Powerpoint telling the story of the Battle of the Somme - used to give students knowledge of the Battle of the Somme before examining Haig for controlled assessment.
Lesson focusing on the skill of making inferences from sources, cartoon interpretation modelled step by step on powerpoint with selection of cartoons for pupils to attempt on their own - can be adapted for group work and feedback to whole class.
Booklet produced as revision aid for soure skills for GCSE pupils including; primary and secondary sources, types of sources, utility, bias, reliability, sources that agree, sources and own knowledge and source glossary.
Lesson introducing the concept of diversity for low-ability/SEN pupils using a variety of figures from history who pupils *should* be vaguely familiar with.
Lesson examining the fate of those captured and sold as gladiators...walkthrough the experiencce of gladiators, encouraging pupils to discuss and ask questions (empathy).
Lesson examining the roe of the Medieval Church in people's lives compared to its role today including the duties of priests, and examining doom paintings.
Classic Board Games adapted for revision of Cold War A-level (Superpower Relations) including who's who and Trivial Pursuit with adapted questions. I found an old version of trivial pursuit in a charity shop and printed the slides to fit the question cards and glued them on and laminated them. My classes play this as a revision activity.
Introductory lesson for German Depth Study introducing pupils to the basic geography of Europe and Germany, an giving pupils an idea of who Wilhelm II was and his personality traits. Pupils also briefly exaine what makes a country great. Textbook references to SHP Germany textbook (white).
Resources developed for New A-level OCR Unit 1; Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII 1445-1509
Unit 5; Why did the reign of Richard III last for only 2 years?
Lesson 1; How did Richard III become king in 1483?
Learning Objectives
To explain Gloucester’s usurpation of 1483
To examine the mystery of the Princes in the Tower
To assess whether Richard’s seizure of the throne was ‘greedy ambition’ or ‘self preservation’
Resources developed for New A-level OCR Unit 1; Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII 1445-1509
Unit 6; How did Henry VII secure the throne?
Lesson 2; Why did Henry VII triumph at Bosworth?
Learning Objectives
To explain why Henry triumphed at the Battle of Bosworth
To evaluate the relative importance of factors that led to Henry’s victory
IB History, PAPER ONE, PS3 Move to Global War Scheme of Work (SOW) document
Case Study 1: Japanese Expansion 1931-41
Case Study 2: Italian and German Expansion 1931-41
All corresponding lessons and resources can be found on TES, or are hyperlinked in the document.
Cold War; Superpower Relations A-level (Lesson introducing the Grand Alliance)
Learning Objectives
To consolidate our understanding of why the Grand Alliance was formed in 1941
To explain the impact of the end of WW2 on the Grand Alliance
To explore the motivations of the Big Three and suggest how these may have affected the Grand Alliance
Resources developed for New A-level OCR Unit 1; Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII 1445-1509
Unit 6; How did Henry VII secure the throne?
Lesson 1; Why was Henry VII a threat to Richard III?
Learning Objectives
To recap knowledge of The Wars of the Roses in outline
To examine Henry’s early life
To explain Henry’s claim to the throne through Margaret Beaufort