This great little resource gets students to sort through a series of 12 primary and secondary sources about the reign of Queen Mary I 1553 - 1558, with the aim of deciding whether she deserves the reputation of Bloody Mary. Once this has been complete, students can then have a go at answering the question: Does Mary I deserve the title, ‘Bloody Mary’? I would recommend that this resource should be used with either a core or advanced group as there is a lot of reading, which would be too much for a foundation group with low literacy skills. This resource makes a great starter or plenary. It can be cut up the students or placed into envelopes for use with several classes or even set as a piece of homework. The aims and objectives are: Theme: Consequences of the break with Rome? Know: Why did Queen Mary I burn protestant heretics? Understand: How has Mary been viewed by both contemporaries and historians? Evaluate: Does Mary I deserve the title ‘Bloody Mary’? WILF - What Am I Looking For? Identify and describe: Which sources support / disagree with the ‘Bloody Mary’ interpretation? Explain: Why do people disagree about how ‘Bloody’ Mary I was? Analyze: How far does Queen Mary deserve the title ‘Bloody Mary?’ If you like this resource, I have also created a PowerPoint on the reign of Queen Mary I, with additional information to go along with this card sort. This topic also makes for a great assessment task. Kind Regards Roy

This lesson resource looks at the reasons why prohibition failed and includes information, maps and sources that could be used along side any text book. If you prefer you could also download my worksheet on this topic to run along side this topic. The PowerPoint includes a snowballing starter, information, cartoons, graphic organisers as well as Oxford and Cambridge past paper questions and mark schemes. Finally, it also includes a thinking skills review triangle exercise which an be used as a plenary exercise or trigger for a class discussion on the topic. The aims and objectives are: You will learn: Theme: Why did Prohibition fail? Know: Who was Al-Capone? Understand: What role did he play in helping prohibition fail? Evaluate: Why did prohibition fail? Skills: Chronology, Source Evaluation & judgement What Am I Looking For this lesson? Identify / Describe – Who was Al-Capone? Explain – What role did he play in helping prohibition fail? Analyse – Why did prohibition fail? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow 'The History Academy' on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This lesson is the second in a series that looks at why Prohibition failed. This resource looks at the legislation that was introduced as well as the impact on drink related crime, organised crime, bootlegging , illegal bars and brewing. This resource is primarily aimed at foundation and core students. I have also included a heads and tails mini plenary as well as a thinking skills review triangle at the end to help students assess which was the most significant impact. The aims of the lesson are: Theme: Why did Prohibition fail? Know: What laws were introduced to enforce Prohibition? Understand: How did people respond to prohibition? Evaluate: Why what impact did prohibition have on the USA? Skills: Chronology, Source Evaluation & judgement What Am I Looking For this lesson? Identify / Describe – effects of Prohibition on the USA? Explain – both the legal and social effects of Prohibition on the USA? Analyse – Begin to make a judgement on why Prohibition failed? If you like this resource you can also download a PowerPoint either separately or in the bundle to accompany this worksheet. It includes past paper questions from the Oxford and Cambridge exam board to help extend the more able. If you would like to stay up dated with our latest resources you can follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This worksheet or study guide looks at the impact of the FWW on Britain, France, USA and Germany and a prelude to my next resource on the aims of the peacemakers. This resource also includes a revision summary activity as well to help guide your learners on what key facts they need to know. If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow 'The History Academy' on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This lesson has been carefully crafted to help students understand the aims of the peacemakers at Versailles in 1919. It can used to teach the topic or be used as engaging revision activity. There are a series of tasks and activities built into the lesson, but the final outcome is to test students understanding by getting them to compare and contrast the aims of the peacemakers into a Triple Venn diagram. This engaging lesson is suitable for the full range of ability and designed to work along side the any mainstream textbook or video on the Treaty of Versailles. However, I have included a detailed PP to accompany the main resource. If you are interested in delving deeper into this topic, then this lesson can be purchased as bundled discount along with lessons on the Treaty of Versailles and downloaded from my online shop. When you purchase these resources you will be able to download a three page worksheet and an accompanying PowerPoint. The worksheet includes two pages of information and sources as well as a third activities page with the triple Venn diagram activity The twenty slide PowerPoint includes a ‘snowballing’ and a ‘buzz and go starter’ as well information slides, historical sources, pictures, diagrams, tasks and activities to support the lesson. The PowerPoint also includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, graphic organisers, thinking skill templates and a plenary. The aims and objectives for these resources are as follows: Theme: The Treaty of Versailles, 1919 Know: What were the aims of the peacemakers at Versailles in 1919? Understand: What impact did the First World War have on each of the Allies? Evaluate: How far did the FWW influence the aims of each country? Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: The aims of each peacemaker at Versailles. Explain: What impact did the First World War have on each of the allies? Analyse: How far were the aims of the peacemakers influenced by the war? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on international relations 1919 - 1990 in my TES shop, where many have been bundled together to provide you with further savings. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This lesson has been created to help students understand the aims of the peacemakers at Versailles in 1919. There are a series of tasks and activities built into the lesson, but the final outcome is to test students understanding by getting them to compare and contrast the aims of the peacemakers into a Triple Venn diagram. This engaging lesson is suitable for the full range of ability and designed to work along side the any mainstream textbook or video on the Treaty of Versailles. However, I have included a detailed PP to accompany the main resource. If you are interested in delving deeper into this topic, then this lesson can be purchased as bundled discount along with lessons on the Treaty of Versailles and downloaded from my online shop. When you purchase these resources you will be able to download a three page worksheet and an accompanying PowerPoint. The worksheet includes two pages of information and sources as well as a third activities page with the triple Venn diagram activity The twenty slide PowerPoint includes a ‘snowballing’ and a ‘buzz and go starter’ as well information slides, historical sources, pictures, diagrams, tasks and activities to support the lesson. The PowerPoint also includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, graphic organisers, thinking skill templates and a plenary. The aims and objectives for these resources are as follows: Theme: The Treaty of Versailles, 1919 Know: What were the aims of the peacemakers at Versailles in 1919? Understand: What impact did the First World War have on each of the Allies? Evaluate: How far did the FWW influence the aims of each country? Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: The aims of each peacemaker at Versailles. Explain: What impact did the First World War have on each of the allies? Analyse: How far were the aims of the peacemakers influenced by the war? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on international relations 1919 - 1990 in my TES shop, where many have been bundled together to provide you with further savings. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This lesson is designed to get students to assess how happy each of the peacemakers were with the final treaty and the popular reaction back home. It is also designed to help students understand why Germany felt humiliated. Students are expected to have studied the aims of the peacemakers beforehand along with the main aims of the peacemakers. There are several activities, but the main activity is designed to be used by foundation, core and gifted and talented students. Its aim is to get students assess a series of statements about how happy each of the peacemakers were with the Treaty of Versailles and score them 1 to 10. This can be done individually, in pairs or groups before feedback back to class discussion. When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a single page Microsoft Word document which includes the table activity as well as a fourteen slide PowerPoint Presentation. The PP includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, information slides, historical sources, task and activities. Please see the preview slides for more information. The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: The Treaty of Versailles, 1919 Know: What did each of the peacemakers hope to achieve? Understand: How satisfied were each of the ‘Big Three’? Evaluate: Why did Germany feel humiliated? Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: The aims of each peacemaker at Versailles. Explain: How happy was each of the peacemakers with the final outcome? Analyse: Why did Germany feel humiliated? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop, where many have been bundled together to provide you with further savings. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

