Can work for one full lesson and homework or two lessons. Pupils learn the main facts about the Battle of the Somme and then use sources to analyse to what extent Haig should be blamed.

A lesson introducing how to answer 16-mark questions. Lots of sheets and guided activities on the powerpoint and a homework task with a writing frame.

A very simple lesson. Adapted for online teaching but can be done in class too. Very simple, teacher led, great for lower abilities. Extension task with independent research to push pupils on who finish quickly.

Helpful writing frames for A level historians. Covers every type of question students will face on all three papers. I am an examiner, I know what they are looking for when marking.

Revision Guide

Whole SOW GCSE Edexcel

Couldn’t find a revision guide broken down with the spec so made this one. It is really a lot of it just the textbook information reorganised into easy to digest chunks. Past paper questions at the end from 2017- 2019. Tips for how to tackle to tackle source question.

A lesson looking at the causes, main events and consequences of the Spanish Armada. How much should we blame Phillip II for its failure? The lesson after this we usually watch the Battlefield Britain Armada episode to consolidate learning. You will need the GCSE Edexcel Elizabeth textbook for pupils to complete the worksheets. Homework sheet for after the lesson also included.

KS3 long term causes of World War One. This was a lesson I taught online, hence the worksheet looking how it does but easily used in classroom too. Two helpful video clips and a variety of tasks with extensions too. An excellent resource for a tricky concept. Nice way to introduce WW1.

Blank flashcards with the broken down specification on. Pupils can complete them as part of their revision, or as they learn the topics. Fantastic for revision.

Work booklet full of tasks on the Battle of the Somme. video listening task to start, source analysis task. Key question around does Haig deserve his nickname “Butcher of the Somme” or not. Pupils need to use the evidence to reach and justify a conclusion. Higher abilities will use more sources to do so, but lower ability will still be able to complete this work and come to a decision.

potential 16 mark questions for paper 2 Edexcel GCSE History. Excellent for revision and timed exam practice.

questions covering each of the three topics for revision and practice. Edexcel GCSE History paper 2. Elizabethan England 1558-1588.

Edexcel GCSE History. Elizabethan England 1558-1588. Potential list of 4 mark Describe two features of Questions. Made using specification and textbook.

Exam question how to. GCSE History Edexcel. How to answer them lesson.

A lesson looking at the attempted colonisation of Virginia by Sir Walter Raleigh as well as the events at Roanoke. Ppt, video clip, worksheets. Will need Edexcel GCSE textbook Elizabethan England to support this lesson.

Key stage three lesson looking at working conditions on Industrial factories. Best to have IT research facilities available or textbooks to help them when they need to do independent research, Their homework is to write up their report.

Opposition to the Nazi Party during the 1930s. White Rose Group, Eidelweiss Pirates, Church opposition etc.

KS3 lesson. What caused the Industrial Revolution. Variety of tasks, getting harder, differentiation by outcome.

Lesson helping pupils understand the causes, main events and consequences of the Munich Hall Putsch.