A lesson that looks at why men enlisted into the army during the first world war. The lesson resolves around the History Mystery Box, print out the images for the box these are then placed into the box or bag and students must take turns pulling them out and trying to explain why this would get men to join up. This is my favorite lesson as students are excited to learn what is in the box. Lesson looks at propaganda, order of the white feather, conscription, pals battalions. Then there is a source activity and GCSE styled question. There are sentence starters to help students if needed and challenge tasks to stretch students.

A lesson that looks at 4 causes of the French Revolution. This lesson is aimed at year 8, students complete solo work and group work. There is a GCSE styled question with sentence starters and key words to help the less able whilst there are challenge tasks to stretch the top.

137 Key words based on the Elizabethan England topic. All the key words have images to help prompt students. These are great for revision. I print them so that 8 are on 1 page so they are smaller. Then laminate Following tasks can be completed with them: - Students have to define key words given to them - Students have to group key words that link together -Students can write definitions on the back and test each other. - Give a table the whole pack and time them whilst sorting them into groups of defining them. - Creating a timeline of key events and people

This lesson looks at why were the Civil Rights Acts passed and what were their impacts, including assassination, selma and riots. Lesson includes extracts from each law to read through, a worksheet to complete during the lesson. There is a GCSE styled question with sentence starters and a model paragraph.

This lesson gets students to investigate the impact of hyperinflation and how it affected Germany. The lesson includes a role play activity which works really well in getting students to understand the impact of hyperinflation. Furthermore, there is a GCSE source question with sentence starters and model answers. There is a flow diagram at the end of the power point that gives key events about hyperinflation.

This lessons looks at the Paris uprisings, including the Germinal, Prairial, and Vendemiaire, students read through the information about each of the Parisian revolts and compare the similarity and differences. The lesson includes challenge tasks and a A-Level Question. This lesson forms part of a SOW for AQA A level France in Revolution 1774-1815.

This lesson forms part of a SOW for AQA America: Opportunity and Inequality 1920 - 1973. This lesson looks at why America experienced a Red Scare in the 1950s. Students look at the international events at the time and how these would impact America. The lesson includes challenge tasks to stretch students and a differentiated worksheet with questions to prompt students towards answers

This lesson gets students to investigate the significance of invetions during this period. Students look at the short term and long term impact of a range of inventors including Edward Jenner, James Watts etc. There are scaffolds for the writing tasks.

This lesson forms a SOW on the English Civil War, there are two lessons on why the Civil war happened and then the other lessons look at the impact. This lesson includes starters with answers, a worksheet with tasks and time lines to build chronological understanding.

This lesson forms a SOW on the Industrial Revolution. This lesson looks at the problems facing public health during this period. Problems such as slums, cholera etc. They complete a reading about the problems and evaluate a source and interpretation There are scaffolds for tasks and chances to model the tasks.

This lesson looks at analyzing the Anglo-Saxon chronicle about Williams reign. Students print out the text students annotate and colour code the source with modeled examples. Followed up with a GCSE styled question with sentence starters and a model answer.

Students look at why the Black Death killed so many people. Students look at the medieval trade routes and how that helped the disease spread and the beliefs of the cause and cures and why that would be responsible. There is a GCSE styled question with a writing frame and model answer to help with the less able. As well as some challenge tasks to stretch students understanding.

A good way to end the lesson. Press the spin button and see what social media themed plenary it will land on students then end the lesson in the task. Click on the app and the activity will appear to increase interest and engagement I’ve also created it in a dice format and five each group one to use and they can do this on their own and if under running complete two. Students really liked this task.

This lesson looks at the case of Linda Brown and Brown vs Board of Education. Students complete a sketch chronology where they use the information to draw out the key events. There is a GCSE styled exam question with a model answer and sentence starters to help students.

A lesson that looks at the case of the Little Rock Nine. Lesson includes some source work, a GCSE style question with model answer, image based prompts.

A lesson that looks at whether Mary deserves her title of Bloody Mary, and why she may have got this infamy. Lesson includes some source work and GCSE styled question. There are sentence starters and challenge tasks.

This lesson forms a SOW on the Holocaust. This lesson involves students looking at how the Nazis attempted to turn society against Jewish people, they look at propaganda, boycotts, education. There are challenge tasks to stretch and challenge the top end, whilst sentence starters are provided to support those in the lesson.

A range of worksheets to help with revision for AQA France in Revolution 1774 - 1815. This includes a worksheet to help summarize the different revolutionary governments, another worksheet to hep compare the constitutions, a timeline task to track the influence of the sans culotte, a timeline to help revise key events, an overview sheet to compare the whole topic as well as a summary sheet.

This works best printed off on A3, students use this concurrently with their study and add to it to form their own large knowledge organisers