This is the fourth lesson in a series covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Britain losing and gaining an Empire 1763 - 1914. This series of lessons covers the second depth study: Learning from past mistakes:Canada and the Durham Report, 1837 - 40 The lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and sources. The lessons refers to the textbook "Britain: Losing and gaining and Empire, 1763 - 1914" (Christie, 2016 Pearson) although other textbooks could be used with the lessons. During the lesson pupils will: * Investigate the character of the Earl of Durham and his early work in parliamentary reform. * Use source analysis to identify the reasons why Durham was chosen to deal with the Canadian situation * Investigate the actions taken by Durham in Canada and evaluate his reputation as a reformer and the reasons for the failure of the Canada mission. * Investigate and evaluate the impact of Durhams advisers Wakefield and Buller. * Decide if Durham deserves to be remembered as a reformer. * Evaluate British actions and decide if the way they dealt with Canada shows that they had learnt from their mistakes. Go to my shop for more free and premium history resources. (Click on my username above) If you buy this resource, please leave a review. Thanks

This is the first lesson in a series covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Britain losing and gaining an Empire 1763 - 1914. This series of lessons covers the fifth depth study: The Nile Valley, 1882–98. The lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and sources. The lessons refer to the textbook During this lesson, pupils will: *Compare maps from 1683 and 1800 to investigate the decline of the Ottoman Empire * Use ISMs to begin to identify why Egypt was significant to the British Empire * Watch a video about the development of the Suez Canal and its significance to world shipping and trade. * Use sources to investigate the British governments reasons for intervention and occupation in Egypt. * Identify the key reasons (MEERPS) for British occupation. * Analyse the reasons and make arguments about the most significant reason for British occupation. Check out my shop (Click on my username above) for more free and premium resources including more lessons from this unit. If you buy this resource, please leave a review.

This is the third lesson of a scheme of work covering Historical Skills and the Roman Empire. The aim of the lesson is to introduce pupils to the concept of centuries and to investigate the Roman Army. During the lesson pupils will: - Complete a skills activity to work out which century different dates belong to - Identify reasons why the Romans needed a powerful army. - Evaluate the equipment, tactics and training of the Roman army through a number of different activities. - Identify and explain reasons why people might have joined the Roman army. - Complete a homework task to either i) create a recruitment poster to encourage people to join the Roman army or ii) write a letter of application to join the Roman army. This lesson is aimed towards year seven but could be easily adapted for key stage 1 or 2. This lesson is ready to teach and includes all the resources needed. if you buy this lesson, please leave a review to tell me what you think.

This is the second lesson in a series covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Britain losing and gaining an Empire 1763 - 1914. This series of lessons covers the fifth depth study: The Nile Valley, 1882–98. The lesson is ready to teach and includes all resources in the power point. The lessons refer to the textbook "Britain: Losing and gaining and Empire, 1763 - 1914" (Christie, 2016 Pearson) although other textbooks could be used with the lessons. During this lesson, pupils will: * Investigate the nature of the British occupation of Egypt through source analysis (postcard showing the Royal Irish Regiment) * Define the term - Veiled protectorate * Identify reasons for the British invasion through analysis of political cartoons from the time. * Use the text to identify and explain the most significant reasons for British intervention/invasion of Egypt. * Investigate primary sources to identify the key aspects of and nature of the invasion of Egypt with focus on the Bombardment of Alexandria. Check out my shop (Click on my username above) for more free and premium resources including more lessons from this unit.

This is the fourth lesson in a scheme of work about the Battle of Hastings. The lessons are aimed towards year 7 but could easily be adapted for other year levels. This lesson is ready to go and includes all resources. During this lesson, pupils will: - Complete a thinking activity to decide where Godwinson should place his men on the battlefield. - Use the Bayuex Tapestry as a primary source to identify the key events of the Battle of Hastings. - What a video to reinforce the work from the Bayuex Tapestry about the key events of the Battle of Hastings. - Begin to suggest why William won the Battle of Hastings. This lesson is also avaliable in a bundle with all of the lessons in the Battle of Hastings scheme for £6 (or £1 a lesson). Make sure to click on my username above to look at the rest of my resources. Please leave a review if you buy . Thanks

