Unit 1 Student Study Guide
Contains detailed top level Grade 9 knowledge on all aspects of the course, covering the specification from Edexcel
Easily accessible for all levels
Includes a wide range of exam questions with a ‘how to’ guide for each question aw well as tips and literacy support
Exam questions broken down (easily accessible for all levels)
Self-assessment tasks for each unit
Key term documents for each unit
High-quality, well presented and student friendly, differentiated resources
The entire specification covered
Can be used for revision, homework, exam preparation or simply used as a point of reference within class teaching
A decision making lesson on Dunkirk. The lesson includes source based activities, card sorts (categorising and prioritising) and a newspaper article for students to write up their judgement (literacy support and newspaper language provided). As always there are clear step by step instructions and differentiated resources to suit all abilities.
12 fully resourced lessons on the Tudors. Each lesson includes differentiated activities, literacy support, card sorts, deeper level thinking activities and student-led tasks). Each lesson is designed to encourage independent learning with pupil led activities with an emphasis on developing GCSE skills and literacy.
A 38 page study guide and workbook for Unit 2 of the Early Elizabethan England GCSE course. This booklet includes a range of student-led activities, such as card sorts, living graphs, categorizing tasks, ranking/ decision making activities, multiple choice and key word quizzes, follow-up questions, information sheets, exam style questions with hints and tips, a question types document, a key term glossary. These booklets can be used to teach the entire unit (around 8-9 lessons worth of resources and activities) or for flipped learning/ homework tasks, or simply given to students to revise independently before the exams.
20 fully resourced lessons which include a PowerPoint presentation, detailed differentiated resources, literacy support materials, activities designed to encourage independent learners and thinkers with a clear focus of developing GCSE skills (particularly the 16 and 20 mark style questions which require students to reach supported judgements based on the evidence provided).These lessons took many hours to plan and prepare and they are constantly being developed, so please leave feedback. Once purchased you will have access to these resources indefinitely, so please check for updates. I do post updates on my TES feed so if you follow me you will receive these notes. Finally, I hope you find and your students find these resources helpful.
Easy to follow lesson on terror in Nazi Germany. The video clips are embedded in the presentation but are also attached incase of any issues with these. Students are introduced to the methods of terror used by the nazis and they have to determine which method was most effective. Written ask reviews knowledge and requires class to write a secret message about how the Nazis are using terror and its consequences. Links to the clips are below as are the files
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZJXLZdnhCI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QyRqHDVlLs
The case study for the Edexcel History GCSE crime and punishment until. Lesson includes a worksheet and tasks which covers all of the required knowledge for the case study ‘The Gunpowder Plot’ and its implications for Catholics in the period 1500-1700 as set out in the specification.
Easy to follow lesson which examines the key factors that hindered the police during the Ripper investigation. Students analyses evidence cards, categories evidence, explain its significance and create a Penny Dreadful article that criticizes the police investigation into the murders. The following lesson will examine the police methods and their effectiveness. After students have gained this knowledge they will be able to attempt the source based questions.
Everything needed to teach the final unit in the Weimar and Nazi Germany Unit. Each lesson comes with a step by step guide, high-quality worksheets, differentiated activities, exam questions, tips and supportThese lessons took many hours to plan and prepare and they are constantly being developed, so please leave feedback. Once purchased you will have access to these resources indefinitely, so please check for updates. I do post updates on my TES feed so if you follow me you will receive these notes. Finally, I hope you find and your students find these resources helpful.
This is a classic KS3 lesson that develops examination skills. Students analyse sources linked to women’s efforts during the war and the campaign for female suffrage. They complete a range of source based tasks before attempting a ‘how far’ style question. Literacy support and differentiated. As always there are clear step by step instructions.
6 fully resourced lessons, which include student-led and engaging activities, exam questions with hints and tip and mark schemes to cover the entire specification. No textbook required.
A 40 page revision guide and workbook for Unit 2 (c.1500-c.1700) from the Crime and punishment through time GCSE course. This booklet links to the Edexcel specification. The booklet is split into four sections; changing definitions of crime 1500-1700, law enforcement and punishments 1500-1700, a case study for the crimes and punishments of the Gunpowder plotters and witchcraft and the law 1500-1700.
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 as a student revision guide or it can be used to teach the entire specification. For instance there are resources and activities for all aspects of the specification. 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 and student-led. There are plenty of opportunities to develop exam skills, respond to exam style questions and check progress.
Everything needed to teach the second unit of the Edexcel course on Early Elizabethan England. Each lesson includes a powerpoint with a step by step guide and activities, a range of student-led tasks and worksheets and exam style questions, tips and literacy support. No textbook required.
This Unit includes 37 enquiry-led lessons from the formation of the Weimar Republic, the rise of Hitler in the early 1930s and the first six years of the Nazi regime. The lessons cover the required content and teach the exam kills necessary for your pupils to succeed. These lessons develop high levels of thinking for AO4 through engaging activities to help your students analyse the numerous constructs of the past.
The enquiry based lessons end with engaging tasks and exam style questions that incorporate the knowledge and skills gained through the enquiry.The exam skills and tips are accessible and student friendly and these lessons have all been tried and tested in my classroom and tweaked and adapted over the past 2 years since the introduction of the new Edexcel 9-1 spec. There are a three lessons that refer to pages from the Pearson textbook but the course can be taught without a textbook. The lessons can be taught as they are, but can be easily adapted to your own class’ needs.
Our best selling GCSE 9-1 Unit is now available in one product! This unit includes all of the teaching material for the entire course. 37 fully resourced, differentiated, engaging lessons that cover the entire specification. I initially planned and taught this unit in 2015 and since that date it has been tweaked, updated, improved and developed into a very thorough unit of work. All the lessons include a step by step guide, several activities, high-quality worksheets, exam style questions, literacy support and help for the less able and challenge for the more able student. The majority of the lessons are student led and follow a similar method which I have successfully employed in my 14 year teaching career. The lessons are planned to allow the teacher scope to take the lesson in many directions, with plenty of open-ended questioning opportunities to allow the learner time and space to create original outcomes/ responses to exam style questions. I hope you enjoy teaching this unit as much I have! Please get in contact if you have any questions or require any support with the material after purchase.
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.
Six lessons which cover Unit 2 (Cold War crisis 1958-70) from the Berlin Crisis to the Prague Spring. Each lesson includes a powerpoint with step by step instructions and activities. There are a range of accompanying worksheets with engaging student-led activities (differentiated), exam style questions (with support e.g. structure strips and hint and tips). The lessons cover the specification and no textbook is required. These lessons and units of work take many hours to plan and create, so please be kind enough to provide feedback or a review .
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.
A 10 page guide for the first Unit of the Edexcel 9-1 Superpower relations and Cold War topic. The guide includes key terms for units 1.1-1.3. The key information needed for each unit. Exam skills and assessment information, example questions, mutiplechoice quizzes for each sub unit. Perfect for revision or for students to use whilst working their way through the unit. I will be making one of these for the other 2 units, so keep your eye on my shop or follow me for an update.