This lesson contains: A starter with a YouTube English Heritage video to discuss what the lives of monks might have been like. An overview of the roles Monasteries played in England. The rules Monks and Nuns followed. An exercise for students to write, using the hint words, the reasons why Henry needed money so much. An activity to study a series of sources to build up evidence that Henry might use to close the monasteries. The consequences of the closure. A plenary to discuss whether it was fair or not. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 1 x Publisher File 1 x Word File

This lesson contains: A starter to recap prior knowledge from the course so far. A background of the perceived threat of the USSR spreading and the problems in Greece with the Civil War. Students discuss what Truman should do. A YouTube video gives the build up while another video discusses what Truman actually did. Students use the information provided to complete the relevant sections of their worksheet. Emphasis on the new change of policy from isolationism to containment. A discussion of the Marshall Plan, its purpose and using a YouTube video and the information provided, students complete the last part of their worksheet organiser. A choice of plenaries: either a source analysis or an exam style question. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 2 x Publisher Files

LESSON 1: A starter to pick the odd one out from each of the three boxes, and explain it. Background information about the allied war effort against Hitler and the idea of the Grand Alliance. An introduction to the Tehran conference and a discussion of why it was so important for the allies to get along. A video created by Andy Hassan of Mr. Hassan History is provided to summarise the outcomes of the conference. Students then use the information provided to complete a worksheet as they go. An overview of the Yalta conference and a discussion the changing dynamics based on the state of the war. A video created by Andy Hassan of Mr. Hassan History is provided to summarise the outcomes of the conference. Students then use the information provided to complete a worksheet as they go. A plenary with some sentence completion recall questions. LESSON 2: A starter to recall what went well, and what didn’t, at Yalta. A background into the changes going into Potsdam, including the defeat of Hitler, Roosevelt’s death and the invention of nuclear energy. A discussion of why the allies met and who attended. Students watch a brief video from Andy Hassan of Mr. Hassan History to summarise the outcomes of the conference. Students use the information provided to note down the major agreements and disagreements from the conference. An opportunity to do a narrative using the help prompts on the board to direct the students in how to write a narrative. An example is used from a simple movie to show the importance of linking events. The help on the board will assist the students writing their narrative. A choice of final plenaries: either a sorting table or quiz questions. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 4 x Publisher Files 2 x Video Files

This lesson contains: A starter to consider why it might be difficult to be healed in Medieval villages and towns. This leads on to the lesson nicely and students might find that a lot of provision was available…or not. A chance for students to be first taken through the causes of disease. This is recommended as teacher-led on the board as there are lots of visuals. The students make notes on the left-hand side of their worksheet covering Religious, Rational and Supernatural causes. Students take notes in the space given. An overview of the healing methods. There are some images on the board to illicit discussion and humour before students use a set of information cards to complete the right-side of their work sheet for the treatments. A plenary opportunity to determine how they would solve their own problems using the prompts on the board and to consider the enquiry question as to whether could actually get healed or not. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 2 x Publisher Files

This lesson contains: A starter with a quote from Polybius about the nature of Roman religion. Students discuss the importance of religion in the Roman world. An overview on the board of religion in Rome, including the nature of polytheism, the pantheon of Gods, the temples and importance of festivals, the use of augurs and shrines. Students then complete a gap fill, with a word bank, to show their learning. A task to match the most famous Roman gods with the roles they played. A discussion of what tolerance is before a main task to use the information sheet to complete the worksheet to show how the Romans treated the Druids, the Jews and the Christians. Students shade an amphora to show to what extend they were tolerant, or not. A final plenary to weigh up the overall tolerance of other religions. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 3 x Publisher Files

This lesson contains: A starter to consider the characteristics of a ‘good’ king. An introduction about the founding of Rome and an opportunity to go through the Romulus and Remus story if you already taught it. the seven kings are introduced and there is an editable map I have made. A discussion of what a ‘tyrant’ is and what makes a person such. This leads on to the tasks identifying tyrannical behaviour. A task to study the first 6 kings. Students make brief notes from the information cards provided. They note down the good things each king did, and any actions which made him tyrannical. The point here is for students to identify that the kings got more greedy as time went on. An introduction to the last king, Tarquin, and students are given a passage from Livy and need to identify how he came to power and the problems of this. Students then colour-code the actions he took as king and note any good ones, poor decisions and tyrannical ones. They then summarise an argument for the removal of this king. An overview of the end of the kings by Brutus and a plenary asking students to consider what new form of government should take its place to prevent one man becoming that powerful again. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 2 x Publisher Files

