Lesson introducing the Holocaust

Lesson examining life for Native Americans after the Battle of Little Bighorn...examining on the American government tried to change the Native American way of life on reservations and the emergence of the Ghost Dance, in addition to the lead up to Wounded Knee and a series of lessons examining whether Wounded Knee was a battle or a massacre.

Lesson examining how Native American culture is different from European culture

Lesson examining different aspects of the Roman Army and why it was such an effective fighting machine.

Lesson examining life in Nazi Germany for young people examining both boys and girls and the types of activities they would complete. Pupils can be challenged to hyptothesise about what this might mean in the future e.g. what age would these people be by the time WW2 breaks out?

Lesson examining the pros and cons of appeasing Hitler, encouraging pupil debate.

Lesson introducing pupils to the idea of the Weimar Republic and the circumstances out of which it emerged at the end of WW1.

Lesson examining Roman food - I prepared the food on the Roman recipe sheet for pupils to try with some hilarious results!

Lesson examining Czechoslovakia and Nazi-Soviet Pact explaining why Stalin chose to sign the Nazi Soviet Pact - in addition to interpreting cartoons and catchphrase plenary.

Chronology lesson for low-ability and SEN pupils focusing on organising dates and centuries in a human timeline and completing CLOZE activties.

Introductory lesson asking pupils to look at the life of Cromwell and how people described him to start formulating their own opinions on whether Cromwell was a Protector or a Dictator.

Cold War; Superpower Relations A-level (The Nuclear Arms Race 1949-1963) Learning Objectives To identify how nuclear weapons were developed by the two superpowers To explain why and how the arms race developed To use the Cuban Missile Crisis as a case study to illustrate your explanation To evaluate the impact of the arms race

Cold War; Superpower Relations A-level (Sino-Soviet Relations 1949-1976) Learning Objectives To identify the relationship between China and the USSR in 1949 To explain why and how the relationship changed (consolidation, split and confrontation) To assess the significance of ping pong diplomacy and the impact of this on Sino-US relations

Edexcel International GCSE in History (4HI1) Paper 1 Depth Study 7 - A divided union: civil rights in the USA, 1945–74 Learning Objectives To describe the role of Students for a Democratic Society and the Berkeley Free Speech Movement in student protests To explain the anti-Vietnam War movement and the role of students within these protests To analyse the role the hippie movement played in US counter-culture

Lesson examining the candidates for the throne through a blind date exercise.

Lesson examining events of the Battle of Hastings and whether Harold lost or William won - pupils encourage to explain what advantages Harold had, how William demonstrated good leadership and the role of bad luck in Harold's defeat.

Lesson examining the Magna Carta

Lesson examining blitzkrieg warfare - lesson delivered to all boys class and card sort worked well and drew on knowledge pupils had from video games like COD and MW.

IB History SL - Paper 2: Authoritarian States & Causes and Effects of War This student booklet facilitates both teacher led and independent student work to complete a SOW that takes students through the following elements; Saddam’s Rise to Power Saddam’s Consolidation of Power Saddam’s Economic, Social and Cutural Policies The Iran-Iraq War The Gulf War The Iraq War Saddam’s Trial and Execution

Lesson examining areas of life in Elizabethan England requiring pupils to engage in peer teaching and presentations.