Our resources have been written to a high standard and fine tuned in the classroom. The History Academy's goal is to share best practice at an affordable price so that you can focus on your own priorities. During my 34 years in challenging schools, I have published resources for Heinemann, Pearsons, Hodder, Folens, BBC and Boardworks. If you would like to receive updates, create your own customised bundle or join our team, then contact us via our Facebook or Linkedin pages.
Our resources have been written to a high standard and fine tuned in the classroom. The History Academy's goal is to share best practice at an affordable price so that you can focus on your own priorities. During my 34 years in challenging schools, I have published resources for Heinemann, Pearsons, Hodder, Folens, BBC and Boardworks. If you would like to receive updates, create your own customised bundle or join our team, then contact us via our Facebook or Linkedin pages.
In late 1992, the UK government announced that it would begin a process to close its remaining 31 coal mines with the loss of 30,000 jobs. The government argued that Britain no longer needed British coal as it could import its energy sources such as a lot more cheaply from elsewhere. This led to a ‘Dash for Gas’ with Britain’s once mighty coal industry being shut down. There were many other benefits and downsides to closing the pits. This outstanding card sort is designed to help students understand and assess some of the arguments for and against closing the pits in 1992. It can be used as a starter, plenary or main activity to accompany any main stream text book or resource on this topic. The nature of the task means that it appeals to the full range of ability.
When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download a single page Word Document which contains a learning objective, instructions, two heading cards as well as fourteen fully editable statements that can sorted under them. I have also linked in video clip from the parliamentary debate on this issue with a speech from Tony Ben, which are worthwhile watching with your students, depending on their ability.
The aims of this lesson / activity are:
Know: Why did the UK government decide to close its remaining coal mines in 1992?
Understand: What were the arguments for and against pit closures?
Evaluate: Should the British government have decided to close down the coal industry in 1992?
WILF - What am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: Why did the UK government decide to close its remaining coal mines in 1992?
Explain: What were the arguments for and against pit closures?
Analyse: Should the British government have decided to close down the coal industry in 1992?
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more quality time with the people who matter.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates.
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Roy
These beautifully illustrated resources are a must have for anyone teaching this topic. The tasks and activities have been written to appeal to the full spectrum of ability.
The information covered looks at the development of the iron industry from its early begins usual charcoal to the improvements made by key inventors from Abraham Darby, Henry Cort, James Neilson, James Nasmyth and Henry Bessemer. Each new method of production is explained with beautiful illustrations and appropriate links to flash animation and video clips.
The aims and objectives for these resources are:
Theme: Why did Britain have an Industrial Revolution 1750 - 1900?
Know: Why did Britain’s iron and steel industry change 1700 - 1900?
Understand: How did each new method contribute to the changes in the iron and steel industry?
Evaluate: What part did the industry play in the Industrial Revolution?
WILF: What Am I Looking For?
Identify and describe: Why did the iron and steel industry change?
Explain: How did each new method contribute to the changes in the iron and steel industry?
Analyse: What part did the iron and steel industry play in Britain’s Industrial Revolution?
This outstanding resources is designed to help students understand why different groups opposed the New Deal 1933 - 1941. It can be used as a starter or a plenary activity and should fit around any standard text book or resource on this topic.
The card sort includes eight heading cards that can be matched to twelve statement cards. I have deliberately included some extra cards to add some challenge for the more able. Once the cards have been sorted, the second task asks students to create a key to help them decide which statements believed that the New Deal did too much or too little to help the American people.
This resource is supplied in Microsoft Word so you can further differentiate this resource for your students if you wish.
The aims and objectives for this lesson are:
Theme: The New Deal 1933 - 1941
Know: Which groups / individuals opposed the New Deal?
Understand: Why was each group / individual opposed to the New Deal?
Evaluate: How successful was the New Deal?
WILF - What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe = Who opposed the New Deal?
Explain: Why did different groups oppose the New Deal?
Analyse: Begin to form a judgement on how successful was the New Deal?
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow 'The History Academy' on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
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Roy
This outstanding resource is designed to help students assess how successful the New Deal 1933 was at helping the US economy recover from 1933 to 1941. It is suitable for the full range of ability of students from 14 to 18, as I have included a mixture of easy as well as challenging statements.
