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25 years of experience as Assistnt Head; Head of Humanities and AST for history. Resources generally for KS3-KS5 history, some that can be used as English resources, and some politics/citizenship resources
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25 years of experience as Assistnt Head; Head of Humanities and AST for history.
Resources generally for KS3-KS5 history, some that can be used as English resources, and some politics/citizenship resources
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AQA HISTORY A LEVEL UNIT 1C - THE WHOLE SECTION ON HENRY VIII
This bundle contains the complete section on Henry VIII complete with power points and associated resources. It covers:
Government including Wolsey and Cromwell
The historiography of Thomas Wolsey
Henry’s foreign policy
Society; rebellion and the impact of religious change on society and the economy
The Elton Thesis
Humanism and the dissolution of the monasteries
The legacy of Henry VIII and the beginning of the mid Tudor crisis.
Most lessons are based around the evaluation of interpretations of history as required by the assessment objectives.
This also includes a fully comprehensive set of revision notes.
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A LEVEL - THE PRESIDENCY OF DWIGHT EISENHOWER.
These resources have been created to teach the Presidency of Eisenhower at A Level. They have been produced for the AQA American Dream Unit but can be used for any course on post war America.
They involve detailed source analysis and pay particularly close attention to Eisenhower’s foreign policy as detailed on the specification. It would take about 10 lessons to deliver the work contained in these resources.
THE EASTER STORY QUIZ AND WORDSEARCH
A fun activity for Easter. Answer 15 questions associated with the Easter Story and find the answers in the word search. Could be used as a starter or main activity in an RE lesson, alternatively as a tutorial activity in the run up to the Easter holiday. This activity would take between 20 and 30 minutes to complete.
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GCSE AND IGCSE REVISION MATERIALS FOR WEIMAR AND NAZI GERMANY, AND SUPERPOWER RELATIONS AND THE COLD WAR
A comprehensive set of resources for GCSE and IGCSE Twentieth Century revision.
Resource 1 - an interactive flashcard game for the classroom which is not only fun but also helps students to consolidate and build on their knowledge (also useful for A Level)
Resource 2 - Fully summarised notes on Weimar and Nazi Germany with pictures to support students revision of knowledge by creating bitesized chunks.
Resource 3 - Print and laminate revision mats for the whole of the Weimar and Nazi Germany unit. Mats can be used for revision or essay writing in class.
Resource 4 - GCSE and IGCSE Cold War revision cards summarising the key features of the main events
Resource 5 - Differentiated by colour - Cold War consequence cards - match the event to the consequence (more able students have a further consequence to add. 108 cards.
Resource 6 - superpower relations and Cold War work booklet which enable students to write about the importance of key Cold War events - the first one is modeled and then the rest of them are written in the booklet with sufficient space to write and revise.
GCSE HISTORY MEDICINE THROUGH TIME. MEDIEVAL MEDICINE REVISION POWER POINT
This revision power point facilitates the revision of the whole of the Medieval Medicine topic for EDEXCEL GCSE. It is divided into the relevant sections; contains all of the key knowledge for revision; thinking points and practice examination-style questions.
Duration: 3 hours approx
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GCSE MEDICINE THROUGH TIME. COMPLETE SET OF REVISION POWER POINTS
This bundle comprises 4 power points, one for each period studied in the breadth study. The power points contain all of the relevant knowledge needed for success at GCSE; exam practice and tips; and summaries of each period. They can be used as the basis of revision lessons. Each era plus case studies would take about 2.5 to go through with GCSE classes.
Duration approx 10 hours
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GCSE MEDICINE THROUGH TIME REVISION POWER POINTS AND QUIZZES
This bundle comprises 4 power points, one for each period studied in the breadth study. The power points contain all of the relevant knowledge needed for success at GCSE; exam practice and tips; and summaries of each period. They can be used as the basis of revision lessons. Each era plus case studies would take about 2.5 to go through with GCSE classes.
Duration approx 10 hours
This also includes 4 fun revision quizzes - one for each era.
A LEVEL CIVIL RIGHTS PART 1 AFRICAN-AMERICANS LESSON 8 FDR AND THE NEW DEAL
This is the eigth lesson in a A Level Civil Rights Part 1 - African-Americans SOL. It focuses on the impact of the New Deal on civil rights and also involves essay modeling and practice. The activities are varied and are targeted at stretching students’ thinking in preparation for success at A Level. The lesson is fully resourced, but can also be used in conjunction with any A Level approved textbook.
The Berlin Wall
This is part of a post-war unit of work planned for Year 9, especially those who are not continuing with history at key stage 4. This is a 2 hour lesson or 2x1 hours which focuses on the division of Berlin as a case study.
It looks at the origins of the divide
The difference between life in the east and west
The causes and consequences of the building of the Wall and international reaction to it
Escape attempts
Includes activities and YouTube clips
THE HISTORIOGRAPHY OF HENRY VII REVISION MATS AND KNOWLEDGE ORGANISER ACTIVITY
This resource is targeted at supporting A level students master historiography. It contains one mat for each of the following relating to the reign of Henry VII:
Consolidation of power and the establishment of a stable monarch (fully completed to model activity)
Government and finance
Foreign policy
Society
Economy
Religion; humanism and the arts
The first mat is completed with the historiography, plus evidence to support each argument as an example. The task is for students to research each historiography and record evidence (the historiographical argument is included on each mat).
