Lesson 10 of 12 in a Year 9 scheme of work for World War One.
This lesson focuses on reasons for Germany's surrender and the signing of Armistice.
Lesson includes a PowerPoint with Bronze, Silver, Gold objectives, differentiation opportunities and stretch activities. All worksheets, resources and video clips included.
Lesson includes:
- numeracy starter task
- remembrance day task / discussion of what remembrance day is
- carousel activity describing reasons for surrender and explaining the impacts
- PEE paragraph task
- remembrance day poetry plenary
Lesson 9 of 9 in a Year 8 SOW on Population
This lesson is a formal assessment to assess students understanding of concepts covered in SOW, including:
- key term definitions
- population density
- population distribution
- using choropleth maps to describe
- using population pyramids to describe
- impacts of overpopulation
- impacts of an ageing population
- exploring solutions to population management
Assessment has Bronze, Silver, Gold learning outcomes used throughout the SOW for students to progress through.
Lesson 7 of 9 in a Year 9 scheme of work for the Holocaust.
This lesson focuses on the Nazi's regime of implementing concentration camps.
Lesson includes a PowerPoint with Bronze, Silver, Gold objectives, differentiation opportunities and stretch activities.
Lesson includes:
- starter task based on Adam Koscielniak's art interpretations
- analysis of 2 interpretations of events task
- source analysis
- stretch task
- social media plenary
Lesson 5 of 12 in a Year 9 scheme of work for World War One.
This lesson focuses on the PALS battalions (case study: Accrington) There is an opportunity for students to use the soldier profile formed in this lesson throughout homework activities and stretch tasks through the remaining lessons in the unit of work.
Lesson includes a PowerPoint with Bronze, Silver, Gold objectives, differentiation opportunities and stretch activities. All worksheets, resources and video clips included.
Lesson includes:
- starter source task
- key term definition (PALS)
- video clip
- soldier profile game activity
- questioning plenary
A3 task sheet designed for students to consolidate what they have learnt from Key Enquiry 1 (Life of Plains Indians) of a thematic approach to teaching the American West study for Paper 2
A3 task sheet designed for students to consolidate what they have learnt from Key Enquiry 1 (Westward Migration) of a thematic approach to teaching the American West study for Paper 2
Lesson 3 of 9 in a Year 9 scheme of work for the Holocaust.
This lesson focuses on the persecution of Jews in Germany (application of knowledge from lesson 2 - however, can also be used as a stand alone lesson)
Lesson includes a PowerPoint with Bronze, Silver, Gold objectives, differentiation opportunities and stretch activities.
Lesson includes:
- bell work activity
- activity to gauge prior knowledge
- video and questioning task
- bronze, silver, gold activity based on persecution of the Besser family (case study)
- stretch activity
- plenary
Lesson 4 of 9 in a Year 9 scheme of work for the Holocaust.
This lesson focuses on the persecution of Jews in Germany (application of knowledge from lesson 2 - however, can also be used as a stand alone lesson)
Lesson includes a PowerPoint with Bronze, Silver, Gold objectives, differentiation opportunities and stretch activities.
Lesson includes:
- bell work activity
- evidence gathering and hypothesis forming task
- evidence discussion
- peer assessment
- plenary
Lesson 6 of 9 in a Year 9 scheme of work for the Holocaust.
This lesson focuses on the different Nazi youth groups.
Lesson includes a PowerPoint with Bronze, Silver, Gold objectives, differentiation opportunities and stretch activities.
Lesson includes:
- video and questioning task
- think, pair, share activity
- research task (information resources provided)
- stretch source worksheet
- student voice plenary
Lesson 2 of 9 in a Year 8 SOW on Population
This lesson explains what population density is and allows students the opportunity to explore areas that are densely / sparsely populated, working out the calculations themselves (numeracy focus)
Included is the PowerPoint and all handouts / worksheets needed (differentiation included)
Lessons have Bronze, Silver, Gold learning outcomes for students to progress through.