A simple chronological card sort exercise on Hannibal and the Punic wars with Rome. This could be used as starter or plenary. I would ideally recommend reviewing the story before having a go at the card sort exercise. The document is in word so you can easily adapt them to suit your own text books or worksheet. If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow 'The History Academy' on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This engaging lesson has been designed to help students understand the aims of the peacemakers at Versailles in 1919. There are a series of tasks and activities built into the lesson, but the final outcome is to test students understanding by getting them to compare and contrast the aims of the peacemakers by completing a card sort exercise. These resources are suitable for the full range of ability and designed to work along side any mainstream textbook or video on the Treaty of Versailles. However, I have included a detailed PP to accompany the main resource. If you are interested in delving deeper into this topic, then this lesson can be purchased as bundled discount along with lessons on the Treaty of Versailles and downloaded from my online shop. When you purchase these resources you will be able to download a two page card sort and an accompanying PowerPoint. The card sort includes aims, objectives, instructions, headings and information cards to sort, The eighteen slide PowerPoint includes a ‘snowballing’ and a ‘buzz and go starter’ as well information slides, historical sources, pictures, diagrams, tasks and activities to support the lesson. The PowerPoint also includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, templates and a plenary. The aims and objectives for these resources are as follows: Theme: The Treaty of Versailles, 1919 Know: What were the aims of the peacemakers at Versailles in 1919? Understand: What impact did the First World War have on each of the Allies? Evaluate: How far did the FWW influence the aims of each country? Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: The aims of each peacemaker at Versailles. Explain: What impact did the First World War have on each of the allies? Analyse: How far were the aims of the peacemakers influenced by the war? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on international relations 1919 - 1990 in my TES shop, where many have been bundled together to provide you with further savings. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This great little card sort is a matching exercise that can be used as a starter, plenary or even a mini plenary with a range of abilities and age groups. Students cut out the cards and match the problem facing homesteaders on the Great Plains with the correct description. Its simple, fun and provides for some kinaesthetic learning. At the end of the activity you can ask your students to rank the problems 1 to 10 and then explain which one was the most important. Theme: The American West Know: What problems faced homesteaders on the Great Plains? Understand: How did the environment and climate make farming challenging in the Great Plains? Evaluate: Which problem was the most significant? WILF Identify and describe: The problems facing the Homesteaders? Describe: What the problems that the Homesteaders faced by matching the key words with the correct description? Analyse: Evaluate and come to a judgement on which problem was the most significant? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This outstanding resource is designed to help students analysing the key reasons why it was difficult to maintain law and order in the American West. It is followed up by a thinking skills review triangle activity to help students decide which factor was the most important. Both activities can be used as a revision exercise, starter or plenary and will work along side any main stream text book or resource on the American West. The first resource entitled ‘Card Sort - Why was law and order a problem in the West?’, includes five headings under which the students can sort the rest of the cards. These are political, social, economic, geographical, values and attitudes. The rest of the resource then includes 11 cards which can be matched to the headings. Once the cards have been sorted, the students should then be able to move onto the review triangle activity. This is best done in pairs or groups, with one person from each group feeding back their results onto the IWB and explaining their choice. The results from the review triangle and the card sort can then be used, along with any of your other classroom resources, as a basis for students writing an essay or extended piece of writing on this topic. The aims and objectives for this lesson are: Theme: The American West Know: What were the key reasons why maintaining law & order was difficult? Understand: What roles did social, economic, geographical factors as well as the values and attitudes play of the people at the time, play in making law enforcement difficult? Evaluate: Which was the most important factor? WILF - What Am I Looking For? Identify and describe: what were the main reasons why maintaining law and order was difficult? Explain: What roles did social, economic, geographical, factors as well as the values and attitudes of people at the time, play in making law enforcement difficult? Analyze: Which was the most important factor? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more quality time with the people who matter. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy Kind Regards Roy

