This interactive activity encourages students to place themselves in the footsteps of young soldiers during WW1, guiding them through the choices and key events that faced young men: from signing up right through to the war’s end in 1918. It deals with key topics including conscription, conscientious objectors , trench foot and the Battle of the Somme. The powerpoint basically works like an educational version of the ‘choose your own adventure’ books! Students are given three ‘choices,’ each of which are hyperlinked to allow them to choose their own individual experience of WW1. Depending on time, you can let several different students play or play as a class by voting and going with the majority. I’ve used it many times throughout my career, as a contextual activity alongside teaching war poetry or Michael Morpurgo’s Private Peaceful, as well as when teaching both Year 6 and Year 7 History.

The Completely Christmassy Quiz 2018 is the ULTIMATE end of term quiz! With ten fun yet core subject-inspired rounds and answer slides for peer marking, this will easily fill two lessons and is accessible for all secondary school year groups. Rounds are: Happy NEWS Year 2018, Celebrity Stockings, Festive Fiction, The Questions of Christmas Past, 2018 Masked Movies, Christmas Carol Consonant Conundrum, Cities in the Snow, Seasonal Sums, Global Greetings, Seasonal Sing-along. Creative graphics throughout will keep students engaged. Zip file includes music files, timer and double-sided answer sheet which I’d recommend enlarging onto A3 for each team. Prizes not included I’m afraid! Enjoy!