PowerPoint (with 5 slides) and two word documents that examines the causes and consequences of the crisis at Central High School, Little Rock in 1957 as part of a wider series of lessons on the Civil Rights Movement in America. Activities include Quick Quiz recapping previous learning on the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Starter activity on why a photo of the Little Rock Nine attending school is unusual. Reading & comprehension activity on the crisis at Little Rock. Pupils complete a table on the attitudes, aims and extent of success of the key figures and groups involved in the crisis. Discussion on why Governor Faubus pursued the policy he did, linked to prior learning on the obstacles black people faced in the south when trying to vote. Source analysis exercise on the key reason Eisenhower chose to intervene. Plenary discussion on why Little Rock was the key turning point for integrating schools after the initial resistance to Brown vs Board of Education (with supporting statistics). Designed for the teaching of Edexcel iGCSE History 4HI1 Paper 1 Depth Study 7 A Divided Union: civil rights in the USA, 1945-74. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace. Resource reviews and ratings are always much appreciated and help others using the site.

PowerPoint and three worksheets that examines Sino-Soviet Relations between 1900 and 1972. Material covered includes Russia and the Boxer Revolt, Cominform, the United Front and the Northern Expedition, The Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Assistance, Mao’s relationship with Stalin and Khrushchev, Soviet support for the First Five Year Plan and the Great Leap Forward, the Sino-Soviet Split, the border conflict of 1969 & Nixon’s visit in 1972. Activities include Analysis of a passage on Sino-Soviet Relations to identify evidence to support various statements related to the topic. Pupils to complete a line graph showing the changing nature of Sino-Soviet relations over the period. Gap fill on the labels for the line graph. Discussion on key turning points in the relationship. Ranking activity on how positive/negative different periods of the relationship were over the period. Essay question that could be set for homework. Designed for the teaching of Edexcel iGCSE History 4HI1 Paper 2 Breadth Study B4 China: Conflict, Crisis and change, 1900-89. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace.

PowerPoint with 7 slides and three worksheets that examines the crises in the Balkans between 1900 and 1914 . The lesson covers the Austro-Hungarian annexation of Bosnia in 1908, the Balkan Wars of 1912-13 and the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand. Please note this lesson does not cover the aftermath of Franz Ferdinand’s assassination such as the Blank Cheque or actual outbreak of the First World War. **Activities include: ** Matching exercise in which the key countries and territories in the Balkan region are matched to descriptions of their status at the start of the 20th Century. Comprehension and analysis activity in which pupils use the information they have learned from activity one to explain the likely attitudes of key countries and territories to new developments in the region such as the 1908 annexation, the Balkan Wars and the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. Reading and comprehension activity in which pupils read the detailed story of Franz Ferdinand’s assassination and identify evidence that demonstrates the responsibility of elements within the Serbian Government, the responsibility of the Black Hand and the unwitting responsibility of Austria & Franz Ferdinand himself. Plenary discussion on how the assassination in Sarajevo could spark the First World War Designed for the teaching of Edexcel iGCSE History 4HI1 Paper 2 A1 The Origins and Course of the First World War, 1905-1918. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace

PowerPoint (with 5 slides) and three word documents that examine the causes of persecution of witches in Early Modern Europe. The lesson covers causes such as poverty, climate change, misogyny, warfare, changing attitudes to magic, the Reformation and the invention of the Printing Press. Specific witch hunts which are considered are the St Osyth witches (1582) the North Berwick Witch trials (1590) and the Manningtree Witches (1645). Activities include Starter activity in which students analyse the mortality records from Cumbria to identify high levels of popular superstition. Matching activity on the causes of witchcraft persecution with the correct explanation. Reading and comprehension of three examples of witch hunts from the early modern period to identify what factors caused persecution to take place. Linking activity to consider how the causes of persecution were interrelated. Source analysis to identify how the rise in scepticism helped end witchcraft persecution. Designed for teaching an academically able Key Stage 3 class covering aspects of Stuart Britain / Early Modern Europe. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace. Resource reviews are always much appreciated and help others using the site.

