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.

Easy to follow lesson on Medieval towns. Starter activity requires students to identify problems from an image and consider adjectives to help describe the town. They then analyse a range of sources that relate to the town’s residents and give each a blame rating for their role in the poor living conditions before writing a PPE paragraph about who their chief culprit is. the main task is a TripAdvisor review for the town (success criteria and literacy support provided).

Students are introduced to the concept of slavery and to the factors that led to the use of slavery in the Americas through a card sort activity. The focus of the lesson is on encouraging students to make a judgment based on evidence and to develop literacy and exam skills. There are a set of additional sources that can be used to supplement the card sort for G & T students who want to develop their arguments by adding additional evidence/ quotes to their arguments. Literacy support provided. As always there are clear step by step instructions

A lesson on the early civil rights campaigns. A range of deeper level thinking and critical thinking tasks included, which lead into an extended response question whereby students practice and develop GCSE skills by weighing up evidence and reaching judgements based on the information given. As always there are clear step by step instructions.

Easy to follow lesson on the Civil War. Students are introduced to some facts about each side in 1642 which they use to collect evidence and score each side’s strengths and weaknesses at the start of the war. They record this data in a table which they then use to make a trump style trading card game for a royalist or parliamentarian. They add an annotated illustration (resources for this included in PowerPoint). The final task is writing up their findings by responding to the lesson’s question.

A lesson on the reason for and against the execution of King Charles I. Students weigh up evidence before looking at the events of the execution. They use sources and images to get a sense of events. The main activity is using their data to create a newspaper report that explains the reasons for the execution and describes and explains the events and the crowds reactions. Literacy support, differentiated resources included.

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.

Easy to follow lesson which uses extracts from Pepys’ diary. Firstly students organise his extracts into chronological order and then fix them to a living graph to show how the extracts link to the progress of the Plague. They then use the extracts to find information and compare this to fact cards. Plenty of student discussion before discussing how useful the document is. Clear step by step instructions included

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

First World War lesson on the Christmas Truce in 1914. The students analyse a range of sources (posters, letter extracts and film footage) to collect evidence on British attitudes towards the German people. The main task is a letter writing activity where the students need to explain how and why their feelings towards war and the enemy has changed. Literacy support and differentiated materials included as well as clear step by step instructions

Time travel Britain! Students learn about Christmas during two different eras; the medieval period and Christmas during the rule of Oliver Cromwell. These two booklets include a range of activities (that need minimal teacher intervention) such as a time travel activity, source analysis, writing up a report about Christmas in the period of study (a differentiated version included with sentence stems and a version without literacy support is included), a stamp making activity, a word search and a quick recap at the end where students change their time travels views based on what they now know. Each book will take the students a 60 minute lesson to work through (so enough material for two lessons here). Enjoy a stress free end of term lesson :-)

A concise 5 page A4 revision and teaching sheet for the crime, punishment and law enforcement in medieval England, Area of Study 1. This comes with key vocabulary, an overview of the period, info on law enforcement, changes and continuity during the period, case study knowledge, a student assessment grid and exam question example and advice. I'll be doing one of these for each of the units, so keep your eyes on my page. This product comes as part of Unit 1 Crime and punishment through time c.1000-c.1500 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/edexcel-gcse-9-1-history-crime-and-punishment-c1000-c1500-11463922

The Narrative question exam preparation. This product includes all of the material required to teach the two narrative exam style questions. Students read about two key events (the creation of satellite states and the Berlin crisis, 1948-49), complete a card sort activity, sequence key events before writing up their responses to the questions. A student-friendly mark scheme is included as well as structure tips for this question type. There is also literacy support and exam tips for how to approach this type of question. In the examination students should aim to spend 10 minutes writing up this question, so this could be a timed activity. It's important that the students start to get into the habit of arranging and sequencing the events and using the linking language. Terms of Use: Purchase of this item entitles the purchaser the right to reproduce the pages for personal and classroom use only. Duplication for other classes, an entire school or for commercial use is strictly prohibited without written permission from the author. Minor editing is allowed but only for personal use. The document remains under copyright even when edited. Pasting this item in whole or part on the Internet in any form is strictly prohibited and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Copyright 2017

A 15 page Crime Punishment revision and quiz booklet. Perfect for that end of term lesson(s), for revision sessions, homework tasks, plenary or starters or can simply be used as a fun Christmas lesson for a topic quiz. The booklet includes 5 quick fire questions for each of the five units c1000-c1500,c1500-c1700, c1700-c1900, c1900-present & Whitechapel. In addition there is a famous individual round, matching crimes and laws to the correct era, an event and change quiz, anagrams and significant events in the story of crime and punishment. This product can be purchased in the 1700-present Bundlehttps://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/edexcel-history-gcse-91-crime-and-punishment-c1700-present-11501920. Or if you are new to TES set up an account and get this resource for free with the code NOVEMBERNEWBIE. A teacher answer booklet is included too

Lesson 20 of our Edexcel Crime and Punishment Unit. A lesson on the work of Fry and Howard and the subsequent changes to prisons. Students are introduced to some sources about the use and condition of prisons in the 17th century, which they analyse and use as evidence to comment on the state of prisons. They then work through a range of activities such as creating a fact file, a research task on Fry and Howard. Once they have secured their knowledge of the work of the reformers they begin to link their work to prisons changes and write up how their work affected prisons in the period. All resources are differentiated with literacy support and prompts.

An easy to follow lesson on the development of law enforcement 1700-1900. Students are introduced to some mug shots (use of technology) and have to match criminals to their crime. The main task is creating a detailed timeline to show the key developments to law enforcement for the period ( a success criteria, key questions and headings are given on the powerpoint). Following this students will need to create a cartoon strip to show how policing has changed since 1700 (town watchmen etc). The plenary looks at the changing role of local communities throughout the whole period of study. This lesson is great preparation for a Q6 practice. Pearson textbook pages 88-91 are needed for the timeline info. All the activities come as part of a work book

A 33 page study guide and workbook for Unit 3 of the Early Elizabethan England GCSE course. This booklet includes a range of student-led activities, such as card sorts, Venn diagrams, categorising 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 booklet 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. These resources take many many hours to create, so please leave a review.

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.

The last lesson in the Crime and Punishment Unit of Work. Students learn about the significance of the Bentley execution by assessing evidence and different points of view regarding the details of the case. An active student led lesson with a range of activities with an extended response question.

This lesson looks at the key events 1933-34 which led to Hitler’s total control over Germany. Students analyse 5 key events, such as The Night of the Long Knives, rank each event in terms of how extreme Hitler’s actions were before making top trump cards for each event. There is a source based exam question with tips and support. As always clear instructions and fully differentiated high-quality resources easily adapted for all abilities.