This lesson forms part of a SOW on the industrial revolution. This lesson looks at how the problems of surgery were solved. Students look at key people such as Lister and Simpson. Students use the language they have been using in the previous lesson to explain the extent of change. There are scaffolds to support students with writing tasks and opportunities to model the task.

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.

This lesson looks at the French Directory, its constitution and the economic and political problems that it faced. The lesson forms part of a SOW for AQA France in Revolution 1774 - 1830.

This lesson forms a part of a scheme of work for AQA Health and the people. The lesson looks at surgery during the middle ages as well as the key people and operations involved. Students evaluate whether surgery made progress during this period. The lesson includes, a practice GCSE question, challenge tasks and sentence starters for questions.

This lesson forms a SOW for AQA America 1920 - 73: Opportunity and Inequality. This lesson looks at McCarthyism, students look at the causes, including Alger Hiss, Rosenburgs etc and the role of Joseph McCarthy. The lesson includes a homework activity, source work and group work and essay practice. The lesson includes challenge tasks to stretch the top end and sentence starters to help students with their writing.

I love this lesson, partly because I love the song that it is based around. This lesson looks at Coal mining industry and the experience of Patience Kershaw. It is based around a song called "Testimony of Patience Kershaw". Students need to listen to the song (or read the lyrics provided) and infer what it tell us about the time period. Worksheet for students if needed. There is a question to answer with a writing frame for those who need help writing.

Students investigate the Harrying of the North and how it gave William control over England. Students complete a information hunt round the room for information before completing a GCSE styled question. The lesson as a literacy based task as well as scaffolds for less able students as well as challenge tasks to stretch the high end.

Students look at why the Black Death killed so many people. Students look at the medieval trade routes and how that helped the disease spread and the beliefs of the cause and cures and why that would be responsible. There is a GCSE styled question with a writing frame and model answer to help with the less able. As well as some challenge tasks to stretch students understanding.

A lesson aimed at a high ability year 8 class. This looks at whether Louis was to blame for the downfall of the Bourbon monarchy. Students look at the events that faced Louis and how they would react then they find out what Louis himself did and the consequences. Students throughout should be questioned about why they would make the choices. Then why was Louis choice a mistake or did he have any other options. You should try and push for a balanced picture of Louis as much as possible. Then students should discuss what their verdict of Louis is. Was he stupid, naive or just a disaster of a king? This lesson comes with challenge tasks and a homework task (though i used this for by less able students in the lesson as well). This lesson is very much a narrative lesson. Get students to read the information.

This lesson looks at the case of Linda Brown and Brown vs Board of Education. Students complete a sketch chronology where they use the information to draw out the key events. There is a GCSE styled exam question with a model answer and sentence starters to help students.

A lesson that looks the reasons for a stalemate, the lesson includes a task followed by a source analysis, a GCSE question with sentence starters, model answers. There are challenge tasks as well.

This was created so that students have overview sheet to consolidate change and continuity for AQA Health and the People. I give it to students on their first lesson so they can continually add through the study of medicine. Its divided into surgery, public health, treatments and medical knowledge that students have to really think about where to place key people, events and features of the topic.

This activity is designed to aid student writing and build up literacy. Students roll a pair of dice and find the emoji that corresponds to this, they then have to use the emoji in their first sentence e.g. If they landed in the rain it could be “My first day on duty and rain was crashing around me, turn the trench into a bog.” They then repeat to find out their next topic to include. This works well as away of building literacy into a lesson or I usually print these out and set this as a homework task. Setting a maximum and minimum amount of rolls, and setting a competition to create the most creative story.

A collection of revision materials. Includes a detailed timeline, a key events table mat, a set of revision bookmarks that look at key questions, and a revision clock activity.

A lesson that look at the significance of the Roman’s students investigate Roman public health, government, roads, and treatment of the Celts. This is combined by completing a star diagram with a mixture of Christine Counsel’s categories of significance. There is a writing frame for a GCSE styles question.

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.

A selection of Medicine Through Time materials. The clock activity gets students to reflect on the whole topic. There is a key person booklet where students add key details for each person in the history of medicine topic. There are key word and events cards from the public health section. These can be used for revision and turned into key chains. Or made into diamond nines. Or putting them in chronological order.

This is the second lesson in the Norman Conquest scheme of work. Students read out the speeches (written in the previous lesson) to teach others about the four kings. There is an interactive poll for the lesson where students vote for the best claimant after the speeches to really create a NEXT factor experience. Once they have filled in either of the differentiated sheets students then have a go at a GCSE styled question with a writing frame with for weaker students. There is a Homework task included about creating a social media account for one of the claimants, there is a worksheet if students need help.

This lesson get students to think about causation and why William won at the Battle of Hastings. The main task is a card sort where students first put events in chronological order then attempt to make a diamond nine. Deciding which factors were most important. There is a interactive plenary or afl task included. There is a GCSE styled question with a writing frame to help those who struggle.