The History Academy's goal is to share best practice at an affordable price so that you can focus on your own priorities. Our resources have been written to a high standard and fine tuned in the classroom. During my 35 years in challenging schools, I have published resources for Heinemann, Pearsons, Hodder, Folens, BBC and Boardworks. If you would like to receive updates, create your own customised bundle or join our team, then contact us via our Facebook or Linkedin pages.
The History Academy's goal is to share best practice at an affordable price so that you can focus on your own priorities. Our resources have been written to a high standard and fine tuned in the classroom. During my 35 years in challenging schools, I have published resources for Heinemann, Pearsons, Hodder, Folens, BBC and Boardworks. If you would like to receive updates, create your own customised bundle or join our team, then contact us via our Facebook or Linkedin pages.
This fun and interactive lesson has been designed to help students to understand the different roles played by women during the Second World War and evaluate how important they were in helping Britain defeat Germany
The tasks and activities have been written to appeal to the full spectrum of ability and have been set up around the market place activity where the key slides in the PP are printed off and either pinned on the classroom walls or set out on the tables so that students move around and fill in their information on the summary sheet. This is a very proactive lesson designed to get students up, moving around, sharing and working collaboratively. I have provided additional differentiation by ‘ragging’ or grading the difficulty of the slides so that the learners can chose their level of challenge.
When you purchase this resource you will receive a 34 slide PowerPoint which includes two starters, information slides for the market place activity and a plenary. The information slides for the market place activity looks at the roles women played as in the land army, working in factories, as secret agents or as volunteers for WAAF, ATS, WVS and the WRNS (WRENS). The resource also includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, a homework, a continuum exercise, heads and tails, word search, templates and writing frames to support students writing an extended answer on: ‘How important were the different roles that women played in helping Britain to win the World War II.’
The aims and objectives for these resources are:
Theme: The Home Front
Know: Why was there a shortage of ‘manpower’ during the war?
Understand: What roles women played during the Second World War?
Evaluate: How important were these roles in helping to win the war?
WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Can You Describe: Why was there a shortage of ‘manpower’ during the war?
Can You Explain: What roles women played during the Second World War?
Can You Analyse: How important were these roles in helping to win the war?
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Roy
This outstanding resource designed to get students to compare the contributions of Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch to medical knowledge. It would make a great starter, plenary , revision activity or mini plenary that could be used with any main stream text book or video on this topic…
When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a single page Word Document which includes a learning aim, instructions, two heading cards and twenty information cards that can be sorted on Pasteur and Koch. Once the task has been completed, students could add additional information that they have researched from the class text book or the linked video clip.
The aims and objectives of this lesson are:
Theme: Germ Theory Know: What contributions did both Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch make to medical knowledge? Understand: What were their methods and ideas?
Evaluate: How important were their contributions to Germ Theory?
WILF: What Am I Looking for?
Identify & describe: Who were Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch?
Explain: What were their methods and ideas?
Evaluate: How important were their contributions to Germ Theory?
If you like this resource may want to consider also buying the PP that I have created to go with this lesson as it includes this and another activity at a bargain price. At the same time you may want to check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop.
You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates.
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Roy
This outstanding resource has been designed to help students studying the ‘Middle Passage’ as part of the transatlantic slave trade. The resource can easily be adapted for display purposes but it is designed to be used as a collaborative source investigation. It can also be used as a market place activity.
This beautifully illustrated resource is a must have for anyone teaching this topic. The tasks and activities have been written to appeal to the full spectrum of ability and have been set up around the market place activity where the key slides in the PP are printed off and either pinned on the classroom walls or set out on the tables so that students move around and fill in their information on the summary sheet. Alternatively, the sources are supplied in a booklet format so that each table can investigate a heading before sharing what they have learnt with other groups and the rest of the class. This is a very proactive lesson designed to get students up, moving around, sharing and working collaboratively. I have provided additional differentiation by ‘ragging’ or grading the difficulty of the sources so that the learners can chose their level of challenge.
