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This is the First lesson in a series covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Mao's China 1949 - 1976. This series of lessons covers Key Topic Three: The Cultural Revolution and its Aftermath, 1966 - 76 The lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and sources. The lessons refer to the textbook "Communist States in the Twentieth Century " (Bunce, 2015 - Hodder) although other textbooks could be used with the lessons. During the lesson pupils will: * Suggest why Mao swam across the Yangtze River in 1966 and investigate the significance of the event in Mao's political life. * Compare depictions of Mao from 1958 and 1966 and suggest how and why they have changed. * Watch a video introducing pupils to the Red Guard and denunciations. * Analyse propaganda posters from the Cultural Revolution and suggest how the use of propaganda had changed since the 1950s. * Investigate the four olds and their significance * Consider a timeline and sources describing the key events of the Cultural Revolution * Use the information from the lesson to suggest why Mao launched the Cultural Revolution in 1966. This lesson is based on a double lesson (100 minutes) but could easily be broken up into a number of smaller lessons. Please go to my shop (click on my username above) for more free and premium History lessons. If you buy this lesson, please leave a review to tell me what you think. Thanks If you buy, please review.

This is a full lesson from a scheme of work about the Industrial Revolution. This lesson is aimed towards key stage three but could easily be adapted for other key stages. The focus of the lesson is to investigate the importance of coal during the Industrial Revolution and evaluate and suggest solutions for the problems facing coal miners. During the lesson pupils will: - Try to guess the subject of the lesson based on some clues. - Investigate how coal was used and evaluate the actions of a steam engine. - Identify problems facing coal miners and suggest possible solutions that could be implemented. - Compare pupil generated solutions with real solutions. - Write and peer assess a PEE paragraph to evaluate learning from the lesson. This lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and resources needed. If you buy this lesson, please leave a review to tell me what you think.

This is the sixth lesson in a series of six covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Mao's China 1949 - 1976. This series of lessons covers Key Topic One: Establishing Communist Rule 1949 - 1957. The lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and sources. The lessons refer to the textbook "Communist States in the Twentieth Century " (Bunce, 2015 - Hodder) although other textbooks could be used with the lessons. This power point contains 14 slides and could potentially be divided into two lessons. During the lesson pupils will: * Identify the groups regarded as threats by Mao and the communist party. * Research one method of removal of opposition and develop a poster presentation to teach the rest of the class. * Investigate the key points of the Hundred Flowers Campaign and subsequent Anti-Rightists campaign. * Complete an essay assessment task. The first lesson in this scheme of work is available for free and all 6 lessons in the scheme of work are available for £5 in my shop. (Click on my username above) If you buy, please review.

This is the fifth lesson in a series of six covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Mao's China 1949 - 1976. This series of lessons covers Key Topic One: Establishing Communist Rule 1949 - 1957. The lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and sources. The lessons refer to the textbook "Communist States in the Twentieth Century " (Bunce, 2015 - Hodder) although other textbooks could be used with the lessons. The lesson is quite long and could be easily split into two. During the lesson pupils will: * Identify the link between successful war and a leaders popularity. Make links with Mao in the Early 1950s. * Identify and explain Mao's atttitude towards the west before and during the Korean War. * Investigate the causes and main events of the Korean War and Chinese involvement. * Complete a card sort activity to prioritise the positive and negative impact of the Korean War on China. * Investigate and analyse communist propaganda linked to the Korean War. * Homework task - Complete essay to decide if the Korean War was worth fighting for Mao. The first lesson in this scheme of work is available for free and a bundle of all 6 lessons in the scheme of work are available for £6 in my shop. (Click on my username above) If you buy, please review. Thanks

This is the Third lesson in a scheme of work about the First World War. The lesson focuses on nationlistic feeling at the start of the war and the study of propaganda posters to begin to explain why young men joined the army at the start of the First World War. The lesson is ready to teach and includes all required resources in the PowerPoint. During the lesson, Pupils will complete the following: * Recap work from previous lessons and identify how far Gavrilo Princip was responsible for the start of the First World War. * Source analysis of a picture of a line to get into an Army recruitment office. Pupils begin to suggest reasons why young men joined the army at the start of the First World War. * Class and individual analysis of the effectiveness of propaganda posters. Pupils to report their findings to the rest of the class. * Homework task: Pupils create their own propaganda poster. Check out my shop (click on my user name above) to see more premium and free History lessons. If you buy this lesson, please leave a review and let me know what you think.

