Geography & History Around the World: Nicola's Shop
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I love history, teaching and creating lessons, particularly on challenging misconceptions and covering global topics. I have a PGCE in History but during my teacher career have also taught Geography up to KS5. Outside of teaching, my passion is the Ancient Near East, which I studied at University. My Tes lessons therefore cover a range of topics: from ancient Mesopotamia, to medieval women, to the water cycle.
I love history, teaching and creating lessons, particularly on challenging misconceptions and covering global topics. I have a PGCE in History but during my teacher career have also taught Geography up to KS5. Outside of teaching, my passion is the Ancient Near East, which I studied at University. My Tes lessons therefore cover a range of topics: from ancient Mesopotamia, to medieval women, to the water cycle.
A series of 3 lessons introducing students to Mesopotamia and the first civilisation (Sumerians).
Activities include looking at the geography of the Middle East, the language used, who lived in Mesopotamia and the different roles they had in society. The third lesson focuses on the significance of early Mesopotamia and examines how we calculate the significance of a historical era/event.
Collection of all the lessons I have made on ancient Mesopotamia, including language, archaeology, the differing empires/kingdoms and the dawn of civilisation.
A series of lessons based on the AQA Geography A Level module of changing places. These lessons examine the why and how of places being rebranded, giving a range of examples on both small and large scales. Exam practice and homework involving research into rebranding are included.
Links for some of the resources are on the power point, but for a few of the activities a copy of the AQA Human Geography (AS and A Level) textbook is needed.
To help erase misconceptions about Africa and its vast history, these 3 lessons on the Mali empire focus on its development, successes and failures, as well as the wealthiest man who ever lived: Mansa Musa.
These lessons not only help students expand their knowledge on Medieval Africa and the Islamic world, but to challenge common misconceptions about Africa itself.
All resources needed for these 3 lessons are included.
A display (but can also be used as a resource) showing the many achievements of individual Medieval women.
I have aimed to include women from around the world, for example from South America, Asia and the Middle East. I have also included women who are not well known, such as looking at Jeanne, who became a pirate during the Hundred Years War, rather than the more popular Joan of Arc.
Each power point slide has images, dates, maps, a general biography and trivia on each individual. The aim of this resource is to increase knowledge of the Medieval world and erase misconceptions of the role of women in history.
The women included are:
Khawla bint al-Azwar
Wu Zetian
Al-Khayzuran bint Atta
Fatima Al-Fihri
Aethelflaed
Subh of Cordoba
Murasaki Shikibu
Hrotsvitha of Gandersheim
Emma of Normandy
Wallada bint al-mustakfi
Hildegard von Bingen
Moremi Ajasoro
Margaret of Jerusalem
Tomoe Gozen
Khutulun
Jeanne de Clisson
Margaret I of Denmark
Christine de Pisan
Margaret Paston
La Malinche
A series of lessons examining the Aztec empire. The first lesson begins with the origins of the Aztecs, the second lesson focuses on religion, and the third examines the fall of the Aztecs.
There are a range of activities, including group tasks, videos and arguments of significance. There is also an optional task to replace the creative activity, and extension tasks.
A display (but can also be used as a resource) showing the many achievements of individual modern women.
I have aimed to include women from around the world, including from Europe, South America and Asia. I have also used women who are not often seen in the mainstream curriculum, for example sharing the biographies of the relatively unknown Sojourner Truth and Sarah Breedlove, rather than the more famous Rosa Parks.
Each power point slide has images, dates, maps, a general biography and trivia on each individual, with the aim of increasing awareness on some of the many achievements of women in history.
The individuals included are:
Manuela Saenz
Kate Sheppard
Mary Wollstonecroft
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Wangari Maathai
Ada Lovelace
Indira Ghandi
Ursula Kuczynski
Sojourner Truth
Emperor Cixi
Valentina Tereshkova
Shirin Abadi
Edith Windsor
Yoshioka Yayoi
Evelyn Scott
Ellen Johnson
Jeanne Villepreux
Rigoberta Menchu Tum
Sarah Breedlove
Nadia Murad
A display (but can also be used as a class resource) showing the achievements of individual ancient women.
I have aimed to include women from around the world, such as from South America, Asia and North Africa, and those who are not well known, for example looking at the achievements of Cleopatra’s sister rather than Cleopatra herself.
