Lesson can be used for all sorts - I have used it with Titanic in recent years. The five R's is a method used to break down and examine the historical significance of an event or person. Many historians have different variations of this method. The five R's we will use are: Remembered, revealed, remarked, resonates and resulted. The order does not necessarily matter, neither the need to do all five of them.

Yes, this could be a fun lesson. After my class tackles a few sources and see what the author was trying to do we move onto the famous Keep Calm Poster. This is planned out in class and the students finish it for homework. The mini-lesson leads you straight to the Keep Calm Task. The lesson could be extended into two lessons if you want to explore propaganda in greater detail.

Useful for History lessons for all ages and other lessons too. FREE version available and TEMPLATE BUNDLE available. Create for in lesson activities and also for Homework tasks. PDFs cannot be edited. Docx files can be edited so you can add or take away the boxes along the timeline, colour them in or add relevant pictures. This can be useful when adapting this activity for use with a class in an ICT Suite.

A simple worksheet which could be a homework task. Locations of bombing to be noted on the map. Some students may add the number of bombings or other statistics. Look up my World War Two Bundle for a great deal on this resource

Do look out for the bundle!!! GET A BUNDLE DEAL This bunch of resources asks the simple question - Why did the murder take place in the East End? The presentation outlines the maze like features of the place. The handout helps with background about the East End. The Home Learning (HL) could take place before or after the lesson.

These PPTs and DOCs examine the Cannon-Fodder source made famous by the leaders at the Treaty of Versailles. Basic speeches sheets put incorrect phrases into the leaders' mouths. Students have to sort these out. Good for a starter. DDAABB PPT and handout explains how Double Dab works as a method of analysis TOV PPT breaks down the source into elements There are alternative sources as well. This will become part of a WWI Bundle.

See other topics and American West Bundles. GCSE American West is often divided into three topic areas. Word searches for topic 1 cover: Key topic 1.1 The Plains Indians: their beliefs and way of life Key topic 1.2 Migration and early settlement Key topic 1.3 Conflict and tension These are 1-page word searches with space for definitions and additional space to have students write out the keywords three times to improve spelling. There are also 2 to page versions which also have a small space below for a single definition and single three-times write up. These are useful starters and the 1-page versions are appropriate for aextended activity or homework.

These files can also be found in a bundle. The PPTs are editable and from them, you can create your own version. The images in the background are fair use or my own. These were done in 4:3 or 16:9 depending on your projector and your printout options The 2 to a page PDFs are the sheets The 6 to a page PDFs are the cards

This lesson is a brief overview of the differences between the USA's democratic system and the USSR's communist system. The conference photos and maps are to set the stage for the Iron Curtain. Source analysis or just basic opinion pieces depending on if you what to reach the learning objective in one lesson. Comparative systems Grid sheets should be cut out and put into envelopes beforehand. (You can hand out the help sheets or only cut and strip one side) The word cloud task would make a good homework assignment.

I have put 4 to a page on the PDF. The doc file will allow you to edit this so you can have two or one to an A4 page

The PPT presentation is the main resource. The idea is for students to practice their timeline skills and how to extract relevant information from a textbook or PDF. This lesson works best if you have a textbook that the students can use to gather important dates. If needed, you can you the PDFs with dates and important figures. This is lesson 1 and the War of the Roses Timeline Lesson is lesson 2. Lesson 2 is free.

CIVIL WAR Bundle also available. This collection of resources has various different sheets that can be used to highlight the differences between the Parliamentarian and Royalist forces. More sheets and presentations make use of the Cromwell film and the sequence of events around the Battle of Naseby. The worksheets are adjusted for different ability students and can be edited further.

Stuart and Civil War Bundle Available (http://bit.ly/TStevoTES) Why is the Film Inaccurate? Asks you to delve behind the film and argue. Is the Film Inaccurate? Asks the students to make a judgement. Both Versions are available in the Presentation. key stage 3 HISTORY Possible usage in Media studies Learning Objective: To use (Lv3) different sources (Lv3/4) in order to develop an argument (Lv5) Learning Outcomes: Annotate song, notes on film and references and use it to form an opinion (PEE) This is a clear and simple lesson that makes use of three songs from the Disney film. Use your own copy or the links provided.

I also have Stuart and Civil War Bundles. The ALT or Alternative lesson has a greater focus on the shifting attitudes and how it creates the fear of witches. There are sources to examine from textbooks. These files can be edited down so you can use just a few sources with your classes. The regular lesson is very similar but uses original sources from the time. This can be edited down to make it easier for your class. Swimming Sheet can be re examined as homework.

This lesson covers the conditions within the factories and can be taught in one lesson (or perhaps two depending on progress and omission of slides). FREE elements available in the shop. This lesson you are going to investigate the working conditions in the factories and the treatment of the workers. Pass - if you can identify and describe the conditions from the sources Success- if you can explain why the sources would change people’s viewpoints Challenge - if you can evaluate which sources would have the greatest impact on Parliament, so they are justified to pass laws.

This resource contains short and longer starter activities on the Nuremberg Trials. The PowerPoint is fully editable. I have included the Word Photos so you can edit them further or use them as posters Presentation Explained. Simply A4 print slide 2 for a poster. Show slide 3 or 5 as thinking starters before giving the answer using slide 4 or 6. Print out a class set of slide 7 for a practical starter activity for a tutorial period or relevant history lesson (or use slide 10) before showing the answer on slide 8 or showing websites from slide 9. More key events for On This Day will become available. Entire months will be available ready for the new year. You can use them in history class or with your tutor groups.

Word search Maze Wikipedia definition

You can use the cube as a learning, selection and revision tool. This cube focuses on Elizabeth I’s suitors Can you research/ explain/ discuss whatever is facing up on the cube? This is just one cube, the Elizabeth I GCSE cube contains 9 cubes for you to use.

These images contain keywords from the Edexcel GCSE units that have merged into artwork from the time to create WordArt. This images can be used to recap a unit, revise for an exam or spark interest in a unit.