A full set of 10 lessons covering the topic of slavery: L1: Intro & the Trade Triangle L2: Sugar & the Slave Trade - including how Britain benefited from the slave trade L3: The Middle Passage - includes a short assessment L4: Slave Auctions L5/6: The Life of a Slave - large focus on analysing sources in groups L7: Slave Resistance & the Underground Railroad L8: The Songs of Slaves - students share a slave song that they researched at home, before writing their own! L9/10: The Abolition of Slavery - includes an end of topic assessment. A variety of activities have been included within these lessons to maximise engagement and cater for differing learning styles. Examples of activities include - sketch notes, talk4writing, code breaking, song-writing, poster-making and plenty of opportunities to work on source analysis and skills vital for GCSE. Challenge activities (in pink bubbles) have also been included in each lesson. Used with a higher-ability Year 9 class (KS3), but can easily be adapted to fit other ages and abilities. Some parts, i.e. information, have been taken from other resources, but most activities are my own. Please rate my resources! Thank you and I hope your students enjoy these lessons as much as mine did :)

A full set of 13 lessons covering the topic of the Tudors and Life in Britain in the 1500s: L1: Introductory lesson L2: Life in the 1500s L3: The Tudors & Henry VIII L4/5: Henry VIII's Wives L6: Why did Henry break with Rome? L7: Dissolution of the Monasteries L8: Changes to the Church L9: How 'bloody' was Bloody Mary? - includes a mid-topic assessment L10: Ye Olde Elizabethan Dating Agency! L11-12 - Portraits of Elizabeth I - strong focus on source analysis L13: Elizabeth vs. Mary Queen of Scots A variety of activities have been included within these lessons to maximise engagement and cater for differing learning styles. Examples of activities include - Facebook profiles, road maps, songs and plenty of opportunities to work on source analysis and skills vital for GCSE. Challenge activities (in pink bubbles) have also been included in each lesson. Used with a higher-ability Year 8 class, but can easily be adapted to fit other ages and abilities. Some parts, i.e. information, have been taken from other resources, but most activities are my own. Please rate my resources! Thank you and I hope your students enjoy these lessons as much as mine did :)

Two lessons covering the topic of the Spanish Armada: L1: Causes of the Spanish Armada - introduces the Spanish Armada and students must consider the most important causes L2: Why was the Spanish Armada defeated? - includes ranking causes in order of significance on a thermometer. Challenge activities (in pink bubbles) have also been included in each lesson. Used with a higher-ability Year 8 class, but can easily be adapted to fit other ages and abilities. Some parts, i.e. information, have been taken from other resources, but most activities are my own. Please rate my resources! Thank you and I hope your students enjoy these lessons as much as mine did :)

Two lessons covering the topic of the Gunpowder Plot: L1: James I - explores who James I was and his role in Britain, then leads onto students designing their own flag. L2: The Gunpowder Plot investigation - students become detectives for the lesson to get to the bottom of the Gunpowder Plot mystery; strong focus on source work. L3: Assessment Challenge activities (in pink bubbles) have also been included in each lesson. Used with a higher-ability Year 8 class, but can easily be adapted to fit other ages and abilities. Some parts, i.e. information, have been taken from other resources, but most activities are my own. Please rate my resources! Thank you and I hope your students enjoy these lessons as much as mine did :)

Ye Olde Elizabethan Dating Agency! This lesson has been designed to explore the various reasons why Elizabeth I was expected to marry and her different suitors...who should she choose? PLEASE NOTE: this lesson is part of a set of 13 lessons. The full set can be purchased at a discounted bundle rate here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-tudors-set-of-13-lessons-11312114 Used with a higher-ability Year 8 class, but can easily be adapted to fit other ages and abilities. Challenge activities (in pink bubbles) have also been included in each lesson. Please rate my resources! Thank you and I hope your students enjoy these lessons as much as mine did :)

These lessons cover The Tudors & Life in Britain in the 1500s: L1: Introductory lesson L2: Life in the 1500s L3: The Tudors & Henry VIII PLEASE NOTE: this is part 1 of a set of 13 lessons. The full set can be purchased at a discounted bundle rate here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-tudors-set-of-13-lessons-11312114 A variety of activities have been included within these lessons to maximise engagement and cater for differing learning styles. Challenge activities (in pink bubbles) have also been included in each lesson. Used with a higher-ability Year 8 class, but can easily be adapted to fit other ages and abilities. Some parts, i.e. information, have been taken from other resources, but most activities are my own. Please rate my resources! Thank you and I hope your students enjoy these lessons as much as mine did :)

