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
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
This is a fun Christmas activity for either an MFL lesson or a tutorial which gives the students the opportunity to share how they say Christmas in their own language. Pupils should either share or research the translation of Christmas in 21 European languages, and then find the words in the grid. This is suitable for all ages, but is a particularly useful activity for key stages 2 and 3.
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.
This wordsearch tests student recall of key facts about medieval 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.
This wordsearch tests student recall of key facts about INDUSTRIAL PERIOD 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.
This bundle contains four word searches/quizzes for each of the eras studied for GCSE Medicine Through Time.
Students have to find the answers to 15 questions and then locate them in a word search.
Fun activities for the end of term, or useful as knowledge recall starters/plenaries.
These wordsearches and quizzes can be used as a fun activity in the classroom at tutorial time or in lessons. Pupils have to find the answers to questions about Christmas and then locate the answers in the grid. They are suitable for all ages but best for KS1-3. The Christmas in 21 European languages is more challenging and perhaps better suited to KS2-5.
They take about 20 -30 minutes and can be done either individually or as team building group challenges.
This lesson is suitable for any A Level Tudor unit of work. It uses both contemporary sources and interpretations, and is therefore suitable for all boards and all units. It fully resourced, and can be used with any examination board approved text book. It contains a range of varied activities and clips all designed to maximise performance at A Level.
In this lesson students will learn to:
Evaluate Mary’s governance in relation to religion; foreign policy; the economy and social unrest.
The legacy of Mary Tudor.
This lesson involves group work and cooperation.
Duration: 1 hour plus a considerable amount of home learning.
This lesson continues the investigation into whether or not there was a Mid Tudor Crisis. It focuses on comparing the protectorates of Somerset and Northumberland. It considers a variety of interpretations and sources and contains a range of investigative material and links to useful documenies. It can be used for all examination boards and is designed so that any examination board approved text book can be used to complete the activities.
Students will learn:
About the actions and outcomes of Protectors Somerset and Northumberland
To look at and categorise evidence to support a hypothesis
To interrogate an interpretation of history and structure an examination answer
Duration:
1 hour teaching and one hour home learning
This lesson continues the investigation into whether or not there was a Mid Tudor Crisis. It focuses on the analysis of the Kett and Western Rebellions, comparing them and evaluating how dangerous the year 1549 was for Edward VI. It contains a range of investigative material and considers both contemporary source material and interpretations of the rebellions. Students will be looking for more evidence to suggest whether or not there was a mid-Tudor crisis.
Students will learn about:
The causes of the Kett and Western Rebellions
The extent to which they posed a danger to Edward VI
Duration:
This is a long lesson and will probably require 2 hours to teach it, plus an hour of home learning to complete all of the activities. It can be used for all examination boards and is designed so that any examination board approved text book can be used to complete the activities.
This lesson is suitable for any A Level Tudor unit of work. It uses both contemporary sources and interpretations, and is therefore suitable for all boards and all units. It fully resourced, and can be used with any examination board approved text book. It contains a range of varied activities and clips all designed to maximise performance at A Level.
In this lesson students will learn about:
The causes of Wyatt’s Rebellion
The events of Wyatt’s Rebellion
To evaluate the danger of Wyatt’s Rebellion using contemporary source material
The consequences of Wyatt’s Rebellion
Duration:
This is a double lesson plus homework - it will take at least 2 hours plus work at home to complete all activities.
This lesson is the first of four looking at the experiences of migrants in Medieval England.
This lesson focuses on Viking migration and involves work with chronology; creating a time line and identifying the key turning points. Students will also use a poem to make a judgment about the determination of the Viking settlers
Duration: 1 hour
A work booklet containing sample questions; sample answers and examination technique tips and advice for this course is also available.
This is a 23 slide power point which focuses on revising 3 areas of the Russian depth study:
Causes of the Civil War
Causes of Stalin’s rise to power
Causes and impact of economic and social changes – industry and the Five Year Plans
while consolidating student understanding of how to answer inference and causation questions for EDEXCEL. Each lesson contains in depth revision of each area of content; explanation; model answer and writing frames for causation questions. The beginning of the power pojnt allows students to practice inference questions.
These lessons will take approximately 3 x 50/60 minutes lessons to complete.
This resource is the second part of a scheme of lessons focusing on revising GCSE Russian depth study unit (EDEXCEL), and is aimed at mastering the interpretation questions on the exam paper. This will be delivered through looking at the 3 question types - why interpretations differ; how they differ and evaluating interpretations. Explanations of the types are given along with model answers and opportunities for practice.