When you purchase this resource you will receive a 18 slide presentation, which includes a snowballing starter, information slides for the market place activity and a plenary. The sources for the market place activity looks at the treatment of slaves and their conditions onboard the slave ship. I have also included a few links to relevant clips on the internet that have been carefully selected. In addition to the PP you will also be able to download a source booklet, a lesson plan and a source summary sheet.
The aims and objectives for these resources are:
Theme: The Transatlantic Slave Trade
Know: What was the slave trade?
Understand: How were slaves treated during the ‘Middle Passage’?
Skills: Enquiry, Source Analysis and Team Work
WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: How the slave trade worked from Africa to America
Explain: How were the slaves treated during the ‘The Middle Passage’?
Analyse: How reliable is the evidence?
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop, where many have been bundled together to provide you with further savings. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates.
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Roy
This beautifully illustrated resource has been designed to help KS3 students understand the problems historians face when using photographs and letters from the First World War. It looks at the issues surrounding recruitment, morale, the Christmas Truce and the introduction of press censorship and of soldiers personal letters.
When you purchase this lesson you will be able to download a PowerPoint and an accompanying lesson plan. The PowerPoint includes the aims, objectives, information slides, photocopy sheets, video clip links, starters, plenaries and activities that drive the lesson.
The lesson begins with a snowballing starter of the key words. This is followed up by a ‘buzz and go’ peer review sheet where students spend two minutes writing down what they already know about how to use a historical source, this is then passed onto the next person to peer review and add an extra point and so forth until all four squares are complete. At this stage, I get my students to nominate someone to feedback for their table before moving onto the next three information slides on how to use a source successfully, followed by the problems the army faced in recruiting people from September to December 1914 and then the Christmas Truce. At the relevant points, I ask my students why they think the number of people volunteering dropped off and how the British public would react to the photographs of British and German soldiers during the Christmas Truce. We then discuss the steps taken by the British Army to ban cameras, censor letters and newspapers after the Christmas Truce to protect morale.
Depending upon how much time you have, I then set my students one of two tasks. The first task involves censoring a soldier’s letter from the trenches to make sure it does not damage morale back home or give away military secrets, meanwhile the second task involves imagining that they are a newspaper editor in 1914 who has to sort through a series of photographs from the trenches and decide which ones could be printed. Both these activities are followed up by questions which get students to justify and explain their selection of which information to censor.
The aims and objectives for this lesson are:
Know: How to use historical sources for an enquiry on the First World War?
Understand: What problems face historians using sources from the First World War?
Evaluate: What information would have been published or written about the war?
Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration
WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: How to use a historical sources during an historical enquiry?
Explain: What problems face historians using sources from the First World War?
Analyse: What information would have been published or written about the war?
This outstanding resource has been designed to help students studying the problems facing James I when he became King of England in 1603? Students are presented with a number of challenges facing James I including religious, financial, foreign relations, the growth of Parliament and his beliefs in the Divine Rights of Kings. Once they have reviewed these problems, students are then asked to produce a speech suggesting how he could solve them, which can be peer and self reviewed using the resources included in the PowerPoint. Finally, they can then complete a quick heads and tails activity matching the action that James I took to solve his problems and then assess how successful they were. This brilliant lesson also helps to set the scene for the Gunpowder Plot and for the long term causes of the English Civil War.
When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a PowerPoint presentation that includes everything that you will need for this lesson. The PowerPoint includes the aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, consolidation exercises, information slides and links to video clips. The PowerPoint also includes two beautifully presented diagrams summarising James I’s problems for higher and lower ability students, which can be easily printed off and used with students as a classification exercise. I have also included various other alternative activities, depending upon your photocopying budget including a speech and thinking skills review exercise to help students decide which problems were the most important. The resource also includes a heads and tails activity which can also be printed off or copied by students off the board. I have included screen shots of all the slides in the preview slides.
Everything has been carefully differentiated and can be easily adapted for the full range of ability. This is one of my favourite lessons and there is enough to last a class 2/3 lessons can be used to make you sparkle and shine for Ofsted or an observation lesson.
