Teach you students The Reformation by means of a series of engaging plays! This resource is suitable for KS3 History. (My Year 8 students always enjoy this topic as they can get out of their seats and do some acting.) Students learn about the Reformation, not only by performing these plays, but also by observing their classmates perform the plays! This is an excellent alternative to conventional history teaching. The resource is also great for cross curricular teaching, combining History with Drama. Play 1: Religion in Europe before the Reformation (This script is 4 pages long and involves 7 characters.) In this play the Pope has a meeting with some archbishops, bishops and priests. This play reveals what religion was like in Europe before the Reformation. Play 2: Martin Luther - The First Protestant (This script is 3 pages long and involves 2 characters.) This is a conversation between Martin Luther and a trusted friend. Luther confides in his friend about his concerns about the Roman Catholic Church. Play 3: The Wives of Henry VIII (This script is 4 pages long and involves 7 characters.) This play consist of a series of monologues where Henry VIII introduces his six wives to the audience. Each character takes a turn to tell the audience how they fit into Henry VIII’s life. Play 4: Henry VIII’s Break with Rome (This script is 3 pages long and involves 4 characters.) This play involves a scene between Henry VIII, Thomas Cromwell, and Thomas More. They discuss Henry VIII’s move away from the Roman Catholic Church. Play 5: Mary I - Back to Rome. (This script is 2 pages long and involves 2 characters.) This is a conversation between Mary I and a trusted lady-in-waiting. They consider the importance of making England Roman Catholic again. Play 6: Elizabeth I. (This script is 2 pages long and involves 2 characters.) This is a conversation between Elizabeth I and a trusted lady-in-waiting. They consider the importance of making England Protestant again.

This resource provides 3 lessons that you can simply scroll through! There are three pdf-lessons. They are tools to help you to guide your students, step-by-step, to answer 6-mark questions on the CIE IGCSE History Paper 1 exam paper. Each pdf-lesson has a 6-mark question, and explains in detail how it can be planned and answered. (The questions in this resource focus on the years before the 1917 revolutions.) Using the pdf-lessons (projecting them onto the whiteboard), you can lead your students to: brainstorm ideas organise the brainstormed information plan the answer write the essay Simply scroll through the pages to teach your students how to answer the 6-mark exam questions, using the examples provided! (There is enough material for 3x 60-minutes lessons.) Materials that come with this resource: Projectable pdf-lessons. (There are 3 pdf-lessons in this resource.) Printable table for planning Paper 1 6-mark questions. Advice on answering Paper 1 6-mark questions. Example answers to the 3 questions in this resource.

This resource provides 5 lessons that you can simply scroll through! There are five pdf-lessons. They are tools to help you to guide your students, step-by-step, to answer 6-mark questions on the CIE IGCSE History Paper 1 exam paper. Each pdf-lesson has a 6-mark question, and explains in detail how it can be planned and answered. (The questions in this resource focus on the League of Nations’ role in international relations in the 20th Century.) Using the pdf-lessons (projecting them onto the whiteboard), you can lead your students to: brainstorm ideas organise the brainstormed information plan the answer write the essay Simply scroll through the pages to teach your students how to answer the 6-mark exam questions, using the examples provided! (There is enough material for 5x 60-minutes lessons.) Materials that come with this resource: Projectable pdf-lessons. (There are 5 pdf-lessons in this resource.) Printable table for planning Paper 1 6-mark questions. Advice on answering Paper 1 6-mark questions. Example answers to the 5 questions in this resource.

This booklet contains 5 homework tasks on the Holocaust. It is ideal for KS3 students learning about the treatment of Jewish people by Nazi Germany.

This booklet contains 6 homework tasks on Nazi Germany. It is ideal for KS3 students learning about Germany in the 1930’s.

This booklet contains 9 homework tasks on the First World War. It is ideal for KS3 students learning about WW1.

This booklet contains 5 homework tasks on Slave Trade. It is ideal for KS3 students learning about Britain and the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade.

This booklet contains 7 homework tasks on the Anglo-Saxons. It is ideal for Y6 or Y7 students learning about the Anglo-Saxons.

This booklet contains 6 homework tasks on the Consequences of WW1. It is ideal for KS3 students learning about revolutions in the aftermath of WW1.

This booklet contains 4 homework tasks on Source Analysis. It is ideal for KS3 students learning source analysis skills.

This booklet contains 7 homework tasks on the Reformation. It is ideal for KS3 students learning about the Reformation.

This booklet contains 9 homework tasks on the Exploration. It is ideal for KS3 students learning about the Exploration in the 15th and 16th centuries.

This booklet contains 8 homework tasks on the Norman Invasion of 1066. It is ideal for Y7 students learning about the Normans.

