Please browse a selection of History lessons and resources. These cover KS3, AQA GCSE (America 1920-73; Conflict and Tension in Asia; Medicine through Time; Elizabethan England) and AQA History Tudor England (1C)
Most of them have writing frames for students who need a bit of support with writing. Please review if you download anything as I will try to edit and improve using any feedback.
Please browse a selection of History lessons and resources. These cover KS3, AQA GCSE (America 1920-73; Conflict and Tension in Asia; Medicine through Time; Elizabethan England) and AQA History Tudor England (1C)
Most of them have writing frames for students who need a bit of support with writing. Please review if you download anything as I will try to edit and improve using any feedback.
44 page booklet which contains structured pages for students to condense their notes in line with the exam specification. There are a collection of essays to plan and extracts for students to practice on. Pupils have found this a useful way to focus their revision and to help them to develop their confidence in exam skills. Can be used for independent research or for home learning.
42 pages for students to make structured notes in, linked to the exam specification and exam questions. Students can plan past paper questions and complete activities as revision or home learning/ independent study. Students have found this a useful document for structuring their notes and focusing their revision.
A collection of 157 extracts covering the reigns of Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. These extracts come from a range of different text, historians and sources and provide a structured table to aid analysis.
This can be used as a home learning throughout the course or as a revision task.
A short home learning task to give students an understanding of Elizabeth's early life and the situation in England and Europe when Elizabeth took to the throne. This booklet enables pupils to develop their knowledge of key words and their definitions.
The third lesson of Vietnam War for AQA Conflict and Tension in Asia 1950-75. The lesson looks at the different aims of US foreign policy in the 1950s and early 1960s and evaluates how successful Eisenhower and Kennedy were in achieving their aims.
GCSE source question included.
The second lesson for part two of the AQA Conflict and Tension in Asia 1950-75. The lesson looks at why people supported the Vietcong - dealing with Diem's unpopularity, the nature of the Vietcong, their aims and the methods they used.
The lesson is designed to be teacher led and to question and get students to think about the information that they are learning.
GCSE write an account question included, with a writing frame to support students.
The first lesson for part two of the AQA Conflict and Tension in Asia 1950-75. The lesson that tries to set the background to the Vietnam War and get students to have a good grasp of key people and countries.
The lesson is designed to be teacher led and to question and get students to think about the information that are learning. Questions are in bold to pose to students
GCSE source question included.
This covers the key points of religious developments over the whole of the A Level Tudors topic. Students evaluate an interpretation before recapping the key points of the course. This also includes a 30 mark interpretation question.
This bundle contains seven powerpoints with notes and information highlighting some of the key areas of the A Level specification. The bundle also includes key word hexagons for linking between topics and encouraging students to use key terminology in their answers. Many of the lessons include extracts questions or essay questions.
This lesson looks at the tensions building between the different countries and organisations in Asia in the late 1940s and early 1950s. This lesson is teacher led, focusing on the relationships between the different nations and how this might have bubbled over into war in 1950.
This lesson also includes a 'Write an account' question.
This is a summary of the developments from 1485-1603 in regards to Tudor Trade and Economic policy. This lesson also includes an initial extract to evaluate and a 25 mark essay question for students to complete.
This is an activity to allow students to recap the key events from 1920-1973 for AQA GCSE. Students complete a timeline and are to colour code different events depending on which category they fit into.
This lesson looks at the policy of appeasement and why Chamberlain was willing to negotiate with Hitler. This lesson looks at why people had different views on appeasement, including Churchill. Students then tackle an AQA GCSE style interpretation question based on Churchill's views on appeasement.
The lesson includes two different writing frames, a worksheet and the main lesson powerpoint.
This is an activity aimed at enabling GCSE students to draw links between topics. Pupils have used these key words as flashcards to test comprehension and understanding; to categorise terms and events; to help organise knowledge in essay planning; and to draw links across the topic to show the relationships between events and factors.
This is an activity aimed at enabling A Level students to draw links between topics and concepts for A2 History. Pupils have used these key words as flashcards; to categorise terms and events; to help organise knowledge in essay planning; and to draw synoptic links across the topic for the breadth study.
This is a bundle of revision booklets for OCR Modern Worlds covering the Cold War from 1945-79, USA 1919-45 and Post-War Britain. This is aimed at a wide-range of abilities, enabling students to bring together key words and important information in an accessible booklet.
The booklet includes: a list of key questions that they sould be able to answer, as outlined by the exam specification; consolidation questions so students can organise their revision notes; timeline activities and sources to evaluate. Students are encouraged to look at the message, content and context of a source trhough completing a grid activity which has improved students' source work.
There are also OCR B style essay questions for student to practice, complete with space for structured planning (including prompts on making a judgement which enables them to access the highest marks).
I have been using this to help Y11 revise for their mocks and their upcoming exams.
This is a revision booklet for OCR Modern Worlds covering the USA from 1919-1945. This is aimed at a wide-range of abilities, enabling students to bring together key words and important information in an accessible booklet.
The booklet includes: a list of key questions that they should be able to answer, as outlined by the exam specification; consolidation questions so students can organise their revision notes; timeline activities and sources to evaluate. Students are encouraged to look at the message, content and context of a source through completing a grid activity which has improved students' source work. There are also OCR B style essay questions for student to practice, complete with space for structured planning (including prompts on making a judgment which enables them to access the highest marks). I have been using this to help Y11 revise for their mocks and their upcoming exams.
This lesson is an overview of Anglo-French relations from 1485-1603 looking at the changes to foreign relations with France throughout the period. This was used to review and recap the period for revision with my AQA 1C Tudor England group.
This lesson also contains a 25 mark knowledge essay that I set as a homework for the group, plus an interpretation as a starter activity.
This lesson is an overview of Tudor Government from 1485-1603 looking at the key ministers from the reigns of Henry VII to Elizabeth I. This was used to review and recap the period for revision with my AQA 1C Tudor England group.
This lesson also contains a 30 mark interpretation question that was sat the next lesson in timed conditions.
This lesson is an overview of Tudor Government from 1485-1603 looking at the privy council, ministers, regional government, regional government and local government under the Tudors. This was used to review and recap the period for revision with my AQA 1C Tudor England group.
This lesson also contains a 25 mark knowledge essay that I set as a homework for the group. , plus an interpretation as a starter activity.
