Introduction to History (KS3)
Introductory lesson to History for KS3 students, aged 10 - 12. [Concept: Chronology; Significance]. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Overview: This lesson helps students new to KS3 to refresh their chronology skills, and prompts them to begin thinking critically about what makes a historical event or individual significant. The lesson includes a range of opportunities for class discussions; a perfect ice-breaker for new students in a new setting. Likewise, the lesson also includes a slide setting good expectations for the year.
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 3 (Aged 10 - 12), but possibly suitable for late-KS2, or standalone history workshops / learning sessions.
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes, but easily adaptable to fit a double session.
What will you get?
PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
Scaffolded Worksheet – Supports teaching activities for a range of abilities.
Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
An introduction to Crime and Punishment in Britain [#1]
An introduction to Crime and Punishment in Britain, c.1000 - Present, adapted for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Paper 1 - Thematic Study w/ Historic Environment. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Suitable as a standalone lesson or within the scheme of work!
Overview: This lesson introduces students to Paper 1 of the GCSE and outlines the focus of Crime and Punishment in Britain, c.1000 - Present. There are a variety of activities that ensure students understand the difference between crimes, punishments and methods of law enforcement. Likewise, this lesson helps students categorise crimes (i.e. against the person, property etc.) ahead of starting the main scheme of work.
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 4 (Years 10 – 11), but highly suitable for upper-KS3.
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes
What will you get?
PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
Scaffolded Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities to a range of abilities. Multiple options of the same worksheet are provided.
Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
Focus on Language - Tier 3 vocabulary is highlighted and defined throughout, to support disciplinary understanding.
The Failures of the League of Nations [#3]
Lesson #3 of 6 lessons towards the enquiry: “Why was the world unable to keep peace after 1918?” [Concept: Cause & Consequence]. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Suitable as a standalone lesson or within a scheme of work!
Overview: This lesson familiarises students with the League of Nations, set up after WWI. Students will be able to discuss the function and membership of the League, as well as the organisation’s action (or inaction!) during the 1920s & 1930s. This will form the basis for a wider discussion about how the League’s failures might contribute to another war in Europe (WWII).
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 3 (Years 8 – 9), but possibly suitable for KS4.
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes
What will you get?
PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities.
Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
Crime in the Late Middle Ages [#7]
An exploration of new crimes and punishments during the Late Middle Ages, adapted for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Paper 1 - Thematic Study w/ Historic Environment. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Suitable as a standalone lesson or within the scheme of work!
Overview: Students will explore the new laws introduced in the aftermath of the Black Death; a period of destruction and uncertainty. Specifically, students will look at the Statute of Labourers and Heresy Laws, with a focus on the crimes created by these laws, and the punishments. This lesson precedes a lesson on the evolving justice system in Medieval England.
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 4 (Years 10 – 11), but highly suitable for upper-KS3.
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes
What will you get?
Exam Question Focus - Embeded exam-style questions to familiarise students with the assessment phase, and success criteria.
PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
Scaffolded Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities to a range of abilities.
Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
Focus on Language - Tier 3 vocabulary is highlighted and defined throughout, to support disciplinary understanding.
The Great Depression [#4]
Lesson #4 of 6 lessons towards the enquiry: “Why was the world unable to keep peace after 1918?” [Concept: Cause & Consequence]. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Suitable as a standalone lesson or within a scheme of work!
Overview: Through a selection of case studies (Germany, USA, GB), this lesson familiarises students with the causes and impact of the Great Depression in a clear, concise way. Specifically, this will enable students to understand why desperate people began to turn to more extremist ideas in Germany, paving the way for an eventual war in Europe.
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 3 (Years 8 – 9), but possibly suitable for KS4.
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes
What will you get?
PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities.
Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
Expansion of Slavery - How did Britain benefit? [#3]
Lesson #3 of 4 lessons towards the enquiry: “Why did the trade in enslaved people expand during the 17th Century?” [Concept: Cause & Consequence]. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Suitable as a standalone lesson or within a scheme of work!
Overview: A lesson exploring how ordinary Britons were affected by the Transatlantic slave trade. Through a range of historically-inspired case studies, students will see how different members of society benefited from the trade, even if they did not directly participate in it.
