This is a lesson with background on what the Holocaust is, looking at the heroes of the holocaust and why it is important to remember this. There are also links drawn to modern holocausts today. There are several activities to do on this topic and there is a strong literacy focus included.

KS3 lesson looking at if it was right for the British to bomb Dresden

KS3 lesson looking at the Battle of Britain

KS3 lesson looking at Dunkirk in WW2

Lesson looking at who the Big Three were and why they wanted what they did

KS3 lesson looking at what it was like for the people at home during WW1

Looking at the different reasons why someone would object against the war and the different things that could happen to them.

Looking at source evidence to decide if Haig was culpable for the Battle of the Somme

Looking at the layout and conditions in trenches during WW1

Looking at the different reasons why men joined the war

This lesson looks at the short term causes of WW1

This lesson looks at the main long term causes of the first world war

Lesson preparing pupils to do an extended piece of writing and then peer assess the writing.

This can be made into two lessons, one looking at the housing and living conditions and then the other looking at food and water.

Lesson on the different types of punishment which existed in the Victorian Era

Lesson on Jack the Rippers victims and making a newspaper report

Lesson on Victorian Crime

Quite an independent lesson for pupils to explore the life of the different social classes during the industrial revolution.

Source based lesson looking at industrial inventions and significance.

This is a lesson looking at the conditions and jobs in the Northern mills during the Industrial Revolution. The lesson focuses on children. It includes a work book for pupils to complete differentiated tasks then a piece of writing at the end.