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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 were German reactions to the Treaty of Versailles?
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What were German reactions to the Treaty of Versailles?

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What were German reactions to the Treaty of Versailles? Lo: to describe German reactions to the Treaty of Versailles and begin to evaluate if it was justified. This lesson is fully resourced with powerpoint and hand out, both fully editable and has answers included. It is differentiated, challenging and has AFL opportunities. No textbook needed The lessons activities are based around investigating how the Germans reacted to the Treaty of Versailles and why. It also encourages the students to think critically about if the terms of the treaty were justified. It suits IGCSE history but also any GCSE course which includes post WW1 treaties.
What were the terms of the Treaty of Versailles?
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What were the terms of the Treaty of Versailles?

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What were the terms of the Treaty of Versailles? Lo: to know the terms of the treaty and explain if the leaders got what they wanted. This lesson is fully resourced, fully editable and has answers included. It is differentiated, challenging and has AFL opportunities. The lessons activities are based around discovering the terms of the treaty of Versailles and what aspects of them would each leader have liked and disliked. It suits IGCSE history but also any GCSE course which includes post WW1 treaties.
Aims of the Big Three: Did they get what they wanted?
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Aims of the Big Three: Did they get what they wanted?

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This lesson is fully resourced, completely editable. Answers included on slides. Challenge, support, differentiated activities. The lesson should take an estimated 1 hour. It was designed for IGCSE history course but would also work well with any GCSE history class studying the treaty of Versailles. LO: to be able to know, describe and explain what the ‘Big Three’ wanted at the Treaty of Versailles. The lesson activities follow the Learning objective by introducing the Big Three, who they were and what their aims were and the reasoning behind them.
Using sources: Treaty of Versailles
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Using sources: Treaty of Versailles

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LO: to know how to describe and analyse a historical source. fully resourced no text book needed fully editable hand outs included Differentiated This is designed to help students understand how to use historical sources. How to describe what they see and interpret messages. One T of V source is done as a class and then students try alone with other Tof V sources. Then there are example GCSE source questions and asked to write a GCSE answer.
What was the economic impact of the Treaty of Versailles?
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What was the economic impact of the Treaty of Versailles?

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What was the economic impact of the Treaty of Versailles? LO: describe the economic impact of the Treaty of Versailles and explain why Germany experienced hyperinflation. Fully resourced and fully editable. Answers included on slides. Support and challenge throughout, differentiated activities, key words focus, AFL points and reading activity. Aimed at GCSE level no textbook needed The lesson includes, key words match up with answers, comprehension activity with answers, discussion points etc.
Newspaper Template Pack (10+ different styles and layouts)
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Newspaper Template Pack (10+ different styles and layouts)

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-Really useful newspaper templates for all sorts of lessons KS2,3,4. -Included: 8 different styles of Newspaper template. Styles included: Generic: The Observer, The Medieval times, The Tudor Times, Elizabethan news, Norman Observer, Roman Record, The British Home Front, The Red Republican. All with the correct currency for each time period. Fully adaptable as they are all Word documents. -3 different layouts. -additional 3 PDF designs: Tudor times, Roman Times and Norman Digest. (these three and not editable).
Who was the Nine Day Queen? (Lady Jane Grey)
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Who was the Nine Day Queen? (Lady Jane Grey)

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LO: To know who Lady Jane Grey was and explain why she was Queen for 9 days. Included: powerpoint with clear instructions, reading hand out. The presentation has key words, AFL, stretch and challenge elements, comprehension activity and moments for class discussion to extend the learning. The students will learn who LJG was, how she came to be on the English throne and why Mary had her beheaded. Discussion questions such as; Was LJG right to sit on the throne? Who was the legitimate heir? Was Mary right to have her beheaded? Was LJG a victim of her fathers decisions and forced into taking the crown?
The triangle trade and the horrors of the Middle Passage
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The triangle trade and the horrors of the Middle Passage

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The triangle trade and the horrors of the Middle Passage LO: know how the trade triangle operated and use sources to describe the conditions of the Middle Passage. This resource has a full powerpoint, reading acitvity print out, slave triangle print out, differentiated activities, engaging starter, AFL points, challenge questions and a plenary. All resources are fully editable.
How did the Domesday Book solve William’s problems?
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How did the Domesday Book solve William’s problems?

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How did the Domesday Book solve William’s problems? Lo: Describe what the Domesday book was and explain how it helped William control England. This download contains: a full lesson about the Domesday book with starter, various activities and a plenary, challenge questions and support, assessment for learning and a clear learning objective. The reading is attached, along with the powerpoint presentation.
How did the Feudal system help William control England?
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How did the Feudal system help William control England?

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How did the Feudal system help William control England? LO: describe what the Feudal system was and explain how it benefitted William. This resources has: powerpoint presentation with tasks, reading print out, gap fill activity for the less able, support and challenge activities. Assessment for learning points and short quiz questions.
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.
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.
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