This is a remote learning lesson which challenges pupils to find items from around their house that match different hunt topics. It is designed to challenge their ability to make and explain links that are more abstract that normal. This particular lesson was aimed at Y5 but can easily be changed to match the topics you are currently teaching. I have included both the worksheet that some pupils may use and the accompanying Powerpoint.

This is a lesson used with Y5 looking at the enquiry Why did the Western Roman Empire fall? It draws upon techniques used in The Writing Revolution in attempt to improve literacy in Historical writing.

This is a lesson used with Y5 looking at why the decision was taken to split the Roman Empire. It involves mapping the divide between Eastern and Western Roman empires, why the Empire was split and a brief summary of what the Eastern Empire became.

This is a lesson used with Y5 on the enquiry ‘Who was part of the Roman Empire?’. It uses extracts from SPQR by Mary Beard to look at various aspects of the wider Roman Empire and the Romans interactions with the Empire.

This lesson looks at the enquiry ‘How were black soldiers treated during WW1?’. Originally used with Y8, the lesson explores the experiences of the British West Indies Regiment as well as the African Carrier Corps. This lesson is based around extracts from David Olusoga’s work including Black and British and The World’s War.

This is a 2/3 lesson looking at the origins of the Black Lives matter movement. The first lesson is very much discussion based around the end of slavery and through the civil rights movement. Looking particularly at the death of Emmett Till. The second lesson then looks at after the Civil Rights Act, briefly touching on the L.A Race Riots and then more recently with the death of George Floyd. I have included historical detail in the notes as well as videos throughout. This was used with Y8 as part of PSHCE lessons. It could equally be used as part of History lessons.