I am a history teacher and subject lead in a specialist school for children with specific learning differences. I have been teaching since 2014 and have also taught citizenship, geography, life skills, PSHE, PE, RE and literacy.
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I am a history teacher and subject lead in a specialist school for children with specific learning differences. I have been teaching since 2014 and have also taught citizenship, geography, life skills, PSHE, PE, RE and literacy.
My resources are free and always will be. If you use them and edit them, please upload your versions for others to use freely as well.
Crime and Punishment Through Time unit, essay planning sheet for a 16-mark question on law enforcement in Medieval England. Resource to help teach students how to structure the 16-mark question.
Crime & Punishment Through Time unit, revision activity on law enforcement through time.
Card sort. Match the picture to the text and put in chronological order. Ideal starter. Question students on each section of the story to identify gaps in knowledge.
Crime & Punishment Through Time unit, revision activity.
Students mark on the timelines for law enforcement, crimes and punishment to show when those things started and stopped.
Edexcel History GCSE (from 2016) (9-1)
British America, Lesson 1: Introduction to British America
Lesson designed as a printable workbook. You will need to add a video on the British Empire for page 5.
Weimar & Nazi Germany unit, revision activity on the 1920s. Covers the Golden Years and the Lean Years.
Students fill in the gaps on the cards using the words provided. They then cut the cards up and stick them onto flash cards for revision.
Revision for the Richard & John unit. Contains a simplified mark scheme for the 16 mark question plus 3 model answers of varying levels for the following question:
‘King John’s use of arbitrary power was the main reason for his worsening relationship with the barons in the years 1209–14.’
How far do you agree? Explain your answer. (16)
You may use the following in your answer:
• fines
• loss of Normandy
You must also use information of your own.
Students use the mark scheme to mark the model answers and gain a better understanding of how to answer the 16-marker.
Activity for marking model answers, to help students understand the mark scheme.
These answers are all for the 12-mark question, “Explain why Philip II left the Third Crusade early.”
Included is a simplified mark scheme for students to look at and 4 model answers of varying levels.
Edexcel History GCSE (from 2016) (9-1)
British America, Lesson 10: Why did British America begin to rebel against its mother country?
Printable lesson designed as a work book.
This resource may be useful for: English teachers teaching Shakespeare, History teachers teaching Shakespeare/Henry V, History teachers seeking Medieval kings Top Trump resource
Lesson enquiry: How useful is Shakespeare for a historian studying Henry V?
Learning objectives:
To know what makes a good Medieval king.
To understand reasons why Henry V may be considered to be a good or a bad king.
To be able to assess the usefulness of Shakespeare’s play using historical evidence.
Context: This lesson was planned for a Year 7 class as a one-off history lesson to support a study in English of Shakespeare’s Henry V. The lesson intends to provide historical context to the play and encourage students to question Shakespeare’s portrayal of Henry. It was observed by an Ofsted inspector who commented that he “could not think of an improvement which wasn’t nitpicking”.
Lesson activities:
Watch the video (embedded) on Shakespeare’s interpretation of Henry V and make notes/discuss.
Use Medieval king Top Trump cards (provided) to assess which Medieval kings were good/bad and what makes a good king. I have found it useful to get students to think in terms of morality (being a good person or a good Christian) and effectiveness (getting the job done), as this helps them to articulate that a king may be very effective but very immoral.
Teacher talk introducing Henry V. Brief discussion about Henry’s most famous victory, Agincourt.
Was Henry a good/bad king? Card sort activity. Students to sort cards onto a continuum for good or bad king.
Analysis of Shakespeare’s interpretation, considering attribution. Students to tick the cards on their continumm which support Shakespeare’s interpretation.
Discussion around usefulness/validity of Shakespeare’s play.
Plenary - two things you learned, one thing you’d like to learn, your opinion of Shakespeare’s play.
Resources provided:
Full lesson powerpoint with activities clearly written.
Embedded video of Shakespeare’s interpretation of Henry V (let me know if this does not work).
Continuum sheet, to be printed 1 per pupil on A3.
14 cards with balanced information about Henry V, to be printed 1 A4 sheet per pupil, cut up and enveloped.
8 Medieval king Top Trump cards, to be printed 1 A4 sheet per pupil, cut up and enveloped. Kings featured: Henry V, William I, Edward III, John, Richard I, Stephen I, Richard III, Henry II.
Edexcel History GCSE (from 2016) (9-1)
British America, Lesson 7 The Enlightenment
Printable lesson designed as a work book. Students to find the answers the questions either by searching online or by using the textbook.
Edexcel History GCSE (from 2016) (9-1)
British America, Lesson 11: Continental Congresses and the Declaration of Independence
Printable lesson designed as a work book.
Edexcel History GCSE (from 2016) (9-1)
British America, Lesson 13: Why did America win the War of Independence?
Printable lesson designed as a work book.