Introductory lesson to topic Britain 1750-1900 Activity Walk-About-Talk-About, with information cards, worksheet and instructions on powerpoint

Lesson and activities examining what weapons were used in WW1, and how effective and useful they were at attacking and defending.

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

Lesson examining the Magna Carta

Lesson examining the constitution and government of the Weimar Republic including comparison activity for Germany in 1914 and 1919, and explanation of proportional representation.

Booklet produced as revision aid for soure skills for GCSE pupils including; primary and secondary sources, types of sources, utility, bias, reliability, sources that agree, sources and own knowledge and source glossary.

Lesson examining totem poles - pupils to create their own totem pole, used with a low ability class, introducing them to Native American beliefs.

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

Lessons examining the War of Independence including causation (why was the war fought) and methods (how was the war fought) and consequences (why did the British lose).

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

Lesson adpated for high ability pupils including card sort (can be printed directly from powerpoint) where pupils decide on categories, analysis of propaganda and Adolf Hitler true or false plenary game.

Card sort and tutorial asking pupils to examined whether the Gunpowder Plot was a conspiracy or a terrorist plot.

Lesson examining the Blitz- introductory lesson with censroship plenary.

Lesson requiring pupils to examine arguements for and against executing the King, the verdict and to create a short talk-show clip interviewing the key people.

The Story of the Gunpowder Plot can be read with class and pupils asked to complete their cartoon of the gunpowder plot. Pupils can be divided into groups for the Role Play Task of acting out their cartoons.

Lesson examining the League of Nations and its' failings, and introducing pupils to interpreting cartoons, encouraging a caption competition.

Lesson examining King John examining his qualities to those a Medieval King should have and how John managed to alienate those people that should have in theory supported the King.

Stone Castle Diagram with labels

Lesson examining what changes to religion Elizabeth made and how the Religious Settlement was perceived