I am Head of Humanities in the West Midlands and have been teaching History for twenty years. I have marked exams and moderated coursework for GCSE History for a popular exam board since 2001. All resources published have been tried out in class before publication!
I am Head of Humanities in the West Midlands and have been teaching History for twenty years. I have marked exams and moderated coursework for GCSE History for a popular exam board since 2001. All resources published have been tried out in class before publication!
This is an A3 two sided knowledge organiser for the Germany 1919-1991 unit for WJEC / EDUQAS GCSE History course.
It covers all the main points from all of the key questions in an easy to read, visual design.
It was designed to help make the topic more accessible for middle and lower attaining students who struggle with seperate knowledge organisers.
Side 1 - All the main points for each of the key questions 1-6
Side 2 - Key question 7 and advice on how to answer each exam question
To make the best of the resource, you should print in colour on A3 (already formatted for A3 printing) on both sides. Mine are laminated as well to use in class.
A complete list of key words for the Entertainment & Leisure c500 - present day topic including definitions. Also includes an extra two files where either the key word or definition column is blank for revision tasks.
A complete list of key words for the USA 1910-1929 topic including definitions. Also includes an extra two files with just the key words and no definitions as well as a key words test.
16 page activity booklet designed to use either in class or for students at home.
Includes a variety of activities including:
• True or False
• Knowledge Retrieval
• Correct the mistakes
• Practicing exam questions
• Key word activities
• Categorising events
• improving exam question answer
• Focus on specific events
Used in the classroom to test drive this kept students focussed and engaged for several lessons. Recommended to print this out as a booklet - A3 paper for an A4 booklet.
16 page activity booklet designed to use either in class or for students at home.
Includes a variety of activities including:
True or False
Knowledge Retrieval
Correct the mistakes
Practicing exam questions
Word Wall
key word revision
find the connections between.
revision clock
Used in the classroom to test drive this kept students focussed and engaged for several lessons. Recommended to print this out as a booklet - A3 paper for an A4 booklet.
16 page activity booklet designed to use either in class or for students at home.
Includes a variety of activities including:
True or False
Knowledge Retrieval
Correct the mistakes
Practicing exam questions
Thinking Quilt
Categorising events
improving exam question answer
revision clock
Used in the classroom to test drive this kept students focussed and engaged for several lessons. Recommended to print this out as a booklet - A3 paper for an A4 booklet.
16 page activity booklet designed to use either in class or for students at home. Includes a focus on the historical site for 2024 Ally Pally.
Includes a variety of activities including:
True or False
Knowledge Retrieval
Correct the mistakes
Practicing exam questions
Fill in the definitions of key words
Quick thinking exam prep
Correct the mistakes
revision clock
Used in the classroom to test drive this kept students focussed and engaged for several lessons. Recommended to print this out as a booklet - A3 paper for an A4 booklet.
This is a 45 slide quiz focused solely on the topic of the USA 1910-1929 - designed to make students think about their answers! There are four rounds:
Round 1 - What’s the connection?
Round 2 - What come’s fourth?
Round 3 - Missing vowels for keywords
Round 4 - Word Wall
Can be played as a whole class or for individual revision testing.
This resource explains the requirements for all of the questions in the new GCSE exam for component 1: The Elizabethan Age but can be easily adapted for all the other component 1 units.
Includes 8 flashcards (just print off on card and cut into four) for students to be given for revision. Also includes 8 posters which are bigger A4 versions of the flashcards.
Content includes:
-Question 1 skills
- Question 2 skills
- Question 3 skills
- Question 4 skills
- Question 5 skills
- Analysing an interpretation skills
- Analysing a contemporary source skills
- Wider Historical knowledge examples
This resource was made because my classes were struggling to apply the right skills to the right questions! As the picture shows, I laminated them, hole punched the top left hand corner and put them on a key ring ring. My class carry a copy for reference at home and school.
N.B. This copy of flashcards is uncoloured.
Using the format for the exam these are two mock papers (unofficial) made up for student assessment. Can be used for a mock, end of topic exam or just revision.
5 Knowledge Organisers for the first section of the 20 AQA History A Level.
KQ1 - Germany before 1918
KQ2 - The Weimar Constitution
KQ3 - The Peace Settlement
KQ4 - Economic and social issues
KQ5 - Political instability and extremism
Dual coded for easier understanding. I use the information from these knowledge organisers as the basis for my lessons.
A revision PowerPoint on the each of the questions on the Elizabeth I exam paper - Unit 1. Can be easily adapted for other unit 1 papers by changing content and names. For each question, advice is given on:
how long to answer
examples of questions
sentence starters
demands of the question
Included is a word document table for students to record information from the PowerPoint - enlarge to A3 for best results. Can be used as part of ‘drop down’ or ‘exam cram’ revision session for real or mock exams.
