A competition that allows pupils to write about there favourite historical period but include their own story, characters etc. It gives licence for the full use of their imagination.

This is an activity to be included in a lesson to give pupils a local perspective about the serious nature of a possible Nuclear War. This activity looks at a selection of Cold War-era bombs explosions on Portsmouth.

Simple enjoyable task for pupils to summarise the text in the OCR book. Pupils then review various sections of the 1250-1500 section of the course by looking at various trials.

Pupils are given the four information sheets to work with in pairs. They research from these sheets to note down if the Allies were likely to lose or win. Whilst doing this pupils become aware of life on the German Home Front. They then create their own significance pie chart with explanation as to which statement they agree with the most. Good lesson for a year that is often forgotten in First World War studies. A challenging lesson.

These are resources that are based on the excellent guides produced by the BBC. Pupils investigate how peace could have been the outcome in 1914 and look at historians views based on whether the war was inevitable. All links to bbc info and clips is on the PPT.

History Competition to challenge year 10 pupils. This competition requires pupils to do their own research and write to a very high level. It asks them 'Could Britain and America have taken action sooner to stop the Holocaust? Prizes are given for best answers.

A list of 40 essay questions for the AS study of AQA Democracy and Nazism. These are non-sources questions. Great to put on a VLE for students to work through in their own time. Also excellent to focus analysis during revision.

Pupils look at the various ways criminals could be punished between 1250-1500. There is a structured worksheet that will aid pupils in their note-taking with relevant images included.

This resource was created to help students understand the events leading up to Hitler’s appointment. The Bruning, Papen and Schleicher chronology can be difficult for some students to process but this timeline worksheet has helped massively. I use it with the textbook and the revision guides I have made for the students. When it is filled in, students can clearly see why each chancellor before Hitler’s appointment failed to stabilise the economic and political situation in Germany.

This enquiry requires students to research whether there was a genuine Socialist threat in Italy between 1919-1921. You will need access to the Hinton book on Fascist Italy, however I have provided detailed teacher notes which could be easily converted into information sheets.

Storyboard activity to be completed using the Pearson Edexcel History IGCSE revision book. Great way to get an overview of the key content and themes for the second section of the Development of Dictatorship: German 1918-1945 course.

These two lesson help deliver some of the third section of the course - Daily lives. There are excellent resources included that will save hours of planning are tailored to the OCR SHP Elizabethan England 1580-1603 textbook.

These Power Points give an overview of the historiography surround Fascist foreign policy, the economy and the rise of Fascism in Italy. Essential to A-Level students. My students found these an excellent source for historians quotes and interpretations for essays. This will save the teacher lots of reading.

This is the first lesson of the new OCR B Crime and Punishment course. Used alongside the OCR book this helps pupils gain an overview of Medieval society. The main task is to fill in 'clock sheet' - each section of the clock is a different section of society (religion, Kings, people, land, food and farming, war and rebellion, tools and technology, homes and possessions, life and leisure).

This is the second lesson on the OCR B Crime and Punishment course. Pupils use the OCR book and the PPT guides their analysis. Pupils pretend to be a Coroner with their 'coroner investigation sheet'. Pupils then analyse the various crimes and the causes of those crimes between 1250-1500.

This resource helps pupils understand who enforced the law between 125-1500. Pupils engage with an active learning task where they circulate the room and collect research on various law enforcers (the people, sheriff, Chief Constable, Parish Constable, coroner, watchmen). After this task pupils use the OCR Crime and Punishment book to make notes on the various courts.

A reading and revision list for the AS year of the AQA Democracy and Nazism course. This has recommended reading (textbook and academic works held in the library or in class), websites, documentaries and a breakdown of the course to help students focus their reading and revision.

Various resources used during an Easter revision session for the AQA Democracy and Nazism course. Card sorts, focus on significance, essay advice and exam focus. Students found the session valuable and they enjoyed it.

This resource follows the same format as the lesson focused on the overview between 1250-1500. Pupils complete a 'clock sheet' with the various key features that was typical for this period. This resource has been differentiated on some sections of the clock sheet to help pupils access the reading. Pupils then highlight the key changes and continuities. After these two tasks, pupils listen to a podcast (accessed through the dynamic learning website) and note down the key social, political and religious changes. This lesson is a good 'way in' to this period.

Included in this resource is a one page summary of the causes of the American Civil War and an activity sheet. This divides the causes up into economic, social and political causes. The economic causes has been done for them as we studied this earlier in the year. This can also be adapted easily for long-term and short-term causes. The presentation has an activity on it that is liked by my students - significance circles. This helps them form a judgement on the significance of each cause.