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I am a History Teacher with a love for producing high quality and easily accessible history lessons, which I have accumulated and adapted for over 20 years of my teaching career. I appreciate just how time consuming teaching now is and the difficulty of constantly producing resources for an ever changing curriculum.

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I am a History Teacher with a love for producing high quality and easily accessible history lessons, which I have accumulated and adapted for over 20 years of my teaching career. I appreciate just how time consuming teaching now is and the difficulty of constantly producing resources for an ever changing curriculum.
The French Revolution - Reign of Terror
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The French Revolution - Reign of Terror

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The French Revolution The aim of this lesson is to judge how terrible the Reign of Terror was in France. The lesson begins with an chronological recap task of the events of 1789. Students are introduced to Maximilien Robespierre and using the information provided have to explain the context and introduction of the Reign of Terror. The main task is to rate how terrible some of the events were in the years 1793-5, by colour coding a ‘terror o meter’. For each event and explain why they have made these decisions. Using these judgements, they will then complete a thinking quilt on whether they think the Terror was justified or not. The ‘Are you a robot?’ plenary gets them to make links with the images all connected to the learning of the lesson. The lesson comes with retrieval practice activities, differentiated materials, suggested teaching and learning strategies and is linked to the latest historical interpretations, video clips and debate. The lesson is enquiry based with a key question posed at the start of the lesson and revisited at the end to show the progress of learning. The lesson is fully adaptable in PowerPoint format and can be changed to suit.
The French Revolution - Napoleon Bonaparte
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The French Revolution - Napoleon Bonaparte

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The French Revolution The aim of this lesson is to investigate if Napoleon was a hero or villain. Students are introduced to Napoleon and make some initial judgements with reference to his upbringing and his early life. The main task is to analyse some giebn evidence which is focused on his career, personal life, his reforms in France and how he became Emperor of France. They are required to complete their analysis with some extended writing, complete with key words and a writing frame if required. The plenary questions whether we should regard him as a legend with links to people in the modern era. The lesson comes with differentiated materials, suggested teaching and learning strategies and is linked to the latest historical interpretations, video clips and debate. The lesson is enquiry based with a key question posed at the start of the lesson and revisited at the end to show the progress of learning. It is fully adaptable in PowerPoint format and can be changed to suit.
Henry VII and Humanism | A Level
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Henry VII and Humanism | A Level

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AQA A Level 1C The Tudors: England 1485-1603 The aim of this lesson is to assess the impact of humanism and the arts upon the reign of Henry VII. Students begin with some source scholarship on the Renaissance before assessing the significance of three humanist scholars as well as the invention of the printing press. They also begin to plan an exam practice question by evaluating the importance of education, drama, music and the arts upon England and giving each an impact percentage rating. Some scaffolding, hints and tips as well as a generic markscheme enable students to answer the exam question in detail. The plenary checks the understanding and how much they can remember of the lesson completing the sentences given. There is an enquiry question posed and revisited to show the progress of learning throughout the lesson and subsequent unit of work. The lesson comes in PowerPoint format and can be changed and adapted to suit. The lesson is differentiated and includes suggested teaching strategies.
Suffragettes Bundle
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Suffragettes Bundle

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This bundle has been designed to meet the National Curriculum requirements at Key Stage 3 History for women’s suffrage as part of the theme, ’challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 to the present day.’ It can however be used as a springboard for teaching at GCSE, particularly if you are teaching AQA Power and the People or OCR Explaining the Modern World. Each year I cannot wait to teach this fascinating topic. It also never fails to ignite the excitement and interest of the students studying this part of history. From the controversy of universal suffrage and the franchise, to how women were treated in society in the 19th century, the questionable suicide of Emily Davison to the militant actions of the Suffragettes including the Cat and Mouse Act, the use of Propaganda and their involvement in World War 1. Moreover this bundle addresses key historical skills. How did World War 1 show change and continuity for women? What were the causes and consequences of the industrial revolution on universal suffrage? What were the similarities and differences in the actions of the Suffragists of Millicent Fawsett and Suffragette ‘Deeds not words’ of Emmeline Pankhurst? What was significant about the imprisonment of the Suffragettes and force feeding or the death of Emily Davison? These skills are addressed in each of the lessons and allow students to be able to make connections, draw contrasts, analyse trends and be able to create their own structured accounts and written narratives. The lessons are as follows: L1 Dying for the vote L2 An introduction to the Suffragettes L3 Suffragists and Suffragettes L4 Emily Davison – martyr or fool? L5 Propaganda and the Cat and Mouse Act of 1913 L6 The impact of World War 1 on women’s rights L7 The Roaring Twenties L8 How far have women gained equality? (+ Key Word History Display) Each resource comes PowerPoint format if there is a wish to adapt and change. I have also included suggested teaching strategies to deliver the lesson and there are differentiated materials included.
The French Revolution - Execution of King Louis XVI
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The French Revolution - Execution of King Louis XVI