This is the second lesson in a series covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Britain losing and gaining an Empire 1763 - 1914. This series of lessons covers the second depth study: The Birth of British Australia 1788 - 1829. The lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and sources. The lessons refer to the textbook "Britain: Losing and gaining and Empire, 1763 - 1914" (Christie, 2016 Pearson) although other textbooks could be used with the lessons. During the lesson pupils will: * Follow up on previous lesson by evaluating the successes and limitations of Phillips leadership * Identify and evaluate the political instability caused by the Rum Rebellion and the conflict between William Bligh and the New South Wales Corp * Investigate the measures taken by Governor Maquarie and evaluate his leadership. * Compare and contrast the leadership of Phillips and Maquarie and decide which one was more significant to the development of the Australian colony. Go to my shop to see more History resource. (Click on my username above) If you buy, please review.

This is the fifth and final lesson in a series covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Britain losing and gaining an Empire 1763 - 1914. This series of lessons covers the second depth study: The Birth of British Australia 1788 - 1829. The lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and sources. The lessons refer to the textbook "Britain: Losing and gaining and Empire, 1763 - 1914" (Christie, 2016 Pearson) although other textbooks could be used with the lessons. During the lesson pupils will: * Make initial decisions about the success of the Australian Colony. * Ask questions about the type of information we would need to make a judgement on success. * Investigate the main reasons for the difficulty in attracting free settlement to Australia and offer potential solutions. * Investigate the measures taken by Australian Governors to develop the colony (Territorial expansion, Establishing a penal colony in Tasmania/Van Dieman's Land, Economic Development and political development. * Begin planning for essay/assessment on British Australia unit. If you are looking for more resources, please go to my shop. (Click on my username above) If you buy this resource, please leave a review.

This is the fifth lesson in a series covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Mao's China 1949 - 1976. This series of lessons covers Key Topic four: Social and Cultural Changes 1949 - 1976. The lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and sources. The lessons refer to the textbook "Communist States in the Twentieth Century " (Bunce, 2015 - Hodder) although other textbooks could be used with the lessons. During the lesson pupils will: * Interpret statistics to develop a picture of health care in China between 1950 and 2000 * Investigate the health care situation in China before 1949. * Use statistics to compare the effectiveness of Chinese health care before 1949 with other countries. * Identify the things Mao might need to do to solve China's health problems. * Identify the changes made after 1949 and judge their impact. * Investigate the barefoot doctor initiative using the text, sources and a video. This lesson is based on a double lesson (100 minutes) but could easily be broken up into a number of smaller lessons. Please go to my shop (click on my username above) for more free and premium History lessons. If you buy this resource, please leave a review.

This is a full Geography lesson looking at how and why populations change over time. It was originally delivered to a year 8 class but could be adapted for other year levels and key stages. This is the first lesson in a sequence of five lessons. During the lesson pupils: Discuss the current world population and the most populated countries (as of October 2018) Watch and comment on videos discussing changes in world population and its impact. Suggest reasons for the growth in world population especially since the start of the 19th century. Plot the changes in world population on a graph Calculate birth and death rates. Identify and evaluate factors which influence birth and death rates in different types of countries.

This is a full lesson covering the key revolutionary battles of Saratoga and Yorktown and the end of the American Revolution. The Lesson was part of a series of A-Level History lessons for the new Edexcel unit - Britain Losing and Gaining an Empire: The loss of the American colonies. (2015 specification) The lesson is ready to go and includes all resources. The lesson refers to the Pearson textbook produced for the unit. I have also posted all 7 lessons in a pack for sale at £5. (click on my username to find the other resources) If you buy this resource, please leave a review. Thanks

This is the second lesson in a scheme of work about the Battle of Hastings. The lessons are aimed towards year 7 but could easily be adapted for other year levels. This lesson is ready to go and includes all resources. During this lesson, pupils will: - Complete thinking task to decide what they would do to defend England from a Norman and Viking Invasion. - Investigate the key events of the Battle of Stamford Bridge and the reasons for Harold Godwin's victory. - Start to consider the impact of the Battle of Stamford Bridge on Harold Godwinson. This lesson is also avaliable in a bundle with all of the lessons in the Battle of Hastings scheme for £6 (or £1 a lesson). Make sure to click on my username above to look at the rest of my resources. Please leave a review if you buy . Thanks

