Perfect as an introduction to the Battle of the Somme - focusing on what happened, how, why and the different perspectives people have had on the Battle over Time, focusing on the question - Was the Battle of the Somme a disaster? This lesson allows students to explore sources in detail, study contemporary accounts and research task. Students will also complete exam style questions, complete partnered tasks, clip tasks, debate tasks and more. The lesson is detailed, editable and suitable for KS3 or KS4. The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, three-way differentiated tasks, a variety of activities, clip tasks, exam-style practice plenary, peer teaching tasks and more. It’s very easy to follow and can be used straight away :) If you are happy with your resource, please leave us a review! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at historygeeksuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Many more history lessons - both inexpensive and free at our store: HISTORY GEEKS

A brand new, fun and educational escape room, centred around ancient Egypt and the mysterious disappearance of a missing artifact. Work against the clock to solve the mystery before the dawn of the winter solstace, practicing history skills, critical thinking skills, teamwork and much more. Created with a target age of 11 to 14, this challenging escape room should provide a fun and educational end-of-year activity for your students! Set in the ancient Egypt exhibit at the British Museum, the escape room requires the students to follow a set of clues in their quest to find a missing scroll, believed to contain the secrets of the ancient Egyptian sun god, Ra. Professor Evelyn Westwood, the renowned archaeologist who discovered it, has vanished under mysterious circumstances, and the scroll has gone with her. By solving a collection of puzzles, your students will be guided from room to room on their quest to find a sacred missing artifact, the lost scroll of Ra. While the escape room is intended to be challenging, there is a great deal of support available to help your students in their quest, including explainer videos and animated hints/solutions that can accessed on the main PowerPoint. Perfect for a fun tutor time activity, to be completed over the course of a week, or as a fun lesson before the Christmas holidays.

The Ultimate History Quiz! For end of year, or any time, no fuss, historical fun. This quiz is a whirlwind tour through time, focusing mainly on time periods studied in KS3 and GCSE in British Secondary Schools (with a little off-curricular extra thrown in!) This quiz will definitely raise a few smiles and giggles and is interactive, editable and best suited to secondary students (although could be used with upper KS2). The rounds include: Kings, Queens and Political Leaders, Who said that quote? Lucky Dip round Ancient and Medieval trivia Mix up! (which two historical figures have their images combined?) Unusual artifacts and historical places All answers are included, as is a score sheet, and there a video clip questions, picture questions as well as many other styles - all are multiple choice The quiz lasts up to 45 mins including clip tasks and can either be played having the answers revealed as you go along, or the board can be paused and the answers read out at the end (you can play either in teams or individually). ADDITIONAL FREE CONTENT: A fun and Christmassy lesson for students in the last week of term. Could be used as a reward lesson the last time you see your class before Christmas. The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, differentiated tasks, a variety of activities, 3 different fun plenaries, timeline task and more. It’s very easy to follow and can be used straight away :) Who are EC Resources? EC Resources are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Bank of England, The Children’s Commissioner, MACS Charity, The British Legion, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.

A differentiated and editable history lesson all about how the Jim Crow Laws affected the lives of Black Americans. The lesson is very easy to follow and covers every aspect of life, from housing to entertainment to school and travel. This lesson lasts one hour and is very easy to just pick up and use. This is most suitable for a KS3 class (created for Year 8) but could easily be used with other year groups as it’s editable. The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, clip tasks, a variety of activities, worksheets, source tasks and more. Who are EC Resources? EC Resources are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Bank of England, The Children’s Commissioner, MACS Charity, The British Legion, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.

A differentiated and editable history lesson all about Edward I and whether he really was the ‘Hammer of the Scots’. The lesson allows students to investigate both sides of the story before using their analysis and source-based skills to reach a conclusion. The lesson is very easy to follow and will last at least one hour. The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, clip tasks, a variety of activities, worksheets, source tasks, clip tasks, active tasks and more.

