This beautifully illustrated lesson has been designed to help students understand why Great Britain wanted to build an empire, This can be quite a challenging topic to teach in an interesting and engaging way, but this tried and tested lesson has been refined in the classroom over many years by experienced teachers. It is suitable for the full ability range and includes eight additional activities to the market place task, which can be mixed and matched to suit your curriculum time and students. There are a number of different ways to deliver a market place activity. This resource has a mixture of activities that are designed to be a proactive lesson to get students up, moving around and working collaboratively. If you are not comfortable with that, they can always get them to pass the information slides around the classroom. The slides themselves are beautifully illustrated and are worthwhile printing off in colour and putting into a plastic wallet When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download a twenty six page PowerPoint Presentation. It includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, tasks, activities, information slides, historical sources, pictures, maps, diagrams, templates, feedback sheets and a homework exercise. Once students have completed the market place activity they can use the table or the thinking skills review triangle to prioritise the different factors before completing either a mind map or extended written answer to the core question. For further information, please see the preview slides. The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: Industrial Revolution 1750 - 1900 Know: Why did Great Britain build an Empire? Understand: Why did the British Empire become the largest? Evaluate: Which factors were the most important? Skills: Cause, Consequence & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: Why did Great Britain build an Empire? Explain: Why did the British Empire become the largest? Analyze: Which factors were the most important? If you are looking for similar resources then please check out our TES shop. If you would like to stay up to date with our latest offerings, then you can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal. Kind Regards Roy

This beautifully illustrated time line on Medieval Britain was written and produced for the History Academy by the textbook author and artist Andrew Hill. It makes a great classroom time line display or can be used as information cards for a market place activity on Medieval Britain 1154 - 1485 AD. It is a versatile resource which can also be printed off and kept in a folder and used for research by your gifted and talent students. Please see the preview slides for more information. When you purchase this resource you will be able to download two PowerPoints. The first contains the time line resources for Medieval Britain and includes pictures, diagrams and information which can be printed off in colour for either display or information cards for a market place activity. The second Powerpoint includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, tasks and extended writing activities to help support a market place activity. The document is open and can customised for your students. The aims and objectives for this resource are: Theme: Medieval Britain 1154 - 1485 Know: What was life like for people living in Britain during this period? Understand: What impact did the key events have on the British people? Evaluate: What changed and what stayed the same in this time period? Skills: Collaboration, Cause, Consequence, Change & Continuity. WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: What was life like for people living in Britain at this time? Explain: What impact did the key events have on the British people? Analyse: What changed and stayed the time in this time period? If you are looking for similar resources then please check out our TES shop. This lesson can also be purchased at a discount as part of a bundled package. If you would like to stay up to date with our latest offerings, then you can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time focusing on what really matters to you! Kind Regards Roy

This beautifully illustrated resource on Iron Age Britain was written and produced for the History Academy by the textbook author and artist Andrew Hill. It makes a great classroom time line display or can be used as information cards for a market place activity on Iron Age Britain 990BC - 42AD. It is a versatile resource which can also be printed off and kept in a folder and used for research by your gifted and talent students. Please see the preview slides for more information. When you purchase this resource you will be able to download two PowerPoints. The first contains the time line resources for Iron Age Britain and includes pictures, diagrams and information which can be printed off in colour for either display or information cards for a market place activity. The second Powerpoint includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, tasks and extended writing activities to help support a market place activity. The document is open and can customised for your students. The aims and objectives for this resource are: Theme: Iron Age Britain 800BC - 41AD Know: What was life like for people living in Britain during this period? Understand: How did they overcome the problems they faced? Evaluate: What changed and what stayed the same in this time period? Skills: Collaboration, Cause, Consequence, Change & Continuity. WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: What was life like for people living in Britain at this time? Explain: How did they overcome the problems that they faced? Analyse: What changed and stayed the time in this time period? If you are looking for similar resources then please check out our TES shop. This lesson can also be purchased at a discount as part of a bundled package. If you would like to stay up to date with our latest offerings, then you can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time focusing on what really matters to you! Kind Regards Roy