The aims and objectives of this lesson are:
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop, where many have been bundled together to provide you with further savings. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates.
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Roy
These outstanding resources look at key issues during the controversial Reign of James I. They begin by looking at the problems that he faced during his reign and the impact of the break with Rome and include his relations with Parliament, The Divine Rights of Kings, Money, taxation and religious problems.
The issue of the religious problems facing James I is explored via both the Gunpowder Plot and The Pilgrim Fathers. Whilst interconnected with both these problems is popular beliefs and superstitions which is explored through my resources on Witchcraft.
The overarching theme to all these resources is their link to not just the consequences of the break with Rome but ultimately the causes of the English Civil War.
Please click on each resource to find out more.
If you are studying the Cold War then this card sort will help your students assess understand some of the key issues surrounding Détente. It can be used with a range of abilities and has never failed to get my students excited, engaged, whilst improving their understanding of the topic. I be used alongside any main stream text book or video clip as a starter, mini plenary or a consolidation exercise.
When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download a single page Word Document which contains a learning objective, instructions, two heading cards labeled ‘Causes’ and ‘Consequences’ as well as twelve information cards to be sorted under one of the two headings. At the end of the document, I’ve included an extension question ‘Explain how both sides benefitted from Détente?’
The aims of this lesson / activity are:
Theme: The Cold War
Know: What was Détente?
Understand: What were the causes and consequences of Détente?
Evaluate: How did both sides benefit from Détente?
WILF - What am I Looking For?
Identify and describe - What was Détente?
Explain - What were the causes and consequences of Détente?
Analyse - How did both sides benefit from Détente?
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates.
Kind Regards
Roy
If you are studying Hitler’s rise to power then this card sort will help your students assess how far the Munich Putsch in 1923 was a disaster for the Nazi Party. It can be used with a range of abilities and has never failed to get my students excited, engaged, whilst improving their understanding of the topic.
When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a single page Microsoft Word document which includes a learning objective, instructions, two headings cards labeled success and failure as well as sixteen information cards to be sorted. At the end of the document there is an extension question designed to help consolidate the lesson. Finally, I have also linked in a video link to a clip from the film, Hitler the Rise of Evil, which could be used as starter to to recap what happened during the Putsch.
The aims of this lesson / activity are:
Theme: Hitler’s rise to power
Know: Why what happened during the Munich Putsch?
Understand: Why did the Munich Putsch fail?
Evaluate: How far was the Munich Putsch a disaster for the Nazi Party?
WILF - What am I Looking For?
Identify and describe - What happened during the Munich Putsch?
Explain - Why did the Munich Putsch fail?
Analyse - How far was the Munich Putsch a disaster for the Nazi Party?
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates.
Kind Regards
Roy
This lesson is designed to helped students develop their source analysis skills by studying a range of primary and secondary sources that look at Charles I’s personality and leadership skills as King of England. It can be used with a range of abilities and can easily be edited to customized to suit the needs of your own students. I have included a higher and lower ability version of the same worksheet to aid differentiation.
When you purchase this resource, you will receive a a higher and lower ability version of a two page worksheet. The higher worksheet includes nine carefully primary and secondary sources which span two pages of the worksheet and with four tasks and activities. Whilst the lower version includes seven primary and secondary sources, but includes three additional questions to provide additional support. If you are interested, I have also produced a PowerPoint to accompany this lesson which can be purchased bundled separately with these sources for an extra $1.
This lesson has been designed to help prepare students and set the scene for the short term causes of the English Civil War 1642 - 1660.
The aims and objectives for this lesson are:
Theme: Causes of the English Civil War?
•Know: Who was King Charles i?
•Understand: What can we learn about him from the historical evidence?
•Evaluate: Why was Charles I unpopular with his people?
•Skills: Source Analysis
WILF – What Am I Looking For?
•Identify & describe: The personality and character of Charles I
•Explain: What can we learn about Charles I from the historical evidence?
•Analyse: Why was Charles I unpopular with his people?