Each power point slide includes images, dates, maps, a general biography and trivia on each individual. The aim of this resource is to erase misconceptions of both ancient civilisations around the world and the role of women in history.
The women included are:
Enheduanna
Hatshepsut
Nefertiti
Sammu-Ramat
Naqia
Gargi Vachaknavi
Sappho
Artemisia I of Caria
Aspasia
Artemisia II
Zhuo Wenjun
Arsinoe IV
Livia
Amanishahitu
Cai Wenji
Helena
Hypatia of Alexandria
Aelia Augusta
Seondeok
Lady K’abel
3 lessons looking at the policies and treatment of women, children and workers in Nazi Germany, in particular the years leading up to the Second World War.
Activities include discussion of how these policies were an attempt to make a stronger Germany, and how successful these policies were, as well as women and children who fought back against the Nazis.
All resources needed are included.
A collection of resources, activities and full lessons on black history. Rather than have the main focus on slavery, these lessons examine black pioneers throughout history, those who fought against slavery and successful African empires. Topics include ancient civilisations, the Mali Empire, the Haiti Revolution, abolitionists and World War One.
These lessons and activities can be used as part of black history month, or incorporated into history modules in general to create a more diverse curriculum.
A smaller bundle focusing just on Africa before slavery is available for £3.
Specially made for Black History Month, these two lessons focus on 5 individuals who fought for the abolition of slavery, both in America and in Britain. A range of class activities allow pupils to be creative, discuss their views and develop their knowledge of abolitionists.
These lessons also cover reasons why abolishing slavery was such a challenge and what might be done to end modern slavery. A piece of homework is also set at the end of the second lesson.
As these lessons focus on the abolition of slavery, pupils should have at least some prior knowledge on the Atlantic slave trade and the abhorrent treatment slaves faced.
I have also put a case study on Harriet Tubman on Tes for free, however it is not part of a complete lesson.
A collection of displays/resources on women throughout history and around the world, from 2000BC to the present day. For all of these displays, I have aimed to include relatively unknown women who have defied expectations to change the world.
4 lessons (or 3 lessons and a homework piece) looking at the history and geography of the Congos, primarily the Democratic Republic of Congo. Topics include: society in the Kingdom of Kongo before Europeans arrived, the influence of Europeans, the rise of the slave trade, its impact on the Congo and finally the forced labour, conflicts and politics of 20th century Congo.
All resources are provided, including a booklet that has all the information needed to complete the lessons.
An information booklet all about the earliest writing in the world: cuneiform. The booklet includes information on how cuneiform works, how it developed over time, how it was translated, what it was used for and mathematics. There is also discussion on how cuneiform impacts our lives today and why it is important to learn about the past.
The power point is a series of suggested activities to go alongside the booklet, including questions, working out mathematical equations, significance tournament and a linking game.
4 lessons on Ancient Egypt, covering each of the 3 kingdoms and Ptolemaic Egypt and focusing on religion, hieroglyphs and famous Pharaohs.
Each power point contains general information, links to articles and/or videos, various activities that are quick but fun, and the occasional creative challenge. I have also included a power point which covers artifacts from Tutankahmun’s tomb. (Please note you will need Microsoft Power Point for some of the activities to work).
These lessons are suitable for all ages and were created specifically for lock down: providing extra information and activities for children at home to help keep them busy and expand their learning.
These lessons were not made to fit into a specific curriculum, but could be adapted for normal lessons.
Accompanying kahoots:
Ancient Egypt: Hieroglyphics and Pyramids
Ancient Egypt: Overview
Lessons focusing on how useful different types of data and evidence is on learning about places in the UK, past and present. These lessons were made for A Level Geography, however they could also be used for History as their main focus is on quantitative and qualitative data on Whitechapel, London, during the 19th and 21st century.
Looking at various individuals during modern history, all of whom part of minority groups. The aim of the topic is to allow pupils a chance to focus on individuals, rather than events, countries and societies as a whole. It also allows teachers to involve diversity in their lessons, and demonstrate to pupils that those who made great contributions to England and the wider world were part of discriminated communities.
These individuals include:
Olaudah Equiano
Emmeline Pankhurst
Marie Curie
Alan Turing
Jayaben Desai
A collection of primary and secondary sources, both text and images, on ancient China. The sources, along with a selection of questions, helps pupils learn more about the first dynasty of China and develop their inferencing and analysis skills.