KS3 lesson on Charles II reign.
Lesson Objectives:
To be able to assess the difficulties faced by Charles II.
To be able to interpret source material.
Includes;
Key words and definitions
Starter task
King of Bling Video clip (downloaded) and lyrics
Video Clip task
Source pack (PDF and Word format)
Source grid
Historians viewpoints
Creative task
KS3 lesson on the English Civil War.
Lesson Objectives:
To understand key events of the English Civil War.
To assess who had more power at various stages of the English Civil War.
Lesson includes;
Key words and definitions
Starter and Challenge Task
Video Clip (downloaded)
English Civil War Timeline Statement cards
Significance and graph tasks with Statement cards
Exam Question (GCSE Narrative Account)
A model answer to colour code and annotate
This is an assembly for KS3 pupils looking at doing there options, it includes slides on;
Why should I choose History?
Why study HIstory?
Where might the study of History take me?
Several slides on What do I study at GCSE History?
Please note, the slides for What do I study at GCSE History? are for AQA and Edexcel, there is a slide for each paper (Edexcel) or each topic (AQA)
Really fun and engaging double lesson where students are given a ‘Castle Catalogue’ and a budget and are told to design a castle within budget, in the second lesson pupils test there castle against 8 progressively harder scenarios during a ‘siege’ to see how well there castle held up.
Lesson Objectives
To form an understanding of some of the challenges and decisions faced by Castle builders and to weigh up some of the decisions they would have had to have made
Includes;
Castle Catalogue
List of Scenarios
Worksheet for building there castle
Report Worksheet (Standard, Differented for Lower Ability and a third for SEN)
AQA GCSE History Exam Question Booklet; Conflict and tension in Asia, 1950–1975.
This 36 page booklet is full of exam questions for students to complete, includes Hints for the majority of questions, several question guidance sheets and a tracker.
Lesson on ‘What kind of Germany were the Nazis attempting to create?’
Lesson Objectives are;
Identify and overview Nazi social policies 1933 - 45.
Classify these policies to help identify the Nazi’s aims for Germany.
Apply our understanding by explaining examples of Nazi propaganda.
Comes with all the resources and a lesson plan.
Lesson includes;
Paired drawing
Source analyse
Card Sort
Venn diagram
Nazi Propaganda posters
KS3 lesson on the Glorious Revolution.
Lesson Objectives:
To identify the key events of the Glorious Revolution.
To examine the reasons why the monarchy changed again from Catholic to Protestant.
To evaluate the changes that William and Mary agreed to.
To assess why the Glorious Revolution is significant today.
Includes;
Key words & definitions
Family tree & task
Information Cards on James II plus activities and challenge task
Link to relevant video clip and task
Information sheet and comprehension activity
Creative Task and modeling
KS4 lesson on the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Lesson Objectives:
To be able to describe the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
To explain how the crisis developed.
To assess the reasons for the escalation of the crisis.
Includes:
Key words & definitions
Hook Image with task, plus challenge
Key images task
Decision task
Timeline and Graph Activities - aimed at stretching and challenging understanding
Source Plenary and challenge
KS4 Cold War lesson looking at the Prague Spring.
Lesson Objectives:
To be able to outline the key development of the Prague Spring.
To be able to explain the aims and reforms that were introduced.
To be able to assess the impact of and reaction to these reforms.
Includes:
Key words & definitions
Starter and map
Background information and relevant contextual knowledge
Information sheets on Prague Spring & Soviet Response
Colour code task and extension activity
Homework
GCSE Exam Question - Explain the importance of… (Edexcel 8 marker)
A question booklet for the three part documentary series; 1066: A Year to Conquer England.
The documentary series is a fantastic account of the year 1066, looking at the political, geographical, social and military situation in England. As well as looking at the 4 claimants to the thrown, and the invasions and battles that compose the conquest.
The question booklet is split into three parts, one for each Episode and contains nearly 100 questions.
Suitable as a teaching aid for both AQA GCSE History NORMAN ENGLAND, c1066–c1100 and Edexcel GCSE History Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, c1060–1088.
The documentary series is available on ClickView, Amazon or Youtube (£1.99 an episode).
A comprehensive workbook on the two part documentary-film Rise of Evil starring Robert Carlyle.
The workbook contains nearly 30 questions on the documentary, as well as a long answer question at the end.
Designed to be completed while watching Rise of Evil.
This is a 44 part display for Medicine through Time - it has been created with the AQA specification in mind, but can be easily adapted for the other exam boards.
Can be printed and stuck up as it is, it can also be printed double sided and then hung on a line across a class room.
Works A5, A4 and A3.
A set of KS4 lessons on the Cold War topic, focusing on Cuba.
Cuban Revolution
Bay of Pigs
Cuban Missile Crisis
Includes several exam questions for Edexcel.
Set of 6 lessons aimed at Key Stage 3 on Norman England, covering a wide variety of topics, such as:
Life in Anglo Saxon England
Claimants to the throne
Battle of Stamford Bridge
Bayeux Tapestry
Feudal System