Welcome to my humanities teaching resources shop, where I provide educators with the tools they need to inspire and engage their students in the exploration of history, Geography and Philosophy. My store is a one-stop-shop for high-quality, affordable resources that are designed to help teachers bring the joys of humanities into the classroom.
Welcome to my humanities teaching resources shop, where I provide educators with the tools they need to inspire and engage their students in the exploration of history, Geography and Philosophy. My store is a one-stop-shop for high-quality, affordable resources that are designed to help teachers bring the joys of humanities into the classroom.
Worksheet to consolidate learning on primary and secondary sources for History. Aimed at young historians ages 11-13.Stretch and challenge option for both tasks.
Question 1 Structure Sheet for AQA History: Migration, Empires and People c790-Present Day.
This sheet summarises how to answer the ‘How useful is Source A for a Historian studying X’ question in the Migration, Empires and People paper.
This resource includes sentence starters, a structure guide, and what learners should include.
Perfect for laminating to hand out when practicing questions or to send home with learners for revision!
20 minute assembly explaining Diwali, which will take place on the 31st of October this year (2024).
Discussions tasks with shoulder partner throughout, and Youtube video included.
Fun ice breaker game ‘sit down if’ to get to know your new class.
Instructions:
Cut out the cards.
Organise your students into a circle with plenty of space to sit down.
Let the students take it in turn to pick a card and read it out. If what the card says is true for any student, they need to sit down.
Last one standing wins!
Top tip: Use this game to improve your students relationships and communication skills by getting the card holder to ask a follow up questions. For example: ‘Sit down if you like to learn about history… Jimmy, what is your favorite part of history to learn about?’
This game includes…
40 ‘Sit down if…’ cards 8 blank cards to fill in yourself (print the page multiple times for more) Instructions page
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What was the Industrial Revolution? Full lesson including PowerPoint and worksheets. Aimed at Middle School students or KS3, also works for home schooled students.
Learning objectives to be met in lesson:
Identify what the Industrial Revolution was
Explain what caused the Industrial Revolution
Evaluate the impacts of the Industrial Revolution
Lesson includes:
Key terms
Timeline chronology task to plot when the IR happened compared to other events
Video task with questions
Paired discussion tasks
Reading comprehension task
Extended writing task
Colourful, bright, and informative History key words posters for your classroom display. Words include:
chronology
significance
continuity
change
consequence
historian
evidence
cause
provenance
diversity
Colourful, bright, and informative Geography key words posters for your classroom display. Words include:
climate
channel
recycle
altitude
pollution
tourism
urban growth
vegetation
settlement
deforestation
Who were the Romans?
A KS3 History lesson that explores what life was like for the Romans. Can also be adapted for KS2. In this lesson, your learners will explore the ruins of Pompeii and get a feel for what life would be like for teenagers like them 2000 years ago.
This lesson follows Bloom’s Taxonomy in terms of the levels of skills being used. Learners will identify, explain, and justify throughout the lesson.
This lesson includes:
‘Blurt’ recall task
Discussion task comparing life today to what learners think life would have been like in the Romans era
A Pompeii virtual tour with Google maps, where learners consider what they can see and what we can infer about Romans life from that
A video task with premade questions for learners to answer
A diary entry task where learners have to take on the point of view of a Roman teenager. Success criteria included.
A plenary task where learners have draw round their hand and give one fact they have learnt today for each finger.
Enjoy, and please leave a review if you love it :)
What was the Roman Empire?
A KS3 History lesson that explores what we mean by an Empire and what the Romans got up to with theirs!
This lesson follows Bloom’s Taxonomy in terms of the levels of skills being used. Learners will identify, explain, and justify throughout the lesson.
This lesson includes:
An Empire identifying discussion task
A map skills task
A video task with questions
A fact file task with template and information sheet
An information sorting task answering the question ‘was the Roman Empire good or bad?’
A writing task applying the previous task, including writing frames
Are you searching for an engaging and thought-provoking lesson for your 8-12-year-old students? My Philosophy for Kids ‘The Trolley Problem’ lesson could help.
This lesson is designed to encourage critical thinking and help students explore the concept of ethics. The included worksheet provides an opportunity for students to engage with the thought experiment ‘The Trolley Problem’, allowing them to examine an ethical dilemma. The Trolley problem is an imaginary scenario where you see an out of control trolley hurtling towards 5 people tied to the tracks. You notice a lever, which when pulled will change the tracks. The dilemma is that the second track has one person tied to it. Will your students pull the lever?
