A 37 page revision guide and workbook for Unit 1 (c.1000-c.1500) from the Crime and punishment through time GCSE course. This booklet links to the Edexcel specification. The booklet is split into three sections; Crime and punishment in Anglo-Saxon England, Norman England and the Later Middle Ages.
Each section covers the required knowledge and skills needed to succeed at GCSE level. There are a range of worksheets, student-led activities, exam style questions and tips, quizzes, key word tests, self assessment activities and information sheets.
This booklet can be used to teach the entire unit. It can also be used to teach the entire unit. The resource includes a range of resources/ worksheets/ activities that can be used to teach individual lessons or a sequence of lessons. If you have purchased any of our other GCSE revision guides (Cold War, Germany or Elizabeth) then you will know that these resources are easy to follow, student-led and teacher friendly
Everything needed to teach the final unit of the Early Elizabethan England Unit 3. If you are familiar with our lessons you will know that each enquiry includes high-quality resources, exam style questions and tips, differentiated activities and clear step by step instructions. No textbook required.
Everything needed to successfully teach the early Elizabethan England course, This bundle includes 19 enquiry based lessons. Each lesson includes a powerpoint presentation with a step by step guide and activities, high quality worksheets, engaging activities, exam questions and support material.
Students work through a range of activities to determine what was the wort problem faced by people on the home front during WW1. They use their knowledge and completed activities to respond to a how far style question. The more able will use the sources to supplement their own knowledge. Literacy support included. As always there are clear step by step instructions.
PowerPoint, worksheet and resources. Students eventually have to create a poster that helps to explain why a police force was set up in London in 1829.
A lesson that preps students for the GCSE 'how far' style question. Students are introduced to a range of issues faced by people on the Home Front which they categorise and prioritise before writing a response to a how far question. There a three sources which they need to link to their chose categories and use to support their findings. There is a writing frame provided for the less able as well as sentence stems and key words to include and support your students. As always there are step by step instructions.
Students are introduced to the groups who did or did not benefit during the economic boom years. Once they have identified each group they complete a table activity to explain how/ why groups did or did not benefit. The main activity introduces the students to post cards from the boom years (which show Americans living a lavish lifestyle etc). The pupils have to create their own annotated postcard that accurately illustrates how the economic boom years should be represented (positive and negative images). There is a GCSE question to complete at the end of the lesson. I usually teach this over 2 lessons.
students work through a decision making activity which introduces students to 4 key factors why the Mary Rose sank. They need to sort through evidence cards and match them to the correct explanations and then chose their most significant pieces of evidence before writing up a report which explains their theory about the Mary Rose and they end with a peer assessment plenary. As always there are clear step by step instructions.
Easy to follow lesson. Students have to organise information about the changes onto a graph before writing up speech bubbles for different types of women to explain how much their life changed and why it did/ did not change. Exam style question to finish.
The last lesson in our English Civil War Unit of Work. The lesson looks at different interpretations of King Charles II which students weigh up against a Horrible Histories sketch. Having done this the students write a letter to the creators of Horrible Histories to explain how the sketch could be developed. Literacy support and differentiated resources included. As always there are clear step by step instructions. PLEASE NOTE, DUE TO COPYRIGHT, I CANNOT UPLOAD THE BLING LYRICS. THESE CAN BE FOUND HERE .
A timeline of the Kings and Queens from 1066 - present day. 44 A4 posters with a blurb about each monarch and literacy support to help pupils learn new words. These look great in my classroom laminated and fixed to the walls. to create a great display. Ideal for new teachers (NQTs) looking for a display!
Easy to follow lesson on why people went on a crusade. This is an active learning lesson where students collect data from other students, extra information from sources and make decisions re the reasons why people went on a crusade. The main activity is creating a teaching poster (example and success criteria included). The Students need to structure PEE paragraphs in their poster which will help explain their poster ideas. Clear instructions included.
Students start by adding detail to a never heard the word grid which cover the unit. They then start to collect evidence to show how the Nazis influenced people's lives. They must decide how this would impact Jewish people living in Germany by matching their evidence to a range of categories. This is followed by a postcard activity whereby students write to a pen friend to outline how and why their lives are changing. Literacy support provided as well as step by step instructions and differentiated resources.
Students begin by watching a clip from Platoon, whereby they suggest adjectives to describe the impression given re American involvement in Vietnam and share their opinions on the source and what it suggests. They are introduced to 5 different reasons for US action in Vietnam, which they have to link to a description for each reason and a supporting quote. They then decide which of the 5 factors were the main reasons for US involvement. They main activity is to create a script for a voice-over to either condemn or support US actions. As always there are clear step by step instructions.
Students analyse 5 of the main methods used by the suffragettes to gain publicity and they must determine how effective each method was before creating a teaching poster. Success criteria, literacy support and resources included. Ready to teach and as always there are clear step by step instructions.
A concise 6 page A4 revision and teaching guide for the first unit of the Edexcel 9-1 Weimar and Nazi Germany specification (The Weimar Republic 1918-29). This comes with key vocabulary, an overview of the period, exam info on each sub topic, quick fire revision tasks, such as multiple choice questions, a student assessment grid and exam question examples and advice/ tips and skills. The is also a quick fire test, which can be used as a starter or a plenary or simply included in the booklet. This is perfect to give to each student either before or after the unit. I'll be doing one of these for each of the units, so keep your eyes on my page.
This Bundle includes five revision booklets (one for each unit of the crime and punishment through time specification). Each booklet includes key term lists, an overview of the period with key exam information, information on new laws and the case studies, exam skills, example questions and self-assessment tasks. There are also five Quick Fire tests for each unit, which are ideal for a starter or plenary or can be placed inside the booklet next to each unit. Perfect for revision at the end of each topic or they can be made into handy revision booklets for each student
The third lesson from the Edexcel Superpower relations and the Cold War GCSE course. Students continue to set the tone for the origins of the Cold war as they learn about the key differences between capitalism and communism through a debate. They then plot the key countries that followed each system on a world map before recapping their knowledge in a plenary. As always there are clear instructions and high-quality resources.
Handy structure strips that cover all the different types of questions (GCSE Modern Depth Study). I use these for the Weimar and Nazi Germany Unit. They are very useful when preparing students for exam preparation, assessments and writing up questions in lessons. The students also use these to make their own structure strips for revision. These can also be purchased as part of our Weimar Revision Pack (link below).
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/edexcel-9-1-weimar-and-nazi-germany-1918-1939-revision-resource-pack-11637138
This lesson looks at the key problems Elizabeth faced when she became Queen in 1558. There are some recap activities from the previous lesson which look at the structure of society and government and a 4 mark describe question. The main activity requires students to work through a card sort activity whereby the prioritise the evidence, organise it based on significance and follow it up with a 4 mark exam question and an activity whereby offer Elizabeth advice before attempting a 12 mark question. Exam support included.