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History is just full of wonderful stories isn't it? Intrigue, war, competition, greed, progress, romance(!)...but unfortunately there just isn't enough time to plan EVERYTHING, so keep an eye on this shop for free and inexpensive lessons, worksheets, assessments and homeworks. Coming soon!

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History is just full of wonderful stories isn't it? Intrigue, war, competition, greed, progress, romance(!)...but unfortunately there just isn't enough time to plan EVERYTHING, so keep an eye on this shop for free and inexpensive lessons, worksheets, assessments and homeworks. Coming soon!
Rosa Parks - Montgomery Bus Boycott
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Rosa Parks - Montgomery Bus Boycott

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This Civil Rights in the USA lesson investigates how successfulness the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Students look at the causes, events and impact of the boycott. The plenary features Claudette Colvin so her legacy is not forgotten either. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, clip questions/activities, think pair share activity, mini plenary, information sheet with mindmap to complete, a consolidation written question and a discussion plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have other great Civil Rights lessons in our TES shop including abolition of the slave trade, Underground Railroad, Jim Crow laws, Civil Rights fight in Education (covering Brown v Topeka, Little Rock & James Meredith), the KKK and Martin Luther King - many more are on their way! All these lessons are in an amazing great value bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/slavery-and-civil-rights-movement-13116339 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find other free and 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!
Slavery & Civil Rights Movement
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Slavery & Civil Rights Movement

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This great value Enslaved Peoples of the Americas and Civil Rights Movement bundle includes the following lessons: The Underground Railroad Abolition of the Slave Trade Jim Crow Laws KKK - Ku Klux Klan Civil Rights Movement - Education Martin Luther King & Civil Rights Rosa Parks & Montgomery Bus Boycott This download includes everything you need to teach these lessons - all powerpoints, clips, activities, instructions, worksheets and information sheets. Scaffolding and challenge activities are included where possible. All lessons last at least one hour and are fully editable. Activities have been designed to promote thinking and discussion. We also have a smaller ***Civil Rights Movement ***bundle available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/civil-rights-in-the-usa-13128425 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!
Civil Rights in the USA
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Civil Rights in the USA

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This great value Civil Rights Movement bundle includes the following lessons: Jim Crow Laws KKK - Ku Klux Klan Civil Rights Movement - Education Martin Luther King & Civil Rights Rosa Parks & Montgomery Bus Boycott This download includes everything you need to teach these lessons - all powerpoints, clips, activities, instructions, worksheets and information sheets. Scaffolding and challenge activities are included where possible. All lessons last at least one hour and are fully editable. Activities have been designed to promote thinking and discussion. We also have a larger bundle combining the Enslaved Peoples of Africa and the Civil Rights Movement together: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/slavery-and-civil-rights-movement-13116339 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!
D-day significance : WWII
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D-day significance : WWII

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This lesson investigates what happened during D-day on 6 June 1944 and encourages students to evaluate why it was so significant. Students will look at what happened on all 5 beaches: Juno, Sword, Gold, Utah and Omaha. 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, picture clue analysis, groupwork information sheet, consolidation explanation question and two plenaries. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. 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. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!
World War II Battles
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World War II Battles

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This great value World War II / WWII Battles bundle includes the following lessons: Blitzkrieg Dunkirk Battle of Britain D-day This download includes everything you need to teach these lessons - all powerpoints, clips, activities, instructions, worksheets and information sheets. Scaffolding and challenge activities are included where possible. All lessons last at least one hour and are fully editable. Activities have been designed to promote thinking and discussion. We also have a great value bundle on the Interwar Years, including the League of Nations, available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-interwar-years-12925003 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!
League of Nations & WWII
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League of Nations & WWII

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This AMAZING value League of Nations / Interwar Years & World War II battles bundle includes the following lessons: Treaty of Versailles League of Nations organisation League of Nations successes League of Nations strengths and weaknesses League of Nations failure Manchuria Crisis Abyssinian Crisis Sudetenland Crisis Blitzkrieg Dunkirk Battle of Britain D-day This download includes everything you need to teach these lessons - all powerpoints, clips, activities, instructions, worksheets and information sheets. Scaffolding and challenge activities are included where possible. All lessons last at least one hour and are fully editable. Activities have been designed to promote thinking and discussion. You can also buy these bundles separately : World War II battles: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/world-war-ii-battles-13128440 League of Nations: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/league-of-nations-12850955 Interwar Years: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-interwar-years-12925003 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!
20th Century Dictators
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20th Century Dictators

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This great value 20th Century Dictators / Leaders bundle includes the following lessons: Joseph Stalin : USSR Benito Mussolini : Italy Mao Zedong : China Adolf Hitler : Germany Winston Churchill : UK Hitler, Stalin and Mao comparison lesson All these lessons follow the same theme - how ‘great’ were these leaders? The word ‘great’ is used in an open way, students are encouraged to interpret the word as they want. This download includes everything you need to teach these lessons - all powerpoints, clips, activities, instructions, worksheets and information sheets. Scaffolding and challenge activities are included where possible. All lessons last at least one hour and are fully editable. Activities have been designed to promote thinking and discussion. 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!
Hitler : Great Dictator?
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Hitler : Great Dictator?