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The French Revolution The aim of this lesson is to assess whether Louis deserved to be executed Firstly, students have to put a number of events in chronological order leading up to the execution. This can be done wither as a verbal or card sort activity. They are also given a narrative account of Louis XVI’s last day, from which they have to compose a number of tweets, imagining how he might have felt at the time. There is some further source analysis and video links to help them with their learning. The main task is to turn the classroom into a mini courtroom. Students are given information either defending King Louis XVI or opposing him. They will then make choices and decide whether to defend or send him to the guillotine. There is a writing frame to accompany this task with argument words to help if required. The final task is to decide what happened to Louis’ body and why this was done. A find and fix plenary will consolidate their learning from the lesson, with answers provided. The lesson comes with retrieval practice activities, differentiated materials, suggested teaching and learning strategies and is linked to the latest historical interpretations, video clips and debate. The lesson is enquiry based with a key question posed at the start of the lesson and revisited at the end to show the progress of learning. The lesson is fully adaptable in PowerPoint format and can be changed to suit.
Health and People Revision Workbook
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Health and People Revision Workbook

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Britain: Health and the People, C.1000AD to present With revision constantly in full swing, I have started to make these revision workbooks which my Year 11 students love (as an alternative to death by Powerpoint). We pick certain sections each lesson to revise and come up with model answers and discuss the best way to tackle each question in the best way, considering exam time constraints. I print out the sheets in A5, which the students stick in their books and use to colour code Students answer the questions next to or underneath the sheets. They can also be used for homework or interleaving. The resource comes in Word format if there is a need to change or adapt.
Elizabeth I - Tudor England
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Elizabeth I - Tudor England

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The aim of this lesson is to assess how ready Elizabeth was to become Queen of Tudor England. What was the young Elizabeth like and how did her background and Tudor upbringing prepare her to be a Queen? Moreover how did the foundations of her life enable her as a woman to be strong in a man’s world? This lesson attempts to examine her attributes growing up but also shows how luck and ruthlessness also played a later part in her life. Students build up a picture of her early life through pictures, sources and video evidence before explaining her character and noting the problems she faced and how she overcame them from a young age. Activities include a a chronology exercise, a true or false quiz, video and source analysis as well as using a tree to connect her early problems (branches) and character traits (leaves). The lesson is enquiry based with a key question using a lightbulb posed at the start of the lesson and revisited to show the progress of learning. The resource includes suggested teaching strategies, retrieval practice, differentiated materials and comes in PowerPoint format if there is a wish to adapt and change.
Edward VI - Tudor England
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Edward VI - Tudor England

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This lesson aims to question the importance of Edward VI and his priorities when he became a Tudor King. Recent research has claimed Edward was not a sickly boy at all and therefore this is not the emphasis of the lesson. Instead students have to think about the importance of religion and the changes he made, even to the extent of altering the Tudor succession. The lesson starts with a play your cards right game, the cards turning and the dates revealed as students are tested on their chronological understanding. In true world cup fashion, they have to narrow down his fixtures culminating in a final and winning priority. This lesson challenges students using numbers, a true or false quiz, source work as well as video evidence to give the students a thorough knowledge of his six year reign. The lesson is enquiry based with a key question using a lightbulb posed at the start of the lesson and revisited to show the progress of learning. The resource includes suggested teaching strategies, retrieval practice, differentiated materials and comes in PowerPoint format if there is a wish to adapt and change.
Munich Beer Hall Putsch
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Munich Beer Hall Putsch

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Germany 1890-1945: Democracy and Dictatorship The aim of this lesson is to judge whether the Munich Beer Hall Putsch was a success or a disaster for the Nazis The start of the lesson focuses on what Hitler wanted and students have to decide why he instigated a Putsch in the first place in Bavaria. With reference to text, source analysis and video clips, students then have to prioritise the short term consequences for Hitler and his followers and the main reasons why it failed. The final part of the lesson focuses on what we now see as his success. Students again have to give reasons why he came out of this episode unscathed and to some extent even bolstered his reputation in the long term. In the plenary, students have to relay what they have learnt in a summarising pyramid. The lesson is enquiry based with a key question using a lightbulb posed at the start of the lesson and revisited to show the progress of learning. The resource includes suggested teaching strategies, retrieval practice, differentiated materials and comes in PowerPoint format if there is a wish to adapt and change.
Cuban Missile Crisis & the Cold War
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Cuban Missile Crisis & the Cold War