Note: This mini-scheme of lessons should be used as a precusor to an enquiry about the experiences of enslaved Africans in Britain and the Americas. In line with recent guidance, it is vital that historically marginalised voices reemerge within the school curriculum. This mini-scheme helps build a contextual understanding of the slave trade, and why it was so popular.
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 3 (Years 7 – 9), but possibly suitable for KS4.
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes
What will you get?
PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
Scaffolded Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities to a range of abilities. Multiple options of the same worksheet are provided.
Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
Inclusive Language - Inclusive terminology is used throughout, in line with disciplinary guidance.
The Rise of Fascism [#2]
Lesson #2 of 6 lessons towards the enquiry: “Why was the world unable to keep peace after 1918?” [Concept: Cause & Consequence]. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Suitable as a standalone lesson or within a scheme of work!
Overview: Students will explore the rise of extremist ideas (fascism) in Germany and Italy during the early-1920s. Specifically, students will broaden their understanding of democracies and dictatorships, before examining the reasons why people gravitated towards new ideas after WWI. This can form part of a wider discussion about the rise of fascism as a precursor to WWII.
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 3 (Years 8 – 9), but possibly suitable for KS4.
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes
What will you get?
PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities.
Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
Video Clip - Link to BBC Teach clip about the origins of fascism in Europe.
Introduction to the Industrial Revolution [#1]
Lesson #1 of 5 lessons towards the enquiry: “What was the truth about life in Industrial London?” [Concept: Historical Evidence]. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Suitable as a standalone lesson or within a scheme of work!
Overview: A contextual lesson, exploring the transformation of Britain during the Industrial Revolution. Students will build and understanding of the Industrial Revolution by exploring the changes in work, population, education, civil rights, and health.
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 3 (Years 7 – 9), but possible suitable for KS4.
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes
What will you get?
PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities.
Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
Video Clip – Link to footage from the London Olympics Opening Ceremony (2012).
The Rise of Fascism [#5]
Lesson #5 of 6 lessons towards the enquiry: “Why was the world unable to keep peace after 1918?” [Concept: Cause & Consequence]. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Suitable as a standalone lesson or within a scheme of work!
Overview: This lesson examines the rise of the Nazi party in Germany during the 1920s. Specifically, it gives students an insight into Hitler’s popularity, as well as the popularity of Nazi policies. This helps students understand how a war in Europe was perhaps inevitable, given Hitler’s aggressive foreign policy etc.
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 3 (Years 8 – 9), but possibly suitable for KS4.
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes
What will you get?
PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities.
Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
Video Clip: Embedded footage of speech by AH, from British Pathe.
Experiences of Slavery - What were conditions like on the Middle Passage? [#1]
Lesson #1 of 4 lessons towards the enquiry: “What was the experience of enslaved people?” [Concept: Evidence]. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Suitable as a standalone lesson or within a scheme of work!
Overview: Through a range of primary sources - including first-hand accounts, manifests and diagrams - students will build an understanding of what the enslaved experienced along the Middle Passage. These activities also allow students to comprehend how people were both dehumanised and commodified as they sailed into slavery. On a practical level, the lesson also familiarises students with the COP method, used for analysing sources.
Note: In line with recent guidance, these lessons ensure that students frequently encounter historically marginalised voices. Sources have been chosen carefully in order to give students the fullest understanding, though may include sensitive language / imagery. Pre-checking slides is strongly advised in order to prepare for this.
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 3 (Years 7 – 9), but highly suitable for KS4
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes
What will you get?
• PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
• Scaffolded Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities to a range of abilities. Multiple options of the same worksheet are provided.
• Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
• Inclusive Language - Inclusive terminology is used throughout, in line with disciplinary guidance.
How did crime and justice evolve between c.1700 - c.1900? [#1]
An introduction to crime and punishment in the Industrial Period, adapted for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Paper 1 - Thematic Study w/ Historic Environment. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Suitable as a standalone lesson or within the scheme of work!