This beautifully illustrated time line on Saxon and Viking was written and produced for the History Academy by the textbook author and artist Andrew Hill. It makes a great classroom time line display or can be used as information cards for a market place activity on Saxon & Viking Britain 410 - 1066 AD. It is a versatile resource which can also be printed off and kept in a folder and used for research by your gifted and talent students. Please see the preview slides for more information. When you purchase this resource you will be able to download two PowerPoints. The first contains the time line resources for Saxon and Viking Britain and includes pictures, diagrams and information which can be printed off in colour for either display or information cards for a market place activity. The second Powerpoint includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, tasks and extended writing activities to help support a market place activity. The document is open and can customised for your students. The aims and objectives for this resource are: Theme: Saxon & Viking Britain 410 - 1066 AD Know: What was life like for people living in Britain during this period? Understand: How did they overcome the problems they faced? Evaluate: What changed and what stayed the same in this time period? Skills: Collaboration, Cause, Consequence, Change & Continuity. WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: What was life like for people living in Britain at this time? Explain: How did they overcome the problems that they faced? Analyse: What changed and stayed the time in this time period? If you are looking for similar resources then please check out our TES shop. This lesson can also be purchased at a discount as part of a bundled package. If you would like to stay up to date with our latest offerings, then you can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time focusing on what really matters to you! Kind Regards Roy

This beautifully illustrated resource on Roman Britain was written and produced for the History Academy by the textbook author and artist Andrew Hill. It makes a great classroom time line display or can be used as information cards for a market place activity on Roman Britain 43-410AD. It is a versatile resource which can also be printed off and kept in a folder and used for research by your gifted and talent students. Please see the preview slides for more information. When you purchase this resource you will be able to download two PowerPoints. The first contains the time line resources for Roman Britain and includes pictures, diagrams and information which can be printed off in colour for either display or information cards for a market place activity. The second Powerpoint includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, tasks and extended writing activities to help support a market place activity. The document is open and can customised for your students. The aims and objectives for this resource are: Theme: Roman Britain 43 - 410AD Know: What was life like for people living in Britain during this period? Understand: How did they overcome the problems they faced? Evaluate: What changed and what stayed the same in this time period? Skills: Collaboration, Cause, Consequence, Change & Continuity. WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: What was life like for people living in Britain at this time? Explain: How did they overcome the problems that they faced? Analyse: What changed and stayed the time in this time period? If you are looking for similar resources then please check out our TES shop. This lesson can also be purchased at a discount as part of a bundled package. If you would like to stay up to date with our latest offerings, then you can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time focusing on what really matters to you! Kind Regards Roy

This beautifully designed time line of Victorian Britain was written and produced for the History Academy by the textbook author and artist Andrew Hill. It makes a great classroom display or can be used as information cards for a market place activity to introduce Victorian Britain 1714 - 1837 . It is a versatile resource which can also be printed off and kept in a folder and used for research by your gifted and talent students or used as a revision resource for students studying this topic at GCSE or A Level. Please see the preview slides for more information. When you purchase this resource you will be able to download two PowerPoints. The first contains the time line resources for Victorian Britain and includes 39 slides with pictures, diagrams and information that can be printed off in colour for either display or information cards for a market place activity. The second Powerpoint includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, tasks and extended writing activities to help support a market place activity. The document is open and can customised for your students. You can add, delete or rewrite slides to suit your course. When getting your students to do the market place activity, you could get them to focus on a theme such as Parliamentary reform, government, the poor, women or Ireland and then them to do a mini presentation on that topic. The aims and objectives for this resource are: Theme: Victorian Britain 1837 - 1901 Know: How did peoples lives change during this period? Understand: What impact did the key events have on the British people? Evaluate: What changed and what stayed the same? Skills: Collaboration, Cause, Consequence, Change & Continuity. WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: How did peoples lives change during this period? Explain: What impact did the key events have on the British people? Analyse: What changed and stayed the time? If you are looking for similar resources then please check out our TES shop. This lesson can also be purchased at a discount as part of a bundled package. If you would like to stay up to date with our latest offerings, then you can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time focusing on what really matters to you! Kind Regards Roy

