***SALE*** - this resource is on sale at a reduced price. This lesson is the second of two on enlistment during the First World War, asking why men joined up in 1914. It involves the analysis of a number of sources and the writing of a telegram from the perspective of a new recruit. Learning outcomes: describe the reasons why men chose to fight. explain the difference between ‘push’ and ‘pull’ factors evaluate the most important reasons why people chose to join up Lesson features differentiated learning objectives, a well-paced starter, main and plenary, and a focus on the historical concept of source evaluation.

***SALE*** - this resource is on sale at a reduced price. Introducing the 'Age of Discovery' to students. Lesson contains differentiated learning objectives, starter activity, plenary and extension wordsearch for fast finishers.

***SALE*** - this resource is on sale at a reduced price. An 'outstanding' rated lesson asking the controversial question 'Were Britain and France responsible for the outbreak of war?' in order to get students thinking about appeasement, causation and the contributing factors to the outbreak of World War Two. Contains: Starter - what do you know about the causes of the Second World War Main - why did Hitler hate the Treaty of Versailles? Main - 'Path to War' chronological card sort Main - evidence sort. Who was to blame? Main - speech writing activity on the main question. Main - peer assessment Plenary - class vote and discussion Gold: Assess the extent to which Britain and France were also responsible for the outbreak of the Second World War. Silver: Explain why he wanted to revise the Treaty of Versailles. Bronze: Describe Hitler’s foreign policy aims.

***SALE*** - this resource is on sale at a reduced price. LOs: describe the ways in which Victorians spent their leisure time explain why the amount of free time increased in the 1800s plan a weekend for your friends assess the extent to which free time activities have changed/stayed the same Contains: - a starter relating the topic to students' own activities and interests - a brief summary of why free time increases - a letter writing activity with a challenge extension and a self-assessment sheet (that could also be easily adapted for peer assessment) - a plenary on change and continuity since the Victorian era - a word-memory activity if time allows

***SALE*** - this resource is on sale at a reduced price. A lesson from a scheme of work on the Romans, focusing on the legacy of the Romans. Contains a presentation PowerPoint and two accompanying handout files. These contain a variety of legacies from the Roman Empire, and a 'diamond 9' assessment activity. Ideal for Year 7 Key Stage 3 students.

***SALE*** - this resource is on sale at a reduced price. A lesson that forms part of a scheme of work on the Stuarts and the Civil War. Contains: presentation with starter activity and plenary discussion high quality images and resources, ready to print from Microsoft PowerPoint Learning Objectives: explore how Charles spent the last few hours of his life examine the details of his execution imagine what it was like to be there!

***SALE*** - this resource is on sale at a reduced price. A lesson that forms part of a scheme of work on the Stuarts and the Civil War. Contains: presentation with starter activity and plenary discussion high quality images and resources, ready to print from Microsoft PowerPoint Learning Objectives: explore how and why King Charles was put on trial. analyse the key events of the trial. evaluate the arguments for and against killing the King!

***SALE*** - this resource is on sale at a reduced price. Learning objectives: identify the main groups that made up Tudor society categorise a variety of historical sources, explaining why I made the decisions that I did This active lesson introduces students to the various social groups within Tudor England, according to William Harrison (writing in 1587) - gentlemen, citizens, yeomen and labourers. Students complete a gap fill to form an impression of what each social group was like. They then categorise a variety of sources - pictures and descriptions - based on this knowledge, before explaining the decisions they made.

***SALE*** - this resource is on sale at a reduced price A lesson that forms part of a scheme of work on the Industrial Revolution. Contains: presentation with starter activity and plenary discussion high quality images and resources, ready to print from Microsoft PowerPoint Learning Objectives: describe the Luddites explain how and why they protested, and how successful they were decide whether or not they were terrorists

***SALE*** - this resource is on sale at a reduced price. A lesson focused on the events of the Korean War, and the consequences of these events for the development of the Cold War. Can be used with a high ability Year 9 class, or as part of a GCSE scheme of work (particularly suited to AQA History B Cold War course).

