Students discover the features of medieval castles and look at the potential weaknesses of the original Motte and Bailey castles. Lesson plan included. Comments are appreciated.

Continuing to build up the September 11th resources on TES, this lesson explores people's reactions. The lesson takes student&'s through the reactions of: the public, the president, the press and film makers. I use the first 10 minutes of the 2006 film 'World Trade Centre' during this lesson. Clips can be found on Youtube. This lesson also includes a timeline activity which could be used in isolation. Comments are appreciated! :-) (911, 9-11)

I think reading is very important for every single student. In my history classroom I like to show my students that they can read about the periods they study too. Please note the publisher document has several pages. Comments are appreciated.

Students look at the notion of Nazi culture and use buildings to explore Hitler's grand plans. Lesson plan and resources supplied. Comments are appreciated.

Students work in groups to produce a dossier of life behind the wall. They are provided with written and photographic evidence to produce their documents. Group monitoring form included. Comments are appreciated.

Students explore the reasons why people voted for Hitler. The first task asks students to answer some basic questions and they can follow it up by creating an overview spider-diagram. Despite the inaccuracies, I show parts of Rise of Evil to demonstrate the steps taken by Hitler. This is currently available on Youtube in parts. Comments are appreciated.

Students start this lesson by telling each other about their family histories before completing a world map which demonstrates the origins of the British people. This lesson could also be used to teach citizenship and PSHE. Comments are appreciated.

Students use information about Chadwick and the Poor Law and to assess its impact. Students are encouraged to see how the Poor Law was misinterpreted. The video clip was taken from Youtube but you can find others by simply searching. Comments are appreciated.

In this lesson students explore the key features of 1920 America by focusing on Jazz. They will develop an understanding of the type of music and research two famous musicians. Powerpoint can used as a quick run through or as an information hunt around the classroom. Comments are appreciated.

Students explore the living conditions of those people living through the Industrial Revolution. A picture source is the main stimulus material for this lesson. Comments are appreciated.

Students use two clips: Europa Europa and Education for Death to explore how Nazi education of children worked. This lesson should feature towards the end of a scheme of work. Comments are appreciated.

Students explore the stereotype of the witch and attempt to guess which characters would have been accused of witchcraft. Comments are appreciated. This was taught as a 30 minute lesson.

In this lesson students use a variety of text and picture sources to draw conclusions about working conditions. Students should be selecting evidence from the sources to back up their points. A creative writing activity is used to end the lesson. Comments are appreciated.

Students develop their prior knowledge of capitalism and communism by looking a propaganda. I use the Blue Twentieth Century World books to support this lesson. Comments are appreciated :-)

Students use information cards to explore the key events of the Civil Rights movement. This lesson works best at the end of a Scheme of Work or when being support by the Black Peoples of America textbook.

Students target the specific factors which helped to develop germ theory. This lesson should be taught after having introduced Koch and Pasteur. My classroom is equipped with both the white Dawson textbook and the Edexcel endorsed brown version. Comments are appreciated.

Students use picture sources to explore the features of Brighton in the past. Comments are appreciated.

Students use sources and information to explore how the war at sea affected Britain.

Students use maps and sources to explore the damage caused to Brighton during WWII. Works best if this is used as a local study but could be used up and down the country. Comments are appreciated.

This lessons explores the idea of a stereotype based on guidance from the IWM. Students develop an understanding of some of the people involved in the Holocaust. Comments are appreciated.