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Industrial Revolution:
A Wolsey Academy Scheme of Work on the Industrial Revolution. Target is KS3 but all assessments throughout are GCSE and use Edexcel criteria. Each lesson contains a lesson plan, quick start guide, printable resources, mini plenaries, challenge questions, mark schemes, writing frames, lots of differentiation, a nice mix of activity types and a lesson specific EAL activity sheet. There are 14 lessons in total, but each lesson has enough material to last 2 or 3 lessons for even high ability classes.
Most lessons include some high-level source analysis.
The lessons also include a link to a site hosting a self-marking End of Unit quiz and a revision guide which make for nice homework activities. The SOW has been used for several years (with continual updates and improvements) at a very successful History department in an outstanding school.
If used at KS3 it also acts as a grounding for any History of Medicine modules they might encounter at KS4 (hence the focus on public health and inventions).
The SOW covers the following topics:
Introduction to the Industrial Revolution (free)
Population Boom (free)
Factories
Coal Mining
Transport
Robert Stephenson
Industrial Revolution inventors
Child Labour
Public Health Problems
Public Health Solutions & Government Intervention
Source Question on the Big Stink
Luddites
British Empire
Source Question on Empire
William Cuffay & The Chartists (Black History Month lesson)
Causes of Indian Independence
All Guided Reading Challenges (24 in total - 6 of which directly relevant to the Industrial Revolution & Empire)
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14 Mini Mock Papers.
Each one comes with an extract and 4 questions (2 marks, 4 marks, 5 marks, 45 marks) in the IGCSE style for Edexcel, English Language Paper 1.
Ideal for exam practice/revision/distance learning.
Hope they help.
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This lesson focuses on the indoctrination of German youth through organisations like the Hitler Youth and the League of German Maidens. It covers the curriculum changes in schools and the activities designed to instill Nazi ideology in young people. Activities include creating presentations on different aspects of Nazi youth policies and analysing historical perspectives. Students will learn about the impact of these policies on shaping the next generation of Germans.
This is one lesson in a series of 24 on Nazi Germany, designed and successfully taught to an IGCSE cohort who achieved record grades. Each lesson is designed to cover a range of historical and exam skills to build up students knowledge and exam skills ready for the exam.
Those lessons are:
The origins of the Republic 1919
The Weimar Constitution
Early Challenges to Weimar
Challenges from the Left and Right
Hyperinflation 1923
Recovery of the Republic
Weimar International Relations
Early Development of the Nazi Party
Munich Putsch
Nazi Party Rebuilds
Great Depression & The Nazis
Hitler’s Appeal
Hitler Becomes Chancellor
Creation of a Dictatorship
Nazi Germany & Methods of Control
Nazi Germany & Youth
Nazi Germany & Women
Nazi Germany & Religion
Nazi Germany & Jewish Persecution 1933-39
Nazi Germany & The Economy
The Holocaust & The Final solution
Nazi Germany & The Home Front
Nazi Germany & Opposition to Hitler
Nazi Germany Flash Cards
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A comprehensive revision workbook for the IGCSE History (Edexcel) China: Conflict, Crisis and Change 1900 – 19189 course.
It includes:
• 26 fact sheets covering all topics.
• 26 writing tasks (1 for each topic with graduated difficulty)
• 99 keywords to support vocabulary and understanding
• 5 Online quizzes (1 for each sub topic)
Writing tasks are as follows:
• 3 keyword match ups
• 3 Cloze activities
• 3 PEE model and sort activities
• 8 PEEKA paragraphs model and write activity
• 9 6 mark questions with PEEKA writing stems
This has been used at an International School in the UAE with great effect and hugely popular with parents and home tutors.
Hope it helps.
Topics are as follows (each with its own writing task, keywords and access to an online quiz).
