Lesson on the causes of the American declaration of Independence and the drafting of the US Constitution. Lesson Includes: Recap activity of previous lesson on causes of American War of Independence. Teacher Talk Stimulus Context Slide Video comprehension task. Source Analysis: Declaration of Independence Source Analysis: US Constitution Separation of Powers: Questions Founding Father Research Task with peer assessment criteria. Google quiz (self-marking) 8 x flash cards for the founding fathers Part of a wider bundle of lessons on American History. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission. Hope it helps.

This lesson looks at the Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine, how important they were at the end of the Second World War in securing Western Europe and clearly defining the economic and philosophical differences between the two powers. This lesson includes: 3. Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine 3/8 a. Video lesson (teacher voice over of lesson) b. Lesson Activities c. 5 Question Google Quiz Plenary d. 5 keyword Flash Cards From an 8-part bundle on the origins of the Cold War – please see below for the specific details of this numbered lesson in the sequence. 1. Cold War Origins 1/8 a. Lesson Activities b. 5 Question Google Quiz plenary c. 7 key word flash cards d. 5 Russian Revolution Extension Task Activity Sheets 2. Grand Alliance 2/8 a. Lesson Activities b. 4 question Google quiz plenary c. 4 keyword Flash Cards 3. Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine 3/8 a. Video lesson (teacher voice over of lesson) b. Lesson Activities c. 5 Question Google Quiz Plenary d. 5 keyword Flash Cards 4. Causes of the Berlin Blockade 4/8 a. Video lesson (teacher voice over of lesson) b. Lesson Activities c. 5 Question Google Quiz Plenary d. 5 keyword Flash Cards 5. Events of the Berlin Blockade 5/8 a. Lesson Activities b. 5 Question Google Quiz Plenary c. 5 keyword Flash Cards 6. Consequences of the Berlin Blockade 6/8 a. Lesson Activities b. 6 Question Google Quiz Plenary c. 6 keyword Flash Cards 7. Who was the blame for the Cold War? 7/8 a. Lesson Activities (Exam Practice – Source Based Questions) b. 4 Question Google Quiz Plenary c. 4 keyword Flash Cards 8. Cold War Origins Revision Lesson 8/8 a. 4 x Revision Tasks b. 32 x keyword flash cards c. 32 Question Google Quiz Taught as part of the CIE IGCSE Option B course – however – perfectly suited for any course of study. It includes in total: 8 lessons, 32 keyword flash cards, 7 Google quizzes, 2 teacher video lessons. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.

This lesson uses a range of activities to focus on the establishment of Trizonia, the new currency and the use of Marshall Aid to trigger Stalin into attempting to seize Berlin by using a blockade. This lesson includes: 4. Causes of the Berlin Blockade 4/8 a. Video lesson (teacher voice over of lesson) b. Lesson Activities c. 5 Question Google Quiz Plenary d. 5 keyword Flash Cards From an 8-part bundle on the origins of the Cold War – please see below for the specific details of this numbered lesson in the sequence. 1. Cold War Origins 1/8 a. Lesson Activities b. 5 Question Google Quiz plenary c. 7 key word flash cards d. 5 Russian Revolution Extension Task Activity Sheets 2. Grand Alliance 2/8 a. Lesson Activities b. 4 question Google quiz plenary c. 4 keyword Flash Cards 3. Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine 3/8 a. Video lesson (teacher voice over of lesson) b. Lesson Activities c. 5 Question Google Quiz Plenary d. 5 keyword Flash Cards 4. Causes of the Berlin Blockade 4/8 a. Video lesson (teacher voice over of lesson) b. Lesson Activities c. 5 Question Google Quiz Plenary d. 5 keyword Flash Cards 5. Events of the Berlin Blockade 5/8 a. Lesson Activities b. 5 Question Google Quiz Plenary c. 5 keyword Flash Cards 6. Consequences of the Berlin Blockade 6/8 a. Lesson Activities b. 6 Question Google Quiz Plenary c. 6 keyword Flash Cards 7. Who was the blame for the Cold War? 7/8 a. Lesson Activities (Exam Practice – Source Based Questions) b. 4 Question Google Quiz Plenary c. 4 keyword Flash Cards 8. Cold War Origins Revision Lesson 8/8 a. 4 x Revision Tasks b. 32 x keyword flash cards c. 32 Question Google Quiz Taught as part of the CIE IGCSE Option B course – however – perfectly suited for any course of study. It includes in total: 8 lessons, 32 keyword flash cards, 7 Google quizzes, 2 teacher video lessons. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.

