Thank you for visiting my shop! All resources will be full lessons with a starter, learning objectives, 3 learning activities and AFL, a plenary and homework. All SOW's meet the Ofsted 3 I's and oracy criterion and aim to be engaging for students. I hope they are useful- feedback is greatly appreciated. Any issues, please email me at matthews_133@hotmail.com.
Thank you for visiting my shop! All resources will be full lessons with a starter, learning objectives, 3 learning activities and AFL, a plenary and homework. All SOW's meet the Ofsted 3 I's and oracy criterion and aim to be engaging for students. I hope they are useful- feedback is greatly appreciated. Any issues, please email me at matthews_133@hotmail.com.
This is the second lesson in the What drove people to migrate? series of lessons for a half term. This series of lessons is designed to follow on directly from the Migration to Britain series of lessons available to buy in my shop.
This lesson aims to enable students to state at least 3 facts about the religious reformation in Europe, analyse sources to understand the impact of Martin Luther’s ideas on countries in Europe and evaluate the reasons why the Huguenots and Puritans migrated.
This lesson consists of a power point with all resources and information included. The power point includes:
Title slide with joke and riddle
Differentiated SMART learning objectives
Starter: 5 true or false questions to recap last lesson
Activity 1: Students watch a video about the religious reformation in Europe and answer 3 questions. Answers are on the next slide
Activity 2: Source investigation framed around the popular computer game-Among Us. It is important to be really strict on the Emergency meetings as otherwise it will disrupt the learning. All students must complete the table provided during the activity.
Activity 3: Students use the information to complete the Push Pull tables for both the Huguenots and the Puritans.
Plenary: Students create a role play based on the experiences of migrants they have learned about so far
Homework: Students must write a sentence for each speech bubble to review their learning
This is the first lesson in the What drove people to migrate? series of lessons for a half term. This series of lessons is designed to follow on directly from the Migration to Britain series of lessons available to buy in my shop.
The aim of this lesson is toe enable students to describe at least 3 facts about the first Jewish community iN England, analyse sources to understand how the Jews were persecuted and then judge how successful the first Jewish community was.
This lesson consists of a power point with all resources and information included. The power point includes:
New Topic slide
Title slide with joke and riddle
Differentiated SMART learning objectives
Starter: word association game with help sheet of key words, individuals, themes and groups of migrants
Activity 1: Jigsaw group task to learn and note the key points in the story of the first Jewish community in Britain. An information sheet and differentiated version are included. Important that the teacher circulates each group to ensure work is being completed.
Activity 2: Source investigation were students work in pairs to highlight examples of how Jews were persecuted in England. I would recommend printing the sources for the students and ask them to stick into their books.
Activity 3: Students read an interpretation about the first Jewish community and write a sentence about how they were treated and what their role was. Interpretation is included with a differentiated version for lower ability students
Plenary: recap of why it is important to learn about migration to Britain- students must use the cryptic picture clues to identify the 6 main reasons why it is important to study migration
Homework: Students must create a memorial to the victims from the first Jewish community
This is the eighth and final lesson in the Norman Conquest series of lessons, which explores how William the Conqueror was able to take control of England.
This lesson aims to give students an in depth understanding of the reasons why William won the Battle of Hastings, as well as developing students ability to categorise causes and to make judgements on importance. The lesson also explores the strengths and weaknesses of the Normand and Saxon armies.
This resource is a power point including the full lesson and all resources needed. It includes:
A lesson title slide with a discussion question to get students thinking while they write the title and date
Clear, smart, and differentiated learning objectives
Starter- students choose which starter activity to complete- chronological order, explain the links, usefulness or add a picture
Activity 1-students read through the information about soldiers used in the Saxon and Normand armies and then discuss their relative strengths and weaknesses with the person next to them
Activity 2- In groups of 3/4, students read through the reasons why William won the Battle of Hastings and then categorise them into Tactics, Luck, William’s string leadership or Harold’s mistakes. Students then categorise the reasons by importance and then choose which one factor was the most important. I usually give each group of students a pack of cards and ask them to spread them over a desk as it is easier to sort them.
