This is the first lesson in a scheme of work I’m planning around the start of the Silk Roads. Based on Peter Frankopans book of the same name. I have used elements of the teachers notes that go alongside the illustrated version of the text to inform the lesson. As I create more of the lessons, I will upload them together as a full scheme. Feel free to adapt to suit.

This is a unit of work that I have used with year 6 on the enquiry ‘How did the Samurai die out?’. It includes the following lessons: 1- When was Feudal Japan? 2- How was Japan controlled? 3- Who were the Samurai? 4- How was Japan ruled under the Shogun? 5- End of the Shogunate 6- The Satsuma Rebellion 7- How did the Samurai die out? Assessment Optional 8- Assessment improvement lesson This scheme includes all resources for each lesson along with success criteria grid for the final assessment. Feel free to adapt and change to suit your needs.

This is a display I created for above my board in my classroom as a simple reminder how to construct an argument using Point, Evidence and Explain. Please note that I use this as a History teacher and so it may not be quite up to the standards for an English department, however I find it a useful reminder for pupils when constructing historical argument.

This is a lesson about the plague for year 7. In the starter I give a sermon in the character of William Mompesson the priest in the town of Eyam retelling the story of the self isolation of the town. I have attached the sermon that I wrote and the accompanying powerpoint for in the background. This is particularly impactful if you can fashion some sort of pulpit to speak from! I also tend to put on some Church like music when the pupils enter the classroom which I transition into a dramatic sound clip of a creepy version of Ring around the Rosie (I have included a link to this in the notes section of the PP on slide 2! I then use this to go into a lesson on the causes and symptoms of the plague, making reference to the case of Eyam throughout. I have included the accompanying PowerPoint and the card sort activity which I use later in the lesson. The card sort activity and parts of the PowerPoint were magpied from other sources and not my own creations.

This is a resource which I use often, particularly to scaffold for those find it a little tough to get started when writing historical arguments. Has definitely helped with the cohesion and standard of literacy within my pupils historical arguments.

This is a knowledge organiser I developed to assist with knowledge retention during the topic regarding Anglo Saxon life. I used this with Y5. Feel free to adapt and use to suit your needs.

This is a knowledge organiser I developed to assist with knowledge retention during the lives of Victorian Children topic in Y6. Feel free to adapt and use to suit your needs.