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The History Academy's goal is to share best practice at an affordable price so that you can focus on your own priorities. Our resources have been written to a high standard and fine tuned in the classroom. During my 35 years in challenging schools, I have published resources for Heinemann, Pearsons, Hodder, Folens, BBC and Boardworks. If you would like to receive updates, create your own customised bundle or join our team, then contact us via our Facebook or Linkedin pages.
This great little card sort exercise is designed to help students who are studying law and order in the American West. It can be used as a revision activity, starter or plenary on this topic.
When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a single page Microsoft Office Word document, which contains a lesson objective, instructions and ten key solutions and their matching explanations. Once students have cut out the cards, they match the solution with the explanation of how it helped to maintain law and order. A simple exercise which works effectively with students of all abilities.
The aims and objectives are:
Theme: Law and order in the American West
Know: What solutions were used to solve the problems of law and order in the West?
Understand: How did these solutions help to maintain law and order?
Evaluate: How successful were these solutions?
WILF: What Am I Looking For?
Identify and Describe: The solutions that were used to solve the problems of law and order in the West?
Explain: How these solutions were supposed to help maintain law and order?
Analyse: How successful were these solutions?
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This outstanding lesson on the American West has been designed to help students understand how the Homesteaders survived and adapted to the problems they faced on the Great Plains such as water supply, natural hazards, extreme weather, protecting crops, bankruptcy, insects and Native Americans. The key activity focuses around an engaging market place or gather and share activity which is suitable for the full range of ability.
This lesson includes a 26 slide PowerPoint which contains aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, information slides, starters, plenaries and a range of activities including a thinking skills triangle task, the market place activity, an extended writing or an alternative mind mapping exercise. This resource also includes pictures, diagrams and templates for summarising learning.
For more information please see the sample preview. The aims and objectives for this activity are:
Theme: How successful were the Homesteaders at settling on the Great Plains?
Know: What problems did they have to overcome?
Understand: How did the Homesteaders adapt and survive?
Evaluate: What impact did these solutions have on the Homesteaders, the environment and the Native Americans?
Skills: Cause, Consequence, Change, Continuity & Source Evaluation.
WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: What problems did the Homesteaders have to overcome in order to survive?
Explain: Did they try and solve these problems?
Analyse: What impact did these solutions have on the Homesteaders, the environment and the Native Americans?
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, along with this one 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.
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Roy
The issue of adverting censorship continues to be a controversial. Should the federal or state governments have the power to control the media and promote an acceptable viewpoint? Should children be shielded from unhealthy attitudes, lifestyle choices and gender stereotypes? Should the majority have a right to limit freedom of expression and creativity of other groups? Is censorship of advertising good for the economy by promoting equality and a meritocracy or does it make people compliant and stop them from thinking for themselves?
This outstanding resource has been tried and tested in the classroom over many years and aims to help students understand some of the arguments for and against the use of censorship in the advertising industry through a simple card sort of some of the main arguments. It can be used as a starter, plenary or main activity to accompany any main stream text book or resource on this topic. The nature of the task means that it appeals to the full range of ability.
The main activity involves getting students to cut out the cards in lesson, organize them into their most persuasive order under the two main headings and then sick them into their books. Once students have fed back their results to a class discussion, they can then have a go at the extended writing activity or add additional ideas from the class discussion. Alternatively, they can create a key and then sort through the cards and then stick the sheet into their book or you could cut out the cards and place them into an envelope for them to sort prior to a discussion on the topic. This is a great resource that can be easily adapted to suit your classroom and expectations.
When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download a single page Word Document which contains a learning objective, instructions, two heading cards as well as sixteen statements that can sorted.
The aims of this lesson / activity are:
Theme: Rights and Freedoms
Know: How are adverts censored and controlled by the government watchdogs?
Understand: What are the arguments for and against censorship of the advertising media?
Evaluate: How far should adverts be censored in a democratic society to promote equality?
WILF - What am I Looking For?
Identify and describe - How are adverts censored and controlled by the government watchdogs?
Explain - the arguments for and against censorship of the advertising industry?
Analyze -How far should adverts be censored in a democratic society to promote equality?
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 or a happy meal 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.
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Roy
This outstanding diamond 9 activity is designed to help students understand the political, economic and religious causes of the war between Spain and England in 1585. This fun and engaging lesson is suitable for higher ability students. If you are looking for a resource more suitable for middle and lower ability students, then please check out my card sort on this topic.
