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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.
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
Election campaigns
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Election campaigns

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Used with Key Stage 4 GCSE Humanities Pupils work in groups to analyse the main UK political party Manifesto's Pupils then produce their own Manifesto's
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
Life in the civil war
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Life in the civil war

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Two lessons, one that looks at the types of soldiers who fought in the Civil War and the other that looks at the impact of the war on the lives of ordinary people using the famous painting by W. F. Yeames alongside various worksheets, includes a written and role play task on the image. The lesson also include 20 sources worksheet that show life in the Civil War via primary sources and an inference square for students to explore the impact of the Civil War
Time management
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Time management

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powerpoint and three worksheets (quiz, information and self evaluation task) with activities relating to getting KS4 and KS5 students to think about time management, this lesson can be delivered in a tutorial before making a revision timetable.
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)
Government
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Government

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I used the following resources for Key Stage 4 GCSE Humanities but it may be useful for other Citizenship topics
Food Miles
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Food Miles

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A series of lessons on Food Miles includes What is food miles and where our food comes from task consequences of food miles benefits and problems storyboard task Role play in the style of a news broadcast
miscarriages of justice UK
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miscarriages of justice UK

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Used with GCSE Humanities on the sub topic Law and Government to allow pupils to understand issues with the British Justice System Web links are on the PowerPoint
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
Henry VIII
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Henry VIII

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A series of lessons focusing on Henry VIII life, his 6 wives and also the breaking away from the Catholic church. This series of lessons also includes an assessment on Why Henry created the CofE? extra lesson on Tudor life
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
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.
Slave Trade
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Slave Trade

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This is a complete lesson exploring the Slave Trade triangle. It includes a map task, have and need task, card sort on the reasons slavery was justified and visual questioning task
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
Roman Republic (Roman Government)
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Roman Republic (Roman Government)

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Lesson based on the Roman Republic includes summary diagram worksheets and card sort activity to mix and match key words with descriptions. The Powerpoint also includes a with a letter writing task, includes writing frame word doc for SEN students. one powerpoint is a class role play activity to show the students the structure of the Roman Republic that would be better for students to use in the first instance
illegal drugs
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illegal drugs

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A number of lessons looking at illegal drugs Includes 2 powerpoints- one goes through the various drugs and the second one has a group task for students to produce large warning poster The resource pack includes a worksheet with the main drugs which uses 'talk to frank' information. a table for students to fill out whilst using lesson 1 powerpoint and a wordsearch.
WW1 weapons
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WW1 weapons

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A lesson based on the development of weaponry in WW1. The lesson includes a powerpoint with starter and activity instructions and extension work as well as a GCSE exam style question with scaffolding. The worksheets and table sheet are to be used as a group task lesson to allow students to explore the various weapons used in WW1. The lesson could be adapted to suit other ideas but it based on a group exploring task.
Slave Rebellions
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Slave Rebellions

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A whole lesson looking at slave rebellions includes 4 case studies; The Nat Turner Rebellion, Rebellion on St. Domingue 1791, Rebellion in Jamaica 1831 and Rebellion in Barbados 1816. These 4 case studies are all on the work sheet. This lesson ideally is delivered as a student self discovery task in groups, instructions and timings on the PowerPoint with a timer and it includes a table and summary questions for the students to use to assess understanding. In addition it also has a extension resource material on slave punishments to link in with the theme of resistance