A lesson that looks at the key factors that led to a reduced support for the Nazi Party between the years 1923-29. Students categorise cards, prioritize evidence and create a mind map before using their knowledge to complete a Paper 3 Q3a style question. Literacy support and advice for the exam question included as well as exam tips and differentiated worksheets.

A lesson which encourages students to consider the arguments for the use of the atomic bomb and it gives students the opportunity to develop their own theories. The short video clip can be used to introduce the lesson. Before students examine the key arguments for the use of the bomb. A strong literacy focus to develop GCSE skills through counterarguments and using subject specific vocabulary. As always there are clear instructions and differentiated resources.

A decision making lesson on Dunkirk. The lesson includes source based activities, card sorts (categorising and prioritising) and a newspaper article for students to write up their judgement (literacy support and newspaper language provided). As always there are clear step by step instructions and differentiated resources to suit all abilities.

Easy to follow lesson which uses extracts from Pepys’ diary. Firstly students organise his extracts into chronological order and then fix them to a living graph to show how the extracts link to the progress of the Plague. They then use the extracts to find information and compare this to fact cards. Plenty of student discussion before discussing how useful the document is. Clear step by step instructions included

A lesson which examines the key factors leading up to the American Civil War. Students sort cards into categories, prioritise information, reach a supported judgement and complete a newspaper article activity. The lesson has a strong literacy focus and there are sentence stems, key word banks and differentiated materials.

Easy to follow lesson on the Civil War. Students are introduced to some facts about each side in 1642 which they use to collect evidence and score each side’s strengths and weaknesses at the start of the war. They record this data in a table which they then use to make a trump style trading card game for a royalist or parliamentarian. They add an annotated illustration (resources for this included in PowerPoint). The final task is writing up their findings by responding to the lesson’s question.

A lesson that focuses on the impacts that the atomic bomb had on Hiroshima. Students use the knowledge for the lesson to create a newspaper article which focuses on 4 key areas (that the choose). Literacy support and differentiated materials provided. As always there are clear instructions.

A lesson on segregation in the USA. Our final lesson in the Slave Trade & Civil Rights Unit of Work. The students use knowledge cards which they categorise and then use to complete a matrix to show things that improved and things that did not improve. They then have to determine how successful each category was (clear guidance given). Plenty of opportunity for discussion and questioning before they then use their complete matrix to answer the lesson's question. This can be used as an assessment. Literacy support included as well as clear step by step instructions.

A lesson on the early civil rights campaigns. A range of deeper level thinking and critical thinking tasks included, which lead into an extended response question whereby students practice and develop GCSE skills by weighing up evidence and reaching judgements based on the information given. As always there are clear step by step instructions.

Students examine cartoon interpretations about the Treaty of Versailles offering their thoughts on the author’s view. The main activity is a newspaper article whereby the use their knowledge from Lesson 2 and Task 1&2 from this lesson to outline why the Treaty was hated and why the German people should be angry with the new government for its part in the peace agreement. A 12 mark exam question concludes the lesson with the students explaining why there was opposition to the Treaty. As always a step by step guide is included as well as high-quality (differentiated resources).

This lesson teaches the skills required for the Narrative Question, paper 2. Students begin by looking at the mark scheme. In pairs they create a list of 3 top exam tips. They are then introduced to two Question 2 style exam questions. They work their way through a series of differentiated steps before writing up a response to one of the questions (the other can be set as a homework or as a starter for the next lesson). There are some sample responses that the students can mark and comment on (editable so that you can change depending on your groups ability range). Once they have done this there is opportunity for them to develop their answer before a bit of peer assessment. The lesson concludes with the students refining their exam tips set out in the starter activity. A structure strip and worksheet included. for the structure strip, I make the double-sided (cut out the literacy support and stick it to the back of the strip). I hope people find this lesson useful.

A lesson which looks at the many changes that took place in the years 1924-1929. Students work through a role play activity to determine the amount of change that took place in Weimar society. A clear instruction sheet is included as well as detailed, differentiated resources so that the task is completely student led. Once students have completed their role play response sheets there are a range of activities that they need to respond to, for example categorising the changes and ranking these. There are some follow-up activities which can lead to open-ended questioning and discussions to test knowledge before an extended response task is introduced so that students can write-up their findings. Literacy support is included. This lesson should ideally be taught as a double lesson.

A Christmas themed quiz ideal for year 10 and 11. General Knowledge questions (linked to Christmas). Famous faces linked to their topics of study. True / false and memory rounds

Students create a card trading activity/ game for 4 influential female suffrage campaigners. They do this by attributing scores for various factors based on the information given. This gives the students an overview about who the suffragettes were and their actions. Other activities included also involve creating a fact file. Differentiated and easy to follow instructions.

Nazi Germany Lesson 11. How did Hitler become a dictator? A lesson focused on the events of 1933-1934 which led to Hitler gaining control over Germany. Students analyse the key events (Reichstag Fire, Enabling Laws, Night of Long Knives, Hindenburg’s death, Oath of Loyalty) give examples and explanations of how each led to Hitler’s control and they must give each event various scores in order to create Top Trmup cards. As always there are clear step by step instructions and high-quality differentiated resources.

This lesson works well when studying the Holocaust or Nazi Germany. Students watch a clip from the film Europa Europa (in German). They are required to guess the nature of the sketch before re-watching in English. Following this they are shown a school timetable (showing subjects studied etc). Students need to construct a role play discussing the nature of their education (literacy support included in PowerPoint). The film An Education for Death is also included with related activities.

Students learn about the key differences between capitalism and communism through a debate style activity. They then plot the key countries that followed each system on a world map before recapping their knowledge in a plenary. As always there are clear instructions and high-quality resources.

Students learn about four key Catholic plots that eventually led to the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots in 1587. The students begin with a code cracking activity. The data collection task requires the students to research the key plots and attribute scores for various categories linked to each in order to complete a card trading activity to determine which plot was most dangerous. This is followed up by various decision-making activities that aim to develop exam skills. Clear step by step instructions included.

Which side was likely to win the English Civil War? This lesson examines the two sides advantages and disadvantages. Students work through a range of student-led activities such as a card sort with categorising and prioritizing tasks before completing a ranking card activity (Top Tr*mp style) style activity before completing an extended response question which develops GCSE skills.

A lesson which looks at Africa in the 18th century. The students are asked to consider their view on Africa in 1700 by creating an instagram update, before analysing, categorising and annotating sources. They use the data to write a report using GCSE skills and finish the lesson by challenging their earlier opinion.