These three lessons help with the delivery of the fourth section of the book on popular pastimes. There are excellent resources included and they are tailored to the OCR SHP Elizabethan England textbook. Will save hours in planning.

These two lesson help deliver some of the third section of the course - Daily lives. There are excellent resources included that will save hours of planning are tailored to the OCR SHP Elizabethan England 1580-1603 textbook.

These four quizzes cover the second section of the OCR SHP 1-9 Elizabethan England course. They cover the Catholic threat section, quizzing on the anti-Catholic laws, Mary Queen of Scots, International Affairs and the Plots. Using these quizzes has dramatically improved results. They are based on research that shows low-stakes testing improves the retention of subject knowledge.

These quizzes are designed for the new OCR SHP 1-9 Course on Elizabeth England 1580-1603. These three quizzes cover the first section of the course looking at the power of the Queen. Using quizzes have had a dramatic impact on the results at my school, especially when improving subject knowledge. They are based on research that shows that low-stakes testing has a significant impact on retention of subject knowledge.

These quizzes are for OCR SHP 1-9 Elizabethan England, the Daily Lives section. They cover topics such as the rich, middling sort and labouring poor. Also, family life and the rise of poverty. Using quizzes like these has dramatically improved results. They are based on research that shows low-stakes testing improves the retention of subject knowledge.

These quizzes are for the OCR SHP 1-9 Elizabethan England course. They are for the fourth section, looking at popular culture (festivities, witches and theatres). Using quizzes like these has dramatically improved results. They are based on research that shows low-stakes testing improves the retention of subject knowledge.

This revision guide contains thorough revision notes as well as exam style questions, both source and non-sources. It is tailored for the OCR SHP 1-9 Nazi Germany course but could be used with other relevant courses too. Proving very popular with pupils. It has sections on the war economy and the impact of Speer, the impact of the war on civilians, the move towards Total War and the impact Nazi occupation had on various countries.

History Competition to challenge year 10 pupils. This competition requires pupils to do their own research and write to a very high level. It asks them 'Could Britain and America have taken action sooner to stop the Holocaust? Prizes are given for best answers.

Knowledge tests for crime and punishment which can be printed and backed so pupils turn over to see answers. Presented well and popular with my pupils. Influenced by research that has proven frequent low-stakes knowledge tests significantly improve subject knowledge. I have these backed and laminated on a 'GCSE Hub' display that pupils can access when they have finished classwork or those in my tutor studying history use them in tutor time as a revision strategy.

This is an activity looking at why there wasnt more protest towards the Nazi Party in the 1930s. Pupils look at Nazi Party record on the economy and unemployment. They also rank from 1 - 5 what the state of Germany was according to five categories (society, economy, government strength, prestige, democracy). The final pleanry allows pupils to demonstrate why there wasnt more opposition to the Nazi Party in the 1930s.

Pupils are given the four information sheets to work with in pairs. They research from these sheets to note down if the Allies were likely to lose or win. Whilst doing this pupils become aware of life on the German Home Front. They then create their own significance pie chart with explanation as to which statement they agree with the most. Good lesson for a year that is often forgotten in First World War studies. A challenging lesson.

(may take a minute or so to download because of videos) Lesson setting an enquiry as to why Bomber Command have only been dedicated a memorial in 2012. Students have to make a judgement as to whether a memorial should have been built. They compare sources and historians opinions. Videos and images included. Recent articles from BBC History Magazine used. May require certain media player to watch videos - links are provided for youtube.

A starter activity that can immediately show relevance to the pupils as to why they are studying an invasion that took place nearly 1000 years ago. The powerpoint looks at the Norman invasion impact on language and also makes a suggestion as to where the Three Lions emblem comes from.

This is an activity to be included in a lesson to give pupils a local perspective about the serious nature of a possible Nuclear War. This activity looks at a selection of Cold War-era bombs explosions on Portsmouth.

This enquiry requires students to research whether there was a genuine Socialist threat in Italy between 1919-1921. You will need access to the Hinton book on Fascist Italy, however I have provided detailed teacher notes which could be easily converted into information sheets.

These are thorough revision booklets for AS and A-Level students that have been highly recommended in the past with four 5* ratings. Students have found these very useful as overviews of key topics throughout this period. Full of precise evidence and historiography. Great for planning and writing essays with. Enjoy.

These are resources that are based on the excellent guides produced by the BBC. Pupils investigate how peace could have been the outcome in 1914 and look at historians views based on whether the war was inevitable. All links to bbc info and clips is on the PPT.

Lesson looking at the role of Gladiators in roman society. Pupils complete a starter/settler activity and then watch a series of horrible history clips and take notes on whether they think the Romans were civilized or not based on the role of gladiators. Videos can be found on youtube - gladiator training clip is terry jones from monty python looking at how gladiators trained is also on youtube. Pupils finish by completing a questionnaire by pretending to be a gladiator. Pupils then take part in plenary by judging how civilized they think Romans were.

This lesson is a context lesson to the AQA HIS2K Mussolini 1922-1945 study. It requires students to make judgments on the stability of Liberal government on the eve of the First World War. Students arrive to this lesson having made notes on the problems facing liberal Italy after Unification.

This lesson requires pupils to gather information from around the room and then to produce a piece of empathy work on life a sea in the Tudor period. Their is a checklist for pupils to see before starting their written work and is also used in peer assessment afterwards. This lesson was rated as outstanding in December 2012.