The resource includes a single A4 sheet, with two heading cards labelled 'successful' and 'unsuccessful' as well as 22 statements that can be sorted under either headings. I would recommend getting your students to cut out the cards, sort them and then feed back to the class or their group before sticking them into their books. If you are pressed for time, then you could always get your students to use the heading cards to create a key or colour in the statement using highlighters.
There are several extension activities that you an then so with the sorted statements. Firstly, they could create a key to label some of the statements 'Relief, Recovery or Reform.' Secondly, they could use the sorted statements to attempt an extended question on: 'How successful was the New Deal from 1933 - 1941.
Theme: The USA in the 1930s.
Know: What 'action' did FDR take through his New Deal to help the American economy recover?
Understand: In what areas of the economy did the New Deal succeed / fail?
Evaluate: How far did the New Deal help the US economy to recover 1933 - 1941?
WILF: What Am I Looking For?
Identify and describe: The 'action' taken by FDR to help the economy recover?
Explain: In what areas of the economy did the New Deal succeed or fail?
Analyse: How far did the New Deal help the US economy to recover 1933 - 1941?
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow 'The History Academy' on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates.
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Roy
This outstanding resource is designed to help students evaluate how successful the New Deal was at putting the USA back to work through the alphabet agencies by looking at the problems facing farmers and how successful the Agricultural Adjustment Administration was at solving them.
When you buy this resource you will receive a card sort and a twenty three slide PowerPoint that includes information, sources, links to video clips and eight activities. Activity 1 is a snowballing starter. Activity 2 is based around a class discussion of FDR’s inauguration speech the aims of the New Deal. Activity 3 is a discussions around an animated diagram about how consumer fear was undermining the US economy and making unemployment worse. Activity 4 looks at ‘pump priming’ and why certain groups opposed it and is linked to a source analysis question. Activity 5 is based around a class or pair discussion about a key quote by FDR on the role of agriculture in the recovery. Activity 6 looks at the achievements of the AAA and gets students to think about why some groups would oppose its work. Activity 7 gets students to evaluate how successful the AAA was at increasing farm prices, whilst activity 8 is based around the card sort that gets students to evaluate how successful the AAA was a solving the problems facing US farmers. Finally, activity 9 is a cartoon source analysis and includes an student mark scheme.
The aims and objectives of this lesson are:
Theme: How successful was the New Deal 1933 – 1939?
Know: What were the aims of the New Deal?
Understand: How did the AAA try to help the problems facing farmers?
Evaluate: How successful was the AAA?
WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: What action did FDR take to end the Depression?
Explain: How did the AAA try and help farmers?
Analyse: How successful was the New Deal 1933 – 1939?
This resource is designed as a teaching aid. It is supplied in Microsoft PowerPoint and can be fully edited and customised for your students. It would also make a great teaching resource.
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates.
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Roy
This outstanding card sort has been designed by experienced teachers to help students studying the introduction to the Industrial Revolution 1750 - 1850. It can be used with the full spectrum of ability as a starter, plenary, revision or assessment activity. If you are looking for a resource to provide additional stretch and challenge for your more able students, then why not check out my diamond 9 activity on this topic?
When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a fully editable Microsoft Word document and an accompanying PowerPoint. The Word document includes aims, instructions and eight picture cards and six heading cards. Once students have cut out the cards and correctly matched the statements with their correct heading, they can extend their understanding further by sorting them into their order of importance before sticking them into their books. The PowerPoint includes the aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, a snowballing starter, a brief introduction to the topic and facilitates the card sort.
At each stage students should be feeding back to their group or the class and explaining their choices. The discussion and explanation around the choices that they have made are critical in helping them develop their understanding of the topic.
The aims and objectives for this lesson are:
Theme: Industrial Revolution 1750 - 1850
Know: How was industry organised before the Industrial Revolution?
Understand: What changed as a result of the Industrial Revolution?
Evaluate: which changes were the most important?
WILF: What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: industry before and after the Industrial Revolution
Explain: What changed as a result of the Industrial Revolution?
Analyse: Which changes were the most important?
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow 'The History Academy' on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates.
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Roy
Know: How did cattle ranching decline in the American West?
Understand: What factors contributed to cattle ranching success and decline?
Evaluate: Why did cattle ranching decline in the American West?
