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A collaboration between a long-term Head of History and Humanities and EC Resources. We have 20 years experience teaching all humanities subjects around the UK and a particular passion for creating top-notch secondary history resources. We will be uploading loads of free lessons as well an inexpensive ones in the coming months, so why not follow us? Hopefully we can save you an afternoon or two of planning!

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A collaboration between a long-term Head of History and Humanities and EC Resources. We have 20 years experience teaching all humanities subjects around the UK and a particular passion for creating top-notch secondary history resources. We will be uploading loads of free lessons as well an inexpensive ones in the coming months, so why not follow us? Hopefully we can save you an afternoon or two of planning!
Humans + Environment Homework Booklet
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Humans + Environment Homework Booklet

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A homework booklet which provides three detailed case studies where human activity has affected the environment substantially - the Arctic, the Great Barrier Reef and the Amazon Rainforest. The case studies provide information to be read before students then engage in three sets of differentiated challenge questions and activities. Created initially for Year 8 but left editable, this could be set as homework over three weeks or as one more substantial homework piece. Many more free and inexpensive Secondary Geography and History Resources at our store. Or check out more humanities and PSHE / RSE and Citizenship resources at EC Resources
Environment Changes
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Environment Changes

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Introduction to the environment - 1 - 2 hour PP, worksheets, clips, well differentiated, best suited to KS3. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All our resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes) and are designed to last one hour each.
YEAR 9 KS3 HISTORY MEGAPACK
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YEAR 9 KS3 HISTORY MEGAPACK

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SAVE AROUND 60% BY BUYING THIS BUNDLE OF 53+ HOURS OF LESSONS! This bundle includes: World War One – causes and fighting (11 lessons) World War Two - Causes, battles and Nazi Germany (20 lessons) The Cold War (8 lessons) Genocide (8 lessons) Terrorism (6 lessons) For more description on each topic, please see links below. The download includes all lesson powerpoints (containing all activity tasks, clip links etc), worksheets and information sheets. All lessons are easy to use and editable. Activities are differentiated 3 ways where possible. These topics and lessons are also available individually here: World War One: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/world-war-i-gcse-11743517 World War Two: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/world-war-ii-ks3-12080728 Cold War: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-cold-war-12192363 Genocide: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/genocide-12114524 Terrorism: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/terrorism-ks3-history-12078335 You can find many more history lessons - both inexpensive and free at our store: HISTORY GEEKS (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/History_Geeks) If you are happy with your resource, please leave us a review! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at historygeeksuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you.
World War I / Remembrance Quiz
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World War I / Remembrance Quiz

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A fun quiz, designed for form time, lasting around 15 minutes that can be used in Remembrance week. The linked clips from Blackadder are optional, they are short two minute videos designed to compliment the answers to the questions.
1 YEAR OF KS3 HISTORY
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1 YEAR OF KS3 HISTORY

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40+ hours of KS3 History. These lessons are a selection of our very best lessons and units originally created for Years 7 , 8 and 9. The pack is divided into four different folders, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9 and ‘Miscellaneous’ (the final folder contains cover work and end of year fun materials). There is far, far more content than in the Tes previews. Every lesson is differentiated to at least three levels of challenge, has source analysis tasks, peer or mini-assessments, clip tasks with differentiated questioning and essay or literacy focus tasks for GCSE skills prep. This is inclusive of all the standards you’d expect - starters, plenaries, measurable LOs, well presented PowerPoints, homework and easy to follow worksheets with instructions. What’s included? **Year 7 History Skills Unit (4 hours) Tudor Times (8 hours) **Year 8: Black History Unit (13 hours) Year 9: World War I (9 hours) Misc, fun and cover lessons - (6 hours) All lessons could be used stand-alone and everything is editable too. **Who are History Geeks? ** History Geeks are the History Department of EC Publishing. EC Resources are the top TES PSHE + RE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Bank of England, The Children’s Commissioner, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
Halloween Quiz
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Halloween Quiz