PowerPoint and worksheet that examines the extent of the Romantic Movement in the context of German Unification 1789-1919. Activities include -Quick quiz on the Holy Roman Empire in 1789 -Analysis of Sanssouci & what it suggests about the place of German culture in the Holy Roman Empire in the 18th Century. Source analysis of examples from the Romantic Movement to consider how they aided the development of German Nationalism Ranking activity to consider how accessible the Romantic Movement was to Germans in order to stimulate discussion. Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y314 The Development of German Nationalism. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace.

PowerPoint & two worksheets that examine the threat posed by the Yorkshire & Cornish tax rebellions to King Henry VII. Activities include Comprehension activity on the relative causes, threat, Government response and outcome of the rebellions in order to complete a table. Source analysis of Perkin Warbeck’s explanation of the causes of the Cornish Rebellion to evaluate reliability. Discussion / debate on the most threatening rebellion Henry VII faced based around a line of continuum that covers all the rebellions Henry faced. Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y106 The Early & Mid Tudors. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace.

PowerPoint & worksheet that examines the events of the 1848 Revolts in Prussia. Content includes Frederick William IV’s policies prior to 1848, the rioting in March 1848 and Frederick William’s resulting concessions, the counter-revolution in October 1848 and the resulting Prussian constitution issued by the monarch. Activities include Comprehension and highlighting activity on the extent the actions of King Frederick William IV of Prussia reveal him to a liberal monarch or a conservative autocrat. Analysis of three sources from Frederick William IV to explain his changing attitudes to the 1848 Revolts in Prussia. Sorting activity to decide whether Frederick William’s constitution was liberal in nature or not. Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y314 The Development of German Nationalism 1789-1919. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace.

PowerPoint & 3 worksheets on the impact of Napoleon Bonaparte on the development of German Nationalism at the start of the 19th Century. Activities include A chronology task ordering events related to Napoleon & Germany Comprehension activity on the extent Napoleon was beneficial or detrimental to the development of Germany Source analysis exercise on King Friedrich William III of Prussia’s letter to his people Sorting activity on the importance of the Wars of Liberation to the development of German Nationalism Discussion activity on Napoleon’s management of German nationalism. Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y314 The Development of German Nationalism. Lesson Length: 1hr x 2 depending on pace.

PowerPoint (with 7 slides) and three word documents that examines the aftermath of the Seven Weeks War between Prussia and Austria and the establishment of the North German Confederation. The lesson also considers the nature of the North German Confederation. Activities include Analysis of the Treaty of Prague to consider the attitude of various countries to its terms. Comparison activity on the Holy Roman Empire, the German Confederation & the North German Confederation to establish similarities and differences. Sorting activity to decide whether the North German Confederation was democratic or not. Evidence based discussion on the extent to which the North German Confederation was dominated by Prussia. Matching activity on the different attitudes to Bismarck by political groups in the Prussian Parliament after the end of the Seven Weeks War. Source analysis on the changing nature of German nationalism after 1866. Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y314 The Development of German Nationalism 1789-1919. Lesson Length: 1hr 30min depending on pace. Resource reviews and ratings are always much appreciated and help others using the site.

PowerPoint (with 6 slides) and two Word Documents that examines the purpose and success of Nazi economic policies in Germany between 1933 and 1939, considering the contributions of Hjalmar Schacht and Hermann Goering. Activities include Starter activity in which pupils match leading Nazis with their role in Government. This should be based on prior learning but will depend on the order you have covered the course. Feel free to edit. Matching task on Nazi economic aims with an explanation of their purpose. Reading and comprehension activity on Nazi economic policy in which pupils highlight successes and failures before adding the information to the relevant area of a table in which each column is a different economic aim. Ranking activity on which economic aims were most successfully achieved by Schacht and Goering respectively. Colour coding grid activity on positive and negative impacts of Nazi economic policy on Germans. Line of continuum on the most to least beneficial consequences of Nazi economic policies. Designed for the teaching of Edexcel iGCSE History 4HI1 Paper 1 Depth Study 3 Germany: development of dictatorship, 1918-45. Lesson Length: 1 hour depending on pace. Resource reviews and ratings are always much appreciated and help others using the site.