China, an introduction
The Boxer Rebellion, 1900
The Self-Strengthening Movement, 1902 – 1911
The 1911 Revolution
Warlords & The May 4th Movement
Sun Yat-sen & the GMD
United Front & Northern Expedition
Shanghai Massacre 1927
The Long March 1934
War with Japan 1937 – 45
Civil War 1946 – 49
Why did the CCP win?
CCP & Agriculture
CCP & Industry
CCP & Women
CCP & politics
CCP & USSR
Motives for the Cultural Revolution
Cultural Revolution Key Features
Cult of Mao
Cultural Revolution Consequences
China splits with the USSR
Gang of Four
Deng’s economic reforms
Deng’s political reforms
Tiananmen Square, 1989.
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17 lessons, Fully Resourced
16 Guided Reading Worksheets
The Computer Revolution -
Meant as a cross department study with the Humanities and ICT/Computer Science. This is 1 lesson from a series of 17 (see below).
Each lesson is well constructed and fully resourced (all resources contained at the end of each PowerPoint to avoid multiple files). Lessons include a varied sequence of activities building up content and skills to answer a large essay question in lesson 17 on the nature of change and continuity thanks to the computer revolution, and a speculative discussion of the impact of future developments.
The series also runs parallel to a 17 part ‘Guided Reading’ pack on the same topic. Each lesson is paired with an extended piece of computing literature – for ease these extracts have been included inside the PowerPoints but you can access the reading as a separate bundle, and for free at Wolsey Academy
The lessons are as follows:
Enigma and Turing (free)
The History of Women in Computing (free)
The Microchip and Moore’s Law
The PC, GUI and Microsoft
How Video Games Shaped Our World
Mid-Unit Test and Revision
Impact of the Internet
Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies (free)
Covid Track and Trace
Quantum Computing (free)
Artemis and Space X
Facial Recognition
Digital Divide
DeepMind, AI, AlphaGo and ChatGPT (free)
Emerging Technologies and their impact
Cybersecurity case studies
Revision keyword flash cards and essay assessment.
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Napoleon, Nelson and Trafalgar
1 lesson from a series of 7 on the Napoleonic Wars, The Royal Navy and the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
The lessons are as follows:
Napoleon and the threat to Britain
The Making of Nelson’s Navy
Horatio Nelson – Hero?
Life in Nelson’s Navy
The Battle of Trafalgar
Napoleon and Trafalgar Pokémon revision game
Each lesson works as a standalone, but they are designed to be taught in sequence, with each lesson adding a new layer of context and skills ready for the final writing task in lesson 4. Each lesson comes with 4 Pokémon style key word cards which are all gathered with a range of factor and skill word cards in the 5th lesson – this allows students to use them in their writing.
Each lesson includes a range of activities and resources all contained within the same PowerPoint file for ease of use.
The activities are as follows:
Lesson 1: Napoleon and the threat to Britain
• French Revolution context
• Trading card keywords activity
• Napoleon info cards and CV writing task
• Napoleon’s conquests and the Continental System
• Comprehension questions
Lesson 2: The Making of Nelson’s Navy
• Age of sail video and question/answers
• Assemble a fleet discussion task with prompts
• 8 Factors of success – table fill
• PEE prioritisation task
• Writing a letter to family task
• Trading card keyword activity
• Reading comprehension questions
Lesson 3: Nelson v Villeneuve (and life on a sailing ship)
• Nelson video and question/answers
• Reading comprehension questions
• Trading card keyword activity
• Nelson’s Victories place and describe map activity
• Nelson: Hero and Villain extended reading and debate task
Lesson 4: Life in Nelson’s Navy
• Video and questions
• Teach Roulette – life as a sailor group task
• Nautical English terms task
• Write a diary entry as a sailor task
• Trading Card Activity
Lesson 5: The Battle of Trafalgar
• Recap task
• Events of the day info slides (enabling teacher talk)
• Extended reading – Bernard Cornwell – the gruesome side of a war at sea
• Cartoon strip of the battle with info slides
• Why did Nelson win the Battle of Trafalgar? Essay task to include all factors studied thus far (the recap reminder sheet from activity 1 is useful here).
