This fun and engaging lesson has been designed for students studying Ancient Egypt, but it can also be used as a stand alone lesson for an open evening or end of term activity. It looks at the mystery surrounding the curse of King Tut or if you prefer the 'Mummy’s Curse by looking at the origins of the curse and how it developed in the newspapers after Howard Carter had opened the tomb of Tutankhamun, When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a 12 slide PowerPoint Presentation which includes aims, objectives, starters, plenaries, video links, information slides as well as historical sources from the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb. You will also be able to download a two page Word Document which includes two heading cards labeled ‘King Tut’s Curse is Real’ and ‘King Tut’s Curse is Fake’, as well as 18 statements containing details about the deaths of people connected with the opening of the tomb and the latest scientific research. On page 2 of the Word Document, I have also added 8 additional extension cards for the more able as well as sentence starters that you students could use if you want them to write an extended answer to the question on whether they think the curse of King Tut is real. The aims and objectives for this lesson are: Theme: Ancient Egypt Know: Why do some people believe that Tutankhamun’s tomb is cursed? Understand: What happened to the people involved in opening the tomb? Evaluate: Whether the curse of King Tut is real or fake? WILF – What Am I Looking For? Can You Describe: Tutankhamun’s curse and how people have reacted to it? Can You Explain: Why some people believe that there is a curse? Can You Assess: Whether the curse of King Tut is real or fake? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage! Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This fun and engaging lesson has been designed to help students understand the differences between Catholics and Protestants at the time of the Reformation through a PowerPoint and a card sort which should take about one lesson. They then apply this knowledge by writing a speech from the perspective of either a Catholic or a Protestant. I’ve also included a homework task which gets your students to design their own Wittenberg poster. If you are wanting to go into more detail about indulgences, relics and pilgrimages, then please check out our other lesson - Why was there religious conflict in the 16th Century? This lesson goes into a lot more detail and is rounded off with a Venn diagram activity and a Wittenberg poster activity. The lesson begins with a selection of starters that you can see below in the preview. It then introduces Martin Luther and the birth of the Protestant movement. Depending upon the ability of your class, you could give them the card sort to complete at this stage to draw upon their prior knowledge and then go through the information slides or you could present the information and then complete the card sort and the follow up activities. When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a 19 slide Powerpoint presentation which includes aims, objectives, outcomes, starters, plenaries, information slides, tasks and activities to support the card sort. You will also be able to download a single photocopiable page in Word which contains a title, objective, two tasks and heading cards labelled ‘Catholic’ and ‘Protestant’ along with 17 information cards that can be sorted under them. This is designed to be fun and engaging lesson that would be suitable for a middle or low ability class at anytime of the week, including a Friday afternoon. For more information, please see the preview files. The aims and objectives are: Theme: The Reformation Know: Who was Martin Luther? Understand: What as the Reformation? Evaluate: What are the differences between a Catholic and a Protestant? WILF – What Am I Looking For? Can You Describe: Who was Martin Luther? Can You Explain: What was the Reformation? Can You Evaluate: What are the differences between a Catholic and a Protestant? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage so when your purchase our resources you are also buying into our values. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This one page crossword puzzle activity makes a nice plenary, mini plenary or even a homework activity on this topic. You really wish to be cruel you could give your students a text book and get them to research the answers as an independent enquiry activity at the start of the topic. Have fun! If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow 'The History Academy' on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

The aim of these resources is explain why the USA introduced Prohibition in 1919? The aims of the lesson are as follows Theme: Why did Prohibition fail? Know: What was Prohibition? Understand: Why did certain groups support Prohibition? Evaluate: Why did the USA introduce Prohibition? Skills: Cause & Consequence; Economic Understanding What Am I Looking For this lesson? Identify / Describe – Why were people opposed to the drinking of alcohol? Explain – Why did the USA introduce prohibition? Analyse – Which was the most important factor? Both resources contain activities for core and able students as well as past paper questions and mark schemes in the PowerPoint for the OCR examination board (Oxford & Cambridge). These can be easily adapted to suit your own assessment criteria and allow for peer and self assessment. The PowerPoint also includes a keyword snowballing starter as well as a thinking skills review triangle that aims to get students to discuss in small groups before they feedback to a wider discussion. I have also tried to contextualise the learning by introducing an additional starter that gets students to consider why we have laws to prevent underage drinking today. If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow 'The History Academy' on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This beautifully illustrated, fun and interactive lesson on Native American beliefs is aimed at low ability students. The information slides look at Native American beliefs about the land, circles, clans, moieties, spiritualism and the Spirit World and how they affected the way in which they lived their lives. These ideas are then consolidated through the card sort and heads and tails activities that you can see in the preview. When you purchase this lesson, you will be able to download a 15 slide PowerPoint which includes the aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, information slides , tasks and activities for the lesson. You will also be able to download a single page Word document, which contains the heading, information cards and instructions for the card sort. For more information, please see the preview. The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Know: What beliefs did Native Americans believe? Understand: What were Native American beliefs about nature and the land? Evaluate: How did their beliefs affect their way of life? Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Can You Identify: What Native Americans believed? Can You Explain: Native American beliefs about nature and the land? Evaluate: How did their beliefs affect their way of life? If you like this lesson then why not check out our TES shop, where you can find similar resources that have been bundled to provide you with further savings. You can also follow ‘The History Academy on Facebook and YouTube for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. However, we do not compromise our values and pay all our contributors the living wage for their work. Kind Regards Roy