These lessons cover The Tudors & Life in Britain in the 1500s: L4/5: Henry VIII's Wives L6: Why did Henry break with Rome? L7: Dissolution of the Monasteries PLEASE NOTE: this is part 2 of a set of 13 lessons. The full set can be purchased at a discounted bundle rate here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-tudors-set-of-13-lessons-11312114 A variety of activities have been included within these lessons to maximise engagement and cater for differing learning styles. Challenge activities (in pink bubbles) have also been included in each lesson. Used with a higher-ability Year 8 class, but can easily be adapted to fit other ages and abilities. Some parts, i.e. information, have been taken from other resources, but most activities are my own. Please rate my resources! Thank you and I hope your students enjoy these lessons as much as mine did :)

A full set of 10 lessons covering the topic of World War I: L1: The Long-Term Causes of WWI L2: Europe in 1914 - the short-term causes L3: Did 2 bullets kill 20 million people? - Franz Ferdinand L4/5: Why did men choose to go to war? - WWI propaganda, with a large focus on analysing sources in groups L6: Trench Life L7: Key battles of WWI - a Talk4Writing activity! L8/9: The Treaty of Versailles - L9 includes an assessment L10: Peer Assessment and DIRT A variety of activities have been included within these lessons to maximise engagement and cater for differing learning styles. Examples of activities include - sketch notes, talk4writing, poster-making, the use of Dulux colour charts for ranking and plenty of opportunities to work on source analysis and skills vital for GCSE. Challenge activities (in pink bubbles) have also been included in each lesson. Used with a higher-ability Year 9 class (KS3), but can easily be adapted to fit other ages and abilities. Some parts, i.e. information, have been taken from other resources, but most activities are my own. Please rate my resources! Thank you and I hope your students enjoy these lessons as much as mine did :)

Two lessons covering the topic of the English Civil War: L1: Causes of the English Civil War - introduces the Civil War and students must categorise the causes, create sketch notes, before finally considering which causes were the most significant in the build up. L2: Assessment L3: Peer Assessment + DIRT - an easy-to-use grid has been included that makes peer assessment more meaningful to both students. Challenge activities (in pink bubbles) have also been included in each lesson. Used with a higher-ability Year 8 class, but can easily be adapted to fit other ages and abilities. Some parts, i.e. information, have been taken from other resources, but most activities are my own. Please rate my resources! Thank you and I hope your students enjoy these lessons as much as mine did :)

These lessons cover The Tudors & Life in Britain in the 1500s: L8: Changes to the Church L9: How 'bloody' was Bloody Mary? - includes a mid-topic assessment L10: Ye Olde Elizabethan Dating Agency! PLEASE NOTE: this is part 3 of a set of 13 lessons. The full set can be purchased at a discounted bundle rate here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-tudors-set-of-13-lessons-11312114 A variety of activities have been included within these lessons to maximise engagement and cater for differing learning styles. Challenge activities (in pink bubbles) have also been included in each lesson. Used with a higher-ability Year 8 class, but can easily be adapted to fit other ages and abilities. Some parts, i.e. information, have been taken from other resources, but most activities are my own. Please rate my resources! Thank you and I hope your students enjoy these lessons as much as mine did :)

These lessons cover The Tudors & Life in Britain in the 1500s: L11-12 - Portraits of Elizabeth I - strong focus on source analysis L13: Elizabeth vs. Mary Queen of Scots PLEASE NOTE: this is part 4 of a set of 13 lessons. The full set can be purchased at a discounted bundle rate here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-tudors-set-of-13-lessons-11312114 A variety of activities have been included within these lessons to maximise engagement and cater for differing learning styles. Challenge activities (in pink bubbles) have also been included in each lesson. Used with a higher-ability Year 8 class, but can easily be adapted to fit other ages and abilities. Some parts, i.e. information, have been taken from other resources, but most activities are my own. Please rate my resources! Thank you and I hope your students enjoy these lessons as much as mine did :)