In this lesson student’s challenge the interpretation that King John should be remembered as GOOD King John. Students first are introduced to the idea posed by a historian, then, students watch a clip before collecting evidence themselves. At the end of the lesson, the students create a tweet to challenge or support the statement posed. Excellent to get students thinking about how opinions are formed.

This Tarsia puzzle covers the theme of the Spanish Armada. Great for 9-1 GCSE revision, intervention sessions and KS3 history. A Tarsia puzzle requires students to match up sides of triangles to form a hexagonal shape. They are brilliant for revision and get students to think hard. I use these at the starts of ends of lessons and they can take 10-20 minutes depending on your class’s confidence in the material. All materials are provided here including student instructions, student puzzle pieces and teacher answers. All images have been acquired through a search engine filtered to labelled for re-use. Enjoy!

This Tarsia puzzle covers the theme of the medieval warfare 1500-1700. Great for 9-1 GCSE revision, intervention sessions and learning without pens. The puzzle was designed to support the Warfare through time, c1250-present unit. A Tarsia puzzle requires students to match up sides of triangles to form a hexagonal shape. They are brilliant for revision and get students to think hard. I use these at the starts of ends of lessons and they can take 10-20 minutes depending on your class’s confidence in the material. All materials are provided here including student instructions, student puzzle pieces and teacher answers. All images have been acquired through a search engine filtered to labelled for re-use. Enjoy!

This lesson was designed for a high ability Y6 class who were exploring a topic on Rivers and Flooding. It would be suitable for KS3 students also. In this lesson students explore the way in which waterfalls are formed and then go on an information hunt to locate examples of world waterfalls. Images acquired via a search engine filtered to labelled for re-use. I hope that this saves you some time :-)

This Tarsia puzzle covers the topic of the Medieval Medicine 1250-1500. This puzzle is suitable for the first topic of Medicine Through Time. Great for 9-1 GCSE revision and intervention sessions. A Tarsia puzzle requires students to match up sides of triangles to form a hexagonal shape. They are brilliant for revision and get students to think hard. I use these at the starts of ends of lessons and they can take 10-20 minutes depending on your class’s confidence in the material. All materials are provided here including student instructions, student puzzle pieces and teacher answers. All images have been acquired through a search engine filtered to labelled for re-use. Enjoy!

This Tarsia puzzle covers the topic of the Renaissance Medicine 1500-1700. This puzzle is suitable for the first topic of Medicine Through Time. Great for 9-1 GCSE revision and intervention sessions. A Tarsia puzzle requires students to match up sides of triangles to form a hexagonal shape. They are brilliant for revision and get students to think hard. I use these at the starts of ends of lessons and they can take 10-20 minutes depending on your class’s confidence in the material. All materials are provided here including student instructions, student puzzle pieces and teacher answers. All images have been acquired through a search engine filtered to labelled for re-use. Enjoy!

This Tarsia puzzle covers the theme of the context of Russia by 1917, just before the revolution. Great for 9-1 GCSE revision, intervention sessions and KS3 history. The puzzle was designed to support the Russia and the Soviet Union, 1917-1941 unit. A Tarsia puzzle requires students to match up sides of triangles to form a hexagonal shape. They are brilliant for revision and get students to think hard. I use these at the starts of ends of lessons and they can take 10-20 minutes depending on your class’s confidence in the material. All materials are provided here including student instructions, student puzzle pieces and teacher answers. All images have been acquired through a search engine filtered to labelled for re-use. Enjoy!

This Tarsia puzzle covers the theme of the Bolsheviks in power from 1917-24. Great for 9-1 GCSE revision or quick A-level recaps. It can be used for intervention sessions and revision. The puzzle was designed to support the Russia and the Soviet Union, 1917-1941 unit. A Tarsia puzzle requires students to match up sides of triangles to form a hexagonal shape. They are brilliant for revision and get students to think hard. I use these at the starts of ends of lessons and they can take 10-20 minutes depending on your class’s confidence in the material. All materials are provided here including student instructions, student puzzle pieces and teacher answers. All images have been acquired through a search engine filtered to labelled for re-use. Enjoy!

This Tarsia puzzle covers the theme of the Urban Challenges including Rio. Great for 9-1 GCSE revision and intervention sessions. A Tarsia puzzle requires students to match up sides of triangles to form a hexagonal shape. They are brilliant for revision and get students to think hard. I use these at the starts of ends of lessons and they can take 10-20 minutes depending on your class’s confidence in the material. All materials are provided here including student instructions, student puzzle pieces and teacher answers. All images have been acquired through a search engine filtered to labelled for re-use. Enjoy!

This lesson can be used to teach KS3 Elizabeth’s religious problems. All resources required for an hour’s lesson and a range of tasks included. All images acquired from a search engine filter to “labeled for reuse”

This resource contains a lesson which explores the idea of Islamic architecture. In particular, the lesson explores Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque through a Google Tour. Images acquired from a search engine filtered to “labeled for re-use”. Reviews are appreciated. Hopefully this saves you some time!

This hour long lesson explores different Muslim contributions. It explores ideas related to technology and discoveries made by the Muslim world. This lesson could be used as an introduction to Social Studies or feature in teaching and learning later on. All images were acquired through a search engine filtered to “labeled for re-use”. I hope that this saves you some valuable planning time. Reviews are appreciated.

This hour long lesson explores different ways in which the UAE preserves tradition. This lesson could be used as an introduction to Social Studies or feature in teaching and learning later on. All images were acquired through a search engine filtered to “labeled for re-use”. I hope that this saves you some valuable planning time. Reviews are appreciated.

This resource contains two hour long lessons which explore the idea of agriculture and fishing within the Gulf Region. Images acquired from a search engine filtered to “labeled for re-use”. Reviews are appreciated. Hopefully this saves you some time!

This hour long lesson explores the different Emirates and Sheikhs of the UAE. This lesson could be used as an introduction to Social Studies or feature in teaching and learning later on. All images were acquired through a search engine filtered to “labeled for re-use”. I hope that this saves you some valuable planning time. Reviews are appreciated.

This hour long lesson explores the idea of wellbeing. It explores ideas related to how we define wellbeing and encourages students to think about how the UAE encourages this. This lesson could be used as an introduction to Social Studies or feature in teaching and learning later on. All images were acquired through a search engine filtered to “labeled for re-use”. I hope that this saves you some valuable planning time. Reviews are appreciated.

This double lesson pack explores the idea of food health and hygiene. It explores why food health is so important to the UAE. All images were acquired through a search engine filtered to “labeled for re-use”. I hope that this saves you some valuable planning time. Reviews are appreciated.

This hour long lesson explores different leadership examples. It explores ideas related to life before the union. It pays particular focus to the work of Al-Qasimi and Al-Azdi. All images were acquired through a search engine filtered to “labeled for re-use”. I hope that this saves you some valuable planning time. Reviews are appreciated.

This hour long lesson explores the concept of safety in the UAE. It explores the ways in which the UAE is able to ensure safety in the country. All images were acquired through a search engine filtered to “labeled for re-use”. I hope that this saves you some valuable planning time. Reviews are appreciated.

These resources will cover 2 hours of learning. You have a lesson which explores Al Ain Palace and a broader lesson which explores traditional architecture of the UAE. These lessons would be suitable for students in Years 6, 7 and 8 but could easily be adapted for younger or older pupils. All images acquired through a search engine filtered to “labelled for re-use”. I hope that this saves you some valuable planning time!