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BRAND NEW The Ultimate Halloween Quiz! 100 questions - fun and silly end of year quiz for the end of October half-term (or any time you fancy a little spooky fun). A huge range of general knowledge questions with something to cater for every student’s tastes (it’s more silly than it is scary, so don’t worry)- 10 rounds covering a wide variety of fun and amusing subjects and topics. It’s not easy - but there are rounds for everyone, covering a huge variety of topics and interests so all students will feel involved. There are 100 questions in all - the images shown are a preview of just a few from each round. Everything is editable with answers revealed at the end of each round: Round 1: Halloween movies and TV From spooky YouTubers to TikTok to film-ghouls and TV Trivia Round 2: Halloween around the world - traditions, spooky rituals, food and more Round 3: Riddles and Rewards A play on trick or treat, spooky brainteasers to get you thinking. Round 4: Celebs vs Monsters - AI merge Can you recognise the well-known celebs who have been merged with monsters? Round 5: Music?’ It’s more than just Thriller and the Monster Mash - can you recognise these spooky tunes before the time is out? Round 6: A scary thought Liz Truss has recently announced (Oct 2023) she may make another run for leader - but last time she was outlasted by a lettuce. Who is surviving longest in these g Round 7: Sport Well-known sporting heroes with very creepy anagrams. Round 8: Trick or Treat Half the images are tricks, half are treats - but can you tell candy from poison? I should hope so. Round 9: Gaming A round for the gamers - from gruesome games to creepy consoles. Round 10: Name the phobia There are some odd and unusual phobias in the world - I bet you haven’t heard of many of these, but can you guess what they mean? The quiz is easy to use, interactive and editable. It’s designed for secondary students. I really hope you enjoy this, I enjoyed making it and tried to make it funny so teachers would enjoy using it too. Please note, the preview images have been uploaded so you can see what the resource contains. The quiz is in the folder called ‘This is the Quiz’. If you have the EC Resources Complete Tutor Time Pack you will notice this has been added to your Tutor Time Dropbox as a free update :) Who are EC Resources? EC Resources are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Bank of England, The Children’s Commissioner, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK. We also run ecpublishing.co.uk and you can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk
Year 8 KS3 HISTORY MEGAPACK
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Year 8 KS3 HISTORY MEGAPACK

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SAVE AROUND 60% WITH THIS MEGAPACK CONTAINING 38+ HOURS OF LESSONS! This bundle includes: 17th Century (8 lessons) Industrial Revolution (8 lessons) Black History including Slavery and Civil Rights (13 lessons) 20th Century Leaders (5 lessons) Disasters (4 lessons) For more description on each topic, please see links below. The download includes all lesson powerpoints (containing all activity tasks, clip links etc), worksheets and information sheets. All lessons are easy to use and editable. Activities are differentiated 3 ways where possible. These topics and lessons are also available individually here: The 17th Century: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/17th-century-history-bundle-12622152 The Industrial Revolution: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/industrial-revolution-bundle-12646047 Black History Unit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/black-history-unit-12176977 20th Century Leaders: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/20th-century-dictators-leaders-12577185 Disasters: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/disasters-12670974 You can find many more history lessons - both inexpensive and free at our store: HISTORY GEEKS If you are happy with your resource, please leave us a review! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at historygeeksuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you.
Kapp Putsch
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Kapp Putsch

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A detailed, differentiated and editable 90 min - 2 hour lesson all about the Kapp Putsch and its consequences. Perfect for UKS3 or a GCSE introduction/overview lesson. The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, information sheets, practice exam questions and mark-scheme, clip tasks, a variety of activities, worksheets and more. It’s very easy to follow and can be used straight away :)
Medieval Kingship
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Medieval Kingship

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This bundle includes 5 lessons: Battle of Hastings: covers what happened during the Battle of Hastings and why William I won. Norman consolidation of England: covers the Domesday Book, building of Castles and feudalism introduced by William I to England. King John I and Magna Carta Peasants’ Revolt Castle building and why it was important All lessons are editable, ready to teach and easy to use.
History Christmas Lesson
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History Christmas Lesson

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A fun and Christmassy lesson for students in the last week of term. Could be used as a reward lesson the last time you see your class before Christmas. The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, differentiated tasks, a variety of activities, 3 different fun plenaries, timeline task and more. It’s very easy to follow and can be used straight away :) Who are EC Resources? EC Resources are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Bank of England, The Children’s Commissioner, MACS Charity, The British Legion, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
Christmas History lessons
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Christmas History lessons

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This bundle contains: A History of Christmas lesson - this lesson covers where our traditions today have come from. History Christmas Quiz - a fun quiz aimed at KS3. All are easy to use or adapt for your students! Find more free and inexpensive lessons and resources in our TES shop - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/History_Geeks If you are happy with your resource, please leave us a review! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at historygeeksuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you.
End of Term History Pack
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End of Term History Pack

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It’s the end of term! So, you need something educational, but fun and creative to do, to keep those students occupied! This end of term fun pack for history includes: An hour-long History Quiz, A ‘history of summer holidays’ special one off lesson A Christmas-through-the-ages lesson A free PowerPoint and template packs for making subject knowledge cubes. A social media template pack, which can be used to create profiles for historical figures A free end of term creative ‘make a historical figure’ history lesson. An Easter lesson Special Valentine’s Day love lesson Worst Christmas Jobs lesson Christmas Events in History Special lesson If you are happy with your resource, please leave us a review! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at historygeeksuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Check out loads more history and geography resources - both inexpensive and free at our store: HISTORY GEEKS Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, Tutor Time, PSHE + RSE new Curriculum 2020 resources at EC Resources
Safer Internet Day
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Safer Internet Day

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Safer Internet Day resource pack - suitable for upper KS2 or lower KS3. The pack includes a PowerPoint full of information as well as activities, a scavenger hunt, literacy and clip tasks and measurable LOs. It is designed to last an hour and everything is editable, well-differentiated and all information included, so you can just pick it up and go. The slides shown are just a preview sample.
History Skills - Ice Man
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History Skills - Ice Man

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A detailed and well differentiated, editable history skills lesson with a focus on the importance of using evidence. This hour long lesson (with PowerPoint, clips and worksheets) was created for Year 7 (but could be used with a different group) to illustrate the importance of source work as historians (and those working in archeology) in order to gain a detailed picture of the past. The lesson focuses on the story of the Ice Man and how he died and came to be buried and preserved he was. Students will use evidence to create a detailed profile of the Ice Man’s last days and explore the artifacts he left behind and the clues left for historians to decipher.
Liberal Reforms + WWI
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Liberal Reforms + WWI

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History GCSE 9-1 5x well differentiated lessons on: 1. Liberal Government and Laissez Faire 2. Liberal Reforms and Lloyd George 3. Poverty and the People’s budget 4. World War I, conscription, conscientious objectors and propaganda 5. World War I, homefront and defence of the realm 6. World War I, causes, rivalry, colonialism and alliances. Each lesson is: Designed to last 1 hour - last task can be set as homework or done as plenary, depending on time. Includes clip question and differentiated questions, starter sheets, LO check sheet with key terms and reasons cards all included with 1 hour PowerPoint. Leave a review and choose any other resource from my shop for free: email me at info@ecpublishing.co.uk with your choice :)
Jacobites - Rebellion
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Jacobites - Rebellion

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A detailed and well-differentiated, editable history lesson all about why there was civil unrest and rebellion in 18th century Britain. Students explore the political, religious and social reasons for unrest and the background behind the Jacobite rebellions before attempting an exam-style practice question on their learning. This lesson lasts 1 hour and is very easy to just pick up and use. The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, a variety of activities, worksheets, source tasks and more.
Kapp Putsch + Spartacist Rebellion
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Kapp Putsch + Spartacist Rebellion

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3 HOURS WORTH OF LESSONS (possibly will last 4): **1. The Kapp Putsch - A detailed, differentiated and editable 90 min - 2 hour lesson all about the Kapp Putsch and its consequences. Perfect for UKS3 or a GCSE introduction/overview lesson. The Spartacist Revolt - A detailed, differentiated and editable 90 min - 2 hour lesson all about the Spartacist Rebellion / Revolt and its consequences. Perfect for an upper KS3 unit on the causes of WWII, or as an introduction / revision lesson for GCSE.** Both downloads includes: a detailed PowerPoint, information sheets, practice GCSE (AQA style) exam questions and mark-scheme, clip tasks, a variety of activities, worksheets and more. Both are very easy to follow and can be used straight away :)
Nazi Opposition
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Nazi Opposition

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A detailed and well-differentiated, editable history lesson all about how youth groups and other brave rebels opposed the Nazis. The lesson lasts one hour and is very easy to just pick up and use. The lesson is suitable for any Middle School class (and could be used for High School - it’s full of exam-style source questions). The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, a variety of activities, worksheets, source questions, exam style practice questions, clip tasks and more.
Carbon Emissions + The Greenhouse Effect
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Carbon Emissions + The Greenhouse Effect

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Geography lesson all about carbon emissions, why levels are rising and how these are contributing to the Greenhouse Effect. The lesson investigates how carbon is released, when levels started to rise as well the effect this is already starting to have on the Earth’s temperature. The lesson is adaptable, easy to follow and fully differentiated. This resource pack includes an hour long PowerPoint with accompanying worksheets, well differentiated activities, clip tasks with three-way differentiated questions and information sheets. The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. As with all our lessons, you don’t need any prior knowledge as all the information is included - you can just pick up and teach it. More free and inexpensive Humanities lessons can be found here.
Valentines Day
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Valentines Day

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Valentine’s Day resource pack. with a gory twist. The pack includes a PowerPoint full of information about the history behind Valentine’s Day, why the festival is celebrated today in the way it is and how the Romans and Christian Church changed the mid-February celebrations to suit their own objectives. The pack also includes a clip task with differentiated questions, a quiz and a creative SMSC activity - making historically accurate Valentine’s Day cards. Everything is editable, well-differentiated and all information included, so you can just pick it up and go. The slides shown are just a preview sample.