This activity is designed to get students to compare and contrast the political beliefs and backgrounds of Herbert Hoover and Franklin D Roosevelt in the Presidential Election of 1932. It would make a great starter, plenary or mini plenary that could be used with any text book on this topic. The resource includes a black Venn diagram and a information box at the bottom from which students can select key facts and political ideas about the two presidential candidates to help them complete the diagram. Once completed the activity, students could add additional information that they have learnt from the class text book or video clip. The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: USA 1919 - 1945 Know: What did HH & FDR believe? Understand: How did their backgrounds influence their beliefs? Evaluate: Why did FDR win the election in 1932? WILF: What Am I Looking for? Identify & describe: What did HH & FDR political aims and beliefs? Explain: How did their backgrounds influence their beliefs? Evaluate: Why did FDR win the presidential election in 1932? If you like this resource may want to consider also buying the PP that I have created to go with this lesson as it includes this and another activity at a bargain price. At the same time you may want to check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

The great resource is designed to help students explain why so many people decided to settle on the formally inhospitable Great Plains in the 19th Century. This resource is designed to be used with the full spectrum of leaners and can also be used as a starter, plenary or revision activity. If you are looking for a resource to provide a little more challenge then check out my diamond 9 activity on this topic. When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a single, A4 sheet, which can be photocopied for your students. It includes a learning objective, instructions and four heading cards as well as fourteen statements which need to be sorted. The headings are new technology, end of the civil war, transcontinental railroads and the policies of the US government. The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: The American West Know: What were the main reasons why Homesteaders settled on the Great Plains? Understand: What roles were played by technology, the US government, the railroad companies and the end of the Civil War? Evaluate: Which factor played the most important role? WILF: What Am I looking for? Identify and describe: Why did Homesteaders settle on the Great Plains? Explain: The roles played by different factors Analyse: Which factor played the most important role? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This outstanding resource is designed to provide stretch and challenge. The key theory underpinning this strategy is that when we rank items, either statements, objects or images, we are required to make explicit the over- arching relationships by which we organise our knowledge and connect our learning. It canalso be used as a starter, plenary or as a revision activity on how domestic issues helped to cause the ‘Red Scare’ in the USA during the 1950s. The resource includes nine diamond shaped cards which include a range of factors to explain how the domestic issues helped to increase the fear and mistrust of the USSR. Once students have cut the cards out they are set three tasks including: Remove any reasons that you don’t think are important. Record and explain why you have removed them. Arrange the remaining diamonds to show any links that you can find between the different reasons. Record and explain your reasons. Make a smaller diamond shape using what you think are the four most important events or factors that helped to cause the Red Scare in the 1950s? At each stage students should be feeding back to their group or the class and explaining their choices. The discussion and explanation around the choices that they have made are critical in helping them develop their thinking skills as well as their understanding of the topic. The aims and objectives for this lesson are: Theme: Origins of McCarthyism Know: Which key domestic events helped to increase the fear and hysteria known as the ‘Red Scare’? Understand: How did each event or issue help to ignite the hysteria of the ‘Red Scare’? Evaluate: How far were domestic issues responsible for causing the ‘Red Scare’? WILF: What Am I looking For? Identify and describe: Why there was a ‘Red Scare’ in the 1950s? Explain: How did events at home helped to ignite the ‘Red Scare’? Analyse: How far was were domestic issues responsible for causing the ‘Red Scare’? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This great card sort is designed to help students identify and understand the key symbols of the French Revolution. It can be used as a starter, plenary or even as a revision exercise for the full range of abilities. The resource includes nine symbols of the French Revolution and their correct descriptions which have been mixed up. When you buy the resource you will receive a single A4 Microsoft Word document which can be further edited if you wish. Learning Objectives: Theme: The French Revolution Know: What were the symbols of the French Revolution? Understand: What did the different symbols meant at the time? Evaluate: Why are these symbols still important to the French people today? WILF: What Am I Looking For? Identify and describe: The symbols of the French Revolution? Explain: What the different symbols meant at the time? Analyse: Why are these symbols still important to the French people today? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow 'The History Academy' on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This outstanding resource has been designed by experienced teachers to help provide stretch and challenge for middle and ability students studying why Britain followed a policy of appeasement in 1938. It can be used as a starter, plenary, revision or assessment activity. The resource includes nine diamond shaped cards which include a range of factors to explain why Britain followed a policy of appeasement in 1938. The document is provided in Microsoft Word so you can edit the resource if you wish to customise it further. Once students have cut the cards out they are set three tasks including: Remove any reasons you don’t think are important. Record and explain why you have removed them. Arrange the remaining diamonds to show any links that you can find between the different reasons. Record and explain your reasons. Make a smaller diamond shape using what you think are the four most important reasons why Britain followed a policy of appeasement in 1938. At each stage students should be feeding back to their group or the class and explaining their choices. The discussion and explanation around the choices that they have made are critical in helping them develop their understanding of the topic. The aims and objectives for this lesson are: Theme: Causes of the Second World War 1939 - 1945 Know: What was the policy of appeasement? Understand: What arguments were put forward both for against this policy in 1938? Evaluate: Why did Britain support a policy of appeasement? WILF - What Am I Looking For? Identify and describe: The policy of appeasement? Explain: Both the arguments four and against the policy of appeasement? Analyse: Why did Britain follow a policy of appeasement in 1938? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This outstanding resource has been designed by experienced teachers to help students studying why Germany and the USSR signed the Nazi-Soviet Pact? It can be used as a starter, plenary, revision or assessment activity. If you are looking for a resource to provide additional stretch and challenge, then why not check out my diamond nine activity on this topic? When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a single sheet, Microsoft Word document that you can easily customise if you wish. The document includes aims, instructions and fourteen statements explain why wither Germany or the USSR signed the Nazi-Soviet Pact. Once students have cut out the cards and correctly sorted them under the heading cards for Germany or the USSR, they can extend their understanding further by sorting them into their order of importance before sticking them into their books and attempting the extended question. At each stage students should be feeding back to their group or the class and explaining their choices. The discussion and explanation around the choices that they have made are critical in helping them develop their understanding of the topic. The aims and objectives for this lesson are: Theme: How far was Hitler responsible for the outbreak of the SWW in 1939? Know: What were the terms of the Nazi-Soviet Pact? Analyse: Why did Stalin and Hitler sign the Nazi-Soviet Pact? Skills: Cause, Consequence, Evaluation and Judgement. WILF: What Am I Looking For this lesson? Identify and describe: The terms of the Nazi-Soviet Pact Explain: Why did Germany & USSR sign the Nazi-Soviet Pact? Analyse: How far Hitler was responsible for the outbreak of the SWW? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This outstanding resource has been designed to provide stretch and challenge for students studying why the USSR and Germany signed the Nazi-Soviet Pact in 1939. The key theory underpinning this type of strategy is that when we rank items, either statements, objects or images, we are required to make explicit the over- arching relationships by which we organise our knowledge and connect our learning. It can be used as a starter, plenary, revision or assessment activity. If you are looking for something more suitable for lower and middle ability then please check out my card sort matching exercise on this topic. The resource includes nine diamond shaped cards that explain why both Germany and the USSR signed the Nazi-Soviet Pact in 1939. The document is provided in Microsoft Word so you can edit the resource if you wish to customise it further by changing any of the key factors that I have included. Once students have cut out the cards out they are set three tasks including: 1. Remove any reasons that you don’t think are important. Record and explain why you have removed them. 2. Arrange the remaining diamonds to show any links that you can find between the different reasons. Record and explain your reasons. 3. Make a smaller diamond shape using the four most important reasons to explain why Germany and the USSR signed the Nazi-Soviet Pact? Record and explain the reasons for your choices. At each stage students should be feeding back to their group or the class and explaining their choices. The discussion and explanation around the choices that they have made are critical in helping them develop their thinking skills as well as their understanding of the topic. The aims and objectives for this lesson are: Theme: How far was Hitler responsible for the outbreak of the SWW in 1939? Know: What were the terms of the Nazi-Soviet Pact? Analyse: Why did Stalin and Hitler sign the Nazi-Soviet Pact? Skills: Cause, Consequence, Evaluation and Judgement. WILF: What Am I Looking For this lesson? Identify and describe: The terms of the Nazi-Soviet Pact Explain: Why did Germany & USSR sign the Nazi-Soviet Pact? Analyse: How far Hitler was responsible for the outbreak of the SWW? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This is a great engaging lesson which will help to enhance your teachers toolkit and get your students talking for weeks and doing extra homework projects. This beautifully resource is designed to help students assess which was the most deadiest weapon of the First World War. If you are looking for a more collaborative enquiry, then why not check out my market place activity on this topic, which can also be purchased from the TES. As you can see from the preview slides, the tasks and activities have been written to appeal to the full spectrum of ability. They can be printed and placed around the tables in the classroom off or simply beamed onto the IWB . You can easily sequence and edit the lesson to suit your students and the context of your school. I usually supplement the lesson with additional relevant video clips on weapons and tactics from the films ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’, ‘War Horse’ and ‘Gallipoli.’ For more information, please view the sample preview slides . When you purchase this resource you will receive a twenty nine slide PowerPoint which includes a ‘snowballing’ and a ‘buzz and go starter’. The next section of the PP then includes information slides and an activity on why there was a stalemate as well as some contextual information on the use of WMD use in recent times in Britain and Syria. This is then followed by seven information slides on the different weapons that were used as well as a thinking skills review triangle consolidation exercise on which was the deadliest weapon. You can then choose to decide to do a mind map or extended writing activity with your students to then build upon and assess their understanding. I have also included a couple of other slides with templates etc to help facilitate the lesson. The aims and objectives for these resources are as follows: Know: What weapons and tactics were used during the First World War? Understand: Why was there a ‘stalemate’ on the Western Front? Evaluate: Which was the deadliest weapon of the First World War? Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: The weapons and tactics were used during the First World War Explain: Why was there a ‘stalemate’ on the Western Front? Analyse: Which was the deadliest weapon of the First World War? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on the First World War in my TES shop, where many have been bundled together to provide you with further savings. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

If you are looking for a lesson which ticks all the boxes on collaborative learning then this beautifully illustrated market place activity is designed to help students assess which was the deadiest weapon of the First World War. This is a great engaging lesson which will help to enhance your teachers toolkit and get your students talking for weeks and doing extra projects. As you can see from the preview slides, the tasks and activities have been written to appeal to the full spectrum of ability and have been set up around the market place activity where the key slides in the PP are printed off and either pinned on the classroom walls or set out on the tables so that students move around and fill in their information on the summary sheet. This is a very proactive lesson designed to get students up, moving around, sharing and working collaboratively. When you purchase this resource you will receive a twenty nine slide PowerPoint which includes a ‘snowballing’ and a ‘buzz and go starter’, information slides and activity on why there was a stalemate, the market place activity itself as well as a thinking skills review triangle consolidation exercise. You then choose to decide a mind map or extended writing activity to then build upon and assess their understanding. I have also included a couple of other slides with templates etc to help facilitate the lesson. You can easily sequence and edit the lesson to suit your students and the context of your school. I usually supplement the lesson with additional relevant video clips on weapons and tactics from the films ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’, ‘War Horse’ and ‘Gallipoli.’ For more information, please view the sample preview slides . The aims and objectives for these resources are as follows: Know: What weapons and tactics were used during the First World War? Understand: Why was there a ‘stalemate’ on the Western Front? Evaluate: Which was the deadliest weapon of the First World War? Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: The weapons and tactics were used during the First World War Explain: Why was there a ‘stalemate’ on the Western Front? Analyse: Which was the deadliest weapon of the First World War? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on the First World War in my TES shop, where many have been bundled together to provide you with further savings. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy