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Welcome to History Hacks, where history comes alive! 🌟 Discover expertly crafted GCSE and KS3 history lessons meticulously designed by a qualified history teacher with a passion for education. Dive into ann engaging curriculum that not only covers all the key skills and disciplinary knowledge required by Edexcel but also sparks creativity and excitement in every student. From captivating storytelling to interactive activities, my lessons are tailored to make history a thrilling adventure.

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Welcome to History Hacks, where history comes alive! 🌟 Discover expertly crafted GCSE and KS3 history lessons meticulously designed by a qualified history teacher with a passion for education. Dive into ann engaging curriculum that not only covers all the key skills and disciplinary knowledge required by Edexcel but also sparks creativity and excitement in every student. From captivating storytelling to interactive activities, my lessons are tailored to make history a thrilling adventure.
Cover Work - The Peasant's Revolt
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Cover Work - The Peasant's Revolt

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Cover work sucks right? Well this’ll make it easy. Set this to give you students a thorough breakdown of the reason for and events and consequences of the Peasants Revolt. Tasks: Students to read the text (as class or individual) for literacy focus. Students complete comprehension questions for understanding A choice of two creative tasks - thus nullifying the age old “I’ve done it all init”…
Blank Battle Ships Game
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Blank Battle Ships Game

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For that extra revision flare… have the students take the time to fill their boards with questions about any topic they must revise. Swap with a partner and then challenge to a game of battleships. What could be better ay?
Cover Work - The Danish Resistance
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Cover Work - The Danish Resistance

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Cover work sucks right? Well here’s an all in one easy set task. ** Tasks:** Students read the history (literacy focus) as class or individuals. Students complete comprehension questions to ensure understanding A choice of two more creative tasks at the end (thus always allowing for the inevitable “I’ve done it all init”… Through this students will gain knowledge of the escape of the Danish Jews during WWII. Can be used to support WWII teaching, Holocaust, Nazi Germany (at a push) or as an interesting standalone.
Cover Work - Murder of Thomas Beckett
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Cover Work - Murder of Thomas Beckett

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Cover work sucks right? Well this’ll make it easy. Set this to give you students a thorough breakdown of the reason for and events of Thomas Beckett’s murder in Canterbury Cathedral. Tasks: Students to read the text (as class or individual) for literacy focus. Students complete comprehension questions for understanding A choice of two creative tasks - thus nullifying the age old “I’ve done it all init”…
Communism & Capitalism
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Communism & Capitalism

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Before, or during the teaching of the Cold War unit this lesson comes in handy to physically play out the two systems. Use this to get students thinking about the differences, which system we use and ultimately the pros and cons. Lesson 00/16 (use where its useful to you). You will need to buy sweets (starburst are best but cookies are cool too).
Key Word Cards
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Key Word Cards

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Based on the Durrington Research School CPD session. These cards are designed to dual code the key terms of your learning. How to use: Write word in middle Define in own words use in a sentence and draw an image to illustrate Differentiated included (only two on a sheet and larger)
Historical Literacy Display
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Historical Literacy Display

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Part 1 - Display used in classroom to explain methods for explaining longer mark EDEXCEL GCSE questions. Part 2 - Series of key terms and subject specific words to aid students in recognition of spelling and use of language. (Specific to: Weimar & Nazi Germany, Crime & Punishment, Henry VIII & His Ministers and The Cold War).
Cold War Character Cards
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Cold War Character Cards

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Revision cards for all the key individuals in the Cold War unit. Space for bullet-point notes and links to relevant topics.
Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms
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Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms

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1066 Scheme of work - Lesson 1/5 *Struggling to explain the context of the pre-norman England? Well here’s the ready made resource for you. * Lesson includes: Comprehension of ‘who the Saxons are’ Evaluation and analysis of three kingdoms (Mercia, Wessex & Kent) Exploration of Saxon Crime and Punishment (links to GCSE) Plenary tasks. Aimed at KS3.
Night of the Long Knives
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Night of the Long Knives

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It was a black day for Germany. The event that showed all who was truly in charge. Use this fully resourced lesson to plot the events of this fateful night, and more importantly, analyse the consequences… Lesson 16/24
Cold War Revision Board Game
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Cold War Revision Board Game

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A board game for students to play on ‘fun Friday’. Game requires dice and counters. Students move around asking questions, acting out scenarios and recalling information on the Cold War. Each game features space for students to add their own questions for added revision worth.
The Kapp Putsch
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The Kapp Putsch

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The Spartacists are gone, but in their wake stand the Freikorps. In this second installment of ‘Threats to Weimar’ you and your class will uncover the key moments and debate the consequences of the Kapp Putsch 1921. Part of a twin lesson with the Spartacist Uprising and includes all resources. Lesson 4/25
The Nazi Police State
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The Nazi Police State

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Now Hitler’s got the high job, his plans turned to retaining it. This fully resourced lesson will aid you in explaining the systems of control within Nazi Germany. Lesson 17/24
Weimar & Nazi Germany Board Game
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Weimar & Nazi Germany Board Game

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A board game for students to play on ‘fun Friday’. Game requires dice and counters. Students move around asking questions, acting out scenarios and recalling information on Weimar & Nazi Germany. Each game features space for students to add their own questions for added revision worth.
Rise in Nazi Support
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Rise in Nazi Support

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The economic depression is in full effect, the people are desperate… but wait? Whats that coming over the hill? Is it a monster? … no its Hitler. Use this lesson to explore how the Nazi’s were able to increase support, from movie magic to the sadistic SA. Fully resourced lesson 11/25
The Origins of the Cold War
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The Origins of the Cold War

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Get to grips with the war time alliance, the intricacy of the Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam conferences and the persona of the the big three, Oh and with a cheeky bit of Billy Joel thrown in - remember to start with slide 2! Lesson 1/16
Chernobyl
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Chernobyl

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Another additional lesson to support wider understanding of the Cold War era. Here we focus on the disaster at Chernobyl. Why did it happen? How did two men, and 800,000 ‘bio-robots’ save the world? and what did it all mean for the fragile Soviet Union? Lesson 15/16