This is the third lesson in a series covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Britain losing and gaining an Empire 1763 - 1914. This series of lessons covers the fifth depth study: The Nile Valley, 1882–98. The lesson is ready to teach and includes all resources in the power point. The lessons refer to the textbook "Britain: Losing and gaining and Empire, 1763 - 1914" (Christie, 2016 Pearson) although other textbooks could be used with the lessons. During this lesson, pupils will: * Evaluate a variety of images of General Gordon, his memorials and descriptions of him to infer aspects of his significance to the British Empire. * Investigate Gordon's eventual fate through and image of his head being delivered to the Mahdi and an extract from the film "Khartoum" * Link to previous learning about Egypt and use a map to identify reasons why Sudan was significant to the British. Use information from the text to support this learning. * Complete a source analysis to identify Gordon's instructions in terms of Sudan and any ways he might have misinterpreted these orders given his character. * Debate the statement - “General Charles Gordon was an idealistic imperialist who was looking for a way to sacrifice himself for the cause of the Empire” * Begin to consider Prime Minister Gladstone's role and the British reaction to Gordon's death Check out my shop (Click on my username above) for more free and premium resources including more lessons from this unit. If you buy this resource, please leave a review.

This is the sixth and final lesson in a scheme of work about the Battle of Hastings. The lessons are aimed towards year 7 but could easily be adapted for other year levels. This lesson is ready to go and includes all resources. During this lesson, pupils will: - Play a short (online) decision making game based on the Battle of Hastings. - Investigate the key reasons for William's victory. - Complete a card sort to identify, cateforise and prioritise the main reasons for Norman victory. - Write a PEA paragraph to explain why pupils think William won the Battle of Hastings. This lesson is also avaliable in a bundle with all of the lessons in the Battle of Hastings scheme for £6 (or £1 a lesson). Make sure to click on my username above to look at the rest of my resources. Please leave a review if you buy . Thanks

This is the fourth lesson in a scheme of work about the Tudors. The scheme of work is directed towards year 7 but could easily be adapted for KS1, KS2 or other year levels. The focus of this lesson is on introducing Elizabeth and investigating the problems she had to deal with as Queen. During the lesson pupils will: - Complete a true or false activity to assess prior knowledge of Elizabeth. - Create an image based on descriptions of Elizabeth and compare it to pictures of Elizabeth painted during her reign. - Evaluate Elizabeth's problems and suggest possible solutions. Pupils will then compare their solutions to what Elizabeth actually did. - Identify Elizabeth's most serious problem and explain if they agree with the solutions she used. This lesson is ready to teach and the power point includes all necessary resources. If you buy this resource, please leave a review. Check out my shop (click on my username above) for other free and premium History resources.

This is the fifth lesson in a scheme of work about the Tudors. The scheme of work is directed towards year 7 but could easily be adapted for KS1, KS2 or other year levels. The focus of this lesson is on investigating the problem that Elizabeth had with Mary Queen of Scots and how she dealt with the problem. During the lesson pupils will: - Analyse ISM of Mary Queen of Scots Execution - Gain a brief overview of Elizabeth's problem with Mary Queen of Scots. - Investigate and evaluate the reasons for and against executing Mary Queen of Scots. - Complete a writing frame to make a decision based on the evidence from the card sort. This lesson is ready to teach and the power point includes all necessary resources. If you buy this resource, please leave a review. Check out my shop (click on my username above) for other free and premium History resources.