his beautifully illustrated time line have been designed to help students investigate Britain’s involvement in the slave trade. It is primarily a classroom display, but can also be used to provide information for a market place activity on this topic. The text level of the information slides are suitable for the full ability range. The information spans Britain’s growing involvement in the slave trade, opposition and its eventual abolition. I have included additional file to give you a comprehensive preview of what is included. When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download PowerPoint which includes twenty seven information slides on Britain’s involvement in the slave trade from 1555 - 1833. The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: Britain and the Slave Trade 1555 - 1833 Know: Why did Britain get involved in the slave trade? Understand: Why did some people want to abolish the slavery? Evaluate: Why did Britain abolish the slave trade and end slavery? Skills: Collaboration, Cause, Consequence, Change & Continuity. WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: Why did Britain get involved in the slave trade? Explain: Why did some people want to abolish slavery? Analyse: Why did Britain abolish the slave trade and end slavery? If you are looking for similar resources then please check out our TES shop. This lesson can be purchased at a discount as part of a bundled package. If you would like to stay up to date with our latest offerings, then you can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal. Kind Regards Roy

This outstanding problem-solving lesson is designed to help students understand the challenges facing Charles I in 1625 and why he decided to rule without Parliament in 1629. Once students have worked their way through the starter exercises, they are presented with a number of problems facing Charles I ranging from religious, financial, foreign relations, the growth of Parliament and his own beliefs in the Divine Rights of Kings. Once they have reviewed, categorised and prioritised these problems, students are then asked to produce a speech suggesting how he could solve them and then peer assess their answers. In the final plenary activity, they are then presented with Charles I’s decision to rule without Parliament and asked to decide whether it would help to solve his problems in the long term.? This lesson is suitable for the full range of ability. I have built a number of different tasks and activities around these different exercises so that you can chose a suitable flight path through the topic. So, for example, students can use to produce their own summary diagram of Charles I’s problems or colour code the exercise book version that I have included at the end of the PP. I have also differentiated the problem slides so that you have a foundation and core version. Please see the detailed preview for further information, but I have included everything that you would need to produce a fun and engaging lesson with a strong literacy focus. When you purchase this lesson, you will be able to download a nineteen slide PowerPoint which includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, information slides, tasks, activities and templates to help students The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: The Causes of the English Civil War Know: Why did Charles I decide to rule without Parliament in 1629? Understand: What problems faced Charles I when he became King in 1625? Evaluate: Which problems posed the greatest threat to Charles I? WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: Why did Charles I decide to rule without Parliament? Explain: What problems did Charles I face in 1625? Analyse: Which problem posed the greatest threat to Charles I? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop, where many have been bundled together to provide you with further savings. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This outstanding lesson has been fined tuned in the classroom to help students understand the short term causes of the English Civil War. The lesson picks up from the events that led to the end of Charles I’s personal rule and the problems that faced him from 1640 and his decision to declare war on Parliament in 1642. This lesson has been designed for the full ability range. Appropriate slides have been differentiated for foundation and core students. When you purchase this lesson, you will be able to download a eighteen slide PowerPoint which includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, information slides, pictures, diagrams, video links, tasks, activities and templates to help your students summarise their learning. Once students have worked their way through the starter exercises, they are presented with a number of problems that faced Charles I from 1640 - 1642. These include religious, financial, the growth of Parliament and his beliefs in the divine rights. Once students have reviewed Charles I’s problems using either the core or foundation slide, they then complete one of several different tasks that you can choose from to help them categorised and prioritised them. Moving on swiftly, the next part of the lesson looks at a series of extracts which help to set into context Charles I’s decision to storm into Parliament and arrest Pym and his supporters. This followed up by an activity making notes from the film Cromwell describing what happened next. The lesson then finishes off by students evaluating how Charles responded to events in Londonwhy Charles I declared war both the long and short term causes r and deciding who was to blame who was to blame Please see the detailed preview for further information, but I have included everything that you would need to produce a fun and engaging lesson The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: The Short Term Causes of the English Civil War Know: What problems faced Charles I in 1641 - 1642? Understand: Why did Charles I storm into Parliament in 1641? Evaluate: Why did Charles I declare war on Parliament in 1642? WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: What problems faced Charles I in 1641 - 1642? Explain: Why did Charles I storm into Parliament in 1642? Analyse: Why did Charles I declare war on Parliament? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop, where many have been bundled together to provide you with further savings. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This outstanding lesson, which has been fine tune in the classroom by experienced teachers, is designed to help students understand the problems facing Charles I in 1625 and why he decided to rule without Parliament. Once students have worked their way through the introduction, they are presented with a number of problems facing Charles I ranging from religious, financial, foreign relations, the growth of Parliament and his beliefs in the Divine Rights of Kings. Once they have reviewed, categorize and prioritized these problems, students are then asked to produce a speech suggesting how Charles I could solve his problems and then peer assess each others speeches. This could be turned into a competition. In the final plenary activity, students are presented with Charles I’s decision to rule without Parliament and asked to assess whether it would help to solve his problems in the long term? This lesson is suitable for the full range of ability. I have built a number of different tasks and activities around these different exercises so that you can chose a suitable flight path through the topic. So, for example, students can use to produce their summary diagram of Charles I’s problems or color code the exercise book sized version that I have included at the end of the PP. I have also differentiated the problem slides so that you have a foundation and core version. Please see the detailed preview for further information, but I have included everything that you would need to produce a fun and engaging lesson with a strong literacy focus. When you purchase this lesson, you will be able to download a nineteen slide PowerPoint which includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, information slides, tasks, activities and templates to help students The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: The Causes of the English Civil War Know: Why did Charles I decide to rule without Parliament in 1629? Understand: What problems faced Charles I when he became King in 1625? Evaluate: Which problems posed the greatest threat to Charles I? WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: Why did Charles I decide to rule without Parliament? Explain: What problems did Charles I face in 1625? Analyze: Which problem posed the greatest threat to Charles I? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop, where many have been bundled together to provide you with further savings. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This fun and engaging market place activity is just the thing you need energise your students and develop their higher order thinking skills on the long term causes of the English Civil War. This lesson has been crafted by experienced teachers and robustly field tested in the classroom. It is suitable for the full range of ability and to add a bit of additional differentiation, appropriate slides have been ‘Ragged’ and you can chose from a series of follow up activities to suit the ability of your students. Once students have worked their way through one of the starters, the market place activity begins by looking at the challenges facing Charles I and setting the scene n 1640. Students can then review one of six information slides on the long term causes of the English Civil War. They can make notes in their exercise books or into the summary tables that I have included as templates to be photocopied back to back. Once the market place activity has been completed, your students they can use the information that they have downloaded and sumarised into their notes to complete a mind map activity. This can then be followed up by completing a priority task in the form of a thinking skills triangle and an extended written answer. Or if you prefer, your students can use the templates that have been included to write a speech for the MP John Pym, explaining why he was upset with Charles I in 1640. The choice is yours and this resource includes everything that you will need to look amazing. When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download a twenty four slide Microsoft PowerPoint which includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, tasks, activities, starters, plenaries, information slidesand templates to help students summarise their learning. It also includes feedback sheets and a homework task. Please see the detailed preview for further information, but I have included everything that you would need to produce a fun and engaging lesson The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: Causes of the English Civil War Know: What were the long term causes of the English Civil War? Understand: Why did Parliament expect to have a say in the running of the country? Evaluate: Who was to blame for starting the English Civil War? Skills: Cause, Consequence, Change & Continuity. WILF - What Am I Looking For? Identify and describe: What were the long term causes of the English Civil War? Explain: Why did Parliament expect to have a say in the running of the country? Analyse: Who was to blame for starting the English Civil War? Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This fun and engaging market place activity is just the thing you need to develop your student’s higher order thinking skills on the short term causes of the English Civil War. This lesson has been robustly field tested in the classroom. It is suitable for the full range of ability and to add a bit of additional differentiation, appropriate slides have been ‘Ragged’ and you can also chose from a series of follow up tasks to suit the ability of your students. If you don’t fancy a market place activity, we have a number of different style lessons on this topic you can also download from our TES shop. Once students have worked their way through one of the starters, the market place activity begins by looking at the challenges facing Charles I and setting the scene n 1640. Students can then review one of six information slides on the short term causes of the English Civil War. They can make notes into their exercise books or the summary tables that I have included as templates to be photocopied back to back. Once students have completed the market place activity, they can then use the information that they have sumarised to complete a mind map activity. This can be followed