A lesson looking at the origins of Communism and how the idea took hold in Russia during the First World War, leading to the Russian Civil War and formation of the USSR. What impact did this legacy have on the Soviet Cold War mindset? How did the USA develop differently? This lesson includes: 1. Cold War Origins 1/8 a. Lesson Activities b. 5 Question Google Quiz plenary c. 7 key word flash cards d. 5 Russian Revolution Extension Task Activity Sheets From an 8-part bundle on the origins of the Cold War – please see below for the specific details of this numbered lesson in the sequence. 1. Cold War Origins 1/8 a. Lesson Activities b. 5 Question Google Quiz plenary c. 7 key word flash cards d. 5 Russian Revolution Extension Task Activity Sheets 2. Grand Alliance 2/8 a. Lesson Activities b. 4 question Google quiz plenary c. 4 keyword Flash Cards 3. Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine 3/8 a. Video lesson (teacher voice over of lesson) b. Lesson Activities c. 5 Question Google Quiz Plenary d. 5 keyword Flash Cards 4. Causes of the Berlin Blockade 4/8 a. Video lesson (teacher voice over of lesson) b. Lesson Activities c. 5 Question Google Quiz Plenary d. 5 keyword Flash Cards 5. Events of the Berlin Blockade 5/8 a. Lesson Activities b. 5 Question Google Quiz Plenary c. 5 keyword Flash Cards 6. Consequences of the Berlin Blockade 6/8 a. Lesson Activities b. 6 Question Google Quiz Plenary c. 6 keyword Flash Cards 7. Who was the blame for the Cold War? 7/8 a. Lesson Activities (Exam Practice – Source Based Questions) b. 4 Question Google Quiz Plenary c. 4 keyword Flash Cards 8. Cold War Origins Revision Lesson 8/8 a. 4 x Revision Tasks b. 32 x keyword flash cards c. 32 Question Google Quiz Taught as part of the CIE IGCSE Option B course – however – perfectly suited for any course of study. It includes in total: 8 lessons, 32 keyword flash cards, 7 Google quizzes, 2 teacher video lessons. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.

This lesson uses a range of activities to study at how Berlin was isolated (the three Rs, Road, Rail and River) and the Allies response with the airlift. This lesson includes: 5. Events of the Berlin Blockade 5/8 a. Lesson Activities b. 5 Question Google Quiz Plenary c. 5 keyword Flash Cards From an 8-part bundle on the origins of the Cold War – please see below for the specific details of this numbered lesson in the sequence. 1. Cold War Origins 1/8 a. Lesson Activities b. 5 Question Google Quiz plenary c. 7 key word flash cards d. 5 Russian Revolution Extension Task Activity Sheets 2. Grand Alliance 2/8 a. Lesson Activities b. 4 question Google quiz plenary c. 4 keyword Flash Cards 3. Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine 3/8 a. Video lesson (teacher voice over of lesson) b. Lesson Activities c. 5 Question Google Quiz Plenary d. 5 keyword Flash Cards 4. Causes of the Berlin Blockade 4/8 a. Video lesson (teacher voice over of lesson) b. Lesson Activities c. 5 Question Google Quiz Plenary d. 5 keyword Flash Cards 5. Events of the Berlin Blockade 5/8 a. Lesson Activities b. 5 Question Google Quiz Plenary c. 5 keyword Flash Cards 6. Consequences of the Berlin Blockade 6/8 a. Lesson Activities b. 6 Question Google Quiz Plenary c. 6 keyword Flash Cards 7. Who was the blame for the Cold War? 7/8 a. Lesson Activities (Exam Practice – Source Based Questions) b. 4 Question Google Quiz Plenary c. 4 keyword Flash Cards 8. Cold War Origins Revision Lesson 8/8 a. 4 x Revision Tasks b. 32 x keyword flash cards c. 32 Question Google Quiz Taught as part of the CIE IGCSE Option B course – however – perfectly suited for any course of study. It includes in total: 8 lessons, 32 keyword flash cards, 7 Google quizzes, 2 teacher video lessons. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.

