Lesson that analyses the causes, conduct and consequences of Sand Creek and Red Cloud. Includes opportunity for pupils to analyse the success of President Grant’s Peace Treaty. Pupils complete a narrative account and work in pairs to gain information about the two events .

Fully differentiated lesson with 'how far do you agree' exam question and skills work at the end of the lesson. Pupils colour code the reasons William/Harold's tactics were better, they then analyse their leadership before considering whether it was luck/God's will that led to William winning the Battle of Hasting's.

This lesson compares housecarls, knights, fyrdsmen and footsoldiers. Lesson is fully differentiated with tasks based at different grades to stretch and challenge learners, there is also polish differentiation attached with the tasks and key words translated for EAL pupils.

stand alone lesson to celebrate the centenary of votes for women and to provide pupils with an overview of the subject. Pupils describe the two groups (suffragists and suffragettes) and will gain an understanding of the words militant and moderate. Pupils will also be able to explain why women were not allowed the vote and eventually gained the vote following WW1. Skills building section develops pupils ability to analyse interpretations.

Lesson that focuses on causes, conduct and consequences of Little Crow’s war. Includes a card sort in which pupils categorise ideas into the three groups. They are then asked to explain, link and analyse with the final task.

Lesson explores concepts of reservations, assimilation and the Dawes Act of 1887.

Lesson that explores the causes, conduct and consequences of the JCW. All tasks fully differentiated for HA and LA.

Lesson that explores the consequences of the end of the cattle industry. Includes differentiated carousel and exam question (two consequences of…)

American West Ranching lesson includes explain two consequences question with differentiated options for HA/MA and printable sentence starters for LA pupils.

Significance and importance of the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851 Includes ‘explain the importance of’ homework.

Transcontinental railroad lesson with skills building narrative account section. Fully supported with differentiated worksheets to allow lower ability pupils to access learning.

Exploration of the significance of the Exoduster movement as a case study. All tasks fully differentiated, carousel with gap fill for weaker pupils and every task must/should/could to support and challenge.

Lesson covers: Homestead act Inventions supporting homesteaders: barbed wire, sod houses etc. Final task has option as a carousel or a comprehension task - both included.

Lesson 1: Why move west Push/pull factors two consequence or how useful question (hide slide you do not want to show pupils, both included) Lesson two: Journeying West Oregon Trail, Donner party, experiences of migrants Explain the importance of question at the end of the lesson Both lessons focus on skills building.

Indian Appropriation Act Indian Removal Act Indian Trade and Intercourse act All explored in detail within the lesson. Homework included (narrative account of early government actions)

Sioux Religion with carousel activity including differentiation. Inference question and empathising with Sioux culture included.

Sioux way of life introduction Allows pupils to consider the way of life for individual members of the tribe Also includes interpretation analysis as the final task.

Two full lessons covering the content for the new specification Mormons section of American West. Two lessons, information sheets, differentiation and homework included. The youtube video used in the lesson describes the journey that the Mormons take to Salt Lake Valley. I do not own the video and have therefore not included it in the lesson, there are multiple videos on youtube that can fulfil this part of the lesson.