Perfect for a Medieval History Unit . This lesson allows students to explore sources to discover the most disgusting and difficult of the jobs of medieval times. Great for practicing source work and extended writing tasks, clip, source and other tasks also included. The lesson will last up to two hours and is detailed, editable and suitable for KS3. The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, differentiated tasks, a variety of activities, clip tasks, exam-style practice plenary, peer teaching tasks and more. It’s very easy to follow and can be used straight away :)

Easy to use source work history cover lesson. All you need to do is print it out and leave it with the cover teacher - all the instructions are on the worksheets. This doesn’t contain any of our previous material so you don’t need to worry about students having already completed any tasks, The pack includes: 5 sources 3 worksheets 8 tasks in total to work through Check out loads more history and geography resources - both inexpensive and free at our store: HISTORY GEEKS Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, Tutor Time, PSHE + RSE new Curriculum 2020 resources at EC Resources If you’re also teaching Citizenship GCSE or PSHE next year, why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with almost 4000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.

A detailed and well differentiated editable history lesson introducing the Hundred Years War. The lesson lasts one hour and is very easy to just pick up and use. It is suitable for any KS3 class and includes an hour-long PowerPoint, a variety of activities, source questions, clip tasks, exam-styles practice questions, chronology and content focus tasks and more. This lesson is one of two (the second can be found here), but can still be used independently and doesn’t require any previous knowledge. Many more history lessons - both inexpensive and free at our store: HISTORY GEEKS Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources

A fully resourced, detailed and editable lesson all about the Berlin Blockade, one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. Includes a detailed, differentiated PowerPoint and accompanying worksheets. The lesson includes a wide variety of activities, and by the end of the lesson students will be able to evaluate the effects of the blockade using specific details from sources as evidence. Everything is editable, suited best to UKS3 (or good for a GCSE revision lesson) and easy to pick up and run with.

A detailed and well-differentiated, editable history lesson all about how to assess evidence / sources for usefulness, with PowerPoint and accompanying worksheets. It’s editable and very easy to pick up and run with. The lesson lasts one hour and is very easy to just pick up and use. The lesson is best suited to Year 7 (but could be used with an older, perhaps lower ability group as a refresher) . The download includes: a one hour PowerPoint, a variety of activities, worksheets, clip tasks and more.

A differentiated and editable history lesson all about the Aberfan disaster. what it was, how it happened, the causes and whether anyone can be blamed. The lesson is very easy to follow and will last at least one hour. This is most suitable for a KS3 class (created for Year 8) but could be used for other groups and everything is editable. The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, clip tasks, a variety of activities, worksheets, clip tasks, a quiz and more. Who are EC Resources? EC Resources are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Bank of England, The Children’s Commissioner, MACS Charity, The British Legion, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.

Perfect for a Medieval History Unit for Year 7 focusing on horrible jobs in medieval times. This lesson allows students to explore sources to discover the most disgusting and difficult of the jobs of medieval times. Great for practicing source work and extended writing tasks, which clip and other tasks also included. The lesson will last up to two hours and is detailed, editable and suitable for KS3. The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, differentiated tasks, a variety of activities, clip tasks, exam-style practice plenary, peer teaching tasks and more. It’s very easy to follow and can be used straight away :) Many more history lessons - both inexpensive and free at our store: HISTORY GEEKS 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 historygeeksuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you.

A detailed and well-differentiated, editable history lesson focusing on General Dyer and the Amritsar Massacre. Students explore the context, facts and sources about the massacre before attempting a GCSE-style practice question on their learning. This lesson lasts 1 hour and is very easy to just pick up and use. This is most suitable for a KS3 class (created for Year 8). The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, a variety of activities, worksheets, source tasks and more. Many more history lessons - both inexpensive and free at our store: HISTORY GEEKS Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, Tutor Time, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources 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 historygeeksuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you.

A fun, British History-themed escape room, which is perfect as a last lesson before Christmas or as educational end of term fun for any history class. This has been created for secondary students and covers a wide range of British History topics. It is filled with codes, puzzles and activities to engage students in the last lessons of term as they work in groups or ‘escape crews’ to escape the room that they have been locked in by Henry VIII! Includes answers for every mystery and puzzle (see the notes attached in the PowerPoint) and answer slides. Please see each slide’s notes for answers. The chart question’s answer is up to the teacher for the best justification. Many more history lessons - both inexpensive and free at our store: HISTORY GEEKS Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, Tutor Time, PSHE + RSE new Curriculum 2020 resources at EC Resources

An hour long, fully resourced lesson with powerpoint, differentiated tasks throughout, worksheets, clip link and accompanying task focusing on an introduction to medieval medicine, causes, cures and sources with a focus on scientific stagnation, Galen and superstitious/religious beliefs. Designed to meet Ofsted Good-Outstanding criteria by a experienced History teacher in a UK secondary school.