WILF: What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: Why cattle ranching developed and then declined?
Explain: What factors helped cattle ranching to develop and then decline?
Analyse: Begin to come to a judgement on which factors were the most important?
The resources come in the form of a PowerPoint and a card sort with a separate answer sheet.
There are five activities in this lesson which are aimed for students of all abilities.
Activity 1 is a snowballing starter using the keywords. Full instructions included. Activity 2 is a review activity designed to test students prior knowledge. They are given 5 factors why the cattle industry developed and are then expected to write a sentence explaining why they think it would help it to develop. Activity 3, builds upon Activity 2 by getting students to improve their answers in (purple pen) after having reviewed 5 slides explaining why the cattle industry developed. I have built some additional discussion questions into these slides to help students connect their learning with some of the reasons why the industry later declines.
Activities 4 - 7, deal with the decline of the industry. Activity 4 is a summary exercise, whilst Activity 5 is a card sort. Once students have reviewed the information, they are expected to sort the cards to create 5 PEE’s paragraphs explaining why Cattle Ranching declined. I have supplied a colour coded answer sheet to display onto the IWB to help students review their answers. Activity 6, is a past paper question with built in structure and support on 'The disastrous winter of 1886-87 was the most important reason for the end of the open range’. How far do you agree with this statement? The final activity provides students with an AFL student mark scheme to help them peer assess their answers.
As with all my resources, they are produced to a high standard and are designed to be interactive. Have fun and if you like this lesson, check out some of my other resource bundles.
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Roy
We have bundled together our KS3 resources on the causes of the Miners’ Strike. These fun and interactive resources cover the history of coal mining before 1984 as well as the long term causes which can be found in the 1970s and the 'Winter of Discontent and the political climate of the 1980s. The final lesson covers the short term causes such as the Conservative government’s privatisation agenda and NUM opposition.
If you are interested in the Miners’ Strike 1984 - 1985, then we have created a dedicated YouTube Channel with carefully clipped interviews and resources which cover every aspect of the strike: @MinersStrike1984
As head of history at Mexborough School for over 27 years, I saw at first hand the devastation caused by the government closure of the pits. My school was 2 miles away from where Billy Elliot, Brassed Off, The Full Monty and Kes were filmed and written. I could not but helped to moved and inspired by the spirit of the people of South Yorkshire. 'The pit wheel has stopped turning, but the coal embers are still burning, deep in the hearts of South Yorkshire.
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Don’t forget to check out our dedicated You Tube Channel with over 600 free videos: @historyacademy We also have a dedicated YouTube Channel on the MIners’ Strike 1984: @MinersStrike1984
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Roy
We have bundled together our KS4 and KS5 resources on the causes of the Miners’ Strike in this package. These fun and interactive resources cover the history of coal mining before 1984 as well as the causes which can be found in the 1970s and the 'Winter of Discontent, the political climate of the 1980s., media influence, the government’s privatisation agenda, NUM opposition to pit closurers and finally splits within the NUM.
If you are interested in the Miners’ Strike 1984 - 1985, then we have created a dedicated YouTube Channel with carefully clipped interviews and resources which cover every aspect of the strike: @MinersStrike1984
As head of history at Mexborough School for over 27 years, I saw at first hand the devastation caused by the government closure of the pits. My school was 2 miles away from where Billy Elliot, Brassed Off, The Full Monty and Kes were filmed and written. I could not but helped to moved and inspired by the spirit of the people of South Yorkshire. 'The pit wheel has stopped turning, but the coal embers are still burning, deep in the hearts of South Yorkshire. Remember that there is a power in a union!
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Don’t forget to check out our dedicated You Tube Channel with over 600 free videos: @historyacademy We also have a dedicated YouTube Channel on the MIners’ Strike 1984: @MinersStrike1984
Kind Regards
Roy
These outstanding resources on the impact of the railways are offer at a 50% discount and include a PowerPoint, Card Sort and Worksheet to help your students look at this critical turning point in both World and British History 1840 - 1900.
The aims and objectives are:
Theme: The Transport Revolution 1750 - 1900
Know: What changes took place as a result of the railways?
Understand: What economic, political, social and environmental changes took place?
Evaluate: Which changes were the most significant?
WILF - What Am I Looking For?
