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I am a history teacher in Scotland. Sharing a mixture of resources including knowledge organisers, retrieval practice, units of work and work related to pedagogy and practice. Will be adding more resources as and when I have them. Please check my social media accounts for more ideas.

I am a history teacher in Scotland. Sharing a mixture of resources including knowledge organisers, retrieval practice, units of work and work related to pedagogy and practice. Will be adding more resources as and when I have them. Please check my social media accounts for more ideas.
Developing Skills in History
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Developing Skills in History

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This unit of work is to help students develop core skills such as evidence handling, detecting bias, corroboration and chronology. There is a Knowledge Organiser, a booklet for students to work in and a PowerPoint presentation for all the lessons
How to revise
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How to revise

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A collection of resources which will help parents, teachers and students engage with revision and retrieval.
The Road To War
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The Road To War

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A booklet taking students through the history of Europe in the period 1933 to 1939 outlining how the continent ended up at war. Contains activities and notes for a complete course. There is also a PowerPoint with all lesson on it and a revision booklet.
Medicine Through Time Revision Booklets
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Medicine Through Time Revision Booklets

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A set of revision booklets about Medicine Through Time There are 5 sets of booklets on the following topics Medieval medicine Renaissance Medicine Medicine 1750-1900 Booklet 1 Medicine 1750-1900 Booklet 2 Twentieth Century Medicine Each set consists of two booklets The pupil booklet has revision notes, a set of comprehension questions, a multiple choice quiz and a retrieval practice task. The teacher booklet contains the answers to the questions
Weimar and Nazi Germany Revision Booklets
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Weimar and Nazi Germany Revision Booklets

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A set of revision booklets for Weimar and Nazi Germany. There are 5 sets of booklets on the following topics The problems of the Weimar Republic The reasons the Nazis came to power How Germany became a dictatorship Persecution of Jews and other minorities Women and children in Nazi Germany Each set consists of two booklets The pupil booklet has revision notes, a set of comprehension questions, a multiple choice quiz and a retrieval practice task. The teacher booklet contains the answers to the questions
Key Stage 2 History
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Key Stage 2 History

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A series of units originally designed for KS3 but suitable for KS2 as well. Core history skills, the Tollund Man, Castles and Vikings. Each unit is fully resourced
Core Skills in History
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Core Skills in History

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A unit of work teaching the core skills needed in history. Suitable for late KS2 or early KS3. Contains lesson PowerPoint with a booklet which the students fill in. Covers the following skills Time Chronological Order Types of evidence Corroboration Bias Analysis of photograph Adding details to expand facts
Castles Unit
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Castles Unit

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This unit is a complete unit of study on the topic of castles. It contains some pre-teaching materials as well as a number of fully resourced lessons on castles. Lessons include: Where is the best place to build a castle The Motte and Bailey Castle How castles developed over time How to attack a castle How to defend a castle Resources include all lesson handouts, key words and a knowledge organiser. Assessment is included. Happy to share an electronic copy of the assessment. Email me at mr.roberts.history@gmail.com
Improve your teaching
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Improve your teaching

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These resources will help the teacher solve common problems they face. It should help with the following among others Classroom Management Retrieval Practice Assessment Marking Plenaries Starters
Teacher Tactics
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Teacher Tactics

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A guide to help teachers with common problems they face in the classroom. How to improve behaviour, make feedback meaningful, deliver effective plenaries and much more. Useful for classroom teachers and middle managers looking to drive improvement in their departments.
The Vikings in Scotland
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The Vikings in Scotland

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six lesson long Booklet with tasks taking students through the topic of the Vikings in Scotland. It can be edited to change the focus to another part of the British Isles. There is an accompanying PowerPoint presentation and the tasks have also been split into different lessons. The presentation includes Starters, Plenaries as well as Learning Objectives and Success Criteria
Headlines from History
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Headlines from History

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A guide to using AI to help the history teacher generate newspaper articles (and other resources) using AI. Contains: Benefits of using AI section A guide to how to use AI to create resources A collection of over 50 different “fake” newspaper articles to be used as exemplars in the classroom. These cover a wide variety of commonly taught topics such as the assassination of Caesar, the battle of Hastings, the Reformation, the Napoleonic wars, the Great War and World War Two.
World War One Revision Booklets
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World War One Revision Booklets

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A set of revision booklets about World War One There are 6 sets of booklets on the following topics The origins of the war The early phases of the war Life in the trenches New technology in the war The home front How the war ended Each set consists of two booklets The pupil booklet has revision notes, a set of comprehension questions, a multiple choice quiz and a retrieval practice task. The teacher booklet contains the answers to the questions
Vikings Unit
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Vikings Unit

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This unit of study is about the Vikings. It contains lessons, resources and an assessment which takes students through the following topics The origins of the Vikings How the Vikings lived Viking Sagas The Vikings in Scotland The Viking Warrior Viking Religion The unit was designed with Scottish students in mind but the lesson on the Vikings in Scotland can easily be adapted to other areas. It also contains lessons which will “pre-teach” and front load the students with some of the key information. There is also an introduction sheet which outlines the benefits and key aspects of the course and a pdf. handout of all the slides to help the teacher keep track of what has been taught.
Germany Revision Booklet
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Germany Revision Booklet

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This is a revision booklet covering the National 5 Weimar and Nazi Germany unit. It can be adapted to fit GCSE syllabi however. It contains lesson knowledge organisers, tips on how to revise, tips on how to answer examination style questions and lots of different retrieval practice tasks. The retrieval practice tasks can be adapted to fit other units and topics.