• Trading Card Activity
Lesson 6: Battle of Trafalgar Keyword Trading Card Game
• 20 Pokémon style keywords
• 11 General factor history and skill cards
• An excellent and engaging way to stimulate writing tasks!
Bonus: Trafalgar History Club Activity
• Flag making – Re-create Nelson’s famous flag signals!
• Battle Snowballs – create the line of battle, act out the fight and see who wins in the rematch!
Visit the Wolsey Academy website for more excellent resources and History games - free to play.
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Te first 11 lessons of 22 lessons that together teach the entire Vietnam Conflict, 1945-1975.
Ideal for all specifications. Each lesson comes with a range of activities, flash cards for revision and assessments and checks throughout. Almost all include a written assessment with guidance and activities that ask students to consider a range of different historical interpretations of the events. All resources needed for the lesson are self-contained within the PowerPoint with printer friendly versions ready to go.
The lessons are as follows:
PART 1:
Vietnam Overview and Timeline
Colonial Vietnam
General Giap
Dien Bien Phu 1954
Geneva Accords 1954
Domino Theory & McCarthyism
Ho Chi Minh
The Vietcong
Strategic Hamlet Program
Overthrow of Diem 1963
Gulf of Tonkin Incident 1964
BONUS: Max Hastings Guided Reading Activity - Operation Rolling Thunder
PART 2:
12. Vietcong Tactics
13. US Tactics
14. Khe Sanh, Tet & Hue
15. Nixon Doctrine & Vietnamization
16. Opposition to the War – Media & Atrocities
17. My Lai Massacre 1968
18. Opposition to the War – Students, Kent State and the Draft
19. Support for the War – Hard Hats
20. Peace and the Fall of Saigon 1975
21. Why did the US Fail?
22. 80 Flashcards
BONUS: Max Hastings Guided Reading Activity - Operation Rolling Thunder
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One lesson from a series of 10 lessons used recently to teach Key Stage 3 which much success. There is a great range of activities and the students really engaged with the subject. Each lesson is fully resourced and ready to teach from the box. Each includes options for adaption up or down depending on class level. Each lesson builds up students’ skills ready for an assessment in lesson 10, but also develops soft skills of group work, presentation, research and problem-solving.
The lessons are as follows:
• Raiders or Settlers? Push and Pull Factors
• Viking Mythology & Top Trumps
• Women in the Viking Age
• Trade and Longboats
• Lindisfarne
• Edmund the Martyr
• Bluetooth, Forkbeard & Canute
• The Kyivan Rus
• The Viking Discovery of America
• Assessment
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Second part (15 lessons) of the larger bundle of all China lessons. Covers the CCP, Mao’s influence and then Deng’s capitalist reforms. Each lesson comes with all the resources you need to teach it ‘out of the box’ including activities, worksheets, recap tasks, stretch and differentiated questions where appropriate – and each lesson comes with keywords and a revision slide and a writing homework exercise.
The 28 lessons of the complete bundle (Part 1 and 2) are as follows:
Part 1:
China Intro
Causes of the Boxer Rebellion
Boxer Rebellion Events & Consequences
1911 Revolution
May 4th Movement
Sun Yat-Sen
Recap Lesson
United Front
Northern Expedition
Recap lesson
Part 2:
Causes of the Long March
Consequences of the Long March
Second Sino-Japanese War
Chinese Civil War
Why was the CCP victorious in the Civil War?