When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a fully editable Microsoft Word documenth. The resource includes instructions for the activity and nine diamond shaped cards which include each of the nine main reasons which explain why Spain went to war with Britain in 1485. I have also included a PowerPoint which is designed to help facilitate the activity. It includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, information slides, links to video clips and tasks and activities to support the main diamond 9 activity. Please see the detailed preview for more information:
At each stage students should be feeding back to their group or the class to explain their choices. This is absolutely critical if you are going to develop the critical thinking skills that you are looking to develop via a diamond 9 activity. Once students have sorted the cards, you can extend their understanding of the topic further by discussing or explaining in an extended piece of writing which problem was the most significant or important.
The aims and objectives for this lesson are:
Theme: Elizabethan England
Know: Why did tensions between England and Spain increase in 1585?
Understand: What were the political, economic and religious causes of the war?
Evaluate: Which factor was the most important?
Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration
WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: Why did tensions between England and Spain increase in 1585?
Explain: The political, economic and religious causes of the war with Spain
Analyse: Which factor was the most important?
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.
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Roy
This fun and engaging market place activity or ‘gather and share’ on why the Spanish Armada was defeated has been designed and field tested by experienced history teachers who are at the cutting edge of the skills which underscore our subject. The Spanish Armada is a topic which is all too often rushed and not given the attention that it deserves, yet it is every bit as important as the Battle of Britain or the Norman Conquest. If those brave Elizabethan seamen, backed up with cutting edge technology and skillful leadership based upon merit rather than NOability had not fought off the invading Spanish Armada, then our island history would have been very different. Then again, maybe fate stepped in to save the day As the inscription on the Armada medal, issued by Elizabeth I in 1588 SAID: ‘God blew his wind, and they were scattered.’
This lesson has been designed to be suitable for the full ability range, but we have also produced several different versions of this resource including a source analysis, a card sort and a Diamond 9 Activity, which can be purchased separately or in a very cost effective bundle which will allow you to differentiate across your low, ,middle and higher ability groups.
When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a 24 slide PowerPoint. This includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, information slides, historical sources, the market place activity, writing frames, video clips, templates, tasks and activities to help support the lesson. Please see the detailed preview for more information:
The aims and objectives for this lesson are:
Theme: Elizabethan England
Know: What happened to the Spanish Armada in 1588?
Understand: Why was the Spanish Armada defeated in 1588?
Evaluate: What was the most important reason?
Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence, Significance & Collaboration
WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: What happened to the Spanish Armada in 1588?
Explain: Why was the Spanish Armada defeated in 1588?
Analyse: What was the most important reason?
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.
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Roy
This fun and engaging market place activity has been written to provide either an introduction or an overview to the consequences of the Break with Rome. If you are short for curriculum time, this great way to quickly cover the key events for Bloody Mary, The Spanish Armada, The Gun Powder Plot and the Pilgrim Fathers, whilst fitting them into the bigger picture of what was happening in the run up to the English Civil War. If you decide to use it in this way, it might be an idea to get your classes to chose one or two of the topics to do in detail. To this end, I have bundled this resource up with my matching resources on my TES shop where they can be purchased at a discount or purchased separately.
When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a sixteen slide PowerPoint Presentation, which contains everything you will need for the lesson. The PowerPoint includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes as well as a starters, plenaries, information slides and historical sources on Bloody Mary, The Spanish Armada, The Gunpowder Plot and The Pilgrim Fathers, video clips. I have also included a template for summarising the information which can be printed off on either A4 or A3, depending upon how you wish to conduct your gather and share exercise. The lesson rounds off with a thinking skills review triangle and an extended writing exercise to help students decide which consequence was the most significant. For more information, please see the detailed preview.
The aims and objectives of this lesson are:
Theme: The consequences of the Break with Rome.
Know: What affect did Henry VIII’s break with Rome have on England?
Understand: What long term religious problems did the break with Rome cause?
Evaluate: Which consequence had the greatest impact?
Skills: Cause and Consequence
WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: The effects of the break with Rome on England.
Explain: What long term religious problems did the break with Rome cause?
Analyse: Which consequence had the greatest impact?
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.
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Roy
Nearly everyone knows about the dashing Prince Charlie, but the Duke of Cumberland is often sidelined and forgotten about due to what happened in the aftermath of the Battle of the Culloden in 1746. This fun and interactive lesson is designed to help students evaluate whether he deserves to be labelled as the ‘Butcher of Culloden’ by his enemies, or the more flattering title given to him by the supporters of the Union, ‘Sweet William.’
