I am Head of Humanities in the West Midlands and have been teaching History for twenty years. I have marked exams and moderated coursework for GCSE History for a popular exam board since 2001. All resources published have been tried out in class before publication!
I am Head of Humanities in the West Midlands and have been teaching History for twenty years. I have marked exams and moderated coursework for GCSE History for a popular exam board since 2001. All resources published have been tried out in class before publication!
This work book comprises of 45 pages and aims to help students improve their knowledge and understanding of the changes to Entertainment and Leisure c 500 to present day unit. Each key Question is covered and they are:
1. What have been the main developments in sport over time?
2. How have holiday patterns and travel changed over time?
3. How was society affected by developments in theatre, stage and screen over time?
4. How have musical tastes and dance patterns changed over time?
5. How have changing patterns in entertainment affected the lives of children over time?
6. Why have blood sports and other forms of cruelty been seen as entertainment over time?
7. Historical site - Blackpool
Each key question includes:
- table comparison task on the three eras examined
- Questions on aspects of the relevant specification
- A summary box asking students to summarise the key points relating to change for each key question
- Have you understood? section with short answers required
At the end is a glossary of key words for students to fill in and some blank glossary spaces for extra words they come across.
This can be used as an entire unit of work to compliment the Eduqas published resource for this unit, a long lasting homework or a revision tool.
Note - this focuses on facts and key knowledge and not specific exam question focus.
Six revision activities to help revise Germany 1919-1991
Practice exam questions
Blank spider diagrams
Guess who game - I laminate mine so they can be reused
Blank Knowledge organisers for students to complete for revision
Revision card template for students to fill in
Knowledge test
This is a Y7 outline scheme of work which includes a brief overview of every lesson for the Autumn term. Included are two student assessments and markschemes (based on GCSE examination style questions) and two homework booklets where the emphasis is mainly on short learning homeworks for a weekly fact test and including revision activities to complete. There is also a baseline assessment with mark scheme for Y7 to assess knowledge and skills at the beginning of KS3.
The Topics studied are Medieval History and Historical skills.
I originally made this as a guide for new students who came into the school part way through the course. Now all students complete it when we are doing the USA topic.
It is 83 pages long, includes tasks, exam practice, second order concept skills practice and key word opportunities. It covers the entire USA topic and has tasks related to every section like comprehension exercises, filling in a table, case studies, diamond 9 and designing an advert for a Jazz speakeasy. Every exam question on the paper is planned and practiced with mark schemes and room for student improvements. It can be used hand in hand with the free book resource from Eduqas on their website. At the end of the book is a PLC on the whole topic for students to check their knowledge and set targets. https://resources.eduqas.co.uk/Pages/ResourceByArgs?subId=17
Focus on the Elizabethan Age unit. Includes:
-knowledge organisers for the whole unit
- PLC’s with practice exam questions
- walking talking mock paper with sentence starters for all questions
- a further practice mock paper
- teaching resources for the entertainment and Puritan topics in the unit.
Focus on the USA 1910-1929 unit for the new Eduqas GCSE History exam. Includes:
- knowledge organisers for the whole unit
- student workbook for the whole unit which can be used as part of teaching or revision
- weekly learning homeworks for the whole unit
- a USA practice exam question PLC
Knowledge Organisers for AQA’a A Level History course on unit 1C The Tudors.
Each knowledge organiser focuses on a key question:
Henry VII - The first 8 KO’s focus on key content from the spec and the final 4 KO’s focus on key people from this period
Henry VIII - The first 11 KO’s focus on key content from the spec and the final 3 KO’s focus on key people from this period
Edward VI & Mary I - The first 12 KO’s focus on key content from the spec and the final 3 KO’s focus on key people from this period
Elizabeth I - The first 13 KO’s focus on the key content from the spec and the final 4 KO’s focus on key people from this period
Three resources designed to help students learn and revise their factual knowledge for the Entertainment & Leisure thematic study. Includes;
- knowledge organisers for all the key questions including the historical site study of Blackpool
- a student work book to help them make relevant notes and / or revise the topic
- seven king and queen starter tests or plenaries which revise 10 key facts every test
- A king and queen class display sheet
- an excel king and queen test record sheet which calculates the average test result for students and the whole class over the weeks.
