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The History Academy's goal is to share best practice at an affordable price so that you can focus on your own priorities. Our resources have been written to a high standard and fine tuned in the classroom. During my 35 years in challenging schools, I have published resources for Heinemann, Pearsons, Hodder, Folens, BBC and Boardworks. If you would like to receive updates, create your own customised bundle or join our team, then contact us via our Facebook or Linkedin pages.
This outstanding lesson on slave resistance looks at the different ways in which Black people challenged slavery. It also tries to answer the difficult question about why some people did not try and run away by contextualising the learning and looking at the experiences of former veterans and prisoners who have struggled to cope with adjusting to an unstructured life of freedom.
Unlike other resources on this topic, this lesson also looks at the contrasting experiences of Black people in the USA, Jamaica and Haiti and how they had to adjust the way in which they resisted slavery to suit the problems and different challenges they faced. Finally, this lesson poses the question, how successful was slave resistance and links itâs importance to the abolition debate. Did you know that more British soldiers died trying to maintain slavery in the Caribbean, than died fighting to free Europe from Napoleon?
When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a three page worksheet as well as a twenty four slide PowerPoint Presentation. The worksheet includes detailed information, historical sources and questions that are designed to help students understand the key ideas whist preparing them for an extended question. The PowerPoint includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes as well as a variety of starters, plenaries, information slides, historical sources,video clips, tasks and additional differentiated activities to help support the lesson. These have been organised in such a way that that they can be used alongside the worksheet. For more information, please see the detailed preview.
The aims and objectives of this lesson are:
Theme: Britain and the Slave Trade
Know: How did Black people try and resist slavery?
Understand: What is the difference between active and passive resistance?
Evaluate: How successful was slave resistance?
Skills: Cause, Consequence, Change & Continuity.
WILF - What Am I Looking For?
Identify and describe: the different ways in which black people tried to resist?
Explain: What is the difference between active and passive resistance?
Analyse: How successful was Black peoples resistance against slavery?
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop, where many have been bundled together to provide you with further savings. You can also follow âThe History Academyâ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
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Roy
Dive into the historical legacy of Richard III with this fun and engaging card sort activity! Designed for secondary school students, this lesson sparks critical thinking and lively debate, as learners explore the complex legacy of one of Englandâs most controversial monarchs. Was Richard III truly the villain portrayed by Tudor propagandists, or was there more to his story?
The main activity provides a set of cards containing statements and evidence highlighting both heroic and villainous traits attributed to Richard III, allowing students to analyse his role in history from multiple perspectives. The download includes two heading cards (âHeroâ and âVillainâ) along with twenty information cards to be sorted, fostering collaborative discussion and analysis.
When you download this lesson, you will be able to download a full editable Word document that contains two heading cards saying âHeroâ or Villainâ along with twenty information cards to be sorted under them. You will also be able to access a supporting 28 slide PowerPoint that has been designed to facilitate the lesson. It contains aims, objectives, starters, plenaries, links to quality assured video links, information slides on his popularity, legal reforms, seisure of power and the murder of the Princes in the Tower as well as templates, writing frames, tasks and activities to support either a speech or an extended writing exercise. We have also included an answer feedback sheet as well as uploaded all the everything again l in PDF format to make them easier to print and share with your students. Please see the detailed preview:
The aims and objectives of this lesson are:
Theme: The Wars of the Roses?
Know: What role did Richard III play in the Wars of the Roses?
Understand: Why he is seen by some as a hero and by others a villain?
Evaluate: Was Richard III a hero or a villain?
Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration
WILF â What Am I Looking For?
Can You Describe: Who Richard III and why is his reputation controversial?
Can You Explain:
Can You Evaluate: Was Richard III a hero or a villain?
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If you are looking for a great lesson that is suitable for students of all abilities on the Agricultural Revolution 1750 - 1850, then you have found it! This beautifully illustrated lesson looks at the problems facing farmers in 1750 and the solutions that they had found by 1850. It also aims to get students to assess who were the winners and loses and introduces some of the themes that you may want to follow up later on protest and population movement.