This lesson sets the scene for the Cold War by looking at how the Allies worked together during the Second World War. The Lend-Lease programme, the Arctic Convoys and Stalin’s disappointment with the invasion of Italy all feature to build the back story of the Cold War. This lesson includes: 2. Grand Alliance 2/8 a. Lesson Activities b. 4 question Google quiz plenary c. 4 keyword Flash Cards From an 8-part bundle on the origins of the Cold War – please see below for the specific details of this numbered lesson in the sequence. 1. Cold War Origins 1/8 a. Lesson Activities b. 5 Question Google Quiz plenary c. 7 key word flash cards d. 5 Russian Revolution Extension Task Activity Sheets 2. Grand Alliance 2/8 a. Lesson Activities b. 4 question Google quiz plenary c. 4 keyword Flash Cards 3. Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine 3/8 a. Video lesson (teacher voice over of lesson) b. Lesson Activities c. 5 Question Google Quiz Plenary d. 5 keyword Flash Cards 4. Causes of the Berlin Blockade 4/8 a. Video lesson (teacher voice over of lesson) b. Lesson Activities c. 5 Question Google Quiz Plenary d. 5 keyword Flash Cards 5. Events of the Berlin Blockade 5/8 a. Lesson Activities b. 5 Question Google Quiz Plenary c. 5 keyword Flash Cards 6. Consequences of the Berlin Blockade 6/8 a. Lesson Activities b. 6 Question Google Quiz Plenary c. 6 keyword Flash Cards 7. Who was the blame for the Cold War? 7/8 a. Lesson Activities (Exam Practice – Source Based Questions) b. 4 Question Google Quiz Plenary c. 4 keyword Flash Cards 8. Cold War Origins Revision Lesson 8/8 a. 4 x Revision Tasks b. 32 x keyword flash cards c. 32 Question Google Quiz Taught as part of the CIE IGCSE Option B course – however – perfectly suited for any course of study. It includes in total: 8 lessons, 32 keyword flash cards, 7 Google quizzes, 2 teacher video lessons. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.

This lesson looks at the broader picture of the origins of the Cold War to address the CIE specific question of ‘who was the blame for the Cold War?’. It uses sources to help answer a number of CIE style exam questions. Model answers and writing guidance are provided. This lesson includes: 7. Who was the blame for the Cold War? 7/8 a. Lesson Activities (Exam Practice – Source Based Questions) b. 4 Question Google Quiz Plenary c. 4 keyword Flash Cards From an 8-part bundle on the origins of the Cold War – please see below for the specific details of this numbered lesson in the sequence. 1. Cold War Origins 1/8 a. Lesson Activities b. 5 Question Google Quiz plenary c. 7 key word flash cards d. 5 Russian Revolution Extension Task Activity Sheets 2. Grand Alliance 2/8 a. Lesson Activities b. 4 question Google quiz plenary c. 4 keyword Flash Cards 3. Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine 3/8 a. Video lesson (teacher voice over of lesson) b. Lesson Activities c. 5 Question Google Quiz Plenary d. 5 keyword Flash Cards 4. Causes of the Berlin Blockade 4/8 a. Video lesson (teacher voice over of lesson) b. Lesson Activities c. 5 Question Google Quiz Plenary d. 5 keyword Flash Cards 5. Events of the Berlin Blockade 5/8 a. Lesson Activities b. 5 Question Google Quiz Plenary c. 5 keyword Flash Cards 6. Consequences of the Berlin Blockade 6/8 a. Lesson Activities b. 6 Question Google Quiz Plenary c. 6 keyword Flash Cards 7. Who was the blame for the Cold War? 7/8 a. Lesson Activities (Exam Practice – Source Based Questions) b. 4 Question Google Quiz Plenary c. 4 keyword Flash Cards 8. Cold War Origins Revision Lesson 8/8 a. 4 x Revision Tasks b. 32 x keyword flash cards c. 32 Question Google Quiz Taught as part of the CIE IGCSE Option B course – however – perfectly suited for any course of study. It includes in total: 8 lessons, 32 keyword flash cards, 7 Google quizzes, 2 teacher video lessons. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.

