A lesson that looks that the main reasons why the Ku Klux Klan were able to get away with serious crimes, such as murder. Various activities are included in this complete lesson. Students have to assess information to make links between evidence, categorise information before completing a thought cloud on the lesson's title, which aims to develop GCSE literacy skills and the level of detail needed in developed explanations. A never heard the word grid and an activity linked to the 1939 song 'Strange Fruit' by Billie Holliday area included. As always there are clear step by step instructions.

Students analyse four key factors that led to the successful Norman invasion. Students work through a card sort (categorising), diamond 9 (prioritising) and identifying links between the evidence before writing up their findings in a Facebook style response. There are plenty of opportunities to develop examination skills too. As always clear step by step instructions included.

A lesson focused on the key factors that led to the abolition of slavery in 1833. Students work through a card sort, diamond 9 and a Venn Diagram, which sets up discussions and deeper level thinking tasks such as identifying links between factors and reaching supported judgements. Literacy support and differentiated materials are included for the extended response activity. As always there are clear step by step instructions.

I'm using this for prejudice and intolerance in the USA 1920s to ensue that students understand the differences between communism and capitalism and why Americans in the 1920s would fear communism. Also ideal for KS3 e.g. Nazi Germany and dictatorships.

Easy to follow lesson on terror in Nazi Germany. The video clips are embedded in the presentation but are also attached incase of any issues with these. Students are introduced to the methods of terror used by the nazis and they have to determine which method was most effective. Written ask reviews knowledge and requires class to write a secret message about how the Nazis are using terror and its consequences. Links to the clips are below as are the files https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZJXLZdnhCI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QyRqHDVlLs

A lesson on victorian women and the first lesson in the Votes for Women unit of work. Students spot differences between victorian women and 21st century women before extracting information from sources and finally creating an lonely hearts advert for a man seeking the perfect victorian woman. As always there are clear step by step instructions.

A lesson that looks at the main factors that led to WW1. Activities include a card sort, a diamond 9 activity which leads in to discussions and higher-order thinking tasks before students write up findings in a newspaper report. Literacy support and a differentiated worksheet provided as well as clear step by step instructions.

A general knowledge quiz. Ideal for tutor time or end of term lessons. 30 questions and answers.

The final lesson in our Norman Conquest unit of work. Students begin by recapping the changes/ events that took place after the Battle of Hastings e.g. construction of castles. They are then introduced to Aldred who, fearing Norman rule, fled Britain, but only to return some 20 years later. Students examine the changes that took place in this time and decide which changes were most significant before writing a letter to Alrded explaining what has happened since his departure and what to expect upon his return.

Students learn about the work of four key individuals who tackled the problems created by the industrial revolution. They learn about one individual in detail, extract key evidence, complete a matrix activity with 3 other students and score their key person based on the evidence given about how well they improved living conditions. After exchanging evidence they then score all 4 individuals before making a judgement as to who was the key individual. The more able students can use this opportunity to develop their GCSE skills and incorporate counterarguments. As always there are high quality resources and step by step instructions

I use this for all my KS3 classes. Useful for self and peer assessment. I get the students to stick it in the front of their exercise books or planners.

The English Civil War end of unit assessment. The assessment is a source based activity. There are a range of preparation activities, such as grading another student's response by colour coding different aspects of the response, extracting similarities and differences form sources before attempting the assessment. There is a self-assessment and DIRT activity to follow up.

3 different levels of score to choose from when playing the simpsons and a powerpoint to recap/introduce noation and keyboard work

I use this lesson as an introduction to history with all KS3 classes. Students are invited to pull objects from a bag and analyse the evidence before writing up their findings. This would also work well as a tutor time activity.

Ideal for classroom display or to give to individual students for literacy.

Students analyse 5 of the main methods used by the suffragettes to gain publicity and they must determine how effective each method was before creating a teaching poster. Success criteria, literacy support and resources included. Ready to teach and as always there are clear step by step instructions.

Students learn about Nazi policies towards minority groups and how these were influenced by eugenics. The main activity requires students to position Nazi policies on a graph frame, with the positioning based on their opinion re the severity of the persecution. The graph is then used to complete a series of tasks. Clear step by step instructions, differentiated activities and worksheets. This is the last lesson in the unit of work.

A creative and engaging lesson that introduces students to Hitler and the key events from his early life. Students extract information to create a timeline of key events (extension tasks ask the students to consider the importance of these events), label key stages of his life and . create a front cover for a book about Hitler’s life. They annotate this to explain the relevance of their chosen illustrations and the plenary requires them to write a blurb to advertise the book. Student led and teacher friendly.

A double lesson that focuses on the economic problems 1919-23, the causes and consequences. A range of student led activities, such as a card sort, sequencing exercise, creating flow charts and analysing sources to determine the causes and effects of the economic crisis in 1923. The second part of this lesson sets students up for an 8 mark source based exam question (mark scheme and preparation activities included).

Students learn about the Harrying of the North through analysing a range of sources, from videos, illustrations and written accounts. They create a mind map to show the features before writing a speech to stir up support against William due to his actions. Step by step guide included.