The resources in this lesson are suitable for a higher ability KS3 class or GCSE, A Level or Scottish Highers class studying this topic.
When you purchase this lesson you will be able to download two documents. The first contains the PowerPoint, which includes the aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, information slides, photocopying templates, historical sources, task and activities. The second a single page Word Document which contains two heading cards and sixteen information cards to be sorted, so that students can evaluate whether the Duke of Cumberland deserves the title ‘Butcher of Culloden’ or ‘Sweet William.’
There is enough work in these resources for two lessons, which could be then finished off for homework. The aims and objectives of this lesson are:
Theme: The Act of Union
Know: Who was the Duke of Cumberland?
Understand: What part did he play in the defeat of the Jacobite Rebellion in 1745?
Evaluate: Does Cumberland deserve to be called the ‘Butcher of Culloden’?
Skills: Collaboration, Cause, Consequence & Interpretation.
WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Can You Describe: Who was the Duke of Cumberland?
Can You Explain: What part did he play in the defeat of the Jacobite Rebellion in 1745?
Can You Evaluate: Does Cumberland deserve to be called the ‘Butcher of Culloden’?
If you like this resource then why not check out our TES shop, where you can find similar resources that have been bundled to provide you with further savings. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Facebook and You Tube 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 resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. However, we do not compromise our values and pay all our contributors the living wage for their work.
So if you share our values and are looking for high quality resources that have been field tested in the classroom or simply have some questions or requests, then stay in touch via social media for the latest updates.
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Should freedom of information and speech be limited to protect public morality by governments or social media platforms? Should children be shielded from violence and sexually explicit material? Should the rich and famous be protected by privacy laws? Should the government stop terrorist groups using social media to recruit and spread their ideology?
This great little card sort has been tried and tested in the classroom over many years and aims to help students understand some of the arguments for and against the use of censorship. It can be used as a starter, plenary or main activity to accompany any main stream text book or resource on this topic. The nature of the task means that it appeals to the full range of ability.
The main activity involves getting students to cut out the cards in lesson, organize them into their most persuasive order under the two main headings and then sick them into their books. Once students have fed back their results to a class discussion, they can then have a go at the extended writing activity or add additional ideas from the class discussion. Alternatively, they can create a key and then sort through the cards and then stick the sheet into their book or you could cut out the cards and place them into an envelope for them to sort prior to a discussion on the topic. This is a great resource that can be easily adapted to suit your classroom and expectations.
When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download a single page Word Document which contains a learning objective, instructions, two heading cards as well as sixteen statements that can sorted.
The aims of this activity are:
Theme: Moral philosophy and ethics
Know: What is censorship of the media?
Understand: What are the arguments for and against censorship of the media?
Evaluate: How far should media be censored in a democratic society?
WILF - What am I Looking For?
Identify and describe - What is censorship of the media?
Explain - the arguments for and against censorship of the media?
Analyze -How far should media be censored in a democratic society?
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 or a happy meal 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.
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Roy
Its not easy finding good resources on Edward VI and his role in the Reformation. This fun and interactive lesson is designed to help students assess how successful his reign was for the short time he was in power.
The lesson begins by getting students to review the problems that he faced at the start of his lesson and to classify them into economic, religious, political and succession. This is followed up by a market place activity that looks at the changes he made during his reign and finishes off with a series of activities that get students to assess how successful he was at solving the problems that faced him as King.
When you purchase this lesson, you will be able to download a 26 slide PowerPoint Presentation that contains aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, information slides, activities, historical sources, starters and plenaries on the reign of Edward VI. The PowerPoint also contains slides and templates for photocopying.
Please see the preview for more information, but note that some slides have been missed out.
This is lesson is suitable for lower middle to upper ability students. The market place activity sides have been ragged and I have produced a core and foundation version of Edward VI’s problems.
The aims and objectives are:
Theme: The Reformation
Know: What problems faced Edward VI during his reign?
Understand: How did his changes affect the lives of people in England?
Evaluate: How successfully did Edward VI solve his problems?
Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration
WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Can You Identify: What problems faced Edward VI whilst he was King ?
Can You Explain: How his changes affected the lives of people in England?
Evaluate: How successfully did Edward VI solve his problems?
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This beautifully illustrated market place activity on Native American beliefs is aimed at middle to upper ability students. The information slides for the market place activity look at their beliefs about the land, circles, clans, moieties, spiritualism and the spirit World and how they affected the way in which they lived their lives. These ideas are then consolidated through various feedback activities that you can see in the preview including a blank table that can be edited for class feedback, to a completed version that can also be used for improving student responses and a heads and tails activity.
