GCSE History American West Manifest Destiny slides and worksheets focusing on analysis of painting to highlight settlement of the West. Aimed at KS4, this resource introduces concept of Manifest Destiny to students and then has a slide to allow teachers to concentrate on all the different elements of the settlement of the West. Each element is highlighted with a brief explanation. The presentation is designed to be used in a variety of different ways: As an introduction to the study of the American West at GCSE level. As an introduction to Edexcel’s Key Topic 2 on Migration and Early Settlement. For revision in the build-up to the GCSE exams. As an assessment tool The content is mapped onto the Edexcel GCSE American West History specification for Key Topic 2, Early Settlement of the West, Migration and Early Settlement, the belief in Manifest Destiny. Similar style resources and worksheets for Key Topic 1 - Plains Indians are available at: GCSE History American West Social Tribal Structure Plains Indians GSCE History American West Beliefs and Attitudes Plains Indians

Powerpoint lesson on resistance to slavery using human diamond 9s as basis of group work and discussion. Have first slide on show as students come into room. They need to be put into groups of nine for the diamond 9s!

Crime and Punishment GCSE History Factors resource - 9 market place-style information sheets with most important factors when studying Crime through time. Factors include travel, Government, taxes etc. Each sheet gives examples of factor’s influence at different times in course. Great for intro lesson to get students thinking about themes and what influences Crime and Punishment. Information collection grid included. Please check out my other Crime and Punishment resources including a set of revision board games!

GCSE History Crime Punishment Revision Board Game for 20th Century. Comes with A3 large and A4 small board and three levels of difficulty with 15 questions in each. This will help you set questions to match your students’ needs. Also features teachers’ notes and blank cards to print out so students can write their own questions. Designed to help students revise and recall key content from exam specification but easier levels could also be used at KS3 if you are studying the topic. Traditional board game set up so you will need a dice! Board games are available in similar format for Middle Ages, Early Modern and Industrial eras and can be purchased individually or as a set.

GCSE History Crime Punishment Revision Board Game for Industrial era. Comes with A3 large and A4 small board and three levels of difficulty with 15 questions in each. This will help you set questions to match your students’ needs. Also features teachers’ notes and blank cards to print out so students can write their own questions. Designed to help students revise and recall key content from exam specification but easier levels could also be used at KS3 if you are studying the topic. Traditional board game set up so you will need a dice! Board games are available in similar format for Medieval, Early Modern and 20th Century eras and can be purchased individually or as a set.

GCSE History Crime Punishment Revision Board Game for Early Modern era. Comes with A3 large and A4 small board and 50 questions divided into three levels of difficulty This will help you set questions to match your students’ needs. Also features teachers’ notes and blank cards to print out so students can write their own questions. Designed to help students revise and recall key content from exam specification but easier levels could also be used at KS3 if you are studying the topic. Traditional board game set up so you will need a dice! Board games are available in similar format for Medieval, Industrial and 20th Century eras and can be purchased individually or as a set.

GCSE History Crime Punishment Revision Board Game for Medieval era. Comes with A3 large and A4 small board and three levels of difficulty with 15 questions in each. This will help you set questions to match your students’ needs. Also features teachers’ notes and blank cards to print out so students can write their own questions. Designed to help students revise and recall key content from exam specification but easier levels could also be used at KS3 if you are studying the topic. Traditional board game set up so you will need a dice! Board games are available in similar format for Early Modern, Industrial and 20th Century eras and can be purchased individually or as a set.

Four GCSE History Crime Punishment Revision Board Games for Medieval, Early Modern, Industrial and 20th Century eras. Comes with one file which contains 5 x A3 board game grids - one for each period plus one to cover all periods, enabling you to mix and match. The four other files all focus on one era period and have a smaller A4 board game grid, along with at least 45 questions, tiered into three levels of difficulty to help you set questions to match your students’ needs. Every game also comes with teachers’ notes and blank cards to print out so students can write their own questions. Designed to help students revise and recall key content from exam specification but easier levels could also be used at KS3 if you are studying the topic. Traditional board game set up so you will need a dice! Board games can also be purchased individually.

GCSE History presentation designed as introduction to study of Northern Ireland by introducing idea of power/two communities and key terms needed in study of subject. Lesson includes Powerpoint with teacher’s notes for each slide and card sort activity to match terms with definitions.