The interpretation content is
Collectivisation
Industrialisation
This power point probably needs 3x 50/60 minutes lessons to deliver.
This is a GCSE revision set of 3 lessons which focuses on mastering the second order concepts required for success at GCSE. It focuses on the 3 question-types:
similarity/difference
2.cause and consequences
change and continuity
Each lesson focuses on one question type - an explanation of how to answer each question; model answers and opportunities for exam practice.
This resource is a 29 slide power point and will take approximately 3 x 50/60 minutes periods to deliver.
This bundle contains 6 displays for the history classroom suitable for primary and secondary school students.
Display 1 contains key features of Anglo-Saxon life with images and descriptions.
Display 2 contains images and descriptions of a key person for each week of the academic year - these can be blown up; laminated and changed each week for the benefit of the whole school
Display 3 contains an image of an important person in history with key information for every day of the academic year. This display can be changed each day for the benefit of the whole school.
Display 4 Victory in Europe Day timeline which traces the events in chronological order that led to the defeat of Nazi Germany and is suitable for VE Day celebrations (other resources for VE day also available)
Display 5 Match pictures and events; put them in chronological order and create a detailed timeline of the Cold War events. Would need a large notice board for this display. Lettering also included.
Display 6 A challenge wall display for pupils to have fun and work out some historical problems.
No more display making for a history teacher for a whole year!
This bundle contains everything that you need to help students revise and prepare for the GCSE breadth study paper 'Migration through Time.
It contains a 4/5 hour power point containing lessons which focus on;
Exam board requirements
Explanations of how to answer each question-type
3.s ample answers (how to achieve a level 9)
Numerous questions to attempt
It is complemented with a 79 page work boolet that students can use while being taught the examination structure.
This bundle contains 13 lessons needed to teach the first key topic for the new GCSE Migrants in Britain Breadth Study. There is one lesson each on the causes of migration; the experiences of migrants and the impact of migrants based on Vikings; Normans; Jews and European migrants. There is also a lesson on the Case Study, York under the Vikings for key topic 1.
Each lesson is an hour long (Case Study 2 hours), and contains all of the knowledge and skills needed for success at GCSE. The activities are varied and focused mainly on AOs 1 and 2 as required by this part of the unit. However there are also some elements of AO3 and 4 as skills practice.
Based on Pearson text book, however created and resourced in a way that no text book is needed.
This bundle also contains a 79 page workbook (space for answers included) which is aimed at helping students understand the assessment requirements for the new EDEXCEL Migrants in Britain breadth study.
It contains:
A course outline
The EDEXCEL generic mark scheme for reference
Instructions on how to answer each question type with explanations of the AOs and how to gain the marks for each
A sample answer for each question-type with commentary on where the marks are gained
Practice questions for each question type (8 for questions 1 and 3, and 4 for questions 2; 4 and 5/6)
A glossary area where students can record key terminology with definitions to help maximise SPaG marks
This can be used as a single document to keep all assessments together and it addresses the lack of sample questions available for the new option. It can also be used as evidence for predicted grades (or TAGs if that becomes necessary).
Printing costs can be reduced by either sharing with students online, or by removing the pages for writing and asking students to write the answers in their books.
This lesson is the second lesson for KT2 for the new GCSE breadth study - Migrants in Britain, and it analyses the causes of migration in the Early Modern Era, with a focus on the Jews.
Students will learn:
Why they came to England
An understanding of push and pull factors
How they settled
Students will watch short clips outlining causation and will start looking at a 4 mark similarities and differences question, which will be modeled and then peer assessed.
A work booklet containing sample questions; sample answers and examination technique tips and advice for this course is also available.
Duration: 1 hour
This bundle contains 3 lessons which consider the causes of different groups of migrants in Early Modern England.
Lesson 1 - Huguenot and Palatine Migration
Lesson 2 - Jewish migration
Lesson 3 - Indian and African migration.
All lessons are fully resourced. Although a textbook is useful, it is not essential.
This lesson is the first lesson for KT2 for the new GCSE breadth study - Migrants in Britain, and it analyses the experiences of migrants in the Early Modern Era, with a focus on the experiences of the Jews and the gypsies.
A work booklet containing sample questions; sample answers and examination technique tips and advice for this course is also available.
Duration: 1 hour