This is the second lesson in a series covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Britain losing and gaining an Empire 1763 - 1914. This series of lessons covers the second depth study: The Birth of British Australia 1788 - 1829. The lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and sources. The lessons refer to the textbook "Britain: Losing and gaining and Empire, 1763 - 1914" (Christie, 2016 Pearson) although other textbooks could be used with the lessons. During the lesson pupils will: * Follow up on previous lesson by evaluating the successes and limitations of Phillips leadership * Identify and evaluate the political instability caused by the Rum Rebellion and the conflict between William Bligh and the New South Wales Corp * Investigate the measures taken by Governor Maquarie and evaluate his leadership. * Compare and contrast the leadership of Phillips and Maquarie and decide which one was more significant to the development of the Australian colony. Go to my shop to see more History resource. (Click on my username above) If you buy, please review.

This is the fifth and final lesson in a series covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Britain losing and gaining an Empire 1763 - 1914. This series of lessons covers the second depth study: The Birth of British Australia 1788 - 1829. The lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and sources. The lessons refer to the textbook "Britain: Losing and gaining and Empire, 1763 - 1914" (Christie, 2016 Pearson) although other textbooks could be used with the lessons. During the lesson pupils will: * Make initial decisions about the success of the Australian Colony. * Ask questions about the type of information we would need to make a judgement on success. * Investigate the main reasons for the difficulty in attracting free settlement to Australia and offer potential solutions. * Investigate the measures taken by Australian Governors to develop the colony (Territorial expansion, Establishing a penal colony in Tasmania/Van Dieman's Land, Economic Development and political development. * Begin planning for essay/assessment on British Australia unit. If you are looking for more resources, please go to my shop. (Click on my username above) If you buy this resource, please leave a review.

This is the third lesson of a scheme of work covering Historical Skills and the Roman Empire. The aim of the lesson is to introduce pupils to the concept of centuries and to investigate the Roman Army. During the lesson pupils will: - Complete a skills activity to work out which century different dates belong to - Identify reasons why the Romans needed a powerful army. - Evaluate the equipment, tactics and training of the Roman army through a number of different activities. - Identify and explain reasons why people might have joined the Roman army. - Complete a homework task to either i) create a recruitment poster to encourage people to join the Roman army or ii) write a letter of application to join the Roman army. This lesson is aimed towards year seven but could be easily adapted for key stage 1 or 2. This lesson is ready to teach and includes all the resources needed. if you buy this lesson, please leave a review to tell me what you think.

This is the second lesson of a scheme of work investigating Life in Medieval Times, the Medieval Church and the Black Death. This lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and resources needed. During the lesson pupils will: - A starter activity investigating why people prayed during the middle ages. - Analysis task looking at the architecture of Bath Abby and how it demonstrates people's beliefs. - Decision making activity looking at the power of Church - Investigation and analysis of the purpose and message of doom paintings. - Homework task to produce and example of a doom painting. This lesson is aimed towards year seven but could be easily adapted for key stage 1 or 2. This lesson is ready to teach and includes all the resources needed. If you buy this lesson, please leave a review to tell me what you think.

This is the fifth lesson in a series covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Mao's China 1949 - 1976. This series of lessons covers Key Topic four: Social and Cultural Changes 1949 - 1976. The lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and sources. The lessons refer to the textbook "Communist States in the Twentieth Century " (Bunce, 2015 - Hodder) although other textbooks could be used with the lessons. During the lesson pupils will: * Interpret statistics to develop a picture of health care in China between 1950 and 2000 * Investigate the health care situation in China before 1949. * Use statistics to compare the effectiveness of Chinese health care before 1949 with other countries. * Identify the things Mao might need to do to solve China's health problems. * Identify the changes made after 1949 and judge their impact. * Investigate the barefoot doctor initiative using the text, sources and a video. This lesson is based on a double lesson (100 minutes) but could easily be broken up into a number of smaller lessons. Please go to my shop (click on my username above) for more free and premium History lessons. If you buy this resource, please leave a review.

This is the fourth lesson in a series covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Mao's China 1949 - 1976. This series of lessons covers Key Topic four: Social and Cultural Changes 1949 - 1976. The lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and sources. The lessons refer to the textbook "Communist States in the Twentieth Century " (Bunce, 2015 - Hodder) although other textbooks could be used with the lessons. During the lesson pupils will: * Discuss the general purpose and benefits of education for the individual and state. * Interpret quotations and sources from Mao to infer his attitude towards education. * Complete a card sort activity to identify the key features of education in China before 1949. * Use CPC propaganda to identify the educational priorities after 1949. * Write a speech from Mao outlining the key educational priorities of the Communists. * Use information from the text about educational reforms made by the Communists in China in the 1950s. * Debate the successes and failures of educational reforms and the impact of the Great Leap Forward. This lesson is based on a double lesson (100 minutes) but could easily be broken up into a number of smaller lessons. Please go to my shop (click on my username above) for more free and premium History lessons. If you buy this resource, please leave a review.

