We provide KS3, GCSE and A-level History and Sociology resources that inspire, challenge and encourage students knowledge and understanding.
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We provide KS3, GCSE and A-level History and Sociology resources that inspire, challenge and encourage students knowledge and understanding.
You will find a range of resources for example Venn diagrams, matching activities, flashcards, primary sources, mysteries and full lessons and lectures.
If there are topics you would like to see featured on our shop please let us know via our Twitter account!
This 60-minute lesson covers the growth of businesses and birth of towns during the Industrial Revolution. Students start by examining a piece of statistics on population growth which is supported by a list of questions to help guide their thinking. There are further activities in this lesson including:
- UPDATE: now with a peer-assessment task and Checklist!
- labelling task on how towns grow (excellent as homework and perfect for low attaining students as well as SEND). Challenge questions are included to stretch the middle and high prior attaining students.
- a video clip informs students about the impact of factories on towns and cities like Birmingham which is also supported a range of questions.
- Card sort and/or factor activity: students read a range of cards and have to decide which factor each belongs to;
- An extended writing task immediately follows the card sort/ factor activity.
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This 60-minute GCSE History lesson explores the issues surrounding Nazi policy on youth; Nazi ideology and aims for Germany's youth. After an engaging starter using a clip freely available on Youtube (Cabaret 1972, 'Tomorrow Belongs to Me'), students work in teams of three to solve a mystery surrounding an historically accurate account of a boy named Walter Hess. They will use evidence to see why the boy reported his dad to the Gestapo. Through this activity students will realise the mystery is not really about Walter Hess, but about something much more sinister... The lesson ends with an activity where the class investigate source material about how the Nazis tried to win the hearts and minds of German youth.
This 60-minute lesson for either KS3 or KS4 will teach students about how the Tudors dealt with vagrancy and what policies they introduced. Students will use Nature, Origin and Purpose (NOP) to analyse sources material to find out about issues around poverty. The class explores the question 'Why did the number of poor people increase during the Early Modern period?' and will use a handout to complete a research task. Finally, students complete a Living-Graph to investigate the treatment of the vagabonds in the Tudor period. They decide whether the treatment became increasingly harsh or soft as the period progressed. This is an engaging lesson which challenged students to think hard.
In this part of our series on 20th Century History Lessons, students are taught about the different experiences of world war 2 children and the various experiences of being an evacuee. The lesson starts with a riveting video showing thought-provoking images (with beautiful music from Elgar 'Nimrod') which will have students thinking right from the start of the lesson. The lesson gets students exploring why world war 2 children were evacuated and there are two further activities challenging the class to consider why experiences for ww2 child evacuees were so different. Great for Key stage 2 and Key stage 3.
THREE MASSIVE RESOURCES!
This Revision Bundle Covers the A-Level Sociology Unit of The Media.
Three lessons revising the knowledge and understanding (AO1. AO2 and AO3) of the Sociology of The Media Revision including 31 detailed slides. Each of the following topics will be revised in great depth: Topic 2: The relationship between ownership and control of the mass media; Topic 3: The mass media, globalisation and popular culture; Topic 4: The processes of selection and presentation of the content of the news.
Sets of approximately 40 FLASHCARDS which help students to revise key terminology for A-level Sociology The Media:
the relationship between ownership and control of the media
the media, globalisation and popular culture
new versus traditional media
Keywords and definitions such as:
Mass culture
The production of works of art and entertainment designed to appeal to a large audience
Collective intelligence
Shared or group intelligence that emerges from the collaboration, collective efforts, and competition of many individuals and appears in consensus decision making
This MASSIVE resource includes two flashcard packs: 7 A4 pages of keywords and definitions students can use to quiz to test each other or themselves.
The second resource includes 147 PAGES of Keywords and Definitions the teacher prints and spreads around the classroom. Students work in groups to match the correct keyword with the correct definition!
This is an assembly which explores the theme of 'Humility' and focuses on the issues of showing humility in taking advice. This assembly works well for Key Stage 2, KS3 or KS4 (has been delivered to all!) and can also be used as Collective Worship - a prayer is included at the end. The assembly starts by exploring the story of Icarus and Daedalus with a FULL SCRIPT included. You will then raise the issues of humility in general and link to others trying hard to take advice (example is the infamous Kayne West with full notes in the notes section). You will then ask a series of questions to the group, class, form or whole school. These questions can either be delivered rhetorically or open to discussion.
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This assembly deals with the theme of humility and focuses on 'Living a Humble Life'. This assembly works well for Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3 and KS4. The assembly can be delivered to smaller groups, individual forms or as a whole school assembly. The main emphasis of the theme deals with Jesus and the Woman by the Well, using an accompanying image with FULL SCRIPT which could be read 'as is' or adapted for the audience. The assembly ends with a brief video clip showing how simple actions can help in living a humble, kind, life.
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The assembly starts with a conundrum for students to solve (celebrity quote). The assembly explores the concept of kindness and gratefulness and the importance of showing our appreciation for others and others' actions. The assembly begins be looking at contrasting images of rich and poor, those who have and those that do not; experiences of peace an experiences of violence. The question is asked 'What can we do to be thankful?'. Great opportunity to get the students involved. The assembly then ends with a video clip form the 'Pay it Forward' campaign and consider the impact of three good deeds.
This resource bundle focuses on the Media REPRESENTATION of MEN, WOMEN, AGE and DISABILITY. The resources promotes active learning and deep thinking and can be used to introduce new concepts and theories or REVISE them!
This 60-minute lesson explores the most interesting inventors of the Industrial Revolution and challenges students to discover who they believe did the most for Britain. The lesson includes several engaging tasks as well as a final write-up of their research into a structured paragraph (PEEL). There is also an exemplar PEEL paragraph students can peer-assess!