Identify & Describe: The changes that took place as a result of the railways 1840 - 1900?
Explain: The impact of the railways on the economy, society, environment and politics in Britain?
Analyse: which changes were the most significant?
Synthesis: Analyse & Explain how the changes were interconnected?
The PowerPoint includes ten activities which can be customised for your students, including the card sort activity that I have also included in this package. In addition, the PP includes 15 information slides that are linked to the activities.
Activity 1 is a simple snowing balling starter using the key words. Activity 2 is an alternative starter centered around two images of the ancient world and a picture of the building of the railways and asks which one required the greatest achievement using muscle power alone? Activity 3 is designed around some map work looking at the impact of the railways on the environment and landscape. Activity 4, is focused around the economic impact of the railways and the jobs they created in other industries. Activities 5 and 6 are numeracy tasks that get students to calculate how much businessmen could save transporting goods by railways in todays money - all calculations / answers are included. Activity 7, looks at the impact of the railways had on literature and culture. The rest of the PP includes the card sort activity and as well as the extended writing and pupil mark scheme, which could be used for peer assessment if you wish.
As with all my resources they are designed to engage and provide students with steps to access the higher grades. This is reflected in the prompts that have included both in the card sort and the extended writing task / essay for their assessment.
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal.
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Roy
These outstanding resources look at a key turning point in both British history. They have been tried, tested and adapted over the past 25 years. You may have come across an earlier version on other website’s, but these have been fully updated, interactive and designed to promote debate, discussion and opportunities for AFL.
The aims and objectives are:
Theme: The Transport Revolution 1750 - 1900
Know: What changes took place as a result of the railways?
Understand: What economic, political, social and environmental changes took place?
Evaluate: Which changes were the most significant?
WILF - What Am I Looking For?
Identify & Describe: The changes that took place as a result of the railways 1840 - 1900?
Explain: The impact of the railways on the economy, society, environment and politics in Britain?
Analyse: which changes were the most significant?
Synthesis: Analyse & Explain how the changes were interconnected?
The PowerPoint includes ten activities which can be customised for your students, including the card sort activity that I have also included in this package. In addition, the PP includes 15 information slides that are linked to the activities.
Activity 1 is a simple snowing balling starter using the key words. Activity 2 is an alternative starter centered around two images of the ancient world and a picture of the building of the railways and asks which one required the greatest achievement using muscle power alone? Activity 3 is designed around some map work looking at the impact of the railways on the environment and landscape. Activity 4, is focused around the economic impact of the railways and the jobs they created in other industries. Activities 5 and 6 are numeracy tasks that get students to calculate how much businessmen could save transporting goods by railways in todays money - all calculations / answers are included. Activity 7, looks at the impact of the railways had on literature and culture. The rest of the PP includes the card sort activity and as well as the extended writing and pupil mark scheme, which could be used for peer assessment if you wish.
As with all my resources they are designed to engage and provide students with steps to access the higher grades. This is reflected in the prompts that have included both in the card sort and the extended writing task / essay for their assessment.
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal.
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Roy
This great resource is designed to help students understand why the US economy boomed in the 1920's. It can used with pretty much any resource on this topic and is suitable for the full range of abilities. To help stretch students, I have also built in some challenge with a thinking skills review triangle activity at the end to help them prioritise which was the most important factor. This organiser could then be used as the basis for a plan along with the card sort for an extended piece of writing or essay on this topic.
The resource includes eight heading cards including impact of the First World War, credit, confidence, natural resources, technological change, Republican policies, marketing and mass production. It also includes twenty statement cards. Six of these statement cards are on the second page along with the thinking skills review activity. For a lower ability class, you could just print off the first page and give them fourteen cards to sort.
The aims and objectives for this lesson are:
Theme: Why was there an economic boom in the 1920s?
Know: What were the main reasons why the US economy grew?
Understand: How did each factor help the economy boom?
Evaluate: Which factors were the most important?
WILF: What Am I Looking for?
Identify & describe: The main reasons why the US economy boomed?
Explain: How did each factor help the economy to grow rapidly?
Analyse: Which factors were the most important?
If you are looking for additional challenge for your gifted and talented students or even your sixth formers, why not check out my diamond nine activity on this topic which can be found in my TES shop? You can also follow 'The History Academy' on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates.
