Easy to follow lesson. Students have to organise information about the changes onto a graph before writing up speech bubbles for different types of women to explain how much their life changed and why it did/ did not change. Exam style question to finish.

Easy to follow lesson. Card sort activity (students group the cards and decide on most important factors). Main task is a newspaper article explaining why it occurred and what could have been done to avoid the event. Differentiated material provided as well as literacy support.

A lesson that looks at the reason why William needed to introduce the Feudal System, what it was and how it worked. Tasks include; worksheet (literacy support included) and group activity where students create a short play to help explain how the system worked.

The last lesson in our English Civil War Unit of Work. The lesson looks at different interpretations of King Charles II which students weigh up against a Horrible Histories sketch. Having done this the students write a letter to the creators of Horrible Histories to explain how the sketch could be developed. Literacy support and differentiated resources included. As always there are clear step by step instructions. PLEASE NOTE, DUE TO COPYRIGHT, I CANNOT UPLOAD THE BLING LYRICS. THESE CAN BE FOUND HERE .

Useful documents for students to stick in their books. Provides examples of questions and advice on responding to different types of questions.

Students identify some of the reasons why William built castles. They label a motte and bailey castle and analyse how castles changed during medieval times. Some students will identify and explain the impact that castles had on the Saxons.

A very useful resource to demonstrate literacy progress to SLT. I get the students to fix these document to the inside cover of their book and complete each term. They are useful when completing any written piece of work as students can check off each target when writing up.

The first 6 lessons for the unit USA 1919-1945. Lesson one is an introduction to the course where students are introduced to the main themes/ characters that they will study in the course. Lesson 2 requires the students to imagine what USA was like in 1920 before annotating/ analysing sources from the period and then revisiting their initial view and then explaining how their view has changed. Lesson 3 looks at the reasons for the economic boom. Lesson 4 explores the groups of people who either benefited/ did not benefit from the boom. Lesson 5 looks at the Jazz movement. All lessons contain detailed resources, literacy support, differentiated materials and key word/ literacy materials.

Students attempt to sequence the events of the Battle of Hastings and complete a comic strip activity. Following this they need to consider William’s problems and identify the main problems and offer some advice on how to approach these.

This lesson works well when studying the Holocaust or Nazi Germany. Students watch a clip from the film Europa Europa (in German). They are required to guess the nature of the sketch before re-watching in English. Following this they are shown a school timetable (showing subjects studied etc). Students need to construct a role play discussing the nature of their education (literacy support included in PowerPoint). The film An Education for Death is also included with related activities.

A performance resource (KS3)

A lesson on the conditions faced in the Warsaw Ghetto. Students analyse sources and record their findings in a matrix before completing a new paper activity. The lesson includes high-quality differentiated resources and literacy support. As always there are clear step by step instructions.

Ideal for star or end of term

Ideal for classroom display or to give to individual students for literacy.

Card sort and decision making activity. Main task involves students making a poster/ map to help explain why there was an economic boom in the 1920s. The students need to decide what they believe were the most important factors.

KS3 Melody writing and composition activity

Phonics poster. Ideal for classroom walls or to give to individual students.

A fun lesson on the different rock types. Students will record info on the 3 rock types and match each rock type to a various location. Very easy to follow and a fun lesson for the students.

Year 7 Norman Conquest Assessment. OCR style questions. Levels, examplers and mark schemes included.