Tasks and activities include:
- Research Task + Resources
- Writing Task + Scaffold
- Peer Assess Exemplar Paragraph
- Video clip + Questions & Answers
- Match-up task
Concepts and individuals appear: Crompton, Arkwright, Davy, Davy Safety Lamp, James Watt, Steam engine, converter, crompton's mule, water frame, Henry Cort, Bessemer, Newcomen and stephenson and MORE!
This 60-minute lesson will teach students to become Sociology Masters at the Methods in Context question on Paper 1 Education. The lesson includes: an AQA Paper 1 Methods in Context question; tasks which guides students through the examination process where they take the role as examiners; an exemplar answer is also provided including a P.E.R.V.E.R.T document which students can use to answer the question.
This assembly starts with a riddle to solve as students settle. The next part of the assembly deals with stories of some legendary public figures who never gave up - growth mindset and strong resilience. You then consider the question 'When is the last time you failed?'. Why not share your own! The assembly then looks at VALUES which can help in overcoming and dealing with failures and mistakes - 'If you were to mix a potion which could help with dealing with setbacks and failure, which two ingredients do you think would be in it? ' . Either use those listed in this presentation or add your own school values. The assembly examines five 'Top Tips for Dealing with Failures' and then explores a case-study about Malala Yousafzai.
This is an A-level History revision tool as well as an activity to help A-Level students build AO1 knowledge about Political Development for the whole period of 1783-1885 - AQA Industrialisation and the People; Edexcel Britain, c1785–c1870: democracy, protest and reform. This 21-page REVISION resource also includes QUESTIONS + ANSWERS as well as a BLANK TEST. Students go through all the questions and answers for each ‘Section’. Then, with a study-buddy, test each other verbally. Students then take the written test, swap with their partner and peermark. There is also a timeline activity where students add all their SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE and annotate! The test includes events and knowledge such as demographic setup of the House of Commons, the franchise, pocket borough, rotten borough, mince-pie administration, parliamentary reform, Pitt, Peel, Prime Minister Liverpool, Liberal Tory Government , Whigs, Liberal Party, Conservative Party, Reform Act of 1832 , Great Reform Act, Ladies of the Bedchamber incident. Specific questions such as 'Why did Peel win the 1841 election?', What other issues (aside from Corn Law repeal) had triggered the breakdown of the Tory Party? , Why did Robert Peel's Maynooth Grant proposal help destroy his political career.
This NINJA bundle includes THREE FULL LESSONS with resources: Marriage and Divorce; Methods in Context; Family Diversity (New Right and Postmodernism). It also has another additional and superb resource on Sociological Perspectives on the Family!
These lessons and resources will save hours of planning. Seriously.
This 60-minute A-Level History lesson will teach students why there was opposition to the Corn Laws and they get opportunities analyse reasons for repeal. The lesson includes a good range of source activities, quiz, mind-map and analysis of cartoons and the opportunity for a brief teacher exposition (script on slides). This lesson goes well with our other resources on Robert Peel, Disraeli and Gladstone, see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/HumanitiesResources .
This resources bundle would suit: AQA Industrialisation and the People; OCR From Pitt to Peel: Britain 1783–1853; Edexcel Britain, c1785–c1870: democracy, protest and reform. The bundle includes two full A-level lessons on Robert Peel (economy and the issues around repealing Corn Laws), and an extensive revision and knowledge resource/test on Peel, Corn Laws, Poor Law Amendment Act 1834, Chartism and more.
This 60-minute GCSE History Lesson will teach students how William Harvey’s theory about the circulation of the blood was different from the ideas of Galen, and will challenge them analyse why there was opposition to Harvey’s theory. There is a range of activities including a min-research task on Harvey, a FACTOR match-up comparing the contributions of Vesalius and Harvey; 'You're the Examiner' gets students marking a segment of an exemplar GCSE answers. This also provides a good opportunity for a student write-up.
This is a 120-minute feedback lesson which includes: a full Mock Exam, several students’ answers for your class to mark and feedback to; exemplar answer for Methods in Context; Self-Assessment Checklists after each question for students to use to assess their own answers. The presentation/slideshow gives opportunities to evaluate the mark scheme ('What do you need to do for TOP MARKS?). The mock includes questions on Families and Households; Education and Methods in Context. The mock lasts 90 minutes so covers a range of questions e.g. gender roles and diversity of family types; divisions of labour and power relationships; ethnicity and achievement; Methods question on unauthorised absences in schools. This lesson resources includes the full mock, exemplar answers and presentation which deals with each element of the exam.
This 60-minute A-Level Sociology Lesson teaches students about Social Action Theory (focus on Weber and four types of Action). There is opportunity for a brief teacher exposition, quiz (with answers of course) and Peer-assessment possibilities. Students are also asked to consider how the four types of action can be applied in a real-world context - lots of possibilities for discussion! There is also an evaluative element towards the end of the lesson. If you like this resource take a look at our range of Sociology resources in the shop https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/HumanitiesResources . Do leave feedback if you like the resources : )
This is an extensive A-Level revision or lesson resource for Y13 or Y12 History studying Britain during the 1780-1880s. The resource provides specific information for the theme of ‘ECONOMY’ across the whole time period. Students use the booklet to revise or learn new knowledge. They can then test each other, followed by a written test of the information. The task could either be used across two lessons or if homework is set, one lesson consolidating the theme of economic development. Statistics, individuals, inventions and much more are included for example: industrial revolution, Cartwright, water frame, Samuel Crompton - the ‘Mule’, Hargreaves - Spinning Jenny, golden age of agriculture, impact of enclosures, Free Trade/Laissez-faire, development and impacts of the railway, Robert Stephenson, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Great Exhibition.
