Affordable Outstanding History and Politics Lessons
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15 yrs experience in outstanding schools and 5 years exam marking. I have a range of affordable resources for all Key Stages in History and ALevel (KS5) Government and Politics. I do the hard work so you don't have to! Track record of outstanding teaching and results over 15 year career so far. SPI +1.10 and a residual of +0.48 in 2023.
Please review my resources as this helps me to improve and produce what teachers want. Any issues feel free to email me- moss_emma@hotmail.com and ill help!
15 yrs experience in outstanding schools and 5 years exam marking. I have a range of affordable resources for all Key Stages in History and ALevel (KS5) Government and Politics. I do the hard work so you don't have to! Track record of outstanding teaching and results over 15 year career so far. SPI +1.10 and a residual of +0.48 in 2023.
Please review my resources as this helps me to improve and produce what teachers want. Any issues feel free to email me- moss_emma@hotmail.com and ill help!
KS3 Scheme of Work on the Tudors but very challenging with lots of detail so could be used for KS4 and even adapted for KS5.
Includes the following lessons:
0. Glossary of key terms
Henry VII and the legacy of Wars of the Roses Henry’s problems and solutions
Henry VIII Problems as he ascended the throne
Henry VIII Wives- a revisionist view looking at his wives achievements, strengths and influence
Dissolution of the monasteries
Interpretations of Henry VIII- Renaissance Prince or Terrible Tyrant?
Black Tudors- examining African people’s lives in Tudor England and deconstructing misconceptions
Edward VI Reign and legacy
Mary I- Does she deserve her bloody reputation?
Elizabeth I and her problems
Elizabeth I and the issue of marriage- Tudor Take Me Out
Religious Rollercoaster lesson
Edexcel GCSE Superpower RElations bundle
Key Topic 3 The End of the Cold War
Includes a load of useful resources
Including: Key word glossaries for all topics
Exam questions and a variety of model answers/ tasks e.g. find and fix, gap fills, planning etc
Retrieval tasks e.g. highlighter heads- who is who from Topic 1 and 2
Lesson 1 and 2 DEtente, SALT and Helsinki Accords and Why did Detente fail?/ Failure of SALT 2
Lesson 3 The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
Lesson 4 Reagan and the Second Cold War including Reagan Doctrine and the Star Wars programme
Lesson 5 Gorbachev’s New Thinking and the collapse of Soviet Control in E. Europe and End of the Cold War
Lesson 6 The Fall of the Soviet Union/ USSR
Total of lessons individually £24
Edexcel Comparative Politics- can be used for AQA also with small adaptations
Includes all my lessons on the Presidency- updated as of Jan 2024 to include Biden’s successes and failures. All lessons are at least 2 hours plus hwk. Some take longer
Lesson 1 and 2 Intro to President- Role and Powers
Lesson 3-4 Cabinet and Vice President
Lesson 5-6 Power of Persuasion
Lesson 7-8 Student Presentations Presidential Case Studies Aims successes and failures including foreign and domestic policy (including completed notes sheet in case any are absent or don’t include enough detail)
Lesson 9-10 Presidential Power- What factors can help the President? Is the President Imperial or Imperilled?
Lesson 11-12 Comparative Politics comparing the President and the Prime Minister in the UK
Total cost to buy separately: £28.00
This is a bundle of my lessons for Edexcel GCSE Superpower Relations in the Cold War 1945-1991
Key Topic 2: Crises oof the cold War
Includes:
-The Berlin Crisis 1958-1961
-The Berlin Wall and impact
-The Cuban Revolution and Bay of Pigs Invasion
-THe Cuban Missile Crisis 1962
-The Prague Spring 1968 causes events and consequences
Includes a range of exam questions of all 3 question types and model answers.
Total Cost would be £21 individually
Here is a link to my Key Topic 1 Bundle:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-cold-war-superpower-relations-topic-1-12813074
Edexcel GCSE:
I made these lessons to save time as I had to teach the entire Unit 2A in just 18-20 lessons.
I have managed to squish each key topic down into 6 lessons with exam questions generally being sat as homework.
