4 lessons ideal for the new Edexcel 9-1 specification which cover the whole of the second spec point. There are four lessons each intended to last roughly 1.5 hours-2 hours
1. Ideas about the causes of disease and illness in the Renaissance period
2. Ideas about prevention and treatment in the Renaissance period
3. William Harvey and his impact
4. Case study - The Great Plague
Recall questions, exam questions and homework's included.
If there are any questions/queries about this resource please email - georgiaperry@hotmail.co.uk where I will be happy to help :-)
An extensive revision guide crated to support students through the new Edexcel 9-1 History GCSE (Superpower relations). This revision guide offers condensed notes, quick quizzes, exam questions and model answers.
A scheme of work ideal for KS3 exploring the Stuarts. All lessons included starters, differentiated activities for different ability pathways, alongside challenges and super-challenges for each task. Lessons also include exam questions that will help students prepare for the new demands of the GCSE.
Lessons include:
1. Was James I a good King?
2. The Gunpowder Plot - were the Catholics framed?
3. Problems facing Charles I
4. Causes of the English Civil War
5. Soldiers of the English Civil War
6. Battles of the English Civil War
7. Should Charles I be executed?
8. What did Cromwell ban?
9. Cromwell - curse of Ireland?
10. Oliver Cromwell - hero or villain?
11. The Restoration
12. The Great Fire of London
13. Assessment preparation lesson
14. Assessment
A KS3 scheme of work that explores World War One. All lessons included starters, challenges and super challenges as well as differentiated tasks for different abilities. Lessons included are:
1. Causes of WW1
2. How soldiers were recruited
3. Why some people refused to fight
4. Life in the trenches
5. The Battle of the Somme
6. Was Haig the 'butcher of the Somme?'
7. Weapons used in WW1
8. Life on the Homefront
9. How surgery and medicine developed because of WW1
10.. Impact of WW1
11. Poetry in WW1
Lessons also practice key skills needed for the new GCSE, practicing inference questions, as well as explaining questions
Breadth 2 lessons for the new A-Level 'The British experience of warfare 1790-1918'. This bundle of lessons covers 3/4 weeks worth of lesson time, along with numerous assessment points. I have used the 'Edexcel A Level History. Paper 3 The British Experience of Warfare C1790-1918 by Rick Rogers, Brian Williams',, however, I can scan and email the pages if you need to.
Included in this bundle is a lesson on technical innovations and how the role of the people changed from 1790 to 1918. There are also numerous assessment points
Breadth 1 lessons for the new A-Level 'The British experience of warfare 1790-1918'. This bundle of lessons covers 3/4 weeks worth of lesson time, along with numerous assessment points. There are two essay plans included in the bundle. I have used the 'Edexcel A Level History. Paper 3 The British Experience of Warfare C1790-1918 by Rick Rogers, Brian Williams',, however, I can scan and email the pages if you need to.
A lesson ideal for the new 9-1 Edexcel GCSE Elizabeth course. This lesson looks at the reasons for the launch of the Armada, the events, and the reasons for the defeat. It also looks at the significance of the victory for Elizabeth. Ends with a 12 mark question, with a model answer for students to annotate.
A lesson ideal for the new Edexcel (9-1) GCSE specification that looks at what the greatest threat facing Elizabeth I was. Includes 10 question quiz, resource pages, and different activities, alongside challenges/super challenge activities.
A lesson ideal for KS3 looking at the reasons why public health improved during the Industrial Revolution. Includes differentiated activities, and resources.
A lesson looking at whether or not General Douglas Haig deserved his title of 'the Butcher of the Somme'. Includes source work and challenge/super challenge activities
A KS3/KS4 lesson looking at reasons why people go to war, different types of war, and then is war justified. Each activity feature different pathways, and challenges and super challenges. Ideal for an introduction to a warfare unit or for a PHSE/RE lesson
A lesson ideal for KS3, focusing on the events of the Great Fire of London, the causes, and consequences of the Fire. Uses sources and higher level thinking skills for students to investigate this. Includes challenge and super challenge activities throughout.
A scheme of work ideal for KS3 that looks at a number of key events:
- Should Charles I be executed?
- What did Cromwell ban?
- Crush of Ireland
- Was Cromwell a hero or villain?
- What was the Restoration?
- Who was to blame for the Great Fire of London
- Assessment and marking grid
Based on the new GCSE style questions; each lesson includes challenge activities and differentiated resources throughout.
This bundle features all of the lessons required for the new Edexcel 9-1 GCSE course (Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941-1991).
Includes lessons on the following:
- Early tensions between East and West
- The development of the Cold War
- The Cold war intensifies
- Revision lesson
- Berlin 1958-1963
- The Cuban Missile Crisis
- Czechoslovakia, 1968-1969
- Attempts to reduce tensions between 1969-1979
- Flashpoints in the Cold War
- Collapse of communism in Eastern Europe
All lessons are intended for a double lesson and include key words, differentiated activities and exam questions. There is also 10 question quizzes for each lesson (with answers), to ensure subject knowledge is tested regularly.
Each lesson/resource sells individually for between £2-£3, so grab yourself a bargain and save yourself lots of planning time!
A lesson ideal for the new Edexcel 9-1 GCSE History course. This double lesson looks at the key flash-points in superpower relations looking at key events like;
- Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
- Olympic boycotts
- Reagan and SDI
Students consolidate their knowledge through an exam question looking at the importance of the invasion of Afghanistan for relations between the USA and the Soviet Union
A lesson ideal for an introduction into how important the church was in Medieval England. Students are asked to decide the importance of church today, and then compare it to Medieval England. Students will complete an inference question on the doom painting, as well as looking at a card sort into the power of the church in Medieval England. An opportunity for some extended writing to summarize the learning, with support sheets included for weaker students.
A series of lessons ideal for KS3, that looks at who Thomas Becket was, the story behind his death, and who was responsible for the death of Becket. Plenty of extended writing opportunities, with support provided. Differentiated activities throughout. If all activities are completed, the two lessons will take 3-4 lessons.
A lesson ideal for the new 9-1 Edexcel GCSE (adaptable to other exam boards) that looks at the period of detente, and steps that were taken to improve relations between East and West. Differentiated activities throughout; challenge and super challenge activities included.
A lesson ideal for KS3 (adaptable to GCSE). Students look at the reasons why prohibition was introduced, and the successes/failures of prohibition. Students will then reach a supported conclusion. Excellent discussion lesson as well as source lesson. Differentiated tasks throughout.
A lesson ideal for KS3, this lesson looks at how the great depression affected different groups in America. Requires SHP The USA between the wars 1919-1941 book (p.74-84) - can scan and send across if needed. Differentiated activities throughout, as well as GCSE style questions to consolidate knowledge.