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I am a Geography specialist who has also been teaching GCSE history for the past few years. I have uploaded some lessons for History and Geography. I hope people find them useful.

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I am a Geography specialist who has also been teaching GCSE history for the past few years. I have uploaded some lessons for History and Geography. I hope people find them useful.
Extending the Franchise: Early 1800's Elections & The Radicals
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Extending the Franchise: Early 1800's Elections & The Radicals

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Reform and Reformers Power & the People Lesson for AQA GCSE History. First lesson on this unit. The lesson introduces why so many people felt there were problems with elections during these years with several activities around this, The pupils then go on to learn who the Radicals were and what protests were undertaken and by whom. There is also a source interpretation question with guidance included and video clips. Lesson features:- Video clips All resources needed and photocopying files. GCSE style source interpretation question with guidance. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer
Retrieval Practice History Starter Template
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Retrieval Practice History Starter Template

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This is a retrieval practice template for history using old picture frames for use at the start of a lesson as a quick quiz recap or as a plenary quiz. Pictures could be colour-coded for difficulty, or just use it as you like… https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer
Hot Deserts: Opportunities for Development
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Hot Deserts: Opportunities for Development

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This is a lesson for AQA GCSE Geography on development opportunities in hot deserts and uses the Thar Desert in India and Pakistan as an example. The lesson is fully resourced, no need for a text book. The lesson includes: Starter recap. Questioning section Video clip Information gathering activity GCSE question with guidance on content and structure. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer
Sustainable Management of Tropical Rainforests
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Sustainable Management of Tropical Rainforests

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For AQA GCSE Geography. You need the Oxford AQA GCSE Geography Textbook for the new specification The lesson includes. Photo interpretation starter. Questioning activity Video clips Large A3 worksheet with a variety of different activities covering the required content. Plenary activity. All worksheets for photocopying included. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer
Sustainable Urban Living in Freiburg
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Sustainable Urban Living in Freiburg

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AQA GCSE Geography lesson on Sustainable Urban Living using Freiburg as an example. Included in the lesson is: Video clips on Freiburg Information sheet on sustainable living in Freiburg A3 double sided task worksheet with a variety of actvities for differing abilities Practice GCSE Questions You may wish to use alongside the Oxford AQA GCSE Geography textbook, but all resources are included. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer
The Tudor Church: Was it Corrupt?
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The Tudor Church: Was it Corrupt?

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A Key Stage 3 History lesson on corruption in the Catholic Church as part of a Tudor’s SOW. The lesson includes: The pupils will explore the evidence for corruption in the Catholic Church from Thomas Cromwell’s investigation then finish with a writing task with a structured writing frame to guide them. Starter. Video interpretation. Source interpretation on Cromwell’s investigation. Writing task. Scrabble plenary. All resources are provided. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer
Hot Deserts: Plant & Animal Adaptations
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Hot Deserts: Plant & Animal Adaptations

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AQA GCSE Geography lesson on the Environmental Characteristics of Hot Deserts. This is the second lesson on Hot Deserts for the AQA specification. The lesson includes: Camel starter activity Worksheet on plant and animal adaptations Video clips 4-mark exam question Plenary memory activity. The pupils will work there way through these tasks and gain an understanding of plant and animal adaptations. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer
Hot Deserts: Environmental Characteristics
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Hot Deserts: Environmental Characteristics

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AQA GCSE Geography. This is an 1 hour introductory lesson to the Hot Deserts unit for AQA GCSE Geography. This first lesson looks soley on the climate and the challenging conditions found in hot deserts. Content covered in the lesson include Photo Challenge Starter Where are the deserts located? Why are the deserts located here? What is the climate of the desert like? Also include video clips, worksheet and photocopying. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer
Choropleth Maps: Mapping Crime
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Choropleth Maps: Mapping Crime

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This is a 1 hour geographical skills lession aimed at Key Stage 3. The lesson includes:- Starter on urban problems. Introduction to Choropleth maps. Pupils then create a map of crime in London. Pupils then decide and justify where a new police station will be located. Advantages and Disadvantages of Choropleth Maps. The lesson would work well as part of a Geography & Crime unit of work or a stand alone lesson on choropleth maps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer
The Norman Conquest:  From Motte & Bailey to Stone
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The Norman Conquest: From Motte & Bailey to Stone

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A Key Stage 3 lesson on how Motte and Bailey castles changed into stone castles as part of the Norman Conquest SOW. The pupils will explore the weaknesses of Motte and Bailey castles before investigating the first stone castles, how and why they were built, their advantages and disadvantages. The lesson include the following:- Questioning starter Video clips Differentiated source task Worksheet on castle features Plenary All worksheets included at the end for photocopying. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer
Christmas Activities: Religious Studies
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Christmas Activities: Religious Studies

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A Key Stage 3 lesson for Religious Studies on Christmas. This resource is perfect for Christmas Cover work or just a final lesson before the holidays. There is a variety of activities for the pupils to undertake all with a Christmas theme which may involve research, creativity and revision. The sheets are best printed off as A3 sheets, double sided, but if lessons are short (45-50 mins) you could just use one side of the sheet. When using both sides it is a good double lesson or two single periods. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer
The Great Fire of London: How Great Was It?
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The Great Fire of London: How Great Was It?

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A Key Stage 3 double lesson or two single lessons on the Great Fire of London. No extra resources are needed for the lesson, but it does work best if the pupils all have a copy of the lesson on Google Classroom or such like. The activities are all differentiated so pupils can choose the level they work at. The lesson finishes with an extended writing task. Included is Video clip on how the great fire started Differentiated Activity worksheet Evaluation exercise on how Great the fire was. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer
Deforestation in Malaysia: The Impacts
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Deforestation in Malaysia: The Impacts

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AQA GCSE Geography Lesson This lesson requires the Oxford GCSE Geography for the AQA specification This lesson includes a number of activities including photograph interpretation, a worksheet to help the students with an evaluation question and further skills such as map and graph interpretation. The actvities are based around the Oxford GCSE Geography for AQA. Thanks, and hope it helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer
Reducing the Gap: Tourism in Jamaica UPDATED
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Reducing the Gap: Tourism in Jamaica UPDATED

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AQA GCSE Geography lesson on reducing the development gap in Jamaica. ****You will need the Oxford GCSE Geography textbook for AQA (second edition). This lesson contains a differentiated a3 worksheet for the pupils to workthrough using the textbook. There is a variety of tasks that the pupils can choose from and some video clips on Jamaica to give the pupils a brief insight into the island. Included are:- Starter activity Video Clip A3 Differentiated Worksheet. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer