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!
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!
Introduction to the environment - 1 - 2 hour PP, worksheets, clips, well differentiated, best suited to KS3.
These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All our resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes) and are designed to last one hour each.
A day in the life of a Medieval Monk, storyboard and questions worksheet.
Whole lesson that goes with this can be found here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/medieval-monks-lesson-11519200
A differentiated task for students to collect information on Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights groups. The aim is to see the importance the role each group played in achieving Civil Rights.
A fun task which can be used to collect important information prior to a literacy based task.
Colonialism + Slavery to Civil Rights : 15 lessons - 16 hours (two will last two hours) following the complete story of discovery of the New World and start of the slave trade, right through to abolition, the KKK, Jim Crow, the complete Civil Rights fight and Martin Luther King to Barack Obama. There is easily enough material for a whole term.
The unit was originally taught to Year 8, but has had extra challenges added to suit it to Year 9 over the last year too. Every lesson is differentiated to at least three levels of challenge, has source analysis tasks, peer or mini-assessments, clip tasks with differentiated questioning, essay or literacy focus tasks for GCSE skills prep. This is inclusive of all the standards you’d expect - starters, plenaries, measurable LOs, well presented Powerpoints and easy to follow worksheets with instructions.
2x detailed and well differentiated editable history lessons all about the Hundred Years War, from English prowess and military victory in the first few decades to the crashing defeat by the French (joined by Joan of Arc) towards the end. The lessons cover all the most significant battles and turning points before inviting students to study sources in order to come to their own conclusions about if a French victory was always inevitable.
These lessons both last one hour and are very easy to just pick up and use. They are suitable for any KS3 class - or KS4 needing a refresher or overall introduction.
Each lesson includes an hour-long PowerPoint, a variety of activities, source questions and source pack, clip tasks, exam-styles practice questions, chronology and content focus tasks and more.
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
DOUBLE LESSON - A detailed and well-differentiated, editable history lesson all about how William the Conqueror consolidated his power. The lesson focuses in detail on castles, the feudal system, bringing allies from Normandy and the Domesday Book.
This lesson lasts around 2 hours and is very easy to just pick up and use. This is suitable for any KS3 class (and could be used for KS4 - 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, clips, group tasks and more. Acitivities are differentiated 3 ways where possible.
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.
This lesson can be used on its own or along with our other lessons on the Normans or medieval kings, all available in our TES store: https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=21074955&q=norman&shop=History_Geeks
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
Black History Month Quiz: A fun quiz, perfect for form time on current and past black icons and history. Easy to use, just opens in powerpoint and all you need to do is click on the answers, which are revealed to be correct or incorrect. Lasts around 20 minutes.
A fun quiz, designed for form time, lasting around 15 minutes that can be used in Remembrance week. The linked clips from Blackadder are optional, they are short two minute videos designed to compliment the answers to the questions.
A double (2 hour long), fully resourced KS3 lesson about the role of women, children and workers under the Nazi regime. Complete with powerpoint, differentiated tasks throughout, worksheets, clip link and accompanying tasks.
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A one hour lessons all about 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
40+ hours of KS3 History. These lessons are a selection of our very best lessons and units originally created for Years 7 , 8 and 9. The pack is divided into four different folders, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9 and ‘Miscellaneous’ (the final folder contains cover work and end of year fun materials). There is far, far more content than in the Tes previews.
Every lesson is differentiated to at least three levels of challenge, has source analysis tasks, peer or mini-assessments, clip tasks with differentiated questioning and essay or literacy focus tasks for GCSE skills prep. This is inclusive of all the standards you’d expect - starters, plenaries, measurable LOs, well presented PowerPoints, homework and easy to follow worksheets with instructions.
What’s included?
**Year 7
History Skills Unit (4 hours)
Tudor Times (8 hours)
**Year 8:
Black History Unit (13 hours)
Year 9:
World War I (9 hours)
Misc, fun and cover lessons - (6 hours)
All lessons could be used stand-alone and everything is editable too.
**Who are History Geeks? **
History Geeks are the History Department of EC Publishing.
EC Resources are the top TES PSHE + RE 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, 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.
SAVE AROUND 60% WITH THIS MEGAPACK CONTAINING 38+ HOURS OF LESSONS!
This bundle includes:
17th Century (8 lessons)
Industrial Revolution (8 lessons)
Black History including Slavery and Civil Rights (13 lessons)
20th Century Leaders (5 lessons)
Disasters (4 lessons)
For more description on each topic, please see links below.
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. Activities are differentiated 3 ways where possible.
These topics and lessons are also available individually here:
The 17th Century: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/17th-century-history-bundle-12622152
The Industrial Revolution: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/industrial-revolution-bundle-12646047
Black History Unit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/black-history-unit-12176977
20th Century Leaders: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/20th-century-dictators-leaders-12577185
Disasters: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/disasters-12670974
You can find many more history lessons - both inexpensive and free at our store: 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.
A detailed, differentiated and editable 1 hour - 90 min lesson for High School history class, all about the role of terror in controlling the people in Nazi Germany. This lesson is for for the UK exam board AQA GCSE: Germany 1890-1945: Democracy and Dictatorship. However it could also be used for other groups with a few tweaks (it’s easy to amend).
The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, information sheets, practice exam question and mark-scheme, clip tasks, a variety of activities, worksheets and more. It’s very easy to follow and can be used straight away :)
4 x ready to set, editable homeworks suitable for KS3 or KS4 with a focus on World War I.
Includes:
2x GCSE practice assessment packs with peer marking markschemes
One source comparison homework
One research task
One causes and consequences homework
ONE WHOLE YEAR of KS3 / Year 7 lessons!
SAVE AROUND 75% COMPARED TO BUYING LESSONS INDIVIDUALLY!
This mega bundle includes 37 lessons including:
Historical Skills – using case studies such as Otzi the Ice Man, Juanita the Ice Maiden and Pompeii (4 lessons)
Medieval Kingship (includes William I, Edward I (7 lessons)
Medieval Life, Medicine and War (12 lessons)
Tudors and Religion (7 lessons)
The 17th Century (James VI/I, Witchcraft/craze, Charles I and Civil War, Great Plague and Great Fire of London) (7 lessons)
For more description on each topic, please see links below.
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.
This bundle includes 5 lessons:
Battle of Hastings: covers what happened during the Battle of Hastings and why William I won.
Norman consolidation of England: covers the Domesday Book, building of Castles and feudalism introduced by William I to England.
King John I and Magna Carta
Peasants’ Revolt
Castle building and why it was important
All lessons are editable, ready to teach and easy to use.
Detailed and well-differentiated, editable history lesson all about the Sudetenland Crisis. Very easy to just pick up and use.
The lessons includes detailed PowerPoints, a variety of activities, source questions, clip tasks, exam-styles practice questions, active tasks and more. Perfect for KS3 or GCSE revision.
