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www.ecpublishing.co.uk A collaboration between a long-term Head of History and Humanities and EC Resources. We have 20 years experience teaching all humanities subjects around the UK and a particular passion for creating top-notch secondary history resources. We will be uploading loads of free lessons as well an inexpensive ones in the coming months, so why not follow us? Hopefully we can save you an afternoon or two of planning!

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www.ecpublishing.co.uk A collaboration between a long-term Head of History and Humanities and EC Resources. We have 20 years experience teaching all humanities subjects around the UK and a particular passion for creating top-notch secondary history resources. We will be uploading loads of free lessons as well an inexpensive ones in the coming months, so why not follow us? Hopefully we can save you an afternoon or two of planning!
Mussolini
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Mussolini

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A detailed and well-differentiated, editable history lesson all about how Mussolini, although a terrible individual with brutal methods, could be argued to have the qualities of a successful leader. This lesson allows students to investigate how he was able to become a successful, albeit brutal, dictator. This lesson investigates the strengths and weaknesses of Mussolini as a politician and was created for Year 9 but could be used for other years as it’s all editable - it’s full of exam-style GCSE practice questions. The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, a variety of activities, worksheets, source questions, exam style practice questions, clip tasks and more.
Terror in Nazi Germany
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Terror in Nazi Germany

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A detailed, differentiated and editable 1 hour - 90 min lesson for High School history class, all about the role of terror in controlling the people in Nazi Germany. This lesson is for for the UK exam board AQA GCSE: Germany 1890-1945: Democracy and Dictatorship. However it could also be used for other groups with a few tweaks (it’s easy to amend). The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, information sheets, practice exam question and mark-scheme, clip tasks, a variety of activities, worksheets and more. It’s very easy to follow and can be used straight away :)
Chernobyl
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Chernobyl

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Fully resourced and editable, one hour lesson about what happened at Chernobyl in 1986 and why it was such a terrible nuclear disaster. This download includes a fully editable PowerPoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and accompanying worksheets . It is differentiated 3 ways and includes clips and related tasks, reading comprehension task, analysis tasks and more. It is very easy to just pick up and teach.
The Peasants' Revolt - Peasants Revolt Introduction
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The Peasants' Revolt - Peasants Revolt Introduction

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An hour long, fully resourced lesson with PowerPoint, differentiated tasks throughout, worksheets, clip link and accompanying task all about the Peasants' Revolt, why it happened and the consequences afterwards. Includes source practice, analysis tasks, clip tasks, evaluation and much more. All editable and designed by an experienced History teacher in a UK secondary school.
Bloody Mary
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Bloody Mary

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2 HOURS - Bloody Mary I / Mary Tudor and her reign - A detailed and interesting lesson focusing on whether or not Bloody Mary Tudor (Queen Mary I) deserves her nickname or whether history has judged her too harshly. This lesson allows students to delve into a plethora of sources and evaluate for themselves whether or not Mary should rightfully be called ‘Bloody’. Practice exam style questions, clip questions and debate task all in the PowerPoint too and accompanying worksheets included. The lesson will last up to two hours and is detailed, editable and suitable for KS3. The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, differentiated tasks, a variety of activities, clip tasks, exam-style practice plenary, peer teaching tasks and more. It’s very easy to follow and can be used straight away :)
Stalingrad
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Stalingrad

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A detailed and well differentiated editable history lesson with a focus on Stalingrad. Students will evaluate causes of German failure and will consider how a single Battle could affect the outcome of the whole war. This pack includes an editable PowerPoint, source packs, clip tasks, homework and extended literacy tasks. It is very easy to follow with all instructions on the slides as you go along.
Terrorism - IRA
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Terrorism - IRA

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A detailed and well differentiated 90 min - 2 hour, editable history lesson with all about the IRA and why some people in Ireland see them as freedom fighters and others see them as terrorists. Students will investigate the crimes of the IRA before examining sources and peer assessing each other on their learning so far. This fully resourced lesson (with PowerPoint, clips and worksheets) is editable, easy for follow and extremely comprehensive. A Terrorism topic bundle is available here: /teaching-resource/terrorism-ks3-history-12078335 Many more history lessons - both inexpensive and free at our store: HISTORY GEEKS If you are happy with your resource, please leave us a review! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at historygeeksuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you.
The Suffragettes
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The Suffragettes

