Concentrating on Edexcel new curriculum on the following topics:
(i) Henry VIII and his ministers
(ii) Medicine in Britain, 1250 - Present
(iii) The British Sector of the Western Front
(iv) Superpower relations and the Cold War
(v) Weimar and Nazi Germany
(vi) British America, 1713-1783: Empire and Revolution
Edexcel Politics:
(i) UK Politics
(ii) Core Ideologies and nationalism
(iii) UK Government
(iv) Global Politics
Concentrating on Edexcel new curriculum on the following topics:
(i) Henry VIII and his ministers
(ii) Medicine in Britain, 1250 - Present
(iii) The British Sector of the Western Front
(iv) Superpower relations and the Cold War
(v) Weimar and Nazi Germany
(vi) British America, 1713-1783: Empire and Revolution
Edexcel Politics:
(i) UK Politics
(ii) Core Ideologies and nationalism
(iii) UK Government
(iv) Global Politics
Lesson 6 of 8 in a series of lessons that links to the origins of the First World War.
This lesson examines the Balkans and the growth of nationalism there.
Students will examine:
definition of nationalism
identify the main countries in the Balkans on a map
reading and comprehension on the Balkans
why there was an increase in nationalism in the Balkans
This is part of a series of lessons that aims to encompass the new 9-1 GCSE and IGCSE skills into Key Stage 3.
Lessons are colourful and engaging, include differentiated tasks using a range of methods, such as:
matching keywords
how to answer questions/structure
card-sort
chronological tasks
videos and crib sheets
arranging by significance
comprehension and questions
If you have any questions or queries please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk
Complete bundle of lessons that examines the outbreak of World War I from the Franco-Prussian War until the July Crisis.
Individual lessons on:
Franco-Prussian War
Unification of Germany
Imperialism and its impact on international relations
Militarism and the naval arms race
Alliances
Nationalism and the Balkans
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The outbreak of WWI
The end of term GCSE baseline assessment from the Edexcel website is also included, along with the mark scheme.
This is part of a series of lessons that aims to encompass the new 9-1 GCSE and IGCSE skills into Key Stage 3.
Lessons are colourful and engaging, include differentiated tasks using a range of methods, such as:
matching keywords
how to answer questions/structure
card-sort
chronological tasks
videos and crib sheets
arranging by significance
comprehension and questions
If you have any questions or queries please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk
The fourteenth in a series of lessons linked to the Edexcel IGCSE curriculum for:
A divided union, civil rights in the USA, 1945-74.
All lessons are fully resourced and mapped to match exactly with the contents of the official Edexcel IGCSE textbook and specification.
Each lesson is accompanied by a YouTube video that explains the topic that is the focus of the lesson.
The Knowledge House lessons contain student-friendly requiring students to categorise, assess significance, sort events chronologically, comprehension, solving keyword anagrams, video-related exercises and other engaging tasks that improve students’ knowledge and understanding of second order concepts.
There are extension tasks on each resources, including, but not limited to, Edexcel IGCSE exam questions.
There are no content-heavy PPTs that encourage regurgitation and rote memorisation.
Rather, our focus is on resources created with the learner in mind.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions or queries.
Thank you.
Two lessons linked to Chapter 4 of Edexcel IGCSE History curriculum unit:
A divided union: civil rights in the USA, 1945-74.
This chapter focuses on:
Other protest movements: students, women, anti-Vietnam
There are lessons on:
4.1 Student protests and Vietnam
4.2 The women’s movement
All lessons are fully resourced and mapped to match exactly with the contents of the official Edexcel IGCSE textbook and specification.
The Knowledge House lessons contain student-friendly requiring students to categorise, assess significance, sort events chronologically, comprehension, solving keyword anagrams, video-related exercises and other engaging tasks that improve students’ knowledge and understanding of second order concepts.
There are extension tasks on each resources, including, but not limited to, Edexcel IGCSE exam questions.
There are no content-heavy PPTs that encourage regurgitation and rote memorisation.
Rather, our focus is on resources created with the learner in mind.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions or queries.
Thank you.
Either Hodder or Edexcel textbook necessary for some of the activities.
