A lesson that looks at Al Capone and gets students to evaluate his role in America. The lesson forms part of a 3 year SOW for AQA America 1920 -1932 Opportunity and Inequality.The lesson includes an idea for homework, a GCSE question with sentence starters for those that need it and challenge tasks to stretch and challenge the top end. Use the envelope sticker to add to an envelope or file to put the evidence sheets in to.

A lesson that looks at the Great Depression and how it impacted America, students look at how it affected the city and countryside, can be done in groups, pairs or solo. The lesson forms part of a SOW for AQA America opportunity and inequality 1920 - 1073. The lesson includes a GCSE question and an interpretation question, there are sentence starters for each question for students who need it and challenge tasks to stretch and challenge the top end of students.

A lesson aimed at students learning about the main long term causes of the First World War, looking at Militarism, Alliance, Imperialism and Nationalism. Students build up their knowledge and then practice a GCSE describe question about each. There are sentence starters and key words for each question for the lower ability and challenge tasks for each activity to stretch your top end.

A lesson that looks at how Hitler consolidated his power from chancellor to dictator. It is aimed at a high ability year 8, the lesson includes a GCSE styled question, with key words and sentence starters to scaffold. There are challenge tasks to stretch and extend learning.

A lesson that forms part of a SOW for AQA America 1920 - 73. This lesson gets students to evaluate the successes of the New Deal. The lesson includes challenge tasks for the top end of the class to stretch their learning as well as differentiated tasks to help those who need it. The lesson includes a GCSE styled question with sentence starters.

A lesson in a SOW intended for a three year GCSE looking at the AQA: America 1920 -1973. Students judge the roaring twenties and how far society and their views changed with the times. There is a choice of two different worksheets one which is slightly longer. There are two GCSE source/interpretation question included with sentence starters for the less able and challenge tasks to stretch the top end.

A lesson on the causes of prohibition for a 3 year GCSE for AQA America 1920 -1973. The lesson looks at what was prohibition and focuses on why it was introduced, there are a range of sources for students to look at and work out their message using the knowledge just gained. The starter is the recap wheel which once clicked will spin and land on a topic that the table must list everything they can remember about it. There is also a GCSE question with sentence starters for students who need it and throughout the lesson there are challenge tasks to stretch the top end.

This lesson looks at who and why did people oppose the New Deal, students look at the political spectrum and understanding of left and right wing. Why did Roosevelt face criticism of his policies? The lesson includes challenge tasks, and interpretation questions with sentence starters. This lesson forms part of a SOW for AQA 1920 - 1973 Opportunity and Inequality.

This lesson introduces students to key themes in Medieval Europe. Students work in groups investigating warfare, religion, towns, medicine and law and order. There is a GCSE styled question, with sentence starter for less able, challenge tasks to stretch the top end. There is a model answer as well where students can either assess and use to edit their work. The lesson also has a literacy focus where students have to correct literacy mistakes in the model paragraph.

This lesson looks at leadership during the First World War and a investigation into the Battle of the Somme. Students looks at sources about the conflict to work out whether lions were led by donkeys. Lesson includes challenge tasks and key word prompts.

A lesson that evaluate the experiences of African Americans in the 1920’s. This lesson forms a 3 year scheme of work for AQA America 1920 - 1973 Opportunity and Inequality. The lesson include interpretation questions, with sentence starters for those who need them and challenge tasks to stretch and challenge the top end.

A lesson aimed at getting students to recap the Korean War, there are multiple board game inspired resources including, frustration, frogger, checkers, snakes and ladders and blockbuster, and battle ship. There is also a timeline for students to complete to consolidate understanding.

A lesson that looks at the life before and after the abolition of slavery, this lesson is designed to give students a better contextual knowledge about African American’s experience. This lesson is designed for AQA America 1920 -1973 opportunity and inequality and give some background knowledge for this topic. This lesson includes a GCSE styled question with sentence starters to help those who need it and challenge tasks to stretch the top end student. There is also a homework idea and resource provided as well.

This lesson forms part of a SOW for Health and the People AQA. This lesson looks at the Black Death and the medieval period’s beliefs and treatments as well as the consequences of the outbreak. The lesson includes a range of tasks and a GCSE source question. The lesson includes challenge tasks to stretch the top end. Print the 4 worksheet slides onto one page which will be completed throughout.

This lesson looks at the case of Linda Brown and Brown vs Board of Education. Students complete a sketch chronology where they use the information to draw out the key events. There is a GCSE styled exam question with a model answer and sentence starters to help students.

A year 7 lesson that attempts to build on historical source skills. This lesson works well after a lesson that looks at the tapestry in a bit of detail. Students use information from the previous lesson with the quick recap of the Bayeux Tapestry. Then as a class or as a solo task students go through the nature, origin etc to work out if the source is useful. This culminates into a GCSE styled source question. There is a writing frame to aid with writing. Include an interactive plenary where students vote using the Poll slide as to whether the tapestry is useful or not.

This lesson looks at how world war 2 impacted the US economy. Students look at the different ways the USA was able to recover from the depression. The lesson includes challenge tasks throughout to stretch and challenge the top end. There is a GCSE exam question to practice with sentence starters to help those who need it. This lesson forms part of a SOW for AQA America 1920 - 1973 Opportunity and Inequality

This lesson looks what the New Deal was, and looks at the Alphabet agencies and fireside chats. The lesson includes challenge tasks throughout to stretch and challenge students. There is a GCSE question with sentence starters for those who need them. This lesson is part of a SOW for AQA America 1920 - 1973 Opportunity and Inequality.

This activity is designed to aid student writing and build up literacy. Students roll a pair of dice and find the emoji that corresponds to this, they then have to use the emoji in their first sentence e.g. If they landed in the rain it could be “My first day on duty and rain was crashing around me, turn the trench into a bog.” They then repeat to find out their next topic to include. This works well as away of building literacy into a lesson or I usually print these out and set this as a homework task. Setting a maximum and minimum amount of rolls, and setting a competition to create the most creative story.