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Cold War The aim of this lesson is to analyse the causes and consequences of the Cuban Missile Crisis , its significance and its effect on future relations between the USA and USSR during the Cold War. In an anger management task, students link various emotions to emojis as they learn why tensions (and therefore anger) between the USA and Cuba escalated following the coming to power of Fidel Castro and his subsequent alliance to the USSR. In a text mapping exercise they analyse how Castro defied the West by organising the placement of nuclear missiles on Cuba and how Kennedy reacted to this report and the stark choices he faced, urged on by the Hawkes and Doves in his assembled special committee, Excomm. Furthermore students undertake an interactive quiz which is designed to be engaging and challenging as they have to make 13 decisions in the 13 days of the crisis. The plenary is an interactive blockbusters and there are links to video evidence as well a recall, retention and retrieval task. The central enquiry of this and subsequent lessons is to ask why did civilians fear for their lives during the Cold War? Students will map out their ideas each lesson (which can be plotted in different colours or dates to show the progress of their learning and centred around the key question) and build up a picture of how these and different countries in the world responded and acted in this new nuclear age. The resource comes in Powerpoint format if there is a wish to adapt and change and is differentiated. I have also included suggested teaching strategies to deliver the lesson.
Suffragists and Suffragettes
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Suffragists and Suffragettes

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The Suffragettes The lesson focuses on the main differences between the Suffragists and Suffragettes, but also looks at their similarities. Students are asked as to why women wanted the vote and how they were going to achieve it? Further into the lesson, students have to analyse the various methods used by both groups and have to question, prioritise and justify their effectiveness. Included is a thinking quilt which tests pupils’ understanding and links the key ideas, dates, people and definitions together. A differentiated plenary questions and checks their understanding of the lesson. The lesson is enquiry based with a key question using a lightbulb posed at the start of the lesson and revisited to show the progress of learning. The resource includes suggested teaching strategies, retrieval practice, differentiated materials and comes in Powerpoint format if there is a wish to adapt and change.
Causes of the Second World War (WWII)
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Causes of the Second World War (WWII)

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This lesson sets out to explains how Hitler set Germany on the road to the Second World War in 5 steps. Students are challenged to find out how and why was he able to defy the Treaty of Versailles so easily with little or no consequences (shown through a causal spider’s web). Students analyse video footage and a number of sources, using the COP technique (modelled for student understanding) which has proved invaluable for evaluating sources at GCSE. A final chronological recap of the events and evaluation of the most and least important of the events that led to war, will give students an in depth understanding of why World War II started. This lesson is ideal as preparation for GCSE if you are embedding source skills or teaching the interwar years or WWII at Key stage 4. It is enquiry based with a key question using a lightbulb posed at the start of the lesson and revisited throughout to show the progress of learning. The resource includes retrieval practice activities, suggested teaching strategies and differentiated materials and comes in PowerPoint format if there is a wish to adapt and change.
Little Rock Nine and Civil RIghts
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Little Rock Nine and Civil RIghts

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American Civil RIghts The events and actions surrounding the Little Rock Nine are now infamous in history. This lesson gives the background to the beginning of the desegregation of American Schools with the Brown vs Board of Education case of 1954. Yet Orval Faubus, the Governor of Arkansas found this difficult to accept and unleased a tidal wave of protest from his actions in Little Rock, shown in this lesson through video footage and images from the time. The students are given the context to the events of 1957 and have to decide what is being shouted at Elizbeth Eckford before they predict the actions of Eisenhower. Ultimately they have to evaluate the impact of the Little Rock Nine and how they influenced American society today. They are required to justify their opinions at the end with scaffolding given if required. The lesson is enquiry based with a key question using a lightbulb posed at the start of the lesson and revisited to show the progress of learning. The resource includes suggested teaching strategies, differentiated materials and comes in Powerpoint format if there is a wish to adapt and change
Medicine Through Time Revision Guide
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Medicine Through Time Revision Guide

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Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Medicine Through Time c.1250 to present. This 42 page revision guide is broken down into 5 main sections: Medieval Medicine, Renaissance Medicine, Medicine in 18th and 19th Century, Modern Medicine and the Historic Environment, British sector of the Western Front . This revision guide includes 29 GCSE practice exam questions throughout on the main questions and gives examples on how to answer each using model answers. This will enable all learners to achieve the higher grades required by the exam board, including the skills of description, explanation, interpretation, change and continuity, source utility and cause and consequence. The information is also broken down into an easy to use format to aid the students in their revision programme. This Guide has been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow and comes in Word and PDF format if there is a wish to change. It can be used for revision, interleaving, home learning as well as class teaching. Any reviews on this resource would be much appreciated. Please email me for a free copy of any of my resources worth up to £3.50 if you do.
British Empire - India
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British Empire - India