Extensive PPT and activities that links to Chapter 3.4 of the new Edexcel GCSE 9-1 textbook, looking at opposition and resistance to the Nazi Party.
Lessons on this topic are newly planned to meet the exacting standards of the new specification; they are not recycled lessons from previous years.
Encourages independent work and includes engaging resources to bring the topic to life for students.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions.
Complete lesson linked to voter behaviour and the media in UK politics.
These lessons are specifically planned to link to the new Edexcel A-level specification, first assessment 2019.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions or queries regarding these resources.
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The Knowledge House introduces the key topics that need to be covered on human rights - international courts
The lesson includes a detailed PPT and workbook that examines all areas of the following institutions:
(i) ICC
(ii) IOJ
(iii) UN special tribunals
(iv) European Cort of Human Rights
There are numerous activities, case studies and opportunities for students to assess the merits and demerits of these institutions.
Please email info@thekowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions or queries.
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Comprehensive and complete series of lessons that introduces students to Chapter 6 of the new Edexcel specification - Global governance - environmental.
The lessons are planned in the following order, and should be taught in this order:
Introduction
Climate change
Efforts to tackle climate change
There are numerous component part to each lesson that develops analytical and evaluative skills in students. Topics include the role of the UNFCCC and IPCC, limitations on the various summits, limits to the Paris Agreement and how developed and developing countries have different approaches to reducing emissions.
These lessons are planned to meet the exacting standards of the new specification and include over 20 worksheets and PPTs.
Each lesson comprises a series of student-friendly interactive worksheets that are differentiated to ensure they are accessible to all students yet include extension activities for high achievers.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions or queries
This is bundle 2/2 linked to the Edexcel specification on Global Politics.
Bundle 1/2 can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/component-3-global-politics-chapter-1-4-12181720
Apologies for the split bundle, but we can upload no more than 20 resources in one bundle.
This bundle incorporates the last four chapters of the Edexcel specification:
Global governance - human rights
Global governance - environmental issues
Power and developments
Regionalism
Each chapter is made up of 3-4 individual lessons, breaking each chapter down into sections that improves understanding and makes learning more manageable.
There is a keyword sheet for each chapter, along with an exam guide that breaks down how students should answer each question.
Th entire bundle comproses over 100 worksheets with 14 accompanying PPTs that guides students and teacher through the order of worksheets.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions or queries.
Comprehensive and complete series of lessons that introduces students to Chapter 4 of the new Edexcel specification - Global governance - economic.
The lessons are planned in the following order, and should be taught in this order:
What is economic global governance
International trade
Reducing poverty in a global world
There are numerous component part to each lesson that develops analytical and evaluative skills in students. Topics include the role of the WTO, limitations on the World Bank and IMF, limits to the G7 and different ideological approaches to global economic governance.
These lessons are planned to meet the exacting standards of the new specification and include over 20 worksheets and PPTs.
Each lesson comprises a series of student-friendly interactive worksheets that are differentiated to ensure they are accessible to all students yet include extension activities for high achievers.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions or queries
Lesson 2/12 linking to the new Cambridge International Relations specification:
Cambridge International AS and A Level History (9489)
Each lesson is carefully planned to meet the exacting standards of the new CIE curriculum.
Changes from (9389) specification are incorporated.
The second lesson focuses on the Scramble for Africa and includes:
Teacher PPT on key events
The beginnings of the scramble
The work of explorers (Stanley, Livingstone and de Brazza)
Imperialistic tensions among the great powers
The Berlin Conference
Our resources are fully differentiated and come with engaging, student-led activities with source material, interpretations and exam questions.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions, queries or comments.
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Lesson 3/16 linking to the new Cambridge specification:
Cambridge International AS and A Level History (9489)
Each lesson is carefully planned to meet the exacting standards of the new CIE curriculum.
Changes from (9389) specification are incorporated.
Our resources are fully differentiated and come with engaging, student-led activities with source material, interpretations and exam questions.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions, queries or comments.
Thank you.
Part of a complete scheme of lessons examining imperialism from the Scramble for Africa to the independence of the Middle East.
