Overview lesson of the key events of War of the Roses used for Year 7. Starter- recap quiz with answers to mark Links to Horrible Histories and mini doc on the Princes in the Tower Main task - chronolgy card sort on the key events Recap plenary

Full lesson looking at the 4 main claimants to the throne after the death of Edward the Confessor. Starter task Carousel task to collect information on the claimants Creative task Link to BBC teach

Introduction to history skills, lesson in Chronology and working out centuries. Includes full lesson and worksheets

Full lesson on the differences between sources and interpretations. Includes a silent starter, worksheet and plenary

Full lesson on life in Medieval England used for Year 7 class. Includes: Starter quiz on Historical skills Guided reading task Comprehension questions GCSE style 4 mark describe question

Lesson based around Ian Dawson’s Enquiring History: For A level. Starter: Quick recap quiz on previous knowledge Teacher talk: discuss the rivalries and alliances of England in the 1400s Main: Students complete the table, looking at why countries got involved and the level of involvement. Optional idependent study: Documentary on the role of Propaganda in the War of the Roses

AQA A-Level lesson, for War of the Roses. Students recap the reasons for the outbreak of War and then look at the events of the First Battle of St Albans and create a storyboard of them.

Revision timeline worksheets for the first 3 key topics of AQA’s War of the Roses A-Level. Students are give 20 minutes to complete a timeline from memory and then come together or use toextbooks to fill in any gaps in knowledge.

Lesosn 1 of Industrial revolution topic for Key Stage 3 Includes: Plan Lesson PowerPoint Spot the difference starter Video Questions

Complete lesson on the changing nature of production in the Industrial Revolution unit for Key Stage 3. Includes: Plan Lesson PowerPoint Starter task Video Questions Cardsort Plenary

KS3 lesson on the discovery of the Vaccine. Includes starter task, video with questions, source analysis and plenary.

AQA A-Level lesson, for War of the Roses. Recap starte Quiz and students use flipped learning to find out about the two different battles. They could split the class and find out about a battle each before teaching the other half of the group.

Part of Edexcel’s Superpower Relations and Cold War and requires the textbook for one task. A series of optional tasks included.

Fully resourced lesson looking at Fidel Castro and the increased tensions between Cuba and the USA. Takes a bit of work, as the sources need to be printed and put into envelopes. I have done in the past, get the kids pretending to work for the CIA, they love it!

Leaders from Alexander II up till Mikhail Gorbachev. Made on Microsoft Publisher.

Blank timeline used to consolidate the events of the Cold War. Students given 20 minutes with closed books to fill in as much as possible, then asked to change colour pen and use books to fill in any missed areas. Good for highlighting areas that may need readdressing.

Lesson created to consolidate knowledge from Edexcel’s Superpower Relations and Cold War, looking at the Cold War Crises (Berlin, Cuba & Czechoslovakia).

Fully resourced lesson looking at the Long & Novikov telegrams and Winston Churchill’s Iron Curtain speech. Part of Edexcel’s Superpower relation and Cold War unit. Thank you to @MrPattisonTeach on twitter for sharing the guided reading

Fully resourced lesson looking at the creation of the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan Part of Edexcel’s Superpower relations and Cold War unit.

Lesson looking at the Berlin Crisis and the summits of 1958-1961. Part of Edexcel’s Superpower Relations and the Cold War, and uses the text book for this lesson.