A fantastic way of revising rationing in WWII. How you play: - Each pair of pupils needs one learning grid and two dice - One pupil roles both dice and counts the number along the bottom and then up the grid. This gives them the first image. The pupil then repeats the process again to get another image. It is then down to them to explain how the rationing images are linked. Imagination time! - The other pupil then does the same. - The best explanations can be written down after around fifteen minutes. This task is a great way to revise key topics and help develop explanations. There is also a simpler grid for lower ability pupils.

A collection of resources to help you deliver lessons on the Holocaust. Includes: - Assessment PowerPoint's (Slightly different formats) - Mind map worksheets for pupils to complete on the Warsaw Ghetto and the significance of the Holocaust - Information sheet on the Final Solution - 2 starter activities which promote discussion All resources are editable and can be adopted to meet your schools enquiry. Many of these go with my Holocaust map of lessons resource (Holocaust SOW) also found on TES.

A complete lesson which gets pupil to use their source skills to investigate an enquiry question. I have used this for both an interview and for observations - succeeded in both. Pupils enjoy it too.

Lots of resources ranging from worksheets, homework tasks, tests and revision material that covers a range of topics on Weimar and Nazi Germany.

A double lesson giving a good overview of the causes of crime and punishment and why crime changed during this period. It includes a challenging thinking activity using sources that gets pupils digging into causation.

A detailed SOW that includes: Lesson Objectives and outcomes Key questions to use for lessons Coherent sequence of lessons that build up to an assessment Suggested activities to use in every lesson

A source sheet that can be linked to part of a lesson or used as the basis of one. One method I us is: - Display a photograph of children being evacuated from a train station. Ask pupils to develop some questions they would want to ask them, e.g. "What's in your suitcase?" etc. Write these on the board. -In pairs, pupils can study sources on the evacuation of children during WWII and attempt to answer the questions devised in the starter. Feedback to class. Extension – Pupils can try and create additional questions to ask about the evacuation. - Afterwards set a homework around the questions that could not be answered

Aimed to be used at the end of a study of the key Cold War event. The lesson is structured as follows: - Pupils create a mind map about what they already know about the Cuban Missile Crisis - They then use sources (the number of which can be reduced depending on the ability of pupils) to populate the mind map during the course of the lesson. Pupils use a different colour pen for this so it clearly shows new material gleaned from the resources. - Feedback and sharing with other members of the class. Again pupils should use another colour for this so it shows peer teaching

This presentation shows pupils the other side of Syria - the beauty and culture the country has. My pupils were genuinely shocked and impressed by the history of the country. I

A collection of resources which includes printable homework tasks, worksheets and timelines about the Vietnam War.

It never fails to amaze me how much children enjoy a good murder investigation! This lesson is an introduction to how historians 'do' history. Pupils are introduced the concept of inference during the lesson. It also has a literacy twist in that after they have investigated the murder they have to write a piece of discursive writing.

A selection of resources about the history of immigration into Britain. Includes: - 2 starter activities to help develop debate - 2 worksheets that require pupils to either research using books or the internet about immigration before and after 1066. I produce these on A3 sheets. Once completed the pupils have a plenty of details in order to have a debate about immigration into Britain. - A map activity where pupils match up some of the main immigrant groups that came to the UK with the countries they originated from - An assessment activity which gets pupils to analyze a newspaper cartoon and then answer an extended writing question.

A series of lessons I do with my Yr9's that mixes the political and social history of the Cold War. They explore how political events panned out during the decades of the Cold War and then in the following lesson investigate what life was like for teenagers at the time. This pack also includes: - A full set of detailed pages with lesson objectives/outcomes and suggested activities with links. - Resources that can be used with a number of the lessons To help resource this further; get hold of some teenager magazines from the 80s (i.e. BJ magazine) and photocopy them, the BBC documentary box set called the Twentieth Century and some items such as Walkman's and records. These are great to use as discussion points during lessons. I got hold of most from other (older) teachers and TA's. Also a good excuse to go hunting around family lofts for toys, board games, newspapers and defunct electronics. I can't stress how much pupils and you will enjoy this unit. It's a nostalgic journey into a key era of world history. Also still very relevant now.

2 tasks for pupils studying Charles I: - A two sided internet research worksheet - A starter task to get pupils discussing why Charles I aggravated some elements in society

A history themed set of activities that can completed with classes over the festive period. Includes: - A quiz about the traditions of Christmas - An answer sheet for teachers - A timeline task for pupils to complete in the classroom and in the computer suite I have extended this activity by: - With KS2 groups I would advise using computers to research more facts and then get groups of pupils to present a short news broadcast about different time periods, e.g. Christmas in Medieval times , Christmas in Tudor times and Christmas in Victorian times. You can then have discussions about similarities and differences between the periods. - With older KS3 groups I am getting the pupils to place lots of facts about Christmas on the timeline and then getting them to put them in groups, e.g. facts about traditions, facts about rulers and highlighting these. Then we are looking for any turning points or times of continuity through history.

2 resources for studying the Pilgrimage of Grace: - A two page internet worksheet to help students capture the key aspects of the event and try and compare it with others - A sentence starter sheet for lower ability pupils to aid with extended writing

A lesson that explores the reasons why British society changed between 1900 and 1953. The main activity involves pupils populating an A3 sheet about three main factors of change at the time - The government, Media and Industry. The lesson was supplemented by the British Society 1900 - 1953 textbook but you can easily adapt the resources to make them how you want.

A murder mystery exercise. Split the class into pairs or groups of three. Give each pupil the you decide worksheets to jot down their findings. then: -Starter: As they sit down introduce the mystery using the presentation to get them engaged. They need to work out who was 'responsible' for the murder. - Put sources into three envelopes and give them to the groups in 5-8 minute intervals so it feels like an ongoing investigation and they are not swamped. - Finally discuss their findings.

7 lessons and an Assessment on the Titanic. Includes an investigation into the Edwardian class system, passengers, design of the ship and why and who was to blame for the disaster.

Designed for the new Edexcel History specification to be taught from 2016 and first examined in 2018. A 22 page stand alone booklet for the Modern Depth Study that you can print off and distribute to students. A great way to get them practicing each type of exam question. - All sources are included in the booklet - Before each question there is a tips page with key information on how to approach it - For questions 1 and 2 there are two different types of question so they have more chances to practice - A box is available so teachers can comment on how to improve - The correct space is allocated for each question so pupils are aware of how much to write.