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I am a History Teacher with a love for producing high quality and easily accessible history lessons, which I have accumulated and adapted throughout my teaching career.

I am a History Teacher with a love for producing high quality and easily accessible history lessons, which I have accumulated and adapted throughout my teaching career.
What was England like before 1066?
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What was England like before 1066?

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What was England like before 1066? LO: To be able to describe life in Anglo Saxon England. This pack include: Homework activity sheet, digital reading print out, presentation with instructions for each activity. Support and challenge questions for each activity, assessment for learning points, discussion points and meaningful activities.
Transatlantic Slave Trade Map
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Transatlantic Slave Trade Map

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Here are two different downloadable versions of the transatlantic slave trade triangle map to label. One has all the the countries labeled and requires students to add what was traded along the route. The second map has no labels and requires students to add continents and what is traded.
Was Lawrence of Arabia a hero?
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Was Lawrence of Arabia a hero?

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A complete lesson about Lawrence of Arabia and his accomplishments. The students will learn who he is, what he accomplished and evaluate if he should be considered a hero. LO: To know who Laurence of Arabia was and use evidence to decide if he deserves the title ‘hero’. Included: Lesson powerpoint, reading task print out (high and low ability) and card sort activity. Fully editable as they are Word and PowerPoint Differentiated activities Answer slides Time: between 1hour and 1.30 depending on class
Why do we remember Mary Seacole and Florence Nightingale?
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Why do we remember Mary Seacole and Florence Nightingale?

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Title: Why do we remember Mary Seacole and Florence Nightingale? LO: To know the accomplishments of Mary Seacole and Florence Nightingale and evaluate their impact. A lesson based around the accomplishments of both women and evaluating their impact. The activities inform about the accomplishments of both women and the students are to organise and sort them into most and least significant. They are encouraged to explain their choices. It also questions why we remember Nightingale more and what that teaches us about recorded and remembered history. Discussions of: Why was Seacole forgotten for 100 years? Which woman had the biggest impact and why? Does the racial prejudice and financial difficulties Seacole faced make her achievements greater? Why is it so important to remember the forgotten voices? A plenary writing task summarising the learning. There is support and challenge throughout the lesson and clear instructions on each slide. Includes the lesson ppt and worksheet (All fully adaptable)
How far was the Industrial Revolution a turning point? (full SOW)
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How far was the Industrial Revolution a turning point? (full SOW)

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A complete SOW (9 lessons) including an assessment centered around the enquiry question ‘How far was the Industrial Revolution a turning point?’ The central aim is that pupils recognise change and continuity not a single homogenized centrally-planned event, but a process that occurred over time (150 years). They will engage in the second-order concept of change and continuity that will be centered on the Industrial Revolution. This download includes: Powerpoints lesson plans SOW Knowledge organiser All reading documents are included as Word docs. Fully editable
Why do we remember Queen Elizabeth? KS3 lesson
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Why do we remember Queen Elizabeth? KS3 lesson

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Title: Why do we remember Queen Elizabeth? Learning objectives: -Identify the achievements of Queen Elizabeth I. -Decide which are the most important/significant achievements of Queen Elizabeth I. -Evaluate why these achievements are important and compare them to how she is remembered in history. The lesson is aimed at KS3 level students. Its intention is to investigate the main achievements of Queen Elizabeth and decide which are the most significant. It also leads to the discussion of why she is remembered as the virgin queen rather than a more formidable name to suit those achievements. This can lead to really interesting discussions in my experience. The main activities are a gap fill introduction, diamond nine activity and a PEE paragraph to conclude. This is followed by class discussion and a homework.
Who had the best claim to the English Throne in 1066?
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Who had the best claim to the English Throne in 1066?

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LO: describe the different claims to the throne in 1066 and explain who had the best claim to the throne. This resource includes: support and challenge questions, presentation with instructions for each activity, reading work sheet, knowledge check questions-assessment for learning points.
What was the impact of slavery on Africa? (two lessons)
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What was the impact of slavery on Africa? (two lessons)

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Two lessons about the Benin Kingdom and Songhai Empire. These lessons work well as a pair. LO:To know what life was like in West Africa before the transatlantic slave trade and evaluate its impact on the people. Various activities of gap fills, videos, making inferences from artifacts and sources, PEE paragraphs, comprehension. Challenge questions are there to challenge the most able and key definitions are included to support understanding of new or key words. There are AFL points. Differentiated activities. All editable powerpoints and hand outs.
What was the impact of slavery on Africa?
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What was the impact of slavery on Africa?

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Title: What was the impact of slavery on Africa? LO:To know what life was like in West Africa before the transatlantic slave trade and evaluate its impact on the people. Enslaved Legacy Empire development/under development The lesson begins with understanding the Songhai Empire and what it was like before the Trans Atlantic slave trade. Here there is a gap fill sheet. Then there is a video about Tumbuktu and why it was important. Then follows a comprehension work sheet about the legacy of slavery and its impact on West Africa. all tasks have challenge questions to stretch the most able. There are slides informing and sparking discussions of the global legacy of slavery. It ends in Plenary of a conclusion PEE paragraph answering the key question What was the impact of slavery on Africa?
Who were the Abolitionists and what did they do?
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Who were the Abolitionists and what did they do?

