This beautifully illustrated market place activity has been designed to help students understand how and why the design of castles changed during the Medieval period. It looks at the arms race between castle builders and defenders and explains how each side tried to outwit the other through changes in design and tactic. This fun and interactive lesson has been tried, tested and refined in the classroom over many years by experienced teachers. It is suitable for the full ability range and includes additional activities to the market place task, which can be mixed and matched to suit your curriculum time and students. There are a number of different ways to deliver a market place activity. This resource has a mixture of activities that are designed to be a proactive lesson to get students up, moving around and working collaboratively. If you are not comfortable with that, they can always get them to pass the information slides around the classroom. The slides themselves are beautifully illustrated and are worthwhile printing off in colour and putting into a plastic wallet When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download a twenty one page PowerPoint Presentation. It includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, tasks, activities, information slides, historical sources, pictures, diagrams, templates, sample answers, feedback sheets and a homework exercise. Once students have completed the market place activity, they can complete an extended written answer to the core question or have a go at a heads and tails activity to help summarise what they have learnt. Some schools who have trialled this resource have instead got their students to produce a mind map summarisinng the changes to castle design over time. For further information, please see the preview slides. The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: How did the Normans keep control? Know: How did castle design change over time? Understand: Why did the design of Norman castles have to change? Evaluate: What were the strengths and weaknesses of the new designs? Skills: Collaboration, Cause, Consequence, Change & Continuity. WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: How did castle design change over time? Explain: Why did the design of Norman castles change? Analyse: What were the strengths and weaknesses of these changes?

This outstanding literacy lesson has been designed by experienced history teachers at the History Academy to help students understand why the Normans built Square Keep Castles. It forms part of a series of lessons on why the Normans built castles, which can be downloaded and purchased from our TES Shop or from the bundled link below. However, this lesson will run alongside any main stream resources on Norman castles and can be adapted to suit any similar buildings in your local historical environment. The teaching model for this lesson to at first draw upon students prior knowledge about formal letters, persuasive techniques, Motte & Bailey and Square Keep Castles. The activities in the PowerPoint are designed to build upon this knowledge in preparation for students assessing three different letters that I have included in the pack. These letters should be printed off along with the assessment criteria grid that I have included along with various templates and writing frames for writing formal and persuasive letters. It is always a good idea to ask your English department about what techniques they use with your students for this type of writing exercise so that you can achieve the best results with your students. Once your students have assessed the three letters that I have included, o dubious quality, they can then have a go at drafting their own responses and then finishing them off for homework. These can then be assessed using your whole school marking policy for peer assessment and my assessment criteria grid at the start of the next lesson. They can then have ago at redrafting or typing them up and again finishing them off for homework. The whole thing should take two lessons, but that depends upon how much lesson time you have. Once finished these letters make excellent display work as you can see from the photographs that I have included. I usually get my students to age their letters The aims and objectives for this lesson are: Theme: How did William keep control? Know: What are the literacy rules for writing a formal persuasive letter? Understand: Why did the Normans build Stone Keep Castles? Evaluate: Why did William de Warenne rebuild Conisbrough Castle? Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence, Literacy & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: The literacy rules for writing a formal persuasive letter Explain: Why did the Normans build Stone Keep Castles? Analyse: Why did William de Warenne rebuild Conisbrough Castle? If you are looking for similar resources then please check out our TES shop. If you would like to stay up to date with our latest offerings, then 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. Kind Regards Roy

