Murder mystery lesson designed for an hour long lesson. Students have to study evidence and reach their own conclusions (as detectives) about who was responsible for the death of William Rufus. Interactive lesson which can be teacher or student led. Students can work in groups to begin with then write down their own conclusions. Whole class discussion at the end. All round a very engaging lesson. Presentation is my own; images taken from Google.

1 hour lesson designed for the Crime & Punishment module of the Edexcel specification. This lesson includes information taken from the Edexcel revision guide. It specifically focuses on similarity and difference in law enforcement and change and continuity in law enforcement over a 1000 year period. Designed as a revision lesson.

This lesson measures how the lives of women changed throughout the 1800s, culminating in what their lives were like by 1900. It allows students to assess changes in the following areas: Work Clothing Women’s rights Societal attitudes Activities This lesson includes activities on source work, chronology, and exam practice. This lesson is designed for a 1 hour tutorial but slides could be printed to allow for a ‘carousel’ style activity. This lesson is a great accompaniment to the Edexcel KS3 ‘Exploring History’ course.

This lesson covers the reforms that Thomas Cromwell introduced to government during his tenure as Henry VIII’s chief minister. This lesson was designed for the course ‘Henry VIII and His Ministers’ (Edexcel GCSE) but will be a useful overview to students of Tudor England (specifically government) This lesson covers: Reforms to the Royal Council Uniformity of government Reforms to finance Management and use of parliament It also contains a consolidation quiz and sample model answer to the question ‘‘The main changes to Henry VIII’s system of government and finance in the years 1534-40 was a greater role for parliament’. How far do you agree? Explain your answer (16 marks)’ Designed for 1 hour session. Uses material taken from the Pearson coursebook ‘Henry VIII and His Ministers’

Designed for a 1 hour lesson. This lesson includes information on: How Cromwell rose to power under Henry VIII How Cromwell secured Henry’s annulment and how he was rewarded Cromwell’s role in the downfall of Anne Boleyn Exam practice on: Describe two features of Cromwell’s influence (1530-1536)(4 marks) - Edexcel style question used to support ‘Henry VIII and His Ministers’ module. It also allows students to evaluate the significance of Cromwell in the long-term - ‘which of Cromwell’s changes do you think was most significant in the development of English history?’

1 hour lesson on Thomas Cromwell’s rise to power in the court of Henry VIII. Ideal for the Edexcel GCSE course ‘Henry VIII and his ministers’ but also appropriate for students of Tudor History. Lesson includes content on: Cromwell’s early life His service to Wolsey Cromwell’s personality Cromwell’s appointment to the Royal Council Features an Edexcel 12 mark question ‘Explain why Cromwell rose to become Henry’s chief minister’ which allows students to apply their knowledge to exam materials.

This resource includes information on the Scramble for Africa and the takeover of Egypt through the Suez Canal. The lesson is introduced through discussion activities on the European nations which took over African land. The lesson then moves on to motivations for colonising Africa and the various reasons for this, inc. religion, competition, territory, economy. Following this, there is a discussion on the attitude of Cecil Rhodes towards Africa - focusing mostly on racial motivations for colonisation. This is followed by another discussion activity on what students’ think was the most significant motivating factor for European expansion in Africa. To conclude the lesson, there is an exam practice activity which includes two sources. The current question reads ‘How useful are Sources A and B to a historian studying attitudes to European expansion in Africa?(8 marks)’ but this can be modified to suit other exam boards. This lesson was designed for a 1 hour KS3 (high-ability) lesson but can be adapted for various modules across GCSE level. This lesson uses information and images from the textbook ‘Thematic Studies, Oxford AQA GCSE History’.

A 1.5 hour lesson on punishment through time, aimed for the Edexcel GCSE specification. This was designed as an online tutoring lesson so is information heavy, but can be tweaked to provide handouts for students. It has examples of exam style questions which students can practice. It provides a chronological guide to the main aspects of punishment through time seen on this specification. This lesson was designed with the aid of the Pearson Edexcel textbook and student workbook.