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The British Empire The aims of the lesson are to decide who were the main beneficiaries of British rule in India. The opening slides introduce the views of modern historians to those at the time such as Cecil Rhodes, with a video link setting the scene for British rule in India and a thinking quilt to challenge students. Throughout, students are encouraged to gather and analyse the evidence to make their own judgements and conclusions. There are some beneficial aspects to British rule shown such as the building of railways, the provision of education and the introduction of law and order in the country. A focus on Mumbai’s railway station facade and its network cites the legacy of Empire as well. But at the same time a lack of sympathy for traditional customs and religious beliefs, an inadequacy of Indian officials in Government and the promotion of British wealth and power above all else will give students a lot of conflictory evidence. In the plenary, students will rate how beneficial an Empress Queen Victoria actually was for bringing India under direct British control. The lesson comes with retrieval practice activities, suggested teaching and learning strategies, differentiated materials and is linked to the latest historical interpretations, video clips and debate. The lesson is enquiry based with a key question posed at the start of the lesson and revisited at the end to show the progress of learning. The lessons are fully adaptable in PowerPoint format and can be changed to suit.
Henry VII A Level Bundle
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Henry VII A Level Bundle

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AQA GCSE A Level 1C The Tudors: England, 1485–1603 I have produced this bundle of resources on Henry VII to help A level history students access the course and make the transition from GCSE to A Level smoothly. Henry VII is a fascinating character to study and these lessons explore the difficulty and demands of becoming a King in the Fifteenth Century. The enquiry question throughout this bundle of resources will be to question the extent of Henry’s hold on power from the battle of Bosworth Field in 1485 through to his death in 1509. Students will learn how effectively Henry restored and developed the powers of the monarchy from the chaos of the Wars of the Roses. They will assess his character and aims and his continuing use of Government institutions, from councils, parliament and local lords to the changes he made in his collection of the royal finances. They will judge the significance of individuals in his reign as well as the economic developments in trade and exploration. Students will look at his limited aims in foreign policy and the consequences of his diplomacy and treaties with Scotland and other foreign powers. Finally they will gauge the role of religion and the Church in Tudor England under Henry VII as well as the development of the arts and learning and the rise of humanist ideas. The lessons are as follows: L1 Introduction L2 Wars of the Roses L3 Character of Henry VII L4 Battle of Bosworth Field (free resource) L5 Aims of Henry VII L6 Consolidation of Power L7 Henry VII and propaganda L8 Henry VII and Government L9 Henry VII and the nobility L10 Henry VII and finance L11 Stafford and Lovell Rebellions L12 Lambert Simnel L13 Perkin Warbeck L14 Introduction to Henry VII’s foreign policy L15 Breton Crisis L16 Henry VII and Ireland L17 Economy and Trade under Henry VII L18 The Church and religion L19 Humanism and the arts The lessons include the two types of exam question used, with examples of how to tackle them, using model answers, helpful hints and tips, structuring and scaffolding as well as markschemes. However, please refer to the AQA website for further assessment materials as they are subject to copyright. The lessons are also differentiated and fully resourced and allow students to reach the very top marks. This is the first of four bundles I have created for the Tudors A Level history course. If you have any questions about the lessons, please email me via my TES shop, or any other information about the course. I would also welcome any reviews, which would be gratefully appreciated.
The Cold War Bundle
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The Cold War Bundle