This great diamond 9 activity has been designed to help students assess the different factors which helped the RAF win the Battle of Britain in 1940. It can be used to help prepare students for an assessment or to extend their critical thinking skills and understanding of the topic. It is designed to be used with the higher range of ability students and to work alongside any main stream text book or video on this topic. For those who are busy or don’t have access to these resources, I have included two suitable links to video clips on YouTube. You can also download a detailed PowerPoint and worksheet on the Battle of Britain from our TES shop along with a SEND and mainstream version of this card sort.Alternatively, you can buy them all in a discounted bundle. When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a fully editable Microsoft Word document which can be differentiated further if you wish. The resource includes nine diamond shaped cards which include one of the key reason why the RAF won the Battle of Britain. Once students have cut the cards out, they are set three tasks including: Remove any problems that you don’t think are important. Record and explain why you have removed them. Arrange the remaining diamonds to show any links that you can find between them. Record and explain your reasons. Make a smaller diamond shape using the four most important reasons explaining why the RAF won the Battle of Britain in 1940? Record and explain your reasons. At each stage students should be feeding back to their group or the class to explain their choices in order to develop the critical analysis and thinking skills that this type of activity is designed to help develop. Once students have sorted the cards, you can extend their understanding further by discussing which factor played the most important role in helping the RAF win the Battle of Britain as preparation for an extended writing exercise. The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: The Second World War Know: Why did the RAF win the Battle of Britain? Understand: What factors helped the RAF win the Battle of Britain? Evaluate: Which factor was the most important? Skills: Cause, Consequence & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: Why the RAF won the Battle of Britain? Explain: What factors helped the RAF win the Battle of Britain? Analyse: Which was the most important factor? If you are looking for similar resources then please check out our TES shop. If you would like to stay up to date with our latest offerings, then 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. Kind Regards Roy

This beautifully illustrated lesson has been designed to help students understand why Great Britain wanted to build an empire, This can be quite a challenging topic to teach in an interesting and engaging way, but this tried and tested lesson has been refined in the classroom over many years by experienced teachers. It is suitable for the full ability range and includes eight additional activities to the market place task, which can be mixed and matched to suit your curriculum time and students. There are a number of different ways to deliver a market place activity. This resource has a mixture of activities that are designed to be a proactive lesson to get students up, moving around and working collaboratively. If you are not comfortable with that, they can always get them to pass the information slides around the classroom. The slides themselves are beautifully illustrated and are worthwhile printing off in colour and putting into a plastic wallet When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download a twenty six page PowerPoint Presentation. It includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, tasks, activities, information slides, historical sources, pictures, maps, diagrams, templates, feedback sheets and a homework exercise. Once students have completed the market place activity they can use the table or the thinking skills review triangle to prioritise the different factors before completing either a mind map or extended written answer to the core question. For further information, please see the preview slides. The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: Industrial Revolution 1750 - 1900 Know: Why did Great Britain build an Empire? Understand: Why did the British Empire become the largest? Evaluate: Which factors were the most important? Skills: Cause, Consequence & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: Why did Great Britain build an Empire? Explain: Why did the British Empire become the largest? Analyze: Which factors were the most important? If you are looking for similar resources then please check out our TES shop. If you would like to stay up to date with our latest offerings, then 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. Kind Regards Roy

This beautifully illustrated lesson has been designed to help students understand why Great Britain wanted to build an empire, This can be quite a challenging topic to teach in an interesting and engaging way, but this tried and tested lesson has been refined in the classroom over many years by experienced teachers. It is suitable for the full ability range and includes eight addition activities to the card sort, which can be mixed and matched to suit your curriculum time and students. When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download a single page Word Document and a twenty six slide PowerPoint Presentation. The Word Document includes includes a learning objective, instructions, ten heading cards labelled 'Technology’, ‘Trade’, ‘Navy’ , ‘Religion’, ‘Raw Materials’, ‘Competition’, ‘Racism’, ‘Slavery’, ‘Population’ and ‘Power’ as well as 19 statement cards that can be cut out and sorted under them. If you are looking to shorten the time spent on the card sort, you could cut out the cards and keep them in envelopes for students to take out and sort, or you could instead create a color key to help them identify which headings they wanted to sort them under. The PowerPoint includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, tasks, activities, information slides, historical sources, pictures, maps, diagrams, templates, feedback sheets and a homework exercise. Once students have completed the card sort, there is a second activity which gets them to write an extended answer to the core question. I would recommend getting your students to use the headings from the card sort to help them organize their answer. For more information, please see the preview slides. The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: Industrial Revolution 1750 - 1900 Know: Why did Great Britain build an Empire? Understand: Why did the British Empire become the largest? Evaluate: Which factors were the most important? Skills: Cause, Consequence & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: Why did Great Britain build an Empire? Explain: Why did the British Empire become the largest? Analyze: Which factors were the most important? If you are looking for similar resources then please check out our TES shop. If you would like to stay up to date with our latest offerings, then 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. Kind Regards Roy