This fun and interactive lesson is designed to get help students understand the problems facing Henry VIII in 1525 and the chain of events that led to him breaking with Rome in 1533. Everything has been carefully differentiated and can be easily adapted for the full range of ability and designed to improve students literacy and oracy skills. The first lesson begins with an introduction to Henry VIII’s problems. Students classify them either using the card sort or a printed off version of the diagram under the heads of money, power, religion, heir and personal problems. This is then consolidated with a thinking skills triangle priority task which is designed to help students which was he most important problem facing Henry. The next task gets students to predict what will happen next by getting them to write a speech suggesting how Henry could solve his problems. This is fully supported with writing frames and tasks. The second starts by looking at the chain of events that led Henry’s decision to break with Rome. This is consolidated with a heads and tails activity and a fully supported extended writing task. When you purchase this lesson you will be able to download a 30 slide PowerPoint Presentation and a single page Word document. The PowerPoint contains aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters,plenaries, information slides, video links, historical sources, templates, diagrams , writing frames, tasks and activities. The Word document contains an optional card sort. The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: Why did Henry VIII break from Rome? Know: What problems faced Henry VIII in 1525? Understand: Which were linked to money, religion, power & succession? Evaluate: Why did Henry VIII decide to break with Rome? Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Can You describe: The problems facing Henry VIII in 1527? Can You Explain: Which were linked to money, religion, power & succession? Can You Analyse: Why did Henry VIII break with Rome? If you like this resource, then why not check out our other resources on similar topics in our TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Instagram, X , YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Don’t forget to check out our YouTube Channel with over 600 free videos: @historyacademy Kind Regards Roy

This great little card sort gets students to sort through a variety of factors to explain why Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries. The resource contains four heading cards: power, money, religion and no longer needed as well as twelve cards that they need to discuss and decide where they fit. Once the card sort has been finished, your students could then have a go at answering the key question, using the headings as the opening points for their paragraphs and the examples that have sorted to support their arguments. As with all my resources, it is provided in word so that you can edit it to suit your own resources and students. Theme: Why did Henry VIII break with Rome? Know: Why did Henry VIII dissolve the monasteries? Understand: What role did money, power, religion and the fact that they were seen by some people as being no longer needed a factor in his decision? Evaluate: What was the most important factor in his decision? WILF - What Am I Looking For? Identify and Describe: Why did Henry dissolve the monasteries? Explain the importance of each factor? Analyze: Which factor was the most important? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This simple activity will work with most text books on the topic and is designed to get students to match the names of the different religious groups in 1600 with their correct descriptions. Ideally, this card sort could be used as either a starter or a plenary. It is written with foundation and core students in mind. If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This great little card sort is designed to help students assess how successful the Elizabethan Church Settlement Act of 1559 was at promoting peace and stability in England? The resource in includes two sub headings entitled successfully and unsuccessful as well as 14 statement cards, which students can sort through. Aims and Objectives: Theme: What were the consequences of the break with Rome? Know: What was the terms of the Church Settlement Act of 1559? Understand: Who opposed the Elizabethan Church Settlement Act? Evaluate: How successful was the Church Settlement Act at maintaining peace? WILF - What Am I Looking For? Identify and describe: What were the successes and failures? Explain: Who opposed the church settlement and why? Analyse: How far was the Church Settlement Act a success?

