Hi there, I am a head of History based in South Yorkshire.
My strengths and passion are in teaching and learning. I enjoy making my lessons as engaging as possible as it is this, which I believe, to be the most effective behaviour management strategy and the key to helping students achieve excellent results and become engaged and excited about history and learning.
Hi there, I am a head of History based in South Yorkshire.
My strengths and passion are in teaching and learning. I enjoy making my lessons as engaging as possible as it is this, which I believe, to be the most effective behaviour management strategy and the key to helping students achieve excellent results and become engaged and excited about history and learning.
This lesson is made for old AQA Spec but can easily be amended for any exam board as it is heavily focused on content.
It covers Hitlers FP so far and the reasons why Hitler & Stalin wanted the Nazi Soviet Pact.
This bundle incorporates History lessons for the new spec AQA Paper 1D
20 Lessons in total covering from 1919 economic boom to the 1930s US depression valued at over £55 if bought individually.
Save over 50% of the cost by buying in bulk!
This lesson focuses on exam technique - specifically planning and writing a 12 mark answer to what is always a popular topic with examiners but one students struggle to remember and explain.
This has been designed for AQA Paper 1D - the new 2016 start spec. This follows on from the causes of the wall street crash lesson. Plan and detailed markscheme provided.
This lesson covers opposition to Roosevelt’s New Deal (New AQA Specification) with another acronym to make it memorable.
The lesson allows students to demonstrate their learning through an 8 mark question (Progress 8) . with opportunity to self assess their answer.
This lesson is designed for AQA NEW SPEC USA.
The lesson provides a 12 mark homework question based on the lesson content.
The lesson firstly covers the second new deal - information slides have been provided if you wish to split the lesson into 2 and remove the information from the SWaT sheet for students to obtain themselves.
Students organise and prioritise reasons why the ND can be seen as both a success and failure in preparation for their homework.
As always - the lesson has been produced to the highest standard. Please review if purchased. Thankyou
This ppt (and the attached resources) provide an overview of isolationism and causes of the economic boom in the USA.
It affords students the opportunity to practice a 6 mark question on the causes of the economic boom.
A student worksheet is provided at the bottom of the ppt for students to make notes on whilst revising if they wish.
Celebrate World Space Week this October (UK) with your classes or tutor groups with this resource bundle which is a combination of my 50x question quiz, Crossword puzzle (much of the content is covered in the quiz) and Wordsearch. These resources are themed around the event and all three resources come complete with answers.
This resource for World Space Week quiz created on Microsoft Powerpoint suitable for KS3 and KS4 secondary students.
Quiz
There are 50 multiple choice questions in this quiz covering facts and knowledge about space and the solar system, picture matching with keywords, spacial ‘firsts’ and astro achievements as well as space in music, tv and film! The answers are then to be shared as a class either by going through each question (ensure you are in present mode for the correct answer to colour green) for students to peer or self mark. You could alternatively use the quick answer quiz sheet variation of this quiz if you would prefer to speed things up!
Crossword
Also included is an 18x question crossword complete with answers. Most of the answers to questions within the crossword worksheet are covered in the Quiz so I would recommend the quiz is completed first! The answers to the crossword make up the wordbank students will need to complete the wordsearch activity!
Wordsearch
Finally, there are 3x worksheets included in this resource - all have the same words to find. 2 wordsearches do not have a wordbank as students need to first complete the crossword puzzle and use the answers from the crossword to discover which words to find in the wordsearch. These are differentiated as Medium and Hard in the files. There is an additional wordsearch with a wordbank if you wish for students to complete the wordsearch as a standalone activity.
Please keep an eye out for my weekly tutor time quizzes which are 20 question quizzes created in a similar fashion. Also check out some of my other events based resources (including Black History Month) and please review/leave feedback if you enjoyed this resource and where you have time!
Black History month Quiz
Black History month crossword
Black History month Lesson
Black History month bundle
Weekly tutortime quiz October 1
Weekly tutortime quiz October 2
Black History Month is celebrated in October in the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands and February in America and many other countries.
To help you celebrate Black History Month with your KS3 and KS4 secondary students I have pulled together a bundle of 3 resources for you to share.
This resource is a bundle of 3 resources I have in my shop, combined together to be sold at cheaper price than they would be purchased individually - saving £1.50. A 30x question quiz, a whole lesson & a 24x question crossword puzzle
*Completing the lesson and the quiz with the students prior to them completing the crossword will aid them in completing the crossword without the use of the wordbank.
**Resources included **
Black History Month Quiz x30 questions (with both the long answer and short answer versions included)
Black History Month Quiz Answer Sheet
Black History Month 1x whole lesson and accompanying resource sheets
Black History Month Crossword (24 questions differentiated with and without a word bank with completely Black History Month crossword answer sheet.