This beautifully illustrated lesson has been designed to help students understand why Great Britain wanted to build an empire, This can be quite a challenging topic to teach in an interesting and engaging way, but this tried and tested lesson has been refined in the classroom over many years by experienced teachers. It is suitable for the full ability range and includes eight addition activities to the card sort, which can be mixed and matched to suit your curriculum time and students. When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download a single page Word Document and a twenty six slide PowerPoint Presentation. The Word Document includes includes a learning objective, instructions, ten heading cards labelled 'Technology’, ‘Trade’, ‘Navy’ , ‘Religion’, ‘Raw Materials’, ‘Competition’, ‘Racism’, ‘Slavery’, ‘Population’ and ‘Power’ as well as 19 statement cards that can be cut out and sorted under them. If you are looking to shorten the time spent on the card sort, you could cut out the cards and keep them in envelopes for students to take out and sort, or you could instead create a colour key to help them identify which headings they wanted to sort them under. The PowerPoint includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, tasks, activities, information slides, historical sources, pictures, maps, diagrams, templates, feedback sheets and a homework exercise. Once students have completed the card sort, there is a second activity which gets them to write an extended answer to the core question. I would recommend getting your students to use the headings from the card sort to help them organise their answer. For more information, please see the preview slides The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: Industrial Revolution 1750 - 1900 Know: Why did Great Britain build an Empire? Understand: Why did the British Empire become the largest? Evaluate: Which factors were the most important? Skills: Cause, Consequence & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: Why did Great Britain build an Empire? Explain: Why did the British Empire become the largest? Analyse: Which factors were the most important? If you are looking for similar resources then please check out our TES shop. If you would like to stay up to date with our latest offerings, then 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. Kind Regards Roy

These resources have been carefully designed to help students understand the impact of the First World War on both the Allies and Germany as a prelude to studying the aims of the peacemakers and the Treaty of Versailles, 1919. The PowerPoint is designed to work with both worksheets which can be mixed and matched depending upon the ability of your students. The first worksheet is designed for lower ability students, whilst the second was designed for middle and upper ability. Please note that these lessons can be purchased at a discounted rate via my bundle on the Treaty of Versailles. When you purchase this resource you will be able to download two worksheets on this topic and a PowerPoint Presentation that has been designed to help facilitate the lesson. The worksheets include information and sources about the impact of the First World War as well as tasks and activities. Both worksheets are two pages long and can be mixed and matched to suit your learners. The seventeen slide PowerPoint includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes,starters, plenaries, tasks, activities, summary diagrams and historical sources to support both worksheets. For more information, please view the preview. The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: How fair was the Treaty of Versailles, 1919? Know: What impact did the First World War have on Germany and the allies? Understand: What sort of peace treaty would each country want to achieve? Evaluate: Why did some of the peacemakers want revenge on Germany? Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: The impact of the First World War on Germany and the Allies. Explain: What sort of peace treaty would each country want to achieve? Analyse: Why did some of the peacemakers want revenge on Germany? 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 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 classic resource has been created to help students assess the different factors which helped the RAF win the Battle of Britain in 1940. It can be used to help prepare students for an assessment or to lightly touch this popular topic if you are short for curriculum time. It is designed to be used with the full range of ability and to work alongside any main stream text book or video on this topic. For those who are busy or don’t have access to these resources, I have included two suitable links to video clips on YouTube. You can also download a detailed PowerPoint and worksheet on the Battle of Britain from our TES shop along with a SEND version of this card sort. When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download a two-page word document which includes a learning objective, instructions, four heading cards labelled 'Technology’, ‘Leadership’, ‘Tactics’ and ‘Organisation’ as well as 25 statement cards that can be cut out and sorted under them. If you are looking to shorten the time spent on the card sort, you could cut out the cards and keep them in envelopes for students to take out and sort, or you could instead create a colour key to help them identify which headings they wanted to sort them under. Page two of the card sort includes six cards which could be left out if you want to save on photocopying or wish to use them as an extension for those who finish early. Once students have completed the card sort, there is a second activity which gets them to write an extended answer to the core question. I would recommend getting your students to use the headings from the card short to help them organise their answer. The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: The Second World War Know: Why did the RAF win the Battle of Britain? Understand: What factors helped the RAF win the Battle of Britain? Evaluate: Which factor was the most important? Skills: Cause, Consequence & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: Why the RAF won the Battle of Britain? Explain: What factors helped the RAF win the Battle of Britain? Analyse: Which was the most important factor? If you are looking for similar resources then please check out our TES shop. If you would like to stay up to date with our latest offerings, then 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. Kind Regards Roy

