Explores crime and punishment in the Middle Ages. After defining a few key terms, the students watch a 3 min YouTube video and then describe some medieval torture techniques and punishments. The teacher then explains how the trials by ordeal worked. Next, there is a paired activity where the students use a worksheet to look at change and continuity from the early to later Middle Ages. The lesson ends with a wrtitten task to bring it all together. Enjoy!

Explores life in a village in the Middle Ages. The starter involves labelling a picture of a village. They then look at villeins, freemen and the Lord of the Manor. There are two written tasks, both of which can be assisted with the handout I have included. The lesson ends with a quick AfL task. Enjoy!

This lesson explores medicine in the Middle Ages. It begins by looking at some amusing and surprising medieval treatments. The students then carry out some research around the physician, the apothecary, the barber surgeon and the housewife. The groups of students then teach each other what they have learnt (this is easily changed if you don’t want to do it as group work). After a quick AfL task they then compare medieval medicine with modern medicine in a written task. I have provided a structure strip for this which you might want to use with some of the students. Enjoy!

Explores the Harrying of the North 1069-1070 by William I and the Normans. After a picture starter and some information, the students carry out a task which involves analysing a collection of sources. The written task is in the form of a newspaper article either from the Saxon or Norman point of view to further develop their understanding of bias. There are printable templates of the newspaper in the slides and also a differentiated version for the students who you think may benefit from a slightly easier version. You end with a Harrying of the North crossword (answers on the slideshow). Enjoy!

Explores the role of monasteries in the Middle Ages. After a quick starter to get them thinking the students evaluate the different roles of the monastery in society. After a differentiated written task the students then carry out some quick AfL. The lesson ends with a second written task. Enjoy!

Two lessons exploring Nelson Mandela. Lesson 01 focuses on apartheid in South Africa before introducing Nelson Mandela. Lesson 02 explores the highs and lows of Nelson Mandela’s life. I created this for KS3 but it will work well with all ages. Activities include: Starters (one image-based, the other a quick word game) Source enquiry Written tasks Videos (1 included plus a link to a second video on YouTube) Fortune graph task Chronology task Enjoy!

Explores the Domesday Book - what it was and why it was created. After a quick starter to get the students thinking and a brief video, they move onto the main task. This involves carrying out their own Domesday survey based on five villages detailled in the information document. These can be stuck around the classroom for the students to move around or you could adapt it if you do not wish to deliver it this way. There are two versions of the survey sheet, one is slightly easier to complete to aid with differentiation. I have also included a completed copy for the teacher so that you can go through the answers. The lesson ends with a written task to bring it all together. I always find this to be a fun and engaging lesson. Enjoy!

This lesson explores the Triple Trawler Tragedy in Hull in 1968. The tragedy was followed by a campaign by many of the trawlermens’ wives, known as the Headscarf Revolutionaries. I plan on uploading a second lesson about this in the future. This lesson focuses on the actual events of the tragedy and the sinking of the three ships. It includes a starter, a film clip with a question sheet (and answer sheet) and a selection of written tasks differentiated at different levels. Enjoy!

Explores the life of Leonardo da Vinci and considers both his achievements and limitations by mainly focusing on his inventions, along with some of his art. I produced this lesson for KS3 but it will work well with all age ranges. The lesson includes a starter, a link to a video, an A3 information sheet for the main task, a ‘carousel’ version of the information sheet if you wish to stick the info around the classroom, a ‘positives and negatives’ task and an exam question. Enjoy!

Ideal for remote home distance learning, sickness, self isolation, school closure or revision - Tropical Storms - KS3 Geography. This lesson covers what tropical storms are, their different names and how/why they form. This is a remote learning resource which can be emailed out or set on Google Classroom or similar platforms. I simply copy the information over into a Google Doc on Classroom so the students can then type their responses straight onto the sheet. All the information needed and links to videos are included to help them understand. Enjoy!

This lesson investigates whether the Black Death was a disaster for everyone. The students start by completing speech bubbles for some peasants in a medieval village (printable version on the last slide) to demonstrate what they know already. They then score the Black Death from 0 for a complete disaster to 10 for a blessing, explaining why. They then create a table in their books for positives andf negatives. There is a link to a YouTube video to give them a few things to add to the table. There is then a carousel activity to add more to the table. This is easily tweaked if you do not want to deliver it in this way but I stick the images around the classroom and get them to move around, discuss and add to their tables. I have added a brief explanation in the notes of the carousel slideshow just in case you are not sure what point I’m trying to make with each image. The students then bring it all together with a written task and then finally return to the scoring activity to see if their opinions have changed. Enjoy!

