In this lesson, students will learn about the wide-ranging contributions made by the soldiers from Britain’s Empire during the First World War. Students will first learn which colonies contributed soldiers and then explain why men from the British Empire volunteered and what contributions they made to Britain’s role in the war. This is a fully resources lesson which includes a warm up, starter task, engaging background information, various learning activities, challenge tasks and learning reviews. ** The lesson includes the following:** Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims Slide 3-4: As you enter warm up – identify the colonies of the British Empire map and answers. Challenge questions included. Slide 5: Background Information about Britain’s colonies and Britain’s role as the ‘Mother Country’. Slide 6: Starter Task – Recruitment in the colonies – a source from the Prime Minister of Canada Slide 7-8: Activity 1: Recruitment posters from the colonies – three examples of recruitment posters which students have to analyse. A printable worksheet also included. Slide 9: Background Information – India’s contribution to the First World War. Side 10: Background Information and discussion activity Slide 11: Useful clips Slide 12: Printable fact sheet Slide 13: Printable worksheet Slide 14: Extended writing task – Explain the importance of Britain’s Empire. Slide 15: Challenge Questions Slide 16-17: Learning Review – Which country/colony am I? I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this and your feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

**In this lesson, students will be able to define what the British Empire was and then explain why the British Empire expanded in the years c.1700-c.1900. ** As always, the lesson includes a wide range of activities, printable resources and engaging background knowledge to help students explain the growth of the British Empire. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson learning aims and progress Slide 3: Lesson Warm Up – The definition of the term ‘Empire’ Slide 4: Starter Task – The British Empire by c.1900 – identify part of the British empire using the map Slide 5: Background information – The growth of the British Empire. Slide 6: Think & discuss question based on the phrase ‘ An empire one which the sun never sets’. Slide 7: Activity 1 – Discussion and diagram based on the advantages Britain would gain having an empire. Slide 8: Activity 2 – Match the historical interpretation about the British Empire to the reason for its growth Slide 9: Activity 2 printable resource Slide 10: Activity 2 answers Slide 11: Three useful documentary clips about the growth of the British empire Slide 12: Activity 3 - instructions Slide 13: Activity 3 - printable worksheet (older/higher ability) Slide 14: Activity 3 - printable worksheet (younger/lower ability) Slide 15: Activity 4 - printable question sheet Slide 16: Activity 5 – Extended historical writing task Slide 17: Activity 5 – Model PEE paragraph Slide 18: Challenge questions Slide 19: Learning Review Quiz with answers I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. Thank you.

Perfect introduction to the British Empire - focusing on both the positives and the negatives, as well as what it was and how it changed over time. This lesson allows students to explore the subject and background in detail, complete exam style questions, complete partnered tasks, clip tasks, case study tasks, debate tasks and more. The lesson is detailed, editable and suitable for KS3 or KS4. The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, three-way differentiated tasks, a variety of activities, clip tasks, exam-style practice plenary, peer teaching tasks and more. It’s very easy to follow and can be used straight away :)

The British Empire This lesson aims to question whether Britain and the East India Company was in India for the right reasons. The subject matter is the East India Company and a study of how it slowly took over the country of India taking with it a precious diamond and making a fortune out of its trade. There are some great video links used here from the BBC and Dan Snow which help bring reasoning and clarity to the East India Company’s rule in India. Students are asked if we should return the Koh-i-Noor diamond to India, the jewel in the British crown, after analysing some important evidence. Students are also given key words to help them with their arguments as to whether the diamond should be returned to India or not. The final activity focuses on the legacy of the East India Company and who benefitted from their rule before the company’s eventual collapse. The lesson comes with retrieval practice activities, suggested teaching and learning strategies and are linked to the latest historical interpretations, video clips and debate. The lesson is enquiry based with a key question of who benefitted from the Empire posed at the start of the lesson and revisited at the end to show the progress of learning. The lesson is fully adaptable in PowerPoint format and can be changed to suit.