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates.
Kind Regards
Roy
After several requests, the History Academy has uploaded a SEND card sort to help students explain why the RAF won the Battle of Britain. It could be used alongside any main stream text book or video on this topic. If you would like to dig deeper then we already have some detailed PowerPoints and worksheets on the Battle of Britain, which can also be purchased from our TES shop. This resource is also ideal for those who are looking to only touch this topic lightly in a single lesson. I have also linked in some video clips to help those hard pressed for time.
When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download a single page word document which includes a learning objective, instructions, two heading cards labelled ’ The RAF was strong’ and ‘The German Air force was weak’ as well as sixteen statement cards that can be cut out and sorted under them. If you are looking to shorten the time spend on the card sort, you could cut out the cards and keep them in envelopes for students to take out and sort, or you could instead create a colour key to help them identify which headings they wanted to sort them under.
Once students have completed the card sort, there is a second activity which gets them to write an extended answer to the core question. I would recommend getting your students to write ‘on the one hand it could be argued that the most important reason was … whilst on the other hand’ or ‘however, there are those who would disagree and argue…’
The aims and objectives of this lesson are:
Theme: The Second World War
Know: What factors helped the RAF win the Battle of Britain?
Understand: What factors helped Germany to lose the Battle of Britain?
Evaluate: Which factor was the most important?
Skills: Cause, Consequence & Collaboration
WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: Why the RAF won the Battle of Britain?
Explain: Why did Germany lose the Battle of Britain?
Analyse: Which was the most important factor?
Please remember that this resource has been primarily designed for SEND students. If you like a more detailed version to extend middle and upper ability, then visit our TES shop. If you would also like to stay up to date without latest offerings, then you can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal.
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Roy
These resources have been carefully designed to help students understand the impact of the First World War on both the Allies and Germany as a prelude to studying the aims of the peacemakers and the Treaty of Versailles, 1919. The PowerPoint is designed to work with both worksheets which can be mixed and matched depending upon the ability of your students. The first worksheet is designed for lower ability students, whilst the second was designed for middle and upper ability. Please note that these lessons can be purchased at a discounted rate via my bundle on the Treaty of Versailles.
When you purchase this resource you will be able to download two worksheets on this topic and a PowerPoint Presentation that has been designed to help facilitate the lesson. The worksheets include information and sources about the impact of the First World War as well as tasks and activities. Both worksheets are two pages long and can be mixed and matched to suit your learners. The seventeen slide PowerPoint includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes,starters, plenaries, tasks, activities, summary diagrams and historical sources to support both worksheets. For more information, please view the preview.
The aims and objectives of this lesson are:
Theme: How fair was the Treaty of Versailles, 1919?
Know: What impact did the First World War have on Germany and the allies?
Understand: What sort of peace treaty would each country want to achieve?
Evaluate: Why did some of the peacemakers want revenge on Germany?
Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration
WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: The impact of the First World War on Germany and the Allies.
Explain: What sort of peace treaty would each country want to achieve?
Analyse: Why did some of the peacemakers want revenge on Germany?
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop, where many have been bundled together to provide you with further savings. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates.
Kind Regards
Roy
This beautifully illustrated lesson has been designed to help students understand why Great Britain wanted to build an empire, This can be quite a challenging topic to teach in an interesting and engaging way, but this tried and tested lesson has been refined in the classroom over many years by experienced teachers. It is suitable for the full ability range and includes eight addition activities to the card sort, which can be mixed and matched to suit your curriculum time and students.
When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download a single page Word Document and a twenty six slide PowerPoint Presentation. The Word Document includes includes a learning objective, instructions, ten heading cards labelled 'Technology’, ‘Trade’, ‘Navy’ , ‘Religion’, ‘Raw Materials’, ‘Competition’, ‘Racism’, ‘Slavery’, ‘Population’ and ‘Power’ as well as 19 statement cards that can be cut out and sorted under them. If you are looking to shorten the time spent on the card sort, you could cut out the cards and keep them in envelopes for students to take out and sort, or you could instead create a colour key to help them identify which headings they wanted to sort them under. The PowerPoint includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, tasks, activities, information slides, historical sources, pictures, maps, diagrams, templates, feedback sheets and a homework exercise.
