25 years of experience as Assistnt Head; Head of Humanities and AST for history.
Resources generally for KS3-KS5 history, some that can be used as English resources, and some politics/citizenship resources
25 years of experience as Assistnt Head; Head of Humanities and AST for history.
Resources generally for KS3-KS5 history, some that can be used as English resources, and some politics/citizenship resources
This bundle contains the whole of Key Topic 1 Boom. Bust and Recovery in the USA, 1919-1955 (EDEXCEL A Level History Paper 2).
There are 12 lessons including homework.
The lessons include varied activities intended to stretch and challenge the thinking of students; modeled answers to A level essays and sources. All resources are included as word documents, and each lesson is taught from dedicated power points.
Although you could adapt the lessons to avoid using a text book, to deliver this course effectively you would need access to the EDEXCEL official text book Democracies in Change.
Free sample lessons from this bundle are available here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13111455
This resource contains 4 wordsearches and quizzes.
Students have to answer 15 x 4 quiz questions based on each of:
The Medieval Period
The Early Modern Period
The Industrial Period
The Modern Era
They then have to locate the answers in a wordsearch.
I use these as starters and plenaries for GCSE students and as revision tools.
This wordsearch tests student recall of key facts about the modern era crime, punishment and policing and is useful as a starter/plenary or end of term fun revision activity for students studying medicine through time at GCSE. Students have to find the answers to 15 questions and then locate the words in a wordsearch.
This wordsearch tests student recall of key facts about crime, punishment and policing in the industrial period and is useful as a starter/plenary or end of term fun revision activity for students studying medicine through time at GCSE. Students have to find the answers to 15 questions and then locate the words in a wordsearch.
This wordsearch tests student recall of key facts about early modern crime, punishment and policing and is useful as a starter/plenary or end of term fun revision activity for students studying medicine through time at GCSE. Students have to find the answers to 15 questions and then locate the words in a wordsearch.
This wordsearch tests student recall of key facts about Medieval crime, punishment and policing and is useful as a starter/plenary or end of term fun revision activity for students studying medicine through time at GCSE. Students have to find the answers to 15 questions and then locate the words in a wordsearch.
There are 3 lessons in this resource which cover the fourth part of Key Topic 1 - The Economic Boom of the 1920s, of the EDEXCEL GCSE history unit: Boom; Bust and Recovery.
Lesson 1 considers the nature of cultural changes in the arts and sports and the reasons for the changes
Lesson 2 Looks at the Harlem Renaissance
Lesson 3 is just one slide (it requires the students to answer an end of topic examination question that has been prepared for this unit under timed conditions.
All resources are included in the power points, and contain varied tasks and activities to stretch and challenge A Level students. The EDEXCEL endorsed textbook for this unit is advisable.
Duration: 4 hours plus homework
There are 3 lessons in this resource which cover the third part of Key Topic 1 - The Economic Boom of the 1920s, of the EDEXCEL GCSE history unit: Boom; Bust and Recovery.
Lesson 1 is an investigatio in to the Red Scare, and the rise and the fall of the KKK in the 1920s
Lesson 2 considers why prohibition was introduced and whether it was successful or not.
Lesson 3 is a modeled source lesson. It takes students through answering a 20 marks source question step by step.
All resources are included in the power points, and contain varied tasks and activities to stretch and challenge A Level students. The EDEXCEL endorsed textbook for this unit is advisable.
Duration: 4 hours plus homework
There are 3 lessons in this resource which cover the second part of Key Topic 1 - The causes of the crash of 1929, of the EDEXCEL GCSE history unit: Boom; Bust and Recovery.
Lesson 5 outlines the concept of the WSC
Lessons 6 and 7 require the evaluation of the causes of the WSC
All resources are included in the power points, and contain varied tasks and activities to stretch and challenge A Level students. The EDEXCEL endorsed textbook for this unit is advisable.
Duration: 3 hours plus homework
The first 4 lessons of KT1 are available as a free resource here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13111455
There are 4 lessons in this resource which cover the first part of Key Topic 1 - The Economic Boom of the 1920s, of the EDEXCEL GCSE history unit: Boom; Bust and Recovery.
Lesson 1 is an introduction to the course and provides context - introducing the USA and the concept of the boom.
Lesson 2 requires students to carry out a comparative evaluation of the causes of the boom
Lesson 3 considers the limitations of the boom
Lesson 4 is an essay writing lesson.
All resources are included in the power points, and contain varied tasks and activities to stretch and challenge A Level students. The EDEXCEL endorsed textbook for this unit is advisable.
