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.
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 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 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.
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 revision booklet with tasks to consolidate the AS Unit 2: Governing the UK for the Edexcel Government and Politics (2008). This booklet contains activities and exam style questions for students to plan and practice.
A revision booklet with tasks to consolidate the AS Unit 1: People and Politics for the Edexcel Government and Politics (2008). This booklet contains activities and exam style questions for students to plan and practice.
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.
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.
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 lesson looks at five different interpretations of the Battle of the Somme and enables students to develop their interpretation skills in line with the AQA 9-1 History specification.
Pupils develop their knowledge of the Battle through a true or false activity before looking at differing views of the Battle, considering the content and the reliability of views. Students then complete a GCSE style question "Which interpretation is most convincing?".
There is a writing frame to help lower ability students.