Don’t miss the chance to make ethics fun for your students! View the preview for a glimpse of the full lesson. And, if you find it valuable, please leave a review . :)
Colourful, bright, and informative English key words posters for your classroom display. Words include:
alliteration
verb
adjective
metaphor
simile
personification
onomatopoeia
idiom
Have a spooktacular Halloween with your class this year!
This pack includes:
A design your own monster activity
3 spooky short story writing prompts
2 spooky colouring pages
A ‘design your own Haunted Hotel’ activity where learners have to design the outside of their hotel, the floor plans, and make profiles for some interesting guests!
A halloween bookmark design that learners can colour in and take home
If you love this resource, please leave a review :) Happy Halloween!
Philosophy for kids (ages 8-14).
This pack contains 10 different philosophical thought experiments for students to consider and discuss. Each thought experiment has an initial question to consider and then follow up questions to deepen critical thinking.
Each thought experiment also has a challenge task for keen beans!
Thought experiments are imaginary scenarios that force you to consider some kind of philosophical problem. They are useful for applying philosophy and working through any issues that might arise from the scenario. Thought experiments have been used by philosophers for thousands of years, and for good reason, as they help to ground abstract ideas.
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Who were the Romans?
A middle school History lesson that explores the very start of Roman civilization. In this lesson, your learners will explore when in time Roman civilization existed, why the Romans chose Rome as their place to settle, and what the tale of Romulus and Remus has to do with it all.
This lesson follows Bloom’s Taxonomy in terms of the levels of skills being used. Learners will identify, explain, and justify throughout the lesson.
This lesson includes:
A chronological ordering task
The link to an informative video appropriate for learners of this age group
A matching task where learners have to identify reasons the Romans settled where they did
A storyboard of Romulus and Remus where learners have to draw a picture to represent each stage
A writing task where learners have to be a estate agent trying to sell Rome
A Keystage 3 History lesson exploring the British Welfare state. This lesson covers the problems 1930s Britain was facing, the Beveridge report, and a look into how the NHS formed.
This lesson includes links to a few helpful videos. For the first video, you need to make an account on that website to view it.
The lesson finishes with a creative writing task - learners must pretend they are William Beveridge and make a speech to parliament.
Are you searching for an engaging and thought-provoking lesson for your 8-12-year-old students? My Philosophy for Kids ‘What is Identity?’ lesson is just what you need.
This lesson is designed to encourage critical thinking and help students explore the concept of identity. The included worksheet provides an opportunity for students to engage with the ancient thought experiment ‘The Ship of Theseus’, allowing them to examine what makes up their own identity and how it can change over time.
Don’t miss the chance to make metaphysics fun for your students! View the preview for a glimpse of the full lesson. And, if you find it valuable, please leave a review. :)
Are you searching for an engaging and thought-provoking lesson for your 8-12-year-old students? Look no further! My Philosophy for Kids ‘What is reality?’ lesson is just what you need.
This lesson is designed to encourage critical thinking and help students explore the concept of reality. The included worksheet provides an opportunity for students to engage with the thought experiment ‘The Experience Machine’, allowing them to examine whether or not living in reality is more important than happiness.
Don’t miss the chance to make metaphysics fun for your students! View the preview for a glimpse of the full lesson. And, if you find it valuable, please leave a review . :)
Powerpoint lesson and learner booklet to go along with it.
This lesson includes:
What baptism is
Bible quotes relating to baptism
Comparison of the Catholic Church’s views on baptism compared to Baptist Church’s views on baptisms
Comparing views on infant baptism
Practice 10 mark question on baptism
The AQA Religious Studies Book 1 textbook by John Frye, Debbie Herring, and Mel Thompson is required for this lesson
Powerpoint lesson and learner booklet to go along with it.
This lesson includes:
What Holy Communion is
Bible quotes relating to Holy Communion
Comparison of the Catholic Church’s views on Holy Communion compared to Baptist Church’s views on Holy Communion
Practice 10 mark question Holy Communion
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The AQA Religious Studies Book 1 textbook by John Frye, Debbie Herring, and Mel Thompson is required for this lesson**
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