A lesson on the Black Death. Students complete a sequencing activity, categorising/ card sort/ diamond 9 (plenty of paired work and discussion) and then responding to an examination style question (support provided) that encourages students to develop counterarguments and use key terms/ focus of paragraph structure.

An introduction to Medieval Realms Unit of Work. Students learn about Britain at the start of the 12th century. This lesson includes a range of student led activities,source analysis/ extraction tasks, categorising the sources of information, writing up a report on what Britain was really like in this era (writing frame included for less able). Clear step by step instructions and differentiated materials included.

A lesson on the Magna Carta. Students analyse King John’s story to investigate the reasons why the barons were unhappy. They score the different factors and insert evidence to support their scores. After group discussions the students create their own Magna Carta choosing/ creating 5 rules that they think should be included. They use evidence of John’s actions to support the inclusion of the rules.

A lesson on King John. Students watch the walt Disney sketch on King John and record their thoughts about how he is portrayed. They then analyse a range of source and record their data whilst scoring each source out of 10 in terms of how good or bad the King was. The main activity is writing a letter to walt disney. In the letter they must explain how the sketch could be improved to give a more accurate interpretation of king john. Differentiated materials, literacy support and all resources included.

Easy to follow lesson on Medieval towns. Starter activity requires students to identify problems from an image and consider adjectives to help describe the town. They then analyse a range of sources that relate to the town’s residents and give each a blame rating for their role in the poor living conditions before writing a PPE paragraph about who their chief culprit is. the main task is a TripAdvisor review for the town (success criteria and literacy support provided).

A medieval castle attack and castle defence activity book. A package of activities / projects related to the Medieval Castles. This booklet includes six different activities. Each activity includes a creative and detailed activity sheet, templates, literacy support and a self assessment sheet. Also included are some feedback labels (check sheets with space for a teacher comment). Ideal for homework tasks, a sequence of lessons or project.

A booklet containing a range of activities about life in the trenches during World War One. The activities look at the kit a soldier had to carry, the problems faced on the Western Front (source analysis and creative thinking task), daily routine activity and a No Man's Land task. The final activity requires the students to use their knowledge to create a trench survival guide for new recruits. This can be used for a sequence of lessons or as an independent project/ homework task. I teach this over 3 lessons (2 weeks). The lessons run themselves.

A booklet containing a range of activities about life in the trenches during World War One. The activities look at the kit a soldier had to carry, the problems faced on the Western Front (source analysis and creative thinking task), daily routine activity and a No Man's Land task. The final activity requires the students to use their knowledge to create a trench survival guide for new recruits. This can be used for a sequence of lessons or as an independent project/ homework task. I teach this over 3 lessons (2 weeks). The lessons run themselves.

How should Germany be treated after WW1? Students assess the war damage experienced by USA, France and Britain and how they would be feeling after the war. Students then work in groups to discuss different problems and decide on a suitable course of action before writing up findings using GCSE skills. Literacy support and all materials provided.

A lesson on the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. Students rearrange cards to correctly sequence events leading to war which they use to create a narrative account story board. They then identify long and short term causes and choose one of each and explain how it led to war. Literacy support and differentiated materials provided. As always there are clear step by step instructions.

A medieval castle attack and castle defence activity book. A package of activity / projects related to the Medieval Castles. Includes six different activities. Each activity includes a creative and detailed activity sheet, templates, literacy support and a self assessment sheet. Also included are some feedback labels (check sheets with space for a teacher comment). Ideal for homework tasks, a sequence of lessons or project.

A First World War recruitment lesson. Students analyse a range of sources to identify reasons why men joined the army in 1914 (differentiated with examples and prompts). They then use this information to practice GCSE skills before creating their own propaganda poster. As always there are clear step by step instructions.

A lesson that looks at the main factors that led to WW1. Activities include a card sort, a diamond 9 activity which leads in to discussions and higher-order thinking tasks before students write up findings in a newspaper report. Literacy support and a differentiated worksheet provided as well as clear step by step instructions.

Students label a WW1 trench system. extract evidence from a Horrible Histories sketch about life in the trenches, before analysing sources to determine how accurate HH are in their interpretation of trench life. The main task is writing a letter to the producers to explain how the sketch could be improved. As always there are clear step by step instructions.

A lesson on overseas troops and their experience during World War One. The lesson includes a card sort and ranking activity, a post card analysis and then the students main activity is to create an accurate postcard that represents the experience of overseas troops during WW1. Literacy support and extension task also included as well as clear step by step instructions

Students examine a range of sources about Queen Mary I. They collect data which they use to challenge a famous historians view on Mary I by writing a letter to either support or contradict his view… Literacy support and step by step instructions included.

This lesson looks at the impacts of Tudor exploration on Britain and on her colonies. Students need to categories information, find links and form an opinion about how far Tudor exploration had a positive impact. The main task is creating a stamp that sums up their view on Tudor exploration. Literacy support and differentiated materials are provided as well as clear step by step instructions