This lesson is the 2nd in a series of two lessons investigating the causes of the First World War. The focus of this lesson is the short-term cause (the spark). It links the long-term causes to the shooting of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and is assessed through the use of sharing assessment criteria and peer assessment.

This lesson focuses on evaluating causes and reaching a conclusion about an historical interpretation. The key focus is cause and consequence, and it gets the students to start thinking about the causes of the First World War and evaluating their relative importance. Students have to identify information and fill in causation tables, and then complete an extended piece of writing evaluating an interpretation.

This lesson is the first in a short unit of work prepared for key stages 2 and 3 to celebrate Black History Month. The lesson introduces students to the slave trade, and contains numerous tasks including the chronology of the triangular trade and making inferences from sources. The purpose of the lesson is to contextualise why we celebrate Black History every October. This lesson is fully resourced and suitable for either key stage 3 or key stage 2 students.

This lesson is the last one in a short unit of work prepared for key stages 2 and 3 to celebrate Black History Month. The lesson asks students to evaluate the reasons why in less than 150 years, African Americans progressed from being held captive as slaves to an African American man becoming president of the USA - how did this happen? The purpose of the lesson is to contextualise why we celebrate Black History every October. This lesson is fully resourced and suitable for either key stage 3 or key stage 2 students.

This lesson is the third in a short unit of work prepared for key stages 2 and 3 to celebrate Black History Month. The lesson introduces students to the concept of civil rights and key individuals such as Martin Luther King; Malcolm X and Rosa Parks. It contains various activities and video clips. The purpose of the lesson is to contextualise why we celebrate Black History every October. This lesson is fully resourced and suitable for either key stage 3 or key stage 2 students.

This is the fifteenth lesson on the A level democracy and dictatorships in Germany A Level Unit, and focuses on evaluating the Stresemann era in terms of whether the title ‘Golden Era’ can be justified. It contains research activities; examination question practice and clips to support learning. This lesson provides the opportunity to evaluate the whole of this period. This lesson takes an hour to teach, but students will have to complete significant home learning to finish all of the activities.

This lesson has been created to prepare students for their GCSE mocks and public examinations. It is the fourth lesson in a set of skills lessons which helps them revise and master how and why sources differ questions. The lesson starts by explaining how to get full markson a how interpretations differ question, and then solidifies student learning through AFL modeling and repetition. This is repeated with why interpretations differ questions. This lesson contains material based on Weimar and Nazi Germany( USA Conflict at Home and abroad also available). It takes about an hour to teach and enables students to practice their interpretation skills.

This lesson has been created to prepare students for their GCSE mocks and public examinations. It is the fIfth lesson in a set of skills lessons which helps them revise and master how to evaluate different interpretations of history. The lesson starts by explaining how to get full marks on evaluating interpretations questions, and then solidifies student learning through AFL modeling and repetition. This lesson contains material based on USA Conflict at Home and Abroad (Weimar and Nazi Germany also available). It takes about an hour to teach and enables students to practice their interpretation skills.

This lesson has been created to prepare students for their GCSE mocks and public examinations. It is the fourth lesson in a set of skills lessons which helps them revise and master how and why sources differ questions. The lesson starts by explaining how to get full marks on a how interpretations differ question, and then solidifies student learning through AFL modeling and repetition. This is repeated with why interpretations differ questions. This lesson contains material based on USA Conflict at Home and abroad (Weimar and Nazi Germany also available). It takes about an hour to teach and enables students to practice their interpretation skills.

This lesson has been created to prepare students for their GCSE mocks and public examinations. It is the fIfth lesson in a set of skills lessons which helps them revise and master how to evaluate different interpretations of history. The lesson starts by explaining how to get full marks on evaluating interpretations questions, and then solidifies student learning through AFL modeling and repetition. This lesson contains material based on Weimar and Nazi Germany (USA Conflict at Home and Abroad also available). It takes about an hour to teach and enables students to practice their interpretation skills.

Comprehensive set of revision notes contained within a 22 page booklet covering IGCSE Modern World History International Relations 1919-1939. Outlines and tabulates knowledge for key questions: Were the 1919 Peace Treaties Fair? How successful was the League of Nations? Why did peace collapse in 1939? Analysis of each key question also included to support students to produce in depth analysis in the examination.

This Key Stage 3 lesson is part of a scheme of learning on the First World War. The main focus of the lesson is propaganda and is the second part of a two part lesson looking at the different methods the British government used to target people in Britain’s war effort. Key Skill: Identifying purpose and methods of propaganda Duration: 1 hour

This Key Stage 3 lesson is part of a scheme of learning on the First World War. The main focus of the lesson is propaganda and is the first part of a two part lesson looking at the different methods the British government used to target people in Britain’s war effort. Key Skill: Identifying purpose and methods of propaganda Duration: 1 hour

This Key Stage 3 lesson is part of a scheme of learning on the First World War. The main focus of the lesson is the Schlieffen Plan and the various reasons why it failed, and whether or not it was the most important reason Britain went to war. Key Skill: Evaluation Duration: 1 hour

This Key Stage 3 lesson is part of a scheme of learning on the First World War. The main focus of the lesson is to consider what life must have been like for the men who lived in the trenches, through the use of written and pictorial source material. Key Skill: Empathy Duration: 1 hour

This is the eleventh lesson in a series created for the A Level unit Democracy and Dictatorship in Germany. It considers the debate relating to the recovery of the economy under Stresemann, and involves activities requiring the students to evaluate evidence and reach conclusions in relation to different historical interpretations. It also introduces and requires students to write a 20 mark essay for homework. Ideally this lesson should be taught in conjunction with the Access to History, Democracies and Dictatorships in Germany, but other text books could be used to support it.

This is the twelfth lesson for the A Level democracy and dictatorships in Germany unit, and it focuses on an assessment of the perceived political stability of the Weimar Republic 1924-30. It looks at the difficulties of forming coalitions, but also the decline of extremism. Research into key person Paul Von Hindenburg. This lesson would take an hour to teach, but home learning would be needed to complete all of the activities.

This is the fourteenth lesson for the A Level unit democracy and dictatorships in Weimar Germany. It looks at the conflict between liberals and conservatives in relation to the cultural developments under the Weimar government, and contains a 20 mark essay for students to do. All activities are included within the power point, however students will need access to the unit text book. This lesson takes an hour to teach, but significant home learning will be needed for students to complete the activities.

This lesson is an introduction to Queen Elizabeth I made for A level history. It can be used for any board and investigates the experiences in her early life and her preparation for becoming queen. It also focuses on her attitude to religion. This includes various tasks, but the key focus is on helping students to evaluate interpretations and presenting relevant evidence as required by all examination boards, .

This assembly is suitable for key stage 2 and 3 students, and lasts between 20-30 minutes depending on how much of it is delivered. It considers the importance of black history and highlights the journey from slavery to the most powerful man in the world. It demonstrates the cultural contribution of the black journey and includes 3 clips - the slave trade; Maya Angelou’s poem ‘still I rise’ and members of the black community stating what black history month means to them and why.