This is a full lesson investigating the properties of group one metals/Alkali metals. It was originally delivered to a year 8 class but could easily be adapted for other key stages and year levels. This is designed for a 100 minute lesson but could be broken up into smaller parts. This is the second lesson in a series of lessons. The other lessons are also available here. Please note - This lesson contains a demonstration of alkali metals reacting with water so preparation will be needed for that. During the lesson, pupils will: Complete a do now task testing their knowledge using the periodic table (from the previous lesson in the series) Recap information from the previous lesson about the properties of metals and non-metals. Identify the periods and groups on a periodic table and what we can tell about an element by its position on the periodic table. Recap knowledge of structure of an atom and the importance of protons and neutrons. Identify the group one/Alkali metals on the periodic table. Make observations about the reaction between Lithium, Sodium and Potassium and water. Make predictions about the reaction of rubidium and caesium with water. Watch a video to see the reaction and compare it with predictions. Identify the relationship between the position in the group and the reactivity of a group one metal. Compare the properties of group one metals with other metals.

This is the sixth lesson in a unit of work on forces which could be adapted for use at KS3 or GCSE. The lesson introduces pupils to non-contact forces and using two short practicals to explore different aspects of magnetic fields. During this lesson pupils will: Discuss how magnets attract and repel and the Earth attracts things. Identify non-contact forces and attempt to explain how they work. Write a definition of non-contact forces. Complete a matching activity about force fields. Use iron filings and a bar magnet to observe a magnetic field. Use a plotting compass and bar magnet to draw field lines around the magnet. Complete some short consolidation tasks to review learning. A bundle of all 8 lessons can be found here. Visit my shop for other lessons in this unit and other science, history and geography resources.

This is the Fourth lesson in a series covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Britain losing and gaining an Empire 1763 - 1914. This series of lessons covers the second breadth study: The Changing Nature of the Royal Navy The lesson is ready to teach and includes all resources in the power point. The lessons refer to the textbook "Britain: Losing and gaining and Empire, 1763 - 1914" (Christie, 2016 Pearson) although other textbooks could be used with the lessons. During the lesson pupils will: * Complete a starter focusing on world capitals and linking Freetown, Sierra Leone with the suppression of the Slave trade from the previous lesson. * Investigate a letter of Marque (issued by the US congress in 1776) to identify the creation of privateers and discuss what it suggests about the nature of Navies in the 18th and 19th centuries. * Discuss how the expansion of the British Empire and the Royal Navy may have contributed to the rise of the "Golden age" of Piracy. * Investigate some prominent pirates and the Pirate laws created by Captain Bart Roberts to identify and infer features of piracy during this period. * What two videos covering pirate tactics and the development of Piracy. * Use the text to investigate methods used by the English and Dutch to suppress the piracy and why this was a priority for them. * Complete an investigation of the Barbary Pirates looking at depictions of them in Europe, their raids on European towns (such as the Sack of Baltimore) their growing power and subsequent suppression by the Royal Navy and others. * Discuss the statement - The suppression of Piracy and the attack on Algiers in 1816 proves that the Royal Navy’s role had developed to a force for global peace. Check out my shop (Click on my username above) for more free and premium resources including more lessons from this unit

This is the second lesson in a series covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Britain losing and gaining an Empire 1763 - 1914. This series of lessons covers the second breadth study: The Changing Nature of the Royal Navy… The lesson is ready to teach and includes all resources in the power point. The lessons refer to the textbook “Britain: Losing and gaining and Empire, 1763 - 1914” (Christie, 2016 Pearson) although other textbooks could be used with the lessons. During the lesson pupils will: * Use images of different ship designs between the 16th century and 1906 to make inferences about the development of the Navy over time. * Identify and discuss the key roles and importance of the Royal Navy to Britain * Investigate naval tactics during the age of sail through a brief study of the Battle of Trafalgar. * Evaluate the different ships in the Royal Navy from ships of the line to sixth-rate ships and the roles they undertook. * Evaluate the effectiveness of the Royal navy during the age of sail. Check out my shop (Click on my username above) for more free and premium resources including more lessons from this unit. If you buy this resource, please leave a review.

KS3 lesson to introduce evidence and how Historians use evidence to learn about the past. Could be used as part of a unit of Historical skills and before work on primary and secondary sources. You will need to bring a bag of "stuff" to use as evidence.

This lesson introduces pupils to the spying aspect of the Cold War with a particular emphasis on the Cuban Missile Crisis. During the lesson, pupils work in groups to evaluate different scenarios and present courses of action that America could take. In their groups pupils will: * Give suggestions of the best way to use the U2 spy plane against the USSR * Analyse spy plane photos of Soviet Missile Sites in Cuba * Consider different courses of action and advise JFK on what he should do about the missiles. *Hot-seat a briefing for JFK and what decision he should take. All resources needed for the lesson are on the power point and I have included brief notes on the slide to advice as to the best way to use them. I have used this lesson for many years (including during an outstanding observation) with great success. I have uploaded all 17 lessons from this Cold War scheme of work and they are available to purchase for £5. (Click on my user name to see all of my resources.)