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This series of lessons will explore the rich and diverse history of Ukraine, from the ancient civilization of Kievan Rus to the present day. Students will learn about the country’s cultural and political heritage, including its struggles for independence and democracy, and its contributions to art, literature, and science.
The 10 lessons are as follows:
The emergence of the Kievan Rus in the 9th century
The Mongol Invasion in the 12th century
The Union of Lublin in 1569
The Cossack Uprising in the 17th century
The Partitions of Poland in the late 18th century
The Ukrainian War of Independence in 1917-1921
The Holodomor Famine of 1932-1933
The Chernobyl Disaster of 1986
The Orange Revolution of 2004
The Euromaidan protests in 2013-2014
In each lesson, students will…
Study the context of the topic
Sort a timeline of the events into the correct order.
Watch a video and answer questions on the content.
Study historical perspectives of the topic.
A study of images and artifacts from the period and what they can teach us.
Sort factors into order of relevance and significance
Agree on a grading matrix for answering a written question.
Read an example answer and look for what went well and even better if.
Try writing your own answer to the topic question.
Tackle a stretch task to take your learning further
These lessons have been created by Wolsey Academy. Each lesson has been taught to high-school students successfully.
Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.
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We hope it helps.
Slava Ukraïni!
Discover the remarkable achievements and complex culture of the Nazca with this full resourced lesson, featuring interactive resources, group activities and a focus on writing and analysis skills.
In this lesson, students will…
Study the context of the topic
Sort a timeline of the events into the correct order.
Watch a video and answer questions on the content.
Study real (and some fictional) quotes from the people involved and discuss what they reveal about the past.
Categorise factors that led to, or shaped, the past.
Prioritize those factors during group work.
Agree on a grading matrix for answering a written question.
Read an example answer and look for what went well and even better if.
Try writing your own answer to the topic question.
This is a lesson in a large series of American History lessons created by Wolsey Academy. Each lesson has been taught to high-school students successfully for a number of years.
Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.
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Get your day off to a great start with a settled tutor session or a fun class reward activity. Also included is a bonus literacy question and an extension task that sees the pupils’ write a paragraph on the topic! Ideal for quick History lesson recaps as well.
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Part of a range of tutor activities found at Wolsey Academy
Have you tried one of Wolsey Academy’s Learning Worlds yet?
Our Learning Worlds make for engaging homework and class tasks. Pupils take on the role of a protagonist and relive key historical or fictional events.
From 1066 to the modern day. From Shakespeare to Orwell. We’re making Learning Worlds to cover them all - and plenty more besides.
Told in a format pupils love they complete the tasks at home and come to class equipped with a completed taskbook – ready to delve deeper into the analysis and debate.
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This is from a Guided Reading Activity from a set of 24 that makes up 4 separate guided reading challenges designed for 4 year groups in KS3 and 4. Each extract is from one of the SPEARS topics (Social, Political, Economic, Armed Conflict, Religious and Science).
All are available at Wolsey Academy.
Guided Reading is an activity in which students are given an extract (2-4 pages-ish) from a real history book. They have to read through it and annotate it, with a ‘subtitle’ and 1-2 bullet points of key details of each paragraph. At the end there is space for students to write a summary of their learning from the extract.
The extracts are as follows:
Year 7:
Social – Women in Roman Society – Mary Beard, SPQR (article)
Political – Norman Control of England – Marc Morris, The Norman Conquest
Economics – Aksum Empire – Martin Meredith, The Fortunes of Africa (article)
Armed Conflict - Battle of Hastings – Marc Morris, Anglo-Saxons
Religious – Islamic Medicine – Firas Alkhateeb, Lost Islamic History (article)
Science – Black Death Contagion Theories – Benedict Gummer, The Scourging Angel
Year 8:
Social – Poverty & Marriage in Industrial Britain – Emma Griffen, Liberty’s Dawn
Political – Peterloo Massacre – E.P. Thompson, The Making of the English Working Class (article)
Economic – The Great Exhibition – Ben Wilson, Heyday
Armed Conflict – East Indian Company & Sepoys – William Dalrymple, Anarchy
Religious – Christianity in The New World – Mark Steward, Great Expeditions
Science – Chicago and the Mid-West – William Cronon, Nature’s Metropolis,
Year 9:
Social – Migration to Britain – Sathnam Sanghera, Empireland
Politics – The Rise of Stalin – Frank Dikotter, Dictators
Economic – The Rise of Germany – Katja Hoyer, Blood and Iron
Armed Conflict – Japan’s invasion of China – Rana Mitter, China’s War with Japan
Religious – Indian Partition – Barney White-Spunner, Partition
Science – Naval Technology – Robert Masse, Dreadnought.