This lesson contains: A starter asking students to consider the traits of a good soldier and what they would expect from one. A teacher run-through on the board of the structure of the army. The students use the on-board information to complete the worksheet provided with the structure on. An opportunity to complete the lableling of the soldier on their worksheets using the hints on the board. A series of information about the different soldiers the Romans used in battle, like hastati, standard bearers, aquilifers etc. Students have a gap fill on this to write into their books based on the information. The word bank is provided. The main task about the life of a soldier. The students get a story (created by me) about Gaius, a young recruit, and his life at camp. The students complete the questions on the worksheet provided and identify some of the key Latin vocab words. A plenary to write a postcard imagining they are on their first week in the army and their experiences. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentations 3 x Publisher Files

This lesson contains: A starter to consider what ‘life choices’ mean and how they might affect the cause and cure of diseases. A discussion of what lifestyle factors affect out health, e.g. sun, alcohol, drugs, fast food, stress etc. This is because this lesson is about how greater awareness of diseases caused by lifestyle factors has helped us in the modern era. An overview of the pioneers of research on lifestyle, including Charles Booth’s original map and report and Edwin Chadwick’s report on the poor. An activity to do guided reading of information to do with lifestyles and complete a series of levelled questions to show their understanding. An opportunity to do an exam question comparing causes of disease in the modern era with another era. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 1 x Publisher File

This lesson contains: A starter that recalls the Wall Street Crash and the Depression. An introduction to Roosevelt and his election campaign to solve the Depression. This includes a quote about a New Deal. Students might consider ways he might help the economy recover. An activity to study a series of information sheets. Students can have these in groups or move around the room. They use the info to complete a worksheet with the different ‘alphabet agencies’ that were created by Roosevelt to solve the problem. Students record what each tried to achieve. A task to study information about the effects of the New Deal on different social groups in the USA. Students then weigh up whether all groups benefitted, or not and why. There is extended writing to be done on this, guided on the board. A plenary to match the alphabet agency to the job it did. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 2 x Powerpoint Files 1 x Publisher File 1 x Word File

This lesson contains: An introduction to the reasons for lawlessness in the new cattle towns and the link to the growing railways and cattle ranching that boomed these towns. Students select the most important and can explain why they chose them. An activity to determine the crime which took place in these towns. A YouTube video is shown, followed by an activity to consolidate knowledge. An opportunity to do an exam question in full based on the past few lessons on law and order and cowboys. Attachments 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 2 x Publisher Files

This lesson contains: A task to introduce the reasons why people went West using a map of my own creation (editable on the PPT) and annotating the Mormon trail, California Trail and Oregon Trail with info from the PPTs. The slides will give info on the importance of the Oregon Trail also, and why it was traversed. A introduction to the belief of Manifest Destiny. A worksheet task to study the reasons people went West and to sort them by importance as pushes and pulls, but also overall. A task to study what problems the migrants faced along the way. This can be extended by looking at the Donner Party using the information provided and answering some comprehension questions on this. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 1 x Word File 2 x Publisher Files

This lesson contains: A starter to excite the students about the number of states, current president and the flag. An overview of the exam paper and question types. A Cornell Notes activity to make notes as the on-board PPT goes through the backstory of the USA up until the start of the course in the 1830’s. This covers the 13 Colonies, Declaration of Independence, Louisiana Purchase, explorations of Louis and Clark and the move West. If you don’t want to use the Cornell Notes format, you could have them make a mind map, or split their page into 6 boxes. A brief introduction to the Plains (a central part of the course) and the geography of the U.S. A YouTube video from Ray Mears about the Plains and the dangers. Students make notes on the dangers people will face in this course. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 2 x Word Files 1 x Publisher Files

