All lessons included are designed to meet the specifications of the AQA Norman paper.
The lessons are:
Who were the Anglo-Saxons?
What was Anglo-Saxon life like?
Who was Edward the Confessor?
Who were the claimants to the throne?
Battle of Fulford and Stamford Bridge
How did Harold and William prepare for Hastings?
The battle of Hastings
Why did William win at Hastings
What did William do after Hastings?
What rebellions did William face?
Why did William build castles?
What was the Harrying of the North?
What further revolts did William handle?
The death of William and William Rufus
This resource contains 12 lessons on the Civil Rights movement and the impact of Slavery on American society. The lessons are all on powerpoint and have respective word documents attached:
The lessons are:
Lesson 1: What was the impact of slavery upon America?
Lesson 2: How did life change for African Americans after the abolition of slavery
Lesson 3: How did Brown V Topeka impact inequality?
Lesson 4: How did Little Rock impact inequality?
Lesson 5: How did MLK impact inequality?
Lesson 6: How did Montgomery bus boycott impact inequality?
Lesson 7: How did the Freedom Riders impact inequality?
Lesson 8: How did the Sit ins impact inequality?
Lesson 9: Which event was most significant in challenging inequality? Civil Rights recap
Lesson 10: Assesment: Which decade had the biggest impact in challenging inequality?
Lesson 11: How did Malcolm X impact inequality?
Lesson 12: What was the legacy of the Civil Rights movement
A set of lessons for KS3 that look at Hastings and the Norman Conquest and have an assessment point at the end
The lessons:
Life in 1066
Who were the claimants to the throne?
Who was Harold Godwinson?
What happened at the Battle of Stamford Bridge?
What was the difference between the two sides?
Why did William win at Hastings?
What was the Narrative of Hastings?
What happened after Hastings?
Here are a collection of lessons which follow the AQA specification of the Cold War in the 1950’s. The lessons focus on providing contextual knowledge and building on exam skills
The Lessons are:
How did Asia fall to Communism? (Case studies on China/Korea/Vietnam)
What was NATO and the Warsaw Pact?
How did the arms race develop the Cold War?
How did the Space Race develop the Cold War?
How did Khrushchev and his appointment change the Cold War?
What was the Hungarian uprising?
What was the reaction to the Hungarian uprising?
How far do you agree? Exam style question
Knowledge organiser displaying the foundational knowledge to aid pupils in their revision of the Norman conquest. Instrumental for quick revision and great for pupils with gaps in knowledge
Knowledge organiser displaying the foundational knowledge to aid pupils in their revision of Norman lifestyle and culture. Instrumental for quick revision and great for pupils with gaps in knowledge
Knowledge organiser displaying the foundational knowledge to aid pupils in their revision of Norman religion. Instrumental for quick revision and great for pupils with gaps in knowledge
A collection of Empire lessons that focus on the British Empire and their role in moulding the wider world
Lessons:
What was the Empire?
Why did Britain want an Empire?
Why did people move throughout the Empire?
What did those who were ruled think about the Empire?
What did those who ruled think about the Empire?
What does slavery show us about the Empire?
What does India show us about the Empire?
Assessment
A collection of lessons on King John and the Magna Carta
Lessons are:
Who was King John?
Why was the Magna Carta put in place?
What was the impact of Magna Carta?
What did people say about John?
What did Disney say about John?
Assessment
A quiz on all events in Great Britain. There are 5 questions for events in:
January
February
March
April
May
June
All questions are accompanied by answers and the quiz should take you a full lesson to complete
All lessons for Cold War from 1940 to 1950. All lessons created using AQA specification and lessons aid in developing exam skills
Lessons:
Lesson 1: Why did the Cold War begin?
Lesson 2: What is the difference between Soviet Union and USA?
Lesson 3: How did Yalta and Potsdam develop the Cold War?
Lesson 4: How did the atomic bomb dropping develop the Cold War?
Lesson 5: What was the Iron Curtain?
Lesson 6: How did Soviet expansion develop the Cold War?
Lesson 7: How did the Marshall Plan and Truman doctrine develop the Cold War?
Lesson 8: How did the Berlin blockade develop the Cold War?
Lesson 8: How far do you agree?
A collection of lessons on the role of Cromwell and the execution of King Charles
The Lessons are:
Why did England have a civil war?
Who was Oliver Cromwell?
How significant was Cromwell?
How does Cromwell resonate with us today?
How remarkable was Cromwell? Presentation assessment task
AQA Conflict and Tension revision guide that support and aids recall. The revision guide features numerous tasks to enhance recall and allow pupils to develop their second order concepts. Crucial in aiding recall.
AQA Conflict and Tension revision guide that support and aids recall. The revision guide features numerous tasks to enhance recall and allow pupils to develop their second order concepts. Crucial in aiding recall.
AQA Conflict and Tension revision guide that support and aids recall. The revision guide features numerous tasks to enhance recall and allow pupils to develop their second order concepts. Crucial in aiding recall.
Here are a collection of lessons on The Second World War. They consist of PowerPoint presentations and lesson resources on word
The lessons are:
Lesson 1: Who was involved in World War Two?
Lesson 2: How did the Treaty of Versailles encourage World War Two?
Lesson 3: How did Hitlers rise to power encourage World War Two?
Lesson 4: How did Appeasement encourage World War Two?
Lesson 5: Assessment: Argument on which of the three factors was most significant in causing war.
Lesson 6: What did the battles and conflict look like in World War Two?
Here are a collection of lessons on the Tudors that focus on the Tudor history alongside recent historiography on diversity in the Tudor time period.
The lessons are:
Who were the Tudors?
Who was Henry VIII?
Who were Henry’s wives?
Who was Edward VI?
How successful was the reign of Elizabeth?
What do Tudor Portraits show us about the Tudors?
Assessment on source usefulness
Why do we not see black Tudors in our history lessons?
Please feel free to look at my free guide on how to use Dual Coding in the history classroom. I will do many of these guides on a variety of these topics. There are numerous links on the bottom of the guide to help support teachers in their practice