When you purchase this lesson, you will be able to download 19 slide PowerPoint which includes the aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, information slides , historical sources, tasks, activities and templates for the lesson. For more information, please see the preview slides.
The aims and objectives of this lesson are:
Know: What beliefs did Native Americans believe?
Understand: Native American beliefs about nature and the land?
Evaluate: How did their beliefs affect their way of life?
Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration
WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Can You Identify: What Native Americans believed?
Can You Explain: Native American beliefs about nature and the land?
Evaluate: How did their beliefs affect their way of life?
If you like this lesson then why not check out our TES shop, where you can find similar resources that have been bundled to provide you with further savings. You can also follow ‘The History Academy on Facebook and YouTube 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 resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. However, we do not compromise our values and pay all our contributors the living wage for their work.
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This source evaluation lesson on the Dissolution of the Monasteries has been field tested and refined over many years. It focuses on whether the monks were breaking the monastic rules of St Benedict and their NOP (Origin, Nature & Purpose) source evaluation skills.
Students are presented with twelve primary sources over two rounds. In the first round, they are given six sources taken from Cromwell’s inspectors’ reports, whilst in the second round they are given six extracts taken from more impartial sources. By the end of the lesson, students will have a better understanding of NOP source analysis skills and will be able to make a balanced judgement on the reliability of the inspectors’ reports and why Henry VIII wanted to close the monasteries.
When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download a 15 slide PowerPoint Presentation which includes aims, objectives, starters, plenaries, tasks, activities, video links, writing frames, sentence starters, information slides as well as historical sources on the Dissolution of the Monasteries. You will also be able to download a two page Word Document, which includes instructions, activities, questions and twelve historical sources.
Depending upon the ability of your students, you can spend between one and two lessons on this topic. I have included guidance notes in the slide notes at the bottom of the PowerPoint. If you are only have one lesson for this topic you could focus on round one and set the second round for homework.
The aims and objectives for this lesson are:
Theme: The Reformation
Know: Why the monasteries were dissolved by Henry VIII?
Understand: How the inspectors’ reports were used to justify closing them down?
Evaluate: A range of sources and critically evaluate their usefulness?
Skills: Source Analysis& Cause, Consequence
WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Can You Identify: Why the monasteries were dissolved?
Can You Explain: How useful a source is for learning why the monasteries were closed?
Can You Apply: Your knowledge and use it to critically analyse source information and evaluate how reliable it is?
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 the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage so when your purchase our resources you are also buying into our values.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates.
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Roy
This outstanding lesson on slave resistance looks at the different ways in which Black people challenged slavery. It also tries to answer the difficult question about why some people did not try and run away by contextualising the learning and looking at the experiences of former veterans and prisoners who have struggled to cope with adjusting to an unstructured life of freedom.
Unlike other resources on this topic, this lesson also looks at the contrasting experiences of Black people in the USA, Jamaica and Haiti and how they had to adjust the way in which they resisted slavery to suit the problems and different challenges they faced. Finally, this lesson poses the question, how successful was slave resistance and links it’s importance to the abolition debate. Did you know that more British soldiers died trying to maintain slavery in the Caribbean, than died fighting to free Europe from Napoleon?
When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a three page worksheet as well as a twenty four slide PowerPoint Presentation. The worksheet includes detailed information, historical sources and questions that are designed to help students understand the key ideas whist preparing them for an extended question. The PowerPoint includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes as well as a variety of starters, plenaries, information slides, historical sources,video clips, tasks and additional differentiated activities to help support the lesson. These have been organised in such a way that that they can be used alongside the worksheet. For more information, please see the detailed preview.
The aims and objectives of this lesson are:
Theme: Britain and the Slave Trade
Know: How did Black people try and resist slavery?
Understand: What is the difference between active and passive resistance?
Evaluate: How successful was slave resistance?
Skills: Cause, Consequence, Change & Continuity.
WILF - What Am I Looking For?
Identify and describe: the different ways in which black people tried to resist?
Explain: What is the difference between active and passive resistance?
Analyse: How successful was Black peoples resistance against slavery?
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.
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Roy
These dynamic learning activities on the long term causes of the French Revolution, have been bundled together to not only provide you with outstanding value but a choice of activities with which to provide differentiation and challenge for students.
Both resources explore the political, economic, social and intellectual origins of the French Revolution through collaborative exercises specifically designed to develop your students critical thinking and collaborative discussion skills.
