A lesson that looks at the Bus boycott and its impact on the civil rights movement. Include a GCSE styled question, with key words, sentence starters and challenge tasks.

Created for GCSE but also used for year nine, students investigate how a peace treaty could set the foundation for Hitler and future conflict. The lesson includes group work and a source analysis question. There are sentence starters, model answers, and challenge tasks to help both sides of the spectrum in a mixed ability class.

Created for a revision task where students roll dice to decide upon an emoji and must then link it in someway to something we have learnt about the topic e.g Ship = Spanish Armada or baby = succession crisis . It worked well with by lower ability students having something to visualize we then began explaining and describing in more detail. Students take it in turns rolling the dice if they land on the same one as someone else they need to think of a different connection. I have also used this in lesson in conjunction with some of my other revision board games

A lesson that aims to teach the skill of chronology to students. PowerPoint has challenge tasks that aim to push higher ability students. The timeline group task engages students and can be a competition between different groups

This lesson focuses on the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Students write a report about the events that had happened in Sarajevo. The lesson includes sentence starters, with key words, and a worksheet for the less able students. There are challenge tasks to stretch the top end.

A lesson in a SOW intended for a three year GCSE looking at the AQA: America 1920 -1973. Students look at the impact of the car industry on America. The lesson is largely teacher led with information and question to pose to the class, as well as discussion about images and graphs. There is a GCSE question included with sentence starters for the less able and challenge tasks to stretch the top end. There is also a model answer for students to evaluate as a class or on their own.

A task for a homework or recap of the topic of religious change, students use the info to look at how much religion changed under different monarchs. Either use the graph or on a piece of blank paper use the info sheets to plot how much religious changed.

A lesson that looks at the break from Rome and get students to investigate why did Henry break from Rome. Students practice PEE paragraphs and using evidence to back up arguments. There are challenge tasks to stretch top end and sentence starters to scaffold.

A lesson looks at the Jim Crow Laws and what they were and did. There are two recap activities for starters and plenaries and some sources to discuss. This lesson forms a 3 year SOW for AQA America 1920 - 1973 Opportunity and Inequality. There are challenge tasks to stretch and challenge the top end.

A lesson in a SOW intended for a three year GCSE looking at the AQA: America 1920 -1973. Students investigate the inequalities created during the American Boom, students look at the rural experience, failing industries, farming industry, native Americans, black Americans etc. There is a GCSE question included with sentence starters for the less able and challenge tasks to stretch the top end.

A lesson in a SOW intended for a three year GCSE looking at the AQA: America 1920 -1973. Students look at the changes to culture and entertainment during the 1920’s, looking specifically at film, music and sport. There is a GCSE question included with sentence starters for the less able and challenge tasks to stretch the top end. There is also a writing frame for the essay question

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.

This lesson forms part of a SOW on the Industrial Revolution for year 8. The lesson looks at inventions developed during the industrial revolution and gets students to explain their important. The lesson includes a homework activity, a group task, a GCSE question, challenge tasks to stretch and challenge and writing frames to help those that need it.

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 a range of the causes of the Korean war which follows on from looking at tensions after WW2. Lesson includes a task, a source question and an essay question both with sentence starters. The source question comes with a model answer. There are challenge tasks as well to stretch and challenge the top end.

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.

This lesson looks at the impact the railway had in Britain. Students complete, recap starter, a colour coding and categorizing task, a source discussion as well as a GCSE styled question. The lesson includes challenge tasks to stretch the top end and sentence starters to aid students.

A lesson that looks at the Motte and Bailey castle and looking at how it gave William control. There is a literacy focus getting students to write using connectives as well as practicing GCSE questions. There are sentence starters for the less able and challenge tasks to stretch the top end.