The first lesson in our Cold War unit. This enquiry acts as an introductory overview to the Cold War unit. This lesson allows your students to work out what the Cold War was and where it happened. It is always important to see the big picture before exploring the content. A classic introductory overview your students will look at a number images from events across the period 1945-72. They will match captions to the images to work out what was going on.This will help define what the Cold War was and plot on a map where the main flash points happened and work out what they can learn from each caption/image. A report task with a literacy focus concludes the lesson. A unit checklist/ self assessment document is included too. As always there are clear step by step instructions and differentiated resources.

Students learn about the reasons for reforms in Czechoslovakia through an engaging, student-led activity before analysing the reforms through a radar graph exercise with follow up tasks which sets the class up for an exam style question. Literacy support and structure strips as well as exam tips included. As always there are step by step instructions and high-quality, differentiated, student led resources. These lessons take many hours to research, plan and create, so please leave a review/ feedback.

Students learn about Nazi policies towards minority groups and how these were influenced by eugenics. The main activity requires students to position Nazi policies on a graph frame, with the positioning based on their opinion re the severity of the persecution. The graph is then used to complete a series of tasks. Clear step by step instructions, differentiated activities and worksheets. This is the last lesson in the unit of work.

Students learn about the social and tribal structures and ways of life of the Plains Indians. In this lesson the students begin by drawing and describing their interpretation of a Plains Indian. They are introduced to a range of sources linked to three of the main Plains Indian tribes. They annotate these sources to show what each reveals about the Plains Indians’ lifestyle, culture, social/ tribal structure, etc. The follow-up tasks include a quick fire quiz based on the sources and a report writing activity (with literacy support). The lessons concludes with the students returning to their original interpretation of a Plains Indian and reflecting on how their views have changed.

Students learn about four key Catholic plots that eventually led to the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots in 1587. The students begin with a code cracking activity. The data collection task requires the students to research the key plots and attribute scores for various categories linked to each in order to complete a card trading activity to determine which plot was most dangerous. This is followed up by various decision-making activities that aim to develop exam skills. Clear step by step instructions included.

Students examine the key push and pull factors that encouraged migration to the West. A range of student-led tasks, such as categorising/ prioritising activities through a card sort and a range of follow up tasks that help students to understand the factors that encouraged migration to the West.

This lesson focuses on the US government’s policy towards the Plains Indians in the period 1830-51 and how/ why it changed during this period. Students analyse four key events/ policy changes through decision-making and discussion based tasks. Using their knowledge on each policy they complete a radar graph activity which leads into follow-up tasks such as a quick fire quiz and an annotated time line. These activities set the students up for an examination (narrative style) question. These are structure strips, tips and a mark scheme included. The PowerPoint includes a step by step guide with a examples and a range of differentiated and extension tasks. This lesson will ideally be taught across two one hour lessons. These resources and lessons take many hours to plan and create, so any feedback is greatly appreciated. I hope that you and your students find them helpful.

Students create a card trading activity/ game for 4 influential female suffrage campaigners. They do this by attributing scores for various factors based on the information given. This gives the students an overview about who the suffragettes were and their actions. Other activities included also involve creating a fact file. Differentiated and easy to follow instructions.

The English Civil War end of unit assessment. The assessment is a source based activity. There are a range of preparation activities, such as grading another student's response by colour coding different aspects of the response, extracting similarities and differences form sources before attempting the assessment. There is a self-assessment and DIRT activity to follow up.

A lesson that looks at Little Rock Nine and the Children's Crusade in Birmingham, Alabama. Students need to create an information poster with annotated photographs to describe the events and to explain what the evidence tells us about the events. Literacy support and all materials included, for example templates for the less able, key term a glossary and information sheet. As always there are clear step by step instructions.

A lesson that looks that the main reasons why the Ku Klux Klan were able to get away with serious crimes, such as murder. Various activities are included in this complete lesson. Students have to assess information to make links between evidence, categorise information before completing a thought cloud on the lesson's title, which aims to develop GCSE literacy skills and the level of detail needed in developed explanations. A never heard the word grid and an activity linked to the 1939 song 'Strange Fruit' by Billie Holliday area included. As always there are clear step by step instructions.

The first lesson of the second unit of the Edexcel 9-1 crime and punishment specification. This lesson looks at the changing definitions of crime, c1500-c1700. A step by step guide to the lesson which examines the religious changes during Tudor England and its affects on crime and punishment. Several tasks linked to the new crimes that came into place following religious changes 1500-1700, such as heresy and treason. Students will determine which monarch made the most changes to crime and punishment during the period whilst learning about the religious changes that led to new crimes

A lesson on Hitler's early life (1889-1924). Students extract information to create a time line and a story board to help explain how/ why he developed his views and the main task requires class to create an annotated front cover for a book which looks at his early life. As always there are clear step by step instructions and high-quality differentiated resources.

A lesson on the reasons for new methods of punishment in the early modern period. The lesson introduces students to key terms, an analysis of how far punishments have changes or continued in this period and cart sort/ diamond 9 activity on transportation and the bloody code whereby students need to decide what the main factors for a change in punishments was. 16 mark exam question to end. Terms of Use: Purchase of this item entitles the purchaser the right to reproduce the pages for personal and classroom use only. Duplication for other classes, an entire school or for commercial use is strictly prohibited without written permission from the author. Minor editing is allowed but only for personal use. The document remains under copyright even when edited. Pasting this item in whole or part on the Internet in any form is strictly prohibited and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Copyright 2017

Case study looking at pentonville Prison in the later half of the 19th century. Students are initially introduced to images and information about the supermax prison cells used in USA and they need to identify how they are designed to reform inmates. Following this they need to annotate various images about Pentonville to explain how the separate system was designed to operate.

Lesson 20 of our Edexcel Crime and Punishment Unit. A lesson on the work of Fry and Howard and the subsequent changes to prisons. Students are introduced to some sources about the use and condition of prisons in the 17th century, which they analyse and use as evidence to comment on the state of prisons. They then work through a range of activities such as creating a fact file, a research task on Fry and Howard. Once they have secured their knowledge of the work of the reformers they begin to link their work to prisons changes and write up how their work affected prisons in the period. All resources are differentiated with literacy support and prompts.

Easy to follow lesson which examines the penal and police reforms led by Robert Peel. Students create a fact file, analyse the reasons for penal reforms, assess the success of the peelers based on a card sort and ranking activity (differentiated) with various extension tasks to challenge the more able and an exam style question.

An exam technique lesson which also includes the required knowledge on the use of transportation in the period 1600-1750. Students work through a card sort and prioritising activity to gain the necessary knowledge before analysing a 12 mark explain question. Students create a top tip fact file based on a student friendly mark scheme, they attempt to decide on a mark for an example response before writing up the question. Literacy support and a step by step teacher instructions are included. This lesson comes as part of the unit 3 Bundle https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/planmylesson

A lesson that looks at the economic and foreign policies implemented by Stresemann between 1923-1929. Students work through several activities to develop knowledge and understanding of how Stresemann helped the economy and Germany’s overseas reputation.