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.
Students have been asked for their advice on a documentary about why Hitler lost WW2. They are introduce to some key factors which they rank by using a radar graph. They then have to decide how much time should be allocated to each factor in the documentary based on their findings. As always there are clear step by step instructions and differentiated resources.
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.
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.
A lesson that looks at the main factors that led to WW1. Activities include a card sort, a diamond 9 activity which leads in to discussions and higher-order thinking tasks before students write up findings in a newspaper report. Literacy support and a differentiated worksheet provided as well as clear step by step instructions.
Easy to follow lesson on the Ramayana. Students watch the story and identify examples of good and bad behaviour. They then choose the character that they think best personifies good behaviour and identify examples to support their judgement before writing a speech to explain why their character is the best example of how to behave.
Connectives display posters, which I find incredibly useful for all year groups, especially during DIRT activities (I get the pupils to 'upgrade' their connectives). Common spelling error display also included in this pack. The third resource is a literacy map which I laminate and leave on the student's desks and I refer to this when we discuss writing up paragraphs etc.
Students learn about why so many men died during the Battle of the Somme. Activities include, creating a fact file, a card sort with categorizing and prioritizing tasks and a report writing exercise. Literacy support and differentiated tasks included. As always there are clear step by step instructions.
An outline and description of the module for the new GCSE specification 9-1 with assessment and progress trackers for students and teachers to track student's work over the 2 year course.
A lesson on the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. Students rearrange cards to correctly sequence events leading to war which they use to create a narrative account story board. They then identify long and short term causes and choose one of each and explain how it led to war. Literacy support and differentiated materials provided. As always there are clear step by step instructions.
A lesson on the Magna Carta. Students analyse King John’s story to investigate the reasons why the barons were unhappy. They score the different factors and insert evidence to support their scores. After group discussions the students create their own Magna Carta choosing/ creating 5 rules that they think should be included. They use evidence of John’s actions to support the inclusion of the rules.
An investigation lessons. Students study a range of clues which help to explain the death of Thomas Becket. Having worked their way through the evidence they must decide who was a fault for the death. There are plenty of decision making activities before developing examination skills during the written activity. Clear step by step instructions included.
A lesson on King John. Students watch the walt Disney sketch on King John and record their thoughts about how he is portrayed. They then analyse a range of source and record their data whilst scoring each source out of 10 in terms of how good or bad the King was. The main activity is writing a letter to walt disney. In the letter they must explain how the sketch could be improved to give a more accurate interpretation of king john. Differentiated materials, literacy support and all resources included.
I use this lesson as introduction to the key differences between the two churches when starting the reformation during Tudor England. It is an easy to follow lesson which starts with a simple spot the difference between the two churches. There is a worksheet included which the students extract information from to complete a table and respond to a written task to collect and record the data needed for the main activity, which is a tripadvisor review whereby the students need to write a review for a catholic church (as if they are a devout protestant). Literacy support and differentiated materials included as well as clear step by step instructions.