When you purchase this lesson, you will be able to download a 21 slide PowerPoint Presentation that contains aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, information slides, activities, SEND tasks, historical sources, starters and plenaries on the Agricultural Revolution 1750 - 1850. The PowerPoint also contains useful video links as well as templates for photocopying. Please see the preview for more information, but note that some slides have been missed out.
When teaching this lesson, I normally get my students to review the problems facing the farmers in slide 6. We then have a go at trying to prioritise them into a thinking skills review triangle to help assess their importance. Depending upon the ability of the class, we then complete âActivity 5â either after we have reviewed the solution slides or as we are going along. We then consolidate our learning using the heads and tails activity and / or using the two plenary exercises that I have provide for you to choose from.
The aims and objectives are:
Theme: Industrial Revolution 1750 - 1850
Know: What problems faced farmers in 1750?
Understand: What changes took place during the Agricultural Revolution?
Evaluate: How successfully had farmers solved their problems by 1850?
Skills: Cause & Consequence, Continuity & Change
WILF â What Am I Looking For?
Can You Describe: What problems faced farmers in 1750?
Can You Explain: What changes took place during the Agricultural Revolution?
Can You Evaluate: How successfully had farmers solved their problems by 1850?
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. If you are looking for a market place activity on this topic, then please check out my TES shop and search for Agricultural Revolution.
You can also follow âThe History Academyâ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. However, we do not compromise our values and we pay all our contributors the living wage for their work.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates.
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Roy
This resource works really well as a follow up to my other resource son the Roman Army. It looks at the reasons why the Emperor decided to build a wall separating Britons from the barbarians as well as how it was designed and built. There is also a section on everyday life on the wall including toilets and bath houses.
The tasks and activities are designed for levels of ability and include DART strategies for SEN as well as questions and answers for the more able. The last activity is a word search which can easily be copied to another document and printed off for homework.
If you have purchased this resource in the past, I have recently uploaded a new PowerPoint to accompany the main worksheet. Both resources include information, historical sources, tasks and activities. However, the PowerPoint also includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters and plenaries.
The aims of the first lesson are:
Know: How Hadrianâs Wall was built and designed?
Understand: Why the Romans built Hadrianâs Wall?
Evaluate: How effective were Hadrian Wallâs defences?
Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration
WILF â What Am I Looking For?
Can You Describe: Hadrian Wallâs defences?
Can You Explain: Why the Romans built Hadrianâs Wall?
Can You Evaluate: How effective were Hadrian Wallâs defences?
Whilst the aims of the much shorter second lesson, which could be set as a homework are:
Theme: The Roman Empire
Know: What was everyday life like for a soldier on Hadrianâs Wall?
Understand: How the soldiers kept themselves clean?
Evaluate: How comfortable were the lives of Roman soldiers?
Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration
WILF â What Am I Looking For?
Can You Describe: What was everyday life like for a soldier on Hadrianâs Wall?
Can You Explain: How the soldiers kept themselves clean?
Can You Evaluate: How comfortable were the lives of Roman soldiers?
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow âThe History Academyâ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates.
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Roy
This outstanding lesson, which is fun and interactive, has been designed to help students understand the causes of the Russian Revolution in February 1917, which saw the Tsar abdicate to allow the Provisional Committee or Government take over. It is pitched at KS4, but is also suitable for KS5. The main resource is suitable to use its own or alongside any mainstream textbook.
When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a 23 slide PowerPoint Presentation and an accompanying wordsearch. The PowerPoint contains aims, objectives, starters, plenaries, historical sources, pictures, diagrams, cartoons, tasks, activities, review triangles, word searches and photocopy templates. I have also unloaded the PowerPoint in a PDF format, just in case you donât have access to Microsoft Office. Please see the detailed preview.
The aims and objectives of this lesson are:
Theme: The Russian Revolution
Know: What were the causes of the Russian Revolution in February 1917?
Understand: What different factors caused the February Revolution?
Evaluate: Which were the most important causes of the February Revolution?
Skills: Cause, Consequence & Collaboration
WILF â What Am I Looking For?