This great little resource gets students to sort through a series of 12 primary and secondary sources about the reign of Queen Mary I 1553 - 1558, with the aim of deciding whether she deserves the reputation of Bloody Mary. Once this has been complete, students can then have a go at answering the question: Does Mary I deserve the title, ‘Bloody Mary’? I would recommend that this resource should be used with either a core or advanced group as there is a lot of reading, which would be too much for a foundation group with low literacy skills. This resource makes a great starter or plenary. It can be cut up the students or placed into envelopes for use with several classes or even set as a piece of homework. The aims and objectives are: Theme: Consequences of the break with Rome? Know: Why did Queen Mary I burn protestant heretics? Understand: How has Mary been viewed by both contemporaries and historians? Evaluate: Does Mary I deserve the title ‘Bloody Mary’? WILF - What Am I Looking For? Identify and describe: Which sources support / disagree with the ‘Bloody Mary’ interpretation? Explain: Why do people disagree about how ‘Bloody’ Mary I was? Analyze: How far does Queen Mary deserve the title ‘Bloody Mary?’ If you like this resource, I have also created a PowerPoint on the reign of Queen Mary I, with additional information to go along with this card sort. This topic also makes for a great assessment task. Kind Regards Roy

The great resource deals with the tricky topic change and continuity in Medieval Medicine in Britain. The resource includes a PowerPoint with all the resources and worksheets that are required for the lesson as well as a recent lesson plan I wrote to help teach this topic with this resource. The PowerPoint includes: Aims & Objectives A starter + a differentiated version Information Slides Source analysis activity A card sort / activity on change and continuity An extended question which has been differentiated to include a slide to help structure responses Peer and self analysis feedback sheets. Blank templates for the activities. The aims and activities are: • Theme: Medicine in Britain, 1250 – present • Know: What were the key features medieval medicine? • Understand: Which key features of ancient medicine were still being used in medieval times? • Evaluate: How far did ancient ideas about medicine continued to be used in the medieval period? • Skills: Change and Continuity Learning Outcomes • Levels 1 – 4 = Identify & describe: What changed and what stayed the same? • Levels 5 – 7 = Explain: What had changed and what had stayed the same? • Levels 7 – 8 = Analyse: How far did medical ideas changed during the medieval period?

The great resource deals with the tricky topic change and continuity in Medieval Medicine in Britain. The resource includes a PowerPoint with all the resources and worksheets that are required for the lesson as well as a recent lesson plan I wrote to help teach this topic with this resource. The PowerPoint includes: Aims & Objectives A starter + a differentiated version Information Slides Source analysis activity A card sort / activity on change and continuity An extended question which has been differentiated to include a slide to help structure responses Peer and self analysis feedback sheets. Blank templates for the activities. The aims and activities are: • Theme: Medicine in Britain, 1250 – present • Know: What were the key features medieval medicine? • Understand: Which key features of ancient medicine were still being used in medieval times? • Evaluate: How far did ancient ideas about medicine continued to be used in the medieval period? • Skills: Change and Continuity Learning Outcomes • Levels 1 – 4 = Identify & describe: What changed and what stayed the same? • Levels 5 – 7 = Explain: What had changed and what had stayed the same? • Levels 7 – 8 = Analyse: How far did medical ideas changed during the medieval period?

This great lesson is designed to help students assess how successful the Elizabethan Church Settlement Act of 1559 was at promoting peace and stability in England? This is potentially a difficult topic to teach, but these resources approach the topic in a fun and engaging way that is suitable for the full ability range. They also link up the religious changes from previous Tudor monarchs and will allow students to predict what problems would face the Stuarts. When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a PowerPoint with thirteen slides. These include aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, thinking skills activities, pictures, templates and information slides. When you deliver this lesson, you can choose from a selection of starters which include a snowballing starter of the key words or a thinking fork template on attitudes towards the death of Queen Mary. The next activity involves getting your students to draw a religious seesaw and then sorting various statements from the Elizabethan Church Settlement Act and deciding whether they would satisfy either Catholics or Protestants. Once complete, students can draw a line to decide which side the changes benefited the most. Later on in the course, you can refer back to this diagram whilst looking at either James or Charles I and draw links and conclusions as to how they were unpicking the compromise and laying the foundations for the English Civil War. The next activity gets students to sort through a series of cards to help them evaluate how successful the Elizabethan Church Act was at reducing religious tensions. For more detailed information, please refer to the detailed preview. The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: What were the consequences of the break with Rome? Know: What were the terms of the Church Settlement Act of 1559? Understand: Who opposed the Elizabethan Church Settlement Act? Evaluate: How successful was the Church Settlement Act at maintaining peace? WILF - What Am I Looking For? Identify and describe: What were the successes and failures? Explain: Who opposed the Church Settlement Act and why? Analyse: How far was the Church Settlement Act a success? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop, where many have been bundled together, along with this one to provide you with further savings. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This great little resource gets students to sort through a series of 12 primary and secondary sources about the reign of Queen Mary I 1553 - 1558, with the aim of deciding whether she deserves the reputation of Bloody Mary. Once this has been complete, students can then have a go at answering the question: Does Mary I deserve the title, ‘Bloody Mary’? I would recommend that this resource should be used with either a core or advanced group as there is a lot of reading, which would be too much for a foundation group with low literacy skills. This resource makes a great starter or plenary. It can be cut up the students or placed into envelopes for use with several classes or even set as a piece of homework. The aims and objectives are: Theme: Consequences of the break with Rome? Know: Why did Queen Mary I burn protestant heretics? Understand: How has Mary been viewed by both contemporaries and historians? Evaluate: Does Mary I deserve the title 'Bloody Mary'? WILF - What Am I Looking For? Identify and describe: Which sources support / disagree with the 'Bloody Mary' interpretation? Explain: Why do people disagree about how 'Bloody' Mary I was? Analyse: How far does Queen Mary deserve the title 'Bloody Mary?' If you like this resource, I have also created a PowerPoint on the reign of Queen Mary I, with additional information to go along with this card sort. This topic also makes for a great assessment task. Kind Regards Roy

