Game to explore period between abdication of tsar and bolshevik revolution. plenary activities and instructions for teacher included

Activity for teaching about the Japanese invasion of Manchuria 1931.

Not flashy but hopefully a useful revision resource for those treaties which are mentioned variously throughout the syllabus but without lots of emphasis.

Ppt to support spaced learning activity. covers period from Ebert being given power by Prince Max in November to establishment of new constitution after signing of TOV in July 1919

students create soundscape to reflect ebb and flow of threat posed by the three rebellions of 1536-1537. supporting notes provided. easily adaptable 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. 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? Lesson plan and photograph of student graph included for reference.

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

notes on the King's Great Matter - revised for 2015 spec Designed to take 2 x 1 hour lessons with a homework in between a) Lesson plan 1 at the end of the notes b) homework - reading of the notes in line with task on lesson plan c) Lesson 2 - structured discussion lesson using the SOLO taxonomy questions attached

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.

Spaced learning powerpoint and detailed notes with questions

Pecha Kucha is a Japanese powerpoint competition format. It is based on 20 slides auto timed to last 20 seconds each. I have reduced this to 10 slides for KS3. My reasons for doing this are: 1) It allows for personalised learning 2) it gives homework more of a meaningful structure than a 'finish off...&' homework, which is always tempting under pressure 3) it should help students develop research and presentation skills they will need later 4) it should preclude &';reading from slides' presentations 5) it should help to develop constructive criticism as a skill

Group activity - 'running dictation'. Teacher has flash cards on which are events that lead to the end of the war. One student from each group comes to the front and looks at the card for 30 seconds, has to remember it and then take it back to the group, who all record it. Full instructions provided with plenary activities. By the end students should know what happened and be able to explain why Germany surrendered

THIS IS AN ESSAY SORTING EXERCISE DESIGNED TO TEACH STUDENTS THE ELEMENTS OF EFFECTIVE PARAGRAPHS AND ESSAYS. IT IS EASILY ADAPTED TO OTHER YEAR GROUPS/TOPICS

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)

Some interesting research on how the brain responds to the appearance of text, increasing or decreasing motivation.

Core notes for students and teachers, with some activities at the end

Exercise to encourage collaborative learning and to develop analytical essay writing skills. Class is split in half. Each half has different interpretation (Haig was / was not a terrible leader of the allied forces) These teams collect evidence into a table under 3 headings. Then pairs are made - 1 from each interpretation. Using guidance given, they write an analytical answer exploring the extent to which Haig deserves the title 'the butcher of the Somme'.

The Pen is mightier than the sword How far do you agree. Draws together theme of power and protest and consolidates essay writing skills that have been developed over the units this year