This is the sixth lesson in a series covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Mao's China 1949 - 1976. This series of lessons covers Key Topic four: Social and Cultural Changes 1949 - 1976. The lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and sources. The lessons refer to the textbook "Communist States in the Twentieth Century " (Bunce, 2015 - Hodder) although other textbooks could be used with the lessons. During the lesson pupils will: * Pupils will investigate the changes in culture and the 8 allowed performances in China under the communists. * Use the text to investigate the role of Jiang Qing in culture during this period. * Discuss communist attitudes towards religion. * Investigate the proposals towards religion in the Common Program for China and discuss in terms of communist attitudes towards religion. * Use the information from the text to create short presentations about how different religions were treated by the communists during this period. * Discuss if the CPC dealt "effectively" with religion in China. This lesson is based on a double lesson (100 minutes) but could easily be broken up into a number of smaller lessons. Please go to my shop (click on my username above) for more free and premium History lessons. If you buy this resource, please leave a review.

This is the fifth lesson of a scheme of work in about Medieval Castles. The focus of the lesson is to have pupils evaluate the different methods used to attack castles. During the lesson pupils will: - Use an ISM to develop an initial list of the ways that castles could be attacked. - Use information to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of different methods to attack castles. - Use the information from the lesson to plan an attack on a castle. - Complete peer assessment to evaluate plans of attack from other pupils. This lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and resources needed. This lesson is aimed towards year seven but could be easily adapted for key stage 1 or 2. If you buy this lesson, please leave a review to tell me what you think.

This is the fourth lesson in a series of six covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Mao's China 1949 - 1976. This series of lessons covers Key Topic One: Establishing Communist Rule 1949 - 1957. The lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and sources. The lessons refer to the textbook "Communist States in the Twentieth Century " (Bunce, 2015 - Hodder) although other textbooks could be used with the lessons. During the lesson pupils will: * Revise the problems Mao faced in 1949 * Use a source to evaluate Mao's attitude towards politics and violence. * Complete a card sort to identify the new political structure put in place by Mao after 1949. * Evalute the new political structure in light of the common program for China (studied during previous lesson in series.) * Identify the roles of different groups within the new power structure. The first lesson in this scheme of work is available for free and all 6 lessons in the scheme of work are available for £5 in my shop. (Click on my username above) If you buy, please review. Thanks

This is the fourth lesson in a scheme of work about the Battle of Hastings. The lessons are aimed towards year 7 but could easily be adapted for other year levels. This lesson is ready to go and includes all resources. During this lesson, pupils will: - Complete a thinking activity to decide where Godwinson should place his men on the battlefield. - Use the Bayuex Tapestry as a primary source to identify the key events of the Battle of Hastings. - What a video to reinforce the work from the Bayuex Tapestry about the key events of the Battle of Hastings. - Begin to suggest why William won the Battle of Hastings. This lesson is also avaliable in a bundle with all of the lessons in the Battle of Hastings scheme for £6 (or £1 a lesson). Make sure to click on my username above to look at the rest of my resources. Please leave a review if you buy . Thanks

This is the third lesson in a scheme of work about the Tudors. The scheme of work is directed towards year 7 but could easily be adapted for KS1, KS2 or other year levels. The focus of this lesson is on evaluating the reasons why Henry VIII changed religion. During the lesson pupils will: - Recap Henry's problems from previous lesson. - Investigate the differences between Catholicism and Protestantism. - Investigate the Henry's marriage to Catherine of Aragon as a reason for his change in religion. - Prioritise the main reasons for his change in religion. - Complete a writing frame to evaluate learning during the lesson. This lesson is ready to teach and the power point includes all necessary resources. If you buy this resource, please leave a review. Check out my shop (click on my username above) for other free and premium History resources.

This is the fourth lesson of a scheme of work covering the Roman Empire. The aim of the lesson is to investigate and develop a roleplay about Boudica's Rebellion During the lesson pupils will: - Use ISM of the statue of Boudica to identify why she might be significant and why she has a statue in London. - Complete a short card sort to identify the chronology of Boudica's rebellion. - Use the information from the card sort to create a short role play portraying her rebellion. - Develop and apply success criteria to peer assess each other's role plays. This lesson is aimed towards year seven but could be easily adapted for key stage 1 or 2. This lesson is ready to teach and includes all the resources needed. if you buy this lesson, please leave a review to tell me what you think.

