I am Head of Humanities in the West Midlands and have been teaching History for twenty years. I have marked exams and moderated coursework for GCSE History for a popular exam board since 2001. All resources published have been tried out in class before publication!
I am Head of Humanities in the West Midlands and have been teaching History for twenty years. I have marked exams and moderated coursework for GCSE History for a popular exam board since 2001. All resources published have been tried out in class before publication!
All you need to revise and practice with your pupils for the Changes to Entertainment and Leisure exam.
Includes:
• Revison quizzes in the format of 10 questions each
• Revision flash cards for each question on the paper
• Revision game with over 80 slides in the style of the only connect quiz
Knowledge organisers
• 68 practice exam questions for the new paper.
Student workbooklet
A set of 56 flashcards based on all the key content on the spec - giving pupils the key information they need to revise. Knowledge based only they contain the key content from the spec in easy to learn bullet points. Included the historical site of Blackpool.
I photocopied the flashcards onto card and cut the pages in half. Each A4 page contains two flashcards.
These flashcards are based on the AQA specification but include content on all the key policies, events, treaties etc relating to King Henry VII. There are two flashcards on each page and 15 pages in total. I printed them off on card, cut in half, hole punched and treasury tagged one corner. They were produced for the students I teach who struggle to remember facts!
Content based on the spec:
Henry Tudor’s consolidation of power: character and aims; establishing the Tudor dynasty
Government: councils, parliament, justice, royal finance, domestic policies
Relationships with Scotland and other foreign powers; securing the succession; marriage alliances
Society: churchmen, nobles and commoners; regional division; social discontent and rebellions
Economic development: trade, exploration, prosperity and depression
Religion; humanism; arts and learning
41 pages of practise questions and answers for all five questions in the Germany exam. Answers are written mostly in bullet points and give key points to help students learn the answers to the questions.
The questions cover a variety of topics from the spec,
Includes comments on questions 2 and 3 which deal with ‘how far’ (change) and prioritising events in order of importance for question 3.
This is an A3 two sided knowledge organiser for the Germany 1919-1991 unit for WJEC / EDUQAS GCSE History course.
It covers all the main points from all of the key questions in an easy to read, visual design.
It was designed to help make the topic more accessible for middle and lower attaining students who struggle with seperate knowledge organisers.
Side 1 - All the main points for each of the key questions 1-6
Side 2 - Key question 7 and advice on how to answer each exam question
To make the best of the resource, you should print in colour on A3 (already formatted for A3 printing) on both sides. Mine are laminated as well to use in class.
Using the format for the exam these are two mock papers (unofficial) made up for student assessment. Can be used for a mock, end of topic exam or just revision.
A powerpoint covering all exam papers to show students what is required to answer exam questions. This is just a brief description to revise exam skills.
Covers:
Elizabeth I
USA 1910-1929
Germany 1919-1990
Entertainment & Leisure
Can be easily adapted for other papers
A sequence of three lessons for key question 1 of Elizabeth I - How did life differ for the rich and poor in Elizabethan times?
These lessons are retrieval based and are used in conjunction with the knowledge organiser included.
Lesson 1 - The Big Picture - extended content with a Do it Now and retrieval activity
Lesson 2 - Mind mapping lesson with an example mind map and a Do Now for the start of the lesson
Lesson 3 - Testing - An extended Do Now comprising of 10 factual questions and one of the exam questions which feature on the Elizabeth I exam paper. The question is explained, modelled and then students have a go too.
The slides are based around the knowledge on the knowledge organiser. During the mind mapping and retrieval activities, higher ability students are given extra information so that they complete in more detail.
We have found this method successful in helping all of our students remember the key information as the three lesson sequence embeds the core knowledge they need.
Homeworks should be focused on revising / self-quizzing from knowledge organisers as well as completing mind maps.
This method is also useful when students are absent from previous lessons as they are able to fit straight back in by using knowledge organisers.
A sequence of three lessons for key question 1 of Elizabeth I - How successfully did Elizabeth deal with the problem of religion?
These lessons are retrieval based and are used in conjunction with the knowledge organiser included.
Lesson 1 - The Big Picture - extended content with a Do it Now and retrieval activity
Lesson 2 - Mind mapping lesson with an example mind map and a Do Now for the start of the lesson
Lesson 3 - Testing - An extended Do Now comprising of 10 factual questions and one of the exam questions which feature on the Elizabeth I exam paper. The question is explained, modelled and then students have a go too.
The slides are based around the knowledge on the knowledge organiser. During the mind mapping and retrieval activities, higher ability students are given extra information so that they complete in more detail.
We have found this method successful in helping all of our students remember the key information as the three lesson sequence embeds the core knowledge they need.
