Class activity that gets pupils to analyse sources concerning the responsibility for Kristallnacht. Clear learning Objectives. Information packs which include the sources and an analysis table are included. Plenary - pupils have to give reasons why they made a certain judgment as to who is responsible for Kristallnacht.

The lesson looks at the Reichstag Fire. It looks in particular about who is to blame and what immediate impact it has for Hitler becoming Dictator. Source analysis and exam question tasks included.

This is an introductory lesson to Richard III and the Wars of the Roses. I use the Horrible Histories clip on youtube to do the timeline activity to plot key battles. Pupils then create a facebook profile for Richard III. I use this lesson as the first of four lessons in an enquiry into Richard III.

Introductory lesson to look at who the evacuees were and why evacuation took place. Numeracy skills involved and source analysis.

These marking crib sheets were inspired by the work of Greg Thornton. These sheets have dramatically cut the time taken to mark sets of books in our department. Easy to use, look great, popular with pupils.

Consolidation exercise after studying the rise in popularity of the Fascists 1918-21. Pupils create their own significance pizza. Each slice represents a key factor then the ingredients represent key detail, evidence and historians views. Fun exercise that brings knowledge and understanding together.

This lesson looks at why many white Americans viewed the Plains Indians as savage. The main focus is looking at the religion of the Sioux. Pupils move around the room collecting information, AFL activities and exam focus at the end.

Overview of Economic Boom in 1920s.

My students use this resource to evaluate the three sources in preparation for the Year 2 exam. Provenance, Tone, Content and Argument are evaluated with an overall conclusion on value.

Pupils challenge the interpretations of Terry Deary in his Horrible Histories Empire book. Pupils conduct their own individual research using the information sheets positioned around the room. Pupils then give a diverse interpretation in the plate exercise. There is also a peer assessment sheet.

lesson looking at the three contenders to the throne in 1066. starter looking at the qualities a King or Queen needs and looking at what an 'heir' to the throne is. Judgement exercises followed by plenary where pupils have to create their own campaign poster for the candidate they consider to have the strongest claim to the throne.

These resources are specific for the OCR Paper 2. Included is multiple sources to use and A* overview knowledge (overview sheet). These resources have worked really well with my pupils.

Lesson looking at the Cuban Missile Crisis. Cut and Stick activities. Comprehension and Empathy activities. Pupils have to describe, explain and judge the Cuban Missile Crisis. Use of photographs, maps, and cartoons.

A competition that allows pupils to write about there favourite historical period but include their own story, characters etc. It gives licence for the full use of their imagination.

Simple enjoyable task for pupils to summarise the text in the OCR book. Pupils then review various sections of the 1250-1500 section of the course by looking at various trials.

History Competition to challenge year 10 pupils. This competition requires pupils to do their own research and write to a very high level. It asks them 'Could Britain and America have taken action sooner to stop the Holocaust? Prizes are given for best answers.

This is an activity looking at why there wasnt more protest towards the Nazi Party in the 1930s. Pupils look at Nazi Party record on the economy and unemployment. They also rank from 1 - 5 what the state of Germany was according to five categories (society, economy, government strength, prestige, democracy). The final pleanry allows pupils to demonstrate why there wasnt more opposition to the Nazi Party in the 1930s.

Lesson looking at the role of Gladiators in roman society. Pupils complete a starter/settler activity and then watch a series of horrible history clips and take notes on whether they think the Romans were civilized or not based on the role of gladiators. Videos can be found on youtube - gladiator training clip is terry jones from monty python looking at how gladiators trained is also on youtube. Pupils finish by completing a questionnaire by pretending to be a gladiator. Pupils then take part in plenary by judging how civilized they think Romans were.

This lesson is a context lesson to the AQA HIS2K Mussolini 1922-1945 study. It requires students to make judgments on the stability of Liberal government on the eve of the First World War. Students arrive to this lesson having made notes on the problems facing liberal Italy after Unification.

Pupils are given the four information sheets to work with in pairs. They research from these sheets to note down if the Allies were likely to lose or win. Whilst doing this pupils become aware of life on the German Home Front. They then create their own significance pie chart with explanation as to which statement they agree with the most. Good lesson for a year that is often forgotten in First World War studies. A challenging lesson.