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WW2 Home Front - The Blitz
A colourful, well-presented, and creative resource. Includes worksheets and embedded links, ideas and activities.
Main contents … ( 67 pages in total )
1 - Simple key word and vocabulary starter, matching activity. Extension, differentiation option included.
2 - Background and overview gap fill exercise.
3 - Source study ( all sources included ) and template worksheet. The focus here is … Air Raid Warden / Precaution / Children of the Blitz / Blitz Spirit / Impact / effect of bombing on civilians. Students can colour code, categorise then summarize the key information discovered into a neat template.
4 - Source Skills / type activity - understanding primary, secondary and tertiary sources via Blitz source type examples.
5 - Air Raid Warden / Precaution focus. This included well-presented information worksheets, primary sources and a summary /via a fun, diverse differentiated literacy activity to consolidate learning.
6 - The Blitz Spirit - Four focus sources and supporting worksheet template that consider the idea of The Blitz Spirit.
Extension - Creative exercise gives students examples of Blitz propaganda and option to create their own piece of propaganda.
7 - Take Shelter - Covers the various ways people tried to escape the bombs. Morrison and Anderson shelters, London Underground, communal shelters, and countryside evacuations for children. There are two activities here - one allows students to match the group to the shelter, the second is a simple table summary.
8 - Strike Back - This is a very interactive activity that covers RAF Bomber Command and British response to German bombing. Students can be put into teams and make decisions based on their given team role / perspective. Cross curricular links here with - Math / e.g., using statistics - ethics / moral decision making. This activity also looks at D-Day, Dam Buster Raid and the Battle of Britain - albeit in brief.
There are many links to videos and other websites embedded in the resource throughout.
League of Nations Full Teaching Pack
Content: Key Vocabulary: Key Vocabulary / Literacy Activities, Creating the League, League Membership and Structure, Model League of Nations activities, Aims of the League, 1920’s Successes and Failures, Humanitarian Work, The Global Depression and The League, League Failure and Disarmament in the 1930s, Manchuria and Abyssinia, Cartoon Analysis, Comprehensive Review Materials and Timelines, Writing frames, Assessment, Teacher’s Guide.
The First World War 150 Page Teaching Pack
A comprehensive unit of work ( 150+ pages ) covering many aspects of World War 1. Includes activities to teach essential source and writing skills as well as several unique literacy activities.
eBook
Supporting PowerPoints
Student led role / play activities
Quiz question banks
Various revision / review options
Generic set of 40+ quiz ‘power cards’ that can be used in any subject or topic.
( Note - new WW1 Beginnings eBook and Weapons and Warfare are updated versions that overlap some of the older files.
Basic contents - differentiated key word activities, the causes of the war, the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, The Schlieffen Plan, trench defend and attack strategies / games, who was to blame?, life in the trenches sources and writing exercise, propaganda, the theaters of war outside Europe,Hitler and WW1, The Battle of The Somme, Why Did The USA Enter The War? Why did the Soviet Union leave? animals in wartime including debate activity, airplanes, fully resourced investigation and role play activity - Haig, Hero Butcher or Bungler, crossword and other review puzzles and timeline activities, comprehensive end of unit assessment.
Fully resourced student led - Europe in Crisis Conference
Fully resourced- student led ‘Haig on Trial’
Other highlights = Defend your trench activity with your cut and paste army and trench template. Assassination - ‘graphic novel’ interactive.
Skills - source analysis and evaluation, extended writing, cartoon interpretation, questioning photographic evidence, empathy letter writing exercise frames.
Also includes many excellent video / web links.
Causes of WW 2 Unit Intro
Worksheets and activities: Includes key words / glossary , Hitler's Foreign Policy Problems and Aims, The Saar , Hitler&'s rearmament of Germany.
Victorian Police Academy : 1888 / Jack The Ripper
This activity asks students to apply for a job as a Victorian Bobby. Includes 5 sections to the application including Q and A, solving murder riddles, Source Analysis, Crime Scene Investigation and Strategy.
Content : crime / social conditions in Whitechapel. The Ripper murders.
The Titanic
A good starter for any work or topic about Titanic - a range of sources with a nice option to colour code and categorise …
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The Battle Of Hastings Sort Activity
A relatively simple sorting activity with 'code breaker&' alternative to &';cut and stick'. Follow up summary activities included.
The Battle Of Stamford Bridge.
A simple, text ordering exercise allows students to understand what happened in the battle. Extension tasks provided.
Causes of World War One
A succinct summary of major causes and activity that asks students to determine which were long and short term factors.
Vietnam War Unit Introduction.
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MAIN Causes of World War 1
A neat summary of 4 causes of the First World War. Good for introducing the topic or an exam revision summary. Embedded video links too.
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General Haig : Hero or Butcher investigation
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The Slave Trade Unit Intro
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Why did the USA lose the Vietnam war?
A diverse collection of sources design to help student understand the factors behind the US 'defeat&'.
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1: US military weaknesses
2: Vietnamese strengths
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USA Boom Depth Study Resource Pack
The 35 page unit of work contains various resources and activities. Pick and choose the ones that fit best.
Includes …
Unit vocab
The American Dream
The Melting Pot
The Impact of WW1
Why DId the USA Boom?
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How Far Did the US Economy Boom?
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The Birth of Rome
Who Were the Gladiators ?
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Top Ten Gladiator Types
Inside the Colosseum
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Uncovered - Female Gladiators
Top Ten Famous Gladiators
Buy Your Gladiator
Equip Your Gladiator
Train Your Gladiator
Design Your Gladiator
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Versailles + Other Treaties - 70 Page Teaching Pack and Revision.
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Activity - Versailles Terms Debate.
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Interactive PowerPoint Quiz Review
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Multiple Choice Review
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