A selection of thought stems to aid pupils with their written/thinking skills. Suitable for any subject.

Numerous resources focusing on the course and main developments of WWII in Europe. See titles of various documents for further details.

A simple resource to assess pupil knowledge and understanding of the aims and objectives of a lesson.

An effective resource to assess pupil knowledge and understanding as to why Britain built an empire. Pupils must first categorise the various examples into the factor wheel. They then must give 5 of the most important SPEAR reasons. Extended writing activity linked with the NC levels at the end.

A simple resources to assess pupils' knowledge of a specific individual (history, fiction etc.)

A simple resource for pupils to show their knowledge and understanding of the key names/words/terms etc associated with a specific topic.

A simple resource to assess the knowledge of pupils (either as an exit ticket of Homework activity).

A simple resource to be used as an exit ticket (or quick homework task) to assess how concise pupils can be with their knowledge.

An historical enquiry into what really happened to the Princes in theTower. Pupils have to sift through 5 pieces of evidence (which tend to contradict in places) and work out what really happened to the Princes in the Tower.. There is also an activity to assess pupil understanding of source reliability and utility. The end product is to write a report about 1. What they think happened to the Princes, and 2. How useful and reliable were the 5 selected sources for the enquiry. Enjoy!

An historical enquiry into what really happened to Wat Tyler in June 1381. Pupils have to sift through 7 pieces of evidence (which tend to contradict in places) and work out what really happened to Tyler in Smithfield. There is also an activity to assess pupil understanding of source reliability and utility. The end product is to write a report about 1. What they think happened to Wat Tyler, and 2. How useful and reliable were the 7 selected sources for the enquiry. Enjoy!

A simple, yet effective resource, looking at the little known history of the mercenary Owain Lawgoch. Chronology task, knowledge and understanding task and an activity to get pupils to design a memorial to one of Wales' Sons of Prophecy (Mab Darogan)

A simple categorisation task asking pupils to work out what Charles I did to annoy Parliament, and what Parliament did to annoy Charles the first. Ppt is self explanatory. Pupils then form an opinion on who was mainly to blame. Enjoy!

Paint a portrait of Elizabeth I. Examples of original paintings and their meanings found on the ppt. Success criteria for portrait and meaning/symbolism provided. Will you please the Queen? Or will it be a case of "off with your head"?

An interesting group activity on the options available to Elizabeth when dealing with the threat of her cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots. (Enough for 2 lessons). Each group (ideally no more than 3 pupils) are allocated 2 Thinking Hats (slide 4-5) and have to approach the issue of how to deal effectively with Mary (firstly in 1567). The coloured hats give each pupil a specific role within the group. All required printable sheets are found within the ppt (e.g. slide 8 is the colourless version of the group sheet, but keep the coloured version projected to guide them and slides 4-5 have the Thinking Hats and need cutting up for the pupils etc.) The ppt will then ask pupils to consider what Elizabeth should do in 1587 one Mary's involvement in the Babbington Plot was uncovered (slides 10-14). The last slide will give pupils the opportunity to give their opinion (based on their conclusion to slide 14). Was observed using the first part of this resource, and got an excellent as it covered so many bases! Enjoy.

An interesting group activity on the aims and objectives of the Big Three at Versailles. Each group (ideally no more than 3 pupils) represents one of the Big Three. Group members are allocated 2 Thinking Hats (last slide) and have to approach the issue of how to punish Germany from the perspective of their individual (Wilson, Lloyd George or Clemenceau), but also from the specific roles provided by their coloured hats. All required printable sheets are found within the ppt (e.g. slide 3 will need to b cut up into three, slide 9 is the colourless version of the group sheet, but keep the coloured version projected to guide them and slide 10 have the Thinking Hats and need cutting up for the pupils etc.) Was observed for this lesson, and got an excellent as it covered so many bases! Enjoy.

A two lesson activity (including homework): Pupils are to consider (from a list of 18) which individual was the greatest Victorian. They have to consider how their contributions and achievements impacted Victorian life and if their achievements still impact us today. The list of 18 Victorians covers politicians, activists, reformers, nurses, novelists, inventors, scientists, explorers etc. I may have included names you don't agree with, and may have omitted names you think should have been included (if so let me know in the comments). The end task is a creative (organisation and communication) task, whereby pupils have to design a commemorative plate for their chosen Victorian. They also have to write a brief biography, indicating the short-term and long-term impacts of their achievements. You'll need paper plates! Enjoy!