Kind Regards
Roy
This resource has been polished and shined over 25 years and has never failed to grab my students attention. It covers the first hundred days of FDR's Presidency and how he tackled the underlying causes of the Depression. This resource is suitable for GCSE and A Level students.
The PowerPoint includes aims & objectives, differentiated outcomes, a snowballing starter and information slides on the aims of the New Deal, the Spiral of Depression, FDR’s inauguration speech, Bank Act, Beer Act, Fireside Chats and of course the Alphabet Agencies. I've also built in a number of tasks and activities around various sources and video clips as well as several animated diagrams to help explain some of the more difficult economic concepts such as 'The Spiral of Depression' and 'Pump Priming.'
The main task is to complete a review sheet on the action that FDR took during his first 100 days and decide whether his government was providing relief, recovery or reform. To support this activity, I have also produced an information sheet, which can printed off from the PP, on the Alphabet Agencies. The plenary activity includes a source analysis task on the usefulness of a political cartoon on the Fireside Chats.
Different exam board syllabuses look at the Alphabet Agencies in varying degrees of depth. This PowerPoint will provide a good introduction to the work of each agency, please check my shop for more detailed in depth lessons on the work of each alphabet agency.
The aims and objectives of this lesson are:
Theme: The New Deal 1933 – 1945
Know: What steps did FDR take to end the Depression in his first 100 days?
Understand: What were the aims of the New Deal?
Evaluate: How far did the New Deal provide Relief, Recovery & Reform?
WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: What action did FDR take to end the Depression?
Explain: What were the aims of the New Deal?
Analyse: How successful were the first hundred days of FDR’s Presidency?
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow 'The History Academy' on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates.
Kind Regards
Roy
These outstanding resources look at a key turning point in both British history and World History. They have been tried, tested and adapted over the past 25 years. They are fully interactive and designed to promote debate, discussion and opportunities for assessment.
The aims and objectives are:
Theme: The Transport Revolution 1750 - 1900
Know: What changes took place as a result of the railways?
Understand: What economic, political, social and environmental changes took place?
Evaluate: Which changes were the most significant?
WILF - What Am I Looking For?
Identify & Describe: The changes that took place as a result of the railways 1840 - 1900?
Explain: The impact of the railways on the economy, society, environment and politics in Britain?
Analyse: which changes were the most significant?
Synthesis: Analyse & Explain how the changes were interconnected?
The PowerPoint includes ten activities which can be customised for your students, including the card sort activity that I have also included in this package. In addition, the PP includes 15 information slides that are linked to the activities.
Activity 1 is a simple snowing balling starter using the key words. Activity 2 is an alternative starter centered around two images of the ancient world and a picture of the building of the railways and asks which one required the greatest achievement using muscle power alone? Activity 3 is designed around some map work looking at the impact of the railways on the environment and landscape. Activity 4, is focused around the economic impact of the railways and the jobs they created in other industries. Activities 5 and 6 are numeracy tasks that get students to calculate how much businessmen could save transporting goods by railways in todays money - all calculations / answers are included. Activity 7, looks at the impact of the railways had on literature and culture. The rest of the PP includes the card sort activity and as well as the extended writing and pupil mark scheme, which could be used for peer assessment if you wish.
As with all my resources they are designed to engage and provide students with steps to access the higher grades. This is reflected in the prompts that have included both in the card sort and the extended writing task / essay for their assessment.
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal.
Kind Regards
Roy
This outstanding resource has been designed by experienced teachers to help develop students critical thinking skills whilst studying the causes of Britain’s Industrial Revolution 1750 - 1900. It can be used with middle and upper ability students as a starter, plenary, revision or assessment activity. If you are looking for a resource to for the full ability spectrum, then why not check out my card sort on this topic, which can be downloaded from my TES shop.
The resource includes nine diamond shaped cards which include a range of factors which explain Britain had an Industrial Revolution 1750 - 1900? The document is provided in Microsoft Word so you can edit the resource if you wish to customise it further by changing any of the key factors that I have included. Once students have cut out the cards out they are set three tasks including:
1. Remove any reasons that you don’t think are important. Record and explain why you have removed them.
2. Arrange the remaining diamonds to show any links that you can find between the different reasons. Record and explain your reasons.
