Geography & History Around the World: Nicola's Shop
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I love history, teaching and creating lessons, particularly on challenging misconceptions and covering global topics. I have a PGCE in History but during my teacher career have also taught Geography up to KS5. Outside of teaching, my passion is the Ancient Near East, which I studied at University. My Tes lessons therefore cover a range of topics: from ancient Mesopotamia, to medieval women, to the water cycle.
I love history, teaching and creating lessons, particularly on challenging misconceptions and covering global topics. I have a PGCE in History but during my teacher career have also taught Geography up to KS5. Outside of teaching, my passion is the Ancient Near East, which I studied at University. My Tes lessons therefore cover a range of topics: from ancient Mesopotamia, to medieval women, to the water cycle.
4 lessons on Ancient Egypt, covering each of the 3 kingdoms and Ptolemaic Egypt and focusing on religion, hieroglyphs and famous Pharaohs.
Each power point contains general information, links to articles and/or videos, various activities that are quick but fun, and the occasional creative challenge. I have also included a power point which covers artifacts from Tutankahmun’s tomb. (Please note you will need Microsoft Power Point for some of the activities to work).
These lessons are suitable for all ages and were created specifically for lock down: providing extra information and activities for children at home to help keep them busy and expand their learning.
These lessons were not made to fit into a specific curriculum, but could be adapted for normal lessons.
Accompanying kahoots:
Ancient Egypt: Hieroglyphics and Pyramids
Ancient Egypt: Overview
A series of 3 lessons introducing students to Mesopotamia and the first civilisation (Sumerians).
Activities include looking at the geography of the Middle East, the language used, who lived in Mesopotamia and the different roles they had in society. The third lesson focuses on the significance of early Mesopotamia and examines how we calculate the significance of a historical era/event.
Specially made for Black History Month, these two lessons focus on 5 individuals who fought for the abolition of slavery, both in America and in Britain. A range of class activities allow pupils to be creative, discuss their views and develop their knowledge of abolitionists.
These lessons also cover reasons why abolishing slavery was such a challenge and what might be done to end modern slavery. A piece of homework is also set at the end of the second lesson.
As these lessons focus on the abolition of slavery, pupils should have at least some prior knowledge on the Atlantic slave trade and the abhorrent treatment slaves faced.
I have also put a case study on Harriet Tubman on Tes for free, however it is not part of a complete lesson.
A collection of resources, activities and full lessons on black history. Rather than have the main focus on slavery, these lessons examine black pioneers throughout history, those who fought against slavery and successful African empires. Topics include ancient civilisations, the Mali Empire, the Haiti Revolution, abolitionists and World War One.
These lessons and activities can be used as part of black history month, or incorporated into history modules in general to create a more diverse curriculum.
A smaller bundle focusing just on Africa before slavery is available for £3.
Inspired by a visit to Auschwitz and a training day with UCL, this bank of resources covers 6 lessons on the Holocaust, looking at the causes, events and aftermath. There is also a bonus lesson looking at the perpetrators, bystanders and resisters of the Holocaust.
This TES download includes:
All resources needed for the lessons
A detailed lesson plan going through the main tasks of each lesson, the resources used for it and suggested changes.
Teaching notes
A couple of extra resources that could be used for cover lessons, for example a questionnaire on the Ghettos
Power point and resources for bonus lesson
A display (but can also be used as a class resource) showing the achievements of individual ancient women.
I have aimed to include women from around the world, such as from South America, Asia and North Africa, and those who are not well known, for example looking at the achievements of Cleopatra’s sister rather than Cleopatra herself.
Each power point slide includes images, dates, maps, a general biography and trivia on each individual. The aim of this resource is to erase misconceptions of both ancient civilisations around the world and the role of women in history.
The women included are:
Enheduanna
Hatshepsut
Nefertiti
Sammu-Ramat
Naqia
Gargi Vachaknavi
Sappho
Artemisia I of Caria
Aspasia
Artemisia II
Zhuo Wenjun
Arsinoe IV
Livia
Amanishahitu
Cai Wenji
Helena
Hypatia of Alexandria
Aelia Augusta
Seondeok
Lady K’abel
A display (but can also be used as a resource) showing the many achievements of individual modern women.
I have aimed to include women from around the world, including from Europe, South America and Asia. I have also used women who are not often seen in the mainstream curriculum, for example sharing the biographies of the relatively unknown Sojourner Truth and Sarah Breedlove, rather than the more famous Rosa Parks.