For more information, please explore the detailed descriptions for each resource.
Our gaol at the History Academy is to provide low cost solutions so that you have more time to focus on your own goals, whilst helping us to spread best practice and pay our authors a living wage.
The aims and objectives of these resources are:
Theme: The French Revolution
Know: What were the long term causes of the French Revolution in 1789?
Understand: What roles did political, economic, social and intellectual factors play?
Evaluate: Which was the most important factor?
Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration
WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Can You Describe: The events & short term causes of the French Revolution?
Can You Explain: What roles did political, economic, social and intellectual factors play?
Can You Evaluate: Which was the most important factor?
We hope you enjoy using this resource! Don’t forget to check out our YouTube channel, “The History Academy,” for over 600 free videos, including a dedicated playlist on the French Revolution. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3ZuuiQcfzAdOpC6yJiN4DcsqfUbT3PvK&si=Bs-qlUBmEKI9XPFZ
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These interactive flash revision cards have been bundled together to cover Britain 1890 - 1900 at a discounted price. They make an excellent fun starter, mini plenary or plenary for any lesson, but are aimed at KS4 and KS5. They cover the exam topics the Liberal Reforms, Votes for Women and the Home Front during the First World War.
With Dingbats, say goodbye to solitary studying! Dingbats are interactive flashcards designed to help students focus on key terms and facts, transforming revision into a social and enjoyable experience. They encourage teamwork and peer assessment, making learning more engaging. Regular use, combined with the strategies outlined in the accompanying PowerPoint, will enhance memory skills and foster essential connections for exam success.
These flashcards are perfect for starter activities, serving as a fun game at the beginning of a lesson or a mini plenary to assess understanding or reinforce learning. Their versatility allows them to be included in revision booklets or printed on cards for easy storage in students’ pockets or envelopes. Additionally, students can use them independently for their own revision.
Upon downloading this lesson, you’ll access three Word document featuring Dingbats for Votes For Women, the Liberal Reforms and the Home Front during the FWW, along with an 18-slide PowerPoint detailing how to utilize them effectively. Game 1 involves one player reading key words while the other guesses the topic, enhancing memory recall. Game 2 challenges players to describe the topic without using key words, making it more difficult. Other fun and competitive activities like Pictionary and Charades are also included. The lesson concludes with strategies for conducting a one-minute class talk and tips for creating your own Dingbats, supported by suggested homework tasks. Both documents are available as PDFs for easy printing and sharing.
Aims and Objectives of the Lesson:
Theme: Britain 1890 - 1918
Know: How to use Dingbats and flashcards for revision
Understand: Various card games that can be played
Evaluate: The effectiveness of these methods for revision
Skills: Revision techniques, competition, and collaboration
WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Describe: How to use Dingbats and flashcards for revision
Explain: Different revision techniques applicable with Dingbats
Evaluate: The most effective strategies for your learning needs
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This resource bundle brings together all our fun and interactive resources on Tudor Sport and Entertainment.
There is some overlap between these lessons, so we have bundled them up and added 25p just in case you couldn’t make up your mind.
The first resource,Tudor Sport and Entertainment, looks at the main sports and entertainment in this period. It is perfectly sufficient for any KS3 class.
The second resource, Tudor Sports is desiged as a depth study and includes additional slides on tennis, archery, wrestling, bowls and skittles, that are not included in the first lesson.
The third resource, Tudor Entertainment, is designed as a depth study and include additional slides on music, poetry and gardening, which are not covered in the first two.
Each lesson is designed as to deepen students’ understanding of Tudor society by critically evaluating the connections between sports, entertainment, wealth, and social status through a dynamic marketplace activity.
Students can explore this investigation collaboratively in groups or independently, utilizing strategically placed information slides around the classroom. As they move around the room, they will complete a tailored summary sheet specifically crafted for this lesson, promoting a hands-on and immersive learning experience.
Upon completing this lesson with my own classes, we have successfully consolidated learning through a continuum task. Additionally, we provide a fully supported extended writing task in the resource section, along with writing frames, a missing word activity and a word search, ensuring that all students can engage meaningfully with the material.
Dive into a diverse array of interactive activities, including card sorts, diamond 9 exercises, and a dynamic Market Place Activity, designed to make learning about the Peasants’ Revolt both fun and educational.
All our resources have been carefully written to help develop your students critical historical skills, whilst catering to the full range of ability.
When deciding upon the price we decided to only charge 50p more for them all, so in effect if you buy one, you can download them all, so you can look at the causes of the Peasants Revolt in a variety of ways with your students.