Once students have completed the card sort, there is a second activity which gets them to write an extended answer to the core question. I would recommend getting your students to use the headings from the card sort to help them organise their answer. For more information, please see the preview slides
The aims and objectives of this lesson are:
Theme: Industrial Revolution 1750 - 1900
Know: Why did Great Britain build an Empire?
Understand: Why did the British Empire become the largest?
Evaluate: Which factors were the most important?
Skills: Cause, Consequence & Collaboration
WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: Why did Great Britain build an Empire?
Explain: Why did the British Empire become the largest?
Analyse: Which factors were the most important?
If you are looking for similar resources then please check out our TES shop. If you would like to stay up to date with our latest offerings, then you can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal.
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Roy
These beautifully illustrated resources are designed to help students understand why the Normans built castles after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. This lesson could be used as an introduction into a unit of work on medieval castles or to provide a quick overview as part of the theme on how did William keep control. If you are interested in delving deeper into this topic, then this lesson can be purchased as bundled discount along with lessons on medieval castles from my TES shop.
When you purchase these resources you will be able to download a worksheet and an accompanying PowerPoint. The worksheet includes two pages of sources and information and a third activities page with two different options of tasks for low or higher ability students. The fourteen slide PowerPoint includes a ‘snowballing’ and a ‘buzz and go starter’ as well information slides, historical sources, pictures, diagrams, tasks and activities to support the lesson. The PowerPoint also includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, templates and a plenary.
The aims and objectives for these resources are as follows:
Theme: How did William keep control?
Know: Why did the Normans build castles?
Understand: How did castles help the Normans control the land they ruled?
Evaluate: What was the most important reason why the Normans built castles?
Skills: Cause and Consequence, Source Analysis and Judgement.
WILF: What Am I Looking For this lesson?
Identify and Describe: Why did the Normans build castles?
Explain: How did castles help the Normans control the land they ruled?
Analyse: What was the most important reason why the Normans built castles?
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on the First World War in my TES shop, where many have been bundled together to provide you with further savings. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates.
Kind Regards
Roy
This lesson has been carefully crafted and refined to help students understand why the Normans built Square Keep Castles after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. It also looks at their key features, military strengths, weaknesses and gets students to compare them to Motte & Bailey Castles. This lesson could be used as part a unit of work on medieval castles or as part of the theme on how did William keep control. If you are interested in delving deeper into this topic, then this lesson can be purchased as bundled discount along with lessons on medieval castles from my TES shop.
When you purchase these resources you will be able to download a worksheet and an accompanying PowerPoint. The worksheet includes two pages of information and sources as well as a third activities page with two different options of tasks for low or higher ability students. The twenty slide PowerPoint includes a ‘snowballing’ and a ‘buzz and go starter’ as well information slides, historical sources, pictures, diagrams, tasks and activities to support the lesson. The PowerPoint also includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, graphic organisers, thinking skill templates and a plenary.
The aims and objectives for these resources are as follows:
Theme: How did William keep control?
Know: What were the main features of a Square Keep castle?
Understand: Why did the Normans build Square Keep Castles?
Evaluate: What were the military strengths and weaknesses of a SQ Castle?
Skills: Cause and Consequence, Source Analysis
WILF: What Am I Looking For this lesson?
Identify and Describe: The key features of a Square Keep Castle
Explain: Why did the Normans build Square Keep Castles?
Analyse: What were the main military strengths of a Square Keep Castle?
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on the First World War in my TES shop, where many have been bundled together to provide you with further savings. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates.
Kind Regards
Roy
This beautifully illustrated resource was written and produced for the History Academy by the textbook author and artist Andrew Hill. It makes great classroom time line display or can be used as information cards for a market place activity on the Neolithic & Bronze Age Britain. It is a versatile resource which can also be printed off and kept in a folder and used for research by your gifted and talent students.