A comprehensive bundle of revision notes and material for the USA 1910-1929 exam.
Includes:
- Knowledge organisers for all key questions
- student workbook covering the entire topic
- weekly learning homework for all topics
- revision activities of the whole topic
- King and Queen knowledge tests to check weekly revision of facts
King and Queen class display chart
- King and Queen test record sheet which calculates the average student test results and class results
Lessons for all 7 of the key questions.
A sequence of three lessons for each key question and an Elizabeth I knowledge organiser to use whilst teaching the lessons.
These lessons are retrieval based and are used in conjunction with the knowledge organiser included.
Lesson 1 - The Big Picture - extended content with a Do it Now and retrieval activity
Lesson 2 - Mind mapping lesson with an example mind map and a Do Now for the start of the lesson
Lesson 3 - Testing - An extended Do Now comprising of 10 factual questions and one of the exam questions which feature on the Elizabeth I exam paper. The question is explained, modelled and then students have a go too.
The slides are based around the knowledge on the knowledge organiser. During the mind mapping and retrieval activities, higher ability students are given extra information so that they complete in more detail.
We have found this method successful in helping all of our students remember the key information as the three lesson sequence embeds the core knowledge they need.
Homeworks should be focused on revising / self-quizzing from knowledge organisers as well as completing mind maps.
This method is also useful when students are absent from previous lessons as they are able to fit straight back in by using knowledge organisers.
All you need to revise and practice with your pupils for the Changes to Entertainment and Leisure exam.
Includes:
• Revison quizzes in the format of 10 questions each
• Revision flash cards for each question on the paper
• Revision game with over 80 slides in the style of the only connect quiz
Knowledge organisers
• 68 practice exam questions for the new paper.
Student workbooklet
All you need to revise and practice with your pupils for the Elizabethan Age exam.
Includes:
Practice questions
Revison quizzes in the format of 10 questions each
Revision flash cards for each question on the paper
Marking grids for marking practice questions
Revision game with over 100 slides in the style of the only connect quiz
A walking talking mock and practice mock
68 practice exam questions for the new paper.
All you need to revise and practice with your pupils for the Elizabethan Age exam.
Includes:
• Practice questions
• Revison quizzes
• Revision flash cards for each question on the paper
• Marking grids for marking practice questions
• Revision game with over 40 slides in the style of the only connect quiz
• Student workbooklet to complete for revision
• 61 practice exam questions for the new paper.
Knowledge organisers
All you need to revise and practice with your pupils for the Germany 1919-1990 exam.
Includes:
• Practice questions
• Revison quizzes in the format of 10 questions each
• Revision flash cards for each question on the paper
• Marking grids for marking practice questions
• Revision game with over 90 slides in the style of the only connect quiz
• Two practice mocks
• 83 practice exam questions for the new paper
A workbook for students to complete for revision
Knowledge organisers for Germany
There are 8 booklets in total, each one focuses on a main chapter from the Hodder textbook.
There are various tasks for students to complete using their textbook as a guide.
Each booklet contains activities :
• making specific notes
• answering key questions
• examining extracts based on the exam question stem
• practice essays and interpretations questions
• completing tables
• revising some relevant knowledge
• learning key words and key terms
The number of pages in the booklets range between 35 and 47 pages.
Focus on the Germany 1919-1991 unit for the GCSE History exam. Includes:
knowledge organisers for the whole unit
student workbook (knowledge based) for the whole unit which can be used as revision or whilst learning
PLC’s and practice exam questions to help students practice exam skills
weekly learning homework for the entire unit
Display posters
Weekly revision tests for the unit
Two mock papers
Only connect revision quiz with over 90 slides
83 practice exam questions for new exam
Revision cards on how to answer Germany exam questions
Eduqas GCSE History
The Elizabethan Age
The USA 1910-1929
Germany 1919-1990
Changes to Entertainment & Leisure c500 - present day
Included for each topic:
knowledge organisers
Practice Exam questions
Revision only connect quiz
Marking grids
Flashcards on how to answer each question
