25 years of experience as Assistnt Head; Head of Humanities and AST for history.
Resources generally for KS3-KS5 history, some that can be used as English resources, and some politics/citizenship resources
25 years of experience as Assistnt Head; Head of Humanities and AST for history.
Resources generally for KS3-KS5 history, some that can be used as English resources, and some politics/citizenship resources
This is the sixth lesson in a A Level Civil Rights Part 1 - African-Americans SOL. It focuses on the impact of Marcus Garvey on civil rights. The activities are varied and are targeted at stretching students’ thinking in preparation for success at A Level. The lesson is fully resourced, but can also be used in conjunction with any A Level approved textbook.
Duration: 2 hours.
This is a GCSE revision set of 3 lessons which focuses on mastering the second order concepts required for success at GCSE. It focuses on the 3 question-types:
similarity/difference
2.cause and consequences
change and continuity
Each lesson focuses on one question type - an explanation of how to answer each question; model answers and opportunities for exam practice.
This resource is a 29 slide power point and will take approximately 3 x 50/60 minutes periods to deliver.
The two power points contain approximately 5-6 lessons (depending on lesson length) worth of revision materials and practice questions for the GCSE Russian depth study. Each includes content; explanations of question types; model answers and activities with writing frames to enable the students to obtain a really strong grasp of the requirements of this paper.
This is the third lesson of the second key topic for A Level democracies and dictatorships in Germany. It is the third part of an investigation into whether or not there was a Nazi Revolution in 1933-34. In this lesson key ideas about revolution are revisited, and arguments for and against whether the events of 1933-34 constituted a revolution are examined. This lesson contains a step by step guide on how to write a successful 20 marks answer to a question, and an opportunity to apply these skills.
Activities are built into the power point.
Duration: 1 hour
This is the second lesson of the second key topic for A Level democracies and dictatorships in Germany. It is the first part of an investigation into whether or not there was a Nazi Revolution in 1933-34. It allows the investigation into the Gleichschaltung and the significance of the Night of Long Knives.
Activities are built into the power point.
Duration: 1 hour
This is the first lesson of the second key topic for A Level democracies and dictatorships in Germany. It is the first part of an investigation into whether or not there was a Nazi Revolution in 1933-34. It allows the investigation into the concept of a revolution and investigates the implications of the Enabling Act.
Activities are built into the power point.
Duration: 1 hour
This bundle contains four power points which are ideal for last minute revision lessons for the Weimar and Nazi Germany unit (paper 3). Each power point cover the AO1 and AO2 for each of the four key topics. There are sample examination questions to practice built in, and at the end of each section there are short questions to test content.
These lessons would take approximately about 8 hours to teach.
This is a bundle of 3 lessons which investigates whether or not a revolution occurred in Germany under the Nazis in 1933-34.
It focuses on the concept of a revolution, and the various actions of Hitler and the Nazis during those years - did they equate to a revolution based on the definition?
Each lesson takes an hour to teach, and activities/points for discussion are included in the power points.
Assessment:
10 mark question comparing the importance of the Reichstag Fire and the Night of Long Knives
20 mark question assessing whether or not 1933-34 did represent a revolution in Germany.
This lesson was created as a last minute revision lesson for those students taking EDEXCEL GCSE History Spain and the New World unit.
It covers a range of topics and involves revision and practice of all of the different question types as a reminder of structure and assessment objectives.
Approx 2 hours to teach
This bundle contains 6 displays for the history classroom suitable for primary and secondary school students.
Display 1 contains key features of Anglo-Saxon life with images and descriptions.
Display 2 contains images and descriptions of a key person for each week of the academic year - these can be blown up; laminated and changed each week for the benefit of the whole school
Display 3 contains an image of an important person in history with key information for every day of the academic year. This display can be changed each day for the benefit of the whole school.
Display 4 Victory in Europe Day timeline which traces the events in chronological order that led to the defeat of Nazi Germany and is suitable for VE Day celebrations (other resources for VE day also available)
Display 5 Match pictures and events; put them in chronological order and create a detailed timeline of the Cold War events. Would need a large notice board for this display. Lettering also included.
Display 6 A challenge wall display for pupils to have fun and work out some historical problems.
No more display making for a history teacher for a whole year!
8 powerpoints and resources containing approximately 12 x 1 hour lessons which introduce key stage 3 students to the key concepts and events of the Cold War. They contain opportunities to gain knowledge and practice key historical skills in preparation for GCSE. The activities are varied and include games; role play; source evaluation; clips; evaluative writng and much more.
This bundle also contains a Cold War display - simply cut out the lettering; events and pictures and match them up!