**Edexcel A-Level History Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914** FREE Lesson From this Unit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12837312 L11: How did Australia Expand as a Colony? This SoW is designed in detail to be clearly differentiated and engaging. Using the latest researched teaching and learning techniques, such as Retrieval Practice and Dual Coding. This SoW allows you to move pupils through content efficiently. Each SoW is sequenced clearly and in line with the Edexcel Specification. A colour scheme also runs throughout to ease both your delivery and students’ comprehension. We provided an email address that is monitored daily, if you have any questions or issues with this purchase (teachercentralltd@gmail.com). Below is a break down of the Bundle: 35.1: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914 L1: What was the Changing Nature of Trade in the British Empire? L2: How Did Industrialisation Impact Trade in The British Empire? L3: What was the Significance of Ports, Entrepots and Trade Routes in the British Empire? L4: Why was the Acquisition of Zanzibar Significant? L5: What Changes did the Royal Navy Experience to their Boats? (1763-1914) L6: What was the Changing Role of the British Navy? L7: Why were Acquisitions so Important to the British Empire? L8: How Did the Loss of the American Colonies Take Place? L9: What Factors Lead To the Defeat of the British in North America? L10: How Did the British Establish a Colony in Australia? L11: How did Australia Expand as a Colony? L12: How did the British Seek to Govern Canada? L13:What were the Causes and Effects of the Canadian Revolt Against the British? L14: Why was the Durham Report So Significant? L15: What was the Role of The East Indian Company and Governor General? L16: What were the Cause and Effects of the Indian Rebellion? L17: What was the Impact of William Sleeman’s Work in Colonized India? L18: What are the Characteristics of British Rule in Egypt? L19: What issues led to ‘the Problem in Sudan’? Any questions please do feel free to get in contact: teachercentralltd@gmail.com Tes Teaching Store: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/TeacherCentral teachercentralltd@gmail.com Best FREE Resources (Teacher Central) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/britain-losing-and-gaining-an-empire-12973075 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/financial-literacy-12898983 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-12908635 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/shakespeare-12908634 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-gcse-12863697 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/animal-farm-free-sow-12942163 (FREE SoW) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/slavery-sow-12843084 (FREE SoW) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/russia-1917-91-from-lenin-to-yeltsin-12834552 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/TeacherCentral?sortBy=lowestPrice&p=5

The British Empire This lesson has been designed to look at how and why Australia was used as a penal colony by the British Empire, after being claimed for Britain by Captain James Cook in 1768. Using a real life example of a young boy sent there for petty crimes, students analyse his and others stories from the start of the voyage through to life in the colony. They track and ultimately decide the worst aspects for the convicts in Australia. There is lots of video footage to consolidate understanding and the plenary evaluates the conditions and lives led by the convicts in this new penal colony. The lesson comes with suggested teaching and learning strategies and are linked to the latest historical interpretations, video clips and debate. The lesson is fully adaptable in PowerPoint format and can be changed to suit.

**In this lesson, students will be able to use factual information as well as the views from historians and historical sources to help them form their own opinion to the question – is the British Empire something we should be proud or ashamed of? ** As always, the lesson is fully resourced and contains a number of printable resources, engaging activities and information. The lesson presumes that students already have a knowledge of what the British empire was although this is quickly recapped at the start of the lesson. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson learning aims and progress Slide 3: Recapping the British Empire – includes a British Empire map and discussion questions Slide 4: Starter Discussion based on an old Indian saying about the British in India. Slide 5: Source analysis activity 1 Slide 6: Source analysis activity 2 Slide 7: Source analysis activity 3 Slide 8: Printable worksheet/question sheet based on the sources used in the previous slides Slide 9: The two historical interpretations about the British empire Slide 10: Activity 1 – How have attitudes to the British empire changed in recent years? Slide 11: Activity 2 – Documentary clips about the legacy of the British Empire Slide 12: Activity 3 - Instructions Slide 13: Activity 3 - printable information sheet which includes sources and interpretations about the British empire. Slide 14: Activity 4 – What is your opinion? Slide 15: Activity 5 – Based on a higher level question about the difference in two historical interpretations. Slide 16: Printable worksheet based on the two interpretations about the British Empire Slide 17: Learning Review discussion. I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. Thank you.

