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www.ecpublishing.co.uk A collaboration between a long-term Head of History and Humanities and EC Resources. We have 20 years experience teaching all humanities subjects around the UK and a particular passion for creating top-notch secondary history resources. We will be uploading loads of free lessons as well an inexpensive ones in the coming months, so why not follow us? Hopefully we can save you an afternoon or two of planning!

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www.ecpublishing.co.uk A collaboration between a long-term Head of History and Humanities and EC Resources. We have 20 years experience teaching all humanities subjects around the UK and a particular passion for creating top-notch secondary history resources. We will be uploading loads of free lessons as well an inexpensive ones in the coming months, so why not follow us? Hopefully we can save you an afternoon or two of planning!
War and Society - OCR GCSE History A
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War and Society - OCR GCSE History A

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4 hours of lessons created for OCR GCSE History A - War and Society and coving the theme ‘Impact of War on People’ and the ‘Beginnings of Total War’. These resources are editable, contain exam practice questions and peer mark schemes, and could be tweaked for any exam board covering the same theme. The lessons are complete with differentiated PowerPoints and worksheets, clip links, starters, plenary, exam practice question and peer assessment and LOs to three levels throughout. Created by a experienced Head of History in a UK secondary school. Many more history lessons - both inexpensive and free at our store: HISTORY GEEKS Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, Tutor Time, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
Impact of War WWII Civilians
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Impact of War WWII Civilians

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A one hour lesson all about how the British government controlled civilian life in Britain during WWI. This has been created for the OCR GCSE History A - War and Society and covers he theme ‘Impact of War on People’ and the ‘Beginnings of Total War’. However, it is editable and could be tweaked for any exam board covering the same theme. The lesson is complete with a differentiated PowerPoint and worksheets, clip links, starters, plenary, exam practice question and peer assessment and LOs to three levels throughout. Created by a experienced Head of History in a UK secondary school. Many more history lessons - both inexpensive and free at our store: HISTORY GEEKS Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
Life in the trenches
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Life in the trenches

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A detailed, differentiated and editable 1 hour history lesson suitable for KS3 all about life in the trenches. Students will study a range of issues soldiers were faced with before answering an extended writing question about whether rats were the worst problem that soldiers faced. The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, information sheets, extended writing exam style questions, clip tasks, a variety of activities, worksheets and more. It’s very easy to follow and can be used straight away.
Kapp Putsch
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Kapp Putsch

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A detailed, differentiated and editable 90 min - 2 hour lesson all about the Kapp Putsch and its consequences. Perfect for UKS3 or a GCSE introduction/overview lesson. The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, information sheets, practice exam questions and mark-scheme, clip tasks, a variety of activities, worksheets and more. It’s very easy to follow and can be used straight away :)
Causes of World War I
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Causes of World War I

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5 HOURS in 4 lesson packs. World War One, the Causes - UNIT OF LESSONS: Extremely detailed and easy to follow - perfect for UKS3 (or could be used as pre GCSE prep / WW1 catch-up for KS4). A unit of well differentiated lessons on complete with 9-1 level GCSE challenge questions and a heavy source-analysis focus. Assassination of Franz Ferdinand and european context World War I: conscription, conscientious objectors and propaganda World War I: homefront and defence of the realm World War I: causes, alliances, rivalry and colonialism. Everything is editable and very easy to pick up and use. The single lessons have had great reviews from Tes users so far.
Bloody Mary Tudor
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Bloody Mary Tudor

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2 HOURS - Bloody Mary I / Mary Tudor and her reign - A detailed and interesting lesson focusing on whether or not Bloody Mary Tudor (Queen Mary I) deserves her nickname or whether history has judged her too harshly. This lesson allows students to delve into a plethora of sources and evaluate for themselves whether or not Mary should rightfully be called ‘Bloody’. Practice exam style questions, clip questions and debate task all in the PowerPoint too and accompanying worksheets included. The lesson will last up to two hours and is detailed, editable and suitable for KS3. The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, differentiated tasks, a variety of activities, clip tasks, exam-style practice plenary, peer teaching tasks and more. It’s very easy to follow and can be used straight away :)
Year 9 History
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Year 9 History