KS4:
Social – Youth in Nazi Germany – Julia Boyd, A Village in the Third Reich
Politics – USA and post war Europe – Odd Arne Westad, The Cold War
Economics – Inflation ion Weimar Germany – Richard J Evans, The Coming of the Third Reich
Armed Conflict – Rolling Thunder – Max Hastings, Vietnam
Religious – USSR and Religion – Simon Sebag Montefiore, Stalin.
Science – A Bomb Development – Pap Ndiaye, Nylon and Bombs
Download them all at once at Wolsey Academy
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If you have yet to hear of us, please do visit our site and try the free to play and study Medieval Free Roaming RPG games which students find brilliantly engaging and spice up your lessons/homework activities.
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ICT: Designed for low ability native English speakers or EAL students/International schools.
First slide gives an overview with icons to depict the main tasks (Writing/watching/editing etc).
Second slide gives the Learning Objectives and a Mix n Match Keywords activity (meant to be added to an EAL glossary in their books). Images are there to help with this task.
Third section offers a model – WITH VIDEO SCREEN GRAB – showing how to make a chart and edit the data in PowerPoint.
Fourth section gives sentence stems to allow students to write up a description what they have learnt in today’s lesson (so there’s evidence in their books of progress being made).
Offers stretch tasks and EAL support throughout. Homework activity on last slide to consolidate this school in the following lesson.
A short tutorial and then cloze quiz on the concepts behind the creation of the Index Fund.
Clears up a lot of misunderstandings that my IB and A Level Business students were having about these issues.
Hope it helps,
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From a series of 5 lessons taking KS3 through Central Asian History, highlighting many topics not covered by the traditional curriculum but which nonetheless are highly important to a developed and balanced appreciation of world history.
The five lessons are:
The Mongols
The Silk Roads
The Timurid Empire
The Ottomans
The Mughals
Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.
A follow on lesson from the original Schlieffen Plan Failure?
It includes guidance on exam structure and 9 example paragraphs to use in the classroom to guide discussions of best practice. The focus is on using the introduction to establish the structure of the essay, using main paragraphs to use multiple bits of historical information to support argument and analysis and a conclusion which shows linkages between factors in coming to an overall judgement.
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Original lesson url: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12592377
7 Case Studies of various types, ideal for any business teacher looking to expand their collection of go to case studies or for a Business Club/Project looking for inspiration.
Case studies include.
World For Sale - the Commodity Markets
Index Funds
Bangladesh, Sweat Shops and ‘No Logo’
Opioids, Purdue and ‘Empire of Pain’
Bee Fearless
Janesville and the Rustbelt
Private Equity and Blackstone.
Hope it helps,
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Inspired by Stephen Schwarzman’s book ‘What it takes’ this lesson provides an introduction to key terms in finance and business within the story of the rise of Blackstone.
Lesson episdoes are as follows:
Literacy and numeracy settler task.
Key words and flash cards activity
Private equity
Mergers and Acquisitions
Leveraged Buyouts
Real Estate
Mortgage
A writing challenge to assess understanding.
A timeline activity of the key events in Blackstone’s history
A hierarchy task of some of Schwarzman’s business advice.
A dual coding revision activity
Further reading summary task.
Keyword focus literacy sheet.
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This is part of a series of 7 lessons (and 3 Guided Reading Activities) about the New Deal. It is aimed at A Level/IB students and focusses on the New Deal’s policies, their impact, the opposition to them and the historiography of them since. All the lessons contain all the resources within them required for the students to successfully research and answer the questions. Where external sources have been used for evidence, they have been cited.
The other lessons in the series are as follows:
What was it? > A deep dive look at the key alphabet agencies and their impact.
Impact of the New Deal > A look at 4 cross sections of US society/economy and the impact the alphabet agencies had, for better or worse.
The Second New Deal > An investigation into the reasons why a Second New Deal was required and how they laid the foundation for the modern welfare state.
Opposition to the New Deal > A research exercise (with materials to research) of the key opposition figures to the New Deal and their philosophies.
The impact of the Second World War > How the Second World War ‘saved’ FDR from the ‘Roosevelt Recession’ and how it changed the political landscape. Included in this lesson is the Guided Reading activity for the War’s impact (resource 8)
The historiography of the New Deal > A look at two opposing interpretations (resources 9 and 10) and then an activity looking at six different historical interpretations of the New Deal followed by a class debate.
An essay question focussing on the impact of the New Deal – was it mostly economic or political in nature? Students are guided through the process of preparing, structuring and then writing the essay.
An extended reading activity on the Second World War’s impact on the New Deal
An extended ready activity looking at criticism of the New Deal
An extended reading activity looking at support for the New Deal, especially the WPA.
We hope these resources help you teach this vital and interesting topic.
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If you teach History, Business or ICT we have superb resources ready to go on our website – we also have 5 free to play History games that are ideal for engaging lower (and older) year groups in History.
