Who was Jack the Ripper? This lesson looks at the main suspects and gets the students to evaluate who they think was the real Jack the Ripper. This lesson is free. It is lesson 4 of the SOW about Jack the Ripper. If you like what you see then please download the rest of the SOW. Please leave a review of the resource if you download it.

This lesson looks at how enslaved people used music to challenge the authority of their masters and send coded messages to others to help them to escape. The students will learn some of the code words and what they represented. It uses some of the most famous songs (such as ‘Swing low sweet chariot’ and ‘Amazing Grace’) and dissects the lyrics to understand the true meaning of the songs. It helps the students to appreciate how difficult it was to be enslaved and how the seemingly small acts of resistance could make a huge difference. An interesting and important lesson that deals with a sensitive topic carefully. The lesson ends with the students having the opportunity to write their own song of resistance.

A really fun lesson to introduce students to the idea of historical anachronisms (wrong time or wrong place in history). It uses both drawings and phots to demonstrate examples of anachronisms and asks the students to use their understanding and empathy to create their own stories full of anachronisms. A fun and useful lesson,

This is a Loop revision activity for Nazi Germany. It works on the same principle as flash cards, but the key words on one side don’t match the definition on the other side. In order to complete the Loop they need to find the student who has the key word that matches their definition (read the instructions below). It is a really fun activity that I mainly use for revision but can be used as a starter, a plenary or a fun activity. Instructions for use: 1 - Download and Print off the sheets. 2 - Cut around the outside edge of all the cards. 3 - Fold over the cards in the middle and glue them so on one side you have key words and on the other side you have definitions. 4 - Laminate the sheets (optional) 5 - Cut out the individual cards. 6 - Give out ALL the cards (at least one per person) 7 - Choose a random student to read out their definition, the rest of the class listen and whoever has the correct key word SHOUT IT OUT! 8 - This second student then flips over their card and reads aloud their definition. 9 - You keep going until you complete the loop and get back to the first student TIP 1 - To make it more effective and more competitive you should time each successful loop and post the times. Get the students to compete to try to beat their past times and other classes times. TIP 2 - Want to make it more difficult? Make the students swap cards every time someone makes a mistake or every time someone calls out. That way they will follow the rules and be forced to learn all the cards.

This is a Loop revision activity for Medicine Through Time. It works on the same principle as flash cards, but the key words on one side don’t match the definition on the other side. In order to complete the Loop they need to find the student who has the key word that matches their definition (read the instructions below). It is a really fun activity that I mainly use for revision but can be used as a starter, a plenary or a fun activity. Instructions for use: 1 - Download and Print off the sheets. 2 - Cut around the outside edge of all the cards. 3 - Fold over the cards in the middle and glue them so on one side you have key words and on the other side you have definitions. 4 - Laminate the sheets (optional) 5 - Cut out the individual cards. 6 - Give out ALL the cards (at least one per person) 7 - Choose a random student to read out their definition, the rest of the class listen and whoever has the correct key word SHOUT IT OUT! 8 - This second student then flips over their card and reads aloud their definition. 9 - You keep going until you complete the loop and get back to the first student TIP 1 - To make it more effective and more competitive you should time each successful loop and post the times. Get the students to compete to try to beat their past times and other classes times. TIP 2 - Want to make it more difficult? Make the students swap cards every time someone makes a mistake or every time someone calls out. That way they will follow the rules and be forced to learn all the cards.

This is an outstanding lesson (this lesson has been praised by an LEA inspector, SLT, an AST and it has been highlighted in an Ofsted report). It uses a variety of different activities including a scavenger hunt, a diamond nine and teamwork. The lesson gets the pupils to investigate nine causes for WW1 (from Alliances to Sandwiches!) and the pupils need to find links between the causes and prioritise them. It is a fun lesson but also an informative and chanllenging lesson.

This lesson looks at the effects of the crusades. It briefly covers the context of the crusades (what they were, when they took place, why they took place) The lesson has a variety of activities and encourages the pupils to think of both positive and negative effects of the crusades on Christianity and Islam (in Europe and the Middle-East) An excellent lesson.

This lesson looks at the reasons why it was so hard to catch Jack the Ripper. It looks at eye witness statements and all the contraditions. The students then have to draw up a profile of what they think Jack the Ripper really looked like.

