5 History lessons designed for KS3/KS4 students. Includes detailed lessons on the rise of the Greek Empire, the governance of Greece, Greek health, Greek mythology/religion with templates for a detailed written task and an Greek key individuals lesson. Information hunts, group work, group role play and debates are all incorporated into the lessons.

History lesson on 5 key individuals. Students begin by analysing 5 individuals through history; looking at their roles, similarities and differences. Students are then separated into 5 mixed ability teams and instructions are read out about the task ahead. Each team is to research a chosen individual, complete a worksheet (per student) and then organise themselves ready to present their key individual to the rest of the class in the form of a drama performance.

History lesson on Ancient Greek religion. Students begin by discussing religion in Ancient Egypt and how it impacted on lives in the Egyptian empire. Students are then introduced to the roles of the Greek temple. Students then travel around the room investigating the different gods on each information sheet (10 in total). Students will then answer the question 'What roles did the Greek gods play in Greek life?' There is an additional task to be set for homework about Heracles and his 12 labours.

History lesson on Ancient Greek medicine. Students will begin by discussing health in Ancient Egypt; recapping on the progress made as well as the aspects of Egyptian medicine that held back progress. Students will then be presented with an ‘information explosion’ with limited instructions and lots of information on each table. Students will then complete a research worksheet on each of the pieces of information. Students are to then complete an answer to the question ‘How effective was Greek medicine’ using the differentiated help sheets.

History lesson on how the Ancient Greeks governed themselves. Students are to recap on previous knowledge on how the Ancient Egyptians were governed before looking at Ancient Greek methods. Students will then look at the similarities and differences between todays governance and that of 2500 years ago. Students are then assigned a role within Greek society and it will be their job to share this information with classmates as they go around the room to investigate the other 7 roles. Worksheet is provided for students to complete during the last task.

History lesson on the decline of the Egyptian Empire and the rise of the Greek Empire. Students will discover the reason for the decline in Egyptian influence, look at the geography of both Egypt and Greece and discuss how this close link could impact on each Empire. Students will then investigate Greece’s most famous leader, Alexander the Great. Students will complete a comprehension task on the life of Alexander the Great.

History lesson on 5 key individuals. Students begin by analysing 6 individuals through history; looking at their roles, similarities and differences. Students are then separated into 5 mixed ability teams and instructions are read out about the task ahead. Each team is to research a chosen Pharaoh, complete a worksheet (per student) and then organise themselves ready to present their key individual to the rest of the class.

History lesson on Ancient Egyptian religion. Students begin by discussing religion in the UK and how it impacts on our lives today. Students are then introduced to the roles of the Egyptian temple. Students then travel around the room investigating the different gods on each information sheet (14 in total). Students will then use the differentiated template to complete an answer to the question ‘How important was religion in Ancient Egypt?’.

History lesson on Ancient Egyptian health. Students will begin by discussing health in the UK and the importance of the NHS. Students will then be presented with an ‘information explosion’ with limited instructions and lots of information on each table. Students will then complete a ‘progress’ and ‘held back’. Students are to then complete an answer to the question ‘How effective was Egyptian medicine?’ using the differentiated help sheets.

Lesson on Egyptian society. Students start by discussing democracy in the UK. Students are then assigned a role within the Egyptian social pyramid (11 roles in all) and they are to go around the classroom and interact with other students as their character. Students will then complete the worksheet highlighting the responsibilities of each role, the benefits and the drawbacks. Students will then debate how Ancient Egypt might have been if democracy had been introduced but will argue from the point of their character.

History lesson on Ancient Egypt and the importance of the Nile. Information search task with differentiated worksheet included on the slideshow. Poem task to set for plenary or homework.

5 History lessons designed for KS3/KS4 students. Includes detailed lessons on the importance of the Nile, the social pyramid in Egypt, Egyptian health, Egyptian mythology/religion with templates for a detailed written task and an Egyptian key individuals lesson. Information hunts, group work, group role play and debates are all incorporated into the lessons.