Year 6 History Transition Lesson designed to be delivered to Year 6 students who are doing a taster day or lesson. This History lesson goes over; What does History mean to you? What Historical topics have you learnt so far and what topics would you like to learn about? What will you be studying in Year 7 History at (chosen school)? Why is History important - looking at historical quotes Definition quiz of key terms (eg chronology, primary source, secondary source, century etc) Activity with worksheet - looking at 5 inventions and having to… Work out the order in which they were invented Calculating centuries Understanding significance and explaining which invention was the most significant and why Thanks for purchasing and please leave a review.

I am a History teacher and Expert Lead in Education who trains History teachers on how to teach History. Session 1: Introduction to teaching History This is an introductory session for trainee teachers on how to teach History. This includes; Why do we teach history? Personal reflections on teaching history How to enhance subject knowledge KS3 National Curriculum How should we teach KS3? What would you teach? Also included: PowerPoint presentation Extra reading materials Session resources Session lesson plan Please review if you purchase, and check out my other teacher training resources.

For teaching Edexcel GCSE 9-1 The American West c.1835-c.1895 Key Topic 2 White Settlers This is a revision work booklet designed for a two hour lesson covering White Settlers. 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: Reasons for Westward migration (Oregon Trail, Banking Crisis 1837, Manifest Destiny, Mormon Migration, California Gold Rush) Donner Party Impact of the American Civil War on migration Homestead Act and Railroad Act 1862 Transcontinental Railroad Exoduster Movement Oklahoma Land Rush Problems of farming on the plains and their solutions (including new technology) Cattle trails and cow towns Cowboys Decline of the cattle industry Please review if you purchase, and check out my other GCSE American West 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.

For teaching Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Early Elizabethan England 1558-1588 Key Topic 1 Queen, Government and Religion This a revision work booklet designed for two hours covering Queen, Government and Religion. This work booklet includes a range of activities, including multiple-choice quizzes, fill in the gap, card sorts and videos (all hyperlinked). No additional resources are needed! Answers are included in the ‘notes’ section at the bottom of the slide, as well as any links to videos. The topics covered are: Elizabethan society Elizabeth’s problems Religious division in 1558 Challenges to the Religious Settlement Why was Mary, Queen of Scots important? Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots Please review if you purchase, and check out my other GCSE Early Elizabethan England resources.

For teaching Edexcel GCSE 9-1 The American West c1835-c1895 Key Topic 1 Revision Clock

For teaching Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Early Elizabethan England 1558-88 Queen, Government and Religion What was Elizabeth’s biggest problem? This lesson looks at the problems Elizabeth I faced during the early years of her reign. This includes: Elizabeth’s character and strengths Gender Marriage and succession Threats from abroad How to run the country Religion Making her people happy Also included: Accompanying work booklet to the lesson, with a wide range of fun activities! 20 question quiz with answers based on the lesson Describe two features exam question 12 mark ‘explain why’ exam question with AfL sheet Please review if you purchase, and check out my other Early Elizabethan England resources.

For teaching Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Early Elizabethan England 1558-88 Queen, Government and Religion Why was Elizabeth’s world complicated? This is the first lesson of Early Elizabethan England. The lesson introduces the course and then looks at what Elizabethan society was like for Elizabeth I. This includes; Introductory quiz on Tudor England Who was Elizabeth I - family tree Background to Elizabeth’s reign Issues with religion How was society structured This was an outstanding graded lesson used for a formal observation! Also included: Accompanying work booklet to the lesson, with a wide range of fun activities! Please review if you purchase, and check out my other Early Elizabethan England resources.

For teaching OCR A Level Rebellion and Disorder in Tudor England 1485-1603 Edward VI How threatening was the Year of Commotion 1549 to the Tudor government? This lesson looks at the Kett’s and Western Rebellions in 1549 under Edward VI. This includes: Retrieval quiz starter task Who was the Duke of Somerset? Underlying problems in 1549 Causes of Kett’s and Western Rebellions In depth look at the religious changes under Edward VI (New English Prayerbook) and why this was an issue for the Western rebels How Kett’s Rebellion started Nature of Kett’s and Western Rebellions Impact of Kett’s and Western Rebellions Also included: Accompanying work booklet to the lesson, with a wide range of fun activities! Fully resourced 2 hour lesson for teaching both Kett’s and Western Rebellion in 2 hours Notes on the causes, nature and impact of both Kett’s and Western Rebellions 1549 Edward VI cover sheet for folders Thanks for looking at this resource, and please check out my other Tudor Rebellion lessons and resources. Please review if you purchase!