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20 x fully resourced lesson packs (one is a double lesson) - all complete with differentiated PowerPoints and worksheets, clip links, starters, plenaries, LOs to three levels throughout. Topics covered: The Cold War, Nazi Germany and 20th Century Terrorism. Designed to meet Ofsted Good-Outstanding criteria by a experienced History teacher in a UK secondary school. All lessons have been highly-rated by Tes users. Suitable for KS3 and easy to adapt. The pack includes loads of GCSE style source practice exam questions, peer assessments, homeworks and past exam paper question practice. Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
20th Century History
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20th Century History

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This bundle includes 11 lessons covering the Cold War, and Terrorism: Cold War Introduction to the Cold War Soviet Expansion Berlin Blockade Cuban Missile Crisis Vietnam War Terrorism Types of terrorism Radicalisation Suffragettes IRA Israel and Palestine Al Qaeda The download includes all lesson powerpoints (containing all activity tasks, clip links etc), worksheets and information sheets. All lessons are easy to use and editable. All activities are differentiated 3 ways where possible. All these lessons are also available individually and as topic bundles here: Cold War: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-cold-war-12192363 Terrorism: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/terrorism-ks3-history-12078335 Genocide: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/genocide-12114524 You can find many more history lessons - both inexpensive and free at our store: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/History_Geeks 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 historygeeksuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you.
History Cover Lesson - Black Death
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History Cover Lesson - Black Death

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Easy to use source work history cover lesson. All you need to do is print it out and leave it with the cover teacher - all the instructions are on the worksheets. This doesn’t contain any of our previous material so you don’t need to worry about students having already completed any tasks, The pack includes: 5 sources 3 worksheets 8 tasks in total to work through Check out loads more history and geography resources - both inexpensive and free at our store: HISTORY GEEKS Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, Tutor Time, PSHE + RSE new Curriculum 2020 resources at EC Resources If you’re also teaching Citizenship GCSE or PSHE next year, why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with almost 4000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
Christmas History lessons
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Christmas History lessons

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This bundle contains: A History of Christmas lesson - this lesson covers where our traditions today have come from. History Christmas Quiz - a fun quiz aimed at KS3. All are easy to use or adapt for your students! Find more free and inexpensive lessons and resources in our TES shop - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/History_Geeks 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 historygeeksuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you.
Year 8 History
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Year 8 History

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14 x fully resourced lesson packs - all complete with differentiated powerpoints and worksheets, clip links, starters, plenaries, LOs to three levels throughout. Designed to meet Ofsted Good-Outstanding criteria by a experienced History teacher in a UK secondary school. All lessons have been highly-rated by Tes users. Suitable for KS3 and easy to adapt. I'm going to keep adding to this, so if you buy it check your downloads now and again as I'll have added something new :)
KS3 History
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KS3 History

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20 x fully resourced lesson packs - all complete with differentiated powerpoints and worksheets, clip links, starters, plenaries, LOs to three levels throughout. Designed to meet Ofsted Good-Outstanding criteria by a experienced History teacher in a UK secondary school. All lessons have been highly-rated by Tes users. This pack is created by EC Resources, the team who create for the Children's Commissioner, the Bank of England, the British Legion and many more.
Medieval Life
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Medieval Life

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This bundle includes: Medieval Medicine - causes of disease Medieval Medicine Black Death Black Death Consequences Black Death home learning Castles Medieval Religion Medieval Monks and Nuns Medieval Jobs The Crusades The Hundred Years War (introduction) The Hundred Years War and Joan of Arc (conclusion) All lessons include a powerpoint and all worksheets/information sheets. Lessons are fully planned and easy to use. Activities are differentiated 3 ways where possible. Who are EC Resources? EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The bank of England, The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
History Skills - Ice Man
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History Skills - Ice Man

