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www.ecpublishing.co.uk A collaboration between a long-term Head of History and Humanities and EC Resources. We have 20 years experience teaching all humanities subjects around the UK and a particular passion for creating top-notch secondary history resources. We will be uploading loads of free lessons as well an inexpensive ones in the coming months, so why not follow us? Hopefully we can save you an afternoon or two of planning!

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www.ecpublishing.co.uk A collaboration between a long-term Head of History and Humanities and EC Resources. We have 20 years experience teaching all humanities subjects around the UK and a particular passion for creating top-notch secondary history resources. We will be uploading loads of free lessons as well an inexpensive ones in the coming months, so why not follow us? Hopefully we can save you an afternoon or two of planning!
Hitler - Leadership
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Hitler - Leadership

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A detailed and well-differentiated, editable history lesson all about how Hitler, although a terrible individual, could be argued to have the qualities of a great leader. This lesson investigates the strengths and weaknesses of Hitler as a politician and a dictator. The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, a variety of activities, worksheets, source questions, exam style practice questions, clip tasks and more.
Impact of World War I
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Impact of World War I

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A one hour to 90 minute lesson all about life for men and women in Britain during WWI. It covers Kitchener’s recruitment campaign, women in new job roles, conscription, conscientious objectors and much more. This has been created for the OCR GCSE History A - War and Society and covers the theme ‘Impact of War on People’ and the ‘Beginnings of Total War’. However, it is editable and could be tweaked for any exam board covering the same theme. The lesson is complete with a differentiated PowerPoint and worksheets, clip links, starters, plenary, exam practice question, source analysis tasks, peer assessment and LOs to three levels throughout. Created by a experienced Head of History in a UK secondary school. Many more history lessons - both inexpensive and free at our store: HISTORY GEEKS Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
Year 7 History
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Year 7 History

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20 x fully resourced lesson packs - all complete with differentiated powerpoints and worksheets, clip links, starters, plenaries, LOs to three levels throughout. INCLUDES: Medieval medicine, the Black Death, Medieval life, Conflict and War, History Skills and more, Designed by a experienced Head of Humanities in a UK secondary school. All lessons have been highly-rated by Tes users. Suitable for KS3 and easy to adapt.
World War One: Homefront / DORA
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World War One: Homefront / DORA

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History GCSE 9-1, a detailed, well differentiated lesson on DORA, the Homefront, rationing and British attitudes towards WWI. For the British Depth Study, but could be adapted. Designed to last an hour - last task can be set as homework or done as plenary, depending on time. Clip question and differentiated questions, starter sheets, LO check sheet with key terms information sheet all included with 1 hour Powerpoint. Leave a review and choose any other resource from my shop for free: email me at info@ecpublishing.co.uk with your choice :)
Atomic Bomb
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Atomic Bomb

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A fully resourced, detailed and editable Cold War lesson all about the development and implementation of the Atomic Bomb. Includes a detailed, differentiated PowerPoint and accompanying worksheets. The images shown are just a few indicators of what’s in the pack, there is more content. The lesson includes a wide variety of activities, clips, source and extended writing tasks, and by the end of the lesson students will be able to evaluate the effects of the bombings using specific details from sources as evidence. Students will delve into reasons why America decided to use nuclear weapons and extract key details from sources to explain how the cold war could have turned hot, before evaluating sources for an extended literacy / exam style question at the end. Everything is editable, suited best to UKS3 (or good for a GCSE revision lesson) and easy to pick up and run with. Who are EC Resources? EC Resources are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Bank of England, The Children’s Commissioner, MACS Charity, The British Legion, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
War and Society - OCR GCSE History A
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War and Society - OCR GCSE History A

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4 hours of lessons created for OCR GCSE History A - War and Society and coving the theme ‘Impact of War on People’ and the ‘Beginnings of Total War’. These resources are editable, contain exam practice questions and peer mark schemes, and could be tweaked for any exam board covering the same theme. The lessons are complete with differentiated PowerPoints and worksheets, clip links, starters, plenary, exam practice question and peer assessment and LOs to three levels throughout. Created by a experienced Head of History in a UK secondary school. Many more history lessons - both inexpensive and free at our store: HISTORY GEEKS Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, Tutor Time, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
Impact of War WWII Civilians
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Impact of War WWII Civilians

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A one hour lesson all about how the British government controlled civilian life in Britain during WWI. This has been created for the OCR GCSE History A - War and Society and covers he theme ‘Impact of War on People’ and the ‘Beginnings of Total War’. However, it is editable and could be tweaked for any exam board covering the same theme. The lesson is complete with a differentiated PowerPoint and worksheets, clip links, starters, plenary, exam practice question and peer assessment and LOs to three levels throughout. Created by a experienced Head of History in a UK secondary school. Many more history lessons - both inexpensive and free at our store: HISTORY GEEKS Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
Terror in Nazi Germany
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Terror in Nazi Germany

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A detailed, differentiated and editable 1 hour - 90 min lesson for High School history class, all about the role of terror in controlling the people in Nazi Germany. This lesson is for for the UK exam board AQA GCSE: Germany 1890-1945: Democracy and Dictatorship. However it could also be used for other groups with a few tweaks (it’s easy to amend). The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, information sheets, practice exam question and mark-scheme, clip tasks, a variety of activities, worksheets and more. It’s very easy to follow and can be used straight away :)
Life in the trenches
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Life in the trenches

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A detailed, differentiated and editable 1 hour history lesson suitable for KS3 all about life in the trenches. Students will study a range of issues soldiers were faced with before answering an extended writing question about whether rats were the worst problem that soldiers faced. The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, information sheets, extended writing exam style questions, clip tasks, a variety of activities, worksheets and more. It’s very easy to follow and can be used straight away.
Kapp Putsch
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Kapp Putsch