This lesson includes: 6. Consequences of the Berlin Blockade 6/8 a. Lesson Activities b. 6 Question Google Quiz Plenary c. 6 keyword Flash Cards From an 8-part bundle on the origins of the Cold War – please see below for the specific details of this numbered lesson in the sequence. 1. Cold War Origins 1/8 a. Lesson Activities b. 5 Question Google Quiz plenary c. 7 key word flash cards d. 5 Russian Revolution Extension Task Activity Sheets 2. Grand Alliance 2/8 a. Lesson Activities b. 4 question Google quiz plenary c. 4 keyword Flash Cards 3. Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine 3/8 a. Video lesson (teacher voice over of lesson) b. Lesson Activities c. 5 Question Google Quiz Plenary d. 5 keyword Flash Cards 4. Causes of the Berlin Blockade 4/8 a. Video lesson (teacher voice over of lesson) b. Lesson Activities c. 5 Question Google Quiz Plenary d. 5 keyword Flash Cards 5. Events of the Berlin Blockade 5/8 a. Lesson Activities b. 5 Question Google Quiz Plenary c. 5 keyword Flash Cards 6. Consequences of the Berlin Blockade 6/8 a. Lesson Activities b. 6 Question Google Quiz Plenary c. 6 keyword Flash Cards 7. Who was the blame for the Cold War? 7/8 a. Lesson Activities (Exam Practice – Source Based Questions) b. 4 Question Google Quiz Plenary c. 4 keyword Flash Cards 8. Cold War Origins Revision Lesson 8/8 a. 4 x Revision Tasks b. 32 x keyword flash cards c. 32 Question Google Quiz Taught as part of the CIE IGCSE Option B course – however – perfectly suited for any course of study. It includes in total: 8 lessons, 32 keyword flash cards, 7 Google quizzes, 2 teacher video lessons. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.

A revision question that features a range of activities inspired by Kate Jones’ excellent book(s) on retrieval practice. In addition it features all 32 flash cards from the Origins of the Cold War module and access to all the Google Quiz questions. I’d strongly suggest purchasing the (cheaper) bundle deal and getting this lesson alongside all of the other 7 lessons up to this point. This lesson includes: 8. Cold War Origins Revision Lesson 8/8 a. 4 x Revision Tasks b. 32 x keyword flash cards c. 32 Question Google Quiz From an 8-part bundle on the origins of the Cold War – please see below for the specific details of this numbered lesson in the sequence. 1. Cold War Origins 1/8 a. Lesson Activities b. 5 Question Google Quiz plenary c. 7 key word flash cards d. 5 Russian Revolution Extension Task Activity Sheets 2. Grand Alliance 2/8 a. Lesson Activities b. 4 question Google quiz plenary c. 4 keyword Flash Cards 3. Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine 3/8 a. Video lesson (teacher voice over of lesson) b. Lesson Activities c. 5 Question Google Quiz Plenary d. 5 keyword Flash Cards 4. Causes of the Berlin Blockade 4/8 a. Video lesson (teacher voice over of lesson) b. Lesson Activities c. 5 Question Google Quiz Plenary d. 5 keyword Flash Cards 5. Events of the Berlin Blockade 5/8 a. Lesson Activities b. 5 Question Google Quiz Plenary c. 5 keyword Flash Cards 6. Consequences of the Berlin Blockade 6/8 a. Lesson Activities b. 6 Question Google Quiz Plenary c. 6 keyword Flash Cards 7. Who was the blame for the Cold War? 7/8 a. Lesson Activities (Exam Practice – Source Based Questions) b. 4 Question Google Quiz Plenary c. 4 keyword Flash Cards 8. Cold War Origins Revision Lesson 8/8 a. 4 x Revision Tasks b. 32 x keyword flash cards c. 32 Question Google Quiz Taught as part of the CIE IGCSE Option B course – however – perfectly suited for any course of study. It includes in total: 8 lessons, 32 keyword flash cards, 7 Google quizzes, 2 teacher video lessons. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.

