Simple and effective resources for busy Humanities Teachers carefully made by a Pepper (History and Humanities teacher in secondary schools for 13 years).
Simple and effective resources for busy Humanities Teachers carefully made by a Pepper (History and Humanities teacher in secondary schools for 13 years).
GCSE HISTORY EDEXCEL PLAN FOR 16 MARKERS PAPERS 1& 2
This resource is designed to be made into a booklet to aid students in planning answers to past questions (16 marks).
The booklet gives clear instructions to students on what is required in the 16 mark questions on the Edexcel History GCSE exam (Papers 1 and 2). It also includes a simplified version of the Edexcel mark scheme so students can check their work.
Each title is left blank so either the teacher or student can add the specific past question they want to answer.
COMPLETE REVISION LESSON FOR STUDENTS TO REVISE GCSE MEDICINE THROUGH TIME THEMATICALLY (CAUSES)
This resource is a complete lesson with a timeline activity, revision tips for students, worksheets (within the PowerPoint), examples of past questions and self-assessment included. The lesson is designed to be used along side the Edexcel GCSE Medicine Through Time textbook or revision guide.
As many of the Medicine Through Time past exam questions are thematic this lesson will encourage your pupils to compare how ideas about the causes of sickness and disease changed (or stayed the same) across the whole sweep of time, 1250-present day.
COMPLETE REVISION LESSON FOR STUDENTS TO REVISE GCSE MEDICINE THROUGH TIME THEMATICALLY EDEXCEL (TREATMENTS & PREVENTIONS)
This resource is a complete lesson with a timeline activity, revision tips for students, worksheets (within the PowerPoint), examples of past questions and planning grids. The lesson is designed to be used along side the Edexcel GCSE Medicine Through Time textbook or revision guide.
As many of the Medicine Through Time past exam questions are thematic this lesson will encourage your pupils to compare how the treatments and preventions changed (or stayed the same) across the whole sweep of time, 1250-present day.
COMPLETE REVISION LESSON FOR STUDENTS TO REVISE GCSE MEDICINE THROUGH TIME THEMATICALLY (WHO TREATED SICK AND WHERE)
This resource is a complete lesson (20 slides) with comparison grid activities, a timeline activity, revision tips for students, worksheets (within the PowerPoint), examples of past questions and some self-assessment included. The lesson is designed to be used along side the Edexcel GCSE Medicine Through Time textbook or revision guide (or from memory depending on how much your students remember).
As many of the Medicine Through Time past exam questions are thematic this lesson will encourage your pupils to compare who treated the sick and where they were treated across the whole sweep of time, 1250-present day.
MANSA MUSA KS3 HISTORY FULL LESSON
This resource includes a 10 slide PowerPoint lesson + levelled worksheets for lesson title ‘How far did Mansa Musa change the Mali Empire?’
The lesson includes everything for a 50-60 minute lesson at KS3 History, including…
*Title, LO and starter
*Key word comprehension
*Primary source analysis
*Reading and categorising task (diamond 9)
*Creative writing task
*Plenary
*Self-assessment for every task
USA IN 1920S PROHIBITION & GANGSTERISM KS3 COMPLETE LESSON
This PowerPoint is a complete lesson which includes enquiry question, LO, key words, worksheets (within the PowerPoint), reading materials, self-assessment, writing activity and plenary.
The lesson will help students build up their skills in creating a 2 sided argument. They will answer the question: ‘Prohibition failed because of gangsterism.’ How far do you agree?
Lesson 3 of 5 (available as a bundle too). Suitable for KS3 History.
USA IN 1920S ECONOMIC BOOM KS3 COMPLETE LESSON
This PowerPoint is a complete lesson which includes enquiry question, LO, key words, worksheets (within the PowerPoint), reading materials, self-assessment, writing activity and plenary.
The lesson will help students build up their skills in creating a 2 sided argument. They will answer the question: ‘America’s economy was booming in the 1920s’ How far do you agree?
Lesson 1 out of a 5 (available as a bundle too). Suitable for KS3 History.
USA IN 1920S IMMIGRATION KS3 COMPLETE LESSON
This PowerPoint is a complete lesson which includes enquiry question, LO, key words, worksheets (within the PowerPoint), reading materials, self-assessment, writing activity and plenary.
The lesson will help students build up their skills in creating a 2 sided argument. They will answer the question: ‘Immigrants were living the ‘American Dream’ in 1920s.’ How far do you agree?
Lesson 5 of 5 (available as a bundle too). Suitable for KS3 History.
USA IN 1920S EXPERIENCES OF WOMEN KS3 COMPLETE LESSON
This PowerPoint is a complete lesson which includes enquiry question, LO, key words, worksheets (within the PowerPoint), reading materials, self-assessment, writing activity and plenary.
The lesson will help students build up their skills in creating a 2 sided argument. They will answer the question: ‘The 1920s was an era of great progress for women.’ How far do you agree?
Lesson 4 of 5 (available as a bundle too). Suitable for KS3 History.
INVENTIONS OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION - KS3 COMPLETE LESSON
This PowerPoint is a complete lesson which includes enquiry question, LO, key words, reading materials, self-assessment, writing activity and plenary.