These lessons worked surprisingly well despite only having 6 lessons!
It does require some printing however if you are organised you could have your repro dept print all the sheets into a booklet with alternative pages for notes.
Includes the whole of key topic 1: Origins of the Cold War.
Lesson 1: Peace Conferences WWII and the Grand Alliance
Lesson 2: Escalating tensions and breakdown of Grand Alliance
Lesson 3: Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, Cominform and Comecon
Lesson 4: The first Berlin Crisis-Berlin Blockade and Berlin Airlift
Lesson 5: The Nuclear Arms Race
Lesson 6: The Hungarian Rising/ Revolution and Soviet invasion
Exam questions included: Explain two consequences of the Yalta Conference (includes model answer)
Write a narrative account analysing key events of the Berlin Crisis 1948 (8 marks) includes modelling
End of topic key content quiz- 18 questions
Edexcel Spec 2017- updated to 2020 with recent and relevant political examples and 2019 election.
Entire Democracy topic including topic check list and detailed knowledge organiser. Note does not include rights as I teach these with Judiciary however some Pressure groups examples relate to rights :)
This is a unit of work with over 20 hours of lessons.
All resources for each lesson included - powerpoint, worksheets, extra reading
Also includes a powerpoint for Sixth formers on Independent learning for ALevel.
Full set of lessons on Lenin’s Russia
-Bolshevik problems/ establishing Bolshevik rule
-The Causes of the Civil War
-Why did the REds win the Civil War
-How did the Bolsheviks consolidate rule- source lesson
-The Kronstadt mutiny, Tambov Rising and the New Economic Policy (NEP)
-Evaluation of how successful Lenin was.
Mega bundle of all my revision and exams resources for OCR Tudor Rebellions 1485-1603
Includes:
Christmas Quiz
Exam Technique information
Revision and Course Guide (includes detailed revision topic check list)
ALevel essay bundle
Epic revision quiz
Essay Plans -Thematic Questions
Revision Pack
Revision and retrieval pack
REvision Grids
End of Year Pub Quiz- with mega music round- students have to match the rebel/ key individual or rebellion to the music by thinking about the lyrics, Tudor Swearwords, Gossip etc
Price to purchase individually £37.50- huge discount!
Edexcel ALevel Politics (new spec from 2017)
This is a bundle of all my resources on Congress.
This is a 12-16 hour teaching bundle which covers the entire topic and comparative politics.
1.Structure, Role and powers of Congress
2. Representation in Congress
3. Legislative process in Congress
4. Oversight of the Executive Branch
5. How has role and powers of Congress changed- especially in a post Trump era?
6. Comparative Govt Comparing Congress and Parliament.
Total price to buy separately would be: £28.50
Alevel OCR course (Easily adapted for AQA/ Edexcel similar courses or Courses on the Tudors)
This bundle includes all my initial lessons which are rebellions against Henry VII between 1485-1509 This is over 6 double lessons plus homework. It is our Year 12 summer teaching. We pick up in September with the Pilgrimage of Grace.
I have spent 3 years improving and refining these lessons. As ever, I’ve done all the reading so you don’t have to. These powerpoints and other resources include all the detail/ facts you need to succeed in Tudor rebellions learning/ teaching.
Total Price to buy lessons individually £31- huge savings- everything you need to teach the first 5 rebellions to a very high standard.
Alevel Lessons on Stalin’s Russia
For the OCR 1894-1941 spec but can easily be used for any ALevel on Stalin as the content is way more detailed than needed.
Includes:
-How did Stalin take power? Power struggle with Trotsky and others
-Stalin’s priorities and economic policies- collectivisation and 5 year plans includes impact on production and other impact e.g. the famine/ Holodomor an evaluation of successes and failures
-The Cult of personality, use of propaganda and Cultural Revolution
-Terror
-Living standards in Stalin’s Russia
Ultimately these lessons cover the entirety of the topics on Stalin for the OCR board. Each lesson has had 6-7 hours of planning- some of them cover four-five hours of teaching plus homework. I have read widely and in depth and put a lot of time into the resources to save you time!