Can You Describe: The causes of the Russian Revolution in February 1917?
Can You Explain: What different factors caused the February Revolution?
Can You Evaluate: Which were the most important causes?
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow âThe History Academyâ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Donât forget to check out our dedicated You Tube Channel with over 600 free videos: @historyacademy
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Roy
This engaging and interactive lesson is designed to give students a comprehensive overview of Edward Iâs conquests of Wales and Scotland. Students will have the opportunity to critically evaluate whether he truly deserves the title of âThe Hammer of the Scots.â
This lesson is specifically designed for middle to low ability Year 7 students. As highlighted in the detailed preview, all componentsâincluding texts, tasks, and graphicsâhave been fully differentiated to ensure accessibility for every learner. Furthermore, considering the curriculum demands, this engaging and interactive lesson serves as an excellent resource for high ability classes as well. It effectively covers the topic in a single lesson, making it a versatile choice for diverse learning groups.
The lesson incorporates a variety of engaging tasks and activities designed to enhance student learning. It begins with a missing word activity after covering the conquest of Wales, allowing students to reinforce their understanding of the material. Following this, a heads or tails timeline activity helps students visualize the key events related to the conquest of Scotland.
Next, students will participate in a card sort activity where they evaluate whether Edward I deserves the title of the âHammer of the Scots.â This is complemented by a class voting continuum exercise, encouraging discussion and reflection as students express their opinions on Edwardâs legacy.
To further support student learning, the Extra Resources section includes various templates and activities. Among these are a Venn diagram exercise for comparing and contrasting the conquests of Wales and Scotland, as well as a word search that reinforces vocabulary related to the topic. Additionally, writing frames and templates are provided to assist students in crafting extended answers, promoting structured and thoughtful responses. This comprehensive approach ensures a dynamic and interactive learning experience for all students.
When you purchase this lesson, you will gain access to a comprehensive 34-slide PowerPoint Presentation that features a variety of components designed to enhance the learning experience. The presentation includes clearly outlined aims and objectives, as well as differentiated outcomes tailored to meet the diverse needs of students. Engaging video links are provided to enrich understanding, alongside informational slides that present key historical information in a clear and accessible manner. Additionally, the presentation includes historical sources for in-depth analysis, along with various templates and activities to support student engagement.
We have bundled together some our most popular Native American resources at the History Academy. These covea range of subjects from their beliefs, methods of warfare and why they were defeated by the US Government.
All our resources have been field tested and improved in the classroom. These funa nd interactive resources were designed for the popular GCSE course the American West, but they can also be used at KS3.
We have have recently commissioned some new resources on this topic and plan to add to this pack, so if you buy at the current low price you will be able to download all the forthcoming new resources for free.
If you like these resources then why not check out our TES shop. You can also follow âThe History Academy on Facebook and YouTube for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions.
We aim to produce resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. However, we do not compromise our values and pay all our contributors the living wage for their work.
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âWhen giving feedback to A Level Students studying history it is important to be specific about what the student did well and where they need improvement. Is crucial to point out specific examples and illustrate your points by linking them to the assessment objectives.'
It can be difficult to maintain a work life balance when you have a pile of A Level essays to mark. If you like me find yourself annotating work and writing your own mini essay in response to your students work, then the history academy might just have the solution you are looking for. The attached essay and source feedback sheets are designed to help you provide effective next steps feedback and save you time.
When you purchase these resources, you will be able to download two feedback mark schemes for Section A and B of the AQA A Level History Syllabus. The first page of both the source and the essay feedback sheets contains a grid which breaks down the assessment objectives for each level. You simply highlight, tick and underline what the student has achieved. By looking at the next level, your students can see what they need to do next in order to improve their work. The second page contains a table with a space for writing a quick summary and then two sections saying âareas for praiseâ and âareas for improvement.â At the bottom of the page is a section for the students to write their response to your feedback. Both documents have been provided in Word and as a PDF.
When completing these sheets, I usually type up my comments or occasionally copy and paste statements into the relevant boxes. I keep a copy saved in the students folder and attach a physical copy to their essay.