When you purchase this resource you will be able to download two PowerPoints. The first contains the time line resources for Neolithic & Bronze Age Britain and includes pictures, diagrams and information which can be printed off in colour for either display or information cards for a market place activity. The second Powerpoint includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, tasks and extended writing activities to help support a market place activity. The document is open and can customised for your students.
The aims and objectives for this resource are:
Theme: Neolithic & Bronze Age Britain
Know: What was life like for people living in Britain during this period?
Understand: How did they overcome the problems they faced?
Evaluate: What changed and what stayed the same in this time period?
Skills: Collaboration, Cause, Consequence, Change & Continuity.
WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: What was life like for people living in Britain at this time?
Explain: How did they overcome the problems that they faced?
Analyse: What changed and stayed the time in this time period?
If you are looking for similar resources then please check out our TES shop. This lesson can also be purchased at a discount as part of a bundled package. If you would like to stay up to date with our latest offerings, then you can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time focusing on what really matters to you!
Kind Regards
Roy
This beautifully illustrated market place activity has been designed to help students understand how and why the design of castles changed during the Medieval period. It looks at the arms race between castle builders and defenders and explains how each side tried to outwit the other through changes in design and tactic. This fun and interactive lesson has been tried, tested and refined in the classroom over many years by experienced teachers. It is suitable for the full ability range and includes additional activities to the market place task, which can be mixed and matched to suit your curriculum time and students.
There are a number of different ways to deliver a market place activity. This resource has a mixture of activities that are designed to be a proactive lesson to get students up, moving around and working collaboratively. If you are not comfortable with that, they can always get them to pass the information slides around the classroom. The slides themselves are beautifully illustrated and are worthwhile printing off in colour and putting into a plastic wallet
When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download a twenty one page PowerPoint Presentation. It includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, tasks, activities, information slides, historical sources, pictures, diagrams, templates, sample answers, feedback sheets and a homework exercise. Once students have completed the market place activity, they can complete an extended written answer to the core question or have a go at a heads and tails activity to help summarise what they have learnt. Some schools who have trialled this resource have instead got their students to produce a mind map summarisinng the changes to castle design over time. For further information, please see the preview slides.
The aims and objectives of this lesson are:
Theme: How did the Normans keep control?
Know: How did castle design change over time?
Understand: Why did the design of Norman castles have to change?
Evaluate: What were the strengths and weaknesses of the new designs?
Skills: Collaboration, Cause, Consequence, Change & Continuity.
WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: How did castle design change over time?
Explain: Why did the design of Norman castles change?
Analyse: What were the strengths and weaknesses of these changes?
This great diamond 9 activity has been designed to help students assess the different factors which helped the RAF win the Battle of Britain in 1940. It can be used to help prepare students for an assessment or to extend their critical thinking skills and understanding of the topic. It is designed to be used with the higher range of ability students and to work alongside any main stream text book or video on this topic. For those who are busy or don’t have access to these resources, I have included two suitable links to video clips on YouTube. You can also download a detailed PowerPoint and worksheet on the Battle of Britain from our TES shop along with a SEND and mainstream version of this card sort.Alternatively, you can buy them all in a discounted bundle.
When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a fully editable Microsoft Word document which can be differentiated further if you wish. The resource includes nine diamond shaped cards which include one of the key reason why the RAF won the Battle of Britain. Once students have cut the cards out, they are set three tasks including:
Remove any problems that you don’t think are important. Record and explain why you have removed them.
Arrange the remaining diamonds to show any links that you can find between them. Record and explain your reasons.
Make a smaller diamond shape using the four most important reasons explaining why the RAF won the Battle of Britain in 1940? Record and explain your reasons.
At each stage students should be feeding back to their group or the class to explain their choices in order to develop the critical analysis and thinking skills that this type of activity is designed to help develop. Once students have sorted the cards, you can extend their understanding further by discussing which factor played the most important role in helping the RAF win the Battle of Britain as preparation for an extended writing exercise.
