This lesson looks at how WW2 impacted African Americans and Women in America. Students recap what their lives were like before the war and then investigate what happened during the war that changed their lives. The lesson includes a differentiated note taking sheet, challenge tasks throughout to stretch and challenge the top end, and an exam question with sentence starters to help students. This lesson forms a SOW for AQA America 1920- 1917 Opportunity and Inequality

This lesson introduces students to key themes in Medieval Europe. Students work in groups investigating warfare, religion, towns, medicine and law and order. There is a GCSE styled question, with sentence starter for less able, challenge tasks to stretch the top end. There is a model answer as well where students can either assess and use to edit their work. The lesson also has a literacy focus where students have to correct literacy mistakes in the model paragraph.

This lesson looks at leadership during the First World War and a investigation into the Battle of the Somme. Students looks at sources about the conflict to work out whether lions were led by donkeys. Lesson includes challenge tasks and key word prompts.

A lesson that evaluate the experiences of African Americans in the 1920’s. This lesson forms a 3 year scheme of work for AQA America 1920 - 1973 Opportunity and Inequality. The lesson include interpretation questions, with sentence starters for those who need them and challenge tasks to stretch and challenge the top end.

A lesson aimed at getting students to recap the Korean War, there are multiple board game inspired resources including, frustration, frogger, checkers, snakes and ladders and blockbuster, and battle ship. There is also a timeline for students to complete to consolidate understanding.

This lesson forms part of a SOW for Health and the People AQA. This lesson looks at the Black Death and the medieval period’s beliefs and treatments as well as the consequences of the outbreak. The lesson includes a range of tasks and a GCSE source question. The lesson includes challenge tasks to stretch the top end. Print the 4 worksheet slides onto one page which will be completed throughout.

This lesson is part of a SOW for AQA Health and the People. This lesson looks at the role and impact of Islamic medicine on medical progress. Students compare it with Europe during the middle ages and look at the 3 main islamic doctors, Rhaze, Abulcasis and Avicenna (Ibn Sina). The lesson has a GCSE styled question with a planning activity. There are challenge tasks to stretch the top end and writing frames and work sheets for the weaker students.

This lesson looks at the case of Linda Brown and Brown vs Board of Education. Students complete a sketch chronology where they use the information to draw out the key events. There is a GCSE styled exam question with a model answer and sentence starters to help students.

Two activities that recap the 1920’s section of AQA’s USA topic. The game of draughts is differentiated so that one colour of the board has harder questions than the other. The finger twister can work with the powerpoint spinner. The revision clock worksheet allows students to check how much they understand of the topic. This can be followed by group work to fix the gaps that they have. There is also a Frogger inspired board game and Blockbusters

A year 7 lesson that attempts to build on historical source skills. This lesson works well after a lesson that looks at the tapestry in a bit of detail. Students use information from the previous lesson with the quick recap of the Bayeux Tapestry. Then as a class or as a solo task students go through the nature, origin etc to work out if the source is useful. This culminates into a GCSE styled source question. There is a writing frame to aid with writing. Include an interactive plenary where students vote using the Poll slide as to whether the tapestry is useful or not.

This lesson looks at how world war 2 impacted the US economy. Students look at the different ways the USA was able to recover from the depression. The lesson includes challenge tasks throughout to stretch and challenge the top end. There is a GCSE exam question to practice with sentence starters to help those who need it. This lesson forms part of a SOW for AQA America 1920 - 1973 Opportunity and Inequality

This lesson looks what the New Deal was, and looks at the Alphabet agencies and fireside chats. The lesson includes challenge tasks throughout to stretch and challenge students. There is a GCSE question with sentence starters for those who need them. This lesson is part of a SOW for AQA America 1920 - 1973 Opportunity and Inequality.

A murder mystery lesson. This is aimed at getting students to work out facts and use evidence to work out the truth. The lesson was super engaging for both my top and bottom sets. Can be taught two ways either place the information around the rooms and students walk around and try and find it/ or place all the evidence into a pack (brown envelope, can place stickers on the envelope, students loved the little touches made it feel like a real CSI investigation). Students then work as a group trying to find out the story, this allows a competition element. The lesson ends with a write up of an account a writing frame is provided.

A lesson that looks at the non violet direct action used in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s. Students investigate Sit-ins, freedom rides and the march on Washington. There is a homework task that can get students to look events. Students research one event and feedback what they have found out to their peers. Lesson includes a GCSE styled question with sentence starters and key words as well as challenge tasks. There is a “model answer” for students to analyse and improve as a class.

A lesson for GCSE AQA Health and the people SOW. The lesson gives an overview for medieval medicine. Students look at beliefs and treatments for diseases in the middle ages, as well as medical practitioners and how they observed medicine. Students complete a main task, recap activities, and an essay question. Lesson includes challenge tasks to stretch and challenge high ability and a writing frame for essay questions.

This lesson forms part of a SOW for AQA Health and the people. The lesson looks at public health in the middle ages and compares public health in medieval towns with monasteries. The lesson includes tasks, exam question, challenge tasks and sentence starters for exam questions. There is a homework task as well.