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6 Resources to allow you to teach Nelson’s Navy from multiple perspectives and with lots of engaging activities.
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20 lessons covering:
British colonies in America
The Atlantic Slave Trade & Rebellions
India and the British
The First World War and Empire
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5 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:
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
Vietcong Tactics
US Tactics
Khe Sanh, Tet & Hue
Nixon Doctrine & Vietnamization
Opposition to the War – Media & Atrocities
My Lai Massacre 1968
Opposition to the War – Students, Kent State and the Draft
Support for the War – Hard Hats
Peace and the Fall of Saigon 1975
Why did the US Fail?
80 Flashcards
Wolsey Academy is a non-profit with every penny we make going to good causes, see our website, Wolsey Academy (Google us), for more information and to access free History games and lots more resources.
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15 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:
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
Vietcong Tactics
US Tactics
Khe Sanh, Tet & Hue
Nixon Doctrine & Vietnamization
Opposition to the War – Media & Atrocities
My Lai Massacre 1968
Opposition to the War – Students, Kent State and the Draft
Support for the War – Hard Hats
Peace and the Fall of Saigon 1975
Why did the US Fail?
80 Flashcards
Wolsey Academy is a non-profit with every penny we make going to good causes, see our website, Wolsey Academy (Google us), for more information and to access free History games and lots more resources.
Hope it helps.
W.
9 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:
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
Vietcong Tactics
US Tactics
Khe Sanh, Tet & Hue
Nixon Doctrine & Vietnamization
Opposition to the War – Media & Atrocities
My Lai Massacre 1968
Opposition to the War – Students, Kent State and the Draft
Support for the War – Hard Hats
Peace and the Fall of Saigon 1975
Why did the US Fail?
80 Flashcards
Wolsey Academy is a non-profit with every penny we make going to good causes, see our website, Wolsey Academy (Google us), for more information and to access free History games and lots more resources.
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W.
17 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:
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
Vietcong Tactics
US Tactics
Khe Sanh, Tet & Hue
Nixon Doctrine & Vietnamization
Opposition to the War – Media & Atrocities
My Lai Massacre 1968
Opposition to the War – Students, Kent State and the Draft
Support for the War – Hard Hats
Peace and the Fall of Saigon 1975
Why did the US Fail?
80 Flashcards
Wolsey Academy is a non-profit with every penny we make going to good causes, see our website, Wolsey Academy (Google us), for more information and to access free History games and lots more resources.
Hope it helps.
W.
14 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:
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
Vietcong Tactics
US Tactics
Khe Sanh, Tet & Hue
Nixon Doctrine & Vietnamization
Opposition to the War – Media & Atrocities
My Lai Massacre 1968
Opposition to the War – Students, Kent State and the Draft
Support for the War – Hard Hats
Peace and the Fall of Saigon 1975
Why did the US Fail?
80 Flashcards
Wolsey Academy is a non-profit with every penny we make going to good causes, see our website, Wolsey Academy (Google us), for more information and to access free History games and lots more resources.
Hope it helps.
W.
19 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:
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
Vietcong Tactics
US Tactics
Khe Sanh, Tet & Hue
Nixon Doctrine & Vietnamization
Opposition to the War – Media & Atrocities
My Lai Massacre 1968
Opposition to the War – Students, Kent State and the Draft
Support for the War – Hard Hats
Peace and the Fall of Saigon 1975
Why did the US Fail?
80 Flashcards
Wolsey Academy is a non-profit with every penny we make going to good causes, see our website, Wolsey Academy (Google us), for more information and to access free History games and lots more resources.
Hope it helps.
W.
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.
Check out our mission and our other resources at our website, just search ‘Wolsey Academy’ to find us!
One lesson from a series of 28 on China in the 20th Century, the rise of Communism, 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 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.
Check out our mission and our other resources at our website, just search ‘Wolsey Academy’ to find us!
One lesson from a series of 28 on China in the 20th Century, the rise of Communism, 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 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.
Check out our mission and our other resources at our website, just search ‘Wolsey Academy’ to find us!
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!)
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.
Check out our mission and our other resources at our website, just search ‘Wolsey Academy’ to find us!
In this lesson, students will explore the early development of the Nazi Party from 1920 to 1922, focusing on Adolf Hitler’s rise to power. Activities include a Quiz-Quiz-Trade exercise, discussions on the 25-Point Programme, and collaborative group work to analyse Nazi ideologies. By examining Hitler’s background, his role in the German Worker’s Party, and the formation of the Sturmabteilung (SA), students will better understand the socio-political context leading to the Nazi Party’s emergence and subsequent influence in Germany.
1 lesson from 24 fully resourced lessons on Nazi Germany from 1919 to 1945. Each lesson is structured with starters, main activities, plenaries and keyword flash cards for revision. Combined the lessons cover a range of skills, including source analysis, essay writing, group work and debate. Designed while teaching IGCSE Edexcel – However, all lessons are appropriate for any module on German History and the development of the Nazis.