PowerPoint (with 7 slides) and one Word Document that examines the beliefs of the Hippy Movement, the extent of its appeal, the reasons for its decline and its legacy. Activities include Starter activity using visual sources to establish the lack of appeal of the suburban American Dream for young people in the 1960s. Connection activity linking Hippy attitudes to sex, drugs etc, to the correct explanation. Comparison activity between attendance at the Woodstock Festival and participation in other protest movements to establish how popular the Hippies were. Discussion of the impact of the Manson Family Murders on the Hippy Movement. Activity to complete a table on the drawbacks of Hippy attitudes to sex, drugs, etc. Discussion of the legacy of the Hippy movement. Please note this slide contains a source with a swear word which you are welcome to edit out if inappropriate to your educational setting. Designed for the teaching of Edexcel iGCSE History 4HI1 Paper 1 Depth Study 7 A Divided Union: civil rights in the USA, 1945-74. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace. Resource reviews and ratings are always much appreciated and help others using the site.

PowerPoint and worksheet that examines the causes of Thomas Cromwell’s fall from power including the Anne of Cleves marriage, Cromwell’s religious policies & faction. Activities include Analysis of the view of a secondary historian An evidence based card sort to determine the key factors in Cromwell’s fall Source analysis to determine the relative importance of factors. Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y106 The Early & Mid Tudors. Duration: 1hr approx.

PowerPoint (with 5 slides) and two word documents that examines the reasons for Thomas Wolsey’s rise to power at the start of King Henry VIII’s reign. Activities include Source analysis starter to establish Henry’s priorities and the nature of his government at the start of his reign. Reading and comprehension task to complete a table on the leading candidates to run Henry’s government. Source analysis task to establish the power vacuum at the heart of Tudor government at the start of Henry’s reign. Source comparison task to judge whether they agree on why Wolsey rose to power. Plenary ranking activity to stimulate discussion on the most important factor in Wolsey’s rise to power. Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y106 The Early & Mid Tudors. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace Resource reviews and ratings are always much appreciated and help others using the site.

PowerPoint (with 4 slides) and two Word Documents that examines Saxon resistance against the Normans after the conquest in 1066. The lesson focuses on the Harrying of the North and Hereward the Wake. Activities include Starter activity in which students consider why Saxons hated William after the conquest. A reading and comprehension exercise on the Harrying of the North and Hereward the Wake in which pupils complete a comparative table. Discussion of which rebellion was the greater threat to Norman control of England. Source analysis to determine the reliability of Orderic Vitalis. Discussion of why the legendary version of Hereward’s fate was so popular. Designed for teaching an academically able Key Stage 3 class covering aspects of the Medieval World. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace. Resource reviews are always much appreciated and help others using the site.

PowerPoint (with 6 slides) and two Word Document that reasons why Nazi popularity with the German people increased during the Great Depression. The lesson considers the inadequate response of the moderate Wiemar parties to the socio-economic problems of the period and Nazi policies and campaigning between 1929 and 1932. Activities include Starter discussion on the link between America, the Wall Street Crash and Germany. Reading, comprehension and highlighting activity on Nazi successes and Wiemar failures in gaining popular support during the Great Depression. Evidence finding activity to support statements about the Great Depression. Source analysis exercise on how the Nazis used propaganda to gain support during the Great Depression. Data analysis of graph showing Nazi votes and unemployment figures alongside each other to help reach a comparative judgment on the most important factor in the growth of Nazi support during the Great Depression. **Designed for the teaching of Edexcel iGCSE History 4HI1 Paper 1 Depth Study 3 Germany: development of dictatorship, 1918-45. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace.** Resource reviews and ratings are always much appreciated and help others using the site.