This lesson will help students build up their skills of writing a narrative account (in preparation for paper 3 of Edexcel GCSE History). In this lesson they will answer the question ‘How did new inventions change life during the Industrial Revolution?’
Lesson 3 of 5 (available as a bundle too). Suitable for KS3 History.
IMPORTANT INDIVIDUALS OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION - KS3 COMPLETE LESSON
This PowerPoint is a complete lesson which includes enquiry question, LO, key words, reading materials, self-assessment, writing activity and plenary.
This lesson will help students build up their skills of writing a narrative account (in preparation for paper 3 of Edexcel GCSE History). In this lesson they will answer the question ‘How did individuals change Britain during the Industrial Revolution?’ and students will learn about Charles Booth, Fanny Eaton and Elizabeth Fry.
Please note the lesson is intended to be used along side video clips from the Black Curriculum and BBC education (not included here).
Lesson 5 of 5 (available as a bundle too). Suitable for KS3 History.
RIGHTS & PROTESTS DURING THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION - KS3 COMPLETE LESSON
This PowerPoint is a complete lesson which includes enquiry question, LO, key words, reading materials, self-assessment, writing activity and plenary.
This lesson will help students build up their skills of writing a narrative account (in preparation for paper 3 of Edexcel GCSE History). In this lesson they will answer the question ‘How far did people’s rights change during the Industrial Revolution?’ and students will learn about the work of Mary Wollstonecraft, the Peterloo Massacre and the Matchgirls Strike.
Lesson 4 of 5 (available as a bundle too). Suitable for KS3 History.
USA IN 1920S EXPERIENCES OF AFRICAN AMERICANS KS3 COMPLETE LESSON
This PowerPoint is a complete lesson which includes enquiry question, LO, key words, worksheets (within the PowerPoint), reading materials, self-assessment, writing activity and plenary.
The lesson will help students build up their skills in creating a 2 sided argument. They will answer the question: ‘‘Life was terrible for African Americans in the 1920s.’ How far do you agree?
Lesson 2 of 5 (available as a bundle too). Suitable for KS3 History.
HEALTH DURING THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION - KS3 COMPLETE LESSON
This PowerPoint is a complete lesson which includes enquiry question, LO, key words, reading materials, self-assessment, writing activity and plenary.
This lesson will help students build up their skills of writing a narrative account (in preparation for paper 3 of Edexcel GCSE History). In this lesson they will answer the question ‘Did health improve during the Industrial Revolution?’ (links to Edexcel GCSE, Medicine Through Time).
Lesson 2 of 5 (available as a bundle too). Suitable for KS3 History.
WHAT WAS THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION? KS3 COMPLETE LESSON
This PowerPoint is a complete lesson which includes enquiry question, LO, key words, reading materials, self-assessment, writing activity and plenary.
This lesson will help students understand the basics of the Industrial Revolution in Britain, and the changes that happened. They will answer the question ‘What was the Industrial Revolution?’
Lesson 1 of 5 (available as a bundle too). Suitable for KS3 History.
21 quizzes (10 questions in each) to use alongside GCSE History Weimar & Nazi Germany (Edexcel)
Each quiz contains 10 knowledge recall questions
Self-assessment slide for every quiz
Divided by chapter (4 chapters)
Useful as starters or plenaries or revision
Where does our food come from and why does it matter
Complete Geography lesson for year 7 or 8. Includes…
Starter
LOs
Map and graph activities
Writing your report final activity
Plenary
Self-assessment for all slides
Bright and interesting resources
KS3 History assessment marking grids
These grids have been developed for use with the marking of History assessments in years 7,8 and 9. They are designed to show students clearly their areas of strength and weakness, by splitting skills into various categories (knowledge, analysis, evaluation, SPaG). They are also designed to be used by non-subject specialists as they are simple and clear to use.
This resource contains…
Two grids for each year group (one for primary source work, and one for all other historical skills
Space to include a level for a 20 question knowledge quiz
Each year the level descriptors get more difficult, so a clearly progression can be tracked by teachers, and understood by students
Dual-coding - use of imagery for each skill which can be integrated into lessons or feedback to support student understanding
This is a complete lesson on the rise of Hitler. Most suited to year 9 but could also work for higher ability year 8 or an introduction for GCSE students.
The resource contains:
Starter
Primary source analsysi
Reading task (2 lessons) with comprehension questions
Structured debate
Plenary
Self-assessment throughout
COLOUR BOOKLET CONTAINING 7 OF LIVY’S STORIES OF ROME, RE-WRITTEN IN A STUDENT-FRIENDLY STYLE
This booklet can be used along-side or instead of the original Livy text ‘Stories of Rome’ as an exciting introduction to Roman history and mythology. Each story has been re-written from the original text to make it more student-friendly. Each includes key word definitions, colourful images and a character list to help students follow the story.
The stories included are…
Introduction to Livy
The City of Romulus
The Abduction of the Sabine Women
Triple Combat
Taquin the Old
The Death of Sirvius Tulius
The Last King: Taquin the Proud