I have a wealth of resources that are aimed primarily at KS4 and KS5; however, there are some useful KS3 tasks that have been uploaded this year. Topics at KS5 include: Russia and its Rulers, 1855-1941; Later Tudors, 1547-1603; Popular Culture and the Witchcraze of the 16th and 17th Centuries; Italian Unification, 1830-1870; and Germany, 1890-1990.
As well as History, I also have a few resources relating to Geography and ICT that some users may find helpful.
I have a wealth of resources that are aimed primarily at KS4 and KS5; however, there are some useful KS3 tasks that have been uploaded this year. Topics at KS5 include: Russia and its Rulers, 1855-1941; Later Tudors, 1547-1603; Popular Culture and the Witchcraze of the 16th and 17th Centuries; Italian Unification, 1830-1870; and Germany, 1890-1990.
As well as History, I also have a few resources relating to Geography and ICT that some users may find helpful.
A one-page fact file on Sir Christopher Wren to be used as part of the new AQA GCSE topic: Restoration England, 1660-1685. This resource is intended to supplement the information in the Hodder text book. A lesson/homework activity could be to set comprehension questions based on the fact file or to ask students to find out more information using the internet. Another idea is to split the room into two and have a debate as to who had a greater impact on Restoration culture, Wren or Robert Hooke (see other fact file).
This is not intended to be comprehensive; it is simply a succinct summary for students that need to be stretched beyond the information in the text book.
(All images have been sourced from WikiCommons and are open access)
A card sort activity for the iGCSE CIE ICT topic on ATMs (Computers and Banking). Students are given the steps of putting a debit card into an ATM to withdraw cash. Presented on the sheet is the correct order of the steps. Teachers should print this off as the answer sheet and print additional copies to be cut up. Students then have to sort the instructions into the correct order.
A basic file management task for KS2/KS3. Students have to follow a set of instructions to create/rename/delete folders. They can then be extended by encouraging them to copy/move folders around. These skills are essential in the first few weeks of term so that students keep their work areas tidy.
The resource will need to be edited slightly to instruct students to create the folders in their relevant work areas.
A basic worksheet that introduces the difference between Bluetooth and WiFi. This is designed for GCSE/iGCSE topics on Networks; however, it could certainly be used for KS3. Students are presented with a table of specifications for Bluetooth and WiFi connections and have to assess the strengths and weaknesses of each one. More able students are then encouraged to think of situations/scenarios where each method of connection would be appropriate.
Detailed handout on Elizabeth's relationship with Scotland during her reign. Also included is a map of Europe that highlights the religious state of Europe at this time. This is a concise handout that will be useful for all students studying the Later Tudor period and Elizabeth I. It is perfect as an alternative to the text book, particularly for revision.
Please rate and comment, as all feedback is appreciated. Please also see my other resources of Elizabethan foreign policy and her reign as a whole.
Detailed handout on Elizabeth's relationship with Spain during her reign. Also included is a map of Europe that highlights the religious state of Europe at this time. This is a concise handout that will be useful for all students studying the Later Tudor period and Elizabeth I. It is perfect as an alternative to the text book, particularly for revision.
Please rate and comment, as all feedback is appreciated. Please also see my other resources of Elizabethan foreign policy and her reign as a whole.
A three-part source-based worksheet to support teaching of the new AQA GCSE topic: Restoration England, 1660-1685. Students have to study each of the three sources and answer the questions underneath. Questions range from simple comprehension to ones that will get them thinking about the conspiracy. A prior knowledge of the Popish Plot is necessary for this resource, so it is perhaps best used as the main lesson activity once the topic has been introduced.
Answers have been supplied on a separate document. To further stretch students, a homework task could be to set a 'how convincing...' question from the new exam on one of the three sources.
A graph plotting activity based on the '7 steps' of parliamentary relations during the reign of Charles II. Students need to read the Hodder text book and assess each phase; they then need to plot on the graph whether they think the relationship between Charles and Parliament was positive or negative.
This resource is relevant to the new AQA GCSE specification on Restoration England, 1660-1685. It is intended to be purchased as part of a wider bundle.
Enclosed in this resource pack are 5 ‘Historical Emoji’ display sheets and 5 corresponding descriptions. Every fortnight (or monthly), simply put up a new ‘Historical Emoji’ on a display board and have your students try to guess the event using the guess sheets. I staple a plastic wallet with the blank guess sheets and an envelope (or similar) to the display board for the completed forms. After the deadline (usually a week), simply put up the corresponding description sheet to reveal the answer.
I also put up a note identifying the winners, who each receive a merit. This then stays up for a week before I move on to the next ‘Historical Emoji’. It’s a great way to engage the pupils in some of the key events in history and if the task is a little easy, I award the merits to the pupils who offer the most detail, e.g. dates, names, countries etc.
The obvious issue with this display is the fact that it needs to be updated; however, you could change this to a monthly rotation if that is easier. I find that if all the sheets are printed off beforehand, it actually only takes 5-10minutes to switch the display around. By changing it so frequently the board certainly becomes a destination in the school and I often have pupils asking me about the display.
N.B. Some of the emojis are a little tongue-in-cheek and I do not mean to be insensitive to past tragedies. These are used purely as historical events. All images can be found on WikiCommons.