3. Make a smaller diamond shape using the four most important reasons why Britain had an Industrial revolution 1750 - 1900. Record and explain the reasons for your choices.
At each stage students should be feeding back to their group or the class and explaining their choices. The discussion and explanation around the choices that they have made are critical in helping them develop their critical thinking skills as well as their understanding of the topic.
The aims and objectives for this lesson are:
Theme: The Industrial Revolution 1750 - 1900
Know: How did Britain change from 1750 - 1900?
Understand: Why did Britain have an Industrial Revolution 1750 - 1900?
Analyse: Which causes were the most important?
Skills: Analysis, Evaluation, Discussion & Collaboration
WILF: What Am I Looking For this lesson?
Identify and describe: How did Britain change 1750 - 1900?
Explain: Why did Britain have an Industrial Revolution 1750 - 1900?
Analyse: begin to form a judgement in which causes were the most important?
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates.
Kind Regards
Roy
This outstanding card sort has been designed by experienced teachers to help students studying the introduction to the Industrial Revolution 1750 - 1850. It can be used with the full spectrum of ability as a starter, plenary, revision or assessment activity, but it is primarily designed as a special needs resource. If you are looking for a resource to provide additional stretch and challenge, then why not check out some of my other card sort on this topic.
When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a fully editable Microsoft Word document and an accompanying PowerPoint. The Word document includes aims, instructions and eight picture cards and six heading cards. Once students have cut out the cards and correctly matched the picture cards to both their correct heading and before and after labels, they can extend their understanding further by sorting them into their order of importance before sticking them into their books. The PowerPoint includes the aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, a snowballing starter, introduction and facilitates the card sort as well as including the correct final version.
At each stage students should be feeding back to their group or the class and explaining their choices. The discussion and explanation around the choices that they have made are critical in helping them develop their understanding of the topic.
The aims and objectives for this lesson are:
Theme: Industrial Revolution 1750 - 1850
Know: How was industry organised before the Industrial Revolution?
Understand: What changed as a result of the Industrial Revolution?
Evaluate: which changes were the most important?
WILF: What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: industry before and after the Industrial Revolution
Explain: What changed as a result of the Industrial Revolution?
Analyse: Which changes were the most important?
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow 'The History Academy' on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates.
Kind Regards
Roy
These revision cards cover all the key factors that you will need to know about the USA in the 1920s. If you are looking for a fun, interactive revision game that can be used as a starter or plenary, then this resource for you! It particularly good at injecting a bit of competition which will draw in some of those under achieving students, especially the boys who might be very good at learning key facts via a game. They can also be used by students as revision flash cards.
There are three main ways that you can use them. Game 1 involves getting students to read out the key words until the other guesses the topic correctly. Game 2 involves additional challenge and stretch by getting students to describe the topic without using any of the key words on the card. The third game, which adds an additional layer of fun or challenge involves playing a round of Pictionary or Charades.
I normally give my students 3 minutes of each round to help activate the learning and warm up the class. You could also have a freestyle round where students decide which game they want to play linked to their learning style. If you are trying to engage some under achieving boys, add some competition and get them to keep score in the back of their books.
I would recommend printing them off on card and getting your students to cut them out. Then put the cards into an envelope for class use.
If you are a student then keep them in your pocket and use them as a flash card to help you learn the key facts, If there is a term that you do not understand then as your teacher or do some extra research.
From a revision perspective, you can print off the cards and get your students to learn the key words for a test or for their exams. These are a win, win resource. The kids will love them and they will help to improve your results.
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates.
Kind Regards
Roy
This outstanding resource which I have used many times over the past 25 years in one shape or another during lesson observations with Ofsted and or LEA advisors. It forms part of a series that I have uploaded to the TES on the Transport Revolution 1750 - 1900.
This particular resources focus on the birth of the railways up to the period known as 'Railway Mania' in the 1850s. The PowerPoint includes aims, objectives, starters and three activities that are accessible to a wide spectrum of learners. These activities include a snowballing starter of the key words, a heads and tails activity as well as a thinking skills review triangle activity on what were the most important steps / inventions to the birth of the railways.
The PowerPoint also contains a number of linked in video clips and animated steam engines. I would like to add that I am not a train spotter, but I've always found that my students, especially the boys have thoroughly enjoyed this topic so put the fun back into the industrial revolution by looking a few machines rather than just focusing on social history.