These feedback sheets have been field tested many times since 2016 and have helped to significantly reduce my workload and many of my colleagues. Take a look at the detailed preview.
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow âThe History Academyâ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. This is special resource, which is reflected in the price. All our authors are paid the living wage for their work so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates or if you have any questions or requests.
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Roy
This fun and engaging lesson has been designed by experienced teachers to help students understand and analyze the causes of the English Civil War, through the medium of a card sort. It has been extensively field tested in the classroom with middle and upper ability students aged 11 - 18. We have also included a short PowerPoint with additional tasks and activities so that this activity could be used as the key focus for a lesson. If this resource isnât suitable for your students, please do check out our other lesson on this topic.
When you purchase this lesson, you will be able to download a two page Microsoft Word document which includes a lesson objective, instructions, three heading cards labeled âPoliticalâ, âEconomicâ and âReligiousâ as well as 24 information cards that can be cut out and sorted by your students. I usually give out page one to my middle ability students and give out page two extended my middle and higher ability students. Page two also includes a thinking skills review triangle to help students prioritize which factor was the most important as well as a consolidation extended writing activity. The PowerPoint includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries and instructional slides for the activities in the card sort.
The aims of this lesson are:
Theme: The Causes of the English Civil War
Know: Why did the English Civil War break out in 1642?
Understand: What were the political, economic and religious causes?
Evaluate: Which cause was the most important?
WILF â What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: Why did the English Civil War started in 1642?
Explain: What part did political, economic and religious factors play?
Analyze: What was the most important cause of the English Civil War?
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow âThe History Academyâ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates.
Kind Regards
Roy
This beautiful crafted lesson has been designed to help students understand the daily challenges facing slaves living on a plantation either in the Carribbean or the southern United States. It is a shocking but engaging lesson that forms part of series on Britain and the Slave Trade . It comes with both a worksheet and a PowerPoint and a wide range of tasks and activities that are suitable for the full ability range. However, I would not recommend teaching this topic to a Year 7 class as it contains some very mature themes.
When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a four page worksheet as well as a twenty slide PowerPoint Presentation. The worksheet includes detailed information, historical sources and differentiated questions on everyday life in the plantation, the treatment of slaves and their punishments. The PowerPoint includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes as well as a variety of starters, plenaries, information slides, historical sources,video clips, tasks and additional activities to help support the lesson. These have been organised in such a way that that they can be used alongside the worksheet. For more information, please see the detailed preview.
The aims and objectives of this lesson are:
Theme: Britain and the Slave Trade
Know: What was it like to be sold at auction?
Understand: How were slaves treated on the plantation?
Evaluate: Why were some slaves treated better than others?
Skills: Enquiry, Source Analysis and Team Work
WILF â What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: What was it like to be sold at auction?
Explain: How were slaves treated on the plantation?
Analyse: Why were some slaves treated better than others?
If you like this lesson then why not check out our TES shop, where you can find similar resources that have been bundled to provide you with further savings. You can also follow âThe History Academy on Facebook and YouTube for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. However, we do not compromise our values and pay all our contributors the living wage for their work.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Donât forget to check out our dedicated You Tube Channel with over 600 free videos: @historyacademy
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Roy
This great resource makes an excellent starter, plenary or even a mini plenary to a lesson on the causes of poverty at the start of the 20th Century. I usually use this resource whilst teaching the Liberal Reforms as part of GCSE Modern World History, but more recently I have also used it for teaching / revising this topic as part of GCSE Medicine Through Time.
The resource includes a series of causes of poverty which students have to cut out and match to the with the correct explanation (consequence) of how they increased poverty. Alternatively, students could create a key to help match them up to correctly. As a stretch and challenge task, students could them organise them into the order of importance before feeding back to a class discussion and sticking them into their book.
The aims and objectives of this lesson are:
Theme: The Liberal Reforms 1906 - 1911
Know: What were the causes of poverty?
Understand: What impact did these causes of poverty have on peoples lives?
Evaluate: Which causes would have had the greatest impact?
WILF - What Am I Looking For?
Identify & Describe: The causes of poverty in 1900?