*** TAKE A LOOK AT PACKS 1 & 3 FOR MORE EMOJI FUN! - BUY THE WHOLE SET FOR JUST £10!***
Detailed handout on Elizabeth's relationship with Scotland during her reign. Also included is a map of Europe that highlights the religious state of Europe at this time. This is a concise handout that will be useful for all students studying the Later Tudor period and Elizabeth I. It is perfect as an alternative to the text book, particularly for revision.
Please rate and comment, as all feedback is appreciated. Please also see my other resources of Elizabethan foreign policy and her reign as a whole.
Detailed handouts on religious opposition facing Elizabeth I, most notably Presbyterians, Jesuits, recusants and Seminary Priests. This fits in perfectly with any A Level course covering Elizabeth's reign, for example OCR's Later Tudors unit, and would be ideal as a alternative to the hefty text book.
Please also see my other resources on this topic.
A complete set of 15 'Historical Emojis' - historical events told through the use of 6 emojis! This is a changeable, interactive display that has been a real hit at my school!
Click on one of the resources to read the instructions of how it works!
Enclosed in this resource pack are 5 ‘Historical Emoji’ display sheets and 5 corresponding descriptions. Every fortnight (or monthly), simply put up a new ‘Historical Emoji’ on a display board and have your students try to guess the event using the guess sheets. I staple a plastic wallet with the blank guess sheets and an envelope (or similar) to the display board for the completed forms. After the deadline (usually a week), simply put up the corresponding description sheet to reveal the answer.
I also put up a note identifying the winners, who each receive a merit. This then stays up for a week before I move on to the next ‘Historical Emoji’. It’s a great way to engage the pupils in some of the key events in history and if the task is a little easy, I award the merits to the pupils who offer the most detail, e.g. dates, names, countries etc.
The obvious issue with this display is the fact that it needs to be updated; however, you could change this to a monthly rotation if that is easier. I find that if all the sheets are printed off beforehand, it actually only takes 5-10minutes to switch the display around. By changing it so frequently the board certainly becomes a destination in the school and I often have pupils asking me about the display.
N.B. Some of the emojis are a little tongue-in-cheek and I do not mean to be insensitive to past tragedies. These are used purely as historical events. All images can be found on WikiCommons.
*** TAKE A LOOK AT PACKS 1 & 2 FOR MORE EMOJI FUN! - BUY THE WHOLE SET FOR JUST £10!***
This is a simple worksheet for use within KS3 topics covering science, medicine or the Age of Enlightenment.
Students are given a list of 18th Century scientific/medical discoveries and must answer 4 questions based on the information that they are given. This would be useful as a starter activity for the topic or as a piece of homework; an extension task could be to have students research a particular discovery or find other 18th Century discoveries.
A simple gap fill exercise that explores Stalin's rise to power in the 1920s. I have included answers on the second page.
This was intended to be used with the legacy AQA GCSE unit: Stalin's Russia, 1924-1941; however, it can easily be adapted to any exam board and the current Modern World AQA unit.
A display intended for a History Department (but could be adapted for English!) on the theory of 'Herstory', putting women back into history and focusing on female achievement. Included are several examples of influential women in History (all images from wiki-commons). By printing the descriptions as A5 and folding over, you can create a 'lift up' display. Students will only see the image and the description of the female figure; however, they will have to lift up to see their name (a great activity to see if anybody knows these women straight away!).
Just put a comment below if you need further assistance on how to put the display together!
Included are two resources that could be used for a full lesson on formulae and functions in Excel. This would be ideal as an introductory lesson.
Students can be given the card sort (laminated) in pairs and must construct various formulae/functions based on teacher instructions. The class can then discuss what 'punctuation' is always the same and can differentiate between a formula and function.
Then they can test out their skills, pretending they are the owner of an ice cream shop. They are given a set of sales data for November and must complete various tasks (using formulae, functions and assessing the data). Answers have been provided on the original Excel document. I have given the pupil instructions as a Word file as one key area of learning for me is having students type out information accurately; however, you can easily give them the original Excel file instead.
Three resources that can be used to help explain how/why the Suffragettes became more violent after 1909. Students can read the brief handout that explains the change and then study the poster on force-feeding (comparing it to a written source and answering questions). Once the students have been introduced to the story of Emily Davison (there is a wealth of material on this elsewhere) they can complete the newspaper homework task, which is great for displays!
These resources are intended for KS3 and are designed to be used alongside existing resources on the Suffragettes.
Included are 3 checklists for students completing the CLAIT ICT assessments. These are for the 3 most common modules: Word, PowerPoint and Excel. This can be used just before the assessment to check that students are able to carry out the various tasks required. All of the skills on these sheets have been asked in previous CLAIT assessments.
These checklists can also be used regardless of whether your pupils are studying for the CLAIT assessment. They are great feedback sheets for the end of topics, to assess how confident students are with each programme. I encourage students to use the 'Notes' section to write down how they complete each task.
This is a gap fill and wordsearch for pupils studying the Industrial Revolution. This is a great homework or extension activity, or just for a bit of fun! Students will need to work out what the missing words are in the paragraph and then find these in the grid - can they spot which word is missing from the word search? (**ANSWER: Water Supply***)
I have included answers on a separate sheet.