Class activity that gets pupils to analyse sources concerning the responsibility for Kristallnacht. Clear learning Objectives. Information packs which include the sources and an analysis table are included. Plenary - pupils have to give reasons why they made a certain judgment as to who is responsible for Kristallnacht.

The lesson looks at the Reichstag Fire. It looks in particular about who is to blame and what immediate impact it has for Hitler becoming Dictator. Source analysis and exam question tasks included.

Consolidation exercise after studying the rise in popularity of the Fascists 1918-21. Pupils create their own significance pizza. Each slice represents a key factor then the ingredients represent key detail, evidence and historians views. Fun exercise that brings knowledge and understanding together.

This lesson looks at why many white Americans viewed the Plains Indians as savage. The main focus is looking at the religion of the Sioux. Pupils move around the room collecting information, AFL activities and exam focus at the end.

These marking crib sheets were inspired by the work of Greg Thornton. These sheets have dramatically cut the time taken to mark sets of books in our department. Easy to use, look great, popular with pupils.

Overview of Economic Boom in 1920s.

This is an introductory lesson to Richard III and the Wars of the Roses. I use the Horrible Histories clip on youtube to do the timeline activity to plot key battles. Pupils then create a facebook profile for Richard III. I use this lesson as the first of four lessons in an enquiry into Richard III.

Introductory lesson to look at who the evacuees were and why evacuation took place. Numeracy skills involved and source analysis.

This bundle of resources have been used in our 'GCSE Home Run' lead up to the exams. The resources includes a thorough revision Power Point on the Plains Indians, thorough revision booklets on the Early Settlers and Mormons, Homesteaders and Cattlemen (as well as a teacher version), law and order (as well as a teacher version) and on the Plains Wars. This bundle of resources also includes a bank of past paper questions on the American West and a American West Timeline Display which I have cut up and stuck on my wall. These resources have also been used in our 'Intervention' sessions and have proved popular with the pupils. The exam focus is for OCR SHP.

Pupils challenge the interpretations of Terry Deary in his Horrible Histories Empire book. Pupils conduct their own individual research using the information sheets positioned around the room. Pupils then give a diverse interpretation in the plate exercise. There is also a peer assessment sheet.

lesson looking at the three contenders to the throne in 1066. starter looking at the qualities a King or Queen needs and looking at what an 'heir' to the throne is. Judgement exercises followed by plenary where pupils have to create their own campaign poster for the candidate they consider to have the strongest claim to the throne.

Lesson looking at the Cuban Missile Crisis. Cut and Stick activities. Comprehension and Empathy activities. Pupils have to describe, explain and judge the Cuban Missile Crisis. Use of photographs, maps, and cartoons.

This resource contains precise knowledge for each of the five protests you have to study for the OCR SHP Paper 2 - Luddites, Tolpuddle Martyrs, Rebecca Riots, Match Girls Strike and the Suffragists/Suffragettes. This knowledge is thorough and categorised into causes, methods, key events, authorities reaction and outcomes. The Suffragettes knowledge is presented on a timeline as I have found this the easiest way to demonstrate the changes in the methods of the protest.

This resource was created for a ‘turbo’ revision session that lasted an hour. There is an explain question on the expansion of slavery with a detailed but simplified overview of three key reasons why this happened. There is also a 9 mark (write an organised summary) question on the railways and two plans for questions on homesteaders. There is a detailed summary of the Homesteaders section to aid with these plans. Pupils found these very useful and were able to access the exam questions well.

My students use this resource to evaluate the three sources in preparation for the Year 2 exam. Provenance, Tone, Content and Argument are evaluated with an overall conclusion on value.

Revision activities for the first section of the Democracy to Dictatorship course for the History IGCSE. Included is a storyboard activity to use with the information in the Pearson Edexcel IGCSE HIstory (9-1) revision book. Students review key content through the storyboard activity on Weimar’s early problems and then apply this to an exam style question.

Comprehensive revision guides that summarise key content and includes information from academic texts. Revision tasks focused on exam questions throughout. Students found these very helpful and are a key reason why progress scores were consistently strong (ALPS 2 four years in a row). These guides will save you many hours of work and are tailored closely to achieving great exam results. Information has been presented in a clear and engaging way. Revision Guides for: The Nazi State The Racial State Impact of War

Storyboard activity to be completed using the Pearson Edexcel History IGCSE revision book. Great way to get an overview of the key content and themes for the second section of the Development of Dictatorship: German 1918-1945 course.

Two storyboard revision activities to be used with the Pearson Edexcel IGCSE revision book. This activity reviews the content and themes for the third section of the course, looking at the rise of the Nazis.