25 years of experience as Assistnt Head; Head of Humanities and AST for history.
Resources generally for KS3-KS5 history, some that can be used as English resources, and some politics/citizenship resources
25 years of experience as Assistnt Head; Head of Humanities and AST for history.
Resources generally for KS3-KS5 history, some that can be used as English resources, and some politics/citizenship resources
This bundle contains 14 A level lessons (approximately 22 hours duration) covering the whole of the Mid Tudor Crisis. They have been planned to meet the requirements of either AQA Unit C; OCR Unit 1: The Late Tudors; or EDEXCEL Unit 1B - use the appropriate questions and tasks. This unit can be taught with any supporting A Level officially approved text book, and is a fully resourced; detailed set of lessons which gradually build up to answering the question: ‘Was there a Mid-Tudor Crisis.’
Tasks include individual; paired; group and whole-class tasks, and are varied thus developing the students ability to evaluate both interpretations of history and contemporary source material, both vital for success at A Level. There are regular opportunities for examination-style practice, and the flexibility for individual teachers to add or delete activities/content as appropriate. There are also a number of links to key documentaries to either watch in class (would extend 22 hour duration of unit) or for students to watch at home, to extend learning.
This lesson is the second of four looking at the experiences of migrants in Medieval England.
This lesson focuses on Norman migration and involves the consideration of the relationships between the Normans and Saxons through the examination of methods of consolidation of power and control. Students will start to learn about and make webs of causation to help them with question 4 on the examination paper. There are also two clips included to help support their understanding of the role of castles and the Domesday Book
Duration: 1 hour
A work booklet containing sample questions; sample answers and examination technique tips and advice for this course is also available.
This lesson is suitable for any A Level Tudor unit of work. It uses both contemporary sources and interpretations, and is therefore suitable for all boards and all units. It fully resourced, and can be used with any examination board approved text book. It contains a range of varied activities and clips all designed to maximise performance at A Level.
In this lesson students will learn about:
The about Mary I’s religious aims, and the problems associated with achieving them.
The process of religious change including the key developments.
The impact of her advisors.An evaluation of whether persecution or persuasion was the most effective method.
Duration:
This is a double lesson plus homework - it will take at least 2 hours plus work at home to complete all activities.
This lesson is suitable for any A Level Tudor unit of work. It uses both contemporary sources and interpretations, and is therefore suitable for all boards and all units. It fully resourced, and can be used with any examination board approved text book. It contains a range of varied activities and clips all designed to maximise performance at A Level.
In this lesson students will learn to:
Look at evidence to enable them to decide whether or not Mary Tudor deserves to be remembered as ‘Bloody Mary.’
Duration: 1 hour
This lesson is the second one of four looking at the impact of migrants in Medieval England. This lesson focuses on migration of the Normans
It involves looking at the different ways in which the Normans had an impact on England and requires students to consider content; skills and concepts for the new GCSE breadth study.
Duration: 1 hour
A work booklet containing sample questions; sample answers and examination technique tips and advice for this course is also available.
This is the first lesson for the new ‘Migrants in Britain’ EDEXCEL depth study. It outlines the course; explains the assessment objectives; and starts to look at the causes of migration to in the Medieval Period (the first of the 4 eras to be studied). This lesson focuses on Viking migration and traces them from raiders to invaders.
Students have a number of tasks to do, mainly focused on CAUSATION, and there are two clips for the students to watch to enable them to get an overall picture of the Viking invasion of England.
Duration: 1 hour
A work booklet containing sample questions; sample answers and examination technique tips and advice for this course is also available.
This bundle has been created for the teaching of the first 4 Tudor Monarchs with specific focus on interpretations of history. It contains about 80 hours of learning, and no further planning for these lessons would be needed apart from adaptation to individual needs.
It was created for AQA Unit 1C, but can be used for any post 16 study of the Tudors.
This resource contains 3 quizzes and word searches on Year 7 topics.
The students have to find the words by filling in the gaps using their historical knowledge, and then locate them on the grid. The resource contains 3 quizzes/word searches:
The Norman Invasion
The Black Death
What is History
There are also 3 differentiated searches for lower prior attaining students where the letter at the beginning of each word is highlighted in the grid so that this becomes more of a heads and tails activity.