PowerPoint & two worksheets that examines the extent King Henry VIII was successful in achieving his foreign policy aims between 1509-1513 by going to war against France & Scotland. The extent to which Henry achieved glory through war, conquered territory in France and prevented Scottish interference are all considered. Activities include Ranking activity on the relative importance of Henry’s aims to the King himself. Comprehension / highlighting activity to identify evidence of success and failure from the events of 1509-1513 in Henry achieving his aims. Table to be completed in which students judge the extent of Henry’s success in achieving his aims during every stage of of his foreign policy including the Battle of the Spurs, the sieges of Therouanne & Tournai and the Battle of Flodden. Plenary activity in which pupils consider Henry’s achievements in comparison to the early campaigns of King Francis I and Emperor Charles V. Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y106 The Early & Mid Tudors. Lesson Length: 1hr 30min depending on pace.

PowerPoint and two worksheets that examines the role of gender in Mary’s reign looking at Wyatt’s Rebellion, the marriage to King Philip II, John Knox’s attack on female monarchs. Activities include Source analysis of the the Monstrous Regiment of Women by Knox Evaluation of the key events of the reign to determine whether or not gender caused Mary’s problems or limited her ability to deal with them. Source analysis of the marriage treaty between Mary & Philip. Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y106 The Early & Mid Tudors. Duration: Two 1hr lessons approx.

PowerPoint and worksheet that examines the socio-economic and political causes of the 1848 Revolts with a particular focus on the experience of the German Confederation. Activities include Comparative analysis of primary source to identify causes of the revolts. Sorting activity to match causes with the social group most effected; peasants, urban workers or the middle classes. Activity to link causes to show the relationships between them. Ranking activity to consider which causes (socio-economic, nationalist or liberal) were most important important to different social groups. Evidence sorting task to consider the credibility of the Marxist interpretation of the 1848 Revolts. Comprehension task to write a synopsis of a historian’s view of the causes of 1848. Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y314 The Development of German Nationalism 1789-1919. Lesson Length: two 1hr lessons depending on pace.

PowerPoint and two worksheets that examines the events that took place in Mississippi in 1962 when Black civil rights campaigner James Meredith attempted to attend the all white Ole Miss University. The lesson covers the actions of Meredith, President Kennedy and the Federal Government, the Ole Miss Riot and its aftermath. Activities include Decision making exercise in which pupils must consider events from the perspective of James Meredith, the Governor of Mississippi, President Kennedy and the Federal Government based on prior learning of earlier civil rights campaigns and the nature of the southern states. Having discussed potential courses of action, pupils complete a gap fill activity of a passage of text to reinforce the actual events that took place. Ranking activity on the relative importance of the Meredith case, Brown vs Board of Education and Little Rock in improving access to desegregated education for Black people in the south. Designed for the teaching of Edexcel iGCSE History 4HI1 Paper 1 Depth Study 7 A Divided Union: civil rights in the USA, 1945-74. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace.

PowerPoint that focuses on the purpose of the Domesday Book, the role it played in William the Conqueror’s reign and what the document can tell us about England in the eleventh century. Activities include Source analysis activity in which pupils work out the reasons the Domesday Book was compiled based on an extract from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Domesday Book data analysis activity to determine what it tells us about land use, the role of women in Anglo-Norman society, the balance of power between Normans and Saxons, the power of the monarch and the Church, etc. Analysis of a timeline of William the Conqueror’s reign to determine the importance of the Domesday Book in helping him to control England. Extension source analysis activity to determine why the Domesday Book was called Domesday. Designed for teaching an academically able Key Stage 3 class covering the Medieval World. Lesson Length: 1 hour depending on pace.