This booklet introduces students to Australia, its animals and aboriginal art. It includes maps, worksheets, wordsearches and mazes. It is ideal for KS2 students learning about Australia.

This booklet is useful as a workbook for KS3 students learning about the Aztects. There are information pages, sources, and questions to answer.

This lesson is suitable for KS3 English students, studying A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. Lesson Objectives include: to consider the plot of Chapter 2 to consider the characters so far to record relevant information for Chapter 2 The lesson comprises of the following activities: Reading & discussion of plot, characters & relationships Inference questions (& solutions) Descriptive Writing examples from the text… Recording the focus for reading…by making brief notes on plot, characters and inferences Read the next chapter, “School.” Extension Tasks (vocabulary list & questions on the chapters involved) Hardly any preparation is needed for this lesson: Simply access the link provided and then scroll through the lesson with your class. Follow the instructions as you go along… Duration: there is sufficient material for a 60 minute lesson! Definitely also check out my other resources - in total, there are 32 of these unique lessons on A Monster Calls.

This lesson is suitable for KS3 English students, studying A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. Lesson Objectives include: to recap what we read in the first Chapter of our novel to be reminded of our focus for reading to learn how we can record this information The lesson comprises of the following activities: Make a bookmark for “A Monster Calls”. (download & print) Reading & discussion of plot, characters & relationships Inference questions (& solutions) Explanation of strategy for recording focus for reading… (With examples to download.) Extension Tasks (vocabulary list & questions on the chapters involved) Hardly any preparation is needed for this lesson: Simply access the link provided and then scroll through the lesson with your class. Follow the instructions as you go along… Duration: there is sufficient material for a 60 minute lesson! Definitely also check out my other resources - in total, there are 32 of these unique lessons on A Monster Calls.

This lesson is suitable for KS3 English students, studying A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. Lesson Objectives include: to learn what is meant by literature to understand our focus for reading to read the first Chapter of our novel The lesson comprises of the following activities: What is Literature? (Explanation) Six Steps involved in studying a novel… (Explained) Focus for reading… (Explained - with short hand-out to download & print, PLUS solution.) What is Inference? (Explanation) (PLUS a short video example.) Read Chapter 1. “A Monster Calls.” Hardly any preparation is needed for this lesson: Simply access the link provided and then scroll through the lesson with your class. Follow the instructions as you go along… Duration: there is sufficient material for a 60 minute lesson! Definitely also check out my other resources - in total, there are 32 of these unique lessons on A Monster Calls.

This lesson is suitable for KS3 English students, studying A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. Lesson Objectives include: to consider the plot of Chapter 4 to consider tone & structure to consider Conor and Lily’s relationship The lesson comprises of the following activities: Reading & discussion of plot, characters & relationships Inference questions (& solutions) Structure in Literature… (Explained) Conor and Lily… character relationship task (including a worksheet to download and print) Extension Tasks (vocabulary list & questions on the chapters involved) Hardly any preparation is needed for this lesson: Simply access the link provided and then scroll through the lesson with your class. Follow the instructions as you go along… Duration: there is sufficient material for a 60 minute lesson! Definitely also check out my other resources - in total, there are 32 of these unique lessons on A Monster Calls.

This lesson is suitable for KS3 English students, studying A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. Lesson Objectives include: to consider the plot of Chapter 3 to examine descriptive writing to consider Conor and Lily’s characters The lesson comprises of the following activities: Discuss / Recap previous chapter Inference questions (& solutions) Descriptive Writing examples from the text… Answering a few questions… (With answers provided…) Making Character mind-maps for Conor & Lily. Read Chapter 4. “Life Writing.” Hardly any preparation is needed for this lesson: Simply access the link provided and then scroll through the lesson with your class. Follow the instructions as you go along… Duration: there is sufficient material for a 60 minute lesson! Definitely also check out my other resources - in total, there are 32 of these unique lessons on A Monster Calls.

This lesson is suitable for KS3 English students, studying A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. Lesson Objectives include: to identify different types of characters in a story to consider what may happen next to find out what happened in the rest of the First Tale The lesson comprises of the following activities: Reading & discussion of plot, characters & relationships Inference questions (& solutions) Characters task (worksheet to download & print, plus answers) Think Sheet…predict what may happen next (download & print) 5-line poems (worksheet to download & print) (including example) Extension Tasks (vocabulary list & questions on the chapters involved) Hardly any preparation is needed for this lesson: Simply access the link provided and then scroll through the lesson with your class. Follow the instructions as you go along… Duration: there is sufficient material for 2x 45 minutes lessons! Definitely also check out my other resources - in total, there are 32 of these unique lessons on A Monster Calls.