Hi there, I am a head of History based in South Yorkshire.
My strengths and passion are in teaching and learning. I enjoy making my lessons as engaging as possible as it is this, which I believe, to be the most effective behaviour management strategy and the key to helping students achieve excellent results and become engaged and excited about history and learning.
Hi there, I am a head of History based in South Yorkshire.
My strengths and passion are in teaching and learning. I enjoy making my lessons as engaging as possible as it is this, which I believe, to be the most effective behaviour management strategy and the key to helping students achieve excellent results and become engaged and excited about history and learning.
This lesson has been created for KS3 students and covers life in Medieval England. The purpose of the lesson is to get students to consider how life could be viewed as both healthy and unhealthy in Medieval England using source statements.
Students initially search for Medieval public health features within a ‘Wheres Wally style activity’. Students then plot on a living graph using statements to guide them in pairs. Finally students apply their learning by writing a section of a 12 mark style question (AQA) using the sentence scaffolds provided to coach pupils into using accurate exam technique.
All accompanying resources included and suggested learning outcomes provided with space for you to add your own accompanying grades. I teach this lesson in full to my higher ability Y7 students (and reduce the number of statements to differentiate for my lower ability students). I have been graded ‘Outstanding’ in observation with this lesson also.
I really hope you enjoy teaching this lesson as much as I do!
This lesson has been created with KS3 secondary history students in mind and is the second lesson in my Holocaust unit of work.
This lesson has been created on Microsoft Powerpoint and the accompanying student worksheets have been created on Microsoft Word and Powerpoint . Teacher Notes & Answers have been added to the notes section underneath each relevant slide on the Powerpoint. Please check these before delivering the lesson to your student. They offer excellent source analysis support for teachers new to the topic.
This resource is Lesson 2 in my Holocaust scheme of work. It’s aim is to explore the ways in which the Nazi’s used propaganda and stereotyping to humiliate and discredit the Jewish race in German society. This is to help students begin to understand how the Nazis then were able to turn society against the Jewish people and other minority groups which then paved the way towards Holocaust and eventual mass murder.
This lesson is very heavily focused on working on students source analysis and interpretation skills using antisemitic propaganda that was distributed by the Nazi party in German society in the 1930’s. This lesson includes suggested learning objectives and outcomes and has been designed to be taught over the course of one hour - although it may run over.
The utmost care has been taken to ensure this resource has been created with the utmost respect to the victims of the holocaust and to ensure that students have the opportunity to connect and empathise to the human beings to whom the attrocities of the holocaust were committed.** There a no graphic images of corpses in this resource.**
I really hope you enjoy teaching this lesson to your students as much as I do! If you are able to leave a review once you have taught it, I would be really grateful.
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Lesson 1: Ordinary things
Holocaust Memorial Day Assembly
This lesson is the first of 2 detailing slave auctions.
It makes links to human rights laws today and it practices skills of source inference and empathy.
To access this lesson to its fullest extent Roots Slave auction is best to be watched. It is better to watch the fuller thing on DVD but below is a quick Youtube link to the auction.
A highly presented and detailed Powerpoint presentation containing 8 different grab and go starter activities.
This resource is created so you can copy and paste the Powerpoint slide with the starter activity of your choosing and edit it to suit your topic/ the needs of your students. Included in the PPT are a total of 8 different starter activities designed for individual/paired/group/whole class for secondary students. Starters activities include ‘Who am I?’, ‘5 Senses’, ‘Anagram wheel’ amongst others.
Within this resource are both the students facing starter slides and hidden slides with teacher notes on detailing each activity and offering suggested delivery/equipment/ challenge ideas where required any resources required are included within the Powerpoint document as hidden slides also.
Where animations are present, these will work when in presenter mode and upon clicking. Please be sure to check the presentation notes also on the slides for additional information/instructions.
This resource is not designed to be used as a whole lesson, however the activities have been designed to be used in a ‘grab and go’ fashion to give you and your students some variety in your lesson starters.
Thankyou for taking the time to view this resource, if you purchase and use and find the time - please review!
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A full lesson to share with your KS3 and KS4 students for Black History Month.
This lesson has been created on Microsoft PowerPoint and is designed to be taught for an hour, however, the tasks can be adapted to speed up or slow down the lesson and some of the tasks included could be taught as stand alone activities. All accompanying information sheets/ worksheets have been provide and additional supportive student materialsfor the starter and plenary have been provided on the PowerPoint as hidden slides to help deliver the lesson quicker should you require.
The lesson includes keywords & definitions, a brief overview of what Black History Month is and why we celebrate it, scaffolded teaching, information sheets to search and categorize key information. Students are then to use the information they have extracted to complete profile pages on significant figures in black history. I have provided single A4 information sheets on 4 key figures from varying periods of history in addition to blank profile pages (black and white to save on colour printing and provide students with more opportunities to get creative!)
There is an AFL check point built into the lesson and to consolidate the learning students can attempt an exam style question which is great for practicing and developing point & evidence writing. The accompanying mark scheme to self-assess has also been included (this is currently styled as a 4 mark AQA history ‘describe’ question). Alternatively, this can easily be tweaked to meet the language and style of your own subject/exam board questions.
I really hope your students enjoy this lesson for Black History Month. If you get the opportunity, please review!
Looking for a Black History month quiz to share with your tutortime/students? Check out this one here.
This resource is a 20 question tutor time/ form time quiz created on Microsoft Powerpoint suitable for KS3 and KS4 secondary students.
I publish a new 20 question quiz weekly during term time; this weeks quiz was created for October 2022 week 1, however it can be used at any date as the questions are not time/season dependent. I love doing a weekly quiz with my tutor group at the end of the week on a Friday morning - so its a great activity to start in formtime as we go back to school for the start of the new academic year!
NOW INCLUDED - ANSWER SHEET AND LEADERSHIP BOARD SPREADSHEET
There are 20 general knowledge questions in this quiz varying from geography, history, science and world trivia. The answers are provided across 2 slides at the end of the quiz - each answer is revealed per click.
I would recommend for this quiz students get into groups of no more than 4 and the activity should take no longer than 15 minutes to complete.
Please keep an eye out for my weekly quizzes and review/leave feedback if possible. Also if you prefer the terminology ‘form time’ to ‘tutortime’ then I have provided an alternate title you can swap in at the side of slide 1 on the Powerpoint.
Download September Week 1 here
Download September Week 2 here
Download September Week 3 here
Download September Week 4 here
This resource is a 20 question tutor time/ form time quiz created on Microsoft Powerpoint suitable for KS3 and KS4 secondary students.
I publish a new 20 question quiz weekly during term time; this weeks quiz was created for October 2022 week 2, however it can be used at any date as the questions are not time/season dependent. I love doing a weekly quiz with my tutor group at the end of the week on a Friday morning - so its a great activity to start in formtime as we go back to school for the start of the new academic year!
NOW INCLUDED - ANSWER SHEET AND LEADERSHIP BOARD SPREADSHEET
There are 20 multiple choice questions in this quiz varying from geography, history, science and world trivia. The answers are provided across 2 slides at the end of the quiz - each answer is revealed per click.
I would recommend for this quiz students get into groups of no more than 4 and the activity should take no longer than 15 minutes to complete.
Please keep an eye out for my weekly quizzes and review/leave feedback if possible. Also if you prefer the terminology ‘form time’ to ‘tutortime’ then I have provided an alternate title you can swap in at the side of slide 1 on the Powerpoint.
Download October Week 1 here
Download September Week 1 here
Download September Week 2 here
Download September Week 3 here
Download September Week 4 here
This resource is a 20 question tutor time/ form time quiz created on Microsoft Powerpoint suitable for KS3 and KS4 secondary students.
I publish a new 20 question quiz weekly during term time; this weeks quiz was created for October 2022 week 4, however it can be used at any date as the questions are not time/season dependent. I love doing a weekly quiz with my tutor group at the end of the week on a Friday morning - so its a great activity to start in form time as we go back to school for the start of the new academic year!