This great lesson is designed to help students assess how successful the Elizabethan Church Settlement Act of 1559 was at promoting peace and stability in England? This is potentially a difficult topic to teach, but these resources approach the topic in a fun and engaging way that is suitable for the full ability range. They also link up the religious changes from previous Tudor monarchs and will allow students to predict what problems would face the Stuarts. When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a PowerPoint with thirteen slides. These include aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, thinking skills activities, pictures, templates and information slides. When you deliver this lesson, you can choose from a selection of starters which include a snowballing starter of the key words or a thinking fork template on attitudes towards the death of Queen Mary. The next activity involves getting your students to draw a religious seesaw and then sorting various statements from the Elizabethan Church Settlement Act and deciding whether they would satisfy either Catholics or Protestants. Once complete, students can draw a line to decide which side the changes benefited the most. Later on in the course, you can refer back to this diagram whilst looking at either James or Charles I and draw links and conclusions as to how they were unpicking the compromise and laying the foundations for the English Civil War. The next activity gets students to sort through a series of cards to help them evaluate how successful the Elizabethan Church Act was at reducing religious tensions. For more detailed information, please refer to the detailed preview. The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: What were the consequences of the break with Rome? Know: What were the terms of the Church Settlement Act of 1559? Understand: Who opposed the Elizabethan Church Settlement Act? Evaluate: How successful was the Church Settlement Act at maintaining peace? WILF - What Am I Looking For? Identify and describe: What were the successes and failures? Explain: Who opposed the Church Settlement Act and why? Analyse: How far was the Church Settlement Act a success? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop, where many have been bundled together, along with this one to provide you with further savings. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This outstanding lesson has been featured at various history teacher conferences across Europe and featured on several well known websites as an example of outstanding practice. It has also been used as a training resource on how to teach the difficult topic of historical interpretation to students. The aim of this exciting lesson is to help students assess just how bloody Queen Mary I was by evaluating the views of both eye witnesses from the time and historians. It is suitable for a range of abilities, but mainly core and advanced. When you download this lesson you will have a PowerPoint as well as word document with 12 primary and secondary sources about the reign of Queen Mary I 1553 - 1558. The PowerPoint includes a snowballing and pair and share starters, slides on why Mary I executed the protestants and why she is such a controversial historical figure. This is followed up with links to carefully selected video clips which can be used with your students. Afterwards, you then have the luxury of deciding whether to do the card sort exercise either a continuum, pro and con organiser or as a simple sort. I would recommend printing off the appropriate slides on A3 to go along with these activities. Sometimes, I allow my more able students to decide individually which organiser they wish to use, but you could always decide for different groups as part of your differentiation. Once this has been complete, students can then have a go at answering the assessment question in activity 4: Does Mary I deserve the title, ‘Bloody Mary’? This slide also includes a suggested structure for answering the question, along with possible connectives. I've also thrown in my award winning literacy and persuasive literacy mats to help sweeten the deal. The final plenary slides looking at how history is written will help your students draw their own conclusions about just how bloody was Queen Mary I. The Aims & Objectives are: Theme: Consequences of the break with Rome? Know: Why did Queen Mary I burn protestant heretics? Understand: How has Mary been viewed by both contemporaries and historians? Evaluate: Does Mary I deserve the title 'Bloody Mary'? WILF - What Am I Looking For? Identify and describe: Which sources support / disagree with the 'Bloody Mary' interpretation? Explain: Why do people disagree about how 'Bloody' Mary I was? Analyse: How far does Queen Mary deserve the title 'Bloody Mary?' If you like this resource, check out some of my other resources on this topic such as the 'consequences of the break with Rome' for middle and lower ability students and my blood thirsty resource on 'why were people prepared to die for their beliefs in the sixteen and seventeenth centuries?' Kind Regards Roy