This is the second lesson in a series covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Mao's China 1949 - 1976. This series of lessons covers Key Topic Three: The Cultural Revolution and its Aftermath, 1966 - 76 The lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and sources. The lessons refer to the textbook "Communist States in the Twentieth Century " (Bunce, 2015 - Hodder) although other textbooks could be used with the lessons. During the lesson pupils will: * Identify and evaluate Mao's reasons for launching the Cultural Revolution * Complete a writing task to evaluate these reasons. * Investigate the split in the CPC between ideologues and pragmatists as a reason for the Cultural Revolution. * Complete a source analysis task to create a profile of an average Red Guard member. * Use the text to outline information about the Red Guard and their role in the Cultural Revolution. * Consolidate knowledge about the Red Guard by creating a Dazibao (big character poster) * Complete writing task to evaluate reasons for the Cultural Revolution This lesson is based on a double lesson (100 minutes) but could easily be broken up into a number of smaller lessons. Please go to my shop (click on my username above) for more free and premium History lessons. If you buy this resource, please leave a review.

This is the First lesson in a series covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Mao's China 1949 - 1976. This series of lessons covers Key Topic Three: The Cultural Revolution and its Aftermath, 1966 - 76 The lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and sources. The lessons refer to the textbook "Communist States in the Twentieth Century " (Bunce, 2015 - Hodder) although other textbooks could be used with the lessons. During the lesson pupils will: * Suggest why Mao swam across the Yangtze River in 1966 and investigate the significance of the event in Mao's political life. * Compare depictions of Mao from 1958 and 1966 and suggest how and why they have changed. * Watch a video introducing pupils to the Red Guard and denunciations. * Analyse propaganda posters from the Cultural Revolution and suggest how the use of propaganda had changed since the 1950s. * Investigate the four olds and their significance * Consider a timeline and sources describing the key events of the Cultural Revolution * Use the information from the lesson to suggest why Mao launched the Cultural Revolution in 1966. This lesson is based on a double lesson (100 minutes) but could easily be broken up into a number of smaller lessons. Please go to my shop (click on my username above) for more free and premium History lessons. If you buy this lesson, please leave a review to tell me what you think. Thanks If you buy, please review.

This is the first lesson in a series covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Britain losing and gaining an Empire 1763 - 1914. This series of lessons covers the second depth study: Learning from past mistakes:Canada and the Durham Report, 1837 - 40 The lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and sources. The lessons refers to the textbook "Britain: Losing and gaining and Empire, 1763 - 1914" (Christie, 2016 Pearson) although other textbooks could be used with the lessons. During the lesson pupils will: * Suggest reasons why John Lambton, First Earl of Durham was "the man who saved the Empire" * Consider prior knowledge about Canada * Briefly investigate the History of Canada since European exploration. * Investigate the situation in Upper and Lower Canada in terms of MEERPS (Military, economic, environmental, religious, political and social). * Compare the situation in Canada to that of the American Revolution and discuss if Britain had learnt from its mistakes. * Investigate the causes and impact of the revolutions of 1837 (worksheet aviliable marcialalonde.weebly.com/uploads/9/3/8/2/9382401/rebellions_reading.pdf) If you are looking for more resources, please go to my shop. (Click on my username above) If you buy this resource, please leave a review.

This is the second lesson in a scheme of work about the Tudors. The scheme of work is directed towards year 7 but could easily be adapted for KS1, KS2 or other year levels. The focus of this lesson is on Henry VIII and the problems he had to deal with as King of England. During the lesson pupils will: -Identify and explain any prior knowledge they have about Henry VIII. - Compare two descriptions of Henry and make inferences about the type of person he was as a young and older man. - Prioritise the key problems Henry VIII experienced as king and suggest possible solutions. - Complete a short writing task to evaluate their learning in the lesson (opportunity for peer assessment.) This lesson is ready to teach and the power point includes all necessary resources. If you buy this resource, please leave a review. Check out my shop (click on my username above) for other free and premium History resources.

This is a full Geography lesson looking at how and why populations change over time. It was originally delivered to a year 8 class but could be adapted for other year levels and key stages. This lesson follows up a previous lesson on population change which is also available During the lesson pupils: Use an ISM to look at the difference between a densely and a sparsely populated area. Use own knowledge to try and identify the most densely populated countries in the world. Use a wold population density map to analyse areas that are densely and sparsely populated. Work out the population density of a number of different countries. Investigate what is meant by population distribution and explain the population distribution of a number of areas based on aerial photos taken at night. Investigate and evaluate human and physical factors which influence population distribution. Complete an extended writing task to explain why an area is densely populated and why a different area is sparsely populated.