This lesson looks at the causes of the Depression and its impacts on Germany. Students create a fact file about the Wall Street Crash by extracting information from text and video footage (differentiated on PowerPoint). The main activity looks at some facts/ impacts on Germany which students link to categories and prioritise before writing up their findings in a newspaper report.

A quick fire test based on the the first unit of the Edexcel Crime, punishment and law enforcement in medieval England. 16 questions (and answers included on separate document) Great as a starter/plenary or for revision and homework

Easy to follow lesson on Queen Elizabeth. Students eventually make a judgement about Queen Elizabeth through, portrait analysis, card sort and discussions. Main activity requires class to create their own annotated portrait which summarises their decision. Literacy support/ differentiated materials provided.

A lesson that introduces student to Mary, Queen of Scots. Student complete a range of student-led critical thinking activities which sets them up for a 12 mark explain question. This lesson concludes unit 1. As always a step by step guide with high-quality differentiated resources.

Edexcel GCSE Early Elizabethan England. A comprehensive analysis of Elizabeth’s 1559 religious settlement. This lessons includes a range of activities which enables students to fully understand the key concepts of the settlement, how it was enforced and its impacts on people and churches. A range of hight quality worksheets and information sheets are included as well as an exam style question with useful student friendly tips and literacy support. A homework task is also incorporated into the lesson. As always there are easy to follow instructions and differentiated activities. One of the tasks makes reference to the Pearson textbook however the lesson can easily be taught without this task.

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

Students identify threats, challenges and responses to domestic challenges before moving on to look at the situation in Europe and in particular the Spanish influence in the Netherlands. Students assess various events, such as the trade embargo and attribute a success score for Elizabeth's influence in responding to various events. They follow this up with two exam style questions before deciding how successful Elizabeth was in dealing with religious challenges. Fully resourced with differentiated activities, exam tips and literacy support as well as a range of activities and worksheets that cover the topic.

The first lesson in Unit 1.2 (the settlement of religion). Students learn about the key features of the 3 main religions by identifying characteristics and producing a Venn diagram. This is followed by discussions and questions re 'what kind of church did England want' and key features of each religion. Students then produce a map to show religious divisions and complete a series of questions. The lesson ends by students suggesting possible ways forward to avoid religious conflict. As always there are clear step by step instructions and differentiated resources.

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.

This lesson looks at the key features of society and government in 1558. Students create diagrams to show social and town hierarchy in the period before cutting, matching and organising cards to show the key features and role of the government. They use this completed chart to respond to a series of scenarios that could happen in England in 1558 and they have to determine which members of the government would intervene. An exam question to finish. As always there are clear step by step instructions and differentiated resources.

The second lesson for Unit 1.1 (The situation on Elizabeth’s accession). This lesson looks at what was England like when Elizabeth came to the throne in 1558. Students organise features of England into given categories before completing analysis of the country and using the knowledge to complete a describe tow features of question. They finish by producing a comparison between England in 1558 and today.

Students learn about Nazi policies towards minority groups and how these were influenced by eugenics. The main activity requires students to position Nazi policies on a graph frame, with the positioning based on their opinion re the severity of the persecution. The graph is then used to complete a series of tasks. Clear step by step instructions, differentiated activities and worksheets. This is the last lesson in the unit of work.

The first lesson for the last unit (C1900-present: crime, punishment and law enforcement in recent times). An easy to follow lesson which introduces students to a range of crimes (some new and some old but carried out using new methods). Students are issued with one crime which they use to make a teaching poster. They then teach other students about their crime. Plenty of opportunity for discussion e.g. which factors have influenced present day crime the most etc. There is a table to complete for 12 crimes before an exam style question.

Students work through a range of activities to assess the different methods used by the Nazis to reduce unemployment. They then examine changes in living standards by reading about different characters in Nazi Germany before determining whose living standards did increase/ decrease and why. An exam question follows the task. Fully resourced, clear instructions and the required spec knowledge is covered.

This lesson examines the changes in education 1933-39. Students examine the teaching methods and curriculum changes introduced by the Nazis. Activities include watching a scene from Europa in German where by the class need to determine the content of the lesson. They re-watch this in English to see if they were correct. There is a note taking activity (directed) and a maths challenge linked to the Nazi curriculum. Students end with a clip from An Education for Death with a series of questions before answering a plenary question. As always there are clear instructions, information and activity sheets. This lesson is part of the Unit 4 Life in Nazi Germany Bundle

This lesson looks at the Nazi views on women and the family. This is the first lesson in Unit 4 (Life in Nazi Germany 1933-39) Students begin the lesson by studying the key vocab for the unit. A quick recap from the role of women during the Weimar republic before students analyses and assess the changes that took place between 1933-39. Once they have identified and explained the 3 key changes they have to complete a Blind Date task. In this activity students have to study the responses from 3 women to determine who would be most suitable for a German man in the years 1933-39. The final task is cretcreating ing a lonely hearts advert for the perfect Nazi woman. As always there are clear instructions, differentiated worksheets, a range of activities that cover the required knowledge for this aspect of the specification

An overview of the groups who opposed the Nazis with an emphasis on the Edelweiss Pirates and the Swing Youth. The lesson also includes source based exam questions, information sheets, a range of activities that cover the specification and an end of Unit 3 self-assessment task. This is the last lesson in Unit 3.