GCSE History Crime and Punishment content recap/revise lesson. Questions on each of four periods. Good revision introduction or can be used as a starter. Some notes included at bottom of slides.

Updated lesson to introduce students to History at KS3. Presentation and past/present cards designed to illustrate links and develop idea that understanding the past helps us understand the present. Slides, cards and lesson plan included.

This Powerpoint presentation is designed to boost revision through following the timeline of the development of the American West. Each slide asks a specific question about a topic and then provides the answers as you click through. It can be used for teacher-led presentations or students can work through it independently. Designed to encourage practice of Point Evidence Explanation, it follows the OCR specification but will work equally well with other exam boards.

GCSE History American West Battle of The Little Big Horn worksheet slide and source practice. Reasons for Indians’ win, Custer’s defeat. Ideal for revision or teaching of the topic. A blank version is included which can be printed off and used by students to take notes. Also included is a contemporary painting which can be used for source practice which also includes information about the battle, along with a full teacher’s guide with comprehensive notes on the painting. Please note that although the preview makes it looks like the PowerPoint elements are overlapping, they are fine on the download.

GCSE History American West Plains Indians Tribal and Social Structure slides and worksheets includes beliefs and attitudes to nature, war & property. Aimed at KS4, this resource has two teacher’s slides that can be shown on the screen and taught, along with blank versions of each for students to take notes during the presentation. The first slide focuses on tribal structure, showing how the tribes were made up and key elements of the tribal lifestyle. The second slide looks at the social structure and how different members of the tribe - men, women, children, family and the elderly - contributed to its communal life. The content is mapped onto the Edexcel GCSE American West History specification for Key Topic 1, Early Settlement of the Plains: the Plains Indians, their beliefs and way of life Can be used in initial teaching of content or as revision activity - some suggestions are given in teacher’s notes at end of presentation. A further resource about the lives of the Plains Indians, featuring their beliefs and attitudes about land, nature, war and property is also available. GCSE History American West Plains Indians Attitudes and Beliefs

Mastermind-style lesson based around group learning on causes and effects of Bloody Sunday.

GCSE History American West note/worksheets on impact on Plains Indians of both reservations and Dawes Act. Slides can be shown on board and blank sheets provided for students to take notes during presentation. Looks at impact on warriors, chiefs, medicine men , along with move to farming and Christian-based education.

American West GCSE History Significance of Railways knowledge mind map, information sheets and revision identifying key factors. Includes info sheet, blank sheet for students to take notes and a source analysis of painting to reinforce learning.

GCSE History American West lesson for KS4 on lives of Plains Indians on reservations after the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Students review conditions Plains Indians were faced with and the impact it had on their way of life, the tribe and the chiefs. They will examine the views of those in Government who were pro and anti the Plains Indians. The lesson also includes details of the impact of Dawes Act in the reservations. Students can participate in a group discussion activity - having adopted a particular stance - and this is followed by a written exercise to enable consolidation of the content. A lesson plan is included at end of presentation along with a couple of ideas for extra resources. If you would like a revision resource/mindmap to use on this topic, please check out the resource below. GCSE American West Effect of Reservations and Dawes Act

GCSE History American West Plains Indians’ way of life and survival slides and worksheets, including beliefs and attitudes to nature, war & property. Aimed at KS4, consists of teacher’s slide that can be shown on board and blank version for students to take notes. Can be used in initial teaching of content or as revision activity - some suggestions are given in teacher’s notes at end of presentation. Follows Edexcel specification for Key Topic 1 - the Early Settlement of the Plains - Plains Indians beliefs and ways of life. To study the social and tribal structures of the Plains Indians, check out the resource below: GCSE History Plains Indians Social and Tribal Structure

An interactive Powerpoint covering the core content of the OCR SHP Crime and Punishment GCSE (but is useful for other boards, too). Students can click through slides which ask key questions then provide answers and explanations. These can then be used for PEE practice. Ideas for how to use the presentation can be found on the last slide. Please note this does not cover the Protest and Reaction content.

An introduction to Crime and Punishment in the Industrial Age with a carousel activity in which students learn about and assess the importance of the 9 key factors which affect crime and punishment. This is followed by PEE practice as the consolidation task.