Suitable for teaching 11-14s Elizabeth I as part of a Tudors SoW. Can also be used at Primary! What can we learn from Elizabeth I from her portraits? Whole lesson plus all resources needed for teaching Elizabeth I and her portraits. Students will first look at Elizabeth I - who she was and her achievements, including a video with quiz. Students will then analyse 10 portraits of Elizabeth I, using a variety of tasks to unpick their meaning. This includes looking at symbolism in her paintings and working out what they mean. Tasks are differentiated too! Please review if you purchase, and check out my other Tudors lessons and resources.

Suitable for teaching 11-14s and can also be used 7-11! Whole lesson plus all resources and worksheets needed for teaching: How different was the city of Baghdad to that of Medieval London? Students will investigate the medieval city of Baghdad and understand the Islamic Golden Age through videos and information sheets (provided). They will compare this information with London (also provided). This is perfect for teaching after Medieval life or the Black Death! Try out this interesting and often forgotten about world history in our curriculum! Please review if you purchase and check out my Medieval World (including China) resources!

KS3 Philosophy and Ethics - Lesson 1 of the ‘What Big Questions are there?’ Scheme of Work. This lesson looks at ‘What are Ultimate Questions’? This lesson introduces Ultimate Questions. By the end of the lesson, students will be able to: Formulate ultimate questions and explain how they may relate to religion. Describe ultimate questions and describe how they are related to religion. Understand what an ultimate question is. No worksheets needed - always a bonus! Ready to download and teach straight away. Feedback is welcome, please check out the rest of my lessons in the ‘What Big Questions are there?’

Knowledge Organiser for Civil Rights in America - suitable for KS3. Perfect for revision! Includes: Jim Crow Laws and Plessy vs Fergusson Montgomery Bus Boycott Greensboro Sit-In Little Rock Nine Racial violence and legal segregation Martin Luther King Malcolm X Feedback is welcome, please review if you purchase!

This lesson looks at the issue of Islamophobia. This lesson helps students explore, confront and deconstruct stereotypes targeted at Muslims. Students will learn about the impact of Islamophobia - looking specifically at the media portrayal of Muslims, the Mosque attack in Sweden and Islamophobia Awareness Month. This lesson has been used as part of an Islam Scheme of Work within Religious Studies, however this can be used before teaching Terrorism within history, or as part of PSHE. No resources needed - ready to download and teach straight away! Feedback is welcome, please check out my other lessons on my TES shop.

A useful revision resource - a timeline of the Cold War crises which breaks down ‘what happened’ and the ‘consequences’ including; A divided Berlin - refugee crisis, Khrushchev’s ultimatum, summit meetings and the Berlin Wall Cuban Revolution, Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile Crisis Prague Spring and Czechoslovakia ALSO INCLUDED: Answers for the whole sheet! Best printed double sided A3. Ideal for teaching Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Superpower Relations and the Cold War. Please review if you purchase and check out my other Cold War lessons and resources!

Year 6 History Transition Lesson designed to be delivered to Year 6 students who are doing a taster day or lesson. This History lesson goes over; What does History mean to you? What Historical topics have you learnt so far and what topics would you like to learn about? What will you be studying in Year 7 History at (chosen school)? Why is History important - looking at historical quotes Definition quiz of key terms (eg chronology, primary source, secondary source, century etc) Activity with worksheet - looking at 5 inventions and having to… Work out the order in which they were invented Calculating centuries Understanding significance and explaining which invention was the most significant and why Thanks for purchasing and please leave a review.

Causes of WW1 Knowledge Organiser. Can be used for revision for students.

For teaching Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Early Elizabethan England 1558-88. A great resource for revision - a revision clock that covers key content for the Early Elizabethan England course. Great for students of all abilities! Works best on A3 paper.

For teaching 11-14s Holocaust This lesson looks at 'What was the Final Solution?' Students will start by looking at the Wannsee Conference and the concentrations camps. Students will look in depth at Auschwitz and Dachau using a variety of tasks (videos and sources). Students will aim to answer the following question: Explain in what ways the ‘final solution’ was different from the way the Nazi’s treated the Jews between 1933-1941. The lesson finishes by looking at the liberation of Auschwitz. This lesson is differentiated for all students in your class, and includes all resources needed. Feedback is welcome, and please check out my other Holocaust lessons and materials.

For teaching Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Superpower Relations and the Cold War 1941-1991 Revision lesson - Timeline of the Origins of the Cold War. The timeline analyses key events from 1945-1956 and assess how much tension each event caused. Please review if you purchase and check out my other Cold War lessons and resources!