The lessons are as follows:
The Origins of the Weimar Republic
The Weimar Constitution
Early Challenges to Weimar
Other Challenges to Weimar
Hyperinflation Crisis 1923
Stresemann and Weimar Recovery
Weimar International Relations
Early Development of the Nazi Party
The Munich Putsch
Nazi Party Rebuilds
The Great Depression & The Nazis
Hitler’s Appeal
Hitler becomes Chancellor
Creation of a Dictatorship
Nazi Methods of Control
Nazi Germany & The Youth
Nazi Germany & Women
Nazi Germany & Religion
Nazi Germany & Persecution of Minorities
Nazi Germany & The Economy
Nazi Germany & The Final Solution (Holocaust)
Nazi Germany & The Home Front
Nazi Germany & Opposition to Hitler
93 Flash Cards and Revision Activities
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These are thethird set of 10 lessons from our 40 strong scheme of work:
Each lesson is enriched with a diverse array of activities, keyword cards, and assessments, all designed to enhance analytical thinking and writing skills. Our resources are crafted to not only educate but to inspire a deeper understanding and curiosity about the Cold War’s complex narratives.
The lessons include:
Space Race
Hungarian Revolution Causes
Hungarian Revolution Events
Hungarian Revolution Consequences
Berlin Wall Crisis
Bay of Pigs
Cuban Missile Crisis
Consequences of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Prague Spring
Détente
Plus 2 Guided Reading Activities - ideal stretch/homework activities.
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A nice lesson focussing on the cause, events and consequences of the Siege of Baghdad. Students will reflect on how this saw the end of the Islamic Golden Age and the dominance of the Mongols and their descendants. Students will use PEEKA paragraph structures to write an extended essay on the topic, after studying primary sources on the siege.
This is one lesson in a series of 6 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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The Battle of Hastings
3 lessons that provide a comprehensive study of the battle.
Lesson 1: Studies a range of primary sources and leads students through activities based on these.
Lesson 2: A descriptive writing challenge using a number of stimuli to help them map the course of the battle and try their hand at being a war correspondence.
Lesson 3: A study of the factors that led to Norman success. Students write a balanced historical argument looking at which factor(s) were the most important and why.
Hope it helps,
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7 Lessons and a workbook for an online role playing adventure game that explores the life of King John and the causes of the Magna Carta (and it’s impact).
The lessons are as follows:
Richard I, Crusades & John (Plantagenet map relay, round robin Crusader battle reports, reading comprehension tasks, consult the codex activity).
John’s Early Life (John v Longchamp card sort/PEEKA paragraph practice and assessment/consult the codex activity)
John & Taxes (‘Be the teacher’ activity/essay construction practice/consult the codex activity)
John & War (Army recruiter role play presentations & Bouvines video)
Magna Carta (Baron grievances card sort/prioritisation tasks/PEEKA writing development)
The Baron’s War (Round the Room battle reporting/descriptive writing task/videos)
End of Unit Assessment (Planning and prep for a Narrative Analysis, Edexcel style Q on John’s legacy).
Hope it helps,
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A lesson looking at Chinese Civilisation before the British involvement, their empire and the decision to stop the Treasure Fleets.
It then goes on to study in depth the Causes, Events and Consequences of the Opium War 1842.
Lesson activities are as follows:
Teacher intro
Extended reading task and comprehension discussion
Note taking exercises
2 Source Questions
Opium War debate prep
Opium War debate
Opium War written responses
This is a fully-resourced lesson that includes everything you need in the ‘resources’ section at the end of the PowerPoint.
Hope it helps.
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Indian Independence, Indian Partition and the British Empire – 5 fully resourced Lessons
A lesson from a 5-part sequence on the British Empire, Indian independence and Indian Partition.
The lessons, and the activities included are seen below.
The British Empire in 1900 (5 key theme match up > Round Robin > Class Debate > Paragraph writing skills > retrieval practice).
The First World War and Empire (Map questions > Guided Reading > Source Activity > Appositive sentence task > Blooket quiz).
Causes of Indian Independence (Cops & Robbers Retrieval > Quiz Quiz Trade > Timeline task > Prioritisation Discussion > Paragraph writing skills)
India, Gandhi and the Second World War (Narrative World Building > Comprehension Questions > Gandhi speech analysis > Pamphlet Writing > Extension Reading)
Indian Partition (Recap Task > Dual Coding Writing Task > Ms Marvel Case Study > National Archives Source Study > Paragraph Writing skills).
Hope they help.
Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.
Indian Independence, Indian Partition and the British Empire – 5 fully resourced Lessons
A lesson from a 5-part sequence on the British Empire, Indian independence and Indian Partition.
The lessons, and the activities included are seen below.
The British Empire in 1900 (5 key theme match up > Round Robin > Class Debate > Paragraph writing skills > retrieval practice).
The First World War and Empire (Map questions > Guided Reading > Source Activity > Appositive sentence task > Blooket quiz).
Causes of Indian Independence (Cops & Robbers Retrieval > Quiz Quiz Trade > Timeline task > Prioritisation Discussion > Paragraph writing skills)
India, Gandhi and the Second World War (Narrative World Building > Comprehension Questions > Gandhi speech analysis > Pamphlet Writing > Extension Reading)
Indian Partition (Recap Task > Dual Coding Writing Task > Ms Marvel Case Study > National Archives Source Study > Paragraph Writing skills).
Hope they help.
Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.