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 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.
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).
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.
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 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.
A series of six lessons on comparing the American War of Independence, the French Revolution and the Irish Rebellion. Ends in students presenting their findings and assessing their group presentations.
Also offers assessment opportunities throughout.
These are a series of question stems based on AQA GCSE History. They provide success criteria, writing frames and student friendly mark schemes. There are different question stems and mark schemes for each year group. These link with my other GCSE ‘How to’ guides.
This will enables familiarity with question styles prior to starting GCSE History.
The question stems could easily be adapted for those schools taking Edexcel GCSE History.
Full instructions for students covering all questions on paper 1:
question stem
assessment objectives covered
a brief list of what to do (and sometimes what to avoid)
suggested writing frame
student friendly mark scheme (this will allow them to self and peer assess more easily)
Full instructions for students covering all questions on paper 1:
question stem
assessment objectives covered
a brief list of what to do (and sometimes what to avoid)
suggested writing frame
student friendly mark scheme (this will allow them to self and peer assess more easily)
*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?
These homework activities are to introduce a breadth and depth of knowledge that is unachievable in the classroom alone. These activities are particularly useful for those in more remote areas where it is not as easy or accessible to visit places of cultural interest or, where there is a lack of diversity within the community.
Activities cover:
Classical civilisations
Women’s history
LGBTQ+ history
Black history
South Asian history
East and South East Asian history
Fully adapted and resources lessons covering the topic of the Industrial Revolution.
Includes regular starters, assessment (self/peer and teacher) with GCSE questions adapted for younger learners. Questions also include a student friendly mark scheme.
There is a self assessment sheet to help students to track and monitor their progress.
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.
Provides question stems, assessment objectives, suggested writing frames and student friendly mark schemes for both papers and all questions.
Also included are some general overview documents introducing assessment objectives and mark schemes.
A huge time saver when assessing, marking and providing feedback.
The resource includes:
questions divided into nine different historical skills
differentiated question stems for years 7, 8 and 9
gateway questions for enabling easy transition to AQA GCSE History than can be adapted for other exam boards
success criteria for answering the question
suggested writing frames
student friendly mark schemes
ready-made detailed feedback for each skill and year group
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/
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.