Duration: 4 hours plus homework
This lesson has been created to work on maximising marks on the Whitechapel historic environment section of the EDEXCEL GCSE history crime and punishment breadth study.
It goes through each part of the section using mark schemes and demonstrating model answers and addressing common mistakes. After each modeled answer. students are required to follow the techniques to answer questions on a different paper to the one modeled. The purpose is to work on avoiding traps that students fall into which costs them easy marks. There are also peer assessment opportunities.
Duration: approx 90 minutes
30 slides
This unit of work has been created for key stage 3 students (best suited to Year 9) to consider into the question: Two world wars, or one with a 20-year ceasefire in the first part of the 20th century.
It contains 10 lessons which build up to a creative and self-directed assessment in lesson 11, and a whole class quiz and individual word search for recap; competition and fun in the 12th lesson.
The lessons are as follows:
The end of WW1
The Paris Peace conferences
The Treaty of Versailles Part 1
The Treaty of Versailles Part 2
Case Study - Mussolini
Case Study - Hitler
Case Study - Japanese militarism
The failure of the League of Nations
Appeasement
The Nazi-Soviet Pact
Self-directedassessment
Competition time!
Each lesson is fully resourced, and activities are varied and focused, and all feed into answering the enquiry question. This unit of work prepares students very effectively for I/GCSE history, and gives them a head start with the content.
Duration: 12 hours (approximately one half term)
Free sample lesson available
This key stage 3 unit of work is based on the enquiry - Two wars or one with a 20 years ceasefire? It consists of 12 lessons and requires students to think about whether or not the First World War was ever concluded. It examines all second order concepts, but it is primarily based on being able to demonstrate cause and consequence. All lessons are fully resourced.
These are the 11th and 12 th lessons which involve a creative assessment activity following finishing the content in lesson 10, a word search for individual completion and a grou quiz.
Duration 1 hour
This resource doubles up as an assembly and/or a lesson suitable for Bastille day 2024. The assembly is contained in the first part of the power point and looks at the Bastille day celebrations through the use of clips; images and information, and links it to the story of the French Revolution. It takes between 20 and 30 minutes to deliver.
The assembly could also be used as an introduction to a lesson on the French Revolution, and the second part of the power point contains a lesson about the causes of the French Revolution using source materials and an extended writing task.
The lesson is suitable for either key stage 3 or the older students in key stage 2
This assembly was designed to demonstrate the significance of Bastille Day as a French holiday. It highlights the celebrations that take place in France every year on the 14th July, and links them to the storming of the Bastille and the importance of the French Revolution.
This contains images; clips and explanations, and would take about 30 minutes to present, but some slides could be omitted if time is tight.
It could also be used as an introduction to a lesson on the French Revolution.
This key stage 3 unit of work is based on the enquiry - Two wars or one with a 20 years ceasefire? It consists of 12 lessons and requires students to think about whether or not the First World War was ever concluded. It examines all second order concepts, but it is primarily based on being able to demonstrate cause and consequence. All lessons are fully resourced.
This is the tenth lesson which examines the Nazi-Soviet Pact through cartoons.
Duration 1 hour
This key stage 3 unit of work is based on the enquiry - Two wars or one with a 20 years ceasefire? It consists of 12 lessons and requires students to think about whether or not the First World War was ever concluded. It examines all second order concepts, but it is primarily based on being able to demonstrate cause and consequence. All lessons are fully resourced.
This is the ninth lesson which examines Hitler’s foreign policy and appeasement.
Duration 1 hour
This key stage 3 unit of work is based on the enquiry - Two wars or one with a 20 years ceasefire? It consists of 12 lessons and requires students to think about whether or not the First World War was ever concluded. It examines all second order concepts, but it is primarily based on being able to demonstrate cause and consequence. All lessons are fully resourced.
This is the eighth lesson which examines the failure of the League of Nations.
Duration 1 hour
This key stage 3 unit of work is based on the enquiry - Two wars or one with a 20 years ceasefire? It consists of 12 lessons and requires students to think about whether or not the First World War was ever concluded. It examines all second order concepts, but it is primarily based on being able to demonstrate cause and consequence. All lessons are fully resourced.
This is the seventh lesson which examines japanese militarism.
Duration 1 hour
This key stage 3 unit of work is based on the enquiry - Two wars or one with a 20 years ceasefire? It consists of 12 lessons and requires students to think about whether or not the First World War was ever concluded. It examines all second order concepts, but it is primarily based on being able to demonstrate cause and consequence. All lessons are fully resourced.
This is the sixth lesson which examines the rise of Adolf Hitler.
Duration 1 hour