This resource explains the requirements for all of the questions in the new GCSE exam for component 2 Germany 1919-1991 but can be easily adapted for all the other component 2 units like the USA 1929-1990. The flashcards and posters give advice on answering the question and look at other example questions.
Includes 6 flashcards (just print off on card and cut into four) for students to be given for revision. Also includes 5 posters which are bigger A4 versions of the flashcards.
- Title flashcard
- Question 1 flashcard and poster
- Question 2 flashcard and poster
- Question 3 flashcard and poster
- Question 4 flashcard and poster
- Question 5 flashcard and poster
As the picture shows, I laminated them, hole punched the top left hand corner and put them on a key ring ring. My class carry a copy for reference at home and school.
N.B. This copy of flashcards is uncoloured.
This resource explains the requirements for all of the questions in the new GCSE exam for component 2 Entertainment & Leisure c500 – present day but can be easily adapted for all the other component 2 units like the Crime and Punishment. The flashcards and posters give advice on answering the question and look at other example questions.
Includes 9 flashcards (just print off on card and cut into four) for students to be given for revision. Also includes 8 posters which are bigger A4 versions of the flashcards.
- Title flashcard
- Question 1 flashcard and poster
- Question 2 flashcard and poster
- Question 3 flashcard and poster
- Question 4 flashcard and poster
- Question 5 flashcard and poster
- Question 6a flashcard and poster
- Question 6b flashcard and poster
- Flashcard on the different eras being examined
As the picture shows, I laminated them, hole punched the top left hand corner and put them on a key ring ring. My class carry a copy for reference at home and school.
N.B. This copy of flashcards is uncoloured.
This resource explains the requirements for all of the questions in the new GCSE exam for component 1 The USA 1910-1929 but can be easily adapted for all the other component 1 units like Germany in transition.
Includes 8 flashcards (just print off on card and cut into four) for students to be given for revision. Also includes 8 posters which are bigger A4 versions of the flashcards.
Content includes:
-Question 1 skills
- Question 2 skills
- Question 3 skills
- Question 4 skills
- Question 5 skills
- Analysing an interpretation skills
- Analysing a contemporary source skills
- Wider Historical knowledge examples
This resource was made because my classes were struggling to apply the right skills to the right questions! As the picture shows, I laminated them, hole punched the top left hand corner and put them on a key ring ring. My class carry a copy for reference at home and school.
N.B. This copy of flashcards is uncoloured.
A revision PowerPoint on the each of the questions on the USA 1910-1929 exam paper - Unit 2. Can be easily adapted for other unit 2 papers by changing content and names. For each question, advice is given on:
how long to answer
examples of questions
sentence starters
demands of the question
Included is a table for students to record information from the PowerPoint - enlarge to A3 for best results. Can be used as part of ‘drop down’ or ‘exam cram’ revision session for real or mock exams.
This is a lesson on how to answer the 16 mark question on interpretations for papers 1 and 2. It focuses primarily on ‘The Elizabethan Age 1558-1603’ and ‘The USA 1910-1929’ but can be adapted for other topics.
Slides include:
what is an interpretation and examples
Walk through a question with a sample answer
Planning table on PP (and attached word document) on analysing interpretations
Answering ‘how and why interpretations are reached’
Giving starter sentences to use in the exam
5 practice questions
a revision poster task
A revision PowerPoint on the each of the questions on the Germany 1919-1991 exam paper - Unit 3. Can be easily adapted for other unit 3 papers by changing content and names. For each question, advice is given on:
how long to answer
examples of questions
sentence starters
demands of the question
Included is a table for students to record information from the PowerPoint - enlarge to A3 for best results. Can be used as part of ‘drop down’ or ‘exam cram’ revision session for real or mock exams.
A revision PowerPoint on the each of the questions on the Entertainment & Leisure c500 to present day exam paper - Unit 4. Can be easily adapted for other unit 4 papers by changing content and names. For each question, advice is given on:
how long to answer
examples of questions
sentence starters
demands of the question
Included is a table for students to record information from the PowerPoint - enlarge to A3 for best results. Can be used as part of ‘drop down’ or ‘exam cram’ revision session for real or mock exams.
Includes 8 spider diagram templates for revising the topic of Elizabeth I. Uses pictures and key words to split the topics up into manageable revision chunks.
Topics are:
1 - People
2 - Government
3 - Rich and Poor
4 - Entertainment
5 - Religion
6 - Catholics
7- Armada
8 - Puritans