This lesson investigates the key features and the changing nature of trench warfare during WWI. Students will look at pictures, watch videos as well as extract key information to discover what it was like to fight in the trenches during WWI. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete, including a starter, all clips and related tasks, information sheet with activities, consolidation exam style ‘write an account’ source question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have a great value and growing WWI bundle available, including lessons on the Assassination in Sarajevo, Alliance System & Militarism, Imperialism, Nationalism and Life in the Trenches, available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/world-war-one-12942317 If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This World War I lesson investigates the problems facing soldiers in the trenches. It looks at problems such as rats, mud, water, lice and shellshock, among others. Students are asked to evaluate these problems and explain their opinion in an essay style consolidation question. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, information conversion to mindmap or questions, think pair share diamond 9 activity, a consolidation essay style question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have lots more WWI lessons in our TES shop including a great value ‘Causes of WWI’ bundle which includes 2 x Assassination in Sarajevo, Alliance System & Militarism, Imperialism and Nationalism lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/causes-of-world-war-one-12924566 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Impact of WWI Home Front lesson investigates how why the government used propaganda. It briefly uses case studies such as the sinking of the Lusitania and the bombing of Scarborough in 1914 to show how the government used these dire events as propaganda. It also looks at censorship and how the government used it. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, source analysis/questioning activity, a consolidation ‘source usefulness’ question and a discussion plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson is the perfect follow on to our Causes of WWI lesson bundle, which includes lessons on the Alliance System & Militarism, Nationalism and Imperialism : https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/causes-of-world-war-one-12924566 and our Trench Warfare lessons, available here: https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=22174227&q=trench&shop=DiscoveringHistory or growing amazing value WWI bundle available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/world-war-one-12942317 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Impact of WWI Home Front lesson investigates what challenges the British civilians faced at home. Students will learn about the impact of bombing, the Zeppelins, U-boats and rationing. They will be encouraged to evaluate the impact and explain in an essay form (lesson is fully editable!). This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, groupwork information finding activity, think pair share evaluation activity, a consolidation ‘evaluation essay type’ question and a mnemonic plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson is the perfect follow on to our Causes of WWI lesson bundle, which includes lessons on the Alliance System & Militarism, Nationalism and Imperialism : https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/causes-of-world-war-one-12924566 and our Trench Warfare lessons, available here: https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=22174227&q=trench&shop=DiscoveringHistory Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Causes of World War I lesson investigates how Kaiser Wilhelm II’s policy of Weltpolitik led to WWI. Students will investigate what Weltpolitik was and explain how it increased tensions between European countries, including Britain and France. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, information sheets with activities, mini-plenaries, a consolidation ‘write an account’ question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have lots more WWI lessons in our TES shop including several great value bundles: a ‘Causes of WWI’ bundle which includes 2 x Assassination in Sarajevo, Alliance System & Militarism, Imperialism and Nationalism lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/causes-of-world-war-one-12924566 a big WWI bundle which includes causess, fighting in the trenches and end of war: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/world-war-one-12942317 a home, land and sea WWI bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wwi-home-land-and-sea-12950791 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource,** PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW**! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. For the latest freebies, offers and interesting facts, please follow our social media pages: www.facebook.com/discoveringhistoryuk www.instagram.com/discoveringhistoryuk Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Causes of World War I lesson investigates how the Moroccan Crises of 1905/6 and Agadir in 1911 helped cause international tension which ultimately led to the outbreak of WWI in 1914. Students will look at how relationships change through the 1905/6 crisis and how this leads greater tension at the end of the Agadir Crisis in 1911. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, information sheets with questions, mini-plenaries, a consolidation source usefulness style question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have lots more WWI lessons in our TES shop including several great value bundles: a ‘Causes of WWI’ bundle which includes 2 x Assassination in Sarajevo, Alliance System & Militarism, Imperialism and Nationalism lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/causes-of-world-war-one-12924566 a big WWI bundle which includes causess, fighting in the trenches and end of war: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/world-war-one-12942317 a home, land and sea WWI bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wwi-home-land-and-sea-12950791 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This World War I lesson investigates why WWI came to an end in November 1918. It looks at 8 different reasons, including the situation within Germany as well as the battlefield, to evaluate why WWI ended on 11 November 1918. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, information sheet with activities, diamond 8 think pair share activity, mini-plenaries, a consolidation essay style question and a ‘What If’ plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have lots more WWI lessons in our TES shop including a great value ‘Causes of WWI’ bundle which includes 2 x Assassination in Sarajevo, Alliance System & Militarism, Imperialism and Nationalism lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/causes-of-world-war-one-12924566 and a WWI bundle which includes trench warfare: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/world-war-one-12942317 This lesson also goes well with our ‘How did WWI end?’ lesson, which you can find here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/end-of-wwi-armistice-12947634 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This World War I lesson investigates the effectiveness of the naval blockades of both Germany and Britain between 1914 and 1918. Students study both the impact of the U-boat warfare on Britain and the British blockade of Germany to evaluate which was more effective. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, information sheet with table, think pair share starter activity, mini-plenary, a consolidation essay style question and an interactive 'find someone who’ plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have lots more WWI lessons in our TES shop including a great value ‘Causes of WWI’ bundle which includes 2 x Assassination in Sarajevo, Alliance System & Militarism, Imperialism and Nationalism lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/causes-of-world-war-one-12924566 and an amazing value WWI bundle which includes the home front and trench warfare: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/world-war-one-12942317 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Causes of World War I lesson investigates who the responsibility for WWI lies with. It looks at the part played by France, Britain, Serbia, Russia, Austro-Hungary and Germany and encourages students to evaluate their responsibility for the outbreak. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, information sheets with table to complete, mini-plenaries, think pair share source activity, a consolidation essay style question, a plenary and a homework task. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have lots more WWI lessons in our TES shop including several great value bundles: a ‘Causes of WWI’ bundle which includes 2 x Assassination in Sarajevo, Alliance System & Militarism, Imperialism and Nationalism lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/causes-of-world-war-one-12924566 a big WWI bundle which includes causess, fighting in the trenches and end of war: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/world-war-one-12942317 a home, land and sea WWI bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wwi-home-land-and-sea-12950791 and a GCSE First World War bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-first-world-war-1894-1918-12952900 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This World War I lesson investigates how WWI came to an end in November 1918. It looks at the situation within Germany as well as the battlefield to tell the story of how the war ended. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, information conversion to timeline, mini-plenaries, a consolidation ‘write an account’ style question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have lots more WWI lessons in our TES shop including a great value ‘Causes of WWI’ bundle which includes 2 x Assassination in Sarajevo, Alliance System & Militarism, Imperialism and Nationalism lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/causes-of-world-war-one-12924566 and a WWI bundle which includes trench warfare: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/world-war-one-12942317 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource,** PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW**! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This FREE Causes of World War I lesson investigates what the Schlieffen Plan was and how it led to WWI. Students will listen to and read about the plan to make judgements on it’s strengths and weaknesses as well as it how led to war. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, information sheets with questions, mini-plenaries, a consolidation explanation question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have lots more WWI lessons in our TES shop including several great value bundles: a ‘Causes of WWI’ bundle which includes 2 x Assassination in Sarajevo, Alliance System & Militarism, Imperialism and Nationalism lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/causes-of-world-war-one-12924566 a big WWI bundle which includes causess, fighting in the trenches and end of war: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/world-war-one-12942317 a home, land and sea WWI bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wwi-home-land-and-sea-12950791 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This FREE Causes of World War I homework revision activity sheet aims to help students structure and focus their revision on key exam questions. It covers questions covered by the GCSE spec but could also be adapted for KS3. We have lots more WWI lessons in our TES shop including several great value bundles: a ‘Causes of WWI’ bundle which includes 2 x Assassination in Sarajevo, Alliance System & Militarism, Imperialism and Nationalism lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/causes-of-world-war-one-12924566 a big WWI bundle which includes causess, fighting in the trenches and end of war: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/world-war-one-12942317 a home, land and sea WWI bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wwi-home-land-and-sea-12950791 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource,** PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW*! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!