Two full lessons covering the content for the new specification Mormons section of American West. Two lessons, information sheets, differentiation and homework included. The youtube video used in the lesson describes the journey that the Mormons take to Salt Lake Valley. I do not own the video and have therefore not included it in the lesson, there are multiple videos on youtube that can fulfil this part of the lesson.

Sioux way of life introduction Allows pupils to consider the way of life for individual members of the tribe Also includes interpretation analysis as the final task.

Sioux Religion with carousel activity including differentiation. Inference question and empathising with Sioux culture included.

Lesson 1: Why move west Push/pull factors two consequence or how useful question (hide slide you do not want to show pupils, both included) Lesson two: Journeying West Oregon Trail, Donner party, experiences of migrants Explain the importance of question at the end of the lesson Both lessons focus on skills building.

Exploration of the significance of the Exoduster movement as a case study. All tasks fully differentiated, carousel with gap fill for weaker pupils and every task must/should/could to support and challenge.

Transcontinental railroad lesson with skills building narrative account section. Fully supported with differentiated worksheets to allow lower ability pupils to access learning.

Lesson covers: Homestead act Inventions supporting homesteaders: barbed wire, sod houses etc. Final task has option as a carousel or a comprehension task - both included.

Significance and importance of the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851 Includes ‘explain the importance of’ homework.

American West Ranching lesson includes explain two consequences question with differentiated options for HA/MA and printable sentence starters for LA pupils.

Lesson that explores the causes, conduct and consequences of the JCW. All tasks fully differentiated for HA and LA.

Lesson explores concepts of reservations, assimilation and the Dawes Act of 1887.

Lesson that focuses on causes, conduct and consequences of Little Crow’s war. Includes a card sort in which pupils categorise ideas into the three groups. They are then asked to explain, link and analyse with the final task.

This lesson compares housecarls, knights, fyrdsmen and footsoldiers. Lesson is fully differentiated with tasks based at different grades to stretch and challenge learners, there is also polish differentiation attached with the tasks and key words translated for EAL pupils.

Lesson that analyses the causes, conduct and consequences of Sand Creek and Red Cloud. Includes opportunity for pupils to analyse the success of President Grant’s Peace Treaty. Pupils complete a narrative account and work in pairs to gain information about the two events .

Complete lesson on the Battle of Little Bighorn including exam skills work around the 8 mark importance question - pupils are asked to mark and improve a model answer.

Whole lesson exploring the reasons for and impacts of the extermination of the buffalo. Includes carousel task and exemplar answers that pupils are asked to compare and improve.

Part of a series of revision sessions designed to build knowledge prior to the Early Elizabethan England examination. Pupils will cover: Legitimacy and accession Mary Queen of Scots - problem, fleeing to England, execution Walsingham and his spies Pupils will also complete planning sheets for two explain why questions, focused on building their skills and ability to link back to a question prior to the exam.

This is an hour revision session designed for intervention prior to examination. Pupils will: Describe key developments using images to prompt recall answer a 10 question quiz to test their knowledge and highlight areas for development complete a thinking quilt that covers the entire unit and key themes complete three importance questions as a group (see cover image)