The aims and objectives of this lesson are:
Theme: The Second World War
Know: Why did the RAF win the Battle of Britain?
Understand: What factors helped the RAF win the Battle of Britain?
Evaluate: Which factor was the most important?
Skills: Cause, Consequence & Collaboration
WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: Why the RAF won the Battle of Britain?
Explain: What factors helped the RAF win the Battle of Britain?
Analyse: Which was the most important factor?
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Roy
The Battle of Britain was a turning point in World History. This collection of card sorts have been specifically designed to help students understand why the RAF defeated the Luftwaffe during their failed invasion attempt in 1940.
The three card sorts that have been bundled together to give you a saving of 37%which represent excellent vale for money. Each card sort is aimed at different ability levels, although some do cross over. Click on each resource for more information.
If you are looking for similar resources then please check out our TES shop. If you would like to stay up to date with our latest offerings, then you can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal.
Kind Regards
Roy
This beautifully illustrated time line of Stuart Britain was written and produced for the History Academy by the textbook author and artist Andrew Hill. It makes a great classroom time line display or can be used as information cards for a market place activity to introduce Stuart Britain 1603 - 1714. It is a versatile resource which can also be printed off and kept in a folder and used for research by your gifted and talent students or used as a revision resource for students studying this topic at GCSE. Please see the preview slides for more information.
When you purchase this resource you will be able to download two PowerPoints. The first contains the time line resources for Stuart Britain and includes 52 slides with pictures, diagrams and information which can be printed off in colour for either display or information cards for a market place activity. The second Powerpoint includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, tasks and extended writing activities to help support a market place activity. The document is open and can customised for your students. When getting your students to do the market place activity, you could get them to focus on one country like Ireland and then them to do a mini presentation of how the changes affected that particular part of the UK.
The aims and objectives for this resource are:
Theme: Stuart Britain 1603 - 1714
Know: How did peoples lives change during this period?
Understand: What impact did the key events have on the British people?
Evaluate: What changed and what stayed the same?
Skills: Collaboration, Cause, Consequence, Change & Continuity.
WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: How did peoples lives change during this period?
Explain: What impact did the key events have on the British people?
Analyse: What changed and stayed the time?
If you are looking for similar resources then please check out our TES shop. This lesson can also be purchased at a discount as part of a bundled package. If you would like to stay up to date with our latest offerings, then you can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time focusing on what really matters to you!
Kind Regards
Roy
This beautifully designed time line of Georgian Britain was written and produced for the History Academy by the textbook author and artist Andrew Hill. It makes a great classroom time line display or can be used as information cards for a market place activity to introduce Georgian Britain 1714 - 1837 . It is a versatile resource which can also be printed off and kept in a folder and used for research by your gifted and talent students or used as a revision resource for students studying this topic at GCSE or A Level. Please see the preview slides for more information.
When you purchase this resource you will be able to download two PowerPoints. The first contains the time line resources for Georgian Britain and includes 63 slides with pictures, diagrams and information which can be printed off in colour for either display or information cards for a market place activity. The second Powerpoint includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, tasks and extended writing activities to help support a market place activity. The document is open and can customised for your students. You can add, delete or rewrite slides to suit your course. When getting your students to do the market place activity, you could get them to focus on a theme such as revolution, reform, slavery, factories, the poor or sea power and then them to do a mini presentation on that topic.
The aims and objectives for this resource are:
Theme: Georgian Britain 1714 - 1837
Know: How did peoples lives change during this period?
Understand: What impact did the key events have on the British people?
Evaluate: What changed and what stayed the same?
Skills: Collaboration, Cause, Consequence, Change & Continuity.
WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: How did peoples lives change during this period?
Explain: What impact did the key events have on the British people?
Analyse: What changed and stayed the time?
If you are looking for similar resources then please check out our TES shop. This lesson can also be purchased at a discount as part of a bundled package. If you would like to stay up to date with our latest offerings, then you can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time focusing on what really matters to you!
Kind Regards
Roy