The aims and objectives of these resources are:
Theme: Medieval Society
Know: Why did the peasants revolt in 1381?
Understand: What roles did religious, social, economic and political factors play?
Evaluate: What was the most important cause of the Peasants’ Revolt in 1381?
Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration
WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Can You Describe: Why the peasants revolted in 1381?
Can You Explain: What roles did religious, social, political and money factors play?
Can You Evaluate: What was the most important cause of the Peasants’ Revolt in 1381?
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These resources have been bundled together to provide you with a range of different approaches to looking at the topic of the murder of Thomas Becket in 1170.
The card sort - the causes and consequences is designed to fit around any main stream text book or video on this topic. It is suitable for low ability students.
The lesson - The Causes and Consequences of the Murder of Thomas Becket, provides you with everything you will need to look at this topic with a middle and low ability group, including story board, continuum of the ups and downs of Thomas Becket, heads and tails, word searches and questions.
The lesson - What were the causes of the quarrel between Henry II and Thomas Becket, is an in depth analysis which is suitable for a middle and higher ability group, but is fully supported with missing word, heads and tails, word search, templates and writing frames for a lower ability group. This lesson links in the broader themes of the conflict between Church and State, Magna Carta and the Break with Rome.
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These resources are designed to help students explore both the traditional and revisionist versions of the Gunpowder Plots. The worksheet sets the scene for both versions of what happened and is aimed at both foundation and core students. The card sorts are designed to help students understand what happened and to assess how far Guy Fawkes was innocent or guilty. For a detailed break down of each resource and its aims and objectives, please look at the individual lesson write up.
This compelling resource explores the Christmas Truce of 1914, a powerful story that transcends time and resonates deeply, especially as a meaningful and inspiring way to end the Autumn term. It’s a lesson that can be used in any subject across the curriculum, linking to History, Music, RE, PSCHE, English, Drama and Music.
The resource includes an interactive worksheet featuring a series of engaging activities designed to support a wide spectrum of learners, including extension tasks and DART strategies for those who need extra support. The supporting PowerPoint presentation goes beyond simply delivering the worksheet, providing a structured framework for the lesson with clear aims and objectives, a collaborative snowballing starter activity, differentiated questions for different groups, historical sources and diagrams to illustrate core ideas, and carefully selected video and music clips to enhance the learning experience.
This is a lesson that I personally find incredibly moving and impactful, and I’m confident it will become a favorite of yours as well. It’s a chance to create a truly memorable educational moment for your students, offering a powerful alternative to the often-cliched Christmas videos that often mark the end of term. Both resources are available in both Office and PDF formats, ensuring compatibility and accessibility for all.
Theme: The First World War
Know: What happened during the Christmas Truce in 1914?
Understand: Why did the British and German troops hold an unofficial truce?
Evaluate: Why wasn’t there a Christmas truce in 1915?
Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration
WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Can You Describe: What happened during the Christmas Truce in 1914?
Can You Explain: Why did the British and German troops hold an unofficial truce?
Can You Evaluate: Why wasn’t there a Christmas truce in 1915?
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’When giving feedback to A Level Students studying history it is important to be specific about what the student did well and where they need improvement. Is crucial to point out specific examples and illustrate your points by linking them to the assessment objectives.'
It can be difficult to maintain a work life balance when you have a pile of A Level essays to mark. If you like me find yourself annotating work and writing your own mini essay in response to your students work, then the history academy might just have the solution you are looking for. The attached essay and source feedback sheets are designed to help you provide effective next steps feedback and save you time.
When you purchase these resources, you will be able to download two feedback mark schemes for Section A and B of the AQA A Level History Syllabus. The first page of both the source and the essay feedback sheets contains a grid which breaks down the assessment objectives for each level. You simply highlight, tick and underline what the student has achieved. By looking at the next level, your students can see what they need to do next in order to improve their work. The second page contains a table with a space for writing a quick summary and then two sections saying ‘areas for praise’ and ‘areas for improvement.’ At the bottom of the page is a section for the students to write their response to your feedback. Both documents have been provided in Word and as a PDF.
When completing these sheets, I usually type up my comments or occasionally copy and paste statements into the relevant boxes. I keep a copy saved in the students folder and attach a physical copy to their essay.
These feedback sheets have been field tested many times since 2016 and have helped to significantly reduce my workload and many of my colleagues. Take a look at the detailed preview.
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 the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. This is special resource, which is reflected in the price. All our authors are paid the living wage for their work so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency.
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