After several requests, the History Academy has uploaded a SEND card sort to help students explain why the RAF won the Battle of Britain. It could be used alongside any main stream text book or video on this topic. If you would like to dig deeper then we already have some detailed PowerPoints and worksheets on the Battle of Britain, which can also be purchased from our TES shop. This resource is also ideal for those who are looking to only touch this topic lightly in a single lesson. I have also linked in some video clips to help those hard pressed for time. When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download a single page word document which includes a learning objective, instructions, two heading cards labelled ’ The RAF was strong’ and ‘The German Air force was weak’ as well as sixteen statement cards that can be cut out and sorted under them. If you are looking to shorten the time spend on the card sort, you could cut out the cards and keep them in envelopes for students to take out and sort, or you could instead create a colour key to help them identify which headings they wanted to sort them under. Once students have completed the card sort, there is a second activity which gets them to write an extended answer to the core question. I would recommend getting your students to write ‘on the one hand it could be argued that the most important reason was … whilst on the other hand’ or ‘however, there are those who would disagree and argue…’ The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: The Second World War Know: What factors helped the RAF win the Battle of Britain? Understand: What factors helped Germany to lose the Battle of Britain? Evaluate: Which factor was the most important? Skills: Cause, Consequence & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: Why the RAF won the Battle of Britain? Explain: Why did Germany lose the Battle of Britain? Analyse: Which was the most important factor? Please remember that this resource has been primarily designed for SEND students. If you like a more detailed version to extend middle and upper ability, then visit our TES shop. If you would also like to stay up to date without latest offerings, then 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. Kind Regards Roy

This lesson has been carefully crafted and refined to help students understand why the Normans built Square Keep Castles after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. It also looks at their key features, military strengths, weaknesses and gets students to compare them to Motte & Bailey Castles. This lesson could be used as part a unit of work on medieval castles or as part of the theme on how did William keep control. If you are interested in delving deeper into this topic, then this lesson can be purchased as bundled discount along with lessons on medieval castles from my TES shop. When you purchase these resources you will be able to download a worksheet and an accompanying PowerPoint. The worksheet includes two pages of information and sources as well as a third activities page with two different options of tasks for low or higher ability students. The twenty slide PowerPoint includes a ‘snowballing’ and a ‘buzz and go starter’ as well information slides, historical sources, pictures, diagrams, tasks and activities to support the lesson. The PowerPoint also includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, graphic organisers, thinking skill templates and a plenary. The aims and objectives for these resources are as follows: Theme: How did William keep control? Know: What were the main features of a Square Keep castle? Understand: Why did the Normans build Square Keep Castles? Evaluate: What were the military strengths and weaknesses of a SQ Castle? Skills: Cause and Consequence, Source Analysis WILF: What Am I Looking For this lesson? Identify and Describe: The key features of a Square Keep Castle Explain: Why did the Normans build Square Keep Castles? Analyse: What were the main military strengths of a Square Keep Castle? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on the First World War in my TES shop, where many have been bundled together 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 lesson has been designed to help students understand why the Normans built Motte and Bailey Castles after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. It also looks at their key features, military strengths, weaknesses as well as why historians sometimes find it difficult to find evidence of what they looked like. This lesson could be used as part a unit of work on medieval castles or as part of the theme on how did William keep control. If you are interested in delving deeper into this topic, then this lesson can be purchased as bundled discount along with lessons on medieval castles from my TES shop. When you purchase these resources you will be able to download a worksheet and an accompanying PowerPoint. The worksheet includes two pages of information and sources as well as a third activities page with two different options of tasks for low or higher ability students. The nineteen slide PowerPoint includes a ‘snowballing’ and a ‘buzz and go starter’ as well information slides, historical sources, pictures, diagrams, tasks and activities to support the lesson. The PowerPoint also includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, graphic organisers, thinking skill templates and a plenary. For your convienance, we have also unloaded all the files as PDFs and added in a bonus crossword puzzle on Motte and Bailey Castles. The aims and objectives for these resources are as follows: Theme: How did William keep control? Know: What were the key features of a Motte and Bailey castles? Understand: Why did the Normans build Motte and Bailey Castles? Evaluate: What were their military strengths and weakness? Skills: Cause and Consequence, Source Analysis WILF: What Am I Looking For this lesson? Can You Describe: The key features of a Motte & Bailey Castle. Can You Explain: Why did the Normans build Motte and Bailey Castles? Can You Analyse: What were their military strengths and weaknesses? 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 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 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

