For teaching Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany 1918-1939 Nazi control and dictatorship How did Hitler create a dictatorship 1933-34? This lesson looks at how Hitler consolidated power and created a dictatorship 1933-34. This includes; The Reichstag Fire The Enabling Act and the banning of other parties and trade unions The threat from Röhm and the SA The Night of the Long Knives The death of von Hindenburg Hitler becoming Führer, the army and oath of allegiance Also included: Accompanying work booklet to the lesson, with a wide range of fun activities! 20 question quiz plus answers based on the lesson An inference source question and 12 mark ‘explain why’ question with AfL sheet Please review if you purchase, and check out my other Weimar and Nazi Germany resources.

Suitable for teaching 11-14 on reasons why people signed up for WW1 - Why did people to go war? The whole lesson plus resources looks at why people signed up for WW1 using propaganda. The students will analyse examples of WW1 propaganda, understanding how this persuaded young men to join the war effort. If you purchase, please review and check out my other WW1 lessons.

Suitable for teaching 11-14s WW1 - Why did the Schlieffen Plan fail? Whole lesson plus all worksheets, this lesson looks at why the Schlieffen Plan failed. It encourages students to come up with their own plan in how to beat France and Russia, and then looks at the source ‘Bravo, Belgium’ for an explanation as to why it failed. The plenary asks students to decide what is the most important reason the plan failed. Please review if you purchase, and check out my other WW1 resources.

For teaching Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany 1918-1939 Hitler’s Rise to Power Why did the Nazi Party increase in popularity 1921-1923? This lesson looks at the early years of the Nazi Party, focusing on the ‘Lean Years’, including: What happened after the Munich Putsch? What were the Lean Years? What are the views in Mein Kampf? Reorganisation of the Nazi Party Bamberg Conference of 1926 Also included: Accompanying work booklet to the lesson, with a wide range of fun activities! 20 question quiz plus answers based on the lesson An interpretations exam question on the ‘Lean Years’ - what is the main difference between the interpretations (4 marks) Please review if you purchase, and check out my other Weimar and Nazi Germany resources.

**For teaching Edexcel GCSE 9-1 The American West c.1835-c.1895 Key Topic 1 Destruction of Plains Indians Way of Life This is a revision work booklet designed for a two hour lesson covering the destruction of Plains Indians way of life. No additional resources are needed! This work booklet includes a range of activities, including multiple-choice quizzes, fill in the gap, card sorts and videos (all hyperlinked). The topics covered are: Who were the Plains Indians Tribal structures Importance of the buffalo Plains Indians beliefs US government policy and the Plains Indians Causes of conflict The Indian Wars Extermination of the buffalo Reservations and cultural and legal end of the Plains Indians Please review if you purchase, and check out my other GCSE American West resources.

Suitable for 11-14s and can easily be adapted for 7-11s. Whole lesson on the Magna Carta. Looks at how the Magna Carta came to be, what it is, and the impact it has on the modern day. Includes a range of differentiated and suitable for all students in your class. Whole lesson plus resources! Please check out my other King John resources, feedback is welcome.

2 Kristallnacht worksheets - high ability and low ability. Can be used when watching a video, reading information or set as homework to research the answers.

Suitable for teaching 11-14s Whole lesson plus resources on the contenders for the throne in 1066. Looks at Harold Godwinson, Harald Hardrada, Edgar the Aetheling and William Duke of Normandy. Students look at the situation at the time of Edward the Confessor’s death, and why each contender has a claim to the throne, and what would make them a good/bad king. Includes all resources needed! Please review if you purchase and check out my other Norman Conquest resources.

Whole lesson plus all resources needed for teaching **** ‘How fair was the Treaty of Versailles on Germany?’**** Students first look at the end of WW1 and how the Treaty of Versailles came about. Then, students analyse the aims of the Big Three, using role play, sorting them into Punish Germany and get revenge Weaken Germany so it cannot threaten Europe again Reward/compensate the Allies Students will then look at the terms of the treaty using a video, and decide if those terms were fair or unfair by sorting card statements (differentiated!). Please review if you purchase, and check out my other WW1 and WW2 resources on my shop.