The aims and objectives are:
Theme: Transport Revolution 1750 - 1900
Know: Why were the important steps to the introduction of the steam locomotive?
Understand: What were the causes of ‘Railway Mania’?
Evaluate: Why did the railways rapidly grow from 1830 – 1900?
Skills: Cause, Consequence, Significance and Source Analysis
WILF: What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: The key inventions that were necessary for the invention of the locomotive?
Explain: What was ‘Railway Mania’?
Analyse: Begin to come to a judgement on which factor to the introduction of the railways?
Anyway, have fun with this resource. They are full editable. If you like it, then please check out some of my other resources on the building of the railway and their impact of the economy.
Kind Regards
Roy
This great resource has been tried and tested over the past 30 years and has never failed to grab the attention and engage my students. This introductory lesson looks at the causes and consequences of the Transport Revolution in Britain.
The worksheet is designed for middle and top set students, whilst the accompanying PowerPoint has a mix of activities to engage the full range of abilities. As with all my activities, they designed to be interactive and promote discussion and develop students thinking skills. Both resources have been uploaded using both Microsoft Office and PDF files.
They include:
A snowballing starter activity of the key words for the lesson
Source matching exercise of different transport methods in the 18th Century
A self / review activity of the answers
Map Exercise: What changed / stayed the same 400AD to 1700
Heads and tails activity of the causes and consequences of 18th century transport revolution
A thinking skills review exercise of which were the most important factors
Map Exercise: What changed / stayed the same 1700 to 1800
The aims and objectives are:
Theme: The Transport Revolution 1750 - 1900
Know: What problems faced Britain’s transport network in 1750?
Understand: Why did Britain’s transport network change in the 18th Century?
Evaluate: Why were these changes necessary?
WILF: What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: The problems facing the transport network in 1750?
Explain: What pressures were forcing the system to change?
Analyse: Begin to come to a judgement on which pressures or causes were the most important?
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Roy
These resources / unit of work looks at why the Nazi persecution of the Jews became more extreme from 1918 - 1945?
The first few chapters look at the status and position of German Jews in 1918 and then moves on to look at the Nazi rise to power and the propaganda, economic, legal, physical attacks on the Jews from 1933 - 1938. Each chapter is designed with revision and summary sections. I have also included some of my Smart Notes with aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters and summary diagrams to accompany the booklet which you can adapt as you go along.
T he next section then looks at the impact of the war on the next stage of the attack on the Jews by looking at the forced segregation and isolation through ghettoes, which was followed by the work of the Einsatgruppen Battalions as the German Army advanced into the USSR.
My booklet then asks the question why did the Nazis then decide to move to a 'Final Solution' before moving onto the industrial methods and tactics used to murder the Jews through 'Destruction through work ' and 'special treatment.'
The final section or conclusions then explores some of the historical controversy surrounding how far the German people should be blamed for the persecution of the Jews.
If I have quoted from a primary or secondary source then full attribution has been given whenever possible. Please note that my resources were written for a British audience so you may want to run them through your US / local spell checker.
Some of the key questions or learning outcomes, which these resources explore are listed below:
• What impact did the FWW and Treaty of Versailles have on Germany?
• How successful was the Weimar Government at bringing economic and political stability to Germany?
• What was the status and position of German Jews in 1920?
• What impact did the Great Depression have on the support for extremist parties in Weimar Germany?
• Why did Hitler become Chancellor of Germany in 1932?
• How did Hitler consolidate his power in 1933 – 34?
• How did the status and position of Jews change from 1933 – 45?
You need to know about:
• What rights did German Jews have under the Weimar Constitution?
• Why did hatred of the Jews increase from 1919 – 1933?
• Why did the Nazis launch a propaganda attack on the Jews?
• What impact did the economic attack have on the Jews 1933 – 38?
• What impact did the legal attack have on the status and position of Jews living in Germany?
• Why did the Nazis launch a physical attack on the Jews in 1938?
• What impact did the Second World War have on the Jews in Europe?
• Why did the Nazis introduce the Final Solution in 1941?
• How did the Nazi regime use industrial methods to persecute the Jews in the Holocaust from 1933 -45?