This is the sixth lesson in a series of six covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Mao's China 1949 - 1976. This series of lessons covers Key Topic One: Establishing Communist Rule 1949 - 1957. The lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and sources. The lessons refer to the textbook "Communist States in the Twentieth Century " (Bunce, 2015 - Hodder) although other textbooks could be used with the lessons. This power point contains 14 slides and could potentially be divided into two lessons. During the lesson pupils will: * Identify the groups regarded as threats by Mao and the communist party. * Research one method of removal of opposition and develop a poster presentation to teach the rest of the class. * Investigate the key points of the Hundred Flowers Campaign and subsequent Anti-Rightists campaign. * Complete an essay assessment task. The first lesson in this scheme of work is available for free and all 6 lessons in the scheme of work are available for £5 in my shop. (Click on my username above) If you buy, please review.

This is the second lesson of a scheme of work investigating Life in Medieval Times, the Medieval Church and the Black Death. This lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and resources needed. During the lesson pupils will: - A starter activity investigating why people prayed during the middle ages. - Analysis task looking at the architecture of Bath Abby and how it demonstrates people's beliefs. - Decision making activity looking at the power of Church - Investigation and analysis of the purpose and message of doom paintings. - Homework task to produce and example of a doom painting. This lesson is aimed towards year seven but could be easily adapted for key stage 1 or 2. This lesson is ready to teach and includes all the resources needed. If you buy this lesson, please leave a review to tell me what you think.

This is the fifth lesson in a series covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Mao's China 1949 - 1976. This series of lessons covers Key Topic four: Social and Cultural Changes 1949 - 1976. The lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and sources. The lessons refer to the textbook "Communist States in the Twentieth Century " (Bunce, 2015 - Hodder) although other textbooks could be used with the lessons. During the lesson pupils will: * Interpret statistics to develop a picture of health care in China between 1950 and 2000 * Investigate the health care situation in China before 1949. * Use statistics to compare the effectiveness of Chinese health care before 1949 with other countries. * Identify the things Mao might need to do to solve China's health problems. * Identify the changes made after 1949 and judge their impact. * Investigate the barefoot doctor initiative using the text, sources and a video. This lesson is based on a double lesson (100 minutes) but could easily be broken up into a number of smaller lessons. Please go to my shop (click on my username above) for more free and premium History lessons. If you buy this resource, please leave a review.

This is a full Geography lesson looking at how and why populations change over time. It was originally delivered to a year 8 class but could be adapted for other year levels and key stages. This lesson follows up a previous lesson on population change which is also available During the lesson pupils: Use an ISM to look at the difference between a densely and a sparsely populated area. Use own knowledge to try and identify the most densely populated countries in the world. Use a wold population density map to analyse areas that are densely and sparsely populated. Work out the population density of a number of different countries. Investigate what is meant by population distribution and explain the population distribution of a number of areas based on aerial photos taken at night. Investigate and evaluate human and physical factors which influence population distribution. Complete an extended writing task to explain why an area is densely populated and why a different area is sparsely populated.

This is a full Geography lesson investigating push and pull factors of immigration and changing populations. It was originally delivered to a year 8 class but could be adapted for other year levels and key stages. All print outs are included at the end of the PowerPoint presentation. This is a full lesson which is ready to teach. This lesson follows previous lessons on population which is also available During the lesson pupils: Analyse a graph showing immigration to Britain since the 1950s. Brainstorm reasons why people might want to leave their country of origin to immigrate to another country. Define push a pull factors. Complete a card sort to identify examples of push and pull factors. Complete a case study looking at someone’s decision to either stay where they are or immigrate to another area. This involves identifying and discussing push and pull factors and prioritising them. Extended writing task - Write a letter to advise someone to either stay where they are or immigrate to another area. Including peer assessment. Knowledge check to check pupil understanding and link back to the start of the lesson.