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I have created these set of resources for the History Key Stage 3 National Curriculum ‘challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 to the present day’. These lessons are also useful if you are studying the Cold War at GCSE, where the students will gain an invaluable insight into the key terms, ideologies, events and people post 1945. The central question throughout these eleven lessons is to find out why civilians feared for their lives during the Cold War. They are closely linked together and students continually plot their ideas around the key question, which can be referred back to each lesson (either dated or colour coded) to show progress throughout this unit of work. Pupils will learn the significance and impact of the arms race on the wider world and be able to see the causes and consequences of the Berlin blockade and airlift finally culminating in the building of the Berlin Wall. They will learn key historical terms such as containment, buffer zones, mutually assured destruction and the domino theory as well as understand the differences between the capitalist and communist ideologies. They will be given sources to analyse such as the evidence from the moon landings in 1969 and make historical inferences from them as to whether they are fact or fiction. Furthermore they will be able to write structured accounts and narratives on the Vietnam war as to whether US soldiers committed war crimes by killing innocent civilians or how much of a threat is North Korea to world peace? Each lesson comes with suggested teaching and learning strategies and are linked to the latest historical interpretations and ideas used by current history teachers on twitter. The lessons are fully adaptable in PowerPoint and can be changed to suit. I have included a couple of free lessons to give an idea of what is being offered. I strongly recommend using GCSE style questions from your chosen exam board and markschemes to assess the pupils at the end of this unit, which are always available on line. The 11 lessons are broken down into the following: L1 The defeat of Germany in 1945 (free lesson) L2 Introduction to the Cold War L3 The Arms Race L4 The Berlin Blockade and Berlin Airlift L5 The Berlin Wall L6 The Korean War L7 The Cuban Missile Crisis L8 Man on the Moon L9 The Vietnam War L10 Cold War sports L11 Mikhail Gorbachev (+ Key word History display) Any reviews would be greatly appreciated.
The Tudors: England 1485-1603 A-Level Revision Guide
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The Tudors: England 1485-1603 A-Level Revision Guide

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AQA GCE A Level 1C, The Tudors: England 1485-1603 This 59 page Revision Guide is broken down into 5 main sections: Henry VII, Henry VII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. This Revision Guide includes practice exam questions on both types and gives examples and tips on how to answer each. I have been inspired to write this Guide by my students after they had complained about the difficulty of accessing and understanding the content provided by other Revision Guides and resources, including the AQA Democracy and Nazism course too. The Guide is therefore clear, concise and content driven. It will enable all learners to achieve the higher grades with clear guidance on how to achieve them. The information is also broken down into an easy to use format to aid the students. The Guide can be used for revision, interleaving, home learning as well as class teaching. This Guide has been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow and can be edited and changed to suit, It comes in both Word and PDF format. Any reviews on this resource would be much appreciated. This Guide also compliments the lessons I have put on TES for the delivery of the whole course. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions. My email address can be found by visiting my shop at TES: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/PilgrimHistory
Feudal System - Norman Conquest
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Feudal System - Norman Conquest

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The aim of the lesson is to understand how WIlliam the Conqueror asserted his control over the population using the feudal system. Students get to know how the feudal system works by interacting with each other in an interactive Norman style ‘party’. They each have a card to read which tells them their status and their oath to William. However they will have to decide and justify if they are happy with their status or not. This lesson is designed to be fun, with students required to interact with each other and show their status by using the tables and chairs in the room. The lesson uses video footage and music to engage and connect the learning. Further learning tasks include creating a feudal system diagram using differentiated prompts, as well as explaining how it worked and analysing how pleasant it was to be a peasant under this system. The lesson is enquiry based with a key question using a lightbulb posed at the start of the lesson and revisited at the end using a rate ‘o’ meter to show the progress of learning. The resource is differentiated and gives suggested teaching strategies. It comes in PowerPoint format which can be amended and changed to suit.
Second World War - Conflict WWII Bundle
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Second World War - Conflict WWII Bundle

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This bundle follows the Key Stage 3 National Curriculum - challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world, 1901 to the present day with a focus on the conflicts of the Second World War. The aims of this bundle are to know and understand significant aspects of World War II on a global scale and how Britain has influenced and been influenced by this conflict. I have created and used these lessons to challenge and engage students, but also to show how much fun learning about this part of history really is. Students will learn and understand key historical skills throughout such as change and continuity in the types of warfare used in World War II, the causes and consequences of the evacuation of Dunkirk and the similarities and differences of Hitler’s invasion of Russia as compared to Napoleon. They will also learn about the significance of the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan,VE Day, collaborators and refugees in World War II as well as interpretations as to whether Sir Arthur ‘Bomber’ Harris should be considered a war hero. The lessons are as follows: L1 Overview of World War II (free lesson) L2 Invasion of Poland L3 Evacuation of Dunkirk L4 The Battle of Britain (free lesson) L5 The Battle of the Atlantic L6 Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union L7 Sir Arthur Bomber Harris L8 D-Day landings L9 The attack on Pearl Harbour L10 Dropping of the Atomic Bombs on Japan L11 The role of Collaborators L12 Refugees in World War II L13 VE Day This bundle includes retrieval practice activities, suggested teaching strategies and differentiated materials. All lessons come in PowerPoint format if there is a wish to adapt and change. I have also included two free lessons in the bundle to give an idea of what is being offered.