The first lesson in my Jack the Ripper Scheme of Work It provides back ground and context to the Jack the Ripper killings by looking at what London was like in 1888. It links to the industrial revolution SOW. If you like this assembly please leave a review.

This lesson was a recommended resource by the TES. It is a fantastic memorable fun lesson where the students are challenged but have a lot of fun. King Charles II is dying, and only the expert knowledge of the best doctors in the UK can save his life. This lesson was created to be used in the Medicine Through Time SoW, but can be used with other year groups or as a revision activity. This lessons is a decision making exercise that builds on the pupils knowledge of Medieval medical treatments. Students need to use what they have learned to complete several rounds of a decision making activity to try to save the life of the King. Each round they are scored on how effective their treatment would have been. This is an excellent lesson as it is fun, memorable and challenging.

This is a fun revision activity designed for students studying GCSE History. It can also be used for KS3 or KS5 as part of a lesson. This is based on the popular New York Times Game Connections this fun revision game is designed to help the students to prepare for the exams or end of year assessments. The topics I have included are: -Medicine -The Cold War -Elizebethan England 1558-1588 -Weimar/Nazi Germany The game is simple; Students need to group together four words and figure out what the connection is between them. But many of the words can fit into multiple groups so they need to be careful. **I have included an answer sheet to make it easier for the teacher! ** As a bonus I have also included a blank template so students/teachers can make their own connections. This could also be used for other topics/subjects. It can also be used for KS3/4 or 5. If you like this resource please rate and review it!

This lesson gets the students to investigate life in the Warsaw Ghetto in WW2 through a number of Primary and Secondary Sources. It tests the students source skills and also builds on their knowledge of the Holocaust and WW2. This is a really useful lesson if you want the students to work on their source analysis skills. It is both a powerful and a challenging lesson.

This lesson investigates the assassination of JFK and gets the students to examine the evidence to try to answer the title question. This is an interesting and powerful lesson that gets students to challenge the official account and form their own theories as to what really happened in Dallas in 1963. A really good lesson.

In the long run did Jack the Ripper actually have a positive impact on London? Yes or No? Students will try to answer this question by researching the topic and then teaching one another. Students will look at the problems in East London at the time and whether or not those problems were fixed (and why). If you like this lesson then please leave a review.

This lesson looks at the many reasons why the police were unable to successfully track down Jack the Ripper. -The lesson looks at the ‘From Hell’ and ‘Dear Boss’ letters. -The students put together a timeline of events of 1888 -It looks at Jack’s MO -The students us Jack’s MO to decide which of the various murders carried out in East London in 1888 were carried out by him -Finally the students will have to assess which of the reasons why the police failed were the most significant. This is an excellent lesson which students should enjoy (and they will learn a lot about policing techniques in 1800s). If you like this lesson then please leave a review.

This lesson looks at the tragic story of the colonisation of Australia and the destruction of the Aboriginal way of life. There are several resources you can use for this lesson (and you might want to use this over two or three lessons - there is a lot here!). This is a good intro lesson to colonialism, the Aboriginal people or a skills lesson to look at important historical questions. The students investigate whether or not we should apologise for the actions of our ancestors, and how it could/should be made right today. A really good lesson.

The purpose of this lesson is for the students to look at the five victims of Jack the Ripper and identify similarities between the victims. They then have to act as detectives and try to spot patterns in Jack’s behaviour to try to prevent future murders. If you like this lesson then please leave a review.

This is a brilliant lesson that helps the students to understand what life was like for both the rich and poor in London during the Industrial Revolution. It focuses on East London and what the conditions were like for the poor. The lesson involved students interviewing one another (half have roleplay sheets) to find out what problems faced the working class in Bethnal Green. The students then write a report to the government to make recommendations as to how they would improve East London. The lesson involved individual work, group work, role play, and literacy tasks. A fun, informative lesson that the students will get a lot out of.

This lesson has been observed numerous times and has always been rated as outstanding, It is focused on the consequences of the Black Death and looks at how it changed Britain in many different areas. The students use sources in a carousel and collect the information to learn what the positive and negative changes were for the people of Britain. A well made and throught provoking lesson.

The assessment is source based and uses the 2016 Edexcel GCSE sources paper. The lesson includes an exam paper, a sources sheet and a mark scheme. Only four of the six questions that would be in a real GCSE paper are used as the assessment needed to be less than 60 min. I would suggest giving the students 10 min reading time prior to the assessment. If you like this lesson then please leave a review.