These beautifully illustrated resources are designed to help students understand why the Normans built castles after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. This lesson could be used as an introduction into a unit of work on medieval castles or to provide a quick overview as part of the theme on how did William keep control. If you are interested in delving deeper into this topic, then this lesson can be purchased as bundled discount along with lessons on medieval castles from my TES shop. When you purchase these resources you will be able to download a worksheet and an accompanying PowerPoint. The worksheet includes two pages of sources and information and a third activities page with two different options of tasks for low or higher ability students. The fourteen slide PowerPoint includes a ‘snowballing’ and a ‘buzz and go starter’ as well information slides, historical sources, pictures, diagrams, tasks and activities to support the lesson. The PowerPoint also includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, templates and a plenary. The aims and objectives for these resources are as follows: Theme: How did William keep control? Know: Why did the Normans build castles? Understand: How did castles help the Normans control the land they ruled? Evaluate: What was the most important reason why the Normans built castles? Skills: Cause and Consequence, Source Analysis and Judgement. WILF: What Am I Looking For this lesson? Identify and Describe: Why did the Normans build castles? Explain: How did castles help the Normans control the land they ruled? Analyse: What was the most important reason why the Normans built castles? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on the First World War in my TES shop, where many have been bundled together 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 resource is designed to help students understand how the First World War changed womens lives. It looks at the different types of jobs they did both before and during the war and how they changed not only how women saw themselves, but also men. This lesson also looks at the social, economic and legal changes that took place to women lives in the immediate aftermath of the war. It is designed to be used with middle and upper ability students and is illustrated throughout with a range of different and exciting historical sources to help engage learners and capture their imagination. At each stage of the lesson, there are a series of questions which can be used as prompts for discussion or for consolidation work. When you purchase this resource you will receive a fifteen slide PowerPoint which includes a starter, information slides, historical sources,tasks, activities, questions and a plenary. The resource is fully editable and can be customised to suit your style of teaching and the context of your school. For more information, please see the preview sample. The aims and objectives for these resources are as follows: Theme: The First World War Know: What roles did women play during the First World War? Understand: How attitudes towards women changed as a result of the war? Evaluate: How did women’s lives change as a result of the war? Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: The roles played by women during the First World War? Explain: How attitudes towards women changed as a result of the war? Analyse: How did women’s lives change as a result of the war? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on the First World War in my TES shop, where many have been bundled together 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

If you are looking for a lesson which ticks all the boxes on collaborative learning then this beautifully illustrated market place activity on the Home Front during the First World War is designed to help students assess both its significance as well as how civilians were affected by the war. This is a great engaging lesson which will help to enhance your teachers toolkit and get your students talking for weeks and doing extra projects. As you can see from the detailed preview slides, the tasks and activities have been written to appeal to the full spectrum of ability and have been set up around the market place activity where the key slides in the PP are printed off and either pinned on the classroom walls or set out on the tables so that students move around and fill in their information on the summary sheet. This is a very proactive lesson designed to get students up, moving around, sharing and working collaboratively. As an additional layer of differentiation, I have ragged or traffic lighted the information slides to help direct students. Once students have gathered the information together they can either share it in a class discussion or answer a series of question, create a mind map or attempt an extended writing task. When you purchase this resource you will receive a twenty one slide PowerPoint which includes an optional ‘snowballing’ or a ‘buzz and go starter’, introduction, the market place activity and information slides on the Home Front. You can then choose to consolidate what your students have learnt through a class discussion, heads and tails quiz or a post-it note continuum exercise. The extra resources section includes templates and writing frames to support an extended writing tasks on: ‘How important were the different roles that women played in helping Britain to win the World War II?’ We have also included a homework and word search activity. Everything has also been uploaded as a PDF file and a Microsoft Office file so that you can easily sequence and edit the lesson to suit your students and the context of your school The aims and objectives for these resources are as follows: Theme: The Home Front Know: Why was there a shortage of ‘manpower’ during the war? Understand: What roles women played during the Second World War? Evaluate: How important were these roles in helping to win the war? WILF – What Am I Looking For? Can You Describe: Why was there a shortage of ‘manpower’ during the war? Can You Explain: What roles women played during the Second World War? Can You Analyse: How important were these roles in helping to win the war?

