A really fun KS3 lesson on medieval leisure time. Starts with football and then a look at various medieval games. Includes instructions on various medieval board games that you then give to students to play and give them time to move around and try a few out.

Industrial Revolution lesson looking at life in coal mines, dangers in particular. It also includes a GCSE style assessment with assessment marking sheet

A whole lesson with resources on the Fort Laramie treaty - goes through causes, events and consequences

a set of note taking based lessons to revise medicine through time. I tend to use these to take notes, plan exam questions which are on the lesson and then test. We do other interactive lessons too which i will also share, these are notes based.

A whole lesson on the homestead act and Pacific Railway Act

A revision lesson as we get nearer to the exam looking at 12m essay planning and the source questions in the Western Front Unit.

A stand alone medicine revision lesson looking at essay planning and selecting evidence and paragraphing for the 12m questions.

A whole lesson on migration and the Oregon Trail including a consequences assessment with assessment sheet for guidance for students and teacher use for marking.

Lesson looking at the Pioneers and problems they faced, with some specific work on the Donners. Includes a consequence question with some clear guidance to support students in peer assessment

A two hour lesson on the battle of the somme, building up to an assessment task. GCSE style assessment with marking sheet for use by students and teachers

Assessment planning and writing on the causes of ww1. This includes a marking sheet that we use for all GCSE style assessments like this essay question

A stand alone overview revision lesson with a range of revision activities for all learning styles and also provides activities they can use at home for their own revision

I start by cutting up the maps like a puzzle and labels and arrows and getting them to arrange them as they think they should go. Students love this and helps them understand the movement of goods

Lessons looking at the experiences of plantation and house slaves and comparing the two

introduction to the Civil Rights half of the course

A lesson focussing on problems with Law and Order in mining towns. includes a carousel task. This was used in an ofsted observation and was praised

A lesson looking at the assassination using the ‘days that shook the world’ clips which are excellent. Ranking activities also included

A lesson looking at the key categories in the cause of one - MIN (Assassination is in a separate lesson) There’s also a homework task sheet and edexcel style questions included in the lesson. Videos are hyperlinked to the pictures.

A unit of revision lessons on the American West. These are note taking based and include exam question planning and preparation. We would teach these alongside more interactive revision lessons also - these are very information based and ensure students have a good set of notes to work from.

A great introduction to the lives of Plains Indians and key aspects needed. A range of exam questions, activities, information and video clips hyperlinked. I get students to take notes in an 8 box grid on a page/ double depending on size of books. They take a mixture of written notes and pictures