Overview: Having studied the Middle Ages and Early Modern period, this lesson aims to introduce students to the Industrial Period (c.1700 - c.1900). Specifically, it equips students with an overview of changes and continuities in crimes, methods of law enforcement and punishments, before they examine the period in more depth. Students will also begin to explore crimes through a range of sources, and discuss factors to explain these emerging issues.
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 4 (Years 10 – 11), but highly suitable for upper-KS3.
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes
What will you get?
Exam Question Focus - Embeded exam-style questions to familiarise students with the assessment phase, and success criteria.
PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
Scaffolded Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities to a range of abilities.
Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
Focus on Language - Tier 3 vocabulary is highlighted and defined throughout, to support disciplinary understanding.
Experiences of Slavery - How were the enslaved treated in Slave Societies? [#2]
Lesson #2 of 4 lessons towards the enquiry: “What was the experience of enslaved people?” [Concept: Evidence]. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Suitable as a standalone lesson or within a scheme of work!
Overview: Students will begin to understand how Slave Societies were formed in the Caribbean, with a particular focus on Barbados. They will examine a range of sources, including the Slave Codes in order to infer how the enslaved lived and were treated by the elites, as well as how the enslaved responded to this treatment. The lesson also prompts students to identify how sources are useful for different inquiries.
Note: In line with recent guidance, these lessons ensure that students frequently encounter historically marginalised voices. Sources have been chosen carefully in order to give students the fullest understanding, though may include sensitive language / imagery. Pre-checking slides is strongly advised in order to prepare for this.
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 3 (Years 7 – 9), but highly suitable for KS4
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes
What will you get?
• PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
• Scaffolded Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities to a range of abilities. Multiple options of the same worksheet are provided.
• Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
• Inclusive Language - Inclusive terminology is used throughout, in line with disciplinary guidance.
Video Clip - Link to a clip from BBC Teach: “How Barbados became the first slave society” with David Olusoga
Causes of WWII
A six-part series of lessons towards the enquiry question: “Why was the world unable to keep peace after 1918?” [Concept: Causation]
What will you get?
Six lessons:
The Treaty of Versailles
The Rise of Fascism in Europe
The Failure of the League of Nations
The Great Depression
The Rise of Nazism in Germany
Extended Writing - “Why was the world…”
All lessons are fully resourced and scaffolded for a range of abilities. See each individual lesson for detailed notes about the content and purpose of each lesson.
A five-part series of lessons towards the enquiry question: “What was the truth about life in Industrial London?” [Concept: Evidence / Historical Sources]. Please visit my shop for a closer look at each individual lesson!
What will I receive?
Five lessons:
Introduction to the Industrial Revolution
Living Standards in Industrial London
Crime in Industrial London
Children in Industrial London
Source Utility - Industrial London
Each lesson in this bundle builds students’ understanding of a core aspect of life in Industrial London, and engages them consistently with historical sources. This enables them to confidently analyse the utility of a source in Lesson #5, which can be used as an assessed or extended piece of writing.
All lessons are fully resourced and scaffolded for a range of abilities.
How have the police modernised since c.1900? [#3]
An exploration into the role and technology of the police since c.1900, adapted for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Paper 1 - Thematic Study w/ Historic Environment. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Suitable as a standalone lesson or within the scheme of work!
Overview: Students will examine how the police have modernised since c.1900. This lesson has a particular focus on technological developments, and the impact that this has had on police efficiency. This sets students up well to look at the diversity of roles in the police (see following lesson on TES).
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 4 (Years 10 – 11), but highly suitable for upper-KS3.
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes
What will you get?
Exam Question Focus - Embeded exam-style questions to familiarise students with the assessment phase, and success criteria.
PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
Scaffolded Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities to a range of abilities.
Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
Focus on Language - Tier 3 vocabulary is highlighted and defined throughout, to support disciplinary understanding.
How did the British increase their influence in India? [#3]
Lesson #3 of 6 lessons towards the enquiry: “Why did the Indians mutiny in 1857?” [Concept: Cause & Consequence]. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Suitable as a standalone lesson or within a scheme of work!
