I am a current teacher with 20 years experience of teaching history. I publish a mix of free and paid for resources in the hope of saving people time. The resources are generally designed to be used 'off the peg' saving you time and effort as well as helping teachers who are non-specialists.
I am a current teacher with 20 years experience of teaching history. I publish a mix of free and paid for resources in the hope of saving people time. The resources are generally designed to be used 'off the peg' saving you time and effort as well as helping teachers who are non-specialists.
This is a course to teach the Stuarts from James I in 1603 to the Act of Union in 1707. Resources are fully differentiated and include starter tasks, assessment opportunities and mark schemes that tie in with the AQA GCSE History.
Lesson One - Interpretations of James I
Lesson Two - The Gunpowder Plot
Lesson Three - the 17th century witch-craze
Lesson Four - Causes of the English Civil War
Lesson Five - Why were Parliament able to win?
Lesson Six - the execution of Charles I
Lessons Seven - an analysis of Oliver Cromwell
Lesson Eight - the Restoration and a comparison of the Black Death and Great Plague medical approaches
Lesson Nine - The Glorious Revolution
Lesson Ten - the union of Scotland and England
Also included is:
MTP (Medium Term Plan) for students so that they can assess their understanding each lesson
KLI (Key Learning Indicators) that provide attainment levels for students
History Home Learning postcard to aid revision and boost parental engagement
I set homework using Seneca Learning (the free app) and have included a link to Seneca Learning as part of the bundle.
https://senecalearning.com/en-GB/
This is a fully differentiated lesson resource looking at the developing union of England and Scotland through the 17th century and into the early 18th century. Students look at reasons for the union but are also given the opportunity to look at the future of the union today. Could be adapted as a further debate lesson.
A fully differentiated lesson with resources to teach about the reasons for the Glorious Revolution and the consequences of it. Part of a series of lessons on the Stuarts.
This is a differentiated lesson that provides information of the Restoration and Charles II and starts with an interpretation analysis and mark scheme for self/peer assessment. Students then go onto look at the Great Plague and compare the causes, treatments and methods of prevention with the Black Death in order to assess change and continuity over time.
*These resources are available to buy individually with lessons five and six provided free of charge. Therefore buying as a bundle means the lessons are offered at half price.
Fully resourced and differentiated lessons covering 1603 to 1649 a with opportunities for self, peer and teacher assessment (mark schemes/success criteria provided).
Lesson One - Interpretations of James I (analysing the quote “wisest fool in Christendom”)
Lesson Two - Were the gunpowder plotters framed? (1605)
Lesson Three - Why was there a witch-craze in the 17th century?
Lesson Four - What caused the English Civil War? (Teacher assessment).
Lesson Five - Life during the English Civil war as well as why Parliament won.
Lesson Six - Should Charles I have been executed?
A fully resourced and differentiated lesson that looks into society during the English Civil War with reasons Parliament were able to win. This is an overview of the time period and can be used as an introduction to the topic if you teach it in greater depth.
Fully differentiated and resourced lesson on causes of the English Civil War. Starter is an AQA style interpretation question to help recall previous knowledge on Charles I that is broken down for KS3 students with a mark scheme. The lesson leads onto an exam style question with scaffolding for lower ability students. A mark scheme and feedback sheet is also provided for teacher assessment (can be adapted to be self of peer assessed).
A fully differentiated resource studying the execution of Charles I. Allows source analysis as well as writing and debate about both sides of the argument. Highlights career skills an provides a WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like) for self/peer assessment of work.
This is a fully differentiated and resourced lesson looking at the impact of Oliver Cromwell. Core tasks for lower attainers provide structure and scaffolding to form an opinion about Oliver Cromwell supported by evidence. Challenge and Aspire tasks for middle and higher attainers allow students to look at the debate surrounding the statue of Oliver Cromwell and whether or not it should be removed. Success criteria is provided for challenge and aspire tasks so that students can self or peer assess. There is also an exemplar answer that they can compare their response to.
