Two starters for students reviewing their work on the medieval era. Can be used towards the end of Year 7 to recap on prior learning.
Both activities also contain the answers for easy self correction. Students simoly match the number with the correct letter. Activity can take between 10 and 20 minutes depending on how you decide to do it.
Contains useful factual recall on Kings, Parliament, the Magna Carta, the murder of Becket, the Peasants Revolt and key dates. The second one focuses more on medieval life and leisure.
A complete scheme of work for the following topics:
1. Hitler's Rise to Power 1919-1933
2. Changing Life in Nazi Germany 1933-1939
3. Germany during WW2 1939-1945
The schemes of work were designed for use with GCSE students with WJEC, however, they can be adapted for any exam board easily.
I also include:
A possible assessment level descriptor and assessment plan.
These SOW's were up to date for 2015/2016.
A set of three simple sheets with selected key facts from the following units:
Hitlers Rise to Power
Life in Nazi Germany
Germany during WW2
Students should learn each set of facts in preparation for their GCSE exam. They could form the basis of a series of "points tests" in class for revision.
A lesson (or series of lessons) on what it is to be British and how the idea of Britishness has changed. This lesson is perfect as an introduction to the idea of British values. Students consider the impact of different factors on British identity.
A resource pack containing:
A list of genuine "cures" prescribed by Plague Doctors
A selection of more than 10 sources detailing the different consequences of the Black Death on Medieval Society
A selection of more than 10 sources detailing the different ideas people had about what caused the Black Death
Worksheet featuring a step by step enquiry into the death of Emily Davison - did she mean to kill herself?
Use this youtube clip of her death for support in part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH_r6-JpO9Q
This resource contains 9 carefully selected written sources which each give reasons why Caesar was assassinated.
Students could be asked to move around the room, studying each source and deciding what reason it gives for the killing.
An activity asking students to identify the tactics used the British to keep India in the British Empire. Includes some helpful hints for students to trigger research and a cartoon for analysis.
An extensive lesson by lesson interactive resource for students studying or revising Nazi Society between 1933 and 1939. Students can work their way through the activities within each lesson using the linked videos, interactive quizzes and other downloads. All the resources are self contained within the document.
Share with students electronically - Perfect for GCSE History revision!
This fact finding activity on D-Day is suitable for any KS3 group.
The pack contains the following fact files:
- What was D-Day?
- What happened on D-Day?
- Where did D-Day take place and why?
- How fierce was the fighting on D-Day?
- How is D-Day commemorated?
There are also some maps and factfiles on the key generals involved in the battle including Patton, Montgomery, Eisenhower and Rommel.
With the factfiles are a comprehensive set of questions. Cut these out and use them as part of a "Quick on the Draw" activity.
The powerpoint presentation can be used to structure the lesson. The lesson plan provided is an alternative to the activity here. It includes several other lesson ideas.
The resource pack contains a series of resources that can be used to teach this unit.
It includes:
Several maps and images that are perfect as lesson starters or as illustrations.
Powerpoint presentations on the Crimean War and the Mehemet Ali Crisis.
A blank map of Africa when looking at colonisation.
An extensive set of key words for pupils to find the definitions (intro lesson).
Several mix and match key word activities (match word with definition).
*UPDATED FOR 2015/16
Pack Contains
USA in Transition 1930-2000 SOW (complete with workable hyperlinks)
Black America 1930-2000 SOW (complete with workable links)
Student Assessment Grid
Assessment Plan Template
Students are each given a different character card. They fill in the task sheet. They then move around the room asking each other the question "What impact has prohibition had on you?".
The pack also contains a power-point detailing the key features of prohibition including the anti-saloon league and a full lesson plan and progress check for students.
A guide produced in association and in connection with teachmeet History Icons.
This extensive e-book contains 20 things that great History teachers do. Compiled from personal experience but also academic research, the list is not exhaustive but provides a framework for some of the things those teaching History in the UK might do on a day to day basis.
The e-book contains advice on introducing students to source analysis, the concept of historical interpretations and dealing with chronology. It also contains ideas on marking and assessment as well as various templates that could be used in class.
This resource contains:
A powerpoint showing and explaining three propaganda posters (can be used to analyse with class).
A video tutorial where I explain and analyse several propaganda posters to explain their meaning.
A powerpint showing various famous symbols that could be used as a starter to get students thinking about different forms of propaganda and symbolism.
The pack contains profiles on five key explorers with highlighted hints on each sheet.
Put students into groups of 3/4 and complete a "marketplace/carousel" fact finding activity. Instructions are on the powerpoint included.
The pack contains two famous paintings of the execution of King Charles but they interpret the execution in different ways. In pairs, students should use the list of features to identify which feature is in each painting (or both). Discussion can follow about which painting students feel is most accurate.