I use these lessons with Year 9 to introduce the rise of Hitler and Nazi Germany. This is usually the last topic in Y9 during the summer term.
Lessons cover:
1. The Treaty of Versailles
2. Hitler - who was he?
3. How did Hitler rise to power?
4. Propaganda and Censorship
5. The Aryan Race - what was it?
6. The Hitler Youth
7. Nazi policies towards women
8. Persecution of the Jewish to 1939
9. The Ghettos
10. The final solution.
Some of these lessons you may need a little bit more information- (not much though). Some PPs could take more than one lesson if wanted. There is also some HW ideas on some of the slides.
Enjoy and use as you wish.
This is a set of resources I use with Year 8 in the Summer term. I have had very positive reviews and Year 8 love to finish the year with this. You will need a copy of 'Roots' DVD to play along side these lessons, however you could use some of the lessons without.
Lessons:
1. Introduction to the slave triangle and slave trade
2. Why was slavery allowed?
3. African Culture
4. Capturing Slaves
5. Middle Passage
6. Middle Passage Assessment
7. Auction
8. Role Play auction
9. Slave routine
10. Plantation Life
11. Slave resistance
12. Underground railroad (fun lesson)
Enjoy and use as you wish :)
I use this resource with year 7 to teach about the black death
1. Medicine in Medieval times
2. The Black Death Symptoms
3. The Black Death Cues and Causes (2 lessons)
4. The Impact of the Black Death.
Use and enjoy )
This resource can be used to help students write about reliability.
I have used this to help both KS3 and GCSE students to start thinking about the reliability of a source.
This is a differentiated project booklet. It has been designed for Year 7 all ability, but could be used for other years. It contains 4 enquiry questions- each has a level 3/4/5/6 task that can be chosen by the students. There is then a creative task for the students to complete.
My students have really enjoyed completing this History Challenge
These resources are used to teach USA 1919-41- Topic 1: The Economy, Topic 2: US Society, Topic 3: The Wall Street Crash; Topic 4: Roosevelt and the New Deal. There are 33 lessons, but could take anything up to 40/45 lessons to complete.
Overview- title page
US government structure
Isolationism- mass production
Boom cycle
Shares
Boom Conclusion
Who did the boom not affect
Underlying problems
Roaring 20s
Women and the changes
Prohibition
Race in the 1920s
Immigration and intolerance
Monkey Trial
Why Wall Street Crashed
The effects of the Wall Street Crash on the US society
The government reaction
Rising resentment
Hoover vs Roosevelt- who would you vote for?
Alphabet Agencies and the New Deal. The Hundred days and Alphabet Agencies (takes about 2 lessons)
Opposition to the New Deal
Extent of Recovery
Second New Deal
Roosevelt - success and failures
Revision Quiz and revision throughout
Some of the lessons may need the use of a text book or extra resources/ internet- but the majority have all of the resources provided.
Enjoy and use as your wish!
This resource is designed to be used with GCSE students when teaching about the role of women before, during and after the war.
L1- The role the suffragettes had (source inference)
L2- reaction to the suffragettes (source inference, reliability Q, purpose Q)
L3- Women and the war- equality (source inference, explain Q)
All sources are provided on the PP if you do not have the textbook.
This series of lessons could take up to 5 lessons, depends on how much detail you would like the students to add and also if you wish for them to answer the exam questions after they have been planned.
Enjoy and use as you wish! :)
I use these resources with Year 8 when teaching about Edward VI. The first lesson is about Edward, who he was and whether he was a good/ bad king. The second lesson is about who should take the throne after Edward- Lady Jane Grey or Mary (it is a boxing fight lesson).
Enjoy and use as you wish.
This is a resource I have taught to all ability year 7- (SEN alternatives are provided on the slides )
It includes
L1- introduction to early settlers and what people have brought to Britain- students are to sell Stone Henge- I usually complete this task over 2 lessons
L2- What does it mean to be British?