For teaching Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany 1918-1939 Life in Nazi Germany Why was there increased persecution of minorities in Nazi Germany? This lesson looks the persecution of minority groups in Nazi Germany. This includes: Nazi racial beliefs and policies and the treatment of minorities: Slavs, ‘gypsies’, homosexuals and those with disabilities. The persecution of the Jews, including the boycott of Jewish shops and businesses (1933), the Nuremberg Laws and Kristallnacht. Also included: Accompanying work booklet to the lesson, with a wide range of fun activities! 20 question quiz plus answers based on the lesson Explain why (12 marks) exam question Please review if you purchase, and check out my other Weimar and Nazi Germany resources.

For teaching Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany 1918-1939 Life in Nazi Germany Did the standards of living improve under the Nazi regime? This lesson looks at employment and living standards under the Nazis. This includes: Nazi policies to reduce unemployment, including labour service, autobahns, rearmament and invisible unemployment. Changes in the standard of living, especially of German workers. The Labour Front, Strength Through Joy, Beauty of Labour. Also included: Accompanying work booklet to the lesson, with a wide range of fun activities! 20 question quiz plus answers based on the lesson Explain why (12 marks) exam 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 Republic and Nazi Germany 1918-1939 Life in Nazi Germany How effectively did the Nazis control the youth of Germany? This lesson looks at children in Nazi Germany. This includes: Who were the Hitler Youth and what did they do? Who were the League of Germany Maidens Fact Files on the Hitler Youth and League of German Maidens How did the Nazis control education? Video clip questions for BBC’s ‘Henry’s story’ Opposition groups Also included: Accompanying work booklet to the lesson, with a wide range of fun activities! 20 question quiz plus answers based on the lesson How useful sources question (8 marks) plus AfL sheet plus a breakdown of the sources (either for teachers or students!) Please review if you purchase, and check out my other Weimar and Nazi Germany resources.

For teaching Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany 1918-1939 Nazi control and dictatorship How did the Nazi’s use terror and religion to control people? This lesson looks at how Hitler used terror to maintain control of Germany. This includes: What was the police state? In depth look at the; SS, SD, Gestapo, Concentration Camps, Legal system How the Nazis controlled religion - the Catholic and Protestant churches Also included: Accompanying work booklet to the lesson, with a wide range of fun activities! Two practice interpretation questions (3b and 3c) with structure strips. Please review if you purchase, and check out my other Weimar and Nazi Germany resources.

**For teaching Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany 1918-1939 Nazi control and dictatorship How did the Nazis use propaganda and mass media to control people? This lesson looks at how Hitler maintained control of Germany through propaganda. This includes; Who was Joseph Goebbels and why was he so important for Nazi control? Card sort activity on the different methods of propaganda Assessing how effective Nazi propaganda was Source analysis practice Also included: Accompanying work booklet to the lesson, with a wide range of fun activities! 20 question quiz plus answers based on the lesson A ‘how useful’ source question Please review if you purchase, and check out my other Weimar and Nazi Germany resources.

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.

For teaching Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany 1918-1939 Hitler’s Rise to Power How did Hitler become Chancellor? This lesson looks at the events preceding Hitler becoming Chancellor, and who was most to blame for this happening. This lesson includes; Timeline of key events Inference question Source analysis (Von Papen and Hindenburg lifting Hitler up) - complete with breakdown of content, provenance and own knowledge! This lesson also includes an in-depth explanation on how to answer the interpretations questions for Paper 3 (3b, 3c and 3d) using an ‘I do, We do, You do’ worksheet which was used at a whole school CPD as an exemplar worksheet for how to effectively demonstrate worked examples and scaffolding! Also included: Accompanying work booklet to the lesson, with a wide range of fun activities! Please review if you purchase, and check out my other Weimar and Nazi Germany resources.