This lesson contains: A background to early farming and the effect of the Indian Appropriations Act on settling Indians further West. An on-board summary of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 and the parcelling up of land to be newly settled. The students can stick the map in an annotate around it. A brief introduction to these new farmers as Homesteaders. More comes in later lessons on them though. A guided reading/research task on the difficulties the farmers faced. Students use the information to complete the table for problems of farming the Plains and problems of living on the Plains. A plenary to assess whether life was harder for miners (previous lesson) or farmers. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 3 x Publisher Files

This lesson contains: A starter to recap some information learned so far in the course. An overview of the key people who healed the sick, from physicians, apothacarys, barber surgeons and wise women. A YouTube video is used with barber surgeons and wise women to bring it to life and show what instruments they used. A task to study the role of Medieval hospitals. Students note down in one colour things that were positive and another colour the negatives. A plenary to study an image of lots of instruments and herbs on a table, labelled. Students decide which of the healers may have used each. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 1 x Publisher File

This lesson contains: An overview of how the Civil War affected homesteaders with details about the role and purpose of the Homestead Act 1862. Students take not eon the function of the Act and can watch a YouTube video on it. An activity to note down the successes of the Act as well as the limitations from the on-board information. A task to use the information provided to complete the worksheet on other Acts that followed the Homestead Act and what they did. Students can weigh up the successes of these Acts. An activity to study the information on the changes to farming practices. Students complete a table to show what was done about each problem farmers faced and judge how successful each measure would likely have been. A plenary to consider how much life improved for the Homesteaders. Attachments 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 3 x Publisher Files

This lesson contains: A starter quiz to recap previous information from the last few lessons. A discussion of the situation with ranching before the Civil War and the aftermath of increased beef needs in the East and the availability of the Texas Longhorn. A task for students to complete the worksheet (better in A3) using the on-board information about the problems of cattle ranging and drives, including the Texas fever and the length of the drives. A task to complete the gap fills on the worksheet for Joseph McCoy, Goodnight-Loving and John Illif using the on-board word bank and the information provided. This gets a wider picture of the cattle ranching developments. An opportunity to develop an exam-style answer about the development of the cattle industry. There is also a second plenary to rate the reasons for the cattle industry into a diamond 9. Attachments 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 2 x Publisher Files

This lesson contains: An introduction to the ‘open range’ and why the cowboys moved from working on the range rather than performing cattle drives. A task to study the reasons why the cattle drives ended and the role of cowboys declined. Students read the information provided and put the reasons into order of importance. A discussion of the winter of 1886-87 and the consequences of the great ‘die-up’. An opportunity to study the role barbed wire played in the decline of cowboys by studying an exam exemplar and picking out facts and importance words in the answer, then having a go at their own exam question using similar criteria. A plenary crossword with the keys words from the cattle ranging and cowboys lessons. Attachments 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 1 x Publisher Files 2 x Word Files

This lesson contains: A starter to get students thinking about what they already know about the Black Death. A brief source study about the plague and then an overview of the Black Death and its spread/effect. An opportunity to go over the two types of plague: bubonic and pneumonic. A task to study the sources information sheet provided to complete the table of the causes, prevention and treatment of the Black Death. Some extension tasks are available to consider government involvement. A crossword plenary to recap the key words and phrases. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 1 x Word File 2 x Publisher Files

This is an editable and printable knowledge organiser for the Treaty of Versailles. It is excellent when printed in A3 (and laminated if you can!) or even as A4 and can be used at KS3 level or KS4 GCSE!

This lesson contains: A starter to consider the lyrics of a song and whatit shows about the person’s feelings of war. A background into who the conchies were and an exercise to consider why they disliked war. An overview of conscription and the need for more troops, while there were exemptions allowed and how they could be achieved. A consideration of what happens to those who get their exemptions denied, and a consolidation exercise to bring it all together. An activity to read 6 short case studies, real examples, and to assess their exemption case. Students decide the verdict, then find out what really happened afterwards. A final judgement of whether conchies were misunderstood or cowards. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentations 2 x Word Files 2 x Publisher Files