Concentrating on Edexcel new curriculum on the following topics:
(i) Henry VIII and his ministers
(ii) Medicine in Britain, 1250 - Present
(iii) The British Sector of the Western Front
(iv) Superpower relations and the Cold War
(v) Weimar and Nazi Germany
(vi) British America, 1713-1783: Empire and Revolution
Edexcel Politics:
(i) UK Politics
(ii) Core Ideologies and nationalism
(iii) UK Government
(iv) Global Politics
Concentrating on Edexcel new curriculum on the following topics:
(i) Henry VIII and his ministers
(ii) Medicine in Britain, 1250 - Present
(iii) The British Sector of the Western Front
(iv) Superpower relations and the Cold War
(v) Weimar and Nazi Germany
(vi) British America, 1713-1783: Empire and Revolution
Edexcel Politics:
(i) UK Politics
(ii) Core Ideologies and nationalism
(iii) UK Government
(iv) Global Politics
Detailed lesson that links to Chapter 3.1. 'British and American relations: the stirrings of rebellion, 1765-75'.
These lessons are planned using both the Hodder and Pearson textbook. However, there are detailed resources included and the textbooks are not necessary for any of the activities.
This is a very lengthy and complex lesson that will require more than a double lesson to complete all of the activities. The worksheets can be completed as homework activities.
The lesson looks at the following areas in depth:
1. The Stamp Act
2. The Boston Massacre
3. The Tea Act
4. The Boston Tea Party
5. The Intolerable Acts
6. The First and Second Continental Congresses
Theses resources are created to develop independent learning in students and do not rely on slides to give students knowledge. Rather, the resources get students to think about each topic in terms of chronology, significance and causation through carefully crafted tasks.
Each lesson comes with at least one exam question and an accompanying writing frame/guide.
Please email me on info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions.
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Complete lesson that links to Chapter 3.3 of the Edexcel curriculum on Anglo-Saxon and Norman England curriculum: The Norman Aristocracy
There is no textbook necessary for any of these tasks.
This lesson consists of engaging and in-depth student led activities that allows students to investigate:
Culture under the Normans
Attitudes towards the Anglo-Saxons
Language
Career and significance of Bishop Odo
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Lesson 10/12 linking to the new Cambridge specification:
Cambridge International AS and A Level History (9489)
Each lesson is carefully planned to meet the exacting standards of the new CIE curriculum.
Changes from (9389) specification are incorporated.
The lesson examines the changes to US foreign policy in the aftermath of the closing of the frontier:
Teacher PPT on key events
Summary of the Russo-Japanese War
Closing of the US frontier
Change in US foreign policy
Extension activities
Exam questions
Our resources are fully differentiated and come with engaging, student-led activities with source material, interpretations and exam questions.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions, queries or comments.
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Lesson 12/12 linking to the new Cambridge specification:
Cambridge International AS and A Level History (9489)
Each lesson is carefully planned to meet the exacting standards of the new CIE curriculum.
Changes from (9389) specification are incorporated.
This lesson focuses on the reasons for the US declaring war on Germany and the US during the war:
Teacher PPT on key events
Revision activity looking at key individuals throughout the course
Reasons for US entering the war
USA on the Western Front
US intervention in Russia
Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points
Extension activities
Exam questions
Our resources are fully differentiated and come with engaging, student-led activities with source material, interpretations and exam questions.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions, queries or comments.
Thank you.
Lesson 2 of 12 in a series of lessons that links to the English Reformation, beginning with Martin Luther and documenting the changes under the various Tudor monarchs.
This lesson examines the role of Martin Luther in starting the Reformation.
The two main areas students will research are:
the early life of Martin Luther
Martin Luther’s actions, leading to the Reformation
There is also an examination question and structure linked to the inference GCSE skill.
There is a guide to answering this question included.
This is part of a series of lessons that aims to encompass the new 9-1 GCSE skills into Key Stage 3.
Lessons are colourful and engaging and match the content of the new Exploring History textbook from Pearson, although the textbook is not necessary for any of the tasks.
