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A PowerPoint presentation (including resources - worksheets to be printed from the slides) that can be used to introduce / give an overview of the Cold War. The lesson assumes no prior knowledge of the Cold War specifically, but does build on an understanding of the alliances of the Second World War and benefits from an existing (basic) understanding of capitalism vs. communism. Has been used to teach mixed ability Key Stage 3 (year 9) class.

Consists of a gap fill and codebreaker activity relating to British rule in Australia and Ireland, used for Key Stage 3 History classes. This can be a useful settling activity for classes or pupils who struggle with transitions. It can also be a revision worksheet for assessments or a homework task.

This is a general key stage 3 revision/starter/end of term puzzle activity sheet that covers the Tudors, West African Kingdoms, Industrial Revolution and Empire It can be a very useful settling activity for classes who struggle with transitions and need something simple, accessible and achievable to focus on independently whilst they settle into the lesson. Success in these tasks often builds confidence at the start of the lesson. It can also be a useful revision/homework task for end of year assessments.

This Key Stage 4 comprehension/literacy activity introduces students to the key information needed to understand the impact of Islamic Medicine as part of the AQA History GCSE Health and the People topic. Chunked text accompanied by comprehension tasks, this activity helps students build essential contextual knowledge while building literacy skills, therefore it is ideal for classes/pupils who need additional literacy support. Can be used as a lesson starter, homework, or revision activity.

An introduction to the Renaissance for AQA Health and the People. This is designed to introduce pupils to the key themes of the Renaissance whilst also supporting literacy skills and encouraging independent reading. It can be used as a ‘flipped learning’ homework task, in lesson as an independent reading worksheet, or as an activity for pupils who need additional support in gathering information/ chunked learning.

This Key Stage 3 comprehension activity introduces students to the Crusades in a clear and accessible way. Designed to support literacy and historical understanding, the resource consists of chunked text and comprehension tasks covering the background to the Crusades and an overview of the major events. This is an ideal activity to introduce students to the Crusades, and can be done as an individual task or used as class reading/modelled literacy task for lower abilities. This would also work well as a ‘flipped learning’ homework activity.

This Key Stage 3 comprehension activity introduces students to the key causes of the Second World War in a clear and accessible way. Designed to support literacy and historical understanding, the resource consists of five-paragraph comprehension task covering the Treaty of Versailles, the failures of the League of Nations, the rise of Hitler, appeasement, and the invasion of Poland. This activity helps students build knowledge while practising essential literacy skills, and can be easily adapted for different ability levels. Ideal for use as an introductory activity to WW2, homework, or revision task.

Accessible source worksheets to support an investigation into public health in the 19th century/ cholera / great stink. 4 x sources which each include modelled answer.

A simple gap fill worksheet (copied 3 to a page) which can be used as a starter or revision task. Relevant for Edexcel GCSE History: Superpower Relations and the Cold War