KS3 period looking at an introduction to the Victorian Period - with a focus on the Industrial Revolution.
Lesson Objectives:
To be able to understand different ways the Victorian period has been presented.
To be able to explain why the Victorian period has been presented differently.
Includes
Key words and definitions
Starter Images, prompts and guidance
Sources on the Victorian Period (Images, Reports, Written and Video Clip - link included)
Source Table
Plenary
KS4 lesson on the Cuban Revolution, and focusing on its significance.
Lesson Objectives:
To explain the significance of the Cuban Revolution to the development of the Cold War.
To apply our knowledge to an exam question to develop our skills.
Includes;
Key words and definitions
Map task and challenge task
Information cards and activity
Information sheet and task
Exam Question (EDEXCEL)
Plenary
Stretch Challenge Task
A KS4 lesson aimed at helping students to answer the first question on Paper 1, Section A for Edexcel.
This is the Historical Environment section, and this is on: The British Sector of the Western Front, 1914-1918: injuries, treatments and the trenches.
Learning objectives:
All – Will know what an answer needs to include to get full marks on the ‘describe’ questions.
Most – Will be able to put into practice knowledge of answering these questions.
Some – Will be able to use this knowledge to get full marks on future questions.
KS4 Edexcel The American West, c1835-1895 lesson on the Problems of Law and Order.
Key Topic 2.1
Lesson Objectives
To recap prior knowledge and work on lawlessness.
To understand causes of lawlessness.
To analyse how lawless was the west.
Requires ‘Hodder GCSE History for Edexcel, The American West’ textbook for some resourcing (worksheet and task included, but the information is in the textbook).
KS3/KS4 lesson on the Munich Putsch, lesson title; To what extent were the early years of the Nazi Party a success?
Learning Objectives
To be able to identify key events in the beginning years of the Nazi Party.
To be able to explain why the Putsch was both a success and a failure for the Nazi’s.
To be able to assess the impact of the Munich Putsch on the development of the Nazi Party.
Lesson Activities
Key words and definitions
Hook with challenge
Information with comprehension questions and challenge
A look at political parties on the left and right in Weimar Germany
Clip and questions
Information Sheet
PDF of two textbook pages, taken from ‘Modern World History’ (Heinemann, by David Ferriby & Jim McCabe)
KS4 Edexcel The American West, c1835-1895 lesson on the Rivalry between Ranchers and Homesteaders.
Key Topic 2.2
Lesson Includes Information, Colour Code, Questions on the Key Topic and an Exam Question.
KS4 Cold War lesson looking at the Prague Spring.
Lesson Objectives:
To be able to outline the key development of the Prague Spring.
To be able to explain the aims and reforms that were introduced.
To be able to assess the impact of and reaction to these reforms.
Includes:
Key words & definitions
Starter and map
Background information and relevant contextual knowledge
Information sheets on Prague Spring & Soviet Response
Colour code task and extension activity
Homework
GCSE Exam Question - Explain the importance of… (Edexcel 8 marker)
Edexcel GCSE History; The American West - Topic 2.3; US Government Policy towards the Plains Indians.
Lesson Objectives
To understand how changes affected the life of the Plains Indians
To understand the US Government policy towards Plains Indians and the impact of this.
Includes information, some questions, worksheet focused on reservations and an exam question.
Edexcel GCSE History; The American West - Topic 2.3; Consequences of settling on the Plains.
Lesson Objectives
To understand how changes affected the life of the Plains Indians
To understand the US Government policy towards Plains Indians and the impact of this.
Lesson Includes information, a link to a youtube video, colour code, several questions, a table and information cards cut out and sort and an exam question.
What makes up the UK Constitution?
To be able to confidently use key words like codified, entrenched and unitary.
To be able to understand the nature of the UK Constitution.
To be able to use examples to support the 5 main sources of the UK Constitution.
Outline:
Starter
Teacher talk
Reading & Research Task
Tutor2U Video
True/False plenary
This lesson references material from the following textbooks:
Edexcel UK Government and Politics for AS/A Level Fifth Edition 2017 - Neil McNaughton
The lessons requires pages from this textbook, but similar information could be found elsewhere or in updated Politics textbooks.
Title: What Kind of Prejudice have Gypsy and Traveller migrants faced?
Learning Objectives:
To understand who Gypsy/traveller migrants were and where they came from
To analyse the Prejudice Gypsy migrants faced across history to better understand how to combat prejudice today
Information, key words, video, table, scenario
Really fun and engaging double lesson where students are given a ‘Castle Catalogue’ and a budget and are told to design a castle within budget, in the second lesson pupils test there castle against 8 progressively harder scenarios during a ‘siege’ to see how well there castle held up.
Lesson Objectives
To form an understanding of some of the challenges and decisions faced by Castle builders and to weigh up some of the decisions they would have had to have made
Includes;
Castle Catalogue
List of Scenarios
Worksheet for building there castle
Report Worksheet (Standard, Differented for Lower Ability and a third for SEN)
AQA GCSE History Exam Question Booklet; Britain: Health and the people, c1000 to the present day.
This 36 page booklet is full of exam questions for students to complete, includes Hints for the majority of questions, several question guidance sheets and a tracker.
KS3 lesson on ELizabeth I, and the problems she faced during her reign.
Lesson Objectives
To be able to explore some of the problems that Elizabeth faced during her reign.
To be able to explain why she faced these problems.
To be able to evaluate the significance of these challenges.
Lesson Includes;
Lesson Plan
Card sort (standard and differentiated)
Glossary of key terms
A series of 8 revision worksheets, each sheet has several different activities on. All activities are designed to help students revise.
Worksheets are great for in class revision, use as homework or in after school enhancements.
KS3 lesson looking at whether America apologise to Japan for dropping the Atomic Bomb.
Lesson includes;
Several images
Primary Source (Truman)
An Historians viewpoint
Worksheet on different factors
Factor information cards
Key stage 3 lesson looking at whether the bombing of Dresden be justified?
Lesson Objective
Identify the arguments for and against the bombing of Dresden and link the arguments together.
Includes;
Primary Source
Video Clip
Card sort (standard and differentiated