Explain: How the different factors made the poverty of working class people worse?
Analyse: Which causes would have had the greatest impact or consequences on peoples lives?
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow 'The History Academy' on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates.
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Roy
This outstanding lesson has been refined and field tested by experienced teachers. It is designed to help students assess which factors played a crucial role in the collapse of the Roman Empire. This resource is suitable for the full ability range and is a great way of rounding of a course with a fun and engaging activity which can be used as the focus for an assessment or extended piece of writing.
The lesson opens with either a snowballing or buzz and go starter. It then sets the scene for the decline of the Empire and looks at the roles played by internal civil wars, climate change, inflation, declining population, the Roman Army and the Barbarian invasions, in itâs final collapse. This is then followed up with a card sort activity and a possible thinking skills review triangle which can then be used by students to help write an extended piece of writing.
When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a single page word document and as well as a thirteen slide PowerPoint. The worksheet includes aims, instructions, six heading cards and fourteen statements that can be sorted under them as part of the main activity. The PowerPoint includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, templates, information slides, historical sources to support the lesson. Please see the detailed preview that I have uploaded.
The aims and objectives of this lesson are:
Theme: The Roman Empire
Know: Why factors caused the collapse of the Roman Empire?
Understand: Why were the Barbarians forced to migrate into the Empire?
Evaluate: Which factor was the most important?
Skills: Change & Continuity, Source Cause, Consequence & Collaboration
WILF â What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: The different factors which caused the collapse of the Empire
Explain: Why were the Barbarians forced to migrate into the Roman Empire?
Analyse: Which factor was the most important?
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop, where many have been bundled together to provide you with further savings. You can also follow âThe History Academyâ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates.
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Roy
This outstanding lesson has been designed to help students studying the historical controversies surrounding the campaign to get women the vote in Britain. The womenâs movement was split between the peaceful suffragists on the one hand, who made up nearly 80% of women, whilst on the other there were the better known militant suffragettes. The lesson resources have been designed to suit the full spectrum of ability at KS3 and should work alongside any mainstream textbook or resource on this topic. However, I have also included a PowerPoint to accompany the lesson which includes all the necessary background knowledge for the lesson.
When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a fully editable Microsoft Word document an an accompanying PowerPoint presentation. The Word documents includes aims, instructions, two heading cards labelled âSuffragetteâ and âSuffragistâ, along with 20 information cards that can be sorted under one of the two headings. Whilst the PowerPoint includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, information slides, links to appropriate video clips and additional tasks, including an alternative Venn diagram activity comparing the two groups of campaigners.
The aims and objectives for this lesson are:
Theme: Why did some women get the vote in 1918?
Know: How were the suffragist and suffragette campaigns different?
Understand: Why were their methods and tactics different?
Evaluate: Which group was the most effective?
Skills: Cause, Consequence, Evaluation and Judgement.
WILF: What Am I Looking For?
Identify and describe: The differences and similarities between a suffragist and a suffragette?
Explain: Why were their methods and tactics different?
Analyse: Which organisation was more effective at changing peoples attitudes towards women?
If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow âThe History Academyâ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage for their work so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency.
Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates or if you have any questions or requests. Do check out our YouTube Channel: @historyacademy
Kind Regards
Roy
These graphic organisers can be printed off as worksheets or used on your Interactive Whiteboard for a wide range of subjects and topics to help students analyse sources or compare and contrast ideas.
This outstanding resource, which has been tried and tested over many years is designed to help inject a bit of fun, engage and help students to understand why the German army was so successful from 1939 - 1940. Both the PowerPoint and the worksheet has been beautifully illustrated throughout and the tasks and activities are suitable for the full range of abilities. The planning sheet and follow up literacy exercise will keep your students fully engaged whilst providing a useful piece of work for assessment or display.
When you download this resource you will receive a fourteen slide PowerPoint, a four page worksheet, a planning sheet to help students plan their own invasion using the Blitzkrieg tactics and a literacy task sheet that can be used in lesson or set as homework. The PowerPoint is designed to accompany the worksheet and contains the aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, pictures diagrams and links to video clips, that you will need to teach the lesson. Everything has also been uploaded as a PDF just in case you donât have access to Microsoft Office.
