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The History of India
This is one lesson from a series of 11 on the History of India.
Each lesson includes as a minimum:
• A context slide for teacher talk/intro
• A reading comprehension task
• A sorting/categorising activity of factors/causes.
• A writing task with support and guidance.
All resources are included within the same PowerPoint for ease of organisation. They have proved very effective with our High School classes.
The 11 lessons are as follows:
The Mughals (free)
The East India Company
The Battle of Plessey (free)
The Tiger of Mysore
The Mahratta
Revision & Feedback lesson for unit at half way point
Trucial States, UAE & Oman
The First War of Indian Independence (1857)
Amritsar Massacre & Indian Independence Movement
India, Gandhi and the Second World War
Bengal Famine 1947 (free)
Indian Independence and Partition
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17 practice papers for Edexcel IGCSE English Literature Macbeth exam.
(Open book exam).
Each paper comes with a Edexcel style front sheet and a choice of two questions (1 character, 1 theme).
Excellent for revision and independent study.
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This series of 6 lessons cover all the database skills required to use MS Access competently and develops students theoretical knowledge of key database terms and concepts. Ideally suited for any educational curriculum but specially modelled around the EDEXCEL IGCSE ICT ).
Each lesson builds towards a Ferrari World theme park (UAE) case study and contains:
• A literacy, numeracy, think settler activity.
• Flash cards for all key words
• Explainer slides
• A range of activities.
• Videos (in both MP4 & YouTube links)
• Access to a google quiz for effective student progress checks and retrieval practice (2 quizzes in total – basic and an advanced quiz)
Lesson topics:
• Data Types and Data Entry (incl. 1 teacher tutorial video)
• Key Relationships and Key Types (incl. 1 teacher tutorial video)
• Validation & Sorting (incl. 2 teacher tutorial videos)
• Queries & Operators (incl. 4 teacher tutorial videos)
• Reports & Mail Merge (incl. 2 teacher tutorial videos)
• Revision (37 flashcards and a range of revision activities)
Purchasing the whole scheme of work provides you with a passcode for a dedicated webpage with links to everything.
These lessons have been used with English as Additional Language students to great effect within an International School setting.
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A 35-slide revision pack for the Rivers SOW for Year 7-8 Geography. 32 flash cards, 5 online quizzes, 6 revision activities and 1 snakes and ladders revision game (with an editable template), topics are:
The Water Cycle
River Drainage Basins
Waterfalls
Erosion
River Landforms
Used this for several years with my KS3 classes and it gets good a good reception each time, especially the quizzes. Recently updated it to include a new style of flash card that incorporates opportunities for comprehension and dual coding activities. Also make excellent Quiz-Quiz Trade resources for lessons on any of the 5 topics.
For more resources, please visit wolseyacademy.com
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Industrial Revolution:
From a Scheme of Work on the Industrial Revolution. Target is KS3 but all assessments throughout are GCSE and use Edexcel criteria. Each lesson contains a lesson plan, quick start guide, printable resources, mini plenaries, challenge questions, mark schemes, writing frames, lots of differentiation, a nice mix of activity types and a lesson specific EAL activity sheet. There are 14 lessons in total, but each lesson has enough material to last 2 or 3 lessons for even high ability classes.
Most lessons include some high-level source analysis.
The lessons also include a link to a site hosting a self-marking End of Unit quiz and a revision guide which make for nice homework activities. The SOW has been used for several years (with continual updates and improvements) at a very successful History department in an outstanding school.
If used at KS3 it also acts as a grounding for any History of Medicine modules they might encounter at KS4 (hence the focus on public health and inventions).
The SOW covers the following topics:
Introduction to the Industrial Revolution (free)
Population Boom (free)
Factories
Coal Mining
Transport
Robert Stephenson
Industrial Revolution inventors
Child Labour
Public Health Problems
Public Health Solutions & Government Intervention
Source Question on the Big Stink
Luddites
British Empire
Source Question on Empire
Revision Guide & EAL activities.
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Industrial Revolution:
From a Scheme of Work on the Industrial Revolution. Target is KS3 but all assessments throughout are GCSE and use Edexcel criteria. Each lesson contains a lesson plan, quick start guide, printable resources, mini plenaries, challenge questions, mark schemes, writing frames, lots of differentiation, a nice mix of activity types and a lesson specific EAL activity sheet. There are 14 lessons in total, but each lesson has enough material to last 2 or 3 lessons for even high ability classes.