If you have any questions or queries please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk
Complete overview of the Norman conquest of Anglo-Saxon England.
Excellent for Key Stage 3 or LABLE GCSE students taking Saxon/Norman Edexcel/AQA option.
Interactive activities for students to complete.
Tasks focus on historical skills needed for GCSE and Key Stage 3, such as:
chronology
significance
causation
consequence
analysing sources
analysing interpretations
There are guides to show students how to answer GCSE style-questions, such as:
Describe two features.
What can you infer?
How useful are Sources A and B?
Explain one way in which ‘x’ is similar/different to ‘y’.
What is the main difference between Interpretation 1 and 2?
Excellent for student-led activities in class, homework and revision.
Lesson 9/12 linking to the new Cambridge specification:
Cambridge International AS and A Level History (9489)
Each lesson is carefully planned to meet the exacting standards of the new CIE curriculum.
Changes from (9389) specification are incorporated.
This lesson examines Japanese foreign policy in the aftermath of the Russo-Japanese War:
Teacher PPT on key events
Key terms
Russo-Japanese War
Japanese foreign policy 1905-14
Japan in the First World War
Japanese expansion 1870-1942 map
Extension activities
Exam question
Our resources are fully differentiated and come with engaging, student-led activities with source material, interpretations and exam questions.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions, queries or comments.
Thank you.
Lesson 1 of 8 in a series of lessons that links to the origins of the First World War.
This lesson examines the Franco-Prussian War.
Students will examine:
keywords
the creation of the German Empire
Causes, events and consequences of the war
Describe two features writing guide.
This is part of a series of lessons that aims to encompass the new 9-1 GCSE and IGCSE skills into Key Stage 3.
Lessons are colourful and engaging, include differentiated tasks using a range of methods, such as:
matching keywords
how to answer questions/structure
card-sort
chronological tasks
videos and crib sheets
arranging by significance
comprehension and questions
If you have any questions or queries please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk
Lesson 6 of 8 in a series of lessons that links to the origins of the First World War.
This lesson examines the Balkans and the growth of nationalism there.
Students will examine:
definition of nationalism
identify the main countries in the Balkans on a map
reading and comprehension on the Balkans
why there was an increase in nationalism in the Balkans
This is part of a series of lessons that aims to encompass the new 9-1 GCSE and IGCSE skills into Key Stage 3.
Lessons are colourful and engaging, include differentiated tasks using a range of methods, such as:
matching keywords
how to answer questions/structure
card-sort
chronological tasks
videos and crib sheets
arranging by significance
comprehension and questions
If you have any questions or queries please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk
Lesson 3 of 8 in a series of lessons that links to the origins of the First World War.
This lesson examines the impact of imperialism on international relations among the great powers. .
Students will examine:
the British Empire
the colonies of the major powers through historical maps
tensions engendered by imperialism
describe two features exam question.
This is part of a series of lessons that aims to encompass the new 9-1 GCSE and IGCSE skills into Key Stage 3.
Lessons are colourful and engaging, include differentiated tasks using a range of methods, such as:
matching keywords
how to answer questions/structure
card-sort
chronological tasks
videos and crib sheets
arranging by significance
comprehension and questions
If you have any questions or queries please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk
The first in a series of lessons linked to the Edexcel IGCSE curriculum for:
A divided union, civil rights in the USA, 1945-74.
All lessons are fully resourced and mapped to match exactly with the contents of the official Edexcel IGCSE textbook and specification.
The Knowledge House lessons contain student-friendly requiring students to categorise, assess significance, sort events chronologically, comprehension, solving keyword anagrams, video-related exercises and other engaging tasks that improve students’ knowledge and understanding of second order concepts.
There are extension tasks on each resources, including, but not limited to, Edexcel IGCSE exam questions.
There are no content-heavy PPTs that encourage regurgitation and rote memorisation.
Rather, our focus is on resources created with the learner in mind.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions or queries.