The key focus of the lesson is to look at how the Blitzkrieg tactics worked by looking at the different weapons and tactics used at each stage. The worksheet includes differentiated activities and questions, but the main activity is to get students to apply what they have learnt by planning their own Blitzkrieg attack in either pairs or groups using the supplied planning sheet. Everything is simply explained and you do not need to be an expert to be able to enjoy this memorable lesson. Ideally, I would spend two lessons on this topic, you can always miss out the questions or trim things here or there if you wanted to only spend one lesson, but that would be a shame but your students will love this topic!
The aims and objectives of the lesson are:
Theme: The Second World War
Know: What were the key features of a Blitzkrieg?
Understand: The differences between trench warfare and a Blitzkrieg?
Evaluate: Why the German Army was successful 1940 - 1940
WILF â What Am I Looking For?
Can You Describe: The the key features of a Blitzkrieg?
Can You Explain: How the Blitzkrieg tactic was different to trench warfare?
Can You Evaluate: Why the German Army was successful 1940 â 1940
This resource bundles together our growing resources on Medieval African History. This exciting topic is often overlooked due to the pressures of the curriculum time or because colleagues are simple not aware of the rich tapestry of African history.
The first lesson on why study Medieval African History is a free lesson which sets the scene and the nature of the historical debate. The following lesson gives an overview of the history of the African Empires and Kingdoms during the medieval and early modern periods.
The second lesson comes in two formats, the first is an all singing and dancing market place activity which is designed to get students out of their places and collaborating and sharing. The second version is less active and follows the traditional PowerPoint and Worksheet working in tandem.
The third lesson looks at why Mali became a powerful Medieval African Empire. It comes in two forms, again market place activity and a more traditional PowerPoint with worksheet. Both lessons include a wide range of activities to suit learners from across the spectrum of ability including an essay, heads and tails, word search, missing word activity, knowledge recall questions and a quiz.
The overall aims and objectives of these lessons are:
Theme: Medieval African History
Know: How rich and powerful were African empires and kingdoms?
Understand: How have historians interpreted African Medieval History in the past?
Evaluate: How advanced were Medieval African Kingdoms?
Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration
WILF â What Am I Looking For?
Can You Describe: How rich and powerful were African empires and kingdoms?
Can You Explain: How historians have misinterpreted African Medieval History?
Can You Evaluate: How advanced were Medieval African Kingdoms?
If you like these resources then why not check out our TES shop, where you can find similar resources that have been bundled to provide you with further savings. You can also follow âThe History Academy on Facebook and YouTube for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. However, we do not compromise our values and pay all our contributors the living wage for their work.
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Roy
This useful resource will help your students assess why the Labour Party won and the Conservatives Party lost the General Election in 1945. The information covered looks at the aims of both parties, their leadership, tactics and policies on social welfare and health care. This card sort can be used with a range of abilities and has never failed to get my students excited, engaged, whilst improving their understanding of this difficult topic.
When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a single page Microsoft Word document which includes a learning objective, instructions, two headings cards labeled âWhy Labour Wonâ and âWhy the Conservatives Lostâ as well as sixteen information cards to be sorted. At the end of the document there is an extension question designed to help consolidate the lesson.
The aims of this lesson / activity are:
Theme: Post War Britain
Know: What were the policies and aims of both the Labour and Conservative parties in 1945?
Understand: Why did the Conservatives lose under Churchill?
Evaluate: Why did the Labour Party win in 1945?
WILF - What am I Looking For?
Identify and describe - the leadership, policies and aims of both the Conservative and Labour Parties in 1945.
Explain - Why the Conservatives lost the election?
Analyse - Why the Labour Party won the election?
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This outstanding lesson has been designed to help students studying how Elizabethan society treated the poor by getting them to look at a number of cases and deciding what should happen next. It has been designed by experienced teachers who have field tested this resource in the classroom, whilst being observed by Ofsted.
