This Tarsia puzzle covers the theme of the Stuart Britain. It was specifically designed for Edexcel's Conflict, Revolution and Settlement course. Great forA-level revision and intervention sessions. A Tarsia puzzle requires students to match up sides of triangles to form a hexagonal shape. They are brilliant for revision and get students to think hard. I use these at the starts of ends of lessons and they can take 10-20 minutes depending on your class's confidence in the material. All materials are provided here including student instructions, student puzzle pieces and teacher answers. All images have been acquired through a search engine filtered to labelled for re-use. Enjoy!

This Tarsia puzzle covers the theme of the Elizabethan England. More specifically Edexcel's topic 1. Great for 9-1 GCSE revision and intervention sessions. A Tarsia puzzle requires students to match up sides of triangles to form a hexagonal shape. They are brilliant for revision and get students to think hard. I use these at the starts of ends of lessons and they can take 10-20 minutes depending on your class's confidence in the material. All materials are provided here including student instructions, student puzzle pieces and teacher answers. All images have been acquired through a search engine filtered to labelled for re-use. Enjoy!

This Tarsia puzzle covers the theme of the Cold War. Great for legacy or 9-1 GCSE revision and intervention sessions. A Tarsia puzzle requires students to match up sides of triangles to form a hexagonal shape. They are brilliant for revision and get students to think hard. I use these at the starts of ends of lessons and they can take 10-20 minutes depending on your class's confidence in the material. All materials are provided here including student instructions, student puzzle pieces and teacher answers. All images have been acquired through a search engine filtered to labelled for re-use. Enjoy!

This Tarsia puzzle covers the topic of the Medicine Through Time. This puzzle covers aspects of a range of time periods. Great for 9-1 GCSE revision and intervention sessions. A Tarsia puzzle requires students to match up sides of triangles to form a hexagonal shape. They are brilliant for revision and get students to think hard. I use these at the starts of ends of lessons and they can take 10-20 minutes depending on your class’s confidence in the material. All materials are provided here including student instructions, student puzzle pieces and teacher answers. All images have been acquired through a search engine filtered to labelled for re-use. Enjoy!

This Tarsia puzzle covers the theme of the Weimar Republic. Great for 9-1 GCSE revision and intervention sessions. A Tarsia puzzle requires students to match up sides of triangles to form a hexagonal shape. They are brilliant for revision and get students to think hard. I use these at the starts of ends of lessons and they can take 10-20 minutes depending on your class's confidence in the material. All materials are provided here including student instructions, student puzzle pieces and teacher answers. All images have been acquired through a search engine filtered to labelled for re-use. Enjoy!

This Tarsia puzzle covers the theme of the American West. Great for 9-1 GCSE revision and intervention sessions. A Tarsia puzzle requires students to match up sides of triangles to form a hexagonal shape. They are brilliant for revision and get students to think hard. I use these at the starts of ends of lessons and they can take 10-20 minutes depending on your class's confidence in the material. All materials are provided here including student instructions, student puzzle pieces and teacher answers. All images have been acquired through a search engine filtered to labelled for re-use. Enjoy!

This lesson should be taught after students have researched the initial conferences in the 1940s. In this lesson students recap the events of the conferences at Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam. They then begin to consider the impacts of the development, testing and use of the atomic bomb. Plenty here to keep students busy and 2 video clip links are included to extend student understanding. Taught as part of the Edexcel History 9-1 course.

This homework was designed for students to complete before Y12 or just at the start. It complements Edexcel's Paper 1: Conflict, Revolution and Settlement. There are lots of tasks here to keep them busy which will help to develop their contextual understanding before beginning the course. Images have been acquired through a search engine filtered to "labelled for re-use".

These two information leaflets have been designed to provide both parents and students with an understanding of what is expected from history GCSE and A-level. These have been designed for my current specification but you could easily swap modules out if yours differ. Images acquired through a search engine filtered to "labelled for re-use".