Activity 3- Students plan an answer to a GCSE 12 mark explain why question. Students choose which planning sheet they to use- easy, medium, difficult,
Plenary- in groups of 3, students must discuss the 3 questions
Homework. students write out their answer to the GCSE question
This is the fourth lesson in the What drove people to migrate? series of lessons for a half term. This series of lessons is designed to follow on directly from the Migration to Britain series of lessons available to buy in my shop.
This lesson aims to enable students to explain why people left the Carribean and moved to Britain after WW2, aanlyse sources to discover what life was like for West Indians in England and analyse the similarities and differences between the reasons why the Irish and West Indians migrated to Britain.
This lesson consists of a power point with all resources and information included. The power point includes:
Title slide with joke and riddle
Differentiated SMART learning objectives
Starter: students analyse a visual source and discuss 2 questions
Activity 1 & 2: Differentiated jigsaw group task to explain why people left the Caribbean for Britain and what life was like for them
Activity 3: Students compare and contrast the experiences of Irish and West Indian migrants in England
Plenary 3 students are selected as Teachers to summarise what they have learned and ask the other students questions
Homework: Students compare the push and pull factors for the last 4 lessons and answer the 3 questions
A three lesson series introducing key stage 3 students to the key historical skills of importance, chronology, thematic history and using evidence.
This bundle is ideal as the first 3 lessons taught to Year 7 students but could easily be adapted for Year 8 and possibly Year 9 students (as a refresher of the skills)
Lesson 1- Why do we study History? Students explore what history is and why it is important to study
Lesson 2- chronology and thematic History. Students are introduced to the 5 main historical themes and why we use them. Also, students learn about ordering time, creating time lines, putting dates into centuries and time periods.
Lesson 3- How do we use evidence to explore the past? Students are introduced to different types of evidence, primary and secondary sources, the difference between comprehension and inference when analysing sources and then attempt to make an inference from a source.
The Early Migration to Britain Bundle focuses on introducing students to who the Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings were, why they came to the British Isles and what changes they made to life in Britain. It also helps students understand how to approach Thematic History, develop their source analysis skills, rank reasons by importance and also tackle Historians interpretations.
There are 6 lessons included in this bundle:
The Celts
The Romans
Resistance to the Romans
The Anglo-Saxons
The Vikings
Who were the first “English” people?
This bundle follows the Pearson Exploring History Book 1: Monarchs, Monks and Migrants but is not necessary to have to use these lessons.
This seven lesson series directly follows on from
These lessons will explore the role that religion and economic factors played in peoples decisions to migrate to Britain.
We will explore these through case studies of several different groups of people- the Jews, the Huguenots, the Puritans, the Irish and the West Indians.
Also, we will look at how these groups have changed Britain and their long-term impact.
Finally, students will be introduced to the key historical skill of analsying interpretations and explaining differences between interpretations.
The Norman Conquest of England 1066 bundle explores this momentous year in European History resulting in the Norman takeover of England. Students will learn about what England was like in 1066, why a dispute over the English crown happened, who the main contenders for the throne were and why they felt entitled. Students also study the Battle of Stamford Bridge and Battle of Hastings exploring both what happened and also why these battles were won. This bundle also has a built in assessment with students working in groups to create an election campaign for the contender they believe deserves to be the next king of England. This is designed to work on students oracy in line with Ofsted crieteria. Students will also explore why it is important to study the Norman takeover of England and it also helps develop students key historical skills of chronology, causation and consequence, analysing and evaluating sources, categorising factors and making judgements on importance.
There are 8 lessons included in this bundle:
England before 1066
What did the Anglo-Saxons do all day?
Who were the claimants to the throne?
Election Campaign Preparation Lesson
Election Campaign Lesson
The Battle of Stamford Bridge
The Battle of Hastings
Why William won
This bundle follows the Pearson Exploring History Book 1: Monarchs, Monks and Migrants but is not necessary to have to use these lessons.