A lesson about the success of the British Empire in winning and North African campaign in the Second World War. It is tried, tested and comes with everything you need to teach it right from the PowerPoint. Resources are at the end of the PowerPoint in printer friendly formats if you need them. Leanring episodes are as follows: Class discussion of the geography of the region - why it was important and how this would shape the fighting. Video task. Fortune graph - students have to allocate a relative importance to each major event in the conflict and plot it on a graph. Success Factors table activity with 8 fully explained factors behind British victory. Prioritisation of factors - group task. Essay writing task - structure guidance grid. PEer assessment with check list criteria. Depth reading task. We hope it helps. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.

7 Lessons and a workbook for an online role playing adventure game that explores the life of King John and the causes of the Magna Carta (and it’s impact). The lessons are as follows: Richard I, Crusades & John (Plantagenet map relay, round robin Crusader battle reports, reading comprehension tasks, consult the codex activity). John’s Early Life (John v Longchamp card sort/PEEKA paragraph practice and assessment/consult the codex activity) John & Taxes (‘Be the teacher’ activity/essay construction practice/consult the codex activity) John & War (Army recruiter role play presentations & Bouvines video) Magna Carta (Baron grievances card sort/prioritisation tasks/PEEKA writing development) The Baron’s War (Round the Room battle reporting/descriptive writing task/videos) End of Unit Assessment (Planning and prep for a Narrative Analysis, Edexcel style Q on John’s legacy). Hope it helps, Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.

A lesson designed to get students to study one of the campaigns/battles that do not usually get taught in History lessons in much detail. Students choose one of these ‘forgotten campaigns’ and create a presentation on it. The presentation must meet a set criteria – which is then used for peer assessment when the groups come to present. The criteria includes a PEEKA paragraph (of which an example is included) and using the key word flash cards that are included in the PowerPoint that refer to their specific campaign. Any additional research is seen as a bonus and is encouraged. Also includes a Google Form plenary quiz. We’ve had lots of success with this lesson and the students really embrace learning about a new topic and presenting to their classmates. The use of a peer criteria check list ensures all students are focussed when their peers are presenting. It can get quite competitive… ! Hope it helps, Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.

A lesson from the Wolsey Academy series on the First World War. It includes: A context slide and map A ‘plan your own blockade’ activity Discussion of ‘contraband’ and its uses Guided Reading Task (higher level literacy task) Video and comprehension questions Comprehension questions and PEE paragraph writing activity Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission. Hope it helps. #BetterTeachingBetterPlanet

A straight forward lesson taking students through the factors that led to the Great Depression using a video and a table with six factor information cards. Students then analyse the relative importance of each factor before using a diamond 9 to determine their order of importance. An essay write up is supported with three modelled paragraphs (intro/factor/conclusion) and a structured writing page. Hope it helps. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.