CCP’s Agricultural Reforms
The Great Famine
The Great Leap Forward
Women in Mao’s China
Political Control in Mao’s China
USSR & China
Causes of the Cultural Revolution
Key Features of the Cultural Revolution
Consequences of the Cultural Revolution
The Sino-Soviet Split
The Gang of Four
Deng Xiaoping’s Reforms
Tiananmen Square
BONUS: China and the Opium Wars
BONUS: Guided Reading - Japan’s Invasion of China 1937
These lessons have been taught successfully for many years at a top international school and are very easily editable for your own students (they’d also work very easily without any editing!)
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6 Lessons covering all aspects of the Russian Civil War with a range of activities that build up student’s knowledge and essay writing skills.
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IT Essentials – Algorithms and Flowcharts – A Level
Complete lesson. Basic algorithm explainer and practice exercises. Flow chart model and variables explained. Flow chart activity and questions. 2 Revision Flash cards.
Ideal for IT and Computer Science. Designed for use be expert and non-expert teachers alike.
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This lesson is from a scheme of work that covers everything you need from module 5 of CIE Business Studies IGCSE: Finance
In total the Module 5 Scheme of Work includes: 59 flash cards, 14 Google Quizzes and 14 lesson PowerPoints (including a revision lesson).
Each lesson in the series come with
a. Activities to complete
b. Key word flash cards
c. Information to revise from and assist teacher talk
d. A unique Google quiz to assess understanding & progress
Hope they help!
Business Need for Finance
Internal and External source of Finance
Short & Long Term Finance Options
Factors in choosing Finance Options
Cash Flow
Cash Flow Forecasts
Working Capital
Importance of Accounts
Income Statements
Balance Sheets
Ratio Analysis
Liquidity Ratios
Uses and Users of Accounts
Revision for Unit 5
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lesson looking at the events of the First Battle of the Marne in 1914. A crucial battle that stopped the German advance on Paris, wrecked the German Schlieffen Plan and was the beginning of trench warfare/stalemate.
Activities include…
1.Discuss the legend of the Taxis on the Marne
2.Answer questions on the causes, events and consequences
3.Put together a timeline
4.Categorise the factors behind the battle.
5.Evaluate the relative importance of the different factors involved.
6.Complete a reading comprehension task.
7.Test your new knowledge in a conversation task.
8.Use a grading matrix to assess an example answer.
9.Try your own answer using a PEEKA paragraph template to support you.
Hope it helps.
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One lesson from a series of 28 on China in the 20th Century. Each lesson comes with all the resources you need to teach it ‘out of the box’ including activities, worksheets, recap tasks, stretch and differentiated questions where appropriate – and each lesson comes with keywords and a revision slide and a writing homework exercise.
The 28 lessons are as follows:
China Intro
Causes of the Boxer Rebellion
Boxer Rebellion Events & Consequences
1911 Revolution
May 4th Movement
Sun Yat-Sen
Recap Lesson
United Front
Northern Expedition
Recap lesson
Causes of the Long March
Consequences of the Long March
Second Sino-Japanese War
Chinese Civil War
Why was the CCP victorious in the Civil War?
CCP’s Agricultural Reforms
The Great Famine
The Great Leap Forward
Women in Mao’s China
Political Control in Mao’s China
USSR & China
Causes of the Cultural Revolution
Key Features of the Cultural Revolution
Consequences of the Cultural Revolution
The Sino-Soviet Split
The Gang of Four
Deng Xiaoping’s Reforms
Tiananmen Square
These lessons have been taught successfully for many years at a top international school and are very easily editable for your own students (they’d also work very easily without any editing!)
Wolsey Academy is a non-profit that looks to share and sell excellent teaching materials. Every penny we make goes to one of the charity partners listed on our website – from carbon capture (we take in more carbon each year than we put out!) to local youth sports to housing refugees – we aim to be a positive influence in the world.
Better Teaching, Better Planet.
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A series of 6 lessons on Ancient Baghdad. An excellent case study in the importance of the this city and region during the Islamic Golden Age. Each lesson is designed to cover a range of historical and exam skills to build up students knowledge and exam skills ready for any exam board.
