This Y8 lesson investigates the long-term causes of WW1. The main activity is sorting the cards into the MAIN causes. Militarism Alliances Imperialism Nationalism Originally designed for a higher ability group.

This Y8 lesson introduces WW1 by looking at the context of Europe in 1914. Students investigate what countries were worried about, what was important to them, what the friendships and rivalries were. By exploring this, students can start to come up with ideas about what might lead to a war. I’ve taught this for a number of years now and found that from this lesson, students are able to fairly accurately predict the causes of WW1.

This Y8 lesson examines the Moroccan Crises as a cause of WW1. Full lesson available.

This Y8 lesson introduces the idea of the Catholic and Protestant Churches in the 1500s, and the origins of the Protestant Church. Ideal as an introductory lesson for the Great Reformation or the Tudors.

Activity designed for Y7 pupils on the Norman Conquest. While a teacher reads the story, students find and chronologically organise the story cards. Alternatively, you could cut up the picture cards and the word parts of the story and have students match them.

Essay planning sheet to support Y7 at the end of the Norman Conquest unit. Essay title: “William only won the Battle of Hastings because he got lucky.” How far do you agree? The sheet supports students in structuring their answer. They will need a lesson looking for evidence to fill in the sheet, and then they can write up their full/part answers after.

Resources for a lesson looking at how William’s preparations helped him win the Battle of Hastings, designed for Y7. I pair this with the Norman Conquest story cards activity (also available in my TES store for free) so students can compare luck vs preparations as factors.

Full lesson from the KS3 Jack the Ripper unit. Lesson title: Why was East London an ideal place for a serial killer in 1888? This is part of an overarching enquiry on why the Ripper was never caught. This lesson serves as an introduction to the Whitechapel area. Students use sources to investigate Whitechapel.

Lesson title: Why did it take 3 attempts for the Romans to conquer Britain? Lesson designed for Y7 pupils. Download includes lesson PPT, text resource and teacher notes (including subject knowledge).

Crime & Punishment in Whitechapel L18 in overall C&P unit L1 for Whitechapel Introduction to Whitechapel. Lesson designed as a booklet so can be completed independently. PPT to go with booklet also included.

Crime & Punishment Through Time, Lesson 1: Introduction to the topic. Lesson is designed as a booklet which could be completed independently.

Crime and Punishment Through Time unit, L5: Medieval Church. Lesson designed as a booklet so can be completed independently.

Crime and Punishment Through Time unit, L5: Early Modern definitions of crime Full lesson, including a powerpoint and a booklet for students to complete. Can be done independently.

Alternative lesson on the Rebellion of 1215, because my students were complaining that my lessons had too many card sorts! Lesson designed in a work pack which can be completed independently. Lesson 17 talks about the build-up to the Magna Carta.

Weimar & Nazi Germany unit, revision activity on Nazi economic policies. Students match the question to the answer. Then they stick the cards onto flashcards, question on one side and answer on the other. They can then quiz one another.

Crime and Punishment in Whitechapel L21 in overall unit L4 for Whitechapel section Tensions between different social groups in Whitechapel. Lesson designed as a booklet which can be completed independently. PPT included.

Activity for a GCSE lesson on the Magna Carta. Present cards to students cut up. They first need to match the questions to the answers. When this has been done correctly, students can stick the cards onto a flash card, question on one side, answer on the other. They can then practice quizzing each other.

Baseline assessment designed for all age groups, Y7 - GCSE. Questions are derived from skills required for the Edexcel History GCSE. Questions are designed to be skills-based, so can be issued before teaching content. Assessment contains marking sheets at the back. Highlighters can be used to identify strengths, key strengths, key targets, and students’ preferred ways of working. The latter provides evidence for exams access arrangements.

Designed to be printed A3 double sided. This resource is a table which students fill in for revision, summarising the key battles for the Richard and John unit. They need to fill in the date, who won, details of the battle, and the consequences of the battle.

Revision activity supporting students in remembering the who’s who of the Richard and John unit. Space at the end to add additional barons/etc you may have covered.