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Welcome to History Hacks, where history comes alive! 🌟 Discover expertly crafted GCSE and KS3 history lessons meticulously designed by a qualified history teacher with a passion for education. Dive into ann engaging curriculum that not only covers all the key skills and disciplinary knowledge required by Edexcel but also sparks creativity and excitement in every student. From captivating storytelling to interactive activities, my lessons are tailored to make history a thrilling adventure.

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Welcome to History Hacks, where history comes alive! 🌟 Discover expertly crafted GCSE and KS3 history lessons meticulously designed by a qualified history teacher with a passion for education. Dive into ann engaging curriculum that not only covers all the key skills and disciplinary knowledge required by Edexcel but also sparks creativity and excitement in every student. From captivating storytelling to interactive activities, my lessons are tailored to make history a thrilling adventure.
Edexcel Cold War Revision
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Edexcel Cold War Revision

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Exam skills booklet filled with vital information for Edexcel Superpower relations and the Cold War topic along with exam skills sections with space to complete all question types. Supported with modeled answers and exam tips. Links to teacher copy powerpoint
The Success of Stresemann
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The Success of Stresemann

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The terrible times are over right? Well maybe, as this intro to the Golden Years will show. Under the watch of Gustav Stresemann Germany is on the rise. Use this lesson to explain his strategies, through a thematic investigation with a concluding significance task. Lesson 8/25
The Crisis of 1066
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The Crisis of 1066

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1066 Scheme of work - lesson 2/5 We arrive in January 1066, the king is dead - and four men prepare to battle for the throne. Use this lesson to describe the claimants and explore their claims. Lesson includes: Comprehension of crisis (death of Edward) Explanation of Witten’s role in Saxon England Evaluation of strengths and weakneses of claimants (William, Harold, Harald and Edgar). Significance ranking task with analysis. Lesson designed for KS3.
The Reichstag Fire
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The Reichstag Fire

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The final piece to consolidate power. Who burnt down the Reichstag? Why may they have done it? And how did this ultimately help Hitler achieve total power? Lesson 14/24
The Munich Putsch
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The Munich Putsch

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First time lucky? Nah… Use this lesson to construct a narrative of Hitler’s ‘Beer Hall Putsch’ and then analyse the consequences - was there really some good in this? Lesson 07/24
Witchcraft in Macbeth
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Witchcraft in Macbeth

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Context is crucial - and aren’t witches a wonderful way to do it. Through this lesson you will explore the context of the Stuart age and the links between Macbeth and King James I & VI. You’re students will begin to understand the importance of this inclusion, and the examine the methodology behind such a choice. Plenty of scope for Creative Writing and Reading assessment tasks within this lesson. Lesson 05 in scheme.
Collapse of the USSR
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Collapse of the USSR

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Combine this lesson with the other two parts of this trilogy (Gorbachev’s new thinking & Chernobyl) to complete the run down of how and why the USSR collapsed. In this lesson students will explore how individual states left the easter bloc, the fall of the Berlin Wall and ultimate collapse of communism in the USSR and the formation of the CIS. Lesson 16/16
Germany Battleships Game
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Germany Battleships Game

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Weimar and Nazi Germany version of the classic battleships revision game. Complete A3 sheet of questions - instructions included on the bottom. A great revision task for a ‘fun friday’ kinda day…
Cold War Revision Board Game
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Cold War Revision Board Game

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A board game for students to play on ‘fun Friday’. Game requires dice and counters. Students move around asking questions, acting out scenarios and recalling information on the Cold War. Each game features space for students to add their own questions for added revision worth.
The Wall St. Crash
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The Wall St. Crash

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Things are going good in Weimar right? Well all good things end, its time to learn that lesson. Use this one to focus on the events and ultimately the consequences of the crash on Germany - with implicit links to Hitler’s rise to power. Fully resourced Lesson Lesson 10/25
Tudor Language
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Tudor Language

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Ever wanted to talk like a Tudor? Concerned your students will find it hard to differentiate between thou and thy? Well… here is the lesson for you - an introduction to the style of speech in Shakespeare’s age complete with an plenary task to truly get your ruff on for. Lesson 02 in sequence of lessons. Designed to focus on use of language, understanding specific terms and using these effectively in reading to allow for easier understanding of the play you choose to read.
Blank Battle Ships Game
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Blank Battle Ships Game

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For that extra revision flare… have the students take the time to fill their boards with questions about any topic they must revise. Swap with a partner and then challenge to a game of battleships. What could be better ay?
Detente
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Detente

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From SALT to SOYUZ this lesson is designed to explain all the key moments of the Detente era with analysis of the its true success. Students will gain the chronology needed for a narrative account and regularly evaluate consequence and importance to Cold War relations. Lesson 12/16
Opposition to the Reformation
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Opposition to the Reformation

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Not everyone likes change right? Use this lesson to explore how Bishop Fisher, Elizabeth Barton and Sir Thomas More opposed the reformation and the consequences they faced. Lesson 11/15
Anglo Saxon England
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Anglo Saxon England

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Lesson designed to give contextual knowledge to the Saxons. Task include: Source analysis (the ‘Groans of the Britons’ letter). Hengist and Horsa story comprehension. Reason for Saxon invasions/migrations. Exploration of life through Sutton Hoo artefacts Exploration of the Heptarchy.
EDEXCEL GCSE 9-1 Weimar & Nazi Germany (Complete SOW 2 of 2)
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EDEXCEL GCSE 9-1 Weimar & Nazi Germany (Complete SOW 2 of 2)

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Track the establishment of Facism in Germany through this 14 lesson bundle. Combined with part 1 (Weimar Germany) this scheme provides a comprehensive evaluation of rise and consolidation of the Third Reich. Lesson order: Rise in Nazi Support Hitler’s Rise to Power (1) Hitler’s Rise to Power (2) The Reichstag Fire The Enabling Act The Night of the Long Knives The Nazi Police State Minorities in Nazi Germany Nazi Church Policies Nazi Culture Women in Nazi Germany Youth in Nazi Germany Nazi Economics The German Resistance
Transportation to Australia
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Transportation to Australia

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For Edexcel GCSE Crime & Punishment. Focus on the introduction of large scale transportation as a punishment. To include: Mapping of the reasons for it’s use Source inference for punishments in the colonies. Story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs (literacy focus) Story board of causes, events and consequences of Tolpuddle.
Power of Kings
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Power of Kings

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Power & Democracy SOW - Lesson 1/3 Ever wanted to explore how the powers kings possessed altered between 1066 and 1603? Well… look no further here it is, a comprehensive(ish) look at this very topic. Lesson includes: Revision focused tasks on 1066 and Norman Feudalism Analysis of Harrying of the North. Comparison of contemporary and medieval monarchs Explanation and evaluation of reactions to Break with Rome, Plenary focus on who held power in which eras? Lesson designed for KS3 - can be used to support KS4.
Edgar the Aethling
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Edgar the Aethling

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066 Scheme of Work - Lesson 5/5 *Ever wanted a filler lesson to plug the gap after the Battle of Hastings? Well - here it is. A lesson entirely focused on the years most forgotten contender… Edgar. Use this lesson to shed light on Edgar’s story through pictures and inferences. * Lesson Includes: Recall of Edgar’s claim Story telling of Edgar’s life Dual-Coding illustration task Evaluative plenary - book blurb to Edgar’s tale. Lesson designed for KS3
The Berlin Wall
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The Berlin Wall

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Get to know the ins and outs of the Berlin Wall, from construction to methods of escaping it. By the end, students should understand Khrushchev’s motivation, the US reaction and consequences for Berliners. Lesson 7/16