Homeworks should be focused on revising / self-quizzing from knowledge organisers as well as completing mind maps.
This method is also useful when students are absent from previous lessons as they are able to fit straight back in by using knowledge organisers.
A sequence of three lessons for key question 1 of Elizabeth I - Why did the Puritans become an increasing threat during Elizabeth’s reign?
These lessons are retrieval based and are used in conjunction with the knowledge organiser included.
Lesson 1 - The Big Picture - extended content with a Do it Now and retrieval activity
Lesson 2 - Mind mapping lesson with an example mind map and a Do Now for the start of the lesson
Lesson 3 - Testing - An extended Do Now comprising of 10 factual questions and one of the exam questions which feature on the Elizabeth I exam paper. The question is explained, modelled and then students have a go too.
The slides are based around the knowledge on the knowledge organiser. During the mind mapping and retrieval activities, higher ability students are given extra information so that they complete in more detail.
We have found this method successful in helping all of our students remember the key information as the three lesson sequence embeds the core knowledge they need.
Homeworks should be focused on revising / self-quizzing from knowledge organisers as well as completing mind maps.
This method is also useful when students are absent from previous lessons as they are able to fit straight back in by using knowledge organisers.
A sequence of three lessons for key question 1 of Elizabeth I - How much of a threat was the Spanish Armada?
These lessons are retrieval based and are used in conjunction with the knowledge organiser included.
Lesson 1 - The Big Picture - extended content with a Do it Now and retrieval activity
Lesson 2 - Mind mapping lesson with an example mind map and a Do Now for the start of the lesson
Lesson 3 - Testing - An extended Do Now comprising of 10 factual questions and one of the exam questions which feature on the Elizabeth I exam paper. The question is explained, modelled and then students have a go too.
The slides are based around the knowledge on the knowledge organiser. During the mind mapping and retrieval activities, higher ability students are given extra information so that they complete in more detail.
We have found this method successful in helping all of our students remember the key information as the three lesson sequence embeds the core knowledge they need.
Homeworks should be focused on revising / self-quizzing from knowledge organisers as well as completing mind maps.
This method is also useful when students are absent from previous lessons as they are able to fit straight back in by using knowledge organisers.
This is a 44 page work booklet based on the AQA course textbooks on The Tudors 1485-1603 published by Hodder. The booklet follows Section 2: Part 1: Chapter 5 on the reigns of Edward and Mary.
Each page has tasks based on the information given, for example,
making specific notes
answering key questions
examining extracts based on the exam question stem
practice essay
completing tables
revising some relevant knowledge
spider diagram and mind maps
learning key words and key terms
At the end of the booklet is an interpretations question with mark scheme and an essay question with mark scheme.
This is a 36 page work booklet based on the AQA course textbooks on The Tudors 1485-1603 published by Hodder.
The booklet follows Section 2: Part 1: Chapter 6 on the beginning of Elizabeth’s reign.
Each page has tasks based on the information given, for example,
• making specific notes
• answering key questions
• examining extracts based on the exam question stem
• practice essays and interpretations questions
• completing tables
• revising some relevant knowledge
• learning key words and key terms
16 page activity booklet designed to use either in class or for students at home.
Includes a variety of activities including:
• True or False
• Knowledge Retrieval
• Correct the mistakes
• Practicing exam questions
• Key word activities
• Categorising events
• improving exam question answer
• Focus on specific events
Used in the classroom to test drive this kept students focussed and engaged for several lessons. Recommended to print this out as a booklet - A3 paper for an A4 booklet.
Created for ‘dropdown’ last minute revision in class, this focuses on how to answer the questions on the exam paper.
Each question - 1 to 5 - has at least 2 practice questions as well as a detailed scaffold for each question to show students how to maximise marks. In addition, a model answer is provided for eachquestion too.
15 pages long and used with my own Y11 class.
Created specifically for the 2024 specification, but can be used in the following years revision too.
Created for ‘dropdown’ last minute revision in class, this focuses on how to answer the questions on the exam paper.
Each question - 1 to 5 - has at least 2 practice questions as well as a detailed scaffold for each question to show students how to maximise marks.
12 pages long and used with my own Y11 class.
Created specifically for the 2024 specification, but can be used in the following years revision too.
Created for ‘dropdown’ last minute revision in class, this focuses on how to answer the questions on the exam paper.
Each question - 1 to 5 - has at least 2 practice questions as well as a detailed scaffold for each question to show students how to maximise marks. In addition, a model answer is provided for each question too.
21 pages long and used with my own Y11 class.
Created specifically for the 2024 specification, but can be used in the following years revision too.