up by completing a priority task in the form of a thinking skills triangle and an extended written answer which could be easily used for assessment. Or if you prefer, your students can use the templates that have also been included to write a speech for the MP John Pym, explaining why he was upset with Charles I in 1642. The choice is yours and this resource includes everything that you will need to look amazing. When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download a twenty four slide Microsoft PowerPoint which includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, tasks, activities, starters, plenaries, information slides and templates to help students summarise their learning. It also includes feedback sheets and a homework task. Please see the detailed preview for further information, but I have included everything that you would need to produce a fun and engaging lesson. Please see the detailed preview which includes most of the slides. The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: The Causes of the English Civil War Know: What problems faced Charles I in 1641 - 1642? Understand: What were the short term causes of the English Civil War? Evaluate: Who was to blame for starting the war? WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: What problems faced Charles I in 1641 - 1642? Explain: What were the short term causes of the English civil War? Analyse: Who was to blame for starting the war? Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

The issue of freedom of speech and censorship continues to be a controversial subject in most democratic societies. Should radical groups be banned from spreading hate on the Internet through Social Media platforms. Should public morally be protected? Should children be shielded from violence and sexually explicit material? Should the government stop terrorist groups using social media to recruit and spread their ideology? How about freedom of speech or the issue of fake news? This outstanding resource has been tried and tested in the classroom over many years and aims to help students understand some of the arguments for and against the use of censorship on the Internet and Social Media It can be used as a starter, plenary or main activity to accompany any main stream text book or resource on this topic. The nature of the task means that it appeals to the full range of ability. The main activity involves getting students to cut out the cards in lesson, organise them into their most persuasive order under the two main headings and then sick them into their books. Once students have fed back their results to a class discussion, they can then have a go at the extended writing activity or add additional ideas from the class discussion. Alternatively, they can create a key and then sort through the cards and then stick the sheet into their book or you could cut out the cards and place them into an envelope for them to sort prior to a discussion on the topic. This is a great resource that can be easily adapted and edited to suit your classroom and expectations. When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download a single page Word Document which contains a learning objective, instructions, two heading cards as well as sixteen statements that can sorted. The aims of this lesson / activity are: Know: What is censorship? Understand: What are the arguments for and against censorship of the Internet and Social Media? Evaluate: How far should media be censored in a democratic society? WILF - What am I Looking For? Identify and describe - What is censorship? Explain - the arguments for and against censorship of the Internet and Social Media? Analyse - How far should teh Internet be censored in a democratic society? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more quality time with the people who matter. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This fun and interactive card sort is designed to help students understand the key events and chronology of the Bishops Wars 1637 - 1641. The wars were the result of Charles’s endeavour to enforce the English Paryer Book in the Scottish Church and of the determination of the Scots to abolish episcopacy and assert the freedom of their Scottish Kirk, backed up by the Solemn League and Covenant. I originally designed this activity as a starter / plenary for my Sixth Form Students studying the English Civil War, but I have written the information cards so that could be easily accessed by lower ability students at KS3 or KS4. When you purchase this resource you will be able to download single page Word document which includes a learning objective and twenty two cards to be cut out and sorted chronologically. I would advise that students feedback their results before sticking them into their book. The aims and objectives for this lesson are: Theme: Causes of the English Civil War Know: What happened during the Bishops Wars? Understand: What impact did they have on England and Scotland? Evaluate: Why was Charles I forced to recall Parliament? WILF – What Am I Looking For? Can You Describe: What happened during the Bishops Wars? Can You Explain: What impact did they have on England and Scotland? Analyse: Why was Charles I forced to recall Parliament? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

If you are looking for a fun and interactive activity to help your students assess how much of a threat Mary, Queen of Scots posed to Elizabeth I and English Protestantism, then you have found the ideal resource. This card sort can be used as a starter, plenary or consolidation exercise. It can also be set as a homework. When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a single page Word document with 18 statements that can be sorted under two heading cards. These can be cut out and organised or colour coded depending on how much time you want to spend on the activity. The resource is suitable for the full range of ability from KS2 to KS4, however its always a good idea to make sure you check to make sure the information matches up with what you have taught your students and edit the cards to make sure that they are appropriate for your students. Once my students have fed back their results I usually get them to use the card sort to write an extended answer to the question, ‘Was Mary, Queen of Scots a threat to Elizabeth and English Protestantism’ or to write a speech for one of her advisors arguing whether she should have Mary executed or not. The aims and objectives are: Theme:Elizabeth England 1558 to 1603 •Know: Who was Mary, Queen of Scots? •Understand: Why did the Catholics want her to be Queen of England? •Evaluate: How much of a threat did she pose to Elizabeth and English Protestantism? WILF - What Am I Looking For? • Can You Describe: Who Mary, Queen of Scots was? • Can You Explain: Why English Catholics want her to be queen? • Can You Evaluate: How much of a threat was Mary, Queen of Scots to Elizabeth and English Protestantism? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop, where many have been bundled together to provide you with further savings. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources that aim to reward our publishing team the living wage. We only ask for the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Kind Regards Roy

This outstanding Diamond 9 lesson has been designed to help students assess the storm term causes of the English Civil War. It has been designed for high ability students, but it could be used to provide stretch and challenge for middle ability students. The aim of a diamond 9 activity is to help develop students higher order thinking skills. If you are looking for something for middle and lower ability students, we have have produced several different versions of this lesson including a Card Sort, Market Place Activity, which can be purchased separately or in a very cost effective bundle which will allow you to differentiate across your low, middle and higher ability groups. When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a single page Word document and a separate eighteen slide PowerPoint. The worksheet includes aims, instructions and nine diamond shaped cards which all include the short term causes of the English Civil War. The PowerPoint includes, aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, information slides, historical sources, writing frames, templates, tasks and activities to help support the lesson. Please see the detailed preview for more information: The aims and objectives for this lesson are: Theme: The Causes of the English Civil War Know: What problems faced Charles I in 1641 - 1642? Understand: What were the short term causes of the English Civil War? Evaluate: Which cause was the most important? WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: What problems faced Charles I in 1641 - 1642? Explain: What were the short term causes of the English civil War? Analyse: Which cause was the most important? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This outstanding Diamond 9 lesson has been designed to help students assess the long term causes of the English Civil War. It has been mainly designed for high ability students, but it could be used to provide stretch and challenge for middle ability students. The key aim of a diamond 9 activity is to help develop students higher order thinking skills. If you are looking for something for lower and middle ability students then we have produced several different versions of this resource including a Card Sort, Market Place Activity, which can be purchased separately or in a very cost effective bundle which will allow you to differentiate across your low, middle and higher ability groups. When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a single page Word document and a separate twenty slide PowerPoint. The worksheet includes aims, instructions and nine diamond shaped cards which all include the long term causes of the English Civil War. The PowerPoint includes, aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, information slides, historical sources, writing frames, templates, tasks and activities to help support the lesson. Please see the detailed preview for more information: The aims and objectives for this lesson are: Theme: Causes of the English Civil War Know: What were the long term causes of the English Civil War? Understand: What role did politics, religion and economics play in causing the Civil War? Evaluate: Which factor was the most important? Skills: Cause, Consequence, Change & Continuity. WILF - What Am I Looking For? Identify and describe: What were the long term causes of the English Civil War? Explain: What role did politics, religion and economics play I causing the Civil War? Analyse: Which factor was the most important? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This lesson has been designed to help to provide stretch and challenge for more able students to understand the main reasons why Parliament won the English Civil War.?The main activity is a diamond 9 card sort which helps them to match factors and assess was the most important. This is then consolidated with an extended writing exercise. When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a 14 slide PowerPoint and a one page Word document which includes Diamond 9 statement cards with information and headings labelled ‘Motivation,’ ‘Leadership’, ‘Navy’, ‘Mistakes’, ‘Organisation’, ‘Support’, ‘Catholics’, ‘Charles I’ and 'Discipline.'The PowerPoint includes aims, objectives, starters, plenaries, student instructions, writing frames to help support this lesson. If you are looking for something for middle and lower ability students then I have also published a card sort which can be purchased and downloaded from the TES. The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: The English Civil War * Know: Why did Parliament win the English Civil War? * Understand: What different factors helped Parliament to win? * Evaluate: What was the most important reason why Parliament won? * Skills: Cause, Consequence & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? * Can You Describe: Why Parliament won the English Civil War? * Can You Explain: What different factors helped Parliament to win? * Can You Evaluate: The different factors and decide which was the most important? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. We pay all our contributors the living wage for their work. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy