Geography & History Around the World: Nicola's Shop
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I love history, teaching and creating lessons, particularly on challenging misconceptions and covering global topics. I have a PGCE in History but during my teacher career have also taught Geography up to KS5. Outside of teaching, my passion is the Ancient Near East, which I studied at University. My Tes lessons therefore cover a range of topics: from ancient Mesopotamia, to medieval women, to the water cycle.
I love history, teaching and creating lessons, particularly on challenging misconceptions and covering global topics. I have a PGCE in History but during my teacher career have also taught Geography up to KS5. Outside of teaching, my passion is the Ancient Near East, which I studied at University. My Tes lessons therefore cover a range of topics: from ancient Mesopotamia, to medieval women, to the water cycle.
Four lessons about three infamous queens in the Middle Ages who fought against husbands and kings, demonstrating the determination and intelligence of women during times of oppression.
The first lesson focuses on the general role of women in the Middle Ages and the life of Matilda. The second and third lessons focus on Eleanor and Isabella, and the fourth lesson examines the similarities and differences between all three queens.
All the lessons have different, creative activities as well as opportunities for students to discuss and form their own arguments about the roles played by these queens. The final lesson ends with an opportunity to rethink how we should view women of the Middle Ages.
All resources needed are included.
A series of 6 lessons on different biomes and climates across Africa, mainly focusing on deserts, rainforests and the savannah.
Activities in these lessons include practice using climate graphs, examining how animals and plants have adapted, and comparing the different biomes.
All resources needed for these lessons are included.
A 25-question revision quiz put together for year 7 History, covering the invasion of 1066, castles, the feudal system, the Black Death and Henry VIII.
A series of resources to help with teaching the AQA A Level Geography topic: Changing Places. Main focus of the lessons are rebranding, regeneration and using data, with case studies including the Olympics, Dark Tourism and Whitechapel.
I put together this information booklet primarily for revision, however it could be used for the general study of Lagos and Nigeria for AQA’s GCSE spec.
The booklet covers general information on demographics, climate and economy, as well as looking at case studies, such as Makoko and the Eko Project.
Alongside the booklet are a series of questions, to help the students revise, develop own knowledge or to be adapted to use in the classroom.
I hope you find this helpful - the resources used and links to the images are available in the booklet as well.
To help erase misconceptions about Africa and its vast history, these 3 lessons on the Mali empire focus on its development, successes and failures, as well as the wealthiest man who ever lived: Mansa Musa.
These lessons not only help students expand their knowledge on Medieval Africa and the Islamic world, but to challenge common misconceptions about Africa itself.
All resources needed for these 3 lessons are included.
Inspired by a visit to Auschwitz and a training day with UCL, this bank of resources covers 6 lessons on the Holocaust, looking at the causes, events and aftermath. There is also a bonus lesson looking at the perpetrators, bystanders and resisters of the Holocaust.
This TES download includes:
All resources needed for the lessons
A detailed lesson plan going through the main tasks of each lesson, the resources used for it and suggested changes.
Teaching notes
A couple of extra resources that could be used for cover lessons, for example a questionnaire on the Ghettos
Power point and resources for bonus lesson
Collection of all the lessons I have made on ancient Mesopotamia, including language, archaeology, the differing empires/kingdoms and the dawn of civilisation.
A collection of lessons on Africa’s history, without a primary focus on trans-Atlantic slavery.
Kingdoms and countries covered include Egypt, Mali, Aksum, Ife and the Congos.
The lessons provide an opportunity for students to learn about the variety of different African cultures and societies that existed, dispersing any misconceptions they might have about Africa’s people and past.
Inspired by the British Museum’s ‘The History of the World in 100 Objects’, these three lessons take 20 of those objects and use them to examine global history, from prehistory to the 21st century.
Skills covered in the activities given include peer assessment, geography, inferencing and analysis. There is also a homework task and a quiz to assess pupil’s own knowledge.
This will hopefully provide a good introduction to the subject of History and historical skills, particularly when inferencing and arguing significance.
All resources needed are inclulded.
A special lesson examining the similiarities and differences between mythologies from 4 ancient civilisations: Rome, Egypt, Mesopotamia and Greece.
