This is a set of simple starter revision tasks, one for each subtopic of the USSR half of the Edexcel A Level Communism in the 20th Century course. Can be used as either starters or plenaries, or as knowledge recall tests. In my shop I have another link for the GDR half of the course, also sets of knowledge organisers for both units.

Part of the Surgery on the Western Front SoW (Medicine Through Time)

Fully differentiated lesson on Introduction and Government from the Early Elizabethan England GCSE module. Contains: Introduction to the course Context on who Elizabeth was and the situation when she came to power in England Organise different roles and jobs in England Task to give an understanding of roles in Elizabethan England Explain what jobs the Queen should do Plenary: Source inference activity

Can be used as a revision lesson or as a recap. Covers the key points of the main events in the Cold War 1943-91. Very popular with Year 11 classes.

Part of a Year 9 Scheme of Work on the Holocaust. Resources are differentiated and include various activities. Includes some resources from the Holocaust Trust.

Fully differentiated lesson on the GCSE Edexcel Elizabethan England module. Contains: Activity sheet on the changing relationship between Mary QoS and Elizabeth Introduction: Anagrams of key words Main: Watch video on Mary's early life, and complete flow chart to explain it. Easily differentiated for weaker students. Choice activity - based on what could Elizabeth do to help/stop Mary QoS. Evaluate changes in the relationship using activity sheet. Progress check - why might Elizabeth want to help Mary? Judgement - what is the main reason Mary was a threat to Elizabeth and why? Plenary: Using the summary sheet (attached), highlight all key names and phrases to help with revision

Fully differentiated lesson on the GCSE Edexcel Elizabethan England module. Contains: Fully differentiated resources on each of the three plots against Elizabeth. Introduction: Can you guess what all of the following had in common? Main: Complete research on each of the three main plots against Elizabeth. Progress check - Various questions on the plots to check understanding. Evaluation - Judge how much of a threat each of the plots was to Elizabeth Explain why Mary was executed Plenary: Can you complete the summary sheet using the key words on the board.

Fully differentiated lesson on the GCSE Edexcel Elizabethan England module. Contains: Differentiated resources on the reasons why the Armada failed Summary sheet for topic Introduction: Source inference from a picture Main: Order the events of the Armada Research why the Armada failed. Use differentiated resources according to GCSE target grades (or as you feel appropriate) Source analysis activity What was the significance of the Armada? Plenary: Draw a cartoon to illustrate what you learnt today

Part of the Surgery on the Western Front SoW (Medicine Through Time)

Part of the Surgery on the Western Front SoW (Medicine Through Time)

This resource contains ALL of the lessons for the GCSE Edexcel module on Elizabethan England. Each of the lessons is differentiated, which is reflected in the resources as well. This was planned using the Hodder 9-1 Elizabethan England textbook, and some scans of pages have been included in the lessons. Each lesson contains a starter, multiple main activities or choices of activities, then plenaries, which utilise the “summary” sections on each topic (contained in the files). Each lesson will also be available separately.

Fully differentiated lesson on the GCSE Edexcel Elizabethan England module. Contains: Information sheets on the challenges that Elizabethan faced when she got to power Starter: Comparing the roles between Elizabeth I and Elizabeth II Main: Add key definitions to glossaries Using information sheets, research different challenges that Elizabeth faced. Extensions built into presentation. Progress checks to check understanding. Tasks 2/3/4 build on knowledge, eg based on these challenges, what advice would you give Elizabeth? Plenary: 30 word challenge - can you sum up what you learnt in 30 words?

Fully differentiated lesson on the GCSE Edexcel Elizabethan England module. Contains: Differentiated sources on Elizabethan England Introduction: Source inference activity Main: Explain what an Elizabethan timetable at school was like Research what education was like in Elizabethan schools, using differentiated sets of sources. Reflect on did everything change Plenary: How far do you agree with the statement "Did everything change for education"?

An outstanding lesson on the Treaty of Versailles. The lesson includes role play, differentiated worksheets and extension tasks. All resources are found in the powerpoint.

Fully differentiated lesson on the GCSE Edexcel Elizabethan England module. Contains: Table to record information Differentiated information sheets on the key figures in the revolt Introduction: Why might Elizabeth face lots of threats? Main: For each of the key figures, explain WHY they might want to revolt. Use the differentiated information sheets. Categorise the main causes of the revolt. Events of the revolt - order the key events. Then, for each stage, give a rating of a 5 for how much danger there was for Elizabeth at each point. What was the significance? Plenary: What were the consequences of the revolt?

Fully differentiated lesson on the GCSE Edexcel Elizabethan England module. Contains: Topic summary sheet Government laws information sheet Causes for poverty information sheets Introduction: Stick man activity Main: Add key definitions to book Class activity on who were the poor in Elizabethan England Use differentiated resources to research four main causes of poverty Progress check - exam question Explain key features of acts put in place to deal with the issue of poverty True or false based on summary sheet

Fully differentiated lesson on the GCSE Edexcel Elizabethan England module. Contains: Drake information sheet Drake sheet to complete Topic summary sheet Introduction: Can you link any of the pictures together? Main: Spider diagram for why exploration was becoming more popular Add in answers on the board to your spider diagrams Who was Francis Drake? Use the information sheets to complete your A3 sheets on Drake's exploration Progress check Plenary: Tweet It!

This is a full scheme of work on World War II and the Holocaust, aimed for Year 9 (13-14). All lessons are fully resourced, with a document containing all resources needed for the lesson. There is a detailed and varied powerpoint for each lesson. Lessons on the Holocaust are made following guidance from HET (Holocaust Educational Trust) about how to best teach the Holocaust in schools. All lessons will also be available separately to buy for £2 each on my author’s page.

Fully differentiated lesson on the GCSE Edexcel Elizabethan England module. Contains: Differentiated information on the issue of religion Starter: Recap on the previous learning so far Main: Context on the issue of religion in Europe at the time Using the differentiated information sheets on religion, complete a Venn diagram on the similarities and differences between the Catholics, Puritans and Protestants. Extensions built into presentation. Explain the acts that Elizabeth brought in. Explain how you think people from each religion would have reacted based on what you have learnt this lesson. Plenary: Draw a cartoon to represent how Elizabeth dealt with religion

This is a full scheme of work on World War II and the Holocaust, aimed for Year 9 (13-14). All lessons are fully resourced, with a document containing all resources needed for the lesson. There is a detailed and varied powerpoint for each lesson. Lessons on the Holocaust are made following guidance from HET (Holocaust Educational Trust) about how to best teach the Holocaust in schools. All lessons will also be available separately to buy for £2 each on my author’s page.