This lesson examines the Aztec culture, the arrival of the Spanish Conquistadors and the ransacking of Tenochtitlan. It includes an information hunt, video with questions (link provided for youtube) and discussion. It is intended to sow some seeds of knowledge for Year 7, to aid future GCSE. If you are teaching about Renaissance era explorers you will see I have several other lessons available. This resource is free to download, as I believe that teachers should share freely for the benefit of the students we teach. Enjoy.

This lesson is focused on the new Reagan administration and the impact it had on the Soviet Union including the infamous Star Wars project. ***If the preview is out of synch it is a TES issue, the final download file is fine.****< Enjoy. I have used a few bits from other people and tried to refine them together with some of my own to make a lesson more focused on the new GCSE spec (Edexcel). My thanks to those contributors.

A lesson looking at how the Soviet Union expanded in the years after WW2. This lesson uses the Hodder textbook for the main activity. This is not intended to be a 'crazy' lesson, but to help the students work on their reading and source skills. It covers: Poland Satelite States The Iron Curtain Speech To create this lesson I have used a combination of my own and other peoples' resources and I thank them for their contributions. I have shared this lesson for free, if you modify it and/or share it please share it freely too.

This lesson is intended for after a study of the weapons of World War One. Students will look at the main types of defences and what would counter them. Students will then plan their own section of trench with only a limited number of defences. This will force the more able to justify their choices. The game then involves a fun end where they see if they survive attack from their partners. Enjoy Please remember that I have chosen to share this resource for free to benefit the students. If you share this or edit it, please share it freely too.

It is 1066 and three men all stand with a claim to the throne of England. Who will rise to take Edward the Confessor's throne. Meet the three in this Rocky inspired lesson. Best used with the music and a bit of 'boxer announcer' style as three contenders stand at the front posing. Enjoy the three contenders, and information hunt. This resource is made and shared for free. Please continue to do the same with it, I don't share these for profit.

A lesson looking at attempts to kill Adolf Hitler with a focus on the famous Staffenburg plot and tasking the students with planning their own idea, but you go around and point out the holes in the plan to make them refine their thinking. This lesson can be used at either KS3 or GCSE study. Enjoy the lesson. It needs a clip from the movie, which if you don't have can be found on youtube. I made this lesson to be used and shared for free. Please respect this and if you share, share for free.

This lesson look at the creation of the two groups, the reasons, roles and consequences of each. It goes on to discuss the arms race; the leaders Khrushchev and Eisenhower and the policy of M.A.D. If you have never done linking hexagons before they take a little while. Allow 15 minutes as a long plenary for them. I thank any websites, textbooks or other resources I have utilised when making this resource. i have shared it for free, if you modify it and/or share it on please do so freely too.

This lesson looks at the Dunkirk evacuation. It uses several video clips from the time and Darkest Hour. The Quiz Quiz Trade builds into the written task and then is assessed for learning at the end with a short quiz. Enjoy. The preview may appear out of sequence. TES have an issue. The final download is correct.

Hi. A lesson looking at the fall of the Berlin Wall, the work of Gorbachev and the mistakes by Günter Schabowski that led to the opening of the checkpoints. It also features extensive differentiation for the main task and the video task (link included). Enjoy The slides in the preview get mixed by TES, the final download is in correct sequence I have made and shared this resource for free. Please respect this and do so too if you modify it or feel the urge to share it.

Looking at the types of health care providers in the Medieval/ Middle Ages era. It then goes on to look at hospitals in particular the Hotel Dieu and St Bartholemew’s. Attack the source works really well as an activity but it takes a while due to all of the cutting and sticking. If the preview is out of sequence, blame TES. THe final download is fine.

These are a series of questions that cover the whole of the GCSE History of Medicine course (new spec). They are intended to be a quick tool for settling/starting a lesson. I put one slide before each lesson of Germany just while the class are arriving, then we discuss them and go onto our new content. I hope they are helpful.

Hi Here is a lesson investigating the death of Emily Davison and students through multiple sources decide for themselves if she was an accident or martyr. The source sheets I cut up and put in to envelopes so that each pair/small group has a pack of evidence to work through. Most of this is just polished up and updated. It includes a differentiated work sheet for LAP. It has used some old resources from other authors and I thank them for their contribution.

Here is a lesson looking at Sir Francis Drake's adventures around the world A lesson on explorers and sailors during the Age of Discovery during the Tudor and Stuart eras Covers: Natives Journey America Exploration I have used some resources from other people in the making of my lessons and thank any and all contributors. I will not charge for resources as all teachers should work together for the benefit of our students.

Here is lesson 3 for Jack the RIpper. Year 8. The lesson has an extended alternate task for top set classes. The reading sheet is within the Power Point file. THe personality sheets are an alternative activity, I don’t use it anymore, but it might be of use to you. You could also use it if teaching a longer lesson. I have used other people’s resources to make this and I thank them for their support and contributions. Enjoy.

A lesson explaining the Spanish attempted invasion during the reign of Elizabeth I in 1588. This lesson is intended for GCSE History (Edexcel) on Early Elizabethan England. It could easily be adapted for other boards or key stages. It covers the battle in several stages and the students move sweets around a map (and eat them). I hope you enjoy it. I have animated the slides and made it as fun and engaging as possible. I have used a card sort given freely from another teacher who shared on a facebook group (I added a less able version) and the plenary is from Jivespin's website, they are made using Halftone in Ipad (a useful app, worth getting). I thank them for their efforts and ask that if you modify this resource, share it for free. Help the teaching community.

Here is everything you need for a GCSE lesson looking at the Religious Settlement. It covers the difficulties of making a balance to appease Catholics and Protestants. My lessons to follow up on Puritans and Jesuits are also available on TES. I have used a couple of parts from other people’s resources and I thank them for their contributions. I have shared this resource for free, please do so as well should you find it to be useful.

Here is a lesson as part of a study for Year 9 of key events from the Cold War. For average and more able there is a reading comprehension task, for weaker groups a storyboard. The reading is a combination of History.com and a BBC article. I have also attached at the end of the Powerpoint a slide of information I found in another users lesson which might be useful for the weaker ones too. At the end we look at plots to kill Castro as part of Operation Mongoose. For a longer lesson you could have some fun planning your own attempts. A few slides and bits are taken from other peoples resources, thank you for your contributions.

A lesson for Year 9 that discusses life in Berlin, the Berlin Wall and some of the best escapes that were made during the Cold War. This lesson has an element using Elton John's Nikita, to help students consider life in a divided city. The main task involves reading about then planning your own escape from USSR held Berlin. It works best with some music from The Great Escape. At the end if you have time remaining, the end of the wall is discussed and there is a video to watch. I thank any/all contributors to this resource. I have created this resource to be shared freely, it is for the benefit of the students we care about. If you decided to share this too, please do so freely as well.

A lesson looking at the construction of and the ramifications of the Berlin Wall. **Tes shows the slides out of sequence, but the actual download is fine** This lesson covers the Checkpoint standoff, Kennedy and his Berliner speech and a few other bits. For the domino plenary I get them to do it in pairs. First to finish gets a prize, mix them up, find a new partner and do it again faster. To differentiate the consequences print them on two colours. Give the simpler ones to low ability and both sets to middle and higher ability. I have made and shared this resource for free. If you take it and/or modify it please do so for free to.

Lesson on sailors and explorers in the Tudor to Stuart eras This lesson looks at Sir Walter's search for El Dorado and uses a source activity to examine what he is famous for. Covers: Royal Court Exploration Sailing South America I have used resources from other people for this lesson and thank them for their contributions. My resources are free and always will be. Teachers should work together for the students we care about.