A resource to develop pupils understanding of how and why people have different interpretations of events, or in this case, individuals in History. Pupils watch a news bulletin from 2010 to find out about the basics of what H M Stanley did, and to realise people have different opinions of what this man achieved. Differentiated tasks provide challenge towards the higher ability range. This has proven very successful and popular with my classes. This could also be adapted easily for Primary school pupils. Enjoy!

Unit of work covering the History of Marco Polo and an interpretation task on whether or not he went to China. Some numeracy questions too.

A Welsh historical murder mystery. Pupils consider whether there had been a plot to murder Llywelyn during the Anglo-Welsh War of 1282. Pupils sift through possible suspects.

A video and comprehension task looking at the punishments Germany received at Versailles. Works with any textbook/worksheet you may use. Peer assessment task included.

A selection of powerpoints looking at various elements of life on the Home Front during WWI: 1. Recruitment 2. Conscription 3. Objection 4. Impact on women 5. DORA 6. Trench War 7. Rationing 8. War poets 9. Religion 10. Post-war and conclusion. GCSE style essay question (and revision task) at the end.

Unit of work looking at the similarities and differences between the causes, cures, preventions and symptoms of these diseases. Also looking at the impact of Andreas Vesalius on medical knowledge, and how he challenged the work of Galen. Various tasks. Animated ppts.

This is a generic version of a KS3 Takeaway History Homework menu. I have seen many excellent topic specific examples (e.g. Tudors or Great War etc.), but this can be used as a generic one for all KS3, and will therefore reduce photocopying costs etc. I have also included a QR code sheet for specific rules or worksheets required for specific homework tasks found on the menu. Pupils will need to download a free QR reader onto their phones (if they have compatible ones) from the app store to scan the codes and access these worksheets. The Friars Rating refers to the name of my school, so you can easily adapt the word document and input your own image etc. Enjoy!

A stylish Takeaway Homework Menu from the Jolly Friar! QR code sheet will take you direct to specific worksheets to enable pupils to produce quality Starters, Mains and Deserts (help with their organisation and communication and IT skills) Starters include: Tweet Your Knowledge Word Search Mains include: What’s In A Word? Factor Wheel Deserts include: Historical Heads Fakebook (IT and handwritten version) Biography Poster Report and Cootie Catcher These have proven really successful and popular with my pupils. Colleagues have also used these ideas and value them as they provide pupils with different homework tasks. Adaptable word doc to change the name of the menu etc. Remember, it’s not just the menu you purchase here, but also access to printable online/downloadable resources (via QR codes). Enjoy!

This is a generic version of a GCSE Year 11 Takeaway History Homework menu. I have seen many excellent topic specific examples (e.g. Tudors or Great War etc.), but this can be used as a generic one for GCSE, and will therefore reduce photocopying costs etc. I have also included a QR code sheet for specific rules or worksheets required for specific homework tasks found on the menu. Pupils will need to download a free QR reader onto their phones (if they have compatible ones) from the app store to scan the codes and access these worksheets. The Friars Rating refers to the name of my school, so you can easily adapt the word document and input your own image etc. Enjoy!

A number of resources looking at: Causes of the Great Depression Life in the depressed areas Protest during the Depression Impact on women Impact on politics The New Industries Life in New Industry areas Rearmament and migration Popular entertainment

A simple task to enable pupils to work out the factors that contributed to Britain's Industrial Revolution. Lesson 1 - Categorisation task to identify the factors and specific examples that made the IR possible. Exit ticket task to assess understanding is to ask pupils to consider words/phrases/examples within the word REVOLUTION. Lesson 2 - Literacy/extended writing task. Pupils PEEL their information to answer the key question. Differentiated tasks to raise attainment further. Enjoy!

An activity to help students categorise the reasons behind the Bolshevik victory. Included is a revision ppt. activity (called What's in a Word) to stretch and challenge their understanding. Also includes a revision/planned answer sheet to answer the key question. Useful for GCSE and AS/A2.

A two lesson pack looking at: Lesson 1 - the causes of the Wars of the Roses. Comprehension task based on a cartoon strip. Lesson 2 - the battles. Pupils use a map showing the location of the main battles between 1455 and 1471 (and its key) to create a living graph from the Yorkist perspective. They also analyse the completed living graph with 4 comprehension questions. Within both ppts you will find a pupil progress activity (one at the start of lesson 1, the other at the end of lesson 1/start of lesson 2) aimed at showing progression during lessons/unit of work. There's also a reading research homework activity within the ppt - pupils are asked to select one battle and find five key/interesting facts. They must also evaluate the usefulness of their research media. This task is based on strands within the Literacy Framework. Enjoy!

An activity to help students categorise the positive and negative factors regarding economic policy (War Communism, NEP, Collectivisation and FYPs). Included is a revision ppt. activity (called What's in a Word) to stretch and challenge their understanding. Also includes a revision/planned answer sheet to answer the key question. Useful for GCSE and AS/A2.

A fun, problem solving activity look at how the textile industry developed during the early stages of the industrial revolution. Tasks refer to the Domestic System, problems posed by an ever growing population, inventions and inventors. The H/W reading/research tasks is aimed at developing skills and strands found in the LNF. Enjoy.

Powerpoints and GCSE based activities focussing on exam questions. Covers the causes of illness and disease in: *Medieval Times *Renaissance *Industrial Age and *Modern Age

Powerpoints and GCSE based activities focusing on exam questions. Covers the prevention of illness and disease in: *Medieval Times *Renaissance *Industrial Age and *Modern Age

Powerpoints and GCSE based activities focusing on exam questions. Covers the cures of illness and disease in: *Medieval Times *Renaissance *Industrial Age and *Modern Age

A number of resources looking at the causes and consequences of the 1917 February Revolution. The pack includes information about the causes and the events of the revolution, such as Russian entry into WWI, the political, economic and social impact of the war, the actions of the Duma etc. Revision activities and possible exam questions are included.

A number of resources looking at the causes and consequences of the 1905 Revolution. Revision activities and two possible exam questions.