I am a current teacher with 20 years experience of teaching history. I publish a mix of free and paid for resources in the hope of saving people time. The resources are generally designed to be used 'off the peg' saving you time and effort as well as helping teachers who are non-specialists.
I am a current teacher with 20 years experience of teaching history. I publish a mix of free and paid for resources in the hope of saving people time. The resources are generally designed to be used 'off the peg' saving you time and effort as well as helping teachers who are non-specialists.
This provides students with a brief overview of the course. Students complete the timeline of the big picture as well as the role of factors over time.
Looks at the lead up to, the events and consequences of the Peterloo Massacre of 1819. Can be a stand alone investigation or as part of a unit on the Industrial Revolution.
Includes a literacy activity that gets students to analyse sources and a historical interpretation.
AQA GCSE History Paper 1. The presentation provides the question number, the assessment objectives followed by a simple overview of how to achieve low, mid and high marks. This provides students with a useful overview.
*If you are an examiner and would like to suggest any improvements and/or amendments then please let me know.
This lesson is an overview, learning about the origins of the British Empire in preparation for a topic on the slave trade. It could also be used as an introduction to a topic on Empire.
A fully differentiated resource studying the execution of Charles I. Allows source analysis as well as writing and debate about both sides of the argument. Highlights career skills an provides a WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like) for self/peer assessment of work.
AQA GCSE History Paper 2. The presentation provides the question number, the assessment objectives followed by a simple overview of how to achieve low, mid and high marks. This provides students with a useful overview.
*If you are an examiner and would like to suggest any improvements and/or amendments then please let me know.
This is a resource designed to introduce sources H and I from the resource pack produced by the exam board. Students can struggle with reading lengthy and complicated sources so ‘Write like an historian’ has been introduced to get students to familiarise themselves with parts of the text, look for new words and define what they mean as well as then summarising the text in their own words. The activity can be carried out individually, in pairs or in groups. Students could also use collaborative reading strategies such as reciprocal reading to further break down the text.
I would recommend blowing the handouts up to A3 to allow annotation and questions as students go through the text.
A fully resourced and differentiated lesson that looks into society during the English Civil War with reasons Parliament were able to win. This is an overview of the time period and can be used as an introduction to the topic if you teach it in greater depth.
This resource is a literacy tool designed to enable students to break down an unfamiliar text and encourage them to ‘write like an historian’. The source used is an article from the Smithsonian Magazine, ‘See Charles I’s Stained Execution Shirt’.
The article provides useful information about the execution of Charles I.
A presentation with some generic documents designed to save teacher time:
Marking and assessment sheet that can be used for self, peer or adapted for teacher assessment and feedback. Step-by-step instructions for students to check literacy and presentation. The teacher would design a WAGOLL sheet (What A Good One Looks Like) to enable students to identify www/ebi before they write a feedback response.
A sheet designed to help foster independent learning when completing a task.
A book check list for students to complete before handing in book for marking.
Whole class marking feedback. This has saved me hours marking and the feedback I get is so much better.
Instructions on using reciprocal reading in history (can be adapted for other subjects)
A fully resourced and adapted lesson that covers an introduction to Galen, leading into a study of the causes, prevention and treatment of illness during the Middle Ages.
No textbook needed.
Video links included.
Exam assessment practice with opportunity for self/peer or teacher assessment.
Planning sheets to help with the 16 mark question. All time periods are covered with the possible different topics that could be asked.
Could be structured for lower attainers so that parts of the table are completed.
