This resource is ideal for teaching an introduction to President Nixon for any A Level examination board. However it was originally created for AQA Unit 2Q TheAmerican Dream. It would probably take about 2 lessons to teach if all the activities are attempted, and contains a range of question answer/writing/research activities/election map analysis suitable for extending the students. It considers why Nixon won the 1968 election, and also contains a research task on Nixon’s administration.

This is the first lesson of a sequence of A Level lessons on the presidency of JFK. It focuses on the 1960 US election, and considers the key issues which led to the outcome as required by the A Level specification. It contains the relevant tasks and resources for students. This lesson was made for AQA The American Dream, however can be used for any A level unit about the Presidency of JFK.

This is an A Level lesson on the 1952 US Presidential Election. It would take about 3 hours to teach and is suitable for the first lesson on Eisenhower for the American Dream Unit. It is also suitable for A Level Politics as it focuses quite closely on the American electoral system.

This resource contains a power point presentation and 6 resources (maps; diagrams and graphs) for students to use. It cover the first 5 lessons of the American Dream A Level History course. It is divided into: An introduction to the US constitution; the polictical parties and the role of the president An analysis of Roosevelt’s presidency and the state of the US in 1945 Economic policy It contains many student activities and would take about 5 hours to complete. The first 2.5 hours of this lesson would also be useful for A Level Government and Politics - comparative politics.

This resource focuses on explaining capitalism and communism through role play. Students are each given a character from either 1945 USSR or USA with information about their situation. They have to interview each other and record their results on a grid. They then use the grid to write an extended piece of evaluative writing - structure included to help students who require support. I have found this very useful to help students understand from the perspective of others in a fun way. The resource contains a short Power Point with instructions; colour-coded differentiated characters; and a grid to record findings.

This is a second resource (first one Atomic Bomb) that I have made for a year 9 SOLbut can also be used for GCSE. It would take 2x1 hour lessons to deliver. The first hour is about the situation in 1945 in Europe and an introduction to ideologies, The students are required to demonstrate their understanding of communism and capitalism through matching statements and images to the correct ideologies. The second hour is a differentiated empathy game where the students take on the roles of characters in the USA and USSR and discuss their situation with each other filling in a grid as they go. This is fully resources. The resources are in the download.