Amazing display for your classroom!! My favourite display! History instagram display 'Histagram’ This is specifically for Medicine Through Time (Edexcel GCSE 9-1) with 13 key individuals such as Galen, Vesalius, Jenner, Pasteur, Watson and Crick and more!! Each with a picture, ‘likes’ (which is a key date), and fun #hastags (e.g. Alexander Fleming, #penicillin #accident #luckyboy) I have paired this display with my Netflix one too (also available on my TES shop) and they look stunning together!! Please review if you purchase!

Suitable for teaching KS3 Charles I and the English Civil War. Whole lesson looks at the battles of Civil War, with a particular emphasis on Marston Moor. The lesson includes differentiated tasks, such as a card sort of the battles either onto a timeline or on a map of the UK. Students also look at Marston Moor in detail and how it was fought. Please review if you purchase and check out my other Charles I and the English Civil War resources!

**Whole lesson plus all resources needed for teaching 11-14s ‘How did the Nazi’s keep control of Germany through propaganda?’ ** Students will analyse a variety of Nazi propaganda methods through watching a video (with quiz) and looking at sources. At the end of the lesson, students will be able to plan an answer one of two differentiated questions; HA: ‘The use of propaganda was essential in helping the Nazis maintain control over the German people’. How far do you agree with this statement? LA: Explain how and why Hitler and the Nazis used propaganda. Please review if you purchase, and check out my other resources on my shop!

KS3 Religious Studies - Lesson 2 of the Islam scheme of work This lesson looks at an ‘What are the key features of a Mosque?’. This lesson looks at the key features of mosques - students will complete a worksheet investigating each part of a mosque using information provided on the PowerPoint, complete with a variety of photographs and videos. At the start of the lesson, I encourage students to take off their shoes, wash and cover their heads so they get a full feel for what it is like to enter a mosque. Finally, students will decide what is the most important feature of a mosque and why? All worksheets and resources needed are included – ready to download and teach! Feedback is welcome, please check out the rest of my lessons in the Islam scheme of work.

For teaching Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-1939 The Weimar Republic To what extent did the Weimar Republic have a ‘Golden Age’ 1924-1929? Students will look at the ‘Golden Age’ of the Weimar Republic, focusing on the significant changes in culture, the standard of living and the position of women. This lesson covers: What was the Golden Age? Why was there a Golden Age? How did the standard of living change? The changes for women Changes in culture (art, architecture, film) plus opposition to these changes Overall, how much of a ‘Golden Age’ was this period? Also included: Accompanying work booklet to the lesson, with a wide range of fun activities! 20 question quiz plus answers based on the lesson 3 interpretations to practice ‘what is the main view of the interpretation’ question, plus and inference question! Please review if you purchase, and check out my other Weimar and Nazi Germany resources.

This magnificent display showcases all of the amazing things history has to over around the world! To make this display I used a world map (purchased off Amazon) and then, using the cards provided for you here, attached string to show where these amazing events took place to create this impressive display. Each fact cards includes; Image Beautiful font for each place name A short paragraph (no more than a few sentences) summarises that event or history of the country This has been tailored to my school curriculum, but this would look incredible regardless if you do these topics. Examples include; China (Song dynasty) Baghdad (Islamic World) Afghanistan (Soviet invasion) Japan (Hiroshima and Nagasaki) France (WW1, French Revolution) Germany (WW1, Weimar and Nazi Germany GCSE) Many places in America! (American West GCSE) - such as the Great Plains, Salt Lake City and more. Cuba (Cuban Missile Crisis) Titanic Egypt (Battle of El Alamein) Ireland (The Troubles) This display looks extremely impressive and I have had so many compliments on this, as well as causing a stir on social media with people who found it so impressive! To recreate the display as in my photos you will need to purchase a world map and string, however you could also place the fact cards on a display board or wall without a map and it would still look incredible! Please review if you purchase.

An interactive lesson for teaching 11-14s on the weapons of WW1. Students make their own Top Trump cards about 7 weapons (ranging from tanks, rifles and zeppelins), using the differentiated information sheets! All worksheets are provided - including the information sheets and the template for the Top Trumps. I printed the Top Trump templates onto cards and students were then able to play them in lesson, and take them home to share with family! Students really enjoyed this lesson and they gained an excellent understanding of the weapons. Please review if you purchase and check out my other resources.

A great display for your classroom with historical and inspirational quotes! Please review!

For teaching Edexcel GCSE 9-1 The American West c1835-c1895 Key Topic 1 Revision Clock