Thank you.
The fourth in a series of lessons linked to the Edexcel IGCSE curriculum for:
A divided union, civil rights in the USA, 1945-74.
All lessons are fully resourced and mapped to match exactly with the contents of the official Edexcel IGCSE textbook and specification.
Each lesson is accompanied by a YouTube video that explains the topic that is the focus of the lesson.
The Knowledge House lessons contain student-friendly requiring students to categorise, assess significance, sort events chronologically, comprehension, solving keyword anagrams, video-related exercises and other engaging tasks that improve students’ knowledge and understanding of second order concepts.
There are extension tasks on each resources, including, but not limited to, Edexcel IGCSE exam questions.
There are no content-heavy PPTs that encourage regurgitation and rote memorisation.
Rather, our focus is on resources created with the learner in mind.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions or queries.
Thank you.
The thirteenth in a series of lessons linked to the Edexcel IGCSE curriculum for:
A divided union, civil rights in the USA, 1945-74.
All lessons are fully resourced and mapped to match exactly with the contents of the official Edexcel IGCSE textbook and specification.
Each lesson is accompanied by a YouTube video that explains the topic that is the focus of the lesson.
The Knowledge House lessons contain student-friendly requiring students to categorise, assess significance, sort events chronologically, comprehension, solving keyword anagrams, video-related exercises and other engaging tasks that improve students’ knowledge and understanding of second order concepts.
There are extension tasks on each resources, including, but not limited to, Edexcel IGCSE exam questions.
There are no content-heavy PPTs that encourage regurgitation and rote memorisation.
Rather, our focus is on resources created with the learner in mind.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions or queries.
Thank you.
Part of a series of lessons linked to the Edexcel GCSE curriculum for:
Option 33: The USA, 1954–75: conflict at home and abroad
All lessons are fully resourced and mapped to match exactly with the contents of the official Edexcel GCSE textbook and specification.
Each lesson is accompanied by a YouTube video that explains the topic that is the focus of the lesson.
The Knowledge House lessons contain student-friendly requiring students to categorise, assess significance, sort events chronologically, comprehension, solving keyword anagrams, video-related exercises and other engaging tasks that improve students’ knowledge and understanding of second order concepts.
There are extension tasks on each resource.
There are no content-heavy PPTs that encourage regurgitation and rote memorisation.
Rather, our focus is on resources created with the learner in mind.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions or queries.
Thank you.
Introductory lesson to Medicine through time, c.1250-present
Includes activities that deals with each period, factors affecting the development of medicine and chronology tasks.
A3 sheet that details the differences between the political right and left.
It then links to the main political parties in Weimar Germany and covers the major uprisings and rebellions during the early years of the Weimar Republic.
I find it excellent to laminate this sheet and leave it on the desk as students work through the Weimar Republic, using the display as a reference sheet.
Complete lesson on Pasteur, Koch and the development of germ theory, linked to Edexcel GCSE (9-1) textbook.
Covers germ theory and changing ideas about the causes of disease and illness in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Essay planning sheet that assesses the significance of germ theory, linking it to prevention's and treatments.
Detailed PPTs and activities that covers chapters 1, 2 and 3 of the new Edexcel GCSE (9-1) textbook on Medicine through time.
This bundle also comes with an overview lesson of the entire course and a guide on how to answer questions in the exam.
Detailed lesson that covers chapter 1.1 for the new Edexcel GCSE (9-1) specification on British America, 1713-1783.
This is an extremely lengthy and detailed chapter so I have divided the lesson into three parts:
1. Developments in colonial expansion and immigration
2. Economic developments
3. Piracy
One detailed PPT and numerous card-sorts, worksheets and information sheets, alongside a glossary and guide on how to answer questions for the British America exam.
Detailed lesson that covers chapter 1.2 for the new Edexcel GCSE (9-1) specification on British America, 1713-1783.
One detailed PPT and numerous card-sorts, worksheets and information sheets on the asiento and the impact of slavery in three different areas.