L3- Create your own country- booklets for students and they are to work in groups to find out the basics to establishing their own country- usually takes 2 lessons
L4- Early immigration research- find out about the Romans, Celts, Vikings, Anglo-Saxons
L5- Assessment/ essay. SEN resources provided as well for assessment
L6- Other immigrants
L7- Positives and Negatives immigration has brought
L8- Linking to modern day and the immigration problem today
The whole point of this topic is to establish what is an immigrant and to conclude that everyone in Britain is an immigrant.
Enjoy!
This is the first 12 lessons for an industrial revolution SOW.
Included: introduction- living conditions- health and medicine - factories- coal mining- population- towns - conclusion
All activities and support materials included (apart from video clips, but hyperlinks have been added).
This has been produced for a mixed ability year 9 class- but can be used with other years.
These are some ideas that I have created, found and adapted
Use how you wish and enjoy
This is a set of newly developed resources that I use for KS3 Year 9. The lessons are all fully resourced (any worksheets are at the end of the PP) and there is no need for any text books to be used. The lessons are as follows:
What was the Cold War? big picture overview
Why was there so much mistrust between the superpowers? communism and capitalism
Why did the superpowers fall out? conferences
What was the first Cold War confrontation? Berlin Blockade/ Airlift
How dangerous was it to escape over the Berlin Wall?
How close was nuclear war in 1962? The Cuban Missile Crisis
Key Marked Piece
Did the USA really land on the moon? The space race
Why did the USA fight a war in Vietnam?
Why did the USA lose the war in Vietnam?
Were there attempts made to reduce tensions? detente
Why did the Soviet Union Collapse?
Summary- make your own historical cartoon
VIP tests and sheets also included- similar to knowledge organisers.
I hope you enjoy this resource!
This is lesson 1 of the KS3 Year 9 Cold War SOW that I have designed. It is an overview and the ‘big picture’ of the Cold War.
I hope you enjoy. Please find the other lessons in my shop :)
This is lesson 13 of the KS3 Year 9 Cold War SOW that I have designed. During this lesson students will summarise their learning by looking at Cold War cartoons and then designing their own. There is no need to use any textbooks, all resources are provided at the end of the PP to print.
I hope you enjoy. Please find the other lessons in my shop :)
I use this set of resources with Year 8 when introducing Elizabeth I. The students really enjoy these lessons as they have been designed to be quite creative. There are also SEN alternatives within the resources and Power Points for most lessons.
Lessons:
1. Elizabeth introduction- some problems Elizabeth I had
2. Elizabeth and marriage. Take me out lesson- (you will need information on the men as I have lost the electronic copy- if you would like me to take a picture of the sheet I use then message through.)
3. Elizabeth's problem image. (can take 2 lessons)
4. Who was Mary Queen of Scots (can take 2 lessons if students are designing movie trailers)
5. What should Elizabeth do with Mary?
6. The Spanish Armada - why was it sent? what happened?
7. Conclusion lesson and resources
8. Assessment
Use and enjoy as you wish.
I use these resources with Year 8 when teaching about James I. This is an introduction to witches, how to spot a witch, and the witch finder general. There is also a worksheet on Hocus Pocus the film, which can be used when watching the DVD towards the end, near Easter.
Enjoy and use as you wish.
These resources are used to teach USA 1919-41- Topic 1: The Economy.
Starts with an overview- title page- US government structure- Isolationism- mass production- boom cycle- shares- conclusion- who did the boom not affect- revision.
(10 lessons)
For a couple of these lessons you may need a textbook/ extra reading resources- but the majority of information is on the slides
Use as you wish and enjoy
I use this resource with my Year 7 class after we have studied the Norman Conquest.
The lesson:
Who was Matilda?
Who should be the next monarch? Stephen or Matilda?
Practice GCSE question- implementing GCSE skills into KS3
What happened next? Conclusion
Enjoy and use as you wish!
This lesson can be used when introducing evidence in History.
It starts with a celebrity clue guessing game- different types of evidence- primary/ secondary evidence