A stand alone ice breaker lesson for learning about the psychology behind the Salem Witch Trials. Targeting Level 2/3 (ages 10-13). Originally created as a Primary Transition lesson to get the new S1 cohort excited about history. Prepare for this to get LOUD! Introduction-making Salem seem like a happy place, talking about migrants. Change of Scene- young girls under attack! Change of music! Starting to use the word witches. Main Task- looking at the map of Salem. Role Play cards to be given out. Recap- Did the class burn the witch? Students are strongly encouraged to move around, talk to each other in character and accuse each other of witchcraft. Music for lesson on last slide. Useful for setting the scene.

A Role Play lesson pitched at Upper Primary School (Primary 5-7, ages up to 11). A good introduction to role play history for those who perhaps have not tried it in class before. Each section has a lead in picture and discussion before laying out the expectations of the role play. The teacher can the lead the children into writing/ acting in a way that would be appropriate for a Victorian school. Lists some tech free games at the end. Lesson lasts somewhere between 1 to 2 hours.

A booklet containing exam style questions for National 4 History. Designed as a printable booklet that candidates can write directly onto. Useful for the portfolio method. Collect good answers throughout the year or have candidates complete the booklet as part of their end of year assessment. Focuses on: -Scotland = The Era of the Great War Britain = The Atlantic Slave Trade -World= Hitler and Nazi Germany Questions lifted from a variety of books/past papers and come with a guide to each of the 6 question types (describe, explain, to what extent, compare, how fully and evaluate the usefulness). Questions broken down by section and by type to allow practice on one question type at a time. Can be used in class for practice or given to students for self study.

Series of 6 lessons covering the major events of the Cold War. Mapped against the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence experiences and outcomes, with assessment tasks for each provided. All print outs needed on the slides to make finding things easier! Whole course given from start to finish, including an end of unit test. 1- How can a war be cold? 2- Cuba 3- Berlin 4- Vietnam 5- Space Race 6- End of the Cold war. Targeting S2/3 level (13-15). Slides have lots of arrows and prompts for questions/jotter questions, differentiated to help students and yourself.

This is a glossary booklet used to improve the literacy of your Higher History students studying Part D (Migration and Empire, 1830- 1939) in the Source Paper. In the exam, your students are expected to read chunks of source material and this glossary is one tool towards improving their language skills. Words have been chosen from the 4 key issues and have appeared in either the past papers or textbooks. I have been using this for 4 years and find it a really good way of introducing a pop quiz element that stays similar through the year, improving confidence and literacy of my learners. Also a good aid for monitoring progression (handy for report season!). This pack includes the print out glossary for the student, the answer booklet for the teacher and the quiz sheet that can be printed for use whenever you feel the need to quiz. Best used as an ongoing revision tool.

A booklet containing exam style questions for National 5 History. Focuses on: -Scotland = The Era of the Great War Britain = The Atlantic Slave Trade -World= Hitler and Nazi Germany Questions lifted from a variety of books/past papers and come with a guide to each of the 6 question types (describe, explain, to what extent, compare, how fully and evaluate the usefulness). Questions broken down by section and by type to allow practice on one question type at a time. Can be used in class for practice or given to students for self study.

A copy of all the exam style questions set for the Scottish Advanced Higher, field of study 6- Germany: from democracy to dictatorship. Contains all questions in an easy to read format, listed alongside the paper they were taken from and the key issue that they are examining. (including the latest 2022 paper.) Coloured ‘how to’ guides for each question. At the back is a full list of historiography (4 per key issue). Included: a jotter stick in helpsheet for self study, pointing students towards what question to do.

A fun resource best used with a pile of cardboard, a roll of tape an acceptance the room is going to get messy! A workbook for teams to work through to design, build and review their own medieval castles. Targeting level 3 (Curriculum for excellence).

3 lessons dedicated to the Russian Revolution, but told by investigating 3 men from the time: Lesson 1- Rasputin Lesson 2- Lenin Lesson 3- Stalin Each lesson has a dedicated notes sheet which is designed to be done during the lesson/presentation. The marks show how many points students are expected to be able to give. The overall task for the lesson is to then write a short essay. These focus on word count to try and encourage students to extend their work. This should be completed in the jotter or on a laptop. I currently use these lessons with S3 (Year 9 English System), and frame them as ‘developing study/ listening skills’. Students have reacted well to them and enjoy the challenge of the mini essay, which can be set as homework or completed in class time.

Full 4 lesson course that covers Pressure Groups/ Rights and Responsibilities. Lesson 1- What are Pressure Groups? Lesson 2- Rights and Responsibilities Lesson 3- Methods of Campaigning Lesson 4- Research Challenge All Learning Intentions and Success Criteria given for each lesson. Designated worksheets given where appropriate. Find also the experiences and outcomes sheet showing exactly what CfE (Scotland) outcomes are being completed, and the respective benchmarks. Each lesson has a variety of tasks from white boards to worksheets, partner work to laptop research. Note- There is one reference to a BGE Modern Studies Textbook which is now standard in Scottish schools, but the lessons work completely fine without this should you need to take it out. Note- The unit was inspired by materials given by the Scottish CND but all formatting and tasks are my own. This was to make the unit appropriate for young learners and fit into the curriculum.

A full lesson targeting Scottish CFE Third/Fourth Level and English/Welsh KS3. Encouraging students to write short pieces of firstly 500 words then 150 words using the Ernest Hemingway 6 word story as a prompt. Includes: mini challenges jotter stick in for examining flash fiction jotter questions planning sheet for planning a fiction piece All pieces and pictures used are level and classroom appropriate.

Flash cards questions for the National 5 history course. Helpful if used every week as a quiz to help with knowledge building. Units covered: Scottish = Era of the Great War British = Atlantic Slave Trade Germany = Hitler and Nazi Germany