Each power point slide has images, dates, maps, a general biography and trivia on each individual, with the aim of increasing awareness on some of the many achievements of women in history.
The individuals included are:
Manuela Saenz
Kate Sheppard
Mary Wollstonecroft
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Wangari Maathai
Ada Lovelace
Indira Ghandi
Ursula Kuczynski
Sojourner Truth
Emperor Cixi
Valentina Tereshkova
Shirin Abadi
Edith Windsor
Yoshioka Yayoi
Evelyn Scott
Ellen Johnson
Jeanne Villepreux
Rigoberta Menchu Tum
Sarah Breedlove
Nadia Murad
3 lessons looking at the policies and treatment of women, children and workers in Nazi Germany, in particular the years leading up to the Second World War.
Activities include discussion of how these policies were an attempt to make a stronger Germany, and how successful these policies were, as well as women and children who fought back against the Nazis.
All resources needed are included.
4 lessons on ancient Rome covering the kingdom, republic, emperors and its eventual fall
Each power point contains general information, links to articles and/or videos, various activities that are quick but fun, and the occasional creative challenge. (Please note you will need Microsoft Power Point for some of the activities to work).
These lessons are suitable for all ages and were created specifically for lock down: providing extra information and activities for children at home to help keep them busy and expand their learning.
These lessons were not made to fit into a specific curriculum, but could be adapted for normal lessons.
Accompanying kahoot:
The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic by Nicola.Apps
An information booklet all about the earliest writing in the world: cuneiform. The booklet includes information on how cuneiform works, how it developed over time, how it was translated, what it was used for and mathematics. There is also discussion on how cuneiform impacts our lives today and why it is important to learn about the past.
The power point is a series of suggested activities to go alongside the booklet, including questions, working out mathematical equations, significance tournament and a linking game.
Lessons focusing on how useful different types of data and evidence is on learning about places in the UK, past and present. These lessons were made for A Level Geography, however they could also be used for History as their main focus is on quantitative and qualitative data on Whitechapel, London, during the 19th and 21st century.
A collection of displays/resources on women throughout history and around the world, from 2000BC to the present day. For all of these displays, I have aimed to include relatively unknown women who have defied expectations to change the world.
A collection of lessons on Africa’s history, without a primary focus on trans-Atlantic slavery.
Kingdoms and countries covered include Egypt, Mali, Aksum, Ife and the Congos.
The lessons provide an opportunity for students to learn about the variety of different African cultures and societies that existed, dispersing any misconceptions they might have about Africa’s people and past.
A special one-off lesson I made for my students in the run up to teaching about slavery in the British Empire. I didn’t want them to have the one view of Africa, or to stereotype Africa as a continent full of nothing but warring tribes, so made this lesson.
It involves group work investigating various different African countries and civilisations, from various points in time.
However, if you don’t like the layout of the lesson the resources will hopefully still be helpful in investigating a wide range of historic African cultures.
For Black History Month: a case study on the Haiti Revolution, adapted from a feedback lesson about writing strong PEE paragraphs.
An information sheet is provided, as well as power point slides with questions and a practice paragraph.
Could be a useful addition to a lesson about slavery, empires and rebellion.
A 25-question revision quiz put together for year 7 History, covering the invasion of 1066, castles, the feudal system, the Black Death and Henry VIII.
Lesson and resources looking at the use of censorship, propaganda and the development of the cult of personality in Stalin’s Russia. Good for in-depth, GCSE studies. Originally organised as a group task but can also work as individual or homework task.
Lessons introducing year 7s to the subject of History, through investigating primary resources from ancient Mesopotamia.
The aim of the topic is to ignite pupils’ interest in History, share with them information about a unique and significant civilisation, introduce them to the use of sources and how to write essays, and help them understand the use of and limits to archaeology.
The resources include power point and handouts, as well as example paragraphs if you wish to also use the essay question given.
For Black History Month: a case study on Harriet Tubman, taken from a lesson about life as a slave.
An information sheet is provided, as well as power point slides with a short video and a series of questions on Tubman.
Could be a useful addition to a lesson about African-American individuals, American slavery or the Underground Railroad.
Two power points with information on the Second World War in the pacific and the eastern front. Designed to make it easily accessible for pupils and to help students learn during lock down.
This resource is not part of a lesson and does not have any activities with it, but could be incorporated into a lesson or be a useful resource for revision/introduction to the topic.