The British Empire The aim of this lesson to investigate the causes and consequences of the Boer War (1899-1902) for the British Empire and the character of Lord Horatio Kitchener, appointed Commander of the British Army in South Africa. Students are required to analyse and make judgements on his character by deciding how heroic he was, before, during and after the Boer War in South Africa by rating each of his actions. They are soon shocked to find his underhand tactics of trying to win the Boer War through initial incompetence to devastating ruthlessness as the war and Boer resistance progressed with his scorched earth policy and the setting up of concentration camps. They also learn how the Boer War impacted upon the Liberal Government at the time, culminating in the Liberal Reforms and evaluate how these measures helped improve public health which left a lasting legacy on Britain and the British Empire. The lesson comes with retrieval practice activities, suggested teaching and learning strategies, differentiated materials and is linked to the latest historical interpretations, video clips and debate. The lesson is enquiry based with a key question posed at the start of the lesson and revisited at the end to show the progress of learning. The lessons are fully adaptable in PowerPoint format and can be changed to suit.

These resources cover the history of Ireland within the British Empire, from the Normans up until the Good Friday agreement and Brexit. Booklet resource in powerpoint and pdf format, 25 pages/slides. Booklet can either be used independently by students, or teacher led with the powerpoint lessons which contain the reading and tasks. Aimed at Y8/Y9 students. Each page in the work booklet is a different topic which contains 4-5 tasks based on the reading given, an instruction to add dates to a timeline at the back of the booklet that covers the entire time period, and a list of keywords that are explained in the glossary at the back of the booklet. Content: Introduction to Ireland and the British Empire Colonisation from the Normans to Henry VIII Elizabeth I and Plantation The Stuart Era - Rebellions and Massacres Recap of Medieval/Tudor/Stuart era British Rule in 1800s The Potato Famine 1900s Divison and Independence Recap of 1800s and Home Rule 1900s - Start of the Troubles 1960s/1970s The Troubles The IRA End of the Troubles? The Good Friday Agreement Source work on the Troubles and murals Categorisation task with events needing to be sorted into the correct era Guided paragraph writing tasks on the colonisation of Ireland and Independence Timeline task 2 page glossary of key terms Knowledge organiser covering the entire period studied For the powerpoint lessons there are 11 total lessons Lesson Contents: L1 - Introduction to British Empire and Ireland L2 Tudors L3 Stuarts and Oliver Cromwell L4 Chronology so far L5 1800s (Push for independence, Great Famine/Potato Blight) L6 Why is Northern Ireland part of the UK? (Home Rule, Independence) L7 and L8 Recap/Revision Activities L9 Troubles Part 1 (Background) L10 Troubles Part 2 L11 Final Lesson and writing tasks

**The purpose of this lesson is for students to develop their understanding regarding the importance of trade for the growth of the Empire. ** **Lesson Plan: ** Hook / starter - Embedded video of all the countries which have been part of the British Empire - students to enter and remember as many as they can. Lesson introduction (optional) goods of the Empire such as bananas, spices, tea, coffee, sugar etc. are placed into bags / big bags - students circulate the room and feel feel / smell the bags content to guess what the good may be. This leads into the watching of a BBC video where students are challenged to remember more goods that the Empire traded in. Students complete the ‘Empire Map Worksheet’ with the locations of goods and trade routes. Students are then issued with an advertisement of one of the goods sold back in Britain. students engage in a MIX-PAIR-SHARE activity to discuss key questions linked to the advertisements Students then return to write up their work in the books linked to a GCSE style question (Exam skill advice and structure included for differentiation). **Plenary: **Blockbusters linked to empire good! **Lots of of interactive activities to engage students with songs included and moving gifs! **

Full lesson (PowerPoint and Worksheets) on the impact of the British Empire on India. The lesson is aimed at Year 9 and is part of a wider scheme of work focussing on whether we should be “proud” of the British Empire. This lesson focuses on the context surrounding how the British seized control of India and then moves into categorising the impact of British rule on India (economically, culturally, politically etc). There is a second lesson that follows this that focuses on Gandhi and Indian independence (uploaded separately).

