www.ecpublishing.co.uk A collaboration between a long-term Head of History and Humanities and EC Resources. We have 20 years experience teaching all humanities subjects around the UK and a particular passion for creating top-notch secondary history resources. We will be uploading loads of free lessons as well an inexpensive ones in the coming months, so why not follow us? Hopefully we can save you an afternoon or two of planning!
www.ecpublishing.co.uk A collaboration between a long-term Head of History and Humanities and EC Resources. We have 20 years experience teaching all humanities subjects around the UK and a particular passion for creating top-notch secondary history resources. We will be uploading loads of free lessons as well an inexpensive ones in the coming months, so why not follow us? Hopefully we can save you an afternoon or two of planning!
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.
Introduction to the environment - 1 - 2 hour PP, worksheets, clips, well differentiated, best suited to KS3.
These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All our resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes) and are designed to last one hour each.
An investigation and overview of what sustainability is and then tasks with more of a focus on eating sustainably. Created as a PSHCE resource but would also be very useful for KS3 Geography or RE. - 1 hour PowerPoint, worksheets, clips, well differentiated, KS3/ KS4. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All our resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes) and are designed to last one hour each.
SAVE AROUND 60% BY BUYING THIS BUNDLE OF 53+ HOURS OF LESSONS!
This bundle includes:
World War One – causes and fighting (11 lessons)
World War Two - Causes, battles and Nazi Germany (20 lessons)
The Cold War (8 lessons)
Genocide (8 lessons)
Terrorism (6 lessons)
For more description on each topic, please see links below.
The download includes all lesson powerpoints (containing all activity tasks, clip links etc), worksheets and information sheets. All lessons are easy to use and editable. Activities are differentiated 3 ways where possible.
These topics and lessons are also available individually here:
World War One: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/world-war-i-gcse-11743517
World War Two: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/world-war-ii-ks3-12080728
Cold War: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-cold-war-12192363
Genocide: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/genocide-12114524
Terrorism: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/terrorism-ks3-history-12078335
You can find many more history lessons - both inexpensive and free at our store: HISTORY GEEKS (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.
A day in the life of a Medieval Monk, storyboard and questions worksheet.
Whole lesson that goes with this can be found here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/medieval-monks-lesson-11519200
A differentiated task for students to collect information on Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights groups. The aim is to see the importance the role each group played in achieving Civil Rights.
A fun task which can be used to collect important information prior to a literacy based task.
2x detailed and well differentiated editable history lessons all about the Hundred Years War, from English prowess and military victory in the first few decades to the crashing defeat by the French (joined by Joan of Arc) towards the end. The lessons cover all the most significant battles and turning points before inviting students to study sources in order to come to their own conclusions about if a French victory was always inevitable.
These lessons both last one hour and are very easy to just pick up and use. They are suitable for any KS3 class - or KS4 needing a refresher or overall introduction.
Each lesson includes an hour-long PowerPoint, a variety of activities, source questions and source pack, clip tasks, exam-styles practice questions, chronology and content focus tasks and more.
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
DOUBLE LESSON - A detailed and well-differentiated, editable history lesson all about how William the Conqueror consolidated his power. The lesson focuses in detail on castles, the feudal system, bringing allies from Normandy and the Domesday Book.
This lesson lasts around 2 hours and is very easy to just pick up and use. This is suitable for any KS3 class (and could be used for KS4 - it’s full of exam-style source questions).
The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, a variety of activities, worksheets, source questions, exam style practice questions, clips, group tasks and more. Acitivities are differentiated 3 ways where possible.
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 on its own or along with our other lessons on the Normans or medieval kings, all available in our TES store: https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=21074955&q=norman&shop=History_Geeks
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 fun quiz, designed for form time, lasting around 15 minutes that can be used in Remembrance week. The linked clips from Blackadder are optional, they are short two minute videos designed to compliment the answers to the questions.
