This Historical Skills lesson investigates what evidence we can gain from diaries such as Anne Frank’s diary (written during the Holocaust in WWII) and Zlata’s Diary (written in the 1990s in Sarajevo during the Bosnian War). Students will evaluate ‘how useful’ diaries are. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, think pair share card sort, thought provoking mini-plenaries, a consolidation explain written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. THIS LESSON IS PART OF A GROWING HISTORICAL SKILLS BUNDLE, which includes lessons on ‘using evidence’, Pompeii, Inca Mummies and the Tollund Man. Find it here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/history-skills-12982510 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This lesson investigates the history of Easter and where our Easter traditions have come from! Students will timeline a number of Easter traditions and events to explain how it has changed over time. This is very relevant to Easter traditions in Britain today! This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons, as well as other seasonal lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource,** PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW**! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Tudor lesson investigates the role played by wealthy Tudor women in society. Several case studies are used to demonstrate the hardships suffered by them including Mary Boleyn, Mary Tudor (sister of Henry VIII) and Catherine of Aragon. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, individual thinking tasks, information sheets with tasks to complete, think pair share activity, mini plenaries and checkpoints, a consolidation explain written question and two plenaries. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson can be used as a part of our growing bundle on ‘Tudor Times’ which includes lessons on the Reformation, Elizabeth & Spanish Armada, Elizabeth I & Mary Queen of Scots, Bloody Mary and Reformation Rollercoaster, which you can find here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-tudors-12921738 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Henry VIII lesson investigates the importance of studying Hampton Court Palace historically and archaeologically. Students will look at a number of different features of the palace as well as events that happened through Tudor times. Students will also consider what changed over time to evaluate the importance of Hampton Court today. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a card sort starter, individual thinking tasks as well think pair share, information sheets with a table and tasks to complete, mini plenary, a consolidation explain written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We also have another great Tudor Palaces lesson, which looks at other Henry VIII palaces including Nonsuch, Beaulieu, St James’ and the Field of the Cloth of Gold. This can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/tudor-palaces-henry-viii-13019546 This lesson can be used as a part of our growing bundle on ‘Tudor Times’ which includes lessons on the Reformation, Elizabeth & Spanish Armada, Elizabeth I & Mary Queen of Scots, Bloody Mary and Reformation Rollercoaster, which you can find here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-tudors-12921738 This may also be included in other relevant bundles - please look at the bottom of the page for great value deals! Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Tudor lesson investigates the life of his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. Students will study different parts of her life to assess how ‘tragic’ it was. Students are encouraged to think of their own words to describe her. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, clip link with questions, information sheets with a table and tasks to complete, mini plenaries, a think pair share activity, a consolidation evaluative written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We also have lots of amazing Tudor lessons available in a variety of bundles, please look at the bottom of this page for great value deals! For example, this lesson can be used as a part of our growing mega-bundle on ‘The Tudors’ which includes lessons on the Reformation, Anne Boleyn, Queen Elizabeth I, Bloody Mary and Tudor Women and Tudor Royal Palaces, which you can find here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-tudors-12921738 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

What dangers did the Tudors face every day? Watch a great documentary on the dangers in the Tudor home and use these questions to help your students structure their notes. This documentary looks at the dietary problems caused by the introduction of sugar, the problems with the introduction of chimneys in the home, the increase in the number of recorded drownings and the unknown killer of infection, Tudor cures and knowledge of medicine. This covers 45mins and is suitable for all students. The last part of this documentary (included in the GCSE and above version) focuses on a sexually transmitted disease. Included are two versions of the documentary - one for KS3, which stops at around 45mins in (at the end of medicine and cures) and another for GCSE and above (which continues to the end of the documentary). The final part of the documentary discusses syphilis and sex and therefore, not recommended for KS3. Perfect for a cover lesson or to add depth and visual aids to your students learning. This documentary is included in our amazing value Tudor bundle, which is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-tudors-12921738 These lessons are also available in smaller bundles - take a look in our TES shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory Lots more FREE documentary questions are available here (including other Tudor ones): https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=22174227&q=documentary questions&shop=DiscoveringHistory We have a wide range of KS3 & KS4 History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out on our social media pages! If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Genocide lesson investigates what happened during the Rwandan genocide in 1994. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, information sheet with mindmap, a consolidation ‘write an account’ question and three plenaries. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson can be used along with our lesson on what caused the Rwanda Genocide, which can be found as a bundle at the bottom of this page. This lesson can also be used as a part of our growing bundle on ‘Genocide’ which also includes Holocaust Nazi laws, ghettos and concentration camps, as well as genocide in Rwanda, Cambodia and Bosnia. Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This lesson is full of love stories throughout History - perfect for use around Valentines’ Day, as a filler lesson, as a breadth lesson or at the end of term. It is unusual to study love! This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, think pair share activity, information sheet with table, a consolidation explanation question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. Please take a look at our growing TES shop for free and inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Genocide lesson investigates how the Holocaust began by looking at the laws the Nazis introduced to persecute the Jewish people. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, card sort, diamond 9 activity, a consolidation explain question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson can be used along with our lessons on ‘ghettos & separation’ and ‘concentration camps’, which can be found as a bundle at the bottom of this page. This lesson can also be used as a part of our growing bundle on ‘Genocide’ which also includes Holocaust concentration camps, ghettos and separation, as well as genocide in Rwanda, Cambodia and Bosnia. Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Weimar Germany lesson on the Munich Putsch investigates the causes, events and consequences of the 1923 rebellion. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, mini plenary, information sheet with tasks, evaluative written exam style essay question and two plenaries. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson can be used as a part of our growing bundles on ‘Weimar Germany’ and ‘Weimar & Nazi Germany’ which includes lessons on the Treaty of Versailles, Reichstag Fire & Enabling Act, Night of the Long Knives, Nazi Opposition and many others. Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This lesson investigates the key features and the changing nature of trench warfare during WWI. Students will look at pictures, watch videos as well as extract key information to discover what it was like to fight in the trenches during WWI. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete, including a starter, all clips and related tasks, information sheet with activities, consolidation exam style ‘write an account’ source question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have a great value and growing WWI bundle available, including lessons on the Assassination in Sarajevo, Alliance System & Militarism, Imperialism, Nationalism and Life in the Trenches, available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/world-war-one-12942317 If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This World War I lesson investigates the effectiveness of the naval blockades of both Germany and Britain between 1914 and 1918. Students study both the impact of the U-boat warfare on Britain and the British blockade of Germany to evaluate which was more effective. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, information sheet with table, think pair share starter activity, mini-plenary, a consolidation essay style question and an interactive 'find someone who’ plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have lots more WWI lessons in our TES shop including a great value ‘Causes of WWI’ bundle which includes 2 x Assassination in Sarajevo, Alliance System & Militarism, Imperialism and Nationalism lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/causes-of-world-war-one-12924566 and an amazing value WWI bundle which includes the home front and trench warfare: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/world-war-one-12942317 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Historical Skills lesson investigates the discovery of Pompeii and encourages students to consider how important archaeological evidence is in helping us understand the past. Students will look at photos from Pompeii and watch a short clip on what may have happened there to help their understanding and to explain why the discovery was so important. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, think pair share activity with photos, a worksheet with tasks, a consolidation explain written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Tudor lesson investigates why Henry VIII’s favourite warship, the Mary Rose, sank in 1545 during the Battle of the Solent against the French. Students will evaluate 4 main reasons including the French, human error, poor design and bad weather. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, clip questions/activities, information sheets with a table and tasks to complete, mini-plenaries, a consolidation evaluation written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have another great lesson on the importance of finding the Mary Rose available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13070129 This lesson can be used as a part of our huge, and growing, bundle on ‘Tudor Times’ which includes lessons on the Reformation, Elizabeth & Spanish Armada, Elizabeth I & Mary Queen of Scots, Bloody Mary and Reformation Rollercoaster, which you can find here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-tudors-12921738 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This lesson investigates the History of Holidays and how holidays have changed over time. Students will timeline what holidays were like in different time periods and identify why holidays have changed over time. Students will also look at the Nazi case study of Prora as an example of a change to holiday traditions. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson is a part of our growing Seasonal Lessons bundle (all available individually too), which includes 3 different Christmas lessons, an Easter lesson and one for Valentines’ Day! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/seasonal-history-lessons-12999467 All our other varied, interesting and challenging lessons can be found in our growing TES shop, free or inexpensive: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource,**** PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW****! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!