When you purchase this resource it includes a PowerPoint information, which sets out the aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes and includes all the information, starters, activities that you will need for this lesson. It also includes a step by step lesson plan and a worksheet, which lists each of the characters problems.
Once you have completed the starters and reviewed the information on why the Elizabethan's were worried about poverty, your class will be presented with an avatar who will explain how the Elizabethan Poor Law worked. Simply click on the buttons and the avatar will explain how the Elizabethans decided if someone was deserving or undeserving or whether they should be punished or should receive indoor or outdoor relief?
When it comes to the next stage you can either print off copies from the PowerPoint or use the worksheet which contains all the cases. As students review each case they have been given to study, they tick the appropriate boxes on the table that is visible in the preview. Once they have looked at their assigned cases they then feedback to a class discussion.
The aims and objectives of this fun and enjoyable lesson are:
Theme: Elizabethan Age, 1558 â 1603.
Know: What are the causes of poverty in the Tudor period?
Understand: How did Elizabethan society deal with the poor?
Evaluate: How fair was the Elizabethan Poor Law?
WILF â What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: The causes of poverty in the Tudor period?
Explain: How did Elizabethan society deal with the poor?
Analyse: How fair was the Elizabethan Poor Law?
If you are looking for a fun and enjoyable lesson that will impress any observer, then this lesson ticks all the appropriate boxes and even comes with its own lesson plan. If you want to add an extra bit of sparkle then change the customise some of the locations in the cases.
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The History Academy has commissioned this resource on the Benin Bronzes as part of our attempt to try and fill the curriculum gap on African history. For far too long the history of Africa has been neglected and relegated. Its time to address this and restore African history to its rightful place alongside other civilisations.
The debate over whether the Benin Bronzes should be returned to Nigeria has divided opinion across the World. Unlike the Elgin Marbles, there can be no doubt that the Benin Bronzes they were stolen by the British Army in 1897. However, returning them is no simple matter for a combination of factors which have been summarised in this fun and interactive card sort exercise.
When you purchase this lesson, you will be able to download a single page Word document which contains, a learning objective, instructions two heading cards and sixteen information cards that can be sorted under them. You will also be able to download a sixteen slide PowerPoint which has been designed to facilitate the main activity and provide an optional follow up persuasive speech writing task. It contains aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, information slides, templates, links to video clips, tasks and activities. Please see the preview for more information.
The aims and objectives of this lesson are:
Theme: British Empire and the heritage industry
Know: Why are the Benin Bronzes in a British Museum?
Understand: The arguments for and against returning them?
Evaluate: Should the Benin Bronzes be returned?
Skills: Compare & Contrast, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration
WILF â What Am I Looking For?
Can You Describe: Why are the Benin Bronzes in a British Museum?
Can You Explain: The key arguments for and against returning the Benin Bronzes?
Can You Evaluate: Whether they should be returned and justify your opinion?
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These lesson resources have been finely tuned and field tested in the classroom over many years. It is a fun and interactive source investigation into the personality and character of Julius Caesar. The main task is to summarise what can be learnt from the sources and then to transfer that information onto a labelled diagram of Julius Caesar. This is then followed up by a supported question on which source is the most valuable to find out about the personality of Julius Cesar. This lesson is aimed at Year 7, but all the tasks and activities are fully supported and differentiated.
When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a 20 slide PowerPoint presentation that includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, information slides, historical sources, writing templates for both the teacher and students to model their answers, links to video clips, starters, plenaries and activities. You will also be able to download a two page worksheet saved in both Word and as a PDF. as well as a template of Julius Caesar which can be labelled and annotated as part of task 2. For further details, please see the preview.
The aims and objectives of this lesson are:
Theme: The Roman Empire
Know: Who was Julius Caesar?
Understand: How did his personality affect his role as Caesar of Rome?
Evaluate: Historical sources to create an accurate image of Julius Caesar?
Skills: Source Analysis, Collaboration
WILF â What Am I Looking For?
Can You Describe: Who Julius Caesar was and aspects of his personality?
Can You Explain: How his personality affected his role as Caesar of Rome?
Can You Evaluate: Historical sources to create an accurate image of Julius Caesar?
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