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I am a History Teacher with a love for producing high quality and easily accessible history lessons, which I have accumulated and adapted throughout my teaching career.

I am a History Teacher with a love for producing high quality and easily accessible history lessons, which I have accumulated and adapted throughout my teaching career.
Aims of the Big Three: Did they get what they wanted?
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Aims of the Big Three: Did they get what they wanted?

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This lesson is fully resourced, completely editable. Answers included on slides. Challenge, support, differentiated activities. The lesson should take an estimated 1 hour. It was designed for IGCSE history course but would also work well with any GCSE history class studying the treaty of Versailles. LO: to be able to know, describe and explain what the ‘Big Three’ wanted at the Treaty of Versailles. The lesson activities follow the Learning objective by introducing the Big Three, who they were and what their aims were and the reasoning behind them.
Was the Treaty of Versailles fair?
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Was the Treaty of Versailles fair?

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Was the Treaty of Versailles fair? Lo: describe the strengths and weaknesses of the Treaty of Versailles and evaluate its fairness. fully resources and fully editable answers included aimed at GCSE level ALF, differentiated, support and challenge no textbook needed Sudents will recall the terms of the treaty, understand the reactions of the allies and evaluate if they think the treaty was fair or unfair. Activities: card sort for strengths and weaknesses, categorising them, use prior knowledge to complete a sheet with evidence on each side for if the treaty was fair or unfair. Students are encouraged to be particular with which terms of the treaty they think were fair or unfair and explain how so.
What was the economic impact of the Treaty of Versailles?
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What was the economic impact of the Treaty of Versailles?

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What was the economic impact of the Treaty of Versailles? LO: describe the economic impact of the Treaty of Versailles and explain why Germany experienced hyperinflation. Fully resourced and fully editable. Answers included on slides. Support and challenge throughout, differentiated activities, key words focus, AFL points and reading activity. Aimed at GCSE level no textbook needed The lesson includes, key words match up with answers, comprehension activity with answers, discussion points etc.
Newspaper Template Pack (10+ different styles and layouts)
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Newspaper Template Pack (10+ different styles and layouts)

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-Really useful newspaper templates for all sorts of lessons KS2,3,4. -Included: 8 different styles of Newspaper template. Styles included: Generic: The Observer, The Medieval times, The Tudor Times, Elizabethan news, Norman Observer, Roman Record, The British Home Front, The Red Republican. All with the correct currency for each time period. Fully adaptable as they are all Word documents. -3 different layouts. -additional 3 PDF designs: Tudor times, Roman Times and Norman Digest. (these three and not editable).
The triangle trade and the horrors of the Middle Passage
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The triangle trade and the horrors of the Middle Passage

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The triangle trade and the horrors of the Middle Passage LO: know how the trade triangle operated and use sources to describe the conditions of the Middle Passage. This resource has a full powerpoint, reading acitvity print out, slave triangle print out, differentiated activities, engaging starter, AFL points, challenge questions and a plenary. All resources are fully editable.
Who were the Abolitionists and what did they do?
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Who were the Abolitionists and what did they do?

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Who were the Abolitionists and what did they do? LO: know important abolitionists, describe some of their work and achievements. Evaluate who had the biggest impact on ending slavery. Key words: Abolition Enlightenment Campaign parliament This lesson contains student led learning activities where they are introduced to key abolitionists and they are to complete key facts sheet about them. Then they are to evaluate which had the biggest impact on ending slavery and who they think had the most effective. The last task is creative where the students choose one abolitionist and create a movie pitch about their lives and why they are worth making a movie out of.
American President Bunting- 1789-today (ALL)
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American President Bunting- 1789-today (ALL)

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Here is bunting of all of the American presidents from the first (George Washington) to Biden. Great for helping students understand chronology and make for a engaging learning environment. Ready to be printed- enjoy! A4 publisher document. with pictures, dates and bunting shape.
Were the peace treaties of 1919-23 fair? (8 Lessons GCSE)
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Were the peace treaties of 1919-23 fair? (8 Lessons GCSE)

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fully adaptable fully resourced (no textbook necessary) differentiated activities answers included Included: lesson powerpoints, hand outs and answers. format: powerpoint presentations and word documents originally for IGCSE History but works for other exam boards too AFL points and exam links throughout source work, interpretations, significance, cause and concequence, inferences etc The scheme of work looks at all the treaties made after WW1 by the Big Three. Lesson 1:Aims of the Big Three Lesson 2: Terms of the treaty Lesson 3: German reactions to the treaty Lesson 4: Political impact of the T of V Lesson 5: Economic impact of the T of V Lesson 6: Was the Treaty of Versailles fair? Lesson 7: Using Sources Lesson 8: Other Treaties of WW1
What was the affect of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany?
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What was the affect of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany?

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What was the affect of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany? Lo: To understand the political differences between communism and capitalism and explain the political impact of the Treaty on Germany. This lesson is fully resourced with powerpoint, fully editable and has answers included. It is differentiated, challenging and has AFL opportunities. No textbook needed This lesson aims to give a solid understanding of what communism and capitalism is. The students are required to sort the features of communism and capitalism on a ven diagram. They will also organise political events in Germany in order, then sort political problems into Right and Left. The plenary is a PEE paragraph answering the key question: What was the political impact of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany? It suits IGCSE or any GCSE course which includes post WW1 treaties.
What were German reactions to the Treaty of Versailles?
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What were German reactions to the Treaty of Versailles?

