This lesson is part of a scheme of learning that was made for Year 9 on the Cold War. It is particularly useful for those who are not intending to study this at GCSE. This lesson is intended to make the students think through being put in difficult situations and having to make decisions fast. It requires high level thinking skills with a specific focus on the skill of evaluation. It covers the Cuban Revolution; Bay of Pigs and the Missile Crisis. This resource can also be used for GCSE units, and will take about 2 hours to teach.

This is a 22 slide power point which will take about 3 hours to complete. It focuses on the questions surrounding the dropping of the atomic bomb. It contains a range of activities; sources and video clips with an extended assessment task at the end. This answers the questions: How does an atomic bomb work What were the positives and negatives with regards to dropping the bomb Why did the USA drop it? I made this as part of a key stage 3 scheme of learning especially for students who are not continuing with history at GCSE so that they understand one of the most significant events of the twentieth century. This could also be used for the Superpower relations unit at GCSE.

This lesson considers the aims of President Kennedy’s economic policy and how far it was successful It contains a variety of task including exam-style work and discussion. It was created for the AQA American Dream unit of work but could be used for any post 16 study of the presidency of JFK.

This lesson has been created to help GCSE students to answer questions which require them to explain how interpretation differ, and give valid reasons why they differ. It is taught through explaining the concept of interpretations of history; understanding the role of an historian; examples of model answers and opportunities to practice examples of GCSE questions. This is particularly useful to consolidate higher prior attaining students conceptual understanding and to provide a logical route to accessing the marks for these question types for lower prior attaining students.

This lesson investigates the situation faced by Edward VI on the death of Henry VIII and it introduces the concept of the Mid-Tudor Crisis. Students will look at the historiography of the crisis; make predictions and prepare for an evidence collection activity. This was created for AQA Unit 1C, however is suitable for any A Level study of the Tudors.

This is a lesson which forms part of a Year 9 scheme of learning on the 20th century world. It is particularly useful for students who have not chosen history at GCSE. It contains opportunities to identify methods used by the USA and USSR to put across their message during the Cold War and focuses on a War of Words. Students will demonstrate that they understand messages and the author’s purpose by looking at a range of propaganda images and film clips. They will also have the opportunity to make their own piece of propaganda. This is suitable for all abilities, and can also be used for GCSE.

This is the fourth lesson in a mini scheme of learning which addresses KS2-3 transition in history, and is a follow up to a baseline assessment (also available) aimed at ensuring that students are equipped with the correct skills from the outset to successfully approach KS3 history. This lesson ensures that students can use sources to carry out an invesigation, and is the second part of the ‘what’ of history. The rest of the lessons are also available.

This is the sixth lesson in a mini scheme of learning which addresses KS2-3 transition in history, and is a follow up to a baseline assessment (also available) aimed at ensuring that students are equipped with the correct skills from the outset to successfully approach KS3 history. This lesson ensures that students can identify the criterion for why people are important in history, and allows them to evaluate this through looking at the profiles of key people. The rest of the lessons are also available.

This resource contains 3 quizzes and word searches on Year 8 topics. The students have to find the words by filling in the gaps using their historical knowledge, and then locate them on the grid. The resource contains 3 quizzes/word searches: The Tudors The British Empire The English Civil War There are also 3 differentiated searches for lower prior attaining students where the letter at the beginning of each word is highlighted in the grid so that this becomes more of a heads and tails activity. I have found using these useful revision/extension/remote learning resources.

This is part of a post-war unit of work planned for Year 9, especially those who are not continuing with history at key stage 4. This is a 2 hour lesson or 2x1 hours which focuses on the division of Berlin as a case study. It looks at the origins of the divide The difference between life in the east and west The causes and consequences of the building of the Wall and international reaction to it Escape attempts Includes activities and YouTube clips

This lesson has been created for the American Dream unit of the AQA A level, but is suitable for any course which involves the study of Eisenhower’s presidency. It focuses on the successes/failures of Nixon as Vice President, and his relationship with Eisenhower, and traces the end of MaCCarthyism. It contains a variety of research; card sort and video activities, and takes about 3 hours to teach.

This lesson supports GCSE students in being able to evaluate the utility of sources essential for GCSE success. It is taught through modeling answers and success criterion and giving students the opportunity step by step to improve their skills. It includes a hand out which can be stuck in their books and used as a checklist to ensure that they have covered the key skills necessary for a successful answer to a source utility question at GCSE.

This is the third lesson in a mini scheme of learning which addresses KS2-3 transition in history, and is a follow up to a baseline assessment (also available) aimed at ensuring that students are equipped with the correct skills from the outset to successfully approach KS3 history. This lesson ensure that students can define describe the different types of evidence that historians use. The rest of the lessons are also available.

This is the fifth lesson in a mini scheme of learning which addresses KS2-3 transition in history, and is a follow up to a baseline assessment (also available) aimed at ensuring that students are equipped with the correct skills from the outset to successfully approach KS3 history. This lesson ensures that students can recognise and understand bias through the interrogation of a biased report… The rest of the lessons are also available.

This wordsearch tests student recall of key facts about renaissance medicine and is useful as a starter/plenary or end of term fun revision activity for students studying medicine through time at GCSE. Students have to find the answers to 15 questions and then locate the words in a wordsearch.

This is the seventh lesson in an 8 lesson scheme of learning for key stage 3 on the Industrial Revolution. It involves research into how the social conditions in the cities during the industrial revolution aided criminals and made solving crime very difficult for the police. Students are required to consider a variety of sources to reach a judgment in an extended writing task. All sources and the writing frame are included within the power point for copying. This could also be used as a GCSE resource to support the teaching of the historic environment on the crime and punishment unit. No text book is needed.

This is lesson 13 and 14 of a Year 9 scheme of learning made to cover the 20th century world. It has been created in a way that ensures that students who do not choose GCSE history are informed of key developments that are shaping our world today. Other lessons from this unit are also available. This can also be used for the teaching of GCSE.

This is the first lesson for the EDEXCEL GCSE Superpower Relationas and the Cold War. It covers the first topic - the Grand Alliance; the Tehran; Yalta and Potsdam conferences. This is fully resourced and no text book is needed. There are information sheets for exercise books and an examination zone activity where students practice writing a narrative account - modeled first paragraph and link sentence. Wrriting frame for those who need differentiation.

This lesson focuses on how to attain a high level on the GCSE history paper when evaluating interpretations of history. The lesson is taught by looking at potential questions and through teacher modeling and then students copying. It demonstrates how to structure answers and differentiates between information lifted from interpretations and presentation of own knowledge.

This is the first lesson of a sequence of A Level lessons on the presidency of JFK. It focuses on the 1960 US election, and considers the key issues which led to the outcome as required by the A Level specification. It contains the relevant tasks and resources for students. This lesson was made for AQA The American Dream, however can be used for any A level unit about the Presidency of JFK.