NOW INCLUDED - ANSWER SHEET AND LEADERSHIP BOARD SPREADSHEET
There are 20 multiple choice questions in this quiz varying from geography, history, science and world trivia. The answers are provided across 2 slides at the end of the quiz - each answer is revealed per click.
I would recommend for this quiz students get into groups of no more than 4 and the activity should take no longer than 15 minutes to complete.
Please keep an eye out for my weekly quizzes and review/leave feedback if possible. Also if you prefer the terminology ‘form time’ to ‘tutortime’ then I have provided an alternate title you can swap in at the side of slide 1 on the Powerpoint.
Download October Week 1 here
Download September Week 4 here
Download October Week 1 here
Download October Week 2 here
Download October Week 3 here
This resource is a bundle of 4x 20 question tutor time/ form time quizzes created on Microsoft Powerpoint suitable for KS3 and KS4 secondary students.
Included in this bundle are the 4x October Tutortime Quizzes each being sold separately for £1.49.
October Week 1
October Week 2
October Week 3
October Week 4
With printable A5 Answer sheets and a leadership points board on Excel.
I publish a new 20 question quiz weekly during term time; This bundle of quizzes were created for the month of September, however they can be used at any date as the questions are not time/season dependent. I love doing a weekly quiz with my tutor group at the end of the week on a Friday morning - so its a great activity to start in formtime as we go back to school for the start of the new academic year!
There are 20 general knowledge questions in each quiz varying from geography to history, science. maths, literacy and world trivia.
Weeks 1 & 3 are general knowledge Q&A format whereas Weeks 2 & 4 are multiple choice format.
The answers are provided across 2 slides at the end of the quiz - each answer is revealed per click.
I would recommend for this quiz students get into groups of no more than 4 and the activity should take no longer than 15 minutes to complete.
Please keep an eye out for my weekly quizzes and review/leave feedback if possible. Also if you prefer the terminology ‘form time’ to ‘tutortime’ then I have provided an alternate title you can swap in at the side of slide 1 on the Powerpoint.
September quiz bundle
Also if you are preparing to celebrate seasonal events with your tutor group then check out these themed quizzes and formtime activities:
European Day of Languages Quiz
World Space Week Quiz
Black History Month Quiz
Remembrance Day
Christmas Quiz
A Christmas Quiz for 2018 designed for the whole school students in KS3/KS4/KS5 however top end of KS2 would be able to access all rounds. I love doing these xmas quizzes every year with my form group and my classes.
Leave a review for this quiz and pick any resource from any of these stores, up to the value of £3, for free! (drop us an email with the one you’d like - tarahope663@gmail.com)
There are 7 rounds in the quiz and it is easily customisable to complete in any order you wish. I sometimes take out a round or 2 and pick my favourites if students need extra time on other rounds.
Round 1: General Knowledge (multiple choice)
Round 2: Christmas Adverts
Round 3: News (multiple choice)
Round 4: Celebrity Mash-Up
Round 5: Keypad Conundrums
Round 6: Xmas Song intros
Round 7: (BONUS ROUND) Christmas Dingbats (Also sold separately)
The quiz comes with full Quiz question ppt, Full Quiz answer ppt and double sided answer sheet for students to write on and a completed answer sheet also for ease of peer marking if required.
Raising money to pay for my wedding so if you purchase and enjoy please review!
This lesson is designed for my current Y11 students starting AQA Paper 1 (Old Spec).
It covers the content to the event in steps which studentscan work on either independently or in groups. The activity for this can be structured in a carousel if you wish. The event has been broken down in simple points as students can sometimes get a little confused with the names and agendas of people in Anschluss. Each step is accompanied by images to prompt memory.
Quick AFL checkpoint in the form of a Pop Quiz is in there.
The penultimate task in this lesson is for students to become familiar with the 10 mark question on Paper 1. Students are provided with the answer and have to figure out the exam technique behind it. What do they need to do and what do they not need to do. The question allows students to use prior knowledge of the Rhineland crisis and students then need to consider which event was more significant in causing ww2.
Model answer & student scaffold are provided as part of the pack and all resources have been produced to an excellent standard.
Please review!
