A lesson on the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. Students rearrange cards to correctly sequence events leading to war which they use to create a narrative account story board. They then identify long and short term causes and choose one of each and explain how it led to war. Literacy support and differentiated materials provided. As always there are clear step by step instructions.

A lesson on the Magna Carta. Students analyse King John’s story to investigate the reasons why the barons were unhappy. They score the different factors and insert evidence to support their scores. After group discussions the students create their own Magna Carta choosing/ creating 5 rules that they think should be included. They use evidence of John’s actions to support the inclusion of the rules.

An investigation lessons. Students study a range of clues which help to explain the death of Thomas Becket. Having worked their way through the evidence they must decide who was a fault for the death. There are plenty of decision making activities before developing examination skills during the written activity. Clear step by step instructions included.

A lesson on King John. Students watch the walt Disney sketch on King John and record their thoughts about how he is portrayed. They then analyse a range of source and record their data whilst scoring each source out of 10 in terms of how good or bad the King was. The main activity is writing a letter to walt disney. In the letter they must explain how the sketch could be improved to give a more accurate interpretation of king john. Differentiated materials, literacy support and all resources included.

I use this lesson as introduction to the key differences between the two churches when starting the reformation during Tudor England. It is an easy to follow lesson which starts with a simple spot the difference between the two churches. There is a worksheet included which the students extract information from to complete a table and respond to a written task to collect and record the data needed for the main activity, which is a tripadvisor review whereby the students need to write a review for a catholic church (as if they are a devout protestant). Literacy support and differentiated materials included as well as clear step by step instructions.

A lesson on the Black Death. Students complete a sequencing activity, categorising/ card sort/ diamond 9 (plenty of paired work and discussion) and then responding to an examination style question (support provided) that encourages students to develop counterarguments and use key terms/ focus of paragraph structure.

A medieval castle attack and castle defence activity book. A package of activity / projects related to the Medieval Castles. Includes six different activities. Each activity includes a creative and detailed activity sheet, templates, literacy support and a self assessment sheet. Also included are some feedback labels (check sheets with space for a teacher comment). Ideal for homework tasks, a sequence of lessons or project.

An introduction to Medieval Realms Unit of Work. Students learn about Britain at the start of the 12th century. This lesson includes a range of student led activities,source analysis/ extraction tasks, categorising the sources of information, writing up a report on what Britain was really like in this era (writing frame included for less able). Clear step by step instructions and differentiated materials included.

Easy to follow lesson and all video links are embedded into the powerpoint. Students watch a short clip from Richard III and note down his characteristics/ adjectives. They then watch the clip from channel 4 news ‘King in the Car Park’ and discuss why this event is so significant. The students are then introduced to a range of sources some of which support shakespeare’s view and some which challenge it. They record their findings in a table before completing a Twitter conversation with William Shakespeare (focusing on supporting views with the evidence) which develop exam skills.

This lesson looks at the causes of the Great Fire of London. Plenty of higher order thinking skills and discussion based learning followed by a task which requires the creation of a leaflet which focuses on literacy skills and GCSE skills.

A booklet containing a range of activities about life in the trenches during World War One. The activities look at the kit a soldier had to carry, the problems faced on the Western Front (source analysis and creative thinking task), daily routine activity and a No Man's Land task. The final activity requires the students to use their knowledge to create a trench survival guide for new recruits. This can be used for a sequence of lessons or as an independent project/ homework task. I teach this over 3 lessons (2 weeks). The lessons run themselves.

A lesson on the Wars of the Roses. Starter requires the students to extract information and create a factfile (sentence stems included to help less able). This task gives the class a bit of background e.g. how the conflict started. Task 2 introduces the class to the key events (cards) and they have to place these events on a graph to show which house was winning. Once this has been discussed and the groups are happy with their order there are a series of questions which can be answered by extracting evidence from the graph (literacy support is provided on the presentation). Plenary requires students to form an opinion as to which house deserved the crown and they use evidence to support their opinion. (Note: the graph needs to be printed onto A3 paper).

An assessment paper on the Reformation which sets students up for the new GCSE. Three questions source based and extended response (16marker). Mark scheme and levels included as well as a DIRT activity for a follow-up lesson.

Students work through a range of activities, for example sequencing and evidence analysis to determine if the facts suggest that the Gunpowder Plot was a set-up. They present their findings in a newspaper article which is used to develop examination skills. Clear step by step instructions included.

A lesson on henry VIII and the Reformation. Students assess three key factors that led to the reformation in England. There are a range of activities and worksheets, for example a fact file activity, a card sort and decision-making task and an extended response activity whereby students need to write a letter to the Pope (differentiated version included for LA students). As always there are clear step by step instructions.

A lesson that examines why the Treaty of Versailles was so harsh and why it was hated by the people of Germany. Students complete various tasks, such as attempting to figure out what each of the Big three wanted from a peace agreement, to mind mapping out the main terms, deciding which terms were most significant and applying their knowledge to attempt some source based exercises.

Students analyse four key factors that led to the successful Norman invasion. Students work through a card sort (categorising), diamond 9 (prioritising) and identifying links between the evidence before writing up their findings in a Facebook style response. There are plenty of opportunities to develop examination skills too. As always clear step by step instructions included.

Students learn about the one of the key flash points from the Cold War. There are a range of activities, such as a fact file task, plotting the '13 days' on a crisis graph and the main task is a newspaper article (success criteria, literacy support and differentiated). To end they need to determine who was the victor in the crisis by writing a tweet setting out either the USA or Soviet's view on the outcome of the crisis.

A quick fire test based on the the third unit of the Edexcel Crime, punishment and law enforcement in early modern England. 15 questions (and answers included on separate document) Great as a starter/plenary or for revision and homework.