I am a history teacher in Scotland. Sharing a mixture of resources including knowledge organisers, retrieval practice, units of work and work related to pedagogy and practice. Will be adding more resources as and when I have them. Please check my social media accounts for more ideas.
I am a history teacher in Scotland. Sharing a mixture of resources including knowledge organisers, retrieval practice, units of work and work related to pedagogy and practice. Will be adding more resources as and when I have them. Please check my social media accounts for more ideas.
This comprehensive revision booklet offers a structured and engaging approach for students studying National 5 or GCSE History, particularly on Nazi Germany and the Weimar Republic. Packed with activities like recall challenges, source analysis, and interactive tasks, it builds students’ confidence in tackling key topics such as the Treaty of Versailles, hyperinflation, Nazi propaganda, and the persecution of minorities. The booklet also integrates examination strategies, helping students master essential skills like evaluating sources and structuring high-mark answers. Designed for classroom or independent use, it reinforces critical knowledge while developing exam readiness, making it an invaluable resource for both teachers and learners.
An exam wrapper is a reflective tool that aids students in analyzing their exam performance, identifying strengths and weaknesses, and refining study strategies. It promotes metacognition by encouraging students to evaluate their preparation and errors, ultimately enhancing learning outcomes and engagement with course material.
A set of infographics which take the student through the Nineteenth Century and the Industrial Revolution. It includes resources on life in the cities, the improvement of public health, life in the mills and mines, government reform of mines and mills, the transport revolution and the growth of democracy in the Nineteenth Century.
A series of info-graphics summarizing key topics about Weimar and Nazi Germany. Includes posters on the following topics
The Treaty of Versailles
The Weimar Constitution
Threats to the Weimar Republic from the Left and the Right
The Achievements of Gustav Stresemann
Why the Nazis were not popular in the 1920s
Why the Nazis became more popular
The Road to dictatorship
How the Nazis overcame opposition
Life in Nazi Germany
Children in Nazi Germany
Nazis and Women
Timeline of persecution in Nazi Germany
Why was there so little opposition?
Opposition to the Nazis
How the Nazis used propaganda
How the Nazis “reduced” unemployment
A series of posters covering various aspects of pedagogy and practice. Covering the following areas
Questioning
Behaviour
Feedback
Plenaries
Retrieval Practice
Checking for Understanding
What makes excellent teaching
How to make observations fair
How to build relationships with pupils
A worksheet taking students through how to capture a medieval castle. Includes information, comprehension questions, the pros and cons of different methods and a literacy based summary task.
A guide to using AI to help the history teacher generate newspaper articles (and other resources) using AI.
Contains:
Benefits of using AI section
A guide to how to use AI to create resources
A collection of over 50 different “fake” newspaper articles to be used as exemplars in the classroom.
These cover a wide variety of commonly taught topics such as the assassination of Caesar, the battle of Hastings, the Reformation, the Napoleonic wars, the Great War and World War Two.
A set of revision booklets about Medicine Through Time
There are 5 sets of booklets on the following topics
Medieval medicine
Renaissance Medicine
Medicine 1750-1900 Booklet 1
Medicine 1750-1900 Booklet 2
Twentieth Century Medicine
Each set consists of two booklets
The pupil booklet has revision notes, a set of comprehension questions, a multiple choice quiz and a retrieval practice task.
The teacher booklet contains the answers to the questions
A set of revision booklets about World War One
There are 6 sets of booklets on the following topics
The origins of the war
The early phases of the war
Life in the trenches
New technology in the war
The home front
How the war ended
Each set consists of two booklets
The pupil booklet has revision notes, a set of comprehension questions, a multiple choice quiz and a retrieval practice task.
The teacher booklet contains the answers to the questions
A set of revision booklets for Weimar and Nazi Germany.
There are 5 sets of booklets on the following topics
The problems of the Weimar Republic
The reasons the Nazis came to power
How Germany became a dictatorship
Persecution of Jews and other minorities
Women and children in Nazi Germany
Each set consists of two booklets
The pupil booklet has revision notes, a set of comprehension questions, a multiple choice quiz and a retrieval practice task.
The teacher booklet contains the answers to the questions
A series of units originally designed for KS3 but suitable for KS2 as well. Core history skills, the Tollund Man, Castles and Vikings.
Each unit is fully resourced
A short unit of three lessons designed to take young historians through some of the core skills they will need to progress in history.
Fully resourced and including a simple assessment which can be carried out at the end.