This lesson explores the different reasons why Henry VIII changed the Church. The students have to place the reasons into different categories. It is differentiated for different abilities.

Resources are for an active lesson where pupils circulate teaching each other whether the British empire was a force of evil or good. Pupils work in pairs; one half of the pair stays seated whilst the other half of the pair roatates teaching their card to others. Then you complete with a Parliament activity.

A lesson that introduces pupils to justice and injustice. You could also use it to compare justice in this country compared to another. I used USA and Dubai as an example. Therefore Justice in one country may not be held acceptable as justice in another.

This lesson was initially prepared for a class of SEN pupils. It aims to help students understand what an Empire is and how Britain developed her Empire. Tthe tasks should be more challenging for more able pupils.

The activity is where pupils peer teach each other about kep aspects of medieval medicine. I planned it for my Yr. 7 class but it could be amended for Yr. 8. Allows for detailed and fun discussion with students.

In this lesson pupils evaluated the main consequences of the growth in trade on Britain. An active lesson - news report

An introduction to some of his policies and an exploration of to how to answer an AQA source question

Analysing the weaknesses of the League of Nations by looking at different sources. Pupils then try and persuade others that their weakness was the most significant for the League

This is a mystery lesson where the students are not told who the subject of the lesson is. They have to use the clues to solve the mystery. I placed them in groups of four for the task and told them that they are detectives for the duration of the lesson. My Year 9 (mixed ability) class loved it. I gave out kitkat for the winners.

This lesson focuses on fundraising and students evaluating the effectiveness of the ideas.

How Britain had changed?

I prepared this lesson as an introduction to how the Germans may feel about the terms. Cut up the resource sheet into four section (self-explanatory once you look at the sheet) then stick it into four sections of the room. Students are to use a fish diagram to complete the main task.

Lesson focuses on abolitionists and watching Amazing Grace. This is a power-point presentation for a SEN class. You can use the power-point and make it more challenging for a more able class.

A lesson exploring slavery through time. This could be used as an introduction lesson before studying black slavery. The aim of the lesson is for students to realise that slavery existed for many years before it became a global trade with black slavery.

Looking at why France and Britain pursued a policy of appeasement in Sudetenland. There is peer teaching and working on task sheets

LO: Identify the reasons for the German defeat in the Second World War

LO: Explore why it is important to participate in Fair-trade Fortnight? Active lesson with peer-teaching.

It is lesson focused on short and long causes of WWI. The pupils have to sort the cards into short term and long term causes. For plenary, the students have to write a letter to a friend and they can come up with a success criteria as a class and peer mark the letter.

Students are to explore how money is used by charities.

A very basic introduction to get the students thinking about The Holocaust and genocides around the world. Their subsequent lessons will explore The Holocaust in detail.

LO: • Explore how and why women secured the right to vote • Analyse sources and persuade others with evidence