A 37 page revision guide and workbook for Unit 1 (c.1000-c.1500) from the Crime and punishment through time GCSE course. This booklet links to the Edexcel specification. The booklet is split into three sections; Crime and punishment in Anglo-Saxon England, Norman England and the Later Middle Ages. Each section covers the required knowledge and skills needed to succeed at GCSE level. There are a range of worksheets, student-led activities, exam style questions and tips, quizzes, key word tests, self assessment activities and information sheets. This booklet can be used to teach the entire unit. It can also be used to teach the entire unit. The resource includes a range of resources/ worksheets/ activities that can be used to teach individual lessons or a sequence of lessons. If you have purchased any of our other GCSE revision guides (Cold War, Germany or Elizabeth) then you will know that these resources are easy to follow, student-led and teacher friendly

Students work through a range of activities to determine what was the wort problem faced by people on the home front during WW1. They use their knowledge and completed activities to respond to a how far style question. The more able will use the sources to supplement their own knowledge. Literacy support included. As always there are clear step by step instructions.

PowerPoint, worksheet and resources. Students eventually have to create a poster that helps to explain why a police force was set up in London in 1829.

A lesson that preps students for the GCSE 'how far' style question. Students are introduced to a range of issues faced by people on the Home Front which they categorise and prioritise before writing a response to a how far question. There a three sources which they need to link to their chose categories and use to support their findings. There is a writing frame provided for the less able as well as sentence stems and key words to include and support your students. As always there are step by step instructions.

A great resource to show SLT and Ofsted in terms of progress being recorded. It is low maintenance for the teacher too,

Easy to follow decision making activity (why move from rural Brazil to Rio).

Students are introduced to the groups who did or did not benefit during the economic boom years. Once they have identified each group they complete a table activity to explain how/ why groups did or did not benefit. The main activity introduces the students to post cards from the boom years (which show Americans living a lavish lifestyle etc). The pupils have to create their own annotated postcard that accurately illustrates how the economic boom years should be represented (positive and negative images). There is a GCSE question to complete at the end of the lesson. I usually teach this over 2 lessons.

students work through a decision making activity which introduces students to 4 key factors why the Mary Rose sank. They need to sort through evidence cards and match them to the correct explanations and then chose their most significant pieces of evidence before writing up a report which explains their theory about the Mary Rose and they end with a peer assessment plenary. As always there are clear step by step instructions.

Seven lessons on Calypso. Complete unit of work presentations and activities.

5 lessons introducing students to using OS Maps (symbols, 4 and 6 figure grid refs (battleships, contour lines and creating their own OS map section in an assessment). The grid references on the PowerPoint will need adapting depending upon the OS Map that is being used.

Kings and Queens of Britain 1066 - present day (44 A4 posters). Ideal for a classroom display. I have these laminated and have created a timeline around my classroom. Each poster contains a blurb and some literacy support so students can learn some new words. Ideal for new teachers who are looking to jazz up their classrooms!

A timeline of the Kings and Queens from 1066 - present day. 44 A4 posters with a blurb about each monarch and literacy support to help pupils learn new words. These look great in my classroom laminated and fixed to the walls. to create a great display. Ideal for new teachers (NQTs) looking for a display!

Easy to follow lesson on why people went on a crusade. This is an active learning lesson where students collect data from other students, extra information from sources and make decisions re the reasons why people went on a crusade. The main activity is creating a teaching poster (example and success criteria included). The Students need to structure PEE paragraphs in their poster which will help explain their poster ideas. Clear instructions included.

Source analysis activity where by students analyse each source in order to gain insight into how car production fueled the economic boom. The students record their findings in a table (source description and an explanation as to how each source suggests that the car industry influenced the boom). Following this they have to produce a diagram to help explain the importance of the car industry. An exam style question concludes the lesson.

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.

Students start by adding detail to a never heard the word grid which cover the unit. They then start to collect evidence to show how the Nazis influenced people's lives. They must decide how this would impact Jewish people living in Germany by matching their evidence to a range of categories. This is followed by a postcard activity whereby students write to a pen friend to outline how and why their lives are changing. Literacy support provided as well as step by step instructions and differentiated resources.

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.

A range of feedback stickers and marking crib sheets to help speed up marking and give direct feedback for DIRT activities/ Literacy development.