This is the sixth lesson in a series of lessons on the Atlantic Slave Trade. These lessons are aimed at children aged between 13-15. They match to a number of the Scottish E’s and Os for level 3. This lesson looks at what life was like for slaves working on plantations. Pupils are asked to complete a task which looks at, living conditions, working conditions and dangers. The resources for all tasks are included.

This is the second lesson in a series of lessons on the Atlantic Slave Trade. These lessons are aimed at children aged between 13-15. They match to a number of the Scottish E’s and Os for level 3. This lesson looks at the different stages of the Triangular Trade. Pupils are then given guided research about the impact that the Triangular Trade had on different UK cities. The resources for all tasks are included.

This is the fourth lesson in a series of lessons on the Atlantic Slave Trade. These lessons are aimed at children aged between 13-15. They match to a number of the Scottish E’s and Os for level 3. This lesson looks at the experience of life on the middle passage and the treatment of slaves. The resources for all tasks are included.

An easy to follow guide for making your own class room escape room, which can be changed for any subject. Instructions included for: creating a story, to base your escape room on. Puzzle ideas creating answer sheets creating locks online to break. Plus a ready to go example of an escape room based around the history of Edinburgh castle.

This is the introduction lesson to a series of lessons looking at Britain and the Home Front during WW2. This lesson takes pupils through the steps to WW2 starting with a ladder task where pupils fill in the different steps to WW2 on the spaces. Great opening lesson to build a foundation for a WW2 topic for junior pupils.

This lesson follows on well from learning about The Blitz. This lesson looks at the ways in which the British government tried to defend the British people. Such as evacuation, shelters, gas masks. before going into them in more detail in subsequent lessons.

This lesson looks into different types of shelters used during the Blitz during WW2. It has handy QR code links to information sheets for students. Students are then tasked with designing their own shelter based on the types of shelters which were used during WW2.

This lesson looks at what rationing was like on the Home Front during World War Two. Pupils are asked to think about what was rationed and then to figure out how much they think people would have been given of different foods. Following this there is a rationing quiz where pupils have to complete simple maths problems to work out how much a family would receive. A great way to add numeracy into the lesson.

This lesson looks at the experience of evacuees during World War Two and fits well into a group of lessons on the Home Front. This lessons asks pupils to decide whether evacuees had a positive or negative experience when evacuated. And then to consider what they would take with them if they were to have been evacuated.