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A detailed and well differentiated, editable history skills lesson with a focus on the importance of using evidence. This hour long lesson (with PowerPoint, clips and worksheets) was created for Year 7 (but could be used with a different group) to illustrate the importance of source work as historians (and those working in archeology) in order to gain a detailed picture of the past. The lesson focuses on the story of the Ice Man and how he died and came to be buried and preserved he was. Students will use evidence to create a detailed profile of the Ice Man’s last days and explore the artifacts he left behind and the clues left for historians to decipher.
Liberal Reforms + WWI
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Liberal Reforms + WWI

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History GCSE 9-1 5x well differentiated lessons on: 1. Liberal Government and Laissez Faire 2. Liberal Reforms and Lloyd George 3. Poverty and the People’s budget 4. World War I, conscription, conscientious objectors and propaganda 5. World War I, homefront and defence of the realm 6. World War I, causes, rivalry, colonialism and alliances. Each lesson is: Designed to last 1 hour - last task can be set as homework or done as plenary, depending on time. Includes clip question and differentiated questions, starter sheets, LO check sheet with key terms and reasons cards all included with 1 hour PowerPoint. Leave a review and choose any other resource from my shop for free: email me at info@ecpublishing.co.uk with your choice :)
Jacobites - Rebellion
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Jacobites - Rebellion

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A detailed and well-differentiated, editable history lesson all about why there was civil unrest and rebellion in 18th century Britain. Students explore the political, religious and social reasons for unrest and the background behind the Jacobite rebellions before attempting an exam-style practice question on their learning. This lesson lasts 1 hour and is very easy to just pick up and use. The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, a variety of activities, worksheets, source tasks and more.
Environment Issues
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Environment Issues

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MORE ADDED, now 7 x fully resourced, hour long lessons all about caring for the environment and living sustainably. Best suited to KS3. Each includes: a one hour PowerPoint, worksheets, clips, activities, worksheets and is fully editable. All lessons are ready to teach and each to use. All powerpoints, worksheets, information sheets and tasks are provided and are differentiated three ways wherever possible to suit all your students. Who are EC Resources? EC Resources are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Bank of England, The Children’s Commissioner, MACS Charity, The British Legion, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
Nazi Opposition
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Nazi Opposition

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A detailed and well-differentiated, editable history lesson all about how youth groups and other brave rebels opposed the Nazis. The lesson lasts one hour and is very easy to just pick up and use. The lesson is suitable for any Middle School class (and could be used for High School - it’s full of exam-style source questions). The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, a variety of activities, worksheets, source questions, exam style practice questions, clip tasks and more.
Bosnian Genocide
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Bosnian Genocide

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2 x 1 hour lessons on the Bosnia Genocide, best suited to UKS3. What were the causes of the Bosnian Genocide? What happened during and what was the aftermath? Created for UKS3 (best suited to Year 9 due to the topic). Fully resourced PowerPoints, differentiated tasks throughout, worksheets, clip links, source analysis and accompanying tasks all about investigating why the Bosnian Genocide happened and who was to blame. Designed to meet Ofsted Good-Outstanding criteria by a experienced History teacher in a UK secondary school. Everything is editable so you can tweak it to suit your class.
Henry VIII
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Henry VIII

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A detailed and well-differentiated, editable history lesson all about how we can use sources to find out about the true character of Henry VIII. The lesson focuses on how to assess reliability and usefulness of sources before setting the students a series of source investigation tasks. They then move on to an extended literacy task (guidance and model answers included) to answer questions about which source they have studied is most useful and which most reliable. They then peer assess this using a peer assessment grid. This lesson lasts around 1 hour - 90 mins and is very easy to just pick up and use. The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, a variety of activities, worksheets, source questions, clips, peer assessment and more.