Lesson examining how Rome expanded from a city to an empire while re-affirming skills of chronology.

Lesson introducing the Holocaust

Lesson examining life for Native Americans after the Battle of Little Bighorn and the emergence of the Ghost Dance. In addition to the lead up to Wounded Knee and a series of lessons testining whether Wounded Knee was a battle or a massacre.

Lesson examining how Native American culture is different from European culture. Keywords: proverbs, symbols

Lesson examining different aspects of the Roman Army and why it was such an effective fighting machine.

Lesson introducing the Holocaust, starting with the persecution of the Jews, charting the increasing government hostility to them. Lesson can be adpated and integrated with use of a living graph exercise.

Lesson examining life in Nazi Germany for young people examining both boys and girls and the types of activities they would complete. students can be challenged to hyptothesise about what this might mean in the future e.g. what age would these people be b

Lesson examining the pros and cons of appeasing Hitler, encouraging pupil debate.

Lesson introducing students to the idea of the Weimar Republic and the circumstances out of which it emerged at the end of WW1.

PowerPoint telling the story of the Battle of the Somme - used to give students knowledge of the Battle of the Somme before examining Haig for controlled assessment.

Lesson examining Roman food - I prepared the food on the Roman recipe sheet for pupils to try with some hilarious results!

Lesson examining Czechoslovakia and Nazi-Soviet Pact explaining why Stalin chose to sign the Nazi Soviet Pact as well as the reactions of other countries. Students also interpret political cartoons.

Lesson examining why the Allies won the war, looking at six major factors; USA, technology, German failure, naval blockade, civil unrest and change of government.

Chronology lesson for low-ability students focusing on organizing dates and centuries in a human timeline and completing activities.

Introductory lesson asking students to look at the life of Cromwell and how people described him to start formulating their own opinions on whether Cromwell was a Protector or a Dictator.

Review guide - international relations 1918-1964

Learning Objectives To identify some key attributes of a good citizen To create a “Good Citizen Guide” Students complete and activity then assessment identifying key attributes of good citizens. Assessment/marking criteria included but with new GCSE grades matched against old NC level criteria - this will not be appropriate for all schools.

Lesson examining how parliament holds and is held accountable

Cold War; Superpower Relations A-level (The Nuclear Arms Race 1949-1963) Learning Objectives To identify how nuclear weapons were developed by the two superpowers To explain why and how the arms race developed To use the Cuban Missile Crisis as a case study to illustrate your explanation To evaluate the impact of the arms race

Cold War; Superpower Relations A-level (Sino-Soviet Relations 1949-1976) Learning Objectives To identify the relationship between China and the USSR in 1949 To explain why and how the relationship changed (consolidation, split and confrontation) To assess the significance of ping pong diplomacy and the impact of this on Sino-US relations