Leadership of Churchill lesson - A detailed and well-differentiated, editable history lesson all about how Churchill was far more than a one-dimensional character who lead the allies to victory. This lesson allows students to investigate to what extent Churchill was a ‘hero’ or a ‘villain’ by evaluating his policies, successes and failures. This lesson investigates the strengths and weaknesses of Churchill as a politician and was created for Year 9 but could be used for other years as it’s all editable - it’s full of exam-style GCSE practice questions. The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, a variety of activities, worksheets, source questions, exam style practice questions, clip tasks and more.

A detailed and well-differentiated, editable history lesson all about the turbulent religious changes during Tudor Times, from the Reformation to the rule of Elizabeth I. The lesson sees students discover the main changes made by each monarch, explore why and then ends in an extended literacy task - answering an test question on religious turmoil during the 16th Century. The students then peer assess using marking grid and feedback sheet (all included). This lesson lasts 1 hour and is very easy to just pick up and use. The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, a variety of activities, worksheets, extended literacy tasks, clips and more.

These lessons focus on the role Martin Luther King played in the fight for civil rights. They are fully resourced lessons with PowerPoints, a variety of tasks throughout, worksheets, clip links and accompanying tasks focusing on the Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights groups. Designed to meet Ofsted Good-Outstanding criteria by a experienced History teacher in a UK secondary school. Please see our other resources in our TES shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/History_Geeks 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 historygeeksuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you.

The Suffragettes + Women's Rights throughout history. This hour long lesson focuses on whether the Suffragette movement was the most significant event in women gaining equal rights and the vote in the UK. Included is a fully resourced powerpoint, differentiated tasks throughout, worksheets, clip links and accompanying tasks. Designed to meet Ofsted Good-Outstanding criteria by a experienced History teacher in a UK secondary school.

Perfect as an introduction to the Cuban Missile Crisis - focusing on what happened in Cuba, how and why. This lesson allows students to explore the subject in detail, complete exam style questions, complete partnered tasks, clip tasks, debate tasks and more. The lesson is detailed, editable and suitable for KS3 or KS4. The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, three-way differentiated tasks, a variety of activities, clip tasks, exam-style practice plenary, peer teaching tasks and more. It’s very easy to follow and can be used straight away :) 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 historygeeksuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. This lesson can be used as part of our Cold War topic which also includes: Atomic bomb, Salami Tactics, Berlin Blockade and Vietnam. These are available individually or as a bundle.

An hour long, fully resourced lesson with powerpoint, differentiated tasks throughout, worksheets, clip link, homework and accompanying task focusing on the impact of discoveries from the slave plantations and source analysis skills. Designed to meet Ofsted Good-Outstanding criteria by a experienced History teacher in a UK secondary school.

Focusing on Al Qaeda, the Twin Towers terrorism plot of 9/11 and the London Bombings of 7/7. This detailed, editable and interesting lesson allows students to delve into a plethora of information and evaluate for themselves why even through all this, Al Qaeda and some sympathisers still the group as Freedom Fighters rather than terrorists. Practice exam style questions, clip questions and debate task all in the PowerPoint too and accompanying worksheets included. The lesson will last up to two hours and is detailed, editable and suitable for KS3 - very highly differentiated and is best suited to Year 9 or Year 8. The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, differentiated tasks, a variety of activities, clip tasks, exam-style practice plenary, peer teaching tasks and more. This lesson is part of our Terrorism topic which includes types of terrorism, why people become terrorists, the Suffragettes and the IRA. It’s very easy to follow and can be used straight away :) 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 historygeeksuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Many more history lessons - both inexpensive and free at our store: HISTORY GEEKS

A one hour to 90 minute lesson all about how the British government used propaganda and censorship during World War II, using war photos and Dunkirk sources as case studies. The lesson is fully editable and could be tweaked for any exam board or KS3. The lesson is complete with a differentiated PowerPoint and worksheets, clip links, starters, plenary, exam practice question, source analysis tasks, peer assessment and LOs to three levels throughout. Created by a experienced Head of History in a UK secondary school. 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 historygeeksuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Many more history lessons - both inexpensive and free at our store: HISTORY GEEKS Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources

1 hour, fully resourced, detailed lesson all about the expansion of Soviet Russia and the tactics (salami tactics) used in order to form satellite states and further add to the USSR. The lesson lasts one hour and is very easy to just pick up and use. Includes an hour-long PowerPoint, a variety of activities, source questions, clip tasks, exam-styles practice questions, active tasks and more. The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities and is very easy to pick up and use.