This unit of work is to help students develop core skills such as evidence handling, detecting bias, corroboration and chronology. There is a Knowledge Organiser, a booklet for students to work in and a PowerPoint presentation for all the lessons

A knowledge Organiser for the Black Death.

This is a revision booklet covering the National 5 Weimar and Nazi Germany unit. It can be adapted to fit GCSE syllabi however. It contains lesson knowledge organisers, tips on how to revise, tips on how to answer examination style questions and lots of different retrieval practice tasks. The retrieval practice tasks can be adapted to fit other units and topics.

A booklet taking students through the story of the First Crusade

A booklet taking students through the history of Europe in the period 1933 to 1939 outlining how the continent ended up at war.

This unit of study is about the black death. It contains lessons, resources and an assessment which takes students through the following topics The origins of the Black Death What life was like in the medieval world The path of the Black Death What happened when the plague reached a town How the plague affected people How people tried to “cure” the plague Revision Assessment It also contains lessons which will “pre-teach” and front load the students with some of the key information. There is also an introduction sheet which outlines the benefits and key aspects of the course and a pdf. handout of all the slides to help the teacher keep track of what has been taught.

This unit of study is about Jack the Ripper. It contains lessons, resources and an assessment which takes students through the following topics Life in Whitechapel The Life of Mary Ann Nichols The history of the Metropolitan Police Source Skills What Jack the Ripper Looked Like The murder of Mary jane Kelly It also contains lessons which will “pre-teach” and front load the students with some of the key information. There is also an introduction sheet which outlines the benefits and key aspects of the course and a pdf. handout of all the slides to help the teacher keep track of what has been taught.

A fully resourced set of lessons taking students through the story of the Titanic and who was responsible for the scale of the disaster.

A short unit of three lessons designed to take young historians through some of the core skills they will need to progress in history. Fully resourced and including a simple assessment which can be carried out at the end.

A unit of work teaching the core skills needed in history. Suitable for late KS2 or early KS3. Contains lesson PowerPoint with a booklet which the students fill in. Covers the following skills Time Chronological Order Types of evidence Corroboration Bias Analysis of photograph Adding details to expand facts