I am a history teacher in Scotland. Sharing a mixture of resources including knowledge organisers, retrieval practice, units of work and work related to pedagogy and practice. Will be adding more resources as and when I have them. Please check my social media accounts for more ideas.
I am a history teacher in Scotland. Sharing a mixture of resources including knowledge organisers, retrieval practice, units of work and work related to pedagogy and practice. Will be adding more resources as and when I have them. Please check my social media accounts for more ideas.
This comprehensive revision booklet offers a structured and engaging approach for students studying National 5 or GCSE History, particularly on Nazi Germany and the Weimar Republic. Packed with activities like recall challenges, source analysis, and interactive tasks, it builds students’ confidence in tackling key topics such as the Treaty of Versailles, hyperinflation, Nazi propaganda, and the persecution of minorities. The booklet also integrates examination strategies, helping students master essential skills like evaluating sources and structuring high-mark answers. Designed for classroom or independent use, it reinforces critical knowledge while developing exam readiness, making it an invaluable resource for both teachers and learners.
A set of infographics which take the student through the Nineteenth Century and the Industrial Revolution. It includes resources on life in the cities, the improvement of public health, life in the mills and mines, government reform of mines and mills, the transport revolution and the growth of democracy in the Nineteenth Century.
A series of info-graphics summarizing key topics about Weimar and Nazi Germany. Includes posters on the following topics
The Treaty of Versailles
The Weimar Constitution
Threats to the Weimar Republic from the Left and the Right
The Achievements of Gustav Stresemann
Why the Nazis were not popular in the 1920s
Why the Nazis became more popular
The Road to dictatorship
How the Nazis overcame opposition
Life in Nazi Germany
Children in Nazi Germany
Nazis and Women
Timeline of persecution in Nazi Germany
Why was there so little opposition?
Opposition to the Nazis
How the Nazis used propaganda
How the Nazis “reduced” unemployment
A worksheet taking students through how to capture a medieval castle. Includes information, comprehension questions, the pros and cons of different methods and a literacy based summary task.
A guide to using AI to help the history teacher generate newspaper articles (and other resources) using AI.
Contains:
Benefits of using AI section
A guide to how to use AI to create resources
A collection of over 50 different “fake” newspaper articles to be used as exemplars in the classroom.
These cover a wide variety of commonly taught topics such as the assassination of Caesar, the battle of Hastings, the Reformation, the Napoleonic wars, the Great War and World War Two.
A set of revision booklets about Medicine Through Time
There are 5 sets of booklets on the following topics
Medieval medicine
Renaissance Medicine
Medicine 1750-1900 Booklet 1
Medicine 1750-1900 Booklet 2
Twentieth Century Medicine
Each set consists of two booklets
The pupil booklet has revision notes, a set of comprehension questions, a multiple choice quiz and a retrieval practice task.
The teacher booklet contains the answers to the questions
A set of revision booklets about World War One
There are 6 sets of booklets on the following topics
The origins of the war
The early phases of the war
Life in the trenches
New technology in the war
The home front
How the war ended
Each set consists of two booklets
The pupil booklet has revision notes, a set of comprehension questions, a multiple choice quiz and a retrieval practice task.
The teacher booklet contains the answers to the questions
A set of revision booklets for Weimar and Nazi Germany.
There are 5 sets of booklets on the following topics
The problems of the Weimar Republic
The reasons the Nazis came to power
How Germany became a dictatorship
Persecution of Jews and other minorities
Women and children in Nazi Germany
Each set consists of two booklets
The pupil booklet has revision notes, a set of comprehension questions, a multiple choice quiz and a retrieval practice task.
The teacher booklet contains the answers to the questions
A series of units originally designed for KS3 but suitable for KS2 as well. Core history skills, the Tollund Man, Castles and Vikings.
Each unit is fully resourced
A short unit of three lessons designed to take young historians through some of the core skills they will need to progress in history.
Fully resourced and including a simple assessment which can be carried out at the end.
This unit of study is about the Vikings. It contains lessons, resources and an assessment which takes students through the following topics
The origins of the Vikings
How the Vikings lived
Viking Sagas
The Vikings in Scotland
The Viking Warrior
Viking Religion
The unit was designed with Scottish students in mind but the lesson on the Vikings in Scotland can easily be adapted to other areas.
It also contains lessons which will “pre-teach” and front load the students with some of the key information.
There is also an introduction sheet which outlines the benefits and key aspects of the course and a pdf. handout of all the slides to help the teacher keep track of what has been taught.
4 Units of work suitable for a Year 8 Curriculum. Complete PowerPoints and all resources to take you through the courses.
Units included:
The Black Death
Witch Crazes
Jack the Ripper
The Titanic
This unit of study is about Jack the Ripper. It contains lessons, resources and an assessment which takes students through the following topics
Life in Whitechapel
The Life of Mary Ann Nichols
The history of the Metropolitan Police
Source Skills
What Jack the Ripper Looked Like
The murder of Mary jane Kelly
It also contains lessons which will “pre-teach” and front load the students with some of the key information.
There is also an introduction sheet which outlines the benefits and key aspects of the course and a pdf. handout of all the slides to help the teacher keep track of what has been taught.
This unit of study is about the witch crazes. It contains lessons, resources and an assessment which takes students through the following topics
Why women in particular were vulnerable to accusations of being a witch
The Pendle witches
Matthew Hopkins
Salem
Revision
Assessment
It also contains lessons which will “pre-teach” and front load the students with some of the key information.
There is also an introduction sheet which outlines the benefits and key aspects of the course and a pdf. handout of all the slides to help the teacher keep track of what has been taught.
6 different units which can be added into a KS3 curriculum with ease. Containing a variety of different resources including PowerPoints, knowledge organisers and printable resources and worksheets.
Suitable for English or Scottish schools.
This unit of study is about the black death. It contains lessons, resources and an assessment which takes students through the following topics
The origins of the Black Death
What life was like in the medieval world
The path of the Black Death
What happened when the plague reached a town
How the plague affected people
How people tried to “cure” the plague
Revision
Assessment
It also contains lessons which will “pre-teach” and front load the students with some of the key information.
There is also an introduction sheet which outlines the benefits and key aspects of the course and a pdf. handout of all the slides to help the teacher keep track of what has been taught.
A unit of work teaching the core skills needed in history. Suitable for late KS2 or early KS3. Contains lesson PowerPoint with a booklet which the students fill in.
Covers the following skills
Time
Chronological Order
Types of evidence
Corroboration
Bias
Analysis of photograph
Adding details to expand facts