This lesson has been devised for the purpose of giving the new Y6's on transition week a taste of the model and structure of history lessons. There is plenty emphasis on engagement and routine.
AFL activities are incorporated into the lesson as are carousel activities, people bingo, sound clips and video links for engaging starters. Resources are included at the bottom of the powerpoint and a set of teacher instructions are also included at the top.
Also the instructions & resources for creating your witch tabards are included.
The lesson follows the 4 part lesson strategy and incorporates familiar icons used on all my lessons which I have embedded within all department lessons. Students engage in the lessons much more as they appear tidier, more fun and engaging.
This resource is designed as an introductory lesson to life in 1066 (prior to your hastings lessons) to help Y7 students understand the differences between medieval england and england today. There is a literacy focus to the lesson and a differentiated worksheet is attached.
A must have if following my Y7 SOW.
This lesson is designed as an introductory lesson for Y7 students into the topic of William the Conqueror. This is the first of a sequence of lessons I have planned as is aimed at introducing historical/topic language to students.
This resource has been created for the new AQA Spec.
Paper 1: Section A: Period Study: America, 1920-73.
The lesson provides an overview of the course (amend to suit the topic choices you have made). Its a nice way to gauge prior knowledge, get students to get a feel for the USA as the majority of their studying at KS3 will have been within Europe.
This covers the basics of the 2 leading US political parties.
The role of the US government.
Intro to 4 mark questions ( for the new spec) with peer assessment of a new style mark scheme.
Lesson resources are included with lesson ppt at the correct points of use. They are on hidden slides.
This lesson is designed to look at the aftermath of the Battle of Hastings and explore the reasons why William of Normandy won at the Battle of Hastings.
Again lessons have been differentiated to suit mixed ability and differentiated resources are incorporated within the pack.
This lesson has been designed to cover the 3 main events of the Civil Rights Campaign in the 1950s.
Brown vs Board of Education 1954
Montgomery Bus Boycott 1956
Little Rock 9 1957.
The focus is mainly on whether each even could be considered a success or not towards the civil rights campaign. The exam technique focus for this lesson is on good conclusions to 12 mark questions.
This is designed for AQA GCSE exam technique but can easily be adapted.
All worksheets/info sheets included. An excellent resource for both new learning or revision.
The first 6 lessons on the 1066 Hastings SOW.
1) Keywords
2) Who were the British?
3) Life in 1066.
4) Edward the Confessor.
5) 3 Contenders to the throne in 1066.
6) King Harold Godwinsons' problems.
Please note these are all sold individually in my shop but are reduced for bulk purchase. This is 3 weeks worth of lessons! Save yourself some work. As per usual all resources produced to an outstanding quality.
This resource has been created for the new AQA Spec.
Paper 1: Section A: Period Study: America, 1920-73.
The lesson is designed to be taught over 2 lessons.
This lesson covers the roaring 1920s and looks at the different social causes of the economic boom, exploring how and why the 1920s in the USA was considered a period of excitement and social prosperity.
The lesson covers exam technique for 4 & 8 mark questions with mark schemes and peer assessment.
This lesson provides resources for HAP/MAP students which can easily be adapted to suit.
Fantastically produced, detailed resources.
Links to videos to watch.
This resource has been created for the new AQA Spec.
Paper 1: Section A: Period Study: America, 1920-73.
This lesson covers life for Native American Indians as one of the people who didn’t benefit from the 1920s/US treatment of immigrants.
The lesson covers exam technique and practice for 4 & 8 mark questions with mark schemes and peer assessment.
Fantastically produced, detailed resources.
Links to videos to watch.
Lesson on Sacco & Vanzetti. Looking at guilty or not guilty in order to obtain information about the case and allow students to understand the unfairness/prejudice against S&V based on their political beliefs and nationality.
The lesson includes new exam technique from AQA Paper 1D (new spec)
Videos included
8 Mark Exam practice
Revision of the topic (with video links included)
This lesson looks at who Elizabeth I was and the ways in which she wanted herself to be viewed by her public.
Students get to decode hidden messages in Elizabethan portraits.
As always the lesson is presented in an excellent way and designed for maximum student engagement.
This lesson covers part of the ‘Mid Tudor Crisis’. It explores the boy king Edward VI as a ruler of England and the problems he causes with regards to the succession.
Lady Jane Grey - his choice of successor is included and offer students the opportunity to find out her fate also. Students are to assimilate an idea that Henry’s children’s religious beliefs are de-stabalizing England and will therefore cause problems for Elizabeth when she becomes monarch.