There is a link provided to the clip from the History of Parliament ‘Who was Oliver Cromwell?’. This is not referenced in the lesson but could be used to add further contextual knowledge.
Fully differentiated lesson resource with starter and assessment opportunities.
Starts by a recall session on previous learning. Students then investigate the reasons for a witch-craze before going onto study and analyse source material. This is followed by a study of the Pendle witch trials.
A peer assessed assessment is differentiated into three tasks with success criteria provide for each.
The lesson can be adapted and changed as needed for your learners.
A fully differentiated lesson resource investigating the gunpowder plot. Includes self-assessed starter task that links with previous learning on James I as well as plenty of opportunities to listen and present to the rest of the class with their findings.
This resource is a literacy tool designed to enable students to break down an unfamiliar text and encourage them to ‘write like an historian’. The source used is an article from the Smithsonian Magazine, ‘See Charles I’s Stained Execution Shirt’.
The article provides useful information about the execution of Charles I.
This is a lesson resource that delves into the interpretations of James I. It is fully differentiated and allows assessment either through analysing sources or through an essay style question. Answers are provided for either teacher, peer or student assessment and a WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like) is provided for the essay style question.
This is a resource designed to introduce sources H and I from the resource pack produced by the exam board. Students can struggle with reading lengthy and complicated sources so ‘Write like an historian’ has been introduced to get students to familiarise themselves with parts of the text, look for new words and define what they mean as well as then summarising the text in their own words. The activity can be carried out individually, in pairs or in groups. Students could also use collaborative reading strategies such as reciprocal reading to further break down the text.
I would recommend blowing the handouts up to A3 to allow annotation and questions as students go through the text.
This is an optional activity that can be used to assess the contribution and successes/failures of four Tudor monarchs (you can adapt to include Edward VI and Lady Jane Grey if you have covered this in class). This could be used as an assessment opportunity or as revision for an assessment on the Tudors.
Differentiated resources and information is included. The assessment is peer assessed.
This resource includes question stems that have been simplified for KS3 students. The questions are based on the AQA GCSE History course but can easily be adapted for centres offering other exam board courses.
Each question relates to a Key Learning Intention (KLI).
Each question slide has:
success criteria
suggested writing frame
mark scheme that covers those working a pre levels, working towards, working at and working beyond
Each slide is written using student friendly language so can be used as a student, peer or teacher assessment tool.
Mark schemes can be adapted to suit however your school assesses at KS3.
Seven sessions on the Tudors that are timed to last 8-10 lessons. They contain starters (including source and interpretation starters in preparation for GCSE History) along with assessments (both teacher and student). Assessments include success criteria for students and a medium term plan for them to assess their progress throughout the series of lessons. Fully differentiated materials throughout.
Lesson One - Was Henry VII a gangster?
Lesson Two - What was the Reformation?
Lesson Three - What problems did Henry VIII face?
Lesson Four - What was the impact of the dissolution of the monasteries?
Lesson Five - How Bloody was Mary I?
Lesson Six - How did Elizabeth deal with the problem of Mary, Queen of Scots?
Lesson Seven - Why did the English defeat the Spanish Armada?
There will be a seperate and optional final lesson for students to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the Tudor monarchs.
Three differentiated lessons and materials to teach the Historic Environment component of Elizabethan England 1568-1603. It is designed to be taught after learning about the Northern rebellion and other Catholic threats, Mary, Queen of Scots and the ‘Golden Age’ (fashion for building stately homes).
Lesson One - An introduction to the Historic Environment Site Study 2023
Lesson Two (people)- Who is connected with Sheffield Manor Lodge?
Lesson Three (place and purpose) - Where is it located and what are the site features?
Lesson Four - How to answer the HE question. This includes a generic mark scheme, exemplar answers from AQA on Speke Hall to get students using the mark scheme, a group task that gets students to work together to answer a possible question and two possible question ideas for students to be assessed on.
Also includes a medium term plan for students to self-assess their understanding as they move through the lessons.