A 1-2 hour lesson containing information on Henry’s ‘Great Matter’ and the Dissolution of the Monasteries. It can be succinct and both can be covered in one lesson or you can choose to split it into two. This lesson contains information on: Why Henry wanted a divorce, and why the Pope would not allow him a divorce, key terminology match-up activity, Catholic & Protestant beliefs, roles of Thomas Cranmer and Thomas Cromwell, impacts the reformation had on the English Church, the functions of monasteries, motivations for the dissolution, and contemporary sources relating to the Dissolution of the Monasteries. Ideal for an introductory lesson at KS3 or for those studying ‘Henry VIII and his ministers’ for Edexcel GCSE.

A PowerPoint designed for a 1 hour lesson. Includes the option of printing off a worksheet. This lesson considers four of the factors which contributed towards the outbreak of the American Civil War. This lesson is designed to encourage students to think analytically about the causes.

An ideal lesson for revision after teaching the content within the textbook geog.1 This lesson covers the topics: Planet Earth Map Skills The UK Glaciers Rivers Africa It does not come with printable worksheet resources as it is designed for use as an online lesson. Images are taken from Google and the geog.1 textbook.

A 1 hour lesson on Volcanoes. This lesson is appropriate for GCSE students as it relies heavily on resources from BBC Bitesize. The lesson is also appropriate for higher-ability KS3 students. Suitable for students on the AQA, OCR, and WJEC exam boards. Featured content: Types of volcanoes Magma & lava Key terminology match-up Types of plate margin Hotspots Internal structure of a volcano Volcanic arcs and belts Volcanic activity

Designed for a KS3 mixed ability class. Lesson is designed for an hour long lesson. PowerPoint includes a recap of causes, and then looks at what happened to society after the Black Death in England. Includes exam skills work. Presentation is my own, images taken from Google. Contains a YouTube link to a short video.

PowerPoint designed for a 1 hour lesson on map skills at KS3 level. This lesson is best taught in an online tutorial session as it does not come with resources. However, the presentation is interactive and students could possibly do the match up activity, the globe labelling, the consolidation quiz, and the OS map analysis in their exercise books if the teacher using this lesson were to print them out. This lesson covers map skills in the form of: How to read a compass How to interpret an OS map How to infer the format of an atlas map and how to label a 3D atlas map

A 1 hour lesson designed to help students understand the interpretation question (section A) in the Unit 3 component. This lesson features topical content on the Civil Rights module as part of OCR unit 3.

This 1 hour interactive lesson is designed for low-ability students at KS3. As the League of Nations is quite a heavy topic this lesson gets the students to act out what happened with the League of Nations, and also why it did not work out as well as originally hoped. Each student performs the role of one of the countries. I taught this lesson to a low ability KS3 group and they retained the knowledge from it very well.

This lesson could be aimed at a high-ability KS3 group, or a KS4/GCSE group. This lesson covers a wide range of information that students will need to know for the earthquakes topic. It includes: Earth’s layers (for example, the crust and plate margins) Wegener’s theory of continental drift Key words and definitions Different types of plate boundary How earthquakes are measured Effects and human responses to earthquakes Case studies from an MEDC and an LEDC Human solutions to earthquakes There is a section at the bottom where you could add in your own exam style question (depending on your exam board) to the end of the lesson. There is also a quiz at the bottom which you could set for homework or as an exit ticket consolidation activity. (This lesson includes material from BBC Bitesize and Google Images)

KS3 Geography 1 hour lesson on favelas. Some material adapted, and some images taken from other resources on TES.

A lesson focused around how Henry VII was able to take power, and how he was able to secure power. Designed as a 1 hour tutorial lesson. Is suitable for high-ability KS3 or KS4. Featured content contains the lineage of Henry, individuals who helped him achieve power, and analysis of different interpretations of Henry,

A 1 hour lesson consisting of an overview of the OCR A-Level component ‘England 1485-1558: The Early Tudors’. Introduction to the Tudors paper; main body of lesson is focused around how to break down Section A of the paper (source work). Features sample questions and sources taken from previous OCR papers.