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Who were the Abolitionists and what did they do? LO: know important abolitionists, describe some of their work and achievements. Evaluate who had the biggest impact on ending slavery. Key words: Abolition Enlightenment Campaign parliament This lesson contains student led learning activities where they are introduced to key abolitionists and they are to complete key facts sheet about them. Then they are to evaluate which had the biggest impact on ending slavery and who they think had the most effective. The last task is creative where the students choose one abolitionist and create a movie pitch about their lives and why they are worth making a movie out of.
What was life like on the plantations?
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What was life like on the plantations?

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What was life like on the plantations? LO: to know what life was like on plantations and describe the different experiences of enslaved people. This lesson informs about the lives of the enslaved people on the plantations. The roles they had, living accomodation, punishments, differences between field and house slaves. There are reading tasks with handouts included and editable. Challenge activities, key words and writing task. Differentiated tasks and AFL.
Slaves lives in the Americas: slave auction
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Slaves lives in the Americas: slave auction

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Title: Slaves lives in the Americas LO: know slave experiences of auction and describe how slaves were perceived in the Americas. This resource has a presentation with various activities which outline the experience of slaves at auction and how they were percieved in America. AFL points, support and challenge, use of sources.
British Monarchy Bunting
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British Monarchy Bunting

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This is the British monarchy bunting with dates and pictures of every monarch in British History until today. The format is a publisher document, ready to print, cut and hang in your classroom! This is a great way to encourage chronological understanding in your students and make your classroom look great!
American President Bunting- 1789-today (ALL)
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American President Bunting- 1789-today (ALL)

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Here is bunting of all of the American presidents from the first (George Washington) to Biden. Great for helping students understand chronology and make for a engaging learning environment. Ready to be printed- enjoy! A4 publisher document. with pictures, dates and bunting shape.
Does Mary Tudor deserve the nickname ‘Bloody Mary’?
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Does Mary Tudor deserve the nickname ‘Bloody Mary’?

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A lesson based around the inquiry question 'Does Mary Tudor deserve the nickname ‘Bloody Mary’? LO: Use sources to make inferences about Mary Tudor. Evaluate if she deserves to be remembered by her nickname ‘Bloody Mary’. The students will find out who Mary was and how she ended up with this nickname. They will analyze sources and organize them into evidence for and against the use of the nickname. Then they will write a PEE paragraph summarising their ideas. Included: ppt with full instructions and gap fill hand out
Murder at Kirk O’ Field
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Murder at Kirk O’ Field

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Murder at Kirk O’ Field- L.O. – To investigate a historical mystery Included- All you need to run a historical murder mystery lesson about the suspicious murder of Lord Darnley. The powerpoint, the sources and the suspect profiles. This lesson is not only fantastic fun, but excellent practice of key historical skills such as critically analysing sources, constructing evidence and making substantiated conclusions. enjoy!
What part did Britain play in the transatlantic slave trade?
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What part did Britain play in the transatlantic slave trade?

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A lesson based around how Britain became involved in the slave trade and its impact on Britain. LO: To understand the importance of the transatlantic slave trade in Britain’s growing wealth and power between the 16th and 19th centuries. Begins with a starter showing the removal of Colstons statue in Bristol 2020 to demonstrate that the subject of slavery is relevant and important today. Then the slides go on to explain how Britain became involved with the transatlantic slave trade. Includes an adapted extract from Capitalism and Slavery by Eric Williams. Then discussions and activities based around the impact slavery had on Britain. Included: ALL FULLY EDITABLE powerpoint and hand out Answers included differentiated activities
What was Africa like before the transatlantic slave trade?
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What was Africa like before the transatlantic slave trade?

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LO: To know what life was like in West Africa before the transatlantic slave trade and evaluate its impact on the people. Key words: Inference Enslaved Legacy empire The lesson starts with learning about life in the West African kingdom of Benin through artifacts and sources. The students practice making inferences. the worksheet has two sides one with the artifacts images and one with an Equiano written source to take inferences from. Then the teacher explains the lasting impact of the trans Atlantic slave trade had on the Benin Kingdom and Nigeria today. The latter part of the lesson is about the loss of artifacts and culture caused by the slave trade and questions-should the artifacts in the European museums give them back to their home lands? There is a newspaper task where students research and write about an artifact that has or should be returned in the last 5 years.
Why was slavery abolished?
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Why was slavery abolished?

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Why was slavery abolished? LO: to analyse the different interpretations for why slavery was abolished. Key words: popular movement Nonconformist Petition boycott Interpretations lesson: This lesson comes with the powerpoint and hand out outlining the 3 different interpretations of why slavery ended. It lends itself to debate among students and is a great way to help them develop their explaining and reasoning skills.
How did enslaved women experience slavery?
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How did enslaved women experience slavery?

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How did enslaved women experience slavery? Lo: To understand how enslaved women experienced slavery and begin to evaluate why it was different for them. fully resourced: Powerpoint and word doc hand out included fully editable answers included KS3 or 4 differentiated stretch and challenge This is a complete lesson that delves into the experiences of enslaved womens experiences of slavery in particular. Slavery was cruel to every person subjected to it. However men and women experienced slavery in different ways. It is important to note these differences. This lesson outlines how women experienced slavery in particular. They had different vantage points to men and were in some ways more vulnerable to some of the most horrific parts of the institution of slavery. The activities include reading hand out with knowledge check questions, think/pair/share and source work. Answers are all included.