These completed mats should then be used for revision/essay writing/evaluating interpretations.
They will support students’ learning at A level and weremade for AQA Unit 1C, however are useful for any post 16 study of the Tudors.
ANGLO-SAXON DISPLAY
This is a bright and colourful display of various aspects of Anglo-Saxon life. Each card can be blown up; laminated and displayed, and shows pictures and gives information about different aspects of Anglo-Saxon life.
They include:
Anglo-Saxons and Christianity
Sutton Hoo
Days of the week
Anglo-Saxon clothes
The Battle of Hastings
Anglo-Saxon homes
Who were the Anglo-Saxons?
Where did they settle?
What did they believe.
Particularly suitable for a key stage 2 or 3 classroom.
A LEVEL - KENNEDY'S ECONOMIC POLICY AND CONCEPT OF A 'NEW FRONTIER
This lesson considers the aims of President Kennedy’s economic policy and how far it was successful It contains a variety of task including exam-style work and discussion. It was created for the AQA American Dream unit of work but could be used for any post 16 study of the presidency of JFK.
GCSE - MASTERING INTERPRETATIONS OF HISTORY QUESTIONS
This lesson has been created to help GCSE students to answer questions which require them to explain how interpretation differ, and give valid reasons why they differ.
It is taught through explaining the concept of interpretations of history; understanding the role of an historian; examples of model answers and opportunities to practice examples of GCSE questions.
This is particularly useful to consolidate higher prior attaining students conceptual understanding and to provide a logical route to accessing the marks for these question types for lower prior attaining students.
Truman's Foreign Policy Part 2 and the US Economy
This power point contains about 5 hours worth of learning. It is the third group of 5x1 hour lessons for the A Level American Dream Depth Study.
It focuses on Truman’s Post War Foreign Policy and the US economy in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War. It contains a power point and 5 resources for linked activities.
A LEVEL - SOCIETY; REBELLION AND THE IMPACT OF RELIGIOUS CHANGE IN THE REIGN OF HENRY VIII
These lessons have been created for unit 1C of the AQA History A Level. but are suitable for any post 16 tudor course.
They start by looking at the structure of society in the reign of Henry VIII, followed by a focus on the key rebellions and their causes. The last part of the power point considers the social and economic impact that religious upheaval had on England and English society.
This covers about 5 hours of learning.
REMEMBERING VE DAY - LESSON - WAS DRESDEN JUSTIFIED OR A WAR CRIME?
This lesson has been created to recognise VE Day, and to help students look at source materials to reach a value judgment. It is suitable for most ages but particularly useful for either key stage 2 or 3.
It starts with information about VE day and the background to the war in the air with clips; images and statistics. It then presents the students with a wide range of source material which they have to categorise by making inferences and tabulating information. The main task is a piece of writing in the form of a newspaper report where students are judged on how effectively they communicate the conclusions they have drawn from the sources. The lesson ends with a class discussion which can be differentiated.
This is an appropriate lesson for VE Day, and takes about 1 hour to complete all activities.
END OF TERM QUIZZES AND WORDSEARCHES FOR YEAR 8
This resource contains 3 quizzes and word searches on Year 8 topics.
The students have to find the words by filling in the gaps using their historical knowledge, and then locate them on the grid. The resource contains 3 quizzes/word searches:
The Tudors
The British Empire
The English Civil War
There are also 3 differentiated searches for lower prior attaining students where the letter at the beginning of each word is highlighted in the grid so that this becomes more of a heads and tails activity.
I have found using these useful revision/extension/remote learning resources.
A LEVEL DEMOCRACY AND DICTATORSHIPS IN GERMANY LESSON 15. WERE 1924-28 GOLDEN YEARS?
This is the fifteenth lesson on the A level democracy and dictatorships in Germany A Level Unit, and focuses on evaluating the Stresemann era in terms of whether the title ‘Golden Era’ can be justified. It contains research activities; examination question practice and clips to support learning. This lesson provides the opportunity to evaluate the whole of this period.
This lesson takes an hour to teach, but students will have to complete significant home learning to finish all of the activities.
CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD ASSEMBLY OR LESSON
This assembly is suitable for either Key Stage 2 or 3 students (maybe Key Stage 1). It is based on different traditions around the world at Christmas time. It contains 2 clips - one on Christmas traditions and a short one on the Nativity. It then goes on to discuss different traditions in selected countries. It would take about 20-30 minutes to deliver, and provides opportunities for students to think about their own traditions and what is important to the,
I have included a ‘Christmas in 21 different languages’ wordsearch and quiz to accompany this if it was to be delivered as a lesson instead of an assembly.
RENAISSANCE MEDICINE WORDSEARCH AND QUIZ
This wordsearch tests student recall of key facts about renaissance medicine and is useful as a starter/plenary or end of term fun revision activity for students studying medicine through time at GCSE. Students have to find the answers to 15 questions and then locate the words in a wordsearch.