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 lesson is the third in a short unit of work prepared for key stages 2 and 3 to celebrate Black History Month. The lesson introduces students to the concept of civil rights and key individuals such as Martin Luther King; Malcolm X and Rosa Parks. It contains various activities and video clips. The purpose of the lesson is to contextualise why we celebrate Black History every October.
This lesson is fully resourced and suitable for either key stage 3 or key stage 2 students.
This lesson has been created to prepare students for their GCSE mocks and public examinations. It is the first lesson in a set of skills lessons which helps them revise and mastering inference questions. The lesson starts by explaining how to get full marks on a inference question, and then solidifies student learning through AFL modeling and repetition. This lesson contains sources based on the Weimar and Nazi Germany depth study (USA conflict at home and abroad also available). It takes about an hour to teach and enables students to practice their inferences through a wide range of sources.
This lesson has been created to prepare students for their GCSE mocks and public examinations. It is the fIfth lesson in a set of skills lessons which helps them revise and master how to evaluate different interpretations of history. The lesson starts by explaining how to get full marks on evaluating interpretations questions, and then solidifies student learning through AFL modeling and repetition. This lesson contains material based on Weimar and Nazi Germany (USA Conflict at Home and Abroad also available). It takes about an hour to teach and enables students to practice their interpretation skills.
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 challenged faced by Somerset as Edward VI’s Lord Protector and investigates why Somerset became increasingly unpopular. It contains a range of investigative material and links to useful documentaries. 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 challenges faced by Somerset when he became Lord Protector
How to categorise them
How to deal with them
Why Somerset became so unpopular
Duration:
1 hour and a documentary to watch at home
This lesson continues the investigation into whether or not there was a Mid Tudor Crisis. It focuses on the issues surrounding Edward VI’s age and minority rule. It contains a range of investigative material and links to useful documentaries. 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 issues surrounding the role of Edward as a minority monarch
The role of Somerset in manipulating Henry VIII’s will
How to analyse contemporary material to the standard necessary for success at A Level
Duration:
1 hour teaching plus an hour’s activities, plus links to clips.
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 bundle contains 4 lessons on the experiences of migrants to Medieval England. Each lesson focuses on one group of migrants, and then compares and contrasts the experiences of migration using a variety of activities/clips. They also focus on the different question-types which are modeled, and there are opportunities for peer and self assessment.
Duration: 1 hour per lesson.
This bundle also includes 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 third of four looking at the experiences of migrants in Medieval England. This lesson focuses on Jewish migration.
In this lesson students will look at the chronology of Jewish migration and the gradual development of anti-Semitism; they will consider CAUSATION (examination practice); and will analyse a source to help to explain ‘blood libel.’
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 the fourth lesson in a A Level Civil Rights Part 1 - African-Americans SOL. It focuses on the role of W.E.B.DuBois in the development of civil rights. 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.
Duration: 2 hours.
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.
The two power points contain approximately 5-6 lessons (depending on lesson length) worth of revision materials and practice questions for the GCSE Russian depth study. Each includes content; explanations of question types; model answers and activities with writing frames to enable the students to obtain a really strong grasp of the requirements of this paper.
This is the second lesson of the second key topic for A Level democracies and dictatorships in Germany. It is the first part of an investigation into whether or not there was a Nazi Revolution in 1933-34. It allows the investigation into the Gleichschaltung and the significance of the Night of Long Knives.
Activities are built into the power point.
Duration: 1 hour
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!
8 powerpoints and resources containing approximately 12 x 1 hour lessons which introduce key stage 3 students to the key concepts and events of the Cold War. They contain opportunities to gain knowledge and practice key historical skills in preparation for GCSE. The activities are varied and include games; role play; source evaluation; clips; evaluative writng and much more.
This bundle also contains a Cold War display - simply cut out the lettering; events and pictures and match them up!
This unit of work contains 18 lessons created to deliver the ALevelHistory Unit on Civil Rights - focus on African-Americans from 1865-1992. Each lesson is structured in a similar way, and aims to challenge students through the use of varied tasks; opportunities for discussion and research; and evaluation of sources from the period and historians interpretations. Model answers and exam practice run throughout the unit.
Approximately 25-30 hours of teaching and learning.
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.