Key Question: How did the lives of German youth change under the Nazis?
Fully differentiated and resourced lesson for GCSE History, although could easily be adapted for KS3.
LOs:
Identify the key differences between the boys and girls youth organisations
Explain the differences between the boys and girls clubs
Analsye why not all young people supported the Hitler youth Organisations
Primarily designed for the AQA Conflict and Tension, 1894-1918, but has been used with Year 9 classes.
First task: Map task to understand the position of countries and the two alliances
Second Task: Groups of 4 create a presentation on one of the 6 major European countries
Third Task: Market stall activity to create a detailed spider diagram
Fourth task: post-it activity and discussion
Plenary: Task that effectively tests understanding
WILFs:
To understand the differences between the two alliances in 1914 Europe
To explain key features of the countries involved in both alliances
To evaluate which alliance was the most powerful in 1914
Revision game that involves students competing with each other to see who can score the most points.
Students take it in turns to roll a dice to reveal a question.
Students shade in the question box if they answer correctly.
Designed for the AQA 8145 Conflict and Tension course, this lesson examines the arguments behind whether Germany was to blame for starting World War One.
Lesson includes a variety of activities, such as a 'just a minute recall game, quiz, analysing sources, and exam practice.
WILFs:
Recall the different causes of World War One
Analyse a range of witnesses to decide who was to blame for World War One
Explain who was responsible for the start of the First World War
Designed for the new AQA specification: Conflict and Tension 1894-1918, but easily adaptable to other specifications.
Revision guide contains 60 pages of information and activities for students to complete, including ‘exam tips’ for students.
Took around 3 days to complete, so will hopefully save people some time.
Would be grateful for any reviews.
Thanks!
Lesson designed for the new AQA specification for the Medicine through time unit.
WALT: How did Hospitals change in the 1700s?
WILFs:
Recall knowledge about medieval hospitals
Explain how hospitals developed in the 1700s and early 1800s
Assess the level of change hospitals experienced
Lesson includes a range of activities and ‘challenge tasks’, including a recall activity for medieval hospitals, comparison table with hospitals in the 1700s and an embedded video with comprehension questions.
Designed for the 2016 AQA History spec but could be customised for other years etc.
Lesson focuses on describing and explaining the advances in technology during the First World War. Lesson involves data collection task, video, and exam skill practice
Lesson Title: What advances in weaponry had taken place by 1918?
Learning outcomes:
Describe how infantry, artillery, tanks and aeroplanes developed
Explain the advances in land, sea and air
Assess the consequences of these developments on World War One
WALT: What alternative treatments are available today?
WILFs:
Define antibiotic resistance
Describe alternative treatments
Explain the development of ‘positive health’
Designed for the 2016 AQA British Health and the People History course
Included are 6 separate homelearning/ revision activities designed for the Elizabethan unit in AQA History:
Mary, Queen of Scots
Earl of Essex
Golden Age
Causes of Poverty
Problems facing Elizabeth in the first 10 years
Puritans
The format is set out as information on the topic, followed by tasks and exam questions. Easy to set and provides students all the information they need to complete the activities.
Included are 5 separate homelearning/ revision activities designed for the Medicine unit in AQA History:
Treatments in the 17th and 18th Centuries
Medieval Medicine
Renaissance individuals
Industrial Medicine
Impact of war on medicine
The format is set out as information on the topic, followed by tasks and exam questions. Easy to set and provides students all the information they need to complete the activities.
An assembly on anti-bullying that lasts around 15 minutes.
The assembly is set out as:
What is bullying?
Why do some people bully?
What can you do to prevent it?
Some slides encourage discussion and reflection. Video link included as well.
Took around 90 minutes to resource and create so will hopefully save someone time.
Lesson designed for the First World War (Conflict and Tension) unit, as part of the AQA History spec. The lesson examines why the Allied offensive in 1918 was successful. A range of activities are included, such as a diamond 9, source analysis, video task, comprehension question, and a data collection table. The lesson could easily be adapted for a KS3 audience.
Aims:
Describe what happened during the Hundred Days Offensive
Explain why the Allies were successful
Evaluate the most important reasons why the Allies broke through
Let me know if you have any questions or feedback.
