Revision guide - international relations 1918-1964

Powerpoint telling the story of the Battle of the Somme - used to give students knowledge of the Battle of the Somme before examining Haig for controlled assessment.

Lesson examining the fate of those captured and sold as gladiators...walkthrough the experiencce of gladiators, encouraging pupils to discuss and ask questions (empathy).

Resources developed for New A-level OCR Unit 1; Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII 1445-1509 Unit 5; Why did the reign of Richard III last for only 2 years? Lesson 1; How did Richard III become king in 1483? Learning Objectives To explain Gloucester’s usurpation of 1483 To examine the mystery of the Princes in the Tower To assess whether Richard’s seizure of the throne was ‘greedy ambition’ or ‘self preservation’

Lesson introducing voting behaviour related to the two political parties - basic introducation

Lesson examining the roe of the Medieval Church in people's lives compared to its role today including the duties of priests, and examining doom paintings.

Classic Board Games adapted for revision of Cold War A-level (Superpower Relations) including who's who and Trivial Pursuit with adapted questions. I found an old version of trivial pursuit in a charity shop and printed the slides to fit the question cards and glued them on and laminated them. My classes play this as a revision activity.

Guidance for comprehension based exam questions, including source comparison

Stone Castle Diagram with labels

Anachronisms lesson for low-ability and SEN pupils with 'spot the anachronism' cartoons in addition to CLOZE activities.

Resources developed for New A-level OCR Unit 1; Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII 1445-1509 Unit 6; How did Henry VII secure the throne? Lesson 2; Why did Henry VII triumph at Bosworth? Learning Objectives To explain why Henry triumphed at the Battle of Bosworth To evaluate the relative importance of factors that led to Henry’s victory

Edexcel International GCSE in History (4HI1) Paper 1 Depth Study 7 - A divided union: civil rights in the USA, 1945–74 Scheme of work document that includes lesson by lesson breakdown for this unit of iGCSE including enquiry questions, learning objectives, activities, resources and assessments. All lessons and resources are available for download on TES for FREE.

Lesson introducing the medieval period and a snapshot of what life was like in 1066 compared to 2011 - this exercise works well with low ability pupils but can be adapted for higher ability by asking pupils to link the facts together to explain why Medieval England was the way it was.

Lesson examining the Battle of Stalingrad and what we can learn from source evidence (photographs) about how the battle was fought. Includes caption competition plenary.

Lesson examining terror and intimidation in Nazi Germany comparing Germany to a police state. How did Hitler maintain control of people?

Lesson examining conscientious objectors in WW1 and the implications for people who objected to the war on religious or moral grounds.

Lesson focusing on the skill of making inferences from sources, cartoon interpretation modelled step by step on powerpoint with selection of cartoons for pupils to attempt on their own - can be adapted for group work and feedback to whole class.

Cold War; Superpower Relations A-level (Lesson introducing the Grand Alliance) Learning Objectives To consolidate our understanding of why the Grand Alliance was formed in 1941 To explain the impact of the end of WW2 on the Grand Alliance To explore the motivations of the Big Three and suggest how these may have affected the Grand Alliance

Resources developed for New A-level OCR Unit 1; Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII 1445-1509 Unit 6; How did Henry VII secure the throne? Lesson 1; Why was Henry VII a threat to Richard III? Learning Objectives To recap knowledge of The Wars of the Roses in outline To examine Henry’s early life To explain Henry’s claim to the throne through Margaret Beaufort

*NEW AQA GCSE - Thematic Study - Power and the People* Learning Objectives To describe the relationship between the King and Parliament in the 17th century To explain the causes of the Civil War