A 1hr lesson on the underground railroad. Can be taught as stand alone or as part of a series of lessons on the slave trade. The lesson begins with an engaging starter hook and then progresses onto activities including a pictionary, an undeground railroad board game (where pupils are encouraged to escape from the south to north while uncovering obstacles along the way. Pupils then write up their journey in a diary entry. An active learning activity. game board, cards and writing frames included.

IGCSE: The USA, 1918-41 – Quiz Booklet. A retrieval quiz booklet which covers the entirety of the USA 1918-41 course. Suitable for Edexcel IGCSE as well as Edexcel GCSE (as a basis). Sample of knowledge covered includes: boom, bust, recovery, New Deal etc. Pupils can use the resource independently or within lessons. Ideal as a revision resource.

A quiz booklet covering Germany 1918-45 development of a dictatorship IGCSE History unit. Pupils can use the booklet to test their knowledge of the entire specification. Ideal for revision purposes. Suitable also for Edexcel GCSE.

A set of over 50 Titanic passenger tickets complete with names, passenger numbers of actual Titanic passengers. Tickets can be used by pupils as part of a larger scheme of work where pupils take on the role of a passenger to discover the fate of their passenger, or merely as a starter activity. Passengers were chosen to represent cross sections of society on the Titanic and to highlight class and racial diversity.

A booklet of retrieval quiz style questions all pertaining to the IGCSE Edexcel Middle East Conflict, Crisis and Change module for paper 2. Can be used as an ideal tool for IGCSE pupils of this topic or as an independent learning tool. I assume, content is very similar to the Edexcel GCSE course too, so could also be used for this.

A learning checklist for pupils of topics and sub topics required for the IGCSE History Germany unit of study 1918-45. Topics will probably also overlap with Edexcel GCSE. Pupils can use this as a tool at the start of their books or files or as an end of unit revision tool to RAG rate which topics they feel confident/not so confident with. Allows pupils to identify gaps in their learning. There is also space for pupils to record any exam questions they have completed on each particular topic.

Suitable for a an introduction lesson into the rise of Islam (particularly for KS3). Looks at the birth of Islam using Peter Frankopan´s silk roads extracts, including a comprehension activity. The lesson then goes on to look at reasons for the quick and successful rise of Islam with a statement sort activity while encouraging pupils to fully evaluate what they think was the main cause of the spread of Islam up until the year 750.

A learning checklist of topics/sub topics that pupils must know in order to be prepared for the IGCSE Middle East, conflict, crisis and change unit. Pupils can have the checklist at the beginning of their books or files and use it throughout the course to RAG Rate their confidence level for each topic, thus enabling them to figure out areas of weakness. An adaptable revision tool.

A timeline resource suitable for pupils to fill in details narrating the events of the Prague Spring and their significance. The resource includes some information and prompts to encourage pupils to think about the key points of the event and the significance of each. Pupils can then use the ´´volatility gauge´´ to assess significance of each point. Suitable for IGCSE/GCSE Superpower relations OR as higher level KS3 as part of a cold war scheme of work.

An information sheet resource which details knowledge about convivencia or tolerance in Medieval Andalucia (Al Andalus). Pupils can colour code into evidence for tolerance and evidence against tolerance. Or the information sheet may be used solely as that as part of another activity.

A fully resourced and differentiated lesson focusing on the consequences of The Black Death on Britain. Explores, social, political and economic consequences. The main activity includes pupils exploring consequences using character cards. Character cards are included at the end of the powerpoint and there are also differentiated character cards suitable for lower ability and EAL. Activities are clearly labelled and adapted for the classroom. Progress checks for each stage of the lesson also included.