I am a history teacher and subject lead in a specialist school for children with specific learning differences. I have been teaching since 2014 and have also taught citizenship, geography, life skills, PSHE, PE, RE and literacy.
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I am a history teacher and subject lead in a specialist school for children with specific learning differences. I have been teaching since 2014 and have also taught citizenship, geography, life skills, PSHE, PE, RE and literacy.
My resources are free and always will be. If you use them and edit them, please upload your versions for others to use freely as well.
Edexcel History GCSE (from 2016) (9-1)
British America, Lesson 5: Problems Within the Colonies, looking at the New York Conspiracy, Stono Rebellion, and smuggling and trade.
Printable lesson designed as a work book.
Edexcel History GCSE (from 2016) (9-1)
British America, Lesson 2: Developments in Colonial Society
Printable lesson designed as a work book, with additional fact-finding resource.
Edexcel History GCSE (from 2016) (9-1)
British America, Lesson 1: Introduction to British America
Lesson designed as a printable workbook. You will need to add a video on the British Empire for page 5.
This lesson was designed for Edexcel History GCSE, Paper 1: Crime & Punishment. This lesson was designed for the Whitechapel depth section of the paper.
Lesson enquiry: How did stereotyping of immigrant communities impact crime in Whitechapel?
Learning objectives:
To know the different immigrant groups in Whitechapel and why they came to London.
To understand where stereotypes about each group came from.
To be able to evaluate the impact of tensions against immigrant communities on crime & punishment in Whitechapel.
Download contains:
Full lesson with printable resources (slides 8, 10 and 13).
Five possible exam questions (for the Edexcel paper) on the topic. All were taken from the Pearson and Hodder exam-approved textbooks.
Some teacher knowledge on the roots of anti-Semitism and demands of the exam board are required.
Not a whiz-bang lesson but very straightforward and hopefully useful!
This resource may be useful for: English teachers teaching Shakespeare, History teachers teaching Shakespeare/Henry V, History teachers seeking Medieval kings Top Trump resource
Lesson enquiry: How useful is Shakespeare for a historian studying Henry V?
Learning objectives:
To know what makes a good Medieval king.
To understand reasons why Henry V may be considered to be a good or a bad king.
To be able to assess the usefulness of Shakespeare’s play using historical evidence.
Context: This lesson was planned for a Year 7 class as a one-off history lesson to support a study in English of Shakespeare’s Henry V. The lesson intends to provide historical context to the play and encourage students to question Shakespeare’s portrayal of Henry. It was observed by an Ofsted inspector who commented that he “could not think of an improvement which wasn’t nitpicking”.
Lesson activities:
Watch the video (embedded) on Shakespeare’s interpretation of Henry V and make notes/discuss.
Use Medieval king Top Trump cards (provided) to assess which Medieval kings were good/bad and what makes a good king. I have found it useful to get students to think in terms of morality (being a good person or a good Christian) and effectiveness (getting the job done), as this helps them to articulate that a king may be very effective but very immoral.
Teacher talk introducing Henry V. Brief discussion about Henry’s most famous victory, Agincourt.
Was Henry a good/bad king? Card sort activity. Students to sort cards onto a continuum for good or bad king.
Analysis of Shakespeare’s interpretation, considering attribution. Students to tick the cards on their continumm which support Shakespeare’s interpretation.
Discussion around usefulness/validity of Shakespeare’s play.
Plenary - two things you learned, one thing you’d like to learn, your opinion of Shakespeare’s play.
Resources provided:
Full lesson powerpoint with activities clearly written.
Embedded video of Shakespeare’s interpretation of Henry V (let me know if this does not work).
Continuum sheet, to be printed 1 per pupil on A3.
14 cards with balanced information about Henry V, to be printed 1 A4 sheet per pupil, cut up and enveloped.
8 Medieval king Top Trump cards, to be printed 1 A4 sheet per pupil, cut up and enveloped. Kings featured: Henry V, William I, Edward III, John, Richard I, Stephen I, Richard III, Henry II.