**Edexcel A-Level History Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914** FREE Lesson From this Unit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12837312 L13:What were the Causes and Effects of the Canadian Revolt Against the British? This SoW is designed in detail to be clearly differentiated and engaging. Using the latest researched teaching and learning techniques, such as Retrieval Practice and Dual Coding. This SoW allows you to move pupils through content efficiently. Each SoW is sequenced clearly and in line with the Edexcel Specification. A colour scheme also runs throughout to ease both your delivery and students’ comprehension. We provided an email address that is monitored daily, if you have any questions or issues with this purchase (teachercentralltd@gmail.com). Below is a break down of the Bundle: 35.1: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914 L1: What was the Changing Nature of Trade in the British Empire? L2: How Did Industrialisation Impact Trade in The British Empire? L3: What was the Significance of Ports, Entrepots and Trade Routes in the British Empire? L4: Why was the Acquisition of Zanzibar Significant? L5: What Changes did the Royal Navy Experience to their Boats? (1763-1914) L6: What was the Changing Role of the British Navy? L7: Why were Acquisitions so Important to the British Empire? L8: How Did the Loss of the American Colonies Take Place? L9: What Factors Lead To the Defeat of the British in North America? L10: How Did the British Establish a Colony in Australia? L11: How did Australia Expand as a Colony? L12: How did the British Seek to Govern Canada? L13:What were the Causes and Effects of the Canadian Revolt Against the British? L14: Why was the Durham Report So Significant? L15: What was the Role of The East Indian Company and Governor General? L16: What were the Cause and Effects of the Indian Rebellion? L17: What was the Impact of William Sleeman’s Work in Colonized India? L18: What are the Characteristics of British Rule in Egypt? L19: What issues led to ‘the Problem in Sudan’? Any questions please do feel free to get in contact: teachercentralltd@gmail.com Tes Teaching Store: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/TeacherCentral teachercentralltd@gmail.com Best FREE Resources (Teacher Central) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/britain-losing-and-gaining-an-empire-12973075 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/financial-literacy-12898983 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-12908635 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/shakespeare-12908634 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-gcse-12863697 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/animal-farm-free-sow-12942163 (FREE SoW) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/slavery-sow-12843084 (FREE SoW) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/russia-1917-91-from-lenin-to-yeltsin-12834552 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/TeacherCentral?sortBy=lowestPrice&p=5

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Lesson 1 of ‘The British Empire’ SOW aimed at KS3 Full lesson with resources, varied activities, videos and exam question skills. Learning Objectives: L1: To understand what an empire is. L2: To evaluate the reasons why Britain wanted an empire. L3: To examine the ‘rise and fall’ of Britain’s Empire. Key learning: Keywords and definitions Compare and contrast Reaching a judgement Comprehension Chronology Quote analysis

A KS3 lesson in which students will consider the causes, events and consequences of the Sepoy rebellion. Students will categorise the causes in to long and short term causes and the trigger.

A powerpoint covering the rise of the British Empire, the effects of colonialism on the development of Europe and its legacy in modern-day Africa

Lesson Objectives To investigate the impact of the Empire on Britain and the native peoples of the colonies To identify the positive and negative effects of Empire To evaluate the extent of the Empire’s positive and negative influence on the colonies

A lesson on the first English colony which was planned by Sir Walter Raleigh. This lesson also covers the mystery behind the second attempt’s failure. This is part of a unit about explorers in the Tudor era and the early attempts at colonisation. This resource was made using some contributions from other teachers. I thank any/all contributors for their efforts. My resources are free because I feel that as teachers we should all work together.

Power point looking at British Empire. Included are tasks with a videos hyperlinked to pictures of the empire and the lion.