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Medieval Realms: 'Who deserved to win the Wars of the Roses?'
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Medieval Realms: 'Who deserved to win the Wars of the Roses?'

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A lesson on the Wars of the Roses. Starter requires the students to extract information and create a factfile (sentence stems included to help less able). This task gives the class a bit of background e.g. how the conflict started. Task 2 introduces the class to the key events (cards) and they have to place these events on a graph to show which house was winning. Once this has been discussed and the groups are happy with their order there are a series of questions which can be answered by extracting evidence from the graph (literacy support is provided on the presentation). Plenary requires students to form an opinion as to which house deserved the crown and they use evidence to support their opinion. (Note: the graph needs to be printed onto A3 paper).
The Cold War: L0 'What and where was the Cold War?'
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The Cold War: L0 'What and where was the Cold War?'

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The first lesson in our KS3 Cold War unit. This enquiry acts as an introductory overview to the Cold War unit. which 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. 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 never heard the word document is included too. As always there are clear step by step instructions and differentiated resources.
Christmas Activities: Christmas through the ages!
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Christmas Activities: Christmas through the ages!

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Time travel Britain! Students learn about Christmas during two different eras; the medieval period and Christmas during the rule of Oliver Cromwell. These two booklets include a range of activities (that need minimal teacher intervention) such as a time travel activity, source analysis, writing up a report about Christmas in the period of study (a differentiated version included with sentence stems and a version without literacy support is included), a stamp making activity, a word search and a quick recap at the end where students change their time travels views based on what they now know. Each book will take the students a 60 minute lesson to work through (so enough material for two lessons here). Enjoy a stress free end of term lesson :-)
The Tudors: Lesson 5 'Why did the Mary Rose sink?'
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The Tudors: Lesson 5 'Why did the Mary Rose sink?'

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students work through a decision making activity which introduces students to 4 key factors why the Mary Rose sank. They need to sort through evidence cards and match them to the correct explanations and then chose their most significant pieces of evidence before writing up a report which explains their theory about the Mary Rose and they end with a peer assessment plenary. As always there are clear step by step instructions.
World War Two Turning Points: Lesson 10 'Why was Nazi Germany defeated in 1945?'
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World War Two Turning Points: Lesson 10 'Why was Nazi Germany defeated in 1945?'

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Students have been asked for their advice on a documentary about why Hitler lost WW2. They are introduce to some key factors which they rank by using a radar graph. They then have to decide how much time should be allocated to each factor in the documentary based on their findings. As always there are clear step by step instructions and differentiated resources.
What was the transatlantic slave trade?
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What was the transatlantic slave trade?

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Students learn about the transatlantic slave trade by creating an annotated map, fact file and a range of student-led activities. As always there are clear step by step instructions and differentiated resources and activities.
The English Civil War: L9 Was King Charles II The King of Bling??
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The English Civil War: L9 Was King Charles II The King of Bling??

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The last lesson in our English Civil War Unit of Work. The lesson looks at different interpretations of King Charles II which students weigh up against a Horrible Histories sketch. Having done this the students write a letter to the creators of Horrible Histories to explain how the sketch could be developed. Literacy support and differentiated resources included. As always there are clear step by step instructions. PLEASE NOTE, DUE TO COPYRIGHT, I CANNOT UPLOAD THE BLING LYRICS. THESE CAN BE FOUND HERE .
World War Two Turning Points: Lesson 3 'How did the Germans conquer France so easily?'
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World War Two Turning Points: Lesson 3 'How did the Germans conquer France so easily?'

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Students work through a card sort and a diamond 9 activity to determine the key factors in the German invasion of France. They write up their findings in a report template which develops their literacy skills by asking them to select the best evidence to support their findings. Challenge for the more able who create their own categories and suggest how France could avoid future invasions. As always there are clear instructions and high-quality differentiated resources.
Medieval Realms: Lesson 9 'Why was the black Death so devastating?'
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Medieval Realms: Lesson 9 'Why was the black Death so devastating?'

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A lesson on the Black Death. Students complete a sequencing activity, categorising/ card sort/ diamond 9 (plenty of paired work and discussion) and then responding to an examination style question (support provided) that encourages students to develop counterarguments and use key terms/ focus of paragraph structure.
Medieval Britain:  Lesson 1 'What was Britain really like in the 12th Century?'
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Medieval Britain: Lesson 1 'What was Britain really like in the 12th Century?'

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An introduction to Medieval Realms Unit of Work. Students learn about Britain at the start of the 12th century. This lesson includes a range of student led activities,source analysis/ extraction tasks, categorising the sources of information, writing up a report on what Britain was really like in this era (writing frame included for less able). Clear step by step instructions and differentiated materials included.