Thank you :)
Created for AQA 8145 Elizabethan England topic but possible to adapt. Lesson includes a video, recall quiz, card sort, written activity, interpretation task, and finishes with a game of Splat!
Learning Objectives:
Recall previous knowledge on the Elizabethan topic
Describe reasons that led Elizabethans to explore.
Analyse an interpretation on the voyages of discovery
Let me know if there are any issues.
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A lesson examining Hitler’s foreign policy aims that is suitable for Key stage 3 or an introductory session for GCSE.
The objectives of the lesson are:
Recall the Treaty of Versailles
Describe why German’s hated the Treaty of Versailles so much
Explain Hitler’s aims with other countries
Activities include source analysis, comprehension tasks, reading and writing, a video, and opportunities for class discussion. Challenge tasks are embedded and based on Blooms. All work/ information sheets are embedded in the lesson and easily accessible.
My students seem to always enjoy this lesson and I find it lays the foundation for future lessons/ knowledge for students.
Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you.
History of Medicine lesson suitable for both AQA and Edexcel 9-1 History specifications, focused on ‘what caused the Black Death?’
Lesson objectives:
Describe the symptoms of the Black Death
Compare medieval beliefs with the actual causes of the Black Death
Explain what actually caused the Black Death using the acronym SQUALID
The lesson includes a range of activities, including:
Black Death recall activity focusing on what students can remember from previous learning
Day by day symptom sheet
Actual vs believed causes table
SQUALID activity sheet - detailing why the Black Death spread so quickly
Evaluation spectrum for class discussing
Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you.
Medicine Through Time lesson suitable for the Edexcel 9-1 History specification focusing on the changes in believed causes of disease during the Renaissance, with particular focus on Vesalius and Sydenham.
Lesson objectives:
Define key terms for medicine in the Renaissance, 1500 – 1700
Describe important individuals during this time period
Explain why some changed their beliefs about the cause of disease
Lesson includes a range of activities. For example, data collection sheet, spider diagram task, keyword match up activity and a 12 mark ‘explain’ exam question towards the end (with scaffolding).
Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you.
A lesson suitable for the Elizabethan England AQA History 9-1 specification. The lesson investigates the religion of the country Elizabeth inherited and the changes that were introdcued as part of the religious settlement. Although the lesson has been created based on the information from the Oxford History textbook, it would be easily adaptable for Edexcel. The lesson has three outcomes:
To define the term: Reformation.
To describe the key differences between Roman Catholics and Protestants.
To explain Elizabeth’s approach to the religious problem
The lesson contains a range of reading and writing activities as well as a video link.
Please let me know if there are any issues. Thank you.
Lesson designed for the new AQA History specification but could easily be adapted for other exam boards/ audiences.
Key Question: How scientific was 17th and 18th century medicine?
LOs:
Recall knowledge from the medicine unit so far
Describe the treatments available for ordinary people
Explain the differences traditional and scientific methods
Lesson involves a range of activities including a recall quiz, match up treatments to definitions, and a colour coded sheet. Lesson provides students with the relevant knowledge to answer an exam question: Compare treatments in the Middle Ages with treatments in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. In what ways were they similar? (8 mark)
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you.
Designed for the AQA Conflict and TEnsion WW1 spec, but could easily be adapted for other audiences.
Two lessons included:
**What was the impact of the British Blockade?
Describe the British Blockade of Germany
Explain the impact the Blockade had on Germany
Answer a 4 mark question on the British Blockade
How close did Britain come to starve?
Describe why Germany resorted to U-boats in WW1
Explain the meaning of unrestricted U-boat warfare
Analyse the impact of the U-boats on Britain
Key Question: What were the later threats to Elizabeth?
LOs:
Describe the increasing Catholic threat to Elizabeth (gap fill and ananlysis challenge tasks)
Explain the later threats to Elizabeth (comprehension questions)
Evaluate the Catholic Threats Elizabeth faced (Evaluative clock)
This lesson has been designed for the new AQA History specification but could be adpated for other exam boards.
The lesson includes a range of activities for all abilities. For instance, dingbats, gap fills, analysis of interpretation, and ends with a scenario in which students must allocate screen time to various plots.