Lesson examining how Native American culture is different from European culture

Lesson examining Red Cloud's War using card sort and Red Cloud Essay to combine a focus on content and essay structuring skills.

Lesson introducing Native Americans - general overview of geography and climate of the USA and therefore explaining the diversity amongst different Native American tribes.

Lesson introducing and examining the causes of the Indian Wars

Lesson examining Lincoln's assassination linking Booth's motives to Lincoln's Emanciption Proclamation.

Lessons examining slavery from the American perspective

Lessons examining the US Civil War delivered as part of a 6 week American SOW to give pupils a brief overview - examining causes, fighting etc.

Lessons examining the War of Independence including causation (why was the war fought) and methods (how was the war fought) and consequences (why did the British lose).

Lesson examining the growth of the USA

Lesson examining the original 13 colonies and the road to revolution

Lesson examining the fate of those captured and sold as gladiators...walkthrough the experiencce of gladiators, encouraging pupils to discuss and ask questions (empathy).

Lesson examining how Rome expanded from a city to an empire while re-affirming skills of chronology.

Lesson examining Roman food - I prepared the food on the Roman recipe sheet for pupils to try with some hilarious results!

Lesson examining Roman mythology and the family tree of gods and goddesses.

Lesson examining education in Roman times - lesson started worked well with pupils, convincing them their curriculum was going to change.

Lesson examining different aspects of the Roman Army and why it was such an effective fighting machine.

Lesson examining the origins of Rome asking pupils to complete a cartoon storyboard of the myth behind the foundation of Rome (Romulus and Remus).

Lesson examining the roe of the Medieval Church in people's lives compared to its role today including the duties of priests, and examining doom paintings.

Lesson examining medieval life in England using market stall/walk about talk about activity (kinaesthetic learning) and encouraging pupils to engage in peer teaching.

Lesson examining how democratic Britain was in the 19th century using living graph activity and peer assessment.