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2 hours of very detailed, well differentiated and editable lessons with 2x PowerPoints, worksheets, source analysis packs, GCSE style practice questions and also clip tasks and engaging group and individual activities . Many more history lessons - both inexpensive and free at our store: HISTORY GEEKS Or check out some Citizenship, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
Berlin Blockade
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Berlin Blockade

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A fully resourced, detailed and editable lesson all about the Berlin Blockade, one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. Includes a detailed, differentiated PowerPoint and accompanying worksheets. The lesson includes a wide variety of activities, and by the end of the lesson students will be able to evaluate the effects of the blockade using specific details from sources as evidence. Everything is editable, suited best to UKS3 (or good for a GCSE revision lesson) and easy to pick up and run with.
History Cover Lesson - Black Death
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History Cover Lesson - Black Death

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Easy to use source work history cover lesson. All you need to do is print it out and leave it with the cover teacher - all the instructions are on the worksheets. This doesn’t contain any of our previous material so you don’t need to worry about students having already completed any tasks, The pack includes: 5 sources 3 worksheets 8 tasks in total to work through Check out loads more history and geography resources - both inexpensive and free at our store: HISTORY GEEKS Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, Tutor Time, PSHE + RSE new Curriculum 2020 resources at EC Resources If you’re also teaching Citizenship GCSE or PSHE next year, why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with almost 4000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
Terrorism : Radicalisation
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Terrorism : Radicalisation

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A detailed and well differentiated, editable history or Citizenship lesson with all about terrorism and why people become terrorists. Students will investigate why people become involved in terrorism before examining case studies of historical figures who could be interpreted as either freedom fighters or terrorists. This hour long lesson (with PowerPoint, clips and worksheets) was created for Year 9 (but could be used with a different KS3 group) and includes exam style practice plenary questions for students to reflect upon their learning and demonstrate their explanation, description and analysis skills. This could also be useful as a KS3 Citizenship lesson. This lesson is part of our Terrorism topic which includes types of terrorism, Suffragettes, Israel and Palestine, the IRA and Al Qaeda. If you are happy with your resource, please leave us a review! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at historygeeksuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Many more history lessons - both inexpensive and free at our store: HISTORY GEEKS Or check out some Citizenship, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
Hundred Years War / Joan of Arc
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Hundred Years War / Joan of Arc

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A detailed and well differentiated editable history lesson all about the conclusion of the Hundred Years War and the role of Joan of Arc. The lesson lasts one hour and is very easy to just pick up and use. It is suitable for any KS3 class and includes an hour-long PowerPoint, a variety of activities, source questions and source pack, clip tasks, exam-styles practice questions, chronology and content focus tasks and more. This lesson is two of two (the first can be found here), but can still be used independently and doesn’t require any previous knowledge. Many more history lessons - both inexpensive and free at our store: HISTORY GEEKS Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
The Suffragettes
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The Suffragettes

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A detailed and well differentiated, one hour, editable history lesson all about the Suffragettes and their activism methods which led some to call them freedom fighters, whilst others terrorists. Students will investigate which category they think is most accurate after analysing numerous sources. This lesson is suitable for any KS3 group. This hour long lesson includes an editable PowerPoint, source sheets, a rolling source Powerpoint, clip tasks, source analysis tasks and literacy tasks… Check out some Citizenship, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources
Slavery Unit
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Slavery Unit