Lesson 3 of 9 in a Year 8 SOW on Population
This lesson explains what population distribution is and allows students to describe population density and distribution using a choropleth map. Peer assessment included.
Included is the PowerPoint and all handouts / worksheets needed
Lessons have Bronze, Silver, Gold learning outcomes for students to progress through.
Lesson 4 of 9 in a Year 8 SOW on Population
This lesson allows students to create their own choropleth map and describe population density and distribution using the choropleth map they have created.
Included is the PowerPoint and all handouts / worksheets needed
Lessons have Bronze, Silver, Gold learning outcomes for students to progress through.
Lesson 1 of 9 in a Year 8 SOW on Population
This lesson covers an introduction to population and natural change
Included is the PowerPoint and all handouts / worksheets needed (differentiation included)
Lessons have Bronze, Silver, Gold learning outcomes for students to progress through.
Lesson 5 of 9 in a Year 8 SOW on Population
This lesson explores the impacts of overpopulation. Homework task included.
Included is the PowerPoint and all handouts / worksheets needed
Lessons have Bronze, Silver, Gold learning outcomes for students to progress through.
Lesson 8 of 9 in a Year 8 SOW on Population
This lesson explores the population management in China (China's One Child Policy) Worksheet, differentiated task and lots of stretch activities included.
Included is the PowerPoint and all handouts / worksheets needed
Lessons have Bronze, Silver, Gold learning outcomes for students to progress through.
Lesson 11 of 12 in a Year 9 scheme of work for World War One.
This lesson focuses on the end of the war and the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.
Lesson includes a PowerPoint with Bronze, Silver, Gold objectives, differentiation opportunities and stretch activities. All worksheets, resources and video clips included.
Lesson includes:
- starter voice starter
- discussion of the Big 3
- analysing terms task
- PEE paragraph (with sentence starters)
- source plenary
- quiz activity
Lesson 12 of 12 in a Year 9 scheme of work for World War One.
This lesson is an assessment opportunity for students to demonstrates their understanding of topics covered in the scheme of work through extended pieces of writing.
Students will cover:
Life in Accrington
Propaganda
Being part of a PALS battalion
Trench warfare
The battle of the Somme
Germany's surrender
Signing of Armistice
The Treaty of Versailles
Lesson includes a PowerPoint with Bronze, Silver, Gold objectives, differentiation opportunities and stretch activities. All worksheets, resources and video clips included.
Lesson includes:
- Powerpoint showing the fate of the Accrington PALS battalion (students use this to complete their soldier profile for identified soldier earlier in the scheme of work)
- Assessment worksheet
Lesson 3 of 12 in a Year 9 scheme of work for World War One.
This lesson is an assessment opportunity to gauge student understanding of the causes of WWI.
Lesson includes a PowerPoint with Bronze, Silver, Gold objectives, differentiation opportunities and stretch activities. All worksheets, resources and video clips included.
Lesson includes:
- levelled assessment objectives
- literacy levelled objectives
- sentence starters
Lesson 7 of 12 in a Year 9 scheme of work for World War One.
This lesson focuses on conditions in the trenches.
Lesson includes a PowerPoint with Bronze, Silver, Gold objectives, differentiation opportunities and stretch activities. All worksheets, resources and video clips included.
Lesson includes:
- recap task
- source task (information gathering activity)
- letter / diary entry writing task
- peer assessment plenary
Lesson 6 of 12 in a Year 9 scheme of work for World War One.
This lesson focuses on introducing life in the trenches.
Lesson includes a PowerPoint with Bronze, Silver, Gold objectives, differentiation opportunities and stretch activities. All worksheets, resources and video clips included.
Lesson includes:
- starter source task
- independent activity (using resources provided) to understand why trenches were used, where they were, what they were like etc.
- 3, 2, 1 plenary