Bundle of lessons looking at the first half of key topic 1: Challenges faced by the Weimar Republic.
Includes:
-Bonus revision task booklet
-Bonus exam skills and example answers sheets
Lesson 1: Introduction to Weimar Germany and the Impact of WWI
Lesson 2: The Weimar Constitution
LEsson 3: the Spartacist Revolt and Rosa Luxemburg
Lesson 4 The Treaty of Versailles
Lesson 5: The Kapp Putsch and Red Rising in the Ruhr
Lesson 6: The Ruhr Crisis and Hyperinflation.
Total cost to buy separately= £36.50
Edexcel ALevel Politics
Component 3 USA
Topic 1 Constitution
Includes all lessons in topic 1 (they are all doubles including homework) as well as two intro lessons to US Politics
All updated to Biden Presidency and 117th Congress
Total cost for resources sold individually would be £37
Lesson 1 American Politics Intro
Lesson 2 USA History and Context includes foundation and War of Independence, Liberal ideals and the Constitution as well as the challenges and major landmarks since e.g. Depression and New Deal, WWII, 9-11 and issues USA are divided over as well as context of Geography/ religious and racial divides in USA.
Lesson 3: Intro to and Origins of the Constitution
Lesson 4: US Constitution Features and Principles
Lesson 5: Amending the Constitution- process and strengths and weaknesses
Lesson 6: Federalism and challenges to it- also models of Federalism and analysis/ debate on Federalism- Layer cake or Marble cake?
Lesson 7: Evaluation of the Constitition looks at strengths and weaknesses of features according to FOunding Father’s intentions
Lesson 8 US vs UK Constitution Comparison including Comparative Theories.
Note: Each lesson is 2 hours of teaching time plus hwk.
ALevel Politics Big Fat Revision and Exam Bundle
Includes loads of resources for ALevel Politics including:
Knowledge organisers Topic 1, 2 and 3 Component 1
Quiz on Democracy which has several key sections
Essay task booklets
Model answers bundle
Revision pack- case studies and thinking quilts
Exam Questions guide
Source guide teaching how to approach sources
All topic check lists and key terms for Component 1
Total Price would be £62 this is a bargain!
This mega bundle includes lessons on the following rebellions:
The Amicable Grant 1525
The Pilgrimage of Grace Depth study (includes over 12 hours of learning plus hwk including detailed lessons on Causes, Nature, Impact and Threat)
The Western Rebellion Depth study as above
Reading on the Mid-Tudor Crisis
Interpretation practices questions on Pilgrimage of Grace and Western including model answers
The Kett Rebellion 1549
I haven’t included the Siilken Thomas rebellion as I teach this at the end as a discrete unit on Ireland so the rebs make more sense and I include it in my Ireland bundle.
Both Depth studies from OCR course are included in this bundle which is why it is a bit more expensive than my normal rebellions lessons. Each mini unit is stretched over 12 hours of lessons plus hwk.
Last few years’ results since COVID have been excellent- average student marks on Interps questions 21.8/30 (mixed ability comprehensive) and thematic qs 18.2/25 so I know these lessons work well.
Price to buy individually = £44.50
OCR Alevel Russia 1894-1941
This covers up to the February Revolution
All Alevel lessons which are incredibly detailed (2 hours each plus homework) and fully resourced, no need for textbooks and great for beginners as I’ve done all the hard work for you and included all the knowledge your students need to be successful.
Half our students got an A* or A grade last year and Russia results were excellent.
Also includes some bonus revision flashcards.
Total cost for items individually £43
This Bundle is an almost complete GCSE Paper
It has lessons on 4 of the 5 topics:
Medieval Medicine
Renaissance Medicine
Industrial era Medicine
The Western Front- British Sector of the Trenches
I’ve also included my revision resources, model answers and a mega revision task booklet which took me hours for maximum value for money.
Total price of items individually would be £63.
My colleague has also planned the Modern Medicine topic if you wish to purchase those lessons too!
Here is a link:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/edexcel-medicine-through-time-modern-medicine-12776306