In this lesson students begin to explore the nature of warfare and medical conditions in World War One. They consider a piece of fictional text as a representation and then use a video clip and information to develop their contextual understanding. Excellent for old and new spec Edexcel. Images were acquired through a search engine filtered to "labelled for re-use".

This resource contains two homework projects which can be provided to KS3 students for the subject of history. There’s different activities designed to encourage students to engage in independent research. The two topics covered here are Civil Rights in the USA and the British Empire. Level descriptors are provided for teacher and/or peer/self assessment. Images acquired through a search engine filtered to “labelled for re-use”.

This resource was planned for a 1 hour and 30 minute session during an Activity Week during the Summer Term. The theme was based around "Finding God in all things" but the resource could easily be adapted for a secular purpose. During the session, students research a historical figure or event and research who, what, why, when, how. The students are then tasked with creating a video about their research on ipads (if available in your school) or on their smart phones. There's plenty to do here and a lesson plan for the teacher. Great for independent learning and would easily work for an introductory lesson during taster days or introductory weeks. Use the comment feature below to ask questions. Images have been acquired through a search engine filtered to "labelled for re-use". Enjoy!

In this lesson, students consider whether William's Wars caused a financial revolution or not. Whilst also considering the historical example, students are encouraged to consider what modern day MPs spend their money on and how this is justified. This lesson should be supported by the Edexcel Pearson Textbook designed for Paper 1 (ISBN 9781447985327). Images acquired through a search engine filtered to "labelled for re-use". If you have questions then please use the comment function below.

In this lesson, students develop their understanding of the context of the Nine Years War. This lesson should be supported by the Edexcel Pearson Textbook designed for Paper 1 (ISBN 9781447985327). Images acquired through a search engine filtered to "labelled for re-use". If you have questions then please use the comment function below.

In this lesson students take on the viewpoint of the famous Tudor and Stuart historian: David Starkey. Students use their own knowledge and a provided card sort to challenge Starkey's view. This lesson was designed for KS3 but I have used variants of it for GCSE and even A-level. I absolutely love this lesson and so do the students. I always try to sell the idea that we are going to post our responses to Starkey in attempt to get a reply. All images acquired through a search engine filtered to "labelled for re-use". If you have questions please use the comment function below. Enjoy!

In this lesson students primarily explore the nature and landscape of the American West. Maps and cross sections are provided to allow students to explore the difficulties that people may have faced exploring and settling in this difficult terrain. The plenary also introduces some different characters of the West. Excellent for a first lesson to grab their attention! All images acquired through a search engine filtered to "labelled for re-use". Any questions please use the comment section below.

In this lesson students explore some of the big issues that affect our world today. Students are encouraging to think about what wealthy countries can do to support and tackle these issues such as: child soldiers, modern slavery and torture. After exploring some of the issues students are encouraged to design a campaign in order to raise awareness. I have attached some example work in a photograph here. Great for the end of term or form time! Pictures acquired through a search engine filtered to "labelled for re-use". Enjoy!

This is a KS3 assessment planned for Y8 students. Students are presented with two sources and they are expected to draw out similarities and differences in order to assess how far the sources agree. Excellent preparation for GCSE and beyond! Video clips are built in, so that students can recap knowledge. This should take place after contextual lessons about the Suffragettes and Suffragists. Any questions please comment :-) Images have been acquired through a search engine filtered to "labelled for reuse".

In this lesson students explore the reasons why homesteaders built sod houses. Students work in groups to design houses which are suited to the Great Plains. All resources and a lesson plan provided for an hour's lesson. This lesson was planned for an Appraisal observation and contains a range of activities to keep students engaged and motivated. Images have been acquired through a search engine filtered to "labelled for re-use".

I've used these resources to create a "History of the World" display and a giant "Lego Timeline". All you need is some backing paper and ideally a world map. These materials were used to make the display shown in the photograph assigned to my TES shop. Images acquired through a search engine filtered to "labelled for re-use".