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A detailed, differentiated and editable 90 min - 2 hour lesson all about the Kapp Putsch and its consequences. Perfect for UKS3 or a GCSE introduction/overview lesson. The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, information sheets, practice exam questions and mark-scheme, clip tasks, a variety of activities, worksheets and more. It’s very easy to follow and can be used straight away :)
Sudetenland Crisis
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Sudetenland Crisis

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Detailed and well-differentiated, editable history lesson all about the Sudetenland Crisis. Very easy to just pick up and use. The lessons includes detailed PowerPoints, a variety of activities, source questions, clip tasks, exam-styles practice questions, active tasks and more. Perfect for KS3 or GCSE revision.
Causes of World War I
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Causes of World War I

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5 HOURS in 4 lesson packs. World War One, the Causes - UNIT OF LESSONS: Extremely detailed and easy to follow - perfect for UKS3 (or could be used as pre GCSE prep / WW1 catch-up for KS4). A unit of well differentiated lessons on complete with 9-1 level GCSE challenge questions and a heavy source-analysis focus. Assassination of Franz Ferdinand and european context World War I: conscription, conscientious objectors and propaganda World War I: homefront and defence of the realm World War I: causes, alliances, rivalry and colonialism. Everything is editable and very easy to pick up and use. The single lessons have had great reviews from Tes users so far.
KS3 History
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KS3 History

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20 x fully resourced lesson packs - all complete with differentiated powerpoints and worksheets, clip links, starters, plenaries, LOs to three levels throughout. Designed to meet Ofsted Good-Outstanding criteria by a experienced History teacher in a UK secondary school. All lessons have been highly-rated by Tes users. This pack is created by EC Resources, the team who create for the Children's Commissioner, the Bank of England, the British Legion and many more.
Black History Month
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Black History Month

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Black History Month resource pack - an assembly, a quiz and 3 hours (more just added!) of lessons which could be used over PSHCE, Tutor Time or Drop Down Days - two giving an overview of Black history up until the present day and one focusing on the famous speech of Martin Luther King.
Year 8 History
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Year 8 History

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14 x fully resourced lesson packs - all complete with differentiated powerpoints and worksheets, clip links, starters, plenaries, LOs to three levels throughout. Designed to meet Ofsted Good-Outstanding criteria by a experienced History teacher in a UK secondary school. All lessons have been highly-rated by Tes users. Suitable for KS3 and easy to adapt. I'm going to keep adding to this, so if you buy it check your downloads now and again as I'll have added something new :)
History Christmas
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History Christmas

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This bundle contains a variety of lessons and activities for your to complete with your students during the Christmas term, or on your last day for some educational fun before you break up. Included: A History of Christmas lesson - this lesson covers where our traditions today have come from. History Christmas Quiz - a fun and silly quiz covering the most popular aspects of the KS3 curriculum An Egyptian themed end-of-term escape room. Can you crack the codes and solve the mystery of the lost scroll of Ra? A British History themed escape room, covering 1066 to the present day. All resources are editable, fun and easy to pick up and use.
End of Term History Pack
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End of Term History Pack

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It’s the end of term! So, you need something educational, but fun and creative to do, to keep those students occupied! This end of term fun pack for history includes: An hour-long History Quiz, A ‘history of summer holidays’ special one off lesson A Christmas-through-the-ages lesson A free PowerPoint and template packs for making subject knowledge cubes. A social media template pack, which can be used to create profiles for historical figures A free end of term creative ‘make a historical figure’ history lesson. An Easter lesson Special Valentine’s Day love lesson Worst Christmas Jobs lesson Christmas Events in History Special lesson If you are happy with your resource, please leave us a review! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at historygeeksuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Check out loads more history and geography resources - both inexpensive and free at our store: HISTORY GEEKS Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, Tutor Time, PSHE + RSE new Curriculum 2020 resources at EC Resources
History Skills - Ice Man
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History Skills - Ice Man

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A detailed and well differentiated, editable history skills lesson with a focus on the importance of using evidence. This hour long lesson (with PowerPoint, clips and worksheets) was created for Year 7 (but could be used with a different group) to illustrate the importance of source work as historians (and those working in archeology) in order to gain a detailed picture of the past. The lesson focuses on the story of the Ice Man and how he died and came to be buried and preserved he was. Students will use evidence to create a detailed profile of the Ice Man’s last days and explore the artifacts he left behind and the clues left for historians to decipher.
Remembrance Day
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Remembrance Day

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A bundle which can be used for form time or history lessons consisting of a Remembrance Day full lesson, a causes of World War I full lesson, a Remembrance Quiz and a full lesson on the Homefront and Britain during the war years. All are fully resources, well differentiated with worksheets, clips, activities and Powerpoints.
Liberal Reforms + WWI
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Liberal Reforms + WWI

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History GCSE 9-1 5x well differentiated lessons on: 1. Liberal Government and Laissez Faire 2. Liberal Reforms and Lloyd George 3. Poverty and the People’s budget 4. World War I, conscription, conscientious objectors and propaganda 5. World War I, homefront and defence of the realm 6. World War I, causes, rivalry, colonialism and alliances. Each lesson is: Designed to last 1 hour - last task can be set as homework or done as plenary, depending on time. Includes clip question and differentiated questions, starter sheets, LO check sheet with key terms and reasons cards all included with 1 hour PowerPoint. Leave a review and choose any other resource from my shop for free: email me at info@ecpublishing.co.uk with your choice :)