This lesson looks at trenches during World War One. Students read through sources to find out about life in trenches. There is a diagram task to learn about key features of a trench Lesson include a writing frame for low ability as well as a differentiated worksheet for the source activity.

The America topic has been divided up into each decade with a timeline of key events and key statistics for each, as well as a separate one for Women’s liberation and Civil Rights. I use these for recap tasks where students complete what they know and use these to DIRT and improve their answer. I have also printed of a couple and laminated and key changed together for students to take home for revision purposes.

A lesson that looks at whether Mary deserves her title of Bloody Mary, and why she may have got this infamy. Lesson includes some source work and GCSE styled question. There are sentence starters and challenge tasks.

This lesson looks at how the crises of the early 20th Century brought war closer to Europe. Students look at the Boer War, Moroccan Crises and the Balkan wars and how the actions of other countries would have affected others.

A lesson for GCSE AQA Health and the people SOW. The lesson gives an overview for medieval medicine. Students look at beliefs and treatments for diseases in the middle ages, as well as medical practitioners and how they observed medicine. Students complete a main task, recap activities, and an essay question. Lesson includes challenge tasks to stretch and challenge high ability and a writing frame for essay questions.

A lesson that looks at the reasons why Boudicca’s revolt failed. This can be used with the Horrible Histories Boudicca song. Students have to read through different sources and work out why Boudicca lost and begin to explain different reasons for failure. Students end with a GCSE styled question, there is a writing frame for lower ability students.

This lesson gets students to study how the Domesday Book helped William with controlling the country. Students read through an extract from the Domesday Book and Anglo-Saxon chronicle to work out the impact of the survey. Students have a worksheet to complete (there is a differentiated version). There is also a GCSE styled question with a writing frame to help weaker students.

Sheets that recap medicine in every time period;prehistoric to modern day. It includes key words and people with definitions. These can be placed on tables to help students when writing essays. I found that they worked well when cut up and used a bookmarks during revision.

A lesson that looks at why the armada in 1588 failed. Students weigh up luck, weaponry, leadership and ships. There is a multitude of sources included for students to read and try to analyse. Includes two different plenaries to choose from. I usually split over two lessons to go into detail. There is a GCSE styled question with sentence starters as well as challenge tasks.

This lesson looks at the role of women during the war, it looks at how the suffrage movement, middle class and working class women played a role. This lesson includes a GCSE styled question, with sentence starters and a model answer. There is also a chance for group work or solo work and lots of discussion.

This lesson is aimed at looking at how the monarchy’s power changed under King John. Students look at the reputation of King John and whether his legacy is justified they then look at the Baron’s reaction and the Magna carter and how this challenged the power of the crown. There is a GCSE styled question with sentence starters for the less able. There are challenge tasks to stretch the top end. There is also a literacy focus as well, where students need to correct literacy mistakes.

A collection of resources to help students revise the Civil Rights movement. There is a timeline to complete which gets students to recap key events that have been looked. Can be used as a homework task as well. Include in timeline are some more obscure events which I set in previous lessons to research. There is a blockbusters themed activity/revision game. This can be played as a teacher vs class activity or printed and laminated to be reused. There is also 30 individualized key word bingo sheets. There is also a GCSE styled interpretation question with sentence starters as well as a describe question with sentence starters and a model paragraph

This lesson is aimed at looking at how the monarchy’s power changed under Henry II. Students do a murder mystery activity looking at different sources about Thomas Becket’s murder and look at how the event challenged the power of the crown. This lesson works well after studying how William kept control. There is a GCSE styled question with sentence starters for the less able. There are challenge tasks to stretch the top end. Print off the evidence pack and either put it in an envelope or plastic wallet share them out between groups/tables. Make it a competition for students to work out the events of what happened.

This lesson looks at leadership during the First World War and a investigation into the Battle of the Somme. Students looks at sources about the conflict to work out whether lions were led by donkeys. Lesson includes challenge tasks and key word prompts.

A lesson where students compare the Islamic Empire and Europe during the middle ages. Students have a GCSE styled question with sentence starters for the less able. As well as challenge tasks to stretch the top end.

This lesson forms a SOW on the Holocaust. The SOW is designed around GenocideWatch's 8 stages of a genocide. This lesson looks as the classification of Jewish people throughout history and the history of anti-semitism. Lesson includes source work and challenge tasks to stretch the top of the class.

A Year 7 lesson that tries to introduce students to source skills. The main focus is looking at Nature, Origin, Purpose and inference skills. Students can work in groups and go through the Roman sources. The lesson after this looks at the utility of sources.

This lesson forms part of a SOW on the Holocaust. The lesson looks at the steps taken by the Nazis to persecute Jews and Minorities. This lesson looks at the steps of dehumanisation and symbolisation. Students look at Nuremberg laws, kristallnacht, and other key events in Jewish persecution. The Lessons has challenge tasks to stretch and challenge to top end of the class, whilst key words, and sentence starters are provided for the students that need more support.

This lesson is aimed at looking at how the monarchy’s power changed under King Richard II. Students look at why the Peasant’s Revolt happened under king Richard. Students are challenged to think what this shows about the power of medieval monarchs. There is a GCSE styled question with sentence starters for the less able. There are challenge tasks to stretch the top end. There is also a literacy focus as well, where students need to correct literacy mistakes. There is also a model answer where students use it provide template and to redraft their work. They can also discuss what is good and how they could improve it.

A year 7 lesson that looks at how useful a source can be. It focuses on one source and builds upon the previous Boudicca lesson. Students can work through it as a class or on their own depending on their ability. It culminates in a GCSE styled question with a writing frame to help students.