This lesson looks at how William the Conqueror tried to maintain control of England following his 1066 invasion by introducing and implementing the Feudal System.
The lesson looks at what a feudal system was/is and compares it in the modern day context. Students create their own fuedal system and a create piece of homework is set to allow students the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge
Same style as all my previous lessons with high quality presentation and resources to ensure maximum student engagement.
This lesson details the social/economic and political consequences of the WSC and introduces the the fall of the republican government.
The lesson covers paired and independent work and offers students the opportunity to move around the room to exchange causes with one another.
Exam technique in this lesson covers Q1 on Paper 1D (Interpretation differences based on content) and self assessment with markscheme provided.
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Tara
This lesson looks at President Hoover’s Reaction to the 1930s depression.
The lesson begins with a team pop quiz - students then look at the things hoover did and did not to challenge the Great Depression.
Students begin to look at how Hoovers political opponents used Hoovers failures to generate support (through the provenance of Q3)
Exam Technique covered in this lesson
Optional 4 mark Q - which you can direct students to in order to challenge/ peer assess.
Q3 (how convincing is this interpretation) - new style question for the new exam.
As always - if purchased please review!
Thanks
This is a lesson which develops students skills of team work and independent enquiry. Students begin with a team quiz!
Students pose their own enquiry (or choose from 2 enquiry questions on the board) based on the ‘hook’ (video).
As a team of detectives. Students explore different elements of organised crime with constant focus on their enquiry question. High quality resources (maps/written pieces/statistics) make up the 6 sources. I have printed mine on A3 in colour and laminated.
Students use their enquiry research to answer an 8 mark question (this could also be done as a team/in pairs).
As alwasy please review!
Video of the youtube link included in the pack.
This lesson is designed to fit over an hour. It informs students about the April 1938 Anschluss. Students look at the story and events of the Anschluss and how its outcomes led to WW2 being more likley.
In this lesson I introduced the Paper 1 10 mark question and supplied students with a model answer to break down into a plan. I work with students to highlight the many points made on each argument and review the paper again to get students to highlight the key language and words used in the text to promote each point as the most significant
In addition to this there is a mini Pop Quiz to check understanding.
As always the lesson and resources are well presented to the highest of standards.
If purchased - please review!
Thanks
This lesson is designed for my current Y11 students starting AQA Paper 1 (Old Spec).
It covers the content to the event through a detailed piece of writing which students work on independently at first.
Students then use the resources to complete the table explaining how each event made WW2 more likely in preparation to answer a 10 mark question.
Students then answer a 10 mark question using their tables and previous experience to guide them. A plan is provided on a word doc to help structure their answer.
Finally students make a judgment on whether or not the collapse of Czech was inevitable following the Munich Agreement linking their ideas about appeasement.
Please review!
This lesson introduces students to the idea of the stock market and how it works -initially through a brief video and followed by a game students can play independently/in pairs or in groups/ were students can experience the stock market.
Exam technique covered in this lesson is the 4 mark question. Although this lesson is designed for the new spec it could easily work with the old spec too.
Speculation on the stock market is a really difficult concept for students to understand. To fully understand the causes of the wall street crash they need to be able understand how the stock market works and the risk involved.
All resources provided for the game.
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This lesson is designed to be taught over 2 - 3 hours as not only does it explore the roles of women and the changes they experiences in the 1920s but it also looks at new Paper 1D Q1 - 3 Interpretations exam technique.
The lesson provides the following.
An overview through video on how life for women changed.
Card Sort looking at whether life changed for all women & were there some limitations.
4/8 and 12 mark question.
The ppt offers further extension and exploration of 2 interpretations (provided by AQA for the new spec) on how life for women changed in the 1920s. Mark Schemes are also provided for each of the 3 questions to support in accordance to the new spec assessment.
This is a prerequisite for the assessment I have created for my Y10s this term on these style questions (also available for download)
If purchased - please review.
Thankyou :)
This lesson is made for old AQA Spec but can easily be amended for any exam board as it is heavily focused on content.
It covers Hitlers FP so far and the reasons why Hitler & Stalin wanted the Nazi Soviet Pact.