This is a full lesson covering change and continuity in crime and punishment between the Anglo-Saxon and Norman period and the Medieval period. This lesson is designed for the Edexcel GCSE History course Crime and punishment in Britain, c1000–present course. The PowerPoint is ready to teach and contains all the resources needed. During this lesson pupils will: Evaluate changes in society by the 13th and 14th centuries and the impact on crime and punishment. Recap some of the key features of crime and punishment in the Anglo-Saxon and Norman periods. Complete a series of activities to evaluate the impact of the Black Death on crime and punishment during the medieval period. Investigate and evaluate the Statute of Labourers (1351) and its impact on society. Investigate and evaluate the Laws against Heresy (1382, 1401, 1414) and their impact on society. Analyse the change and continuity in crime and punishment between the early and late medieval ages. Complete an exam question to consolidate learning. Check out my shop to find more History, Geography and Science resources. Please leave a review.

This is the fourth lesson in a unit of work on sound. The lessons are aimed towards KS3 but could be adapted for other levels. The main focus of this lesson is the structure and functions of the different parts of the ear. For all five lessons in this bundle, click here. During this lesson pupils will: Use images to compare the ears of different animals. Share prior knowledge about the ear. Use a video to identify different parts of the outer and inner ear and label a diagram. Complete a matching activity to learn the functions of the different parts of the ear. Complete a card sort to describe how sound waves are detected by the ear and transmitted as an electrical impulse to the brain. Consider different situations that may result in ear damage and discuss how to prevent it. Complete a matching activity to compare a microphone to an ear. Go to my shop for other lessons in this unit and more science, history and geography resources.

This is the First lesson in a series covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Britain losing and gaining an Empire 1763 - 1914. This series of lessons covers the fourth depth study: Nearly Losing and Empire: The British in India 1829 - 58. The lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and sources. The lessons refer to the textbook "Britain: Losing and gaining and Empire, 1763 - 1914" (Christie, 2016 Pearson) although other textbooks could be used with the lessons. During the lesson pupils will: * Investigate the punishment of "Blowing from a gun" inflicted on Sepoys involved in the 1857 uprising. * Analyse a map showing initial European settlement of India. * Use the text to begin to investigate the East India Company and its role in India. * Watch a video outlining the History of the East India company. Check out my shop (Click on my username above) for more free and premium resources including more lessons from this unit. If you buy this resource, please leave a review.

This pack contains a series of lessons to cover Superpower Relations and the Cold War, 1941 - 1991. The pack includes 15 lessons that are based on the new (first teaching September 2016) Edexcel specification and include practice exam questions based on that paper. Obviously, the lessons could be easily adapted to other exam boards. Lessons cover the following topics: 1. Communism vs Capitalism 2. Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam conferences 3. Truman Doctrine 4. Berlin Airlift and the creation of NATO and the Warsaw Pact 5. The Hungarian Uprising 6. The Berlin Wall 7. The Cuban Missile Crisis 8. The Prague Spring 9. Detente and the Invasion of Afghanistan 10. Reagan and Gorbachev/ The Second Cold War 11. The end of the arms race 12. The end of the Cold war. All lessons are self contained and any sources, worksheets or video links needed are included in the power points. Many lessons refer to a text which could be adapted for any GCSE cold war textbook.

This is the first lesson in a KS3 Physics unit on Forces. The resource is a full lesson introducing pupils to forces. This is the first lesson of a forces unit taught to year 7 pupils but could be adapted for other year groups. During this lesson, pupils will: Discuss why objects move and how planes fly Consider the reasons why objects fall and forces acting on it. Learn that forces can be pushes, pulls or twists and link these ideas to different actions. Consider Newton’s three laws of motion Define a force and identify different contact and non-contact forces Complete consolidation activities. A bundle of all 8 lessons can be found here. Check out my shop for other lessons in this unit and to find more science, history and geography resources. Please leave a review.

This power point contains fact files about the different Russian leaders between 1862 and 1964. This was used with the old OCR A-Level unit Russia and its Rulers as an information gathering gallery task. Check out my shop for more free and premium History resources.