Most lessons include some high-level source analysis.
The lessons also include a link to a site hosting a self-marking End of Unit quiz and a revision guide which make for nice homework activities. The SOW has been used for several years (with continual updates and improvements) at a very successful History department in an outstanding school.
If used at KS3 it also acts as a grounding for any History of Medicine modules they might encounter at KS4 (hence the focus on public health and inventions).
The SOW covers the following topics:
Introduction to the Industrial Revolution (free)
Population Boom (free)
Factories
Coal Mining
Transport
Robert Stephenson
Industrial Revolution inventors
Child Labour
Public Health Problems
Public Health Solutions & Government Intervention
Source Question on the Big Stink
Luddites
British Empire
Source Question on Empire
Revision Guide & EAL activities.
WolseyAcademy.com, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.
Perfect for History Club sessions – or active and creative lessons - at primary or secondary level. Includes information and video about the topics and a fun practical activity (which can often take more than one session to complete). All sessions include a weekly advertising poster for display boards, websites and screens around the school. Also included is a loyalty card for students to claim rewards after attending enough lessons.
Designed by Wolsey Academy and tried and tested with secondary students in the UK.
Topics are as follows:
Ancient Egypt – Drama Production
Battle of Trafalgar 1805 – Arts and Craft.
Guy Fawkes, 1605 – Gunpowder Hunt.
Charles Lindbergh, 1927 – Design & Fly a Plane.
Pirates – Make a Movie.
Thanksgiving – Fancy Dress and Card Design
Benjamin Franklin – Make and fly a Kite.
Tudor Christmas – Card Making.
Battle of Atlantic – Code Breaking Game
Medieval Coat of Arms – Research and Heraldry Making.
Brunel – Bridge Building
Darwin –Voyage of the Beagle, Art Competition.
D-Day – Landing Craft Construction and Testing
World Cup History – Kit Designs
Battle of Quebec – Crane Construction
Angkor Wat – Sunrise Drawings
Historical Fashion – Clothing Designs
Henry Ford – Assembly Line Competition
Roman Army – Shield Design and Battle Tactics Role Play
Local History: Ipswich Town Football Club – Badge Design.
Made during the 2020 lockdown for remote learning it is a pretty comprehensive resource (if I may say so) that covers the whole topic and includes:
18 tailor made teacher videos
18 factsheets on the 18 key topics
18 literacy/essay writing challenges* (1 per key topic)
5 Google Quizzes (and printable versions)
1 Stretch and Challenge Project
It took a very long time to produce and I am very happy to now be able to share it I would suggest setting it as an ongoing revision or homework task, the teacher videos mean that it can be used for self study also.
The target audience was mostly for international school settings so I have tried to use accessible language where possible and each topic comes with a set of keywords to develop vocab skills.
If you spot any mistakes please contact me via the website above and if you think it has come in useful I would love to see your reviews on the TES (makes me feel a bit better!)
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As a man with a great beard once (sort of) said: Teachers of the world unite, you have nothing to lose but your chains.
*The essay writing questions are loosely based on Edexcel IGCSE style questions but the approach taken is quite generic so will suit all exam boards/national systems.
Russia and its discontents
The 1905 Revolution
The Russian Dumas
Russia and the First World War
Rasputin
The February Revolution 1917
The Provisional Government
The Bolsheviks
The Bolsheviks Come to Power
The Bolsheviks & The Constituent Assembly
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The Russian Civil War 1918 - 1921
Why did the Reds win the Civil War?
War Communism
Impact of War Communism
Kronstadt Naval Mutiny 1921
New Economic Policy (NEP)
Lenin’s Legacy
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Lesson on the causes of the American war of Independence. Aims to build students ability to categorise factors into headings and write an extended piece of analysis.
Lesson Includes:
Teacher video of the lesson (ideal for distance learning)
Recap activity of previous lesson on colonial America.
Teacher Talk Stimulus Context Slide
Research task with 7 factor info sheets in the resources section – support sheet for differentiation.
Categorisation task.
Three writing support slides with exemplar sentences and structure guide for all levels of learner.
Google quiz (self marking)
7 x flash cards for key factors
Part of a wider bundle of lessons on American History.
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This series of lessons covers everything that you need from the** first half of module 1 **of CIE Business Studies IGCSE: Business Activity
In total the Module 1 series of lessons (Part A & B) includes: 10 case studies, 19 packs of flash cards, 17 Google Quizzes and 23 lesson PowerPoints.
Hope it helps!
The Economic Problem > Lesson activities>Case Study >Key word flash cards pack>Google Quiz.
Specialisation > Lesson activities>Case Study >Key word flash cards pack>Google Quiz.
The Purpose of Business > Lesson activities>Case Study >Key word flash cards pack>Google Quiz.
The Economic Sectors > Lesson activities>Case Study >Key word flash cards pack>Google Quiz.
Mixed Economy > Lesson activities>Case Study >Key word flash cards pack>Google Quiz.
Mid-Topic Revision 1 > Lesson activities> >Key word flash cards pack>Google Quizzes
Entrepreneurs > Lesson activities >Key word flash cards pack>Google Quiz.
Business Plan > Lesson activities>Case Study >Key word flash cards pack>Google Quiz.
Business Size > Lesson activities>Case Study >Key word flash cards pack>Google Quiz.
Business Growth > Lesson activities> Key word flash cards pack>Google Quiz.
Problems with Growth > Lesson activities> Key word flash cards pack>Google Quiz.
Example Assessment>Lesson activities
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This is one lesson from a completely fully resourced and integrated series of 17 lessons on the Russian Revolution. It was designed for GCSE History but has also been used very effectively at KS3 level.
Each lesson contains as a minimum:
• Recap from previous lesson
• Keyword flashcards (in a unique ‘Pokémon card style’ template!)
• Writing skill challenges building up to fully developed PEEKA paragraphs (these increase in complexity as you move through the lessons)
• Text with comprehension questions
• A ‘reverse engineer’ essay question task.
• A model paragraph with a ‘how can you improve?’ task
• Stretch questions.
• Video links.
The 17 lessons are as follows:
Russia and its discontents (free)
1905 Revolution (free)
The First World War (free)
Rasputin
February Revolution
Mod-Module Revision Tasks and Knowledge Check
Provisional Government
October Revolution
Bolsheviks & Constituent Assembly
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Russian Civil War
Russian Civil War – Why did the Reds win?
Russian Civil War – War Communism
Russian Civil War – Kronstadt Naval Mutiny
Russian Civil War – New Economic Policy
Russian Civil War – Lenin’s Legacy
End of unit – all revision cards, revision tasks, assessment questions, models and criteria.
Hope they help.
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1 Lesson from a series of 28 lessons on UAE Social Studies (History). Each lesson contained keywords and a wide range of activities, with a focus on developing skills that students can use in their regular lessons too. A key focus is obviously on Historical skills, but also Geographic, Business as well as general skills of research, debate and presentation. Several lessons have been inspired by lectures given at the NYU Abu Dhabi by experts in their fields.
The lessons begin with the formation of the Arabian landmass and end with the Arabs on Mars! Fairly comprehensive history. All lessons have been made with cultural sensitivities in mind.
The lessons are:
Historical Overview of the UAE
Jebel Faya
The Magan People
Bronze Age Trade
Wadi Suq and Umm Al Na
The Iron Age
Pre-Islamic Arabia
The Prophet Muhammad and the arrival of Islam
Battle of Dibba 632CE
Mecca and Medina
Khalid ibn al-Walid
The Portuguese and the Persian Gulf
The Islamic Era & Hormuz
Bedouin Traditions
Pirate Coast & Trucial States
The Pearl Trade
Diary of a Dhow Driver
Qasr Al Hosn
Emirati Homes and Architecture
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Founding of the UAE 1971
Famous Emiratis
Famous Ex-Pats
UAE The Global Crossroads
The Dubai Miracle
Sovereign Wealth Funds
UAE Space Program
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One lesson from a series of 10 lessons used recently to teach Key Stage 3 which much success. There is a great range of activities and the students really engaged with the subject. Each lesson is fully resourced and ready to teach from the box. Each includes options for adaption up or down depending on class level. Each lesson builds up students’ skills ready for an assessment in lesson 10, but also develops soft skills of group work, presentation, research and problem-solving.
The lessons are as follows:
• Raiders or Settlers? Push and Pull Factors
• Viking Mythology & Top Trumps
• Women in the Viking Age
• Trade and Longboats
• Lindisfarne
• Edmund the Martyr
• Bluetooth, Forkbeard & Canute
• The Kyivan Rus
• The Viking Discovery of America
• Assessment
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A series of 10 lessons used recently to teach middle and high school classes. There is a great range of activities and the students really engaged with the subject. Each lesson is fully resourced and ready to teach from the box. Each includes options for adaption up or down depending on class level. Each lesson builds up students’ skills ready for an assessment in lesson 10, but also develops soft skills of group work, presentation, research and problem-solving.
The lessons are as follows:
• Raiders or Settlers? Push and Pull Factors
• Viking Mythology & Top Trumps
• Women in the Viking Age
• Trade and Longboats
• Lindisfarne
• Edmund the Martyr
• Bluetooth, Forkbeard & Canute
• The Kyivan Rus
• The Viking Discovery of America
• Assessment
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6 Lessons covering all aspects of the Russian Civil War with a range of activities that build up student’s knowledge and essay writing skills.
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8 lessons, designed for A Level and IB
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11 lessons that cover everything you need for the External Influences section of IGCSE Business Studies. It is modelled on the CIE specification but has also been used successfully to teach Edexcel spec.
In total this Module 6 Scheme of Work includes: 53 flash cards, 7 Google Quizzes and 11 lesson PowerPoints (including a revision lesson).
Each lesson in the series comes with:
a. Activities to complete
b. Key word flash cards
c. Information to revise from and assist teacher talk
d. Link to a Google quiz that covers the topic
For more resources and to buy the complete Business Studies IGCSE bundle at a steep discount, please visit Wolsey Academy.
Lessons in the series include:
Government Economic Objectives
Fiscal Policy
Monetary & Supply Side Policies
Business Responses to Economic Policies
Business Activities and the Environment
Non-Economic Pressures on Businesses
Business & Ethics
Globalisation & Multinationals
Globalisation Issues
Exchange Rates
Revision lesson with resources
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3 of 22 lessons that together teach the entire Vietnam Conflict, 1945-1975.
Ideal for all specifications. Each lesson comes with a range of activities, flash cards for revision and assessments and checks throughout. Almost all include a written assessment with guidance and activities that ask students to consider a range of different historical interpretations of the events. All resources needed for the lesson are self-contained within the PowerPoint with printer friendly versions ready to go.
The lessons are as follows:
Vietnam Overview and Timeline
Colonial Vietnam
General Giap
Dien Bien Phu 1954
Geneva Accords 1954
Domino Theory & McCarthyism
Ho Chi Minh
The Vietcong
Strategic Hamlet Program
Overthrow of Diem 1963
Gulf of Tonkin Incident 1964
Vietcong Tactics
US Tactics
Khe Sanh, Tet & Hue
Nixon Doctrine & Vietnamization
Opposition to the War – Media & Atrocities
My Lai Massacre 1968
Opposition to the War – Students, Kent State and the Draft
Support for the War – Hard Hats
Peace and the Fall of Saigon 1975
Why did the US Fail?
80 Flashcards
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1 Lesson from a 29-lesson series on the rise of, and life in, Nazi Germany. It takes you from the origins of the Weimar Republic all the way through to the end of the Second World War.
Each lesson has a range of activities and is fully resourced, with all printable resources at the end of each PowerPoint for your convenience. These lessons have been used with great success at Wolsey Academy and students seem to really enjoy them while developing strong skills and retaining the knowledge required to succeed in their final exams.
We hope they help.
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Lesson on life on the slave plantations of the Caribbean.
Lesson Includes:
Recap task from previous lesson on transatlantic slave trade.
Google quiz (self-marking – acts as a further recap/consolidation)
Guided reading task with video
Categorisation task with 5 x info slides in the resources to support this activity.
Writing task about daily life on the plantations.
Toussaint Research Task with peer assessment criteria.
10 x flash cards for key words
Literacy mat for EAL/G&T support.
Part of a wider bundle of lessons on American History.
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