***SALE*** - this resource is on sale at a reduced price. A lesson that forms part of a scheme of work on the Stuarts and the Civil War. Contains: presentation with starter activity and plenary discussion high quality images and resources, ready to print from Microsoft PowerPoint Learning Objectives: identify some facts about the reign of Charles I explain why Charles fell out with Parliament evaluate evidence to reach your own judgement about Charles’ behaviour as king

***SALE*** - this resource is on sale at a reduced price. This lesson forms part of a scheme of work on The Tudors. Ideal for Year 7 / Year 8 students, depending on your school's SoW. Learning Objectives: identify reasons why Henry broke away from Rome explain why Henry established the Church of England and closed down the monasteries. choose the most important reason why he did this and explain your choice A lesson that could be used over two lessons to highlight the key details of Henry's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and marriage to Anne Boleyn, and the subsequent dissolution of the monasteries. Includes a consideration of the various factors at play, and a self-assessment sheet.

***SALE*** - this resource is on sale at a reduced price. A Key Stage 3 History lesson with differentiated learning objectives and tasks, picture and keyword starters, speed reading and Facebook profile completion activities and a plenary session focussing in on the key issues.

***SALE*** - this resource is on sale at a reduced price. Learning objectives: describe the events of the Battle of Hastings explain some of the reasons for William’s success evaluate which is the most important reason and justify your opinion This lesson covers the Battle of Hastings, and why William emerged victorious. A quick word match acts as an engaging and focusing starter activity. This is followed by a short video about the battle - a useful way in which students can initially engage with what happened at the battle. A gap-fill follows this video up and starts to move students onto the silver objective. Students then categorise reasons for William's success into three categories, before deciding what the most important reason for William's success was.

***SALE*** - this resource is on sale at a reduced price. Learning outcomes: describe what trench life was like explain the different ways in which soldiers lives were affected demonstrate your understanding by writing and peer assessing a diary entry. Lesson features differentiated learning objectives, a well-paced starter, main and plenary, and a focus on the historical concept of source evaluation. Students also self and peer assess their work (AfL).

***SALE*** - this resource is on sale at a reduced price. A lesson that forms part of a scheme of work on the Industrial Revolution. Contains: presentation with starter activity and plenary discussion high quality images and resources, ready to print from Microsoft PowerPoint Learning Objectives: identify the changes in Britain during these years. explain what types of changes took place evaluate the changes and decide what the biggest changes were

***SALE*** - this resource is on sale at a reduced price. A lesson that forms part of a scheme of work on early modern history. Contains: presentation with starter activity and plenary discussion high quality images and resources, ready to print from Microsoft PowerPoint Learning Objectives: explain who travelled during the Age of Discovery – and how they did it explain the reasons why European countries wanted empires prioritise the reasons

***SALE*** - this resource is on sale at a reduced price. A lesson that forms part of a scheme of work on the Stuarts and the Civil War. Contains: presentation with starter activity and plenary discussion high quality images and resources, ready to print from Microsoft PowerPoint Learning Objectives: understand key terms involved when discussing sources analyse and evaluate sources use your skills to answer source-based questions

***SALE*** - this resource is on sale at a reduced price. Two lessons that form part of a scheme of work on the Stuarts and the Civil War. Contains: presentation with starter activity and plenary discussion high quality images and resources, ready to print from Microsoft PowerPoint Learning Objectives: identify some factors that caused the Civil War explain links between the factors evaluate and prioritise the factors to form an opinion about the most important cause identify short-term and long-term causes explain links between the causes evaluate which are the more important factors

***SALE*** - this resource is on sale at a reduced price. This lesson can be used in a series looking at the 'MAIN' causes of the First World War - Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and Nationalism. A review of the lessons on alliances and imperialism is followed by source analysis of militarism in Germany and the UK before the First World War. There is also an analysis of army and navy statistics designed to draw attention to the relative importance of different technological breakthroughs, particularly the Dreadnought.