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Battle of Hastings
Full lesson on the Battle of Hastings.
Starter - recap Stamford Bridge - twitter feed ( Pupils were asked to make tweets the lesson before) 1. Main - Interview worksheet, followed by a BBC history video (link is in PPT)
2. Main - role play, news broadcast of the battle
Plenary - Keyword Bingo
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Suffragettes, Why Did Women Want the Vote?
Starter - Why do we Vote?
Mini Activity - Fact jigsaw (triangle)
Main Activity - Advantages and Disadvantages Worksheet
Plenary- Mary Poppins video
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Events of the Gunpowder Plot
This lesson, describes the events of the gunpowder plot in a fun and interactive way.
Starter - Annotate the nursery rhyme
Main - Put the events in order
Plenary - Find the gunpowder barrels game (Questions and Answers)
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Elizabeth I - Take me out
Edited the blind date Elizabeth I lesson and given it a modern twist.
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Mary Queen of Scots
Engaging and interactive lesson, teaching the events of Mary Queen of Scots from the perspective of Elizabeth's spy master.
Included;
Worksheet; detailing how Mary was perceived
PowerPoint
Decoder sheet, pupils to crack the code of Mary Queen of Scots (accessible to all )
Information sheet, with the options Elizabeth had.
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King John, Introduction
An engaging and interactive lesson, introducing the key events of King John's reign.
Starter - Disney interpretation of King John, List the key features of his character.
Main Activity- Order the key events in order - Worksheet
Main Activity 2- King John diary entry.
Plenary - Thoughts, feelings, Dialogue map to summarise lesson.
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King John: The Good, The Bad and The Unlucky
Engaging lesson covering how John dealt with his problems, to allow pupils to evaluate his reign.
Topics Covered;
Key roles of a medieval king.
John and the church/Pope.
John vs Philip II.
What John did well.
Included;
PowerPoint: Factual Information, Match King's job role to the description, Noughts and Crosses plenary .
Activity Sheet: King John: Fact File, linked with PP slides,
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How did King William I establish control after his victory at the Battle of Hastings?
Engaging and Interactive lesson on William establishing control (edexcel Anglo-Saxon 2.1)
Topics covered in lesson
The Submission of the Earls; What happened after Hastings, The march on London, the submission at Berkhamstead
Why did the earls submit; strengths and weaknesses of earls position
Rewarding followers and establishing control on the borderlands; rewarding Anglo-Saxon loyalty, rewarding William's followers
Includes ;
Interactive PowerPoint
Colour in strengths and weaknesses activity sheet
Rewarding Followers Worksheet; HA & LA
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Edwin Chadwick
Included;
PowerPoint - Including starter, main (including questions) and plenary
Information sheet - "Edwin Chadwick and his ‘Report on the Sanitary Conditions of the Labouring Population of Great Britain’ Sources
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Causes of the English Civil War
Interactive and informative lesson on causes of the English Civil War.
Topics covered;
Religious causes
Economic causes
Political causes
Included;
English Civil War Crossword
Video of the beheading of the king
Activity Sheet; Venn Diagram
Worksheet or a Card Sort (depending on how you want to present the lesson)
Worksheet for Lower ability
PowerPoint; with interactive game included as a plenary
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Prehistoric Britain
Engaging and interactive lesson on Prehistoric Britain
Topics Covered;
Stone Age
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Included;
PowerPoint with animation to make the activities interactive
Activity sheet, such as match the object to the time period
Worksheet: information about each period can be used as a booklet or a carousel activity
Timers included in PP to help with pace of the lesson but can be easily deleted.
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1066: Claimants to the Throne
A fast paced lesson, creating a fact file for each of the three kings.
Topics included;
What makes a good king?
Claimants to the throne
Included;
PowerPoint with animation to increase engagement and aid in teaching
Fact File: Activity Sheet
Worksheet, that is accessible to all levels
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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
NO PRINTING NEEDED FOR LESSON.
Topics Included ;
Events leading to Assassination
Why the Archduke was assassinated
Included;
PowerPoint; with questions.
Radio Broadcast of the events.
Lie Detector Plenary
Essay style writing structure
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What Caused the Black Death and How did it Spread?
LO:
To understand what caused the Black Death.
To understand how the Black Death spread.
Included;
PowerPoint including starter, main and plenary
Horrible Histories Video (for starter)
Activity sheet, putting events in order.
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Why Was Charles I Executed?
Engaging and Interactive lesson, about whether or not Charles I should have been executed.
Topics Covered;
Imagery of the execution
The Trail of Charles I
Whether or Charles should have been executed.
Included;
Interactive Quiz: Recapping main points of the English Civil War (Starter in PP)
Image of Charles execution activity sheet
Source Worksheet, with contrasting views as to why Charles should be executed
Sticky note traffic light activity, to gauge pupils opinion at the end of the lesson (included in PP)
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World War I, Alliances
Engaging lesson on WWI alliances.
Topics Covered,
Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente
Tension building between each country
Included;
PowerPoint, with differentiated questions
Worksheet - Stating the key reasons why there was tension in each country
Activity sheet- Colour in 1914 map for students to highlight both sides
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Who Was the Most Successful Medieval King?
Topics Included;
Qualities of a good king
William Rufus
Henry I
Richard I
John I
Included;
PowerPoint
Carousel Information sheet
Timeline activity worksheet
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WWI, Long Term Causes
Topics Included:
Nationalism
Imperialism
Militarism (Arms Race)
Alliances.
Included;
PowerPoint, with interactive starter, video link and catch phase game (to use as plenary to introduce next lesson)
Causes Card Sort or Worksheet depending on how you want to present the lesson.
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Government’s Reaction to Suffragette Protest
Informative Lesson on the Government’s Reaction to Suffragette Protest.
Topics Included;
Recap of the Suffragette Movement#
Cat and Mouse Act
Suffragettes: Government Attempts to Deal with the Protest
Included;
PowerPoint: Activity Modeled to aid teaching, differentiated questions and answer activity, animation to increase engagement
Activity Sheet: Cat and Mouse Act
Worksheet: Page from textbook