2 LESSONS - 2 x detailed, differentiated and editable 1 hour lesson all about the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and how this contributed towards the start of World War One. The download includes: detailed PowerPoints, clip tasks, a variety of activities, worksheets and more. It’s very easy to follow and can be used straight away :)

This lesson focuses on the causes of World War I (WWI) and covers alliances (alliance system), the colonialism (imperalism) and the rivalry that paved the way for WWI. It has been designed to last an hour - last task can be set as homework or done as plenary, depending on time. It is editable, detailed, and clip question and differentiated questions, starter sheets, LO check sheet with key terms information sheet all included with the PowerPoint. Who are EC Resources? EC Resources are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Bank of England, The Children’s Commissioner, MACS Charity, The British Legion, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.

An hour long, fully resourced lesson with powerpoint, differentiated tasks, worksheets, clip link and accompanying task focusing on the Emmett Till murder. Designed to meet Ofsted Good-Outstanding criteria by a experienced History teacher in a UK secondary school.

Detailed and well-differentiated, editable lesson on D-Day. The lesson includes detailed PowerPoints, a variety of activities, source questions, clip tasks, exam-styles practice questions, active tasks and more. Perfect for KS3 or GCSE revision.

A one hour resource all about the history of antisemitism through the ages, as well as where and how it still exists in the world today. Students will investigate whether antisemitism can always be linked to right-wing extremism, whether it really is an issue in the UK Labour party and the problems of reportedly rising antisemitism in the US and Russia. This resource pack includes a one hour long PowerPoint with accompanying worksheets, well differentiated activities, literacy focus tasks, clip tasks with three-way differentiated questions, source investigation task and information sheets. The resources are all in the ZIP file, the images have been uploaded so you can clearly see an example on Tes of some of the contents. The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. It is useful for HIstory, Citizenship or Tutor Time. As with all our lessons, you don’t need any prior knowledge as all the information is included - you can just pick up and teach it.

A detailed and well-differentiated, editable history lesson all about the relationship between Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots. Students explore the reasons why there was such a rift between the cousins and why Elizabeth eventually had Mary put to death through clips and differentiated information sheets before attempting a practice test question on their learning. This lesson lasts 1 hour and is very easy to just pick up and use. The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, a variety of activities, worksheets, extended literacy tasks, clips and more.

2 LESSONS - 2 x detailed and well-differentiated, editable history lessons all about Appeasement and the contribution of this policy to the outbreak of World War II. Very easy to just pick up and use. The lessons includes detailed PowerPoints, a variety of activities, source questions, clip tasks, exam-styles practice questions, active tasks and more. Perfect for KS3 or GCSE revision.

An hour long, fully resourced KS3 lesson with PowerPoint, differentiated tasks throughout, worksheets, clip link and accompanying task focusing on an introduction to the Black Death, causes, cures and sources. Designed to meet Ofsted Good-Outstanding criteria by a experienced History teacher in a UK secondary school. If you like this pack, many more history lessons - both inexpensive and free can be found in our store: HISTORY GEEKS

A differentiated and editable history lesson all about horrors of the Middle Passage and an introduction to the Triangle Trade. The lesson is very easy to follow and will last at least one hour. This is most suitable for a KS3 class (created for Year 8) but could be used for other year groups. The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, clip tasks, a variety of activities, worksheets, source tasks, clip tasks, active tasks and more. If you are happy with your resource, please leave us a review! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at historygeeksuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. This lesson can be used as part of our Slavery Units or Black History Units, which also include lessons on life as a slave and abolition, available in our TES shop. Many more history lessons - both inexpensive and free at our store: HISTORY GEEKS Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, Tutor Time, PSHE + RSE new Curriculum 2020 resources at EC Resources

Perfect for a Medieval History Unit for Year 7. This lesson allows students to explore and discover different types of castles, why they were built and how they changed over time. Great for practicing source work and extended writing tasks, with clip and other tasks also included. The lesson will last up to two hours and is detailed, editable and suitable for KS3. The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, differentiated tasks, a variety of activities, clip tasks, exam-style practice plenary, peer teaching tasks and more. It’s very easy to follow and can be used straight away :) If you are happy with your resource, please leave us a review! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at historygeeksuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Many more history lessons - both inexpensive and free at our store: HISTORY GEEKS

An 8 page collection of sources relating to the African Slave trade. Would suit a source analysis lesson on slavery.