Two crosswords to revise the keywords associated with the role of the historian and the archaeologist in historical studies. Aligned with the Irish Junior Cycle history curriculum for students aged 12-13, but would suit new students to any history programme.

Helping students empathise with characters and recognise key moments in literaturew is hard. I find this task achieves both of these aims. After reading / watching a portion of a text, I ask students to create an Instagram post as if they are that character in that moment. This leads nicely into answering written questions such as ‘if you were this character in that moment, what would have done differently?’ etc. Of course there are many other applications for this worksheet, this is just one way. This could also be used in a history class to foster a sense of historical empathy. For example: post as if you are a gladiator in Ancient Rome, a member of Washington’s army, a Jew in hiding during WW2 etc. This pack includes a sample post as Harry Potter on his first day at school, a second sample post that is generic, and a totally blank template for students to complete themselves.

This is a detailed lesson plan on the causes of WW1, suited to senior level students.