The lesson begins with a discussion on what types of stories are myths and the definition of mythology. The main task of the lesson is pair work comparing two of the above mythologies (pupils are given a mythology to study, allowing some differentiation for myths you think are more/less challenging to study). The lesson ends with some plenary questions and a discussion as to why it is important to study ancient mythology.
All resources needed are included.
4 lessons on ancient Rome covering the kingdom, republic, emperors and its eventual fall
Each power point contains general information, links to articles and/or videos, various activities that are quick but fun, and the occasional creative challenge. (Please note you will need Microsoft Power Point for some of the activities to work).
These lessons are suitable for all ages and were created specifically for lock down: providing extra information and activities for children at home to help keep them busy and expand their learning.
These lessons were not made to fit into a specific curriculum, but could be adapted for normal lessons.
Accompanying kahoot:
The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic by Nicola.Apps
4 lessons (or 3 lessons and a homework piece) looking at the history and geography of the Congos, primarily the Democratic Republic of Congo. Topics include: society in the Kingdom of Kongo before Europeans arrived, the influence of Europeans, the rise of the slave trade, its impact on the Congo and finally the forced labour, conflicts and politics of 20th century Congo.
All resources are provided, including a booklet that has all the information needed to complete the lessons.
An educational, fast and fun card game to help educate students about the Egyptian Book of the Dead.
All cards are based on the real gods, monsters, spells and events found in the Book of the Dead scriptures. All images on the cards are contemporary images, and most from the Book of the Dead scriptures.
The aim of the game is to collect 5 chapter cards - key events in the deceased’s journey through the netherworld - before the other players. The various gods, monsters and spells can help and hinder this aim.
All cards and instructions are included, including a document containing smaller cards, to save on printing.
All you need to do is print out the cards and instructions, mark the cards that are lightning cards (see instructions) and then hand the cards out to pupils (ideally 2-5 in a group) to play!
If needed, you are welcome to edit the cards or instructions to make it more suitable to your pupils etc.
Specially made for Black History Month, these two lessons focus on 5 individuals who fought for the abolition of slavery, both in America and in Britain. A range of class activities allow pupils to be creative, discuss their views and develop their knowledge of abolitionists.
These lessons also cover reasons why abolishing slavery was such a challenge and what might be done to end modern slavery. A piece of homework is also set at the end of the second lesson.
As these lessons focus on the abolition of slavery, pupils should have at least some prior knowledge on the Atlantic slave trade and the abhorrent treatment slaves faced.
I have also put a case study on Harriet Tubman on Tes for free, however it is not part of a complete lesson.
Three lessons exploring two bog bodies and an ice mummy, focusing on what we can learn about the past from these unique preservations.
The first lesson focuses on the comparison of two bog bodies, the second examines an ice mummy, and the final lesson allows pupils to evaluate evidence to work out why the Tollund Man was killed.
All resources needed are included, including a bonus quiz and bibliography.
A series of lessons examining the Aztec empire. The first lesson begins with the origins of the Aztecs, the second lesson focuses on religion, and the third examines the fall of the Aztecs.
There are a range of activities, including group tasks, videos and arguments of significance. There is also an optional task to replace the creative activity, and extension tasks.
A series of lessons based on the AQA Geography A Level module of changing places. These lessons examine regeneration in different ways, including the rise and fall of Detroit, the regeneration of different cities for the Olympics (Beijing, Rio and London) and small-scale regeneration of a Kent town. Exam practice and homework involving conducting surveys are included.
Links for some of the resources are on the power point, but for a few of the activities a copy of the AQA Human Geography (AS and A Level) textbook is needed.
A revision booklet based on the GCSE topic Migration, Empires and People. It has a list of key words, maps and timelines from the Medieval and Modern world.
These timelines can also be used seperately for a range of different historical topics, including:
Viking invasion of England
The Hundred Years War
Colonisation of America
Slave Trade
The British in India
Looking at various individuals during modern history, all of whom part of minority groups. The aim of the topic is to allow pupils a chance to focus on individuals, rather than events, countries and societies as a whole. It also allows teachers to involve diversity in their lessons, and demonstrate to pupils that those who made great contributions to England and the wider world were part of discriminated communities.
These individuals include:
Olaudah Equiano
Emmeline Pankhurst
Marie Curie
Alan Turing
Jayaben Desai