I have found using these useful revision/extension/remote learning resources.
Fun end of term activity for tutorial or religious studies lesson at Christmas time. Find the answers to 15 questions about the nativity and then locate the words in a wordsearch. Useful for key stages 1-3. Would take between 20-40 minutes depending on age and ability.
This is a 4/5 hours introductory lesson to President Johnson’s Great Society. It contains an extended power point, and the resources to complement the tasks. It gives the students the opportunity to use contemporary source material to research for their evaluative writing.
The resource was created for the AQA American Dream unit, however can be used for any A Level course covering post war US history.
This bundle contains 4 lessons which form part of the A unit on civil rights. They consider the impact of Malcolm X and black power and require students to look at how much effect black power had on civil rights. The lessons contain various activities to extend students including a debate; regular discussion; evidence gathering and end with an exam-style interpretations questions.
Duration: 4 hour and homework
This is the 14th lesson of the A Level civil rights scheme of work - African Americans, and the second part of a 4 lesson investigation into the impact of Malcolm X and black power. Fully resourced to extend students thinking.
Duration 1 hour.
Resources contained within power point or as separate documents included
This is the 13th lesson of the A Level civil rights scheme of work - African Americans, and the first part of a 4 lesson investigation into the impact of Malcolm X and black power. Fully resourced to extend students thinking.
Duration 1 hour.
Resources contained within power point or as separate documents included
This is the 16th lesson of the A Level civil rights scheme of work - African Americans, and the fourth part of a 4 lesson investigation into the impact of Malcolm X and black power. Fully resourced to extend students thinking.
Duration 1 hour.
Resources contained within power point or as separate documents included
This is the 15th lesson of the A Level civil rights scheme of work - African Americans, and the third part of a 4 lesson investigation into the impact of Malcolm X and black power. Fully resourced to extend students thinking.
Duration 1 hour.
Resources contained within power point or as separate documents included
This lesson covers the case study for key topic 1 for the new EDEXCEL GCSE History breadth study Migrants in Britain. It looks at the city of York under the Vikings. This contain all of the knowledge that students need for the exam; a practice causation question, and opportunities for discussion and evaluation throughout. This case study should be taught at the end of key topic 1 - Migration in Medieval England.
If all activities are covered the duration of the lesson will be 2 hours. Suitable for all ability groups.
The whole of key topic 1 and a work/examination practice booklet are available.
This booklet complements the scheme of learning on ‘What is History?’ also available. It can also be used as a stand alone resource. The work booklet focuses on the skills needed for a successful transition from Year 6 to 7 in history and considers the discipline of history through sources; interpretations; chronology and other second order concepts. All of the necessary information is in the booklet/activities/spaces for students to write. This is a very useful resource either to use in class or for students working from home or for holiday work.
Duration
6 x 1 hour lessons/independent learning.
The booklet contains 34 pages and can either be used as a hard copy or online.
This assessment and these lessons have been created to help determine the understanding of students and embed relevant skills necessary to approach KS3 history.
It is recommended that the students complete the baseline test; the results are recorded but not shared. The 6 lessons are taught and then the test is repeated and progress monitored. This will help for planning and differentiation for the year.
This also contains a 34 page work booklet with 6 hoursof activities forstudents to use eitherin class or for home learning - useful for students who are working from home. No other resource needed.
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This is the sixteenth lesson for the Elizabeth I section for the A level unit on the Mid Tudors and Elizabeth. It analyses the causes; course and consequences of the Essex Rebellion, and the government’s attempts to deal with it. The lesson is taught through using a range of activities and key terms necessary for success at A Level. It can be taught using any A Level approved textbook, but can also be taught without as it is fully resourced and would only require access to online resources without a textbook…
Duration: 2
Six fully resourced A Level lessons containing a wide range of activities; challenges; video clips and examination practice to stretch the thinking of A Level students. All of the major Tudor Rebellions covered spanning the 5 Tudor Monarchs.