Make use of a fun and engaging christmas quiz that will send your students into the holidays with tonnes of history facts to amaze their families! Includes the following: Historical figures Famous figures that were born around christmas such as Isaac Newton and Mao Zedong. Key events Important Historical events that happened on or around christmas day such as the sinking of the Santa Maria and the Apollo 8 moon mission. Christmas traditions Explore the historical context of unique christmas traditions from around the world such as the Yule goat (Sweden) and roller skating (Venezuala) Dingbats A final round of hand made history related dingbats such as WW1 and the Civil Rights Movement. If you can, please spread the christmas cheer by leaving a small review below!

Discover an engaging KS3 lesson that explores the origins of the Silk Road and revolves around an enquiry question ‘what were the Silk Roads?’ The lesson contextualises modern and historical trade routes, key locations and products sold along the silk road. There are video links to support students engagement and allow them to visualise the nature and history of the Silk Roads. There is deliberate practice focused on defining the silk road through a fill-in the -gap activity. The lesson revolves around the key enquiry question ‘What were the silk roads?’ with the lesson concluding with an exit ticket to define the silk road. The lesson comes in PowerPoint format, feel free to adapt the lesson to suit your needs best! Full 7 lesson unit available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13151870

A historical account of the Harrying of the North by Orderic Vitalis (12th century) with a 4 step analysis method to enable students to confidently and independently break down historical sources.

A series of sources for students to analyse and understand the chronology of the Battle of Hastings.

A modern interpretation of life in Anglo-Saxon England. Students have to investigate the image and then answer the questions around the edge.

A modern interpretation of life in a Celtic hill fort. Students have to investigate the picture to answer the questions around the edge.

Students will explore the events of Boudicca’s rebellion against Roman rule in order. At each key event, they will decide how much of a threat Boudicca was to the Romans and show this by drawing a bar chart. Inside each bar, they will explain why the event made her more or less of a threat.

A class activity whereby students evaluate the different claims to the English throne in 1066. Includes: Information sheet Worksheet

Students have to categorise the evidence as either a positive impact or negative impact of Roman rule on Britain. They then have to explain the importance of each piece of evidence.

A worksheet created for the AQA history unit: Conflict and Tension in Asia Also applicable to: Edexcel GCSE unit: Superpower relations and the Cold war AQA A-level history: Cold war Edexcel international A-level: The cold war and hot war in Asia

A worksheet created for the AQA history unit: Conflict and Tension in Asia Also applicable to: Edexcel GCSE unit: Superpower relations and the Cold war AQA A-level history: Cold war Edexcel international A-level: The cold war and hot war in Asia

A worksheet created for the AQA history unit: Conflict and Tension in Asia Also applicable to: Edexcel GCSE unit: Superpower relations and the Cold war AQA A-level history: Cold war Edexcel international A-level: The cold war and hot war in Asia

A worksheet created for the AQA history unit- America: Opportunity and Inequality. Also useful for: KS3 history units looking at 20th century America

A worksheet created for the AQA history unit- America: Opportunity and Inequality. Also useful for: KS3 history units looking at 20th century America

A worksheet created for the AQA history unit: Conflict and Tension in Asia Also applicable to: Edexcel GCSE unit: Superpower relations and the Cold war AQA A-level history: Cold war Edexcel international A-level: The cold war and hot war in Asia

A worksheet created for the AQA history unit: Conflict and Tension in Asia Also applicable to: Edexcel GCSE unit: Superpower relations and the Cold war AQA A-level history: Cold war Edexcel international A-level: The cold war and hot war in Asia

A worksheet created for the AQA history unit: Conflict and Tension in Asia Also applicable to: Edexcel GCSE unit: Superpower relations and the Cold war AQA A-level history: Cold war Edexcel international A-level: The cold war and hot war in Asia

A worksheet created for the AQA history unit: Conflict and Tension in Asia Also applicable to: Edexcel GCSE unit: Superpower relations and the Cold war AQA A-level history: Cold war Edexcel international A-level: The cold war and hot war in Asia

A worksheet created for the AQA history unit: Conflict and Tension in Asia Also applicable to: Edexcel GCSE unit: Superpower relations and the Cold war AQA A-level history: Cold war Edexcel international A-level: The cold war and hot war in Asia

A worksheet created for the AQA history unit: Conflict and Tension in Asia Also applicable to: Edexcel GCSE unit: Superpower relations and the Cold war AQA A-level history: Cold war Edexcel international A-level: The cold war and hot war in Asia