A one hour lessons all about civilian life in Britain during WWI. This has been created for the OCR GCSE History A - War and Society and covers he theme ‘Impact of War on People’ and the ‘Beginnings of Total War’. However, it is editable and could be tweaked for any exam board covering the same theme.
The lesson is complete with a differentiated PowerPoint and worksheets, clip links, starters, plenary, exam practice question and peer assessment and LOs to three levels throughout. Created by a experienced Head of History in a UK secondary school.
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 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
A one hour lesson all about how the British government controlled civilian life in Britain during WWI. This has been created for the OCR GCSE History A - War and Society and covers he theme ‘Impact of War on People’ and the ‘Beginnings of Total War’. However, it is editable and could be tweaked for any exam board covering the same theme.
The lesson is complete with a differentiated PowerPoint and worksheets, clip links, starters, plenary, exam practice question and peer assessment and LOs to three levels throughout. Created by a experienced Head of History in a UK secondary school.
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 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
40+ hours of KS3 History. These lessons are a selection of our very best lessons and units originally created for Years 7 , 8 and 9. The pack is divided into four different folders, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9 and ‘Miscellaneous’ (the final folder contains cover work and end of year fun materials). There is far, far more content than in the Tes previews.
Every lesson is differentiated to at least three levels of challenge, has source analysis tasks, peer or mini-assessments, clip tasks with differentiated questioning and essay or literacy focus tasks for GCSE skills prep. This is inclusive of all the standards you’d expect - starters, plenaries, measurable LOs, well presented PowerPoints, homework and easy to follow worksheets with instructions.
What’s included?
**Year 7
History Skills Unit (4 hours)
Tudor Times (8 hours)
**Year 8:
Black History Unit (13 hours)
Year 9:
World War I (9 hours)
Misc, fun and cover lessons - (6 hours)
All lessons could be used stand-alone and everything is editable too.
**Who are History Geeks? **
History Geeks are the History Department of EC Publishing.
EC Resources are the top TES PSHE + RE providers and 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, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
A differentiated and editable history lesson all about Edward I and whether he really was the ‘Hammer of the Scots’. The lesson allows students to investigate both sides of the story before using their analysis and source-based skills to reach a conclusion.
The lesson is very easy to follow and will last at least one hour.
The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, clip tasks, a variety of activities, worksheets, source tasks, clip tasks, active tasks and more.
This lesson covers the history of Halloween and why people celebrate it, but also how to celebrate safely - especially when it comes to ‘Trick or Treating’, from road safety at night, to choosing carefully which houses to knock the doors of.
This resource pack includes a one hour long PowerPoint with accompanying worksheets, well differentiated activities, literacy focus tasks, clip tasks with three-way differentiated questions and information sheets.
The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. As with all our lessons, you don’t need any prior knowledge as all the information is included - you can just pick up and teach it.
Loads more free and inexpensive Citizenship, PSHE and RE Resources at the EC Resources store.
2 LESSONS - 2 x detailed and well-differentiated, editable history lessons all about Appeasement and the contribution of this policy to the outbreak of World War II. Very easy to just pick up and use.
The lessons includes detailed PowerPoints, a variety of activities, source questions, clip tasks, exam-styles practice questions, active tasks and more. Perfect for KS3 or GCSE revision.
Norman Conquest / William the Conqueror bundle.
Lessons include:
Battle of Hastings: covers what happened during the Battle of Hastings and why William I won.
Norman consolidation of England: covers the Domesday Book, building of Castles and feudalism introduced by William I to England.
Introduction to Castles
All lessons are ready to teach and easy to use.
Many more history lessons - both inexpensive and free at our store: 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.
Detailed and well-differentiated, editable lesson on Blitzkrieg and its level of success as a policy. The lesson includes detailed PowerPoints, a variety of activities, source questions, clip tasks, exam-styles practice questions, active tasks and more. Perfect for KS3 or GCSE revision.