A lesson exploring why the Earls submitted to William after he won at Hastings. The lesson includes a multiple choice starter, a categorisation task and an exam question. The resources needing to be printed are included at the end of the slideshow and I’ve arranged them so that you can teach this lesson by only printing 11 sheets of A4 in total for a class of 33 (we all get told to keep the printing costs down!) Enjoy!

Created for GCSE but also works for KS3. This lesson explores the Harrying of the North 1069-1070. It includes a starter based on a scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, a resarch task including a video and a source sheet and a written task in the form of a newspaper article either from the Saxon or Norman point of view to incorporate an understanding of bias. I always find this a fascinating bit of history to teach. Enjoy!

This lesson explores how England changed after the Norman invasion in 1066. It includes how the Normans introduced the feudal system, built castles, changed everyday language and many other changes. The lesson starts with a quick identification starter. There is then a task involving categorising factors. This is then brought together in a comic strip task and the lesson ends with a true or false quiz. Enjoy!

This lesson explores the symptoms of the Black Death. There is a link to a video and a question sheet, a primary source used to describe the symptoms day by day and a final section on plague doctors with a differentiated written task. Enjoy!

Explores the role of the church in the Middle Ages. A picture starter gets the students thinking, followed by a look at the structure of the church. The students then categorise factors into beliefs, practices, people and other followed by an answer slide to check for understanding. After a quick true or false, the students then create a piece of writing to bring together everything they have covered today. I’ve also added a wordsearch at the end it you want to use it. Enjoy!

Ideal for remote home distance learning, sickness, self isolation, school closure or revision - Types of Clouds and Rain - KS3 Geography. This lesson covers cirrus, cumulus and stratus clouds and then moves on to relief, convectional and frontal rainfall. This is a remote learning resource which can be emailed out or set on Google Classroom or similar platforms. I simply copy the information over into a Google Doc on Classroom so the students can then type their responses straight onto the sheet. All the information needed and links to videos are included to help them understand. Enjoy!

Ideal for remote home distance learning, sickness, self isolation, school closure or revision - Tensions in Whitechapel - GCSE Crime and Punishment. This lesson looks at tensions between different social groups in Whitechapel in the late 19th century including Jewish immigrants, Irish immigrants, socialists and anarchists. The students answer a series of questions based on the information on the worksheet. This is a remote learning resource which can be emailed out or set on Google Classroom or similar platforms. I simply copy the worksheet over into a Google Doc on Classroom so the students can then type their responses straight onto the sheet. All the information needed is included to help them understand. Enjoy!

Ideal for remote home distance learning, sickness, self isolation, school closure or revision - How useful are these Whitechapel sources? - GCSE Crime and Punishment. This is a double lesson with both sessions being based around the ‘How useful is this source’ question on the Whitechapel paper. It gives guidance on how to answer the question and then a variety of sources to practice. The students use the information and video links to answer the questions on the worksheets. This is designed to be set remotely but I have also found it works well in the classroom with a few small tweaks. This is a remote learning resource which can be emailed out or set on Google Classroom or similar platforms. I simply copy the worksheet over into a Google Doc on Classroom so the students can then type their responses straight onto the sheet. All the information needed and links to videos are included to help them understand. Enjoy!

Ideal for remote home distance learning, sickness, self-isolation, school closure or revision – Brigham Young and Salt Lake City - GCSE American West This lesson works very well following on from another remote lesson I have posted on here titled ‘Why did the Mormons move West?’ The lesson introduces Brigham Young and explores why the Mormons moved to the Great Salt Lake and their experiences when they got there. It begins with a recap starter and some background information. The students are then required to analyse the problems the Mormons encountered and their solutions for the journey to the Salt Lake and establishing their settlement. Links are provided for a YouTube video and some online information to help them with this. The lesson ends with an exam question. This is a remote learning resource which can be emailed out or set on Google Classroom or similar platforms. I simply copy the information over into a Google Doc on Classroom so the students can then type their responses straight onto the sheet. All the information needed and links to videos are included to help them understand. Enjoy!