This is part of a series of 7 lessons (and 3 Guided Reading Activities) about the New Deal. It is aimed at A Level/IB students and focusses on the New Deal’s policies, their impact, the opposition to them and the historiography of them since. All the lessons contain all the resources within them required for the students to successfully research and answer the questions. Where external sources have been used for evidence, they have been cited. The other lessons in the series are as follows: What was it? > A deep dive look at the key alphabet agencies and their impact. Impact of the New Deal > A look at 4 cross sections of US society/economy and the impact the alphabet agencies had, for better or worse. The Second New Deal > An investigation into the reasons why a Second New Deal was required and how they laid the foundation for the modern welfare state. Opposition to the New Deal > A research exercise (with materials to research) of the key opposition figures to the New Deal and their philosophies. The impact of the Second World War > How the Second World War ‘saved’ FDR from the ‘Roosevelt Recession’ and how it changed the political landscape. Included in this lesson is the Guided Reading activity for the War’s impact (resource 8) The historiography of the New Deal > A look at two opposing interpretations (resources 9 and 10) and then an activity looking at six different historical interpretations of the New Deal followed by a class debate. An essay question focussing on the impact of the New Deal – was it mostly economic or political in nature? Students are guided through the process of preparing, structuring and then writing the essay. An extended reading activity on the Second World War’s impact on the New Deal An extended ready activity looking at criticism of the New Deal An extended reading activity looking at support for the New Deal, especially the WPA. We hope these resources help you teach this vital and interesting topic. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission. If you teach History, Business or ICT we have superb resources ready to go on our website – we also have 5 free to play History games that are ideal for engaging lower (and older) year groups in History. We hope it helps.

23 slides looking at… Command Words Question Focus The Mark Scheme Essay Planning Essay Structure Use of Evidence Use of Historiography Paragraph Structure Conclusions Common mistakes Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.

A complete and well resourced lesson (which in reality would take about 2-3 lessons to complete, so you can pick and choose your activities). It includes: • 16 Pokemon style key word cards • A writing task involving the use of those cards and a peer assessment. • A number of narrative slides for teacher input. • A pyramid significance task for causes of the Armada. • Chronology sorting task • A map to plot the events of the Armada. • Prompts for class discussions of causes/events/consequences. • Video links. • Homework task worksheet (with answers) • Drake? Hero or villain – debate materials. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.

Napoleon, Nelson and Trafalgar 1 lesson from a series of 7 on the Napoleonic Wars, The Royal Navy and the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The lessons are as follows: Napoleon and the threat to Britain The Making of Nelson’s Navy Horatio Nelson – Hero? Life in Nelson’s Navy The Battle of Trafalgar Napoleon and Trafalgar Pokémon revision game Each lesson works as a standalone, but they are designed to be taught in sequence, with each lesson adding a new layer of context and skills ready for the final writing task in lesson 4. Each lesson comes with 4 Pokémon style key word cards which are all gathered with a range of factor and skill word cards in the 5th lesson – this allows students to use them in their writing. Each lesson includes a range of activities and resources all contained within the same PowerPoint file for ease of use. The activities are as follows: Lesson 1: Napoleon and the threat to Britain • French Revolution context • Trading card keywords activity • Napoleon info cards and CV writing task • Napoleon’s conquests and the Continental System • Comprehension questions Lesson 2: The Making of Nelson’s Navy • Age of sail video and question/answers • Assemble a fleet discussion task with prompts • 8 Factors of success – table fill • PEE prioritisation task • Writing a letter to family task • Trading card keyword activity • Reading comprehension questions Lesson 3: Nelson v Villeneuve (and life on a sailing ship) • Nelson video and question/answers • Reading comprehension questions • Trading card keyword activity • Nelson’s Victories place and describe map activity • Nelson: Hero and Villain extended reading and debate task Lesson 4: Life in Nelson’s Navy • Video and questions • Teach Roulette – life as a sailor group task • Nautical English terms task • Write a diary entry as a sailor task • Trading Card Activity Lesson 5: The Battle of Trafalgar • Recap task • Events of the day info slides (enabling teacher talk) • Extended reading – Bernard Cornwell – the gruesome side of a war at sea • Cartoon strip of the battle with info slides • Why did Nelson win the Battle of Trafalgar? Essay task to include all factors studied thus far (the recap reminder sheet from activity 1 is useful here). • Trading Card Activity Lesson 6: Battle of Trafalgar Keyword Trading Card Game • 20 Pokémon style keywords • 11 General factor history and skill cards • An excellent and engaging way to stimulate writing tasks! Bonus: Trafalgar History Club Activity • Flag making – Re-create Nelson’s famous flag signals! • Battle Snowballs – create the line of battle, act out the fight and see who wins in the rematch! We hope it helps. #BetterTeachingBetterPlanet