This is a history lesson for GCSE students based on the new Edexcel spec. It could also be modified for KS3. It covers sport, art and culture in Nazi Germany. I have a lesson available on Weimar culture as well. I envision this as a resource pack activity, but it could also be used as an information hunt. This resource may use elements of other teachers work or copyrighted materials. I thank them for any/all contributions. My resources are free because that is how teachers should work, support the teaching community rather than profit from it. If you decide to share this please do so freely.

A lesson looking at the plague, plague doctors and living conditions in 1665 London. Intended for KS3, but I used the bulk of it also for a GCSE lesson. This lesson may contain elements of other work. It is free and is intended to stay free. Please support the teaching community by sharing, crediting and helping freely.

This a lesson covering healers, treatments and causes of disease in the medieval era. It is intended as a lesson to plant some core knowledge in Year 7's prior to doing GCSE later. I has a range of activities and extension work. The cards should be cut out and stuck into the boxes on the back of the worksheet, two per box. My resources may use copyrighted material which I thank the owner for. My resources are shared for free for the benefit of the students. Please honour this.

A lesson on the first English colony which was planned by Sir Walter Raleigh. This lesson also covers the mystery behind the second attempt’s failure. This is part of a unit about explorers in the Tudor era and the early attempts at colonisation. This resource was made using some contributions from other teachers. I thank any/all contributors for their efforts. My resources are free because I feel that as teachers we should all work together.

This lesson looks at the causes of detente, SALT 1, the Helsinki Accords and SALT 2. It would ideally be followed up by a second lesson on the subject as this lesson gives an overview of the big events, but does not cover the smaller parts such as the space mission. It should tackle the issue of treaties being dry by using the group activity. **If the preview is out of sequence it is a TES issue, the actual download will be fine.*** I thank any and all contributors to this resource and as I have shared this resource for free ask that anybody else does so too.

A lesson giving details on the situation in Europe and the differing threats of Spain, France and Scotland. The main task is an information hunt with key questions. I have uploaded a standard question sheet, but it could be easily differentiated as needed. My thanks to any/all contributors to this resource. If you choose to modify it please share it freely for the benefit of the students and the teaching community.

Hi Here is a lesson for Elizabethan domestic policy and the poor. It is intended for the Edexcel GCSE. *fixed the duplicated question*. Enjoy. I hope you enjoy my lesson for covering the domestic economy; types of poor; poor laws; Vagabonds and their treatment. The main activity will take at least 20 minutes, possibly 30 depending on the class. I have made and shared this resource for free, please take a moment to follow my example. If you modify this resource, share it for free to help the teaching community and for the benefit of our students. Thanks.

Hi This is a simple game. Pick a category, answer the question and get that much prize money, if you get it right you pick the next category and value. I haven’t done true Jeopardy for any one familiar with the show, just questions and answers. It works really well with groups and buzzers. The slides are in colour and for some reason the preview doesn’t show them properly. It is all there though. I used somebody elses template from a medicine quiz and I thank them for making it as it saved me a lot of time. THe Q and A are all my own work. If you wish to share it please do, but please do so for free. Now with an instructions slide at the end.

Lesson on sailors and explorers in the Tudor to Stuart eras This lesson looks at Pirates and includes a crazy treasure hunt searching for facts and solving riddles. Enjoy (it took ages to make) Covers: sailing Treasure Maps Pirates Bad jokes and more! I have used resources from other people for this lesson and thank them for their contributions. My resources are free and always will be. Teachers should work together for the students we care about.

A PowerPoint for GCSE students on Weimar Germany's culture and living standards. Included is an information hunt and resources. For study with Edexcel, but would work for others This resource does use youtube and some bits and pieces from text books etc. It is free for all to use. All I ask is that it stays free!

A lesson looking at the construction of and the ramifications of the Berlin Wall. **Tes shows the slides out of sequence, but the actual download is fine** This lesson covers the Checkpoint standoff, Kennedy and his Berliner speech and a few other bits. For the domino plenary I get them to do it in pairs. First to finish gets a prize, mix them up, find a new partner and do it again faster. To differentiate the consequences print them on two colours. Give the simpler ones to low ability and both sets to middle and higher ability. I have made and shared this resource for free. If you take it and/or modify it please do so for free to.

Lesson on sailors and explorers in the Tudor to Stuart eras This lesson looks at Sir Walter's search for El Dorado and uses a source activity to examine what he is famous for. Covers: Royal Court Exploration Sailing South America I have used resources from other people for this lesson and thank them for their contributions. My resources are free and always will be. Teachers should work together for the students we care about.

A lesson looking at how the Soviet Union expanded in the years after WW2. This lesson uses the Hodder textbook for the main activity. This is not intended to be a 'crazy' lesson, but to help the students work on their reading and source skills. It covers: Poland Satelite States The Iron Curtain Speech To create this lesson I have used a combination of my own and other peoples' resources and I thank them for their contributions. I have shared this lesson for free, if you modify it and/or share it please share it freely too.

A lesson explaining the Spanish attempted invasion during the reign of Elizabeth I in 1588. This lesson is intended for GCSE History (Edexcel) on Early Elizabethan England. It could easily be adapted for other boards or key stages. It covers the battle in several stages and the students move sweets around a map (and eat them). I hope you enjoy it. I have animated the slides and made it as fun and engaging as possible. I have used a card sort given freely from another teacher who shared on a facebook group (I added a less able version) and the plenary is from Jivespin's website, they are made using Halftone in Ipad (a useful app, worth getting). I thank them for their efforts and ask that if you modify this resource, share it for free. Help the teaching community.

A lesson for Year 9 that discusses life in Berlin, the Berlin Wall and some of the best escapes that were made during the Cold War. This lesson has an element using Elton John's Nikita, to help students consider life in a divided city. The main task involves reading about then planning your own escape from USSR held Berlin. It works best with some music from The Great Escape. At the end if you have time remaining, the end of the wall is discussed and there is a video to watch. I thank any/all contributors to this resource. I have created this resource to be shared freely, it is for the benefit of the students we care about. If you decided to share this too, please do so freely as well.

A lesson on life at sea for Year 7. It covers sailors and explorers in the Tudor period with some overlap into the Stuart era. Ships Punishments Dangers

Here is a lesson looking at what Columbus really did A lesson on explorers and sailors during the Age of Discovery during the Tudor and Stuart eras Covers: Natives Journey America

Enjoy lesson one from a unit on Jack the Ripper intended for Year 8. It includes differentiation for ability. I have used some resources in particular the information sheet which I believe came from another resource. I thank them for their contribution. Have fun.

Hi. This lesson looks at the changes to public health in the Industrial Revolution. It covers the work of Jenner, Pasteur, Nightingale, Chadwick and more. The lesson is differentiated for average through to top set and would just need more scaffolding for bottom set. If the preview is messed up, blame TES. The actual download will be fine.* It uses an information hunt and has a conclusion/judgement task included. I have spent a lot of time making this and choose to share it for free to benefit the students and other teachers. If you download this please also respect this by sharing it for free.

This lesson looks at causes, prevention and treatment of lung cancer in the 21st Century. It is to go with the new Edexcel History GCSE. It uses a combination of video sources and questions to engage students. This resource is a combination of my own work and work donated by others. I thank them for this. If you choose to share this please do so freely and not for profit.