Those lessons are:
Baghdad – The City
Baghdad – The Silk Roads
Baghdad – Queen Al Khayzuran
Baghdad – 1001 Arabian Nights
Baghdad – The House of Wisdom
Baghdad – The Siege of Baghdad 1258
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This lesson is from a scheme of work that covers everything you need from module 5 of CIE Business Studies IGCSE: Finance
In total the Module 5 Scheme of Work includes: 59 flash cards, 14 Google Quizzes and 14 lesson PowerPoints (including a revision lesson).
Each lesson in the series come with
a. Activities to complete
b. Key word flash cards
c. Information to revise from and assist teacher talk
d. A unique Google quiz to assess understanding & progress
Hope they help!
Business Need for Finance
Internal and External source of Finance
Short & Long Term Finance Options
Factors in choosing Finance Options
Cash Flow
Cash Flow Forecasts
Working Capital
Importance of Accounts
Income Statements
Balance Sheets
Analysis of Accounts
Liquidity Ratios
Uses and Users of Accounts
Revision for Unit 5
Design for CIE but covers 99.9% of the same stuff as the Edexcel Business Studies Finance module (I have used these resources for both).
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Lesson taken from the unit 4 series of lessons
Each lesson contains:
• A wide range of activities
• Content Slides
• Business Case Studies
• All Resources Required
• Online quizzes
• Flash Cards.
We hope it helps.
Operations Management lessons include:
Productivity
Inventory
Methods of Production
Technology and Production
Business Costs
Economies of Scale
Break Even Point
Quality Production
Location Decisions
Revision Lesson
You can access and download all the lessons for IGCSE Business Studies at Wolsey Academy (Google us).
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A lesson designed to take students through the causes and events of the Falklands Conflict and end with a developed paragraph discussing the factors behind the British victory. There is enough content here to easily stretch across 2 (if not 3!) lessons. It has also been successfully taught to KS2 and 4 - but also to Sea Cadet groups across the UK.
It is a topic that is rarely taught in schools - but one that is fascinating and gets students engaged. A useful lesson for the end of term or as part of a wider study on Thatcher’s Britain and/or the Cold War.
Lesson sequence as follows:
Where is the Falklands? Guess the location.
Why was it invaded? – Quiz Quiz Trade
Thatcher’s response Reading comprehension
The task force Match up task
The taskforce How would you structure it?
The Belgrano Right or wrong?
The battle and landing events Relay.
Factors for success Diamond 9
Pick a factor and turn it into a PEEKA paragraph.
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One lesson in a series on the History of Germany from 1918, designed for GCSE/IGCSE but ideal for any course of study.
This lesson includes:
A recap activity on Stresemann’s domestic policies
A team teach task that looks at the Locarno Pact, League of Nations and the Kellogg-Briand Pact.
A source question.
Opposition to the treaties - writing exercise
Blooket recap quiz.
All resources required contained in the resources section at the end of the PowerPoint.
Hope it helps.
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A lesson from 11 lessons that cover everything you need for the External Influences section of IGCSE Business Studies. It is modelled on the CIE specification but has also been used successfully to teach Edexcel spec.
In total this Module 6 Scheme of Work includes: 53 flash cards, 7 Google Quizzes and 11 lesson PowerPoints (including a revision lesson).
Each lesson in the series comes with:
a. Activities to complete
b. Key word flash cards
c. Information to revise from and assist teacher talk
d. Link to a Google quiz that covers the topic
For more resources and to buy the complete Business Studies IGCSE bundle at a steep discount, please visit Wolsey Academy.
Lessons in the series include:
Government Economic Objectives
Fiscal Policy
Monetary & Supply Side Policies
Business Responses to Economic Policies
Business Activities and the Environment
Non-Economic Pressures on Businesses
Business & Ethics
Globalisation & Multinationals
Globalisation Issues
Exchange Rates
Revision lesson with resources
Hope they help!
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