Whole lesson plus all resources needed for teaching 11-14s ‘How did the Nazi’s control Germany through the use of terror?’ Students will look at the different methods of terror used by the Nazi’s to keep control of Germany; Law courts Informers Gestapo SS Concentration camps This is perfect as an introductory lesson to Nazi terror at GCSE - Weimar and Nazi Germany! Students use information sheets (provided) to complete a differentiated table about methods of terror. Students will be able to assess what the most effective method is by the end of the lesson. Please review if you purchase, and check out my other resources!

Whole lesson plus differentiated resources for teaching 11-14s ‘What was life like in a Victorian prison?’ Can also be adapted for KS2! Students will investigate what life is like inside a Victorian prison through a video (quiz sheet included), and using differentiated information sheets on different aspects of Victorian prison life, including: The Crank Treadmill Prisoners routine Rules Convict System Victorian Cell (1865 Prisons Act) All resources are included for the lesson - just print and go! Please review if you purchase, and check out my other Victorian Crime and Punishment resources, including an OFSTED outstanding lesson on Lincoln Gaol!

Knowledge Organiser for the Tudors, in the form of a family tree with information on each monarch. Also includes a section on ‘Why did Henry VIII create the Church of England’? Suitable for KS2 and KS3! Perfect as a revision resource or for sticking in exercise books at the start of a topic.

Knowledge Organiser for the Hitler Youth - suitable for KS3. Covers the Hitler Youth, League of German Maidens and Opposition Groups. Perfect for revision! Feedback is welcome.

For teaching Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-1939 The Weimar Republic To what extent was the Weimar Republic threatened by its early challenges? The Spartacist Uprising 1919 and the Kapp Putsch 1920 Students will look at the Spartacist Uprising and the Kapp Putsch and judge to what extent they threatened the Weimar Republic. This lesson includes: Retrieval task starter ‘horribly told histories’ Background to the political challenges The problems in Germany 1918-1920 German political parties - with diagram to explain the political spectrum at the time (including communism and fascism) The Friekorps Spartacist Uprising and Kapp Putsch plus further uprisings Also included: Accompanying work booklet to the lesson, with a wide range of fun activities! 20 question quiz plus answers based on the lesson TWO inference exam questions! (4 marks) 12 mark explain why exam style question with AfL sheet Please review if you purchase, and check out my other Weimar and Nazi Germany resources.

For teaching Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-1939 *Hitler’s Rise to Power Why did the Nazi Party increase in popularity 1921-1923? This lesson looks at the early years of the Nazi Party, including: Hitler’s early years The beginning of the DAP and setting up the NSDAP 25 point programme Party policies Hitler’s personal appeal Party organisation Party leadership The SA (‘Brownshirts’) Also included: Accompanying work booklet to the lesson, with a wide range of fun activities! 20 question quiz plus answers based on the lesson An 8 mark ‘how useful’ source question - complete with checklist on how to analyse the sources and answer the exam question! Please review if you purchase, and check out my other Weimar and Nazi Germany resources.

For teaching Edexcel 9-1 Medicine Through Time 1250-present. Renaissance Medicine: How similar were approaches to the Black Death and the Great Plague? This lesson covers the causes, treatments and preventions of the Great Plague. This includes: How similar were approaches to the Black Death and the Great Plague Plague Doctor Bills of Mortality source analysis Causes Treatments Preventions Comparison with Covid-19 20 question quiz with answers! Exam skills: Explain one way in which people’s responses to the Great Plague 1665 in London were similar to the way that people reacted to the Black Death 1348 in Britain. (4 marks) - This is discussed with students with model answers and a break down on how to answer this question! Explain one way in which ideas about the causes of disease were different in the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries. Also included: Accompanying differentiated work booklet to suit the needs of all students in your class! 20 question quiz plus answers based on the lesson Please review if you purchase, and check out my other Medicine Through Time resources!