This is the final lesson in the A Level Civil Rights scheme of work. It considers how opposition to civil rights changed between 1965 and 1992. The unit is completed with an essay comparing civil rights leaders and instructions/model paragraphs.
Duration: 2 hours
This unit of work contains 18 lessons created to deliver the ALevelHistory Unit on Civil Rights - focus on African-Americans from 1865-1992. Each lesson is structured in a similar way, and aims to challenge students through the use of varied tasks; opportunities for discussion and research; and evaluation of sources from the period and historians interpretations. Model answers and exam practice run throughout the unit.
Approximately 25-30 hours of teaching and learning.
This is the 17th lesson in the scheme of work for A Level civil rights. It looks at the riots in the cities and the progress made since the death of Martin Luther King up until 1992. It is fully resourced and contains a wide range of challenging activities.
Duration: approx 2 hours
Edexcel GCSE History. These lessons focus fully on examination practice, and complement the migration through time workbook (also available as a bundle), but can be used as a stand alone resource. There are about 4 to 5 lessons contained within the power point, each outlining examination technique/structure, model and answers and practice questions for the students. The power point contains 30 slides.
Duration 4/5 hours plus homework.
This bundle contains everything that you need to help students revise and prepare for the GCSE breadth study paper 'Migration through Time.
It contains a 4/5 hour power point containing lessons which focus on;
Exam board requirements
Explanations of how to answer each question-type
3.s ample answers (how to achieve a level 9)
Numerous questions to attempt
It is complemented with a 79 page work boolet that students can use while being taught the examination structure.
This bundle has been created for the new GCSE Edexcel 9-1 Breadth Study - Migrants in Britain. It contains the first 4 lessons for key topic 1 - Medieval Britain. Causes of migration. Each lesson examines the causes of a different group of migrants coming to England in the medieval period. They contain a variety of activities and relevant clip to aid learning. Each lesson includes the opportunity to start mastering the different examination question types through modeling and sharing criterion.
Duration:
Each lesson takes an hour to teach
This bundle contains 13 lessons needed to teach the first key topic for the new GCSE Migrants in Britain Breadth Study. There is one lesson each on the causes of migration; the experiences of migrants and the impact of migrants based on Vikings; Normans; Jews and European migrants. There is also a lesson on the Case Study, York under the Vikings for key topic 1.
Each lesson is an hour long (Case Study 2 hours), and contains all of the knowledge and skills needed for success at GCSE. The activities are varied and focused mainly on AOs 1 and 2 as required by this part of the unit. However there are also some elements of AO3 and 4 as skills practice.
Based on Pearson text book, however created and resourced in a way that no text book is needed.
This bundle contains 13 lessons needed to teach the first key topic for the new GCSE Migrants in Britain Breadth Study. There is one lesson each on the causes of migration; the experiences of migrants and the impact of migrants based on Vikings; Normans; Jews and European migrants. There is also a lesson on the Case Study, York under the Vikings for key topic 1.
Each lesson is an hour long (Case Study 2 hours), and contains all of the knowledge and skills needed for success at GCSE. The activities are varied and focused mainly on AOs 1 and 2 as required by this part of the unit. However there are also some elements of AO3 and 4 as skills practice.
Based on Pearson text book, however created and resourced in a way that no text book is needed.
This bundle also contains a 79 page workbook (space for answers included) which is aimed at helping students understand the assessment requirements for the new EDEXCEL Migrants in Britain breadth study.
It contains:
A course outline
The EDEXCEL generic mark scheme for reference
Instructions on how to answer each question type with explanations of the AOs and how to gain the marks for each
A sample answer for each question-type with commentary on where the marks are gained
Practice questions for each question type (8 for questions 1 and 3, and 4 for questions 2; 4 and 5/6)
A glossary area where students can record key terminology with definitions to help maximise SPaG marks
This can be used as a single document to keep all assessments together and it addresses the lack of sample questions available for the new option. It can also be used as evidence for predicted grades (or TAGs if that becomes necessary).
Printing costs can be reduced by either sharing with students online, or by removing the pages for writing and asking students to write the answers in their books.
This lesson is the second lesson for the new GCSE breadth study - Migrants in Britain, and it continues the analysis of causes of migration in the Medieval Era, with a focus on Norman migration.
Students will learn:
Why the Normans came to England
How the Normans invaded and were able to take over England
How they settled
About the Bayeux Tapestry
Students will watch short clips from BBC Bitesize outlining causation and will start looking at a 4 mark similarities and differences question, which will be modeled and then peer assessed.
A work booklet containing sample questions; sample answers and examination technique tips and advice for this course is also available.
Duration: 1 hour