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6 x fully resourced lesson packs, 1 x cover lesson and 1 x homework pack. All lessons complete with differentiated PowerPoints and worksheets, clip links, starters, source analysis, evaluation and reliability tasks, plenaries, learning objectives to three levels throughout. Includes: An introduction to slavery The Triangular Trade The Middle Passage Life on the plantations Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad The abolition of slavery Also includes homework packs and a cover lesson. Also includes a cover lesson and an additional source question pack which could be set as a homework. Everything is editable and the pack is very easy to just pick up and use. Designed to meet Ofsted Good-Outstanding criteria by a experienced History teacher in a UK secondary school. Who are EC Resources? EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The bank of England, The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
Dunkirk
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Dunkirk

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**2 HOURS **- A detailed and well differentiated editable history lesson with enough material for a two hour lesson. This lesson is all about different interpretations of what happened at Dunkirk and heavily focuses on source analysis. This also includes homework - the images are a small preview of what’s included. This pack includes an editable PowerPoint, source packs, clip tasks, homework and extended literacy tasks. It is very easy to follow with all instructions on the slides as you go along. Who are EC Resources? EC Resources are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Bank of England, The Children’s Commissioner, MACS Charity, The British Legion, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
Civil Rights
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Civil Rights

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8 x fully resourced lesson packs (one pack contains 2 lessons)- all complete with differentiated, detailed, PowerPoints and worksheets, clip links, starters, plenaries, LOs to three levels throughout. Designed to meet Ofsted Good-Outstanding criteria by a experienced History teacher in a UK secondary school. This unit would easy last you a half term and has had about 20 hours worth of planning time put into it. Also includes a Black History Month Assembly. Lessons: Black History overview The abolition of slavery KKK Jim Crow Emmett Till Civil Rights Groups 7/8. Martin Luther King (2 x lessons) Black History Month Assembly Suitable for KS3 and all editable so easy to adapt.
KKK Ku Klux Klan
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KKK Ku Klux Klan

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Perfect introduction to the KKK - focusing on who they were, their beliefs and their actions. This lesson allows students to explore the subject and background in detail, complete exam style questions, complete partnered tasks, clip tasks, debate tasks and more. This lesson will last at least 1 hour. Suitable for KS3 / KS4. Who are EC Resources? EC Resources are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Bank of England, The Children’s Commissioner, MACS Charity, The British Legion, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
Terrorism - Al Qaeda
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Terrorism - Al Qaeda

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Focusing on Al Qaeda, the Twin Towers terrorism plot of 9/11 and the London Bombings of 7/7. This detailed, editable and interesting lesson allows students to delve into a plethora of information and evaluate for themselves why even through all this, Al Qaeda and some sympathisers still the group as Freedom Fighters rather than terrorists. Practice exam style questions, clip questions and debate task all in the PowerPoint too and accompanying worksheets included. The lesson will last up to two hours and is detailed, editable and suitable for KS3 - very highly differentiated and is best suited to Year 9 or Year 8. The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, differentiated tasks, a variety of activities, clip tasks, exam-style practice plenary, peer teaching tasks and more. This lesson is part of our Terrorism topic which includes types of terrorism, why people become terrorists, the Suffragettes and the IRA. It’s very easy to follow and can be used straight away :) If you are happy with your resource, please leave us a review! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at historygeeksuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Many more history lessons - both inexpensive and free at our store: HISTORY GEEKS
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

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2 LESSONS - 2 x detailed, differentiated and editable 1 hour lesson all about the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and how this contributed towards the start of World War One. The download includes: detailed PowerPoints, clip tasks, a variety of activities, worksheets and more. It’s very easy to follow and can be used straight away :)
Magna Carta
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Magna Carta

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2 HOURS OF CONTENT - This lesson focuses on the significance of the Magna Carta and how it has helped shape British government through history to the present day. There is also a focus on the development of democracy in Britain, right through to the 19th and 20th centuries. There is a lot covered here so we'd advise completing it over two lessons. Included in this download is a fully resourced powerpoint, differentiated tasks throughout, worksheets, clip links and accompanying tasks. Designed to meet Ofsted Good-Outstanding criteria by a experienced History teacher in a UK secondary school. Please see our other resources in our TES shop: /teaching-resources/shop/History_Geeks If you are happy with your resource, please leave us a review! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at historygeeksuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you.