Fun end of term activity for tutorial or music lesson at Christmas time. Find the answers to 15 questions asking students to complete the title of a famous Christmas carol and then locate the words in a wordsearch. Useful for key stages 1-3. Would take between 20-40 minutes depending on age and ability.

Fun end of term activity for tutorial or English lesson at Christmas time. Find the answers to 15 questions asking students to questions about Charles Dicken’s ‘A Christmas Carol.’ and then locate the words in a wordsearch. Useful for key stages 2-3. Would take between 20-40 minutes depending on age and ability.

These lessons focus on the Tudor economy in the reign of Henry VII and the beginning of the age of exploration including the work of early explorers. They contain a wide range of activities to complete individually and in groups to help students to work on their interpretation and essay writing skills. They have been made for unit 1C The Tudor on the A Level AQA specification but can be used for any post 16 Tudor England course.

This is a bright and colourful display of various aspects of Anglo-Saxon life. Each card can be blown up; laminated and displayed, and shows pictures and gives information about different aspects of Anglo-Saxon life. They include: Anglo-Saxons and Christianity Sutton Hoo Days of the week Anglo-Saxon clothes The Battle of Hastings Anglo-Saxon homes Who were the Anglo-Saxons? Where did they settle? What did they believe. Particularly suitable for a key stage 2 or 3 classroom.

THIS POWER POINT CONTAINS ALL OF THE KNOWLEDGE AND REVISION TECHNIQUES REQUIRED FOR KEY TOPIC 1 OF THE EARLY ELIZABETHAN UNIT. RELEVANT KNOWLEDGE IS BULLET POINTED; REVISION ACTIVITIES ARE GEARED TOWARDS THE EXAMINATION WITH CRITERION EXPLAINED. I MADE THIS TO RE-TEACH THIS UNIT QUICKLY ABOUT 8 WEEKS BEFORE THE EXAMINATION. IT CONTAINS ABOUT 6/7 HOURS WORTH OF LESSONS PLUS HOMEWORKS. KEY TOPICS 2 AND 3 ALSO AVAILABLE.

This is a detailed historiography lesson which interrogates the evidence for whether Mary Tudor really deserved her title ‘bloody.’ It takes about two hours to teach and tests skills and knowledge. It can be used for Unit 1C of the AQA A level unit 1C or any other unit which covers this topic. It could also be useful as an AO4 lesson for GCSE students.

This lesson has been created to help GCSE students to answer questions which require them to explain how interpretation differ, and give valid reasons why they differ. It is taught through explaining the concept of interpretations of history; understanding the role of an historian; examples of model answers and opportunities to practice examples of GCSE questions. This is particularly useful to consolidate higher prior attaining students conceptual understanding and to provide a logical route to accessing the marks for these question types for lower prior attaining students.

This lessons were created for AQA A Level history unit 1C, but can be used for any post 16 study of the Tudors. It is a two part lesson considering historical arguments regarding Thomas Wolsey. Part 1: An enquiry into whether Thomas Wolsey served himself or the king Part 2: A historiographical debate into whether or not Wolsey was responsible for his own downfall It provides students with the opportunities to study different historical interpretations and reach judgments in preparation for both essay writing and historical interpretation questions.

These A Level lessons focus on Elizabeth I and religion with specific attention to interpretations of history. They include 4 studies: Did Elizabeth find a middle way? Were the Catholics a threat? Were the Protestants a threat? To what extent was Mary Queen of Scots a threat. All resources are included within the power point. There are approximately 5x1 hour lessons in this resource. Suitable for all A level boards.

This lesson has been created to recognise VE Day, and to help students look at source materials to reach a value judgment. It is suitable for most ages but particularly useful for either key stage 2 or 3. It starts with information about VE day and the background to the war in the air with clips; images and statistics. It then presents the students with a wide range of source material which they have to categorise by making inferences and tabulating information. The main task is a piece of writing in the form of a newspaper report where students are judged on how effectively they communicate the conclusions they have drawn from the sources. The lesson ends with a class discussion which can be differentiated. This is an appropriate lesson for VE Day, and takes about 1 hour to complete all activities.

This is the SEVENTEENTH lesson for the EDEXCEL GCSE Super Power Relations and the Cold War which examines the consequences of the Cuban Missile Crisis. It contains various tasks and examination practice with modeled answers necessary for success at this level. Everything is included within the power point and no text book is needed.

This resource contains 3 lessons addressing the issue of Civil Rights during the presidency of JFK and is fully resourced. They address issues such as the NAACP; Black Power and how these movements impacted on Kennedy’s Presidency. They have been created for AQA A level, but is suitable for any board and could also be used for GCSE civil rights.

This resource is ideal for teaching an introduction to President Nixon for any A Level examination board. However it was originally created for AQA Unit 2Q TheAmerican Dream. It would probably take about 2 lessons to teach if all the activities are attempted, and contains a range of question answer/writing/research activities/election map analysis suitable for extending the students. It considers why Nixon won the 1968 election, and also contains a research task on Nixon’s administration.

This is the sixteenth lesson on the A level democracy and dictatorships in Germany A Level Unit, and focuses on evaluating the the creation of the Nazi Party; the 25 point programme and nazi ideology. It contains research activities; historians’ interpretations and clips to support learning. This lesson takes an hour to teach, but students will have to complete significant home learning to finish all of the activities.

This assembly is suitable for either Key Stage 2 or 3 students (maybe Key Stage 1). It is based on different traditions around the world at Christmas time. It contains 2 clips - one on Christmas traditions and a short one on the Nativity. It then goes on to discuss different traditions in selected countries. It would take about 20-30 minutes to deliver, and provides opportunities for students to think about their own traditions and what is important to the, I have included a ‘Christmas in 21 different languages’ wordsearch and quiz to accompany this if it was to be delivered as a lesson instead of an assembly.

This is the second lesson of the second key topic for A Level democracies and dictatorships in Germany. It is the first part of an investigation into whether or not there was a Nazi Revolution in 1933-34. It allows the investigation into the Gleichschaltung and the significance of the Night of Long Knives. Activities are built into the power point. Duration: 1 hour

Edexcel GCSE History. These lessons focus fully on examination practice, and complement the migration through time workbook (also available as a bundle), but can be used as a stand alone resource. There are about 4 to 5 lessons contained within the power point, each outlining examination technique/structure, model and answers and practice questions for the students. The power point contains 30 slides. Duration 4/5 hours plus homework.

This assembly has been created for Holocaust Memorial Day. It starts by putting into perspective the sheer number of people murdered in the genocide by focusing on the figure 6,000,000 in real terms. It then considers how intolerance; racism and prejudice escalates and eventually can lead to genocide - testimonies of survivors are used to capture this. Have we learnt from the Holocaust? No - map of genocides around the world since the Holocaust. The assembly then moves onto the theme of resistance - what happens when people don’t speak out - clip of Marin Niemoller’s poem. The assembly end with the discussion of what can happen when people do act resist with a focus on Oskar Schindler - last 5 minutes of Schindle’s list included so that students can reflect on how many lives can be saved when people bravely resist brutality. Duration: 30 minutes, but can be adapted if you don’t have this much time. Suitable for KS2 - KS5