Overview: In this lesson, students will explore the gradual expansion of the British East India Company in India. Specifically, students will analyse how the EIC used a combination of diplomacy and military aggression to expand their authority across the sub-continent. Students will also encounter, as well as develop their own, interpretations about the foreign policy of the EIC, in order to broaden their conceptual skills.
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 3 (Years 7 – 9), but possibly suitable for KS4.
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes
What will you get?
PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities.
Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
How did British rule change India between 1829 - 57? [#4]
Lesson #4 of 6 lessons towards the enquiry: “Why did the Indians mutiny in 1857?” [Concept: Cause & Consequence]. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Suitable as a standalone lesson or within a scheme of work!
Overview: In this lesson, students will explore the British domestic policy in India, between 1829 - 1857. Specifically, students will investigate a range of British reforms, based on aims to “modernise” and “Christianise” India. Following this, by encountering authentic Indian voices, students are prompted to think critically about the way Indians might have received these changes. This will enable them to engage on a deeper level with the overall enquiry question, as they can discern long-term causes.
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 3 (Years 7 – 9), but possibly suitable for KS4.
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes
What will you get?
PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities.
Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
Life in Industrial London - Sources Utility [#5]
Lesson #5 of 5 lessons towards the enquiry: “What was the truth about life in Industrial London?” [Concept: Historical Evidence]. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Suitable as a standalone lesson or within a scheme of work!
Overview: Used as an assessment lesson / ‘Big Write’. This lesson prompts students to assess the utility of a source, using the COP (Content, Own knowledge, Provenance) method. There is ample scaffolding and modelling so that students can make good progress.
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 3 (Years 7 – 9), but possibly suitable for KS4.
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes
What will you get?
PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities.
Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., retreival; stretch-and-challenge activities).
Extended Writing: Why was the world unable to keep peace after 1918? [#6]
Lesson #6 of 6 lessons towards the enquiry: “Why was the world unable to keep peace after 1918?” [Concept: Cause & Consequence]. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Suitable as a standalone lesson or within a scheme of work!
Overview: Building on students’ understanding of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles; the rise of Fascism and Nazism in Europe; the Great Depression; and the failures of the League of Nations; students are prompted to write an extended argument about the most significant cause/s of WWII. This lessons scaffolds the structure and language of high-quality extended writing for students. The lesson also ensures that students have an opportunity to provide and engage with peer feedback.
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 3 (Years 8 – 9), but possibly suitable for KS4.
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes (or as a double if students are completing extended writing).
What will you get?
PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities.
Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
Experiences of Slavery - How did the enslaved succeed in resisting their treatment? [#4]
Lesson #4 of 4 lessons towards the enquiry: “What was the experience of enslaved people?” [Concept: Evidence]. See my TES shop for other lesson and bundle offers!
Suitable as a standalone lesson or within a scheme of work!
Overview: Used as an assessment lesson / ‘Big Write’. This lesson prompts students to assess the utility of a source, using the COP (Content, Own Knowledge, Provenance) method. There is ample scaffolding and modelling so that students can make good progress. The sources used include a “Runaway” advert, an extract of Equiano’s autobiography and “The Old Plantation” painting. This variety enables students to draw on and apply their knowledge of the Middle Passage, Slave Societies and Resistance.
Note: In line with recent guidance, these lessons ensure that students frequently encounter historically marginalised voices. Sources have been chosen carefully in order to give students the fullest understanding, though may include sensitive language / imagery. Pre-checking slides is strongly advised in order to prepare for this.
Suitability: Designed for Key Stage 3 (Years 7 – 9), but highly suitable for KS4
Approximate Delivery Time: 50 – 60 Minutes
What will you get?
• PowerPoint Presentation – Fully scaffolded PPT to support teaching. Note: The PPT may contain animations / clips.
• Scaffolded Worksheets – Printable worksheets to support teaching activities to a range of abilities. Multiple options of the same worksheet are provided.
• Adaptive Teaching Strategies – An adaptable lesson for a range of learning abilities, with a variety of activities (i.e., whiteboards; think-pair-share; stretch-and-challenge activities).
• Inclusive Language - Inclusive terminology is used throughout, in line with disciplinary guidance.