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!
28 homeworks for the USA 1910-1929 topic. Each week focuses on a different topic from the specification and also includes 'Round Up' homeworks to consolidate all prior knowledge. The focus is on the student to LEARN their key facts by answering 10 questions and then learning the 10 questions ready for a quick factual recap test next lesson. This test can be used as part of exit strategies or king or queen of History knowledge tests. Each homework uses the same format and the same question stems - they are very easy to mark and can easily be marked as a starter at the beginning of the lesson.
The questions follow the following format:
- Give 2 reasons why / Give 2... (2 questions)
- Name two ... (2 questions)
- Explain...
- What...
- Where...
- How...
- A true or false statement
- A key word anagram
Answers to the true / false statement and anagram can be found for each homework on the final two slides of the download.
The topics tested are:
- Immigration 1&2
- Red Scare
- Sacco and Vanzetti
- The Monkey Trial
- Black Americans
- KKK
- Native Americans
- Round Up 1
- Prohibition 1,2& 3
- Gangsters
- Government Corruption
- Round Up 2
- Boom 1 & 2
- Consumer society
- Car Industry
- Booming society
- End of prosperity
- Wall Street Crash
- Round Up 3
- Jazz Age
- Popular Entertainment
- Movies
- Women
- Sport
Knowledge Organisers cover all the basic information in the topics taught for GCSE. These Knowledge Organisers focus on the GCSE History (Eduqas) syllabus for the Changes in Entertainment and Leisure in Britain, c.500 to the present day topic.
There are 7 KO's in total
1.What have been the main developments in sport over time?
2. How have holiday patterns and travel changed over time?
3. How was society affected by developments in theatre, stage and screen over time?
4. How have musical tastes and dance patterns changed over time?
5. How have changing patterns in entertainment affected the lives of children over time?
6. Why have blood sports and other forms of cruelty been seen as entertainment over time?
7. Historical environment study of Blackpool
The KO's comprise some or all of the following:
- a key comparison of the three main historical eras studied
- key vocabulary
- Timeline / Chronology
A concise revision tool for students as soon as they begin the course.
Focus on the Germany 1919-1991 unit for the GCSE History exam. Includes:
knowledge organisers for the whole unit
student workbook (knowledge based) for the whole unit which can be used as revision or whilst learning
PLC’s and practice exam questions to help students practice exam skills
weekly learning homework for the entire unit
Display posters
Weekly revision tests for the unit
Two mock papers
Only connect revision quiz with over 90 slides
83 practice exam questions for new exam
Revision cards on how to answer Germany exam questions
A comprehensive bundle of revision notes and material for the USA 1910-1929 exam.
Includes:
- Knowledge organisers for all key questions
- student workbook covering the entire topic
- weekly learning homework for all topics
- revision activities of the whole topic
- King and Queen knowledge tests to check weekly revision of facts
King and Queen class display chart
- King and Queen test record sheet which calculates the average student test results and class results
I devised this lesson trying to introduce my History GCSE class to the Britain 1951-1979 WJEC Britain topic. It covers the basics:
- The role of the PM
- Past PM's and task
- What is a constituency?
- Example of constituency
- The different British main political parties and task
- First past the post and proportional voting systems
- The different Secretaries of State
- Task on the political hierarchy
This resource explains the requirements for all of the questions in the new GCSE exam for component 2 Entertainment & Leisure c500 – present day but can be easily adapted for all the other component 2 units like the Crime and Punishment. The flashcards and posters give advice on answering the question and look at other example questions.
Includes 9 flashcards (just print off on card and cut into four) for students to be given for revision. Also includes 8 posters which are bigger A4 versions of the flashcards.
- Title flashcard
- Question 1 flashcard and poster
- Question 2 flashcard and poster
- Question 3 flashcard and poster
- Question 4 flashcard and poster
- Question 5 flashcard and poster
- Question 6a flashcard and poster
- Question 6b flashcard and poster
- Flashcard on the different eras being examined
As the picture shows, I laminated them, hole punched the top left hand corner and put them on a key ring ring. My class carry a copy for reference at home and school.
N.B. This copy of flashcards is uncoloured.
This is a 45 slide quiz focused solely on the topic of the USA 1910-1929 - designed to make students think about their answers! There are four rounds:
Round 1 - What’s the connection?
Round 2 - What come’s fourth?
Round 3 - Missing vowels for keywords
Round 4 - Word Wall
Can be played as a whole class or for individual revision testing.
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.
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.
An A4 double sided KO based on the three political theories in comparative politics (structural, rational and cultural).
Covers all three theories on one sheet for students to revise and use in lessons.
I teach AQA Politics but it is also suitable for Edexcel Politics.
I have included the original Publisher version as well as a PDF.
Tried out in class first.
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.