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This ‘Historical Leaders / Great Dictators’ lesson investigates the leadership of Adolf Hitler and encourages students to see the positive aspects of his leadership (negative policies are very briefly outlined but not given detail on and the students are not asked to include these in their assessment), including family policies, employment, abolishing of the Treaty of Versailles and giving German people hope. 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, clip questions/activities, , mini plenary, information sheet with questions to complete, a consolidation written questions and a discussion plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. Lots of other Historical Leaders / Great Dictator lessons are available in our TES shop including Churchill, Stalin, Mussolini and Mao, which you can buy separately here: https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=22174227&q=leader&shop=DiscoveringHistory And a fantastic value bundle is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/20th-century-dictators-13131039 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free and 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!
Churchill : Hero or villain?
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Churchill : Hero or villain?

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This ’Historical Leaders / Great Dictators’ lesson investigates the leadership of Winston Churchill and encourages students to evaluate whether he was a hero or a villain. Students will read short summaries of the role he played during World War II, the Bengal famine, in Ireland, the development of the Welfare State and in Wales to come to a conclusion. 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, clip questions/activities, think pair share activity, mini plenary, information sheet with table to complete, a consolidation evaluative written questions and a discussion plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. Lots of other Historical Leaders / Great Dictator lessons are available in our TES shop including Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini and Mao, which you can buy separately here: https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=22174227&q=leader&shop=DiscoveringHistory And a fantastic value bundle is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/20th-century-dictators-13131039 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free and 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!
Chairman Mao - Great Dictators
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Chairman Mao - Great Dictators

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This ‘Historical Leaders / Great Dictators’ lesson investigates the leadership of Chairman Mao and encourages students to evaluate whether he was a ‘great’ leader. Students will consider a variety of facts and information to evaluate the key question. The cult of personality, policies such as the Great Leap Forward, industrialisation and terror are all included. 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, clip questions/activities, mini plenary, information sheet with tasks and table to complete, a consolidation source evaluative question and a discussion plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. Lots of other Historical Leaders / Great Dictator lessons are available in our TES shop including Churchill, Stalin, Mussolini and Hitler, which you can buy separately here: https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=22174227&q=leader&shop=DiscoveringHistory And a fantastic value bundle is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/20th-century-dictators-13131039 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free and 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!
Great Fire of London 1666
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Great Fire of London 1666

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This 17th Century lesson investigates whether or not the Great Fire of London was a blessing or a disaster. Students will be given a brief understanding of what happened before looking at the social/cultural, economic and political impacts of the fire. They will organise cards into a Venn diagram before explaining their answer to the 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, clip questions/activities, think pair share activity, card sort with Venn diagram, a table to complete, a consolidation evaluation written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have other great 17th Century lessons, including James I/VI, Charles I and the Civil War, Women in the Civil War, Oliver Cromwell, Witch hunting and Glorious Revolution, available here: https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=22174227&q=17th century&shop=DiscoveringHistory All the lessons above can be found in a great value bundle available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-17th-century-12925088 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free and 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!
The Great Plague 1665
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The Great Plague 1665

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This 17th Century lesson investigates what it was like to live at the time of the Great Plague in London of 1665. Students will learn about living conditions in London at the time, as well as use source skills to extract key information and make inferences about beliefs at the time. 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, clip questions/activities, think pair share activity, sources with inference questions, sources with table to complete, a consolidation evaluation written question and a ‘hot seat’ plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have other great 17th Century lessons, including James I/VI, Charles I and the Civil War, Women in the Civil War, Oliver Cromwell, Witch hunting, Great Fire of London and the Glorious Revolution, available here: https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=22174227&q=17th century&shop=DiscoveringHistory All the lessons above can be found in a great value bundle available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-17th-century-12925088 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free and 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!
Historical Disasters
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Historical Disasters

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This 20th century Historical Disaster bundle includes: Titanic Aberfan Disaster Chernobyl This download includes everything you need to teach these lessons - all powerpoints, clips, activities, instructions, worksheets and information sheets. Scaffolding and challenge activities are included where possible. All lessons last at least one hour and are fully editable. Activities have been designed to promote thinking and discussion. 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!