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Welcome to the History Help TES shop. My resources are of high quality and will save teachers valuable time. I have a variety of resources for both KS3 and KS4 History as well as PSHE. I’m a full time History teacher with over 8 years teaching experience. All my materials have been made by myself with the aim of being engaging and accessible to students. Please feel free to have a look around and leave feedback.

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Welcome to the History Help TES shop. My resources are of high quality and will save teachers valuable time. I have a variety of resources for both KS3 and KS4 History as well as PSHE. I’m a full time History teacher with over 8 years teaching experience. All my materials have been made by myself with the aim of being engaging and accessible to students. Please feel free to have a look around and leave feedback.
Roman Gladiators
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Roman Gladiators

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Powerpoint that explains a popular form of Roman entertainment. Includes a gladiator labelling and sport broadcasting tasks
Warsaw ghetto
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Warsaw ghetto

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A variety of resources on the Warsaw ghetto during the holocaust- this lesson includes 2 lessons, one on the conditions in the ghetto and the other on the uprising. Lesson 1 on everyday life in the ghetto alongside various images and a worksheet with lots of information for students about the ghetto. I use this lesson alongside clips from the film the pianist. Lesson 2 is a lesson focused on the Warsaw uprising to illustrate Jewish resistance with a powerpoint and worksheet. There is also a good starter activity linked to case studies showing Jewish resistance. This resource is good to link into Jewish resistance so they are not seen as just victims.
Roman army
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Roman army

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A series of three lessons on the Roman Army- based on recruitment and why the army was successful. Includes three tasks labelling, card sort, spy task, recruitment advert task. Lots of high quality resources for KS2 and KS3 students
The Black Death
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The Black Death

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Two lessons on the Black Death for KS3 students, the lessons includes powerpoint that covers the spread of the disease, symptoms and cures all on the powerpoint. In addition the lesson has a play that shows the effect of the Black Death on a village- useful to introduce the new topic Also has an end of lesson task in the form of a diary entry for students to complete at the end of the series of lessons.
The gunpowder plot
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The gunpowder plot

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History investigation based on were the gunpowder plotters framed? This lesson includes sources for students to analyse and also facts about the gunpowder plot This lesson is based on a guided history mystery lesson focused on group work Ideal for a top set class
Life in the civil war
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Life in the civil war

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Two lessons, one that looks at the types of soldiers who fought in the Civil War and the other that looks at the impact of the war on the lives of ordinary people using the famous painting by W. F. Yeames alongside various worksheets, includes a written and role play task on the image. The lesson also include 20 sources worksheet that show life in the Civil War via primary sources and an inference square for students to explore the impact of the Civil War
Blitzkrieg
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Blitzkrieg

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A powerpoint and 2 worksheets with questions and tasks to explain the German WW2 tactic of Blitzkrieg In addition the powerpoint contains information of the stages of Blitzkrieg alongside two activites- one which is a persuasive officer report and the second a spy task to describe the effects of Blitzkrieg
The Holocaust (final Solution)
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The Holocaust (final Solution)

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Lesson based on the final solution using primary sources from survivor testimonies. This lesson enables you to make pupils aware of the human face of the holocaust and discuss the testimonies to understand not only what the holocaust was but also the different stages of the final solution.
Atomic Bomb- Hiroshima
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Atomic Bomb- Hiroshima

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Lesson on the dropping of the Atomic bomb- the powerpoint includes why, what happened and the impact. Activity sheet focuses on the effects using a card sort. The other worksheet contains primary source accounts of the effects of the bomb worksheet.
Pompeii
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Pompeii

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Lesson that looks at Pompeii used alongside the BBC Pompeii last day drama. Good lesson to illustrate the importance of Pompeii as it allowed Historians to find out lots about everyday Roman Life. Resource includes information about what happened in Pompeii and a news broadcast task. (The Pompeii last day drama is available on You Tube)
The life of a slave
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The life of a slave

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This lesson is a group led task led lesson that enables students to use 4 worksheets with information about life for slaves (plantation, big house, free time and housing) The students then fill in as the walk around to different information stations or fill in after to see how much was learnt. This resource has been adapted since earlier reviews
Causes of WW1
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Causes of WW1

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Three lessons on WW1 Lesson 1 is an introduction to the conflict using primary source images to analyse key aspects of WW1 Lesson 2 lesson includes a intro to the causes of WW1 with one powrpoint being able to deliver it in one lesson, with worksheet and various task on the powerpoint also card sort task Lesson 3 is a Powerpoint with an assessment lesson, this includes a PEA paragraph planning grid and also assessment levels and a un-model example for students to improve and develop.
Jack the Ripper victims
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Jack the Ripper victims

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A powerpoint and worksheet to enable students to explore the victims of the JTR casebook Lesson based around group led activities to explore the 5 victims using the publisher fact sheet Also a worksheet on possible suspects of the JTR casebook
James Stuart I
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James Stuart I

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James I lesson that uses sources to allow pupils to understand what kind of man James I was using sources to make inferences. Using sources students have to then analyse what they can learn from the sources and then draw a sketch of James using the detail from the sources Fun task for lower ability students
Roman legacies
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Roman legacies

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Lesson related to Roman legacies making pupils to be aware of the importance of the Roman Empire. Often useful to do as a market place actvity in groups
Roman Republic (Roman Government)
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Roman Republic (Roman Government)

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Lesson based on the Roman Republic includes summary diagram worksheets and card sort activity to mix and match key words with descriptions. The Powerpoint also includes a with a letter writing task, includes writing frame word doc for SEN students. one powerpoint is a class role play activity to show the students the structure of the Roman Republic that would be better for students to use in the first instance
Tudor Life
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Tudor Life

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Lesson based on students working in groups to research aspects of Tudor Life then design a leaflet on the four main areas of Tudor Life researched. Includes powerpoint with clear instructions 4 worksheets- Crime and Punishment, Tudor entertainment, Tudor Food and Tudor Towns and Tudor worksheet for students to write into. Extension activity includes students designing an advert as a role play of one of the aspects of Tudor life