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What were German reactions to the Treaty of Versailles? Lo: to describe German reactions to the Treaty of Versailles and begin to evaluate if it was justified. This lesson is fully resourced with powerpoint and hand out, both fully editable and has answers included. It is differentiated, challenging and has AFL opportunities. No textbook needed The lessons activities are based around investigating how the Germans reacted to the Treaty of Versailles and why. It also encourages the students to think critically about if the terms of the treaty were justified. It suits IGCSE history but also any GCSE course which includes post WW1 treaties.
Using sources: Treaty of Versailles
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Using sources: Treaty of Versailles

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LO: to know how to describe and analyse a historical source. fully resourced no text book needed fully editable hand outs included Differentiated This is designed to help students understand how to use historical sources. How to describe what they see and interpret messages. One T of V source is done as a class and then students try alone with other Tof V sources. Then there are example GCSE source questions and asked to write a GCSE answer.
How did the Domesday Book solve William’s problems?
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How did the Domesday Book solve William’s problems?

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How did the Domesday Book solve William’s problems? Lo: Describe what the Domesday book was and explain how it helped William control England. This download contains: a full lesson about the Domesday book with starter, various activities and a plenary, challenge questions and support, assessment for learning and a clear learning objective. The reading is attached, along with the powerpoint presentation.
How did the Feudal system help William control England?
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How did the Feudal system help William control England?

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How did the Feudal system help William control England? LO: describe what the Feudal system was and explain how it benefitted William. This resources has: powerpoint presentation with tasks, reading print out, gap fill activity for the less able, support and challenge activities. Assessment for learning points and short quiz questions.
Why do we remember Mary Seacole and Florence Nightingale?
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Why do we remember Mary Seacole and Florence Nightingale?

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Title: Why do we remember Mary Seacole and Florence Nightingale? LO: To know the accomplishments of Mary Seacole and Florence Nightingale and evaluate their impact. A lesson based around the accomplishments of both women and evaluating their impact. The activities inform about the accomplishments of both women and the students are to organise and sort them into most and least significant. They are encouraged to explain their choices. It also questions why we remember Nightingale more and what that teaches us about recorded and remembered history. Discussions of: Why was Seacole forgotten for 100 years? Which woman had the biggest impact and why? Does the racial prejudice and financial difficulties Seacole faced make her achievements greater? Why is it so important to remember the forgotten voices? A plenary writing task summarising the learning. There is support and challenge throughout the lesson and clear instructions on each slide. Includes the lesson ppt and worksheet (All fully adaptable)
How far was the Industrial Revolution a turning point? (full SOW)
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How far was the Industrial Revolution a turning point? (full SOW)

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A complete SOW (9 lessons) including an assessment centered around the enquiry question ‘How far was the Industrial Revolution a turning point?’ The central aim is that pupils recognise change and continuity not a single homogenized centrally-planned event, but a process that occurred over time (150 years). They will engage in the second-order concept of change and continuity that will be centered on the Industrial Revolution. This download includes: Powerpoints lesson plans SOW Knowledge organiser All reading documents are included as Word docs. Fully editable
Who had the best claim to the English Throne in 1066?
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Who had the best claim to the English Throne in 1066?

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LO: describe the different claims to the throne in 1066 and explain who had the best claim to the throne. This resource includes: support and challenge questions, presentation with instructions for each activity, reading work sheet, knowledge check questions-assessment for learning points.
What was the impact of slavery on Africa? (two lessons)
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What was the impact of slavery on Africa? (two lessons)

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Two lessons about the Benin Kingdom and Songhai Empire. These lessons work well as a pair. LO:To know what life was like in West Africa before the transatlantic slave trade and evaluate its impact on the people. Various activities of gap fills, videos, making inferences from artifacts and sources, PEE paragraphs, comprehension. Challenge questions are there to challenge the most able and key definitions are included to support understanding of new or key words. There are AFL points. Differentiated activities. All editable powerpoints and hand outs.
What was the impact of slavery on Africa?
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What was the impact of slavery on Africa?

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Title: What was the impact of slavery on Africa? LO:To know what life was like in West Africa before the transatlantic slave trade and evaluate its impact on the people. Enslaved Legacy Empire development/under development The lesson begins with understanding the Songhai Empire and what it was like before the Trans Atlantic slave trade. Here there is a gap fill sheet. Then there is a video about Tumbuktu and why it was important. Then follows a comprehension work sheet about the legacy of slavery and its impact on West Africa. all tasks have challenge questions to stretch the most able. There are slides informing and sparking discussions of the global legacy of slavery. It ends in Plenary of a conclusion PEE paragraph answering the key question What was the impact of slavery on Africa?
Slaves lives in the Americas: slave auction
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Slaves lives in the Americas: slave auction

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Title: Slaves lives in the Americas LO: know slave experiences of auction and describe how slaves were perceived in the Americas. This resource has a presentation with various activities which outline the experience of slaves at auction and how they were percieved in America. AFL points, support and challenge, use of sources.
British Monarchy Bunting
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British Monarchy Bunting

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This is the British monarchy bunting with dates and pictures of every monarch in British History until today. The format is a publisher document, ready to print, cut and hang in your classroom! This is a great way to encourage chronological understanding in your students and make your classroom look great!