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Welcome to the History Help TES shop. My resources are of high quality and will save teachers valuable time. I have a variety of resources for both KS3 and KS4 History as well as PSHE. I’m a full time History teacher with over 8 years teaching experience. All my materials have been made by myself with the aim of being engaging and accessible to students. Please feel free to have a look around and leave feedback.

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Welcome to the History Help TES shop. My resources are of high quality and will save teachers valuable time. I have a variety of resources for both KS3 and KS4 History as well as PSHE. I’m a full time History teacher with over 8 years teaching experience. All my materials have been made by myself with the aim of being engaging and accessible to students. Please feel free to have a look around and leave feedback.
Factory conditions
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Factory conditions

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A lesson to explore factory conditions includes a Powerpoint with various activities including a debate task and written report. In addition also includes primary sources of conditions in the factories for source analysis and evaluation. An additional lesson also includes an assessment with planning table grid and model PEA paragraph to support. for students on selecting the best representation of conditions in the factories using GCSE source analysis skills
The gunpowder plot
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The gunpowder plot

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History investigation based on were the gunpowder plotters framed? This lesson includes sources for students to analyse and also facts about the gunpowder plot This lesson is based on a guided history mystery lesson focused on group work Ideal for a top set class
Roman Gladiators
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Roman Gladiators

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Powerpoint that explains a popular form of Roman entertainment. Includes a gladiator labelling and sport broadcasting tasks
Causes of the English Civil War
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Causes of the English Civil War

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three lessons on the Causes of the Civil War Lesson one- all about Charles I and his personality, using sources to explore the type of man he was includes a worksheet and powerpoint as well as source anaylsis task Lesson two and three- covers the long term and trigger causes of the Civil War- includes worksheet and card sort and a board game task on the long term and trigger causes
Causes of WW1
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Causes of WW1

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Three lessons on WW1 Lesson 1 is an introduction to the conflict using primary source images to analyse key aspects of WW1 Lesson 2 lesson includes a intro to the causes of WW1 with one powrpoint being able to deliver it in one lesson, with worksheet and various task on the powerpoint also card sort task Lesson 3 is a Powerpoint with an assessment lesson, this includes a PEA paragraph planning grid and also assessment levels and a un-model example for students to improve and develop.
Pompeii
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Pompeii

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Lesson that looks at Pompeii used alongside the BBC Pompeii last day drama. Good lesson to illustrate the importance of Pompeii as it allowed Historians to find out lots about everyday Roman Life. Resource includes information about what happened in Pompeii and a news broadcast task. (The Pompeii last day drama is available on You Tube)
Claims to the Throne 1066
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Claims to the Throne 1066

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This lesson involves pupils working in groups to produce an election campaign for one of the claimants to the throne in 1066. (Before the Battle of Hastings lesson) The PowerPoint goes through the claimants to the throne in 1066 which allows students to work in groups for the election campaign task. The CV worksheet provides students with extra information to support with the group task. The election task work sheet gives clear instructions alongside extension tasks to enable students to complete high quality group work.
Conditions in the Trenches
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Conditions in the Trenches

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This lesson is a 2 lessons based around conditions in the trenches and contains a presentation detailing conditions in the trenches. A starter activity using a primary source from a soldier in WW1 and a marketplace discovery activity for students to explore conditions in the trenches. This task is used to help students prepare a creative writing task in the form of a trench diary and includes resources to support the planning of a trench diary
The Plague of 1665
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The Plague of 1665

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Powerpoint and activites on the topic of the plague of 1665, includes a symptom card sort, a diary task writing frame and an extensive student worksheet task. Also includes a homework task with clear scaffolding and weblinks for students
Textile inventions
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Textile inventions

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This lesson as a dragons den style group task, pupils worked in groups of 5 and each analysed one of the five inventions during the Industrial revolution, they then choose one of the best inventions to invest their money in but being able to explain why. This is a good lesson to explore the start of the factory system. The lesson plan is based on the delegation task from a Teacher's toolkit lesson
Industrial revolution changes
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Industrial revolution changes

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Intro overview lesson on the main changes that took place during the Industrial Revolution Print off the Cards and cut them up and get pupils to put them in the correct category and correct time period. A good lesson to make pupils aware of the main changes that took place between 1750-1900 before looking at the Industrial period in more detail. There are a number of tasks to review progress and get students thinking of the the extent and impact of change.
Industrial Revolution
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Industrial Revolution

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A number of lessons based on the social aspect history aspect of the Industrial Revolution. first lesson on the changes from 1750-1900, the second lesson is based on the key inventions that led to the factory system. The other lessons are based on the social conditions of the workers and their living conditions
Romulus and Remus
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Romulus and Remus

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Romulus and Remus lesson includes a powerpoint with the story and a worksheet with the story alongside a storyboard task with scaffolding on the powerpoint. Also includes a wordsearch activity
The Civil War
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The Civil War

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Lessons covering Charles I, causes of the Civil war with an assessment and life in the civil war
Tudor Life
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Tudor Life

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Lesson based on students working in groups to research aspects of Tudor Life then design a leaflet on the four main areas of Tudor Life researched. Includes powerpoint with clear instructions 4 worksheets- Crime and Punishment, Tudor entertainment, Tudor Food and Tudor Towns and Tudor worksheet for students to write into. Extension activity includes students designing an advert as a role play of one of the aspects of Tudor life
Jack the Ripper victims
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Jack the Ripper victims

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A powerpoint and worksheet to enable students to explore the victims of the JTR casebook Lesson based around group led activities to explore the 5 victims using the publisher fact sheet Also a worksheet on possible suspects of the JTR casebook
The life of a slave
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The life of a slave

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This lesson is a group led task led lesson that enables students to use 4 worksheets with information about life for slaves (plantation, big house, free time and housing) The students then fill in as the walk around to different information stations or fill in after to see how much was learnt. This resource has been adapted since earlier reviews
World War One
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World War One

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Lessons on causes of WW1 with assessment, lesson exploring recruitment using sources, a number of lessons to explore conditions in the trenches and finally a lesson exploring the weapons used in WW1
Roman legacies
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Roman legacies

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Lesson related to Roman legacies making pupils to be aware of the importance of the Roman Empire. Often useful to do as a market place actvity in groups