This is great lesson get your students talking for weeks and doing extra homework projects. This beautifully illustrated resource is designed to help students assess what life in the trenches was like for soldiers in the First World War as well as what the greatest daily dangers or challenges. As you can see from the preview slides, the tasks and activities have been written to appeal to the full spectrum of ability. This resource is designed to be a standalone lesson, but it can be also used alongside any mainstream text book on this topic. I usually project the slides, tasks and activities on the board, but some of activities can also be printed off and placed around the tables in the classroom. The resource is full editable so you can easily sequence the lesson to suit your students and the context of your school. I usually supplement this resource with relevant clips from Your Tube from films like ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’, ‘War Horse’ and ‘Gallipoli.’ When you purchase this resource you will receive a twenty three slide PowerPoint which includes an optional ‘snowballing’ or a ‘buzz and go starter’. The next section of the PP then includes information slides and activities on life in the trenches including sleeping accommodation, food, mud, trench foot, health and hygiene, body lice, enemy action, shell shock. These are then followed up by a series of consolidation exercises culminating in a thinking skills review triangle. I have also included relevant questions and addition slides with useful templates to use alongside this resource. For more information, please see the preview sample. The aims and objectives for these resources are as follows: Theme: The First World War Know: What was everyday life like for the soldiers in the trenches? Understand: How did they overcome their daily problems? Evaluate: How reliable are the official images of life in the trenches? Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: How did soldiers cope with everyday life in the trenches? Explain: How did the overcome their daily problems? Analyse: How reliable are the official images of like in the trenches? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on the First World War in my TES shop, where many have been bundled together 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 is a great engaging lesson which will help to enhance your teachers toolkit and get your students talking for weeks and doing extra homework projects. This beautifully resource is designed to help students assess which was the most deadiest weapon of the First World War. If you are looking for a more collaborative enquiry, then why not check out my market place activity on this topic, which can also be purchased from the TES. As you can see from the preview slides, the tasks and activities have been written to appeal to the full spectrum of ability. They can be printed and placed around the tables in the classroom off or simply beamed onto the IWB . You can easily sequence and edit the lesson to suit your students and the context of your school. I usually supplement the lesson with additional relevant video clips on weapons and tactics from the films ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’, ‘War Horse’ and ‘Gallipoli.’ For more information, please view the sample preview slides . When you purchase this resource you will receive a twenty nine slide PowerPoint which includes a ‘snowballing’ and a ‘buzz and go starter’. The next section of the PP then includes information slides and an activity on why there was a stalemate as well as some contextual information on the use of WMD use in recent times in Britain and Syria. This is then followed by seven information slides on the different weapons that were used as well as a thinking skills review triangle consolidation exercise on which was the deadliest weapon. You can then choose to decide to do a mind map or extended writing activity with your students to then build upon and assess their understanding. I have also included a couple of other slides with templates etc to help facilitate the lesson. The aims and objectives for these resources are as follows: Know: What weapons and tactics were used during the First World War? Understand: Why was there a ‘stalemate’ on the Western Front? Evaluate: Which was the deadliest weapon of the First World War? Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: The weapons and tactics were used during the First World War Explain: Why was there a ‘stalemate’ on the Western Front? Analyse: Which was the deadliest weapon of the First World War? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on the First World War in my TES shop, where many have been bundled together 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