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A series of 5 lessons taking KS3 through Central Asian History, highlighting many topics not covered by the traditional curriculum but which nonetheless are highly important to a developed and balanced appreciation of world history.
The five lessons are:
The Mongols
The Silk Roads
The Timurid Empire
The Ottomans
The Mughals
Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.
This series of lessons will explore the rich and diverse history of Ukraine, from the ancient civilization of Kievan Rus to the present day. Students will learn about the country’s cultural and political heritage, including its struggles for independence and democracy, and its contributions to art, literature, and science.
The 10 lessons are as follows:
The emergence of the Kievan Rus in the 9th century
The Mongol Invasion in the 12th century
The Union of Lublin in 1569
The Cossack Uprising in the 17th century
The Partitions of Poland in the late 18th century
The Ukrainian War of Independence in 1917-1921
The Holodomor Famine of 1932-1933
The Chernobyl Disaster of 1986
The Orange Revolution of 2004
The Euromaidan protests in 2013-2014
In each lesson, students will…
Study the context of the topic
Sort a timeline of the events into the correct order.
Watch a video and answer questions on the content.
Study historical perspectives of the topic.
A study of images and artifacts from the period and what they can teach us.
Sort factors into order of relevance and significance
Agree on a grading matrix for answering a written question.
Read an example answer and look for what went well and even better if.
Try writing your own answer to the topic question.
Tackle a stretch task to take your learning further
These lessons have been created by Wolsey Academy. Each lesson has been taught to high-school students successfully.
Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.
#BetterTeachingBetterPlanet
We hope it helps.
Slava Ukraïni!
This series of lessons will explore the rich and diverse history of Ukraine, from the ancient civilization of Kievan Rus to the present day. Students will learn about the country’s cultural and political heritage, including its struggles for independence and democracy, and its contributions to art, literature, and science.
The 10 lessons are as follows:
The emergence of the Kievan Rus in the 9th century
The Mongol Invasion in the 12th century
The Union of Lublin in 1569
The Cossack Uprising in the 17th century
The Partitions of Poland in the late 18th century
The Ukrainian War of Independence in 1917-1921
The Holodomor Famine of 1932-1933
The Chernobyl Disaster of 1986
The Orange Revolution of 2004
The Euromaidan protests in 2013-2014
In each lesson, students will…
Study the context of the topic
Sort a timeline of the events into the correct order.
Watch a video and answer questions on the content.
Study historical perspectives of the topic.
A study of images and artifacts from the period and what they can teach us.
Sort factors into order of relevance and significance
Agree on a grading matrix for answering a written question.
Read an example answer and look for what went well and even better if.
Try writing your own answer to the topic question.
Tackle a stretch task to take your learning further
These lessons have been created by Wolsey Academy. Each lesson has been taught to high-school students successfully.
Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.
#BetterTeachingBetterPlanet
We hope it helps.
Slava Ukraïni!
This series of lessons will explore the rich and diverse history of Ukraine, from the ancient civilization of Kievan Rus to the present day. Students will learn about the country’s cultural and political heritage, including its struggles for independence and democracy, and its contributions to art, literature, and science.
The 10 lessons are as follows:
The emergence of the Kievan Rus in the 9th century
The Mongol Invasion in the 12th century
The Union of Lublin in 1569
The Cossack Uprising in the 17th century
The Partitions of Poland in the late 18th century
The Ukrainian War of Independence in 1917-1921
The Holodomor Famine of 1932-1933
The Chernobyl Disaster of 1986
The Orange Revolution of 2004
The Euromaidan protests in 2013-2014
In each lesson, students will…
Study the context of the topic
Sort a timeline of the events into the correct order.
Watch a video and answer questions on the content.
Study historical perspectives of the topic.
A study of images and artifacts from the period and what they can teach us.
Sort factors into order of relevance and significance
Agree on a grading matrix for answering a written question.
Read an example answer and look for what went well and even better if.
Try writing your own answer to the topic question.
Tackle a stretch task to take your learning further
These lessons have been created by Wolsey Academy. Each lesson has been taught to high-school students successfully.
Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.
#BetterTeachingBetterPlanet
We hope it helps.
Slava Ukraïni!
This series of lessons will explore the rich and diverse history of Ukraine, from the ancient civilization of Kievan Rus to the present day. Students will learn about the country’s cultural and political heritage, including its struggles for independence and democracy, and its contributions to art, literature, and science.
The 10 lessons are as follows:
The emergence of the Kievan Rus in the 9th century
The Mongol Invasion in the 12th century
The Union of Lublin in 1569
The Cossack Uprising in the 17th century
The Partitions of Poland in the late 18th century
The Ukrainian War of Independence in 1917-1921
The Holodomor Famine of 1932-1933
The Chernobyl Disaster of 1986
The Orange Revolution of 2004
The Euromaidan protests in 2013-2014
In each lesson, students will…
Study the context of the topic
Sort a timeline of the events into the correct order.
