resource and where you have time!
Black History month Quiz
Black History month crossword
Black History month Lesson
Black History month bundle
Weekly tutortime quiz October 1
Weekly tutortime quiz October 2
This lesson has been devised for the purpose of giving the new Y6's on transition week a taste of the model and structure of history lessons. There is plenty emphasis on engagement and routine.
AFL activities are incorporated into the lesson as are carousel activities, people bingo, sound clips and video links for engaging starters. Resources are included at the bottom of the powerpoint and a set of teacher instructions are also included at the top.
Also the instructions & resources for creating your witch tabards are included.
The lesson follows the 4 part lesson strategy and incorporates familiar icons used on all my lessons which I have embedded within all department lessons. Students engage in the lessons much more as they appear tidier, more fun and engaging.
This resource is designed as an introductory lesson to life in 1066 (prior to your hastings lessons) to help Y7 students understand the differences between medieval england and england today. There is a literacy focus to the lesson and a differentiated worksheet is attached.
A must have if following my Y7 SOW.
This resource has been created for the new AQA Spec.
Paper 1: Section A: Period Study: America, 1920-73.
The lesson provides an overview of the course (amend to suit the topic choices you have made). Its a nice way to gauge prior knowledge, get students to get a feel for the USA as the majority of their studying at KS3 will have been within Europe.
This covers the basics of the 2 leading US political parties.
The role of the US government.
Intro to 4 mark questions ( for the new spec) with peer assessment of a new style mark scheme.
Lesson resources are included with lesson ppt at the correct points of use. They are on hidden slides.
This lesson is designed to look at the aftermath of the Battle of Hastings and explore the reasons why William of Normandy won at the Battle of Hastings.
Again lessons have been differentiated to suit mixed ability and differentiated resources are incorporated within the pack.
This lesson has been designed to cover the 3 main events of the Civil Rights Campaign in the 1950s.
Brown vs Board of Education 1954
Montgomery Bus Boycott 1956
Little Rock 9 1957.
The focus is mainly on whether each even could be considered a success or not towards the civil rights campaign. The exam technique focus for this lesson is on good conclusions to 12 mark questions.
This is designed for AQA GCSE exam technique but can easily be adapted.
All worksheets/info sheets included. An excellent resource for both new learning or revision.
This resource has been created for the new AQA Spec.
Paper 1: Section A: Period Study: America, 1920-73.
The lesson is designed to be taught over 2 lessons.
This lesson covers the roaring 1920s and looks at the different social causes of the economic boom, exploring how and why the 1920s in the USA was considered a period of excitement and social prosperity.
The lesson covers exam technique for 4 & 8 mark questions with mark schemes and peer assessment.
This lesson provides resources for HAP/MAP students which can easily be adapted to suit.
Fantastically produced, detailed resources.
Links to videos to watch.