Ten lessons in total focusing on:
New Imperialism explanation
European explorers
Scramble for Africa
Imperial tensions
Treatment of natives
Scramble for China
Rise of USA
Impact of WWI on colonies
Case study: Middle East
Case study: Middle East
Includes:
PPT for each lesson
Worksheets for each lesson
Video links
Engaging activities
24 mark assessment
Links to Kahoot revision quizzes after Lessons 5 and 10.
The Knowledge House bring you an incredibly detailed set of resources for the topic on Parliament in the UK.
This first lesson looks at the background of Parliament and the legislative process.
Our unique resources ensure that the students do all of the work. Our resources are planned in great detail, using content from the Pearson and Hodder textbooks.
Each resource links to an element of the specification and is carefully differentiated to allow students to answer progressively more challenging questions.
Getting the first task complete on each resource ensures that all students have a basic understanding of the topic and have been introduced to all keywords. Extra tasks on the resource sheet can be completed as homework.
Alternatively, the resource sheets can be handed out in advance and students can complete the work in advance of the lesson, ensuring you have all of the content completed on time.
Our resources also require no textbook, as all the content from the endorsed textbooks have been included in our resources.
Please don’t hesitate to email us on info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any queries, comments or questions.
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In depth resources that look at Chapter 4 of UK Government for the new Edexcel specification: relations between institutions within |UK Government.
There are over 20 worksheets with accompanying PPTs to guide students into the ways in which different institutions interact with each other in the UK Government.
The focus will be on the Supreme Court and how it interacts with the executive and Parliament and how this affects the issue of sovereignty.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions or queries.
Comprehensive and detailed examination of the way different institution of UK government overlap - the judiciary, legislature and executive.
These lessons are specifically planned to meet the exacting standards of the new specification from Edexcel.
The resources are student-led and include numerous worksheets that include extension tasks to ensure target grades of A* are met.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you are unhappy with this resource or have any query.
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Complete lesson plans and activities.
The very first lesson is available for free in my TES shop.
Twelve PPTs and accompanying activities for each chapter of the Edexcel textbook on Henry VIII and his ministers.
Also includes three workbooks with several varied activities that links to all sections of the curriculum. Workbook also includes exam questions and essay planning sheets for questions 4b (Explain why...)and 4c (Do you agree).
Component 1: UK Politics - Democracy and Participation
Detailed lesson on pressure groups and other influences on the decision-making process, including think-tanks, corporations and lobbyists.
Numerous activities that looks at all aspects of pressure groups, including methods, insider/outsider, reasons for success/failure and several case studies.
There is an A-level Section A Question 1 source question on pressure groups.
This lesson has been planned for the new Edexcel specification. It includes case studies that link to the content and activities that encourages student-led learning.
The Knowledge House produce outstanding lessons for the new A-level politics specification by using content from the three approved textbooks from Hodder and Edexcel.
However, you will not need the textbooks for these lessons.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions, queries or comments.
Links to both Edexcel and AQA specification - Component 1: UK Politics and Core Political Ideas
Complete pack that looks at the role of liberalism as a political ideology.
This is a detailed lesson pack that examines:
-history of liberalism
-core values of liberalism
-different strands of liberalism
-contradictions within liberalism.
This is planned using both the Hodder and Edexcel textbooks. However, neither textbook is necessary for these tasks.
Engaging, instructive and student-led resources that gives a comprehensive understanding of liberalism.
Email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk with any questions, queries or comments.
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Complete overview of the Norman conquest of Anglo-Saxon England.
Excellent for Key Stage 3 or LABLE GCSE students taking Saxon/Norman Edexcel/AQA option.
Interactive activities for students to complete.
Tasks focus on historical skills needed for GCSE and Key Stage 3, such as:
chronology
significance
causation
consequence
analysing sources
analysing interpretations
There are guides to show students how to answer GCSE style-questions, such as:
Describe two features.
What can you infer?
How useful are Sources A and B?
Explain one way in which ‘x’ is similar/different to ‘y’.
What is the main difference between Interpretation 1 and 2?
Excellent for student-led activities in class, homework and revision.
