In this busy session, children learn about shops and what it was like to shop for food in the past. They use scales to measure out ingredients, make shopping lists and bake cakes! Suitable for years 1 and 2. Find other lesson plans and resources at www.hamilton-trust.org.uk.

Lesson looking at the lead up to revolution - focussing on the main causes and weighing these up. Was it, as Figes says, all about bread?

Tables weighing up every AS Democracy and Dictatorship interpretation question Key facts and figures are highlighted 9 PAGES OF FACTS AND SUMMARY

A lesson weighing up the evidence to decide whether the Tudors were racist. Students will be able to explain their opinion on how racist the tudors were by the end of the lesson.

Comprehensive Presentation that includes: What is a Political Party? Cleavages and the ‘Golden Age’, Political Science and Political Parties and Prognosis: terminal decline? - Measuring the End of the Party and Weighing up the Arguments.

This resource is a map with various sites where a castle could be built. Students have to weigh up the various locations and decide where a castle should be built. This resource supports learning on the Norman Conquest

A consolidation lesson exploring the whether Henry II was a good king. Students are asked to weigh up the evidence of factors such as the murder of Thomas Becket and other events from Henry’s rule.

Worksheet for comparing Victorian items with modern day items. You could show the children Victorian weighing scales and compare them to modern day digital scales or plastic scales, irons, slate compared to ipad, Victorian toys compared to modern day toys etc.

This timeline shows the life and voyages of Christopher Columbus. Use it with the 2000-year timeline available for free from my shop! Roll out the timeline and weigh down ends. Mix the cards on a mat and simply match the year on the label to the timeline. Contains a control booklet to check order.

A lesson on the early civil rights campaigns. A range of deeper level thinking and critical thinking tasks included, which lead into an extended response question whereby students practice and develop GCSE skills by weighing up evidence and reaching judgements based on the information given. As always there are clear step by step instructions.

OCR Tudor Rebellions course How did the Tudors maintain stability? Powerpoint looking at different methods used by Tudors to maintain stability Inlcudes: the Crown, Church, Parliament, Councils and Commissions, JPs etc… Packed with examples with an evaluation task for students to weigh up which were the most important as factors.

Information handout outlining first three major battles of the English Civil War (Edgehill, Adwalton Moor and Roundway Down) and corresponding table that weighs up Royalist strengths and Parliamentarian weaknesses. Information handout and activity detailing the resultant Parliamentarian passing of the Self Denying Ordinance and formation of the New Model Army.

The last lesson in our English Civil War Unit of Work. The lesson looks at different interpretations of King Charles II which students weigh up against a Horrible Histories sketch. Having done this the students write a letter to the creators of Horrible Histories to explain how the sketch could be developed. Literacy support and differentiated resources included. As always there are clear step by step instructions. PLEASE NOTE, DUE TO COPYRIGHT, I CANNOT UPLOAD THE BLING LYRICS. THESE CAN BE FOUND HERE .

In this lesson I got learners to weigh artifacts we were fortunate to have in school. Children then applied their learning onto a worksheet reading the scales to identify the weight of each artifact. I have also attached a sheet that I used for the guided group (blank scales). I gave children weights and they had to draw the scale line in the correct place.

Lesson for Edexcel GCSE Weimar and Nazi Germany This lesson looks at Nazi policies towards the Church including why the Church was a threat as well as support from members of the church such as Ludwig Muller. The lesson examines and evaluates Nazi policies to control the Church- weighing up successes overall. Includes colour code activity, discussion tasks, guided note making and justification of arguments. Includes interpretation evidence for the debate at the end.

Ten fully resourced lessons that focus on WW2. These lessons are designed to develop GCSE skills, in particular preparing students for the 16 and 20 mark questions which require students to weigh up factors, make a supported judgements and reach a conclusion. Each lesson includes clear instructions, differentiated resources, and student-led activities, which allow you the time to focus on developing your classes' skills. These lessons can be taught in a sequence or as stand alone lessons to compliment existing units of work.

A lesson on the reason for and against the execution of King Charles I. Students weigh up evidence before looking at the events of the execution. They use sources and images to get a sense of events. The main activity is using their data to create a newspaper report that explains the reasons for the execution and describes and explains the events and the crowds reactions. Literacy support, differentiated resources included.

Students develop their understanding of both Martin Luther King and Malcolm X’s contributions towards US Civil Rights. They weigh these against their failings and limitations to reach a verdict on who achieved the most. The final activity asks students to create a persuasive piece of writing in support of one of the leaders. There are two versions of each text- a simpler version and a more developed/advanced. There is also a table available to support weaker students. Persuasive writing is modeled as part of the Power Point.

Civil Rights Why was Martin Luther King significant to the Civil Rights Movement? LO: To understand position on Chicago Freedom Movement, Vietnam War, Memphis 1968 riots. LO: To be able to argue the significance of MLK role to Civil Rights. Know the role of Martin Luther King in the Civil Rights Movement. Should be able to discuss and evaluate the involvement of Martin Luther King in the Civil Rights Movement. Be able to argue the significance of Martin Luther King and weigh up the different aspects of his involvement in the Civil Rights movement.

In this lesson we analysed the fall of Saigon in 1975 and the impact it had on Gerald Ford's presidency and the legacy of US foreign policy. This A-level lesson looked at 15 pictures that Time magazine released after the fall of Saigon and weighs up if US involvement was benevolent or imperialistic. There is also a worksheet attached and a stretch and challenge homework task. This creative lesson is mostly visual and students reacted well to the various discussion points around imagery and the power of camera.

A lesson that looks at why the armada in 1588 failed. Students weigh up luck, weaponry, leadership and ships. There is a multitude of sources included for students to read and try to analyse. Includes two different plenaries to choose from. I usually split over two lessons to go into detail. There is a GCSE styled question with sentence starters as well as challenge tasks.