Lesson on the three main heirs to the throne in 1066; Harold Godwinson, Harald Hardrada and William the Conqueror.
Lesson Objectives
Tell the difference between the three main claimants to the English Throne using examples
Make a judgement about who should be King of England in 1066
To be able to justify your opinion on who should be King of England in 1066
Lesson includes a variety of activities, including class vote and a map task. Differentiated worksheet and activity information sheet is included.
AQA GCSE History Exam Question Booklet; Conflict and tension in Asia, 1950–1975.
This 36 page booklet is full of exam questions for students to complete, includes Hints for the majority of questions, several question guidance sheets and a tracker.
GCSE History - Medicine Key Individual’s Activity, a template to record information about a key individual, alongside a list of key individuals for medicine.
Appropriate for both AQA GCSE History, Britain: Health and the people, c1000 to present day as well as Edexcel GCSE History, Medicine through Time c1250-present
GCSE Ancient History: Foundations of Rome
Topic 1 - The Legendary Kings and Origins of Rome, 753-616 BC
Title: Tullus Hostilius; Hostile by name & Hostile by nature?
Lesson Objectives
To be able to understand the emergence and nature of the third king of Rome.
To be able to explain Tullus’ legal and political initiatives.
To be able to assess the significance of his war with Alba.
Recall task, quiz, video information sheet, image recap task.
GCSE Ancient History: Foundations of Rome
Topic 1 - The Legendary Kings and Origins of Rome, 753-616 BC
Title: What is the significance of Romulus and Remus?
Lesson Objectives
To be able to understand the story of Romulus and Remus.
To be able to describe what the importance of the story.
To be able to explain the wider context of the myth.
Recall task, contextual knowledge task (Aeneas to Romulus & Remus), Livy task and storyboard.
Plus optional homework.
GCSE Ancient History: Foundations of Rome
Topic 1 - The Legendary Kings and Origins of Rome, 753-616 BC
Title: Tullus Hostilius: what was his impact?
Lesson Objectives
To be able to understand to understand some of the early interactions with the
tribes around Rome.
To be able to explain the geopolitical situation of the area around Rome.
Map information, overview task, Question 1 practise
Title: Why was there increased migration to the UK in the 20th Century?
Lesson Objectives
To be able to understand the main factors driving immigration to the UK.
To be able to explore the experiences of individual migrants to the UK.
To be able to assess the positives and negatives of migrating to the UK.
Lots of clips and resources from BBC and Twinkl
Starter, video, information, line of significance.
KS3 lesson on Oliver Cromwell.
Lesson Objectives:
To discover how the country changed under Cromwell.
To explain why Christmas was banned.
Includes;
Key words
Colour code statement cards on Oliver Cromwell + Challenge task
Information cards on the story of Oliver Cromwell’s head
Spectrum Class
Links to relevant BBC Bitesize clips
Creative Task
KS3 lesson on Charles II reign.
Lesson Objectives:
To be able to assess the difficulties faced by Charles II.
To be able to interpret source material.
Includes;
Key words and definitions
Starter task
King of Bling Video clip (downloaded) and lyrics
Video Clip task
Source pack (PDF and Word format)
Source grid
Historians viewpoints
Creative task
KS3 lesson on the English Civil War.
Lesson Objectives:
To understand key events of the English Civil War.
To assess who had more power at various stages of the English Civil War.
Lesson includes;
Key words and definitions
Starter and Challenge Task
Video Clip (downloaded)
English Civil War Timeline Statement cards
Significance and graph tasks with Statement cards
Exam Question (GCSE Narrative Account)
A model answer to colour code and annotate
A single A4 worksheet for use with the GCSE Medicine or Health topic; appropriate for all exam boards (AQA, Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas).
Great for setting as homework, research Individual A and complete the ‘Key Person Profile Work Sheet’.
Introductory lesson to a scheme of work on Hitler.
Lesson includes;
Key question and lesson objectives
Timeline activity with an embedded clip (and answers)
Card sort and table
Plenary
Lesson on ‘What is Chronology & why is it used by Historians?’ aimed idealy at Year 7.
Lesson Objectives are;
To be able to define Chronology
To understand what Chronology is and give an example
To be able to explain why Historians use chronology
Lesson Includes;
Starter activity (and answers)
Key word breakdown
Order/Sequencing task
Guidance Information
Several sets of questions
Extension worksheet
Lesson on the Feudal System aimed at KS3.
Lesson has a variety of activities, information cards for the whole class. Meaning that pupils can move around the class and explore the Feudal system and its hierachy.
A consolidation worksheet for the Feudal System and then a letter writing activity to expand on there understanding.
Key stage 3 lesson on the Bayeux Tapestry.
In the lesson pupils analyse a section of the tapestry and they work on different layers of inference.
Card sort and links to various clips are also included.
Set of 6 lessons aimed at Key Stage 3 on Norman England, covering a wide variety of topics, such as:
Life in Anglo Saxon England
Claimants to the throne
Battle of Stamford Bridge
Bayeux Tapestry
Feudal System
A set of KS4 lessons on the Cold War topic, focusing on Cuba.
Cuban Revolution
Bay of Pigs
Cuban Missile Crisis
Includes several exam questions for Edexcel.