Class activity that gets pupils to analyse sources concerning the responsibility for Kristallnacht. Clear learning Objectives. Information packs which include the sources and an analysis table are included. Plenary - pupils have to give reasons why they made a certain judgment as to who is responsible for Kristallnacht.

This is an introductory lesson to Richard III and the Wars of the Roses. I use the Horrible Histories clip on youtube to do the timeline activity to plot key battles. Pupils then create a facebook profile for Richard III. I use this lesson as the first of four lessons in an enquiry into Richard III.

Introductory lesson to look at who the evacuees were and why evacuation took place. Numeracy skills involved and source analysis.

The lesson looks at the Reichstag Fire. It looks in particular about who is to blame and what immediate impact it has for Hitler becoming Dictator. Source analysis and exam question tasks included.

lesson looking at the three contenders to the throne in 1066. starter looking at the qualities a King or Queen needs and looking at what an 'heir' to the throne is. Judgement exercises followed by plenary where pupils have to create their own campaign poster for the candidate they consider to have the strongest claim to the throne.

Pupils challenge the interpretations of Terry Deary in his Horrible Histories Empire book. Pupils conduct their own individual research using the information sheets positioned around the room. Pupils then give a diverse interpretation in the plate exercise. There is also a peer assessment sheet.

Lesson looking at the role of Gladiators in roman society. Pupils complete a starter/settler activity and then watch a series of horrible history clips and take notes on whether they think the Romans were civilized or not based on the role of gladiators. Videos can be found on youtube - gladiator training clip is terry jones from monty python looking at how gladiators trained is also on youtube. Pupils finish by completing a questionnaire by pretending to be a gladiator. Pupils then take part in plenary by judging how civilized they think Romans were.

Overview of Economic Boom in 1920s.

A starter activity that can immediately show relevance to the pupils as to why they are studying an invasion that took place nearly 1000 years ago. The powerpoint looks at the Norman invasion impact on language and also makes a suggestion as to where the Three Lions emblem comes from.

This lesson requires pupils to gather information from around the room and then to produce a piece of empathy work on life a sea in the Tudor period. Their is a checklist for pupils to see before starting their written work and is also used in peer assessment afterwards. This lesson was rated as outstanding in December 2012.

This is an activity looking at why there wasnt more protest towards the Nazi Party in the 1930s. Pupils look at Nazi Party record on the economy and unemployment. They also rank from 1 - 5 what the state of Germany was according to five categories (society, economy, government strength, prestige, democracy). The final pleanry allows pupils to demonstrate why there wasnt more opposition to the Nazi Party in the 1930s.

Lesson looking at the Cuban Missile Crisis. Cut and Stick activities. Comprehension and Empathy activities. Pupils have to describe, explain and judge the Cuban Missile Crisis. Use of photographs, maps, and cartoons.

(may take a minute or so to download because of videos) Lesson setting an enquiry as to why Bomber Command have only been dedicated a memorial in 2012. Students have to make a judgement as to whether a memorial should have been built. They compare sources and historians opinions. Videos and images included. Recent articles from BBC History Magazine used. May require certain media player to watch videos - links are provided for youtube.

This lesson looks at why many white Americans viewed the Plains Indians as savage. The main focus is looking at the religion of the Sioux. Pupils move around the room collecting information, AFL activities and exam focus at the end.

Consolidation exercise after studying the rise in popularity of the Fascists 1918-21. Pupils create their own significance pizza. Each slice represents a key factor then the ingredients represent key detail, evidence and historians views. Fun exercise that brings knowledge and understanding together.

These marking crib sheets were inspired by the work of Greg Thornton. These sheets have dramatically cut the time taken to mark sets of books in our department. Easy to use, look great, popular with pupils.

This lesson is a context lesson to the AQA HIS2K Mussolini 1922-1945 study. It requires students to make judgments on the stability of Liberal government on the eve of the First World War. Students arrive to this lesson having made notes on the problems facing liberal Italy after Unification.

These are resources that are based on the excellent guides produced by the BBC. Pupils investigate how the generals may have been misjudged through the evidence given by Gary Sheffield. Written and visual sources to consider. All links to bbc info and clips is on the PPT.

My students use this resource to evaluate the three sources in preparation for the Year 2 exam. Provenance, Tone, Content and Argument are evaluated with an overall conclusion on value.

These resources are specific for the OCR Paper 2. Included is multiple sources to use and A* overview knowledge (overview sheet). These resources have worked really well with my pupils.