Students use chronology on paper slips to create a huge graph across the desks. This graph (and obviously the discussion which goes with it) answers 2 questions: was foreign policy in this period a success or a failure?; what factors influenced foreign policy in this period? Photograph of student graph included for reference. Lesson plan (mirrors activity for foreign policy 1509-1527 available on TES) plus key notes for students revision.

Complete notes for AS students to use as pre-reading/revision. Plus lesson activity: Students use chronology on paper slips to create a huge graph across the desks. This graph (and obviously the discussion which goes with it) answers 2 questions: was foreign policy in this period a success or a failure?; what factors influenced foreign policy in this period? Photograph of student graph included for reference.

A P4C style lesson exploring the concept of historical significance and offering KS3 students ways of measuring it. Very detailed lesson notes on first couple of pages

Using cartoons in the press currently to explore exam skills. Use of current cartoons/news stories designed to remove the double burden of acquiring skills and thinking about unfamiliar materials.

collaborative quiz exercise to investigate new technology on western front, plus follow up tasks

Straightforward matching exercise - matching events that occured post bloody sunday with the significance of those events. then prioritising greatest threat (for discussion purposes to check understanding)

Two source based question on British cartoon from 27th january

Poem about the Italian invasion of Abyssinia plus additional factual material. Activity designed to generate knowledge about the Italian Invasion of Abyssinia, one of the 3 principle failures of the League in the 1930s (along with the Japanese invasion of Manchuria and the failure of the Disarmament Conference). Also included exam-style cartoon interpretation[Please note that any classification of this resource as related to the USA is generated by TES not me.]

as it says on the tin - timeline for the core notes

Another in the series of essay sorts to help students understand how to construct essays. Involves no writing, just thinking, and leaves students with a takeaway product they can use as a model for future extended writing on causation. Builds on a prior lesson where ‘William’ makes a speech to the class about his reasons for wanting to conquer England. also attached

Course notes for the Elizabeth element of AQA new spec 2D Religious Conflict and the church in England. provisional final draft of SOW uploaded 13.3.17, along with slightly revised final notes spaced learning ppt for 1569 revolt uploaded 13-3-17 revision game added 13.3.17

instructions on document

Key stage 3,4 or 5 - a strategy to help students develop independent and selective note taking skills

I use this activity in Year 7 to help students to understand the relationship between church and state. Christianity is what I think of as the ‘big idea’ for Year 7 studies, and is the context within which most of the medieval period can be understood. I think it is important for students to be able to comprehend the political nature of the church in this period, and the symbiotic relationship between spiritual and secular powers. So this is one of the first activities I do in Year 7. Of course, it can be done in Year 8 before studying the Henrician Reformation instead, but if done in Year 7 students still remember it in Year 8. Having the photographic record also helps students’ recall.

This is a differentiated homework or unit plenary literacy activity. Students link the events that led to the outbreak of war with arrows, writing appropriate connectives on the arrows to explain the relationship. In the first version, the story is broken down into two halves to make it more accessible. Students should link the white boxes first and then try and link the dark boxes and join the two halves of the story together. The 2nd version is more complex as no indication of chronology is provided. the third version is more complex still as vital parts of the story are removed.

simulation to help students understand the issues of overspeculation and overproduction that led to WSC

students create soundscape to reflect ebb and flow of threat posed by the three rebellions of 1536-1537. supporting notes provided. easily adaptable activity.

General introduction to doodling and learning, with 'strategic' doodle showing the structure of the League of Nations (explained)

Requires students to interpret a range of sources about the events at Wounded Knee. Students then to synthesis information to create a chronological account. Higher attaining students have the opportunity to develop and integrate their evaluation skills. Prior knowledge of the Ghost Dance and the death of Sitting Bull required.

2 different evaluation sheets for helping group work along!