Series of 5 lessons (could take a little longer) on the topic of the Industrial Revolution. Lessons 1 and 2 are a simple and very visual introduction to the I.Rev, using a clip from the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony. An optional homework is included in this lesson (included at the end of the resources), although it is all about how the North of England was revolutionised! It could be easily adapted though. Lesson 3 delves into the problems that were caused by workers flocking to the cities from the countryside, and gives focus to group work and a map from memory. Lesson 4 is an excellent murder mystery investigation - which was originally from TES resources and I have only adapted and souped it up a bit. Students love coming up with wild theories and enjoy being repulsed by the "Mystery source" (Water from the Broad st. pump - actually a jar of water with gravy granules in it, looks revolting). Lesson 5/5.5 is an assessment, with preparation and AFL for students.

Introductory lessons to the persecution and dehumanisation of the Jewish race in Nazi Germany, with a card sort of laws restricting the rights of Jewish people, and lesson 2 covers the boycott of Jewish shops, Kristallnacht and ghettoisation. When I use these lessons, I tend to finish lesson 2/start a third lesson with the first 30-40mins of Roman Polanski's "The Pianist", although with a disclaimer to students that some scenes are distressing.

Instruction sheets for major homework projects for students in Years 7 to 9. The projects could be set alongside the study of ancient Rome (year 7), the Tudors (year 8) and World War II (Year 9). Feel free to customise and adapt, especially the Year 9 homework proj (which mentions how my local area - Hebburn/Jarrow - was changed by WWII!), I just hope they might be helpful/useful as a starting off point.

Approximately 15 lesson Holocaust SOW (give or take, depending on whether you choose to show a longer clip from either “The Pianist” or “Schindler’s List”), including a SOW with LO breakdown, PPts and resources (mainly on Word, with one PDF). There are two possible assessments included - based on the new GCSE source questions and 8 mark question. Mixture of ideas, from fantastic things already here on TES and resources from the HMD Trust.

2 lessons building towards an assessed piece of writing - "Was the dropping of the Atomic bomb on Hiroshima justified?" Lesson 1 covers the end of WWII in Europe, and highlights America's role in WWII and the island hopping campaign - excellent video from Crash Course World History is hyper linked. Students will need to watch the BBC worldwide documentary on the dropping of the Atomic bomb, which should be available in clips on Youtube. Lesson 2 gives a significant amount of focus to AFL and preparing for an assessment, students work in pairs to analyse and level paragraphs and then create a bubble-map which will help them to come to an ultimate decision about the dropping of the Atomic bomb. A homework task is included, assuming that Lesson 2 will take a class over two (possibly 3) lessons.

Two lessons (both of which were observed) introducing students to the need for rationing in Britain during WWII, and the way that rationing was marketed to the general public. To accompany the first lesson I brought rations of sugar, bacon, milk etc into school (in blank containers), which encouraged and engaged students to guess the amount of rations - although, I used a fake egg, to avoid potential disasters. The second lesson was a highly praised observation that engages students with team work, team captains and a creative challenge to create a propaganda slogan and poster of their own - the results are usually pleasantly surprising and often hilarious.

Lesson(s) that could follow on from English Civil War topic. Students are introduced to the idea of putting a King on trial, the main activity is then to recreate the trial, which has been divided up into 5 scenes. Students will need time to rehearse, make props and even learn lines - although I always let them use the scripts! Students then watch the whole play and fill in observer forms to put together the whole picture. Students can then decide/debate whether Charles ever had the opportunity of a fair trial. The lesson continues with Charles’ execution, a worksheet to complete using source analysis and a creative final task.

Introduction to and investigation into the destruction of Pompeii in 79 C.E. Straight forward carousel activity (print the instruction sheets and create four information stations for students to visit, they make a record of new information in their books). The instructions are differentiated into ‘must’, ‘should’ and ‘could’, but all tasks should introduce students to new and interesting information.