Watch a video and answer questions on the content.
Study historical perspectives of the topic.
A study of images and artifacts from the period and what they can teach us.
Sort factors into order of relevance and significance
Agree on a grading matrix for answering a written question.
Read an example answer and look for what went well and even better if.
Try writing your own answer to the topic question.
Tackle a stretch task to take your learning further
These lessons have been created by Wolsey Academy. Each lesson has been taught to high-school students successfully.
Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.
#BetterTeachingBetterPlanet
We hope it helps.
Slava Ukraïni!
This series of lessons will explore the rich and diverse history of Ukraine, from the ancient civilization of Kievan Rus to the present day. Students will learn about the country’s cultural and political heritage, including its struggles for independence and democracy, and its contributions to art, literature, and science.
The 10 lessons are as follows:
The emergence of the Kievan Rus in the 9th century
The Mongol Invasion in the 12th century
The Union of Lublin in 1569
The Cossack Uprising in the 17th century
The Partitions of Poland in the late 18th century
The Ukrainian War of Independence in 1917-1921
The Holodomor Famine of 1932-1933
The Chernobyl Disaster of 1986
The Orange Revolution of 2004
The Euromaidan protests in 2013-2014
In each lesson, students will…
Study the context of the topic
Sort a timeline of the events into the correct order.
Watch a video and answer questions on the content.
Study historical perspectives of the topic.
A study of images and artifacts from the period and what they can teach us.
Sort factors into order of relevance and significance
Agree on a grading matrix for answering a written question.
Read an example answer and look for what went well and even better if.
Try writing your own answer to the topic question.
Tackle a stretch task to take your learning further
These lessons have been created by Wolsey Academy. Each lesson has been taught to high-school students successfully.
Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.
#BetterTeachingBetterPlanet
We hope it helps.
Slava Ukraïni!
This series of lessons will explore the rich and diverse history of Ukraine, from the ancient civilization of Kievan Rus to the present day. Students will learn about the country’s cultural and political heritage, including its struggles for independence and democracy, and its contributions to art, literature, and science.
The 10 lessons are as follows:
The emergence of the Kievan Rus in the 9th century
The Mongol Invasion in the 12th century
The Union of Lublin in 1569
The Cossack Uprising in the 17th century
The Partitions of Poland in the late 18th century
The Ukrainian War of Independence in 1917-1921
The Holodomor Famine of 1932-1933
The Chernobyl Disaster of 1986
The Orange Revolution of 2004
The Euromaidan protests in 2013-2014
In each lesson, students will…
Study the context of the topic
Sort a timeline of the events into the correct order.
Watch a video and answer questions on the content.
Study historical perspectives of the topic.
A study of images and artifacts from the period and what they can teach us.
Sort factors into order of relevance and significance
Agree on a grading matrix for answering a written question.
Read an example answer and look for what went well and even better if.
Try writing your own answer to the topic question.
Tackle a stretch task to take your learning further
These lessons have been created by Wolsey Academy. Each lesson has been taught to high-school students successfully.
Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.
#BetterTeachingBetterPlanet
We hope it helps.
Slava Ukraïni!
This series of lessons will explore the rich and diverse history of Ukraine, from the ancient civilization of Kievan Rus to the present day. Students will learn about the country’s cultural and political heritage, including its struggles for independence and democracy, and its contributions to art, literature, and science.
The 10 lessons are as follows:
The emergence of the Kievan Rus in the 9th century
The Mongol Invasion in the 12th century
The Union of Lublin in 1569
The Cossack Uprising in the 17th century
The Partitions of Poland in the late 18th century
The Ukrainian War of Independence in 1917-1921
The Holodomor Famine of 1932-1933
The Chernobyl Disaster of 1986
The Orange Revolution of 2004
The Euromaidan protests in 2013-2014
In each lesson, students will…
Study the context of the topic
Sort a timeline of the events into the correct order.
Watch a video and answer questions on the content.
Study historical perspectives of the topic.
A study of images and artifacts from the period and what they can teach us.
Sort factors into order of relevance and significance
Agree on a grading matrix for answering a written question.
Read an example answer and look for what went well and even better if.
Try writing your own answer to the topic question.
Tackle a stretch task to take your learning further
These lessons have been created by Wolsey Academy. Each lesson has been taught to high-school students successfully.
Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.
#BetterTeachingBetterPlanet
We hope it helps.
Slava Ukraïni!
A Guided Reading activity based on the book Space Race by Deborah Cadbury. Students read the passage, summarise each paragraph with a subtitle and two key points - they then answer 3 comprehension questions.
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