The last 5 years of my teaching career have been truly awful. A mixture of Covid, travel and most importantly a toxic working environment. In September I started at a new school in Worcester and I’ve got my mojo back. Don’t let toxic schools destroy your love of teaching!
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I do love a political cartoon - this one looks at the relationship between East and West at the start of the Cold War. I’ve provided some questions to help guide the pupils and I’ve magnified parts of the cartoon to help them see what is going on
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War Story is a useful task to help the pupils get an overview of life in the trenches. It’s a simple dice game. When the pupil lands on a War Story square they pick up a card and record what happened to them. If you’d like a copy, please click on the link
Trying out a new guided writing structure in my new school. It’s being embedded across key stages 3 and 4. Hopefully, we’ll get to a point when we can remove the scaffolding
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How did Hitler become Chancellor in January 1933? The pupils read the narrative. They identified the events that helped or hindered his progress. They also identified the factors that contributed to his success. A thank you to
@KKNTeachLearn
for the graph👍
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I made this monster knowledge organiser about the First World War some time ago. If you are teaching it and would like a copy, simply click on the link
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I’ve been turning to these old history textbooks more and more to help plan KS3 and KS4 lessons. Just ordered the Crime and Punishment for £3.75 - bargain! The authors and illustrators really put a lot of thought into their product
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Thank you for the kind comments about the ‘women’s role during the First World War’ materials. If you would like a copy of the resources, please click on this link There’s some guided reading, a PowerPoint and A3 worksheet
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Today I taught the pupils about this man and how he discovered specific bacteria. It doesn’t matter which school I have taught in, as soon as you mention his name at least one student will chuckle. If you know, you know 😉
Here’s a fairly simple activity to get the pupils to focus on particular parts of a painting. In this case it’s the execution of Charles I. I then get the pupils to make inferences from what they can see. If you’d like a copy, please click on the link
Finally, got around to getting these history help sheets laminated. Hopefully, they will help my year 7 and 8 pupils when they get stuck. I can’t remember who i magpied this idea off, but thank you whoever you are 👍
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Over the next few weeks many pupils all over the country will be sitting mock exams. If you teach Germany 1918-39 you might find this monster A2 timeline useful for revision. If you would like a copy, please click on the link
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Was the First World War really a world war? Looking at diversity during the war. These worksheets look at Walter Tull (Black British), Albert Knight (Indigenous Australian), Francis Pegahmagbow (Objibwa people Canada) and Khudadad Khan (India)
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Thank you for the very kind comments about the History Help mat. It’s been well-received by my KS3. If you would like a copy of the mat, please click on this link
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War Story is useful task to help the pupils get an overview of life in the trenches. Roll a dice and when the pupil lands on a War Story square they pick up a card and record what happened to them. Some of the events are positive + others are negative -
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If you will be teaching life for soldiers during the First World War you might find this giant knowledge organiser useful. If you would like a copy, please click on the link
How did Hitler become Chancellor in January 1933? The pupils read the narrative. They identified the events that helped or hindered his progress. They also identified the factors that contributed to his success. If you’d like a copy, click on the link
I’ve been turning to these old history textbooks more and more to help plan KS3 and KS4 lessons. The authors and illustrators really put a lot of thought into their production
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Games in lessons have fallen out of fashion, but I really like them. They’re great at helping to embed knowledge. This one looks at life for poor people in the 19th century. It focuses on public health and includes the living conditions and changes that occurring
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Here’s a fairly simple activity to get the pupils to focus on particular parts of a painting. In this case it’s the execution of Charles I. I then get the pupils to make inferences from what they can see. If you’d like a copy, please click on the link
The department has been trying out this new guided writing structure. It’s being embedded across key stages 3 and 4. Giving some feedback tomorrow when all of the trust schools get together
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It has been great to see teachers helping each other at this difficult time. This is my small contribution to the history teacher community. If you would like a copy of these A2 timelines, please click on this link
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Hi folks, thank you so much for the kind comments. If you would like a copy of the Hitler chancellor worksheet, please click on this link
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Last night’s work home on the train - a Black Death thinking quilt looking at the cause of disease, treatment and prevention. Added in some dual coding to make it stick. Thanks to
@KKNTeachLearn
for the inspiration 👏
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I do love a political cartoon - this one looks at the relationship between East and West at the start of the Cold War. I’ve provided some questions to help guide the pupils and I’ve magnified parts of the cartoon to help them see what is going on
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If you are teaching the British empire and are interested in teaching the impact of the famine on Ireland, please click on this link to download the materials …
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War Story is a useful task to help the pupils get an overview of life in the trenches. It’s a simple dice game. When the pupil lands on a War Story square they pick up a card and record what happened to them. If you’d like a copy, please click on the link
I wanted the pupils to see how the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany changed over time. Lots of talking, the use of images and personal experiences from the period helped to illustrate how the persecution got worse
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A couple of retrieval tasks for the year 11 students tomorrow. Some of the information has been filled in for them. Hopefully it helps illustrate what they know and where there are gaps
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Here’s a significance task I’ve been working on for medicine, but I’m sure it could be adapted. There are a series of cards to help the pupils reach a judgement about who is the most significant medic. Finally, there is a radar graph to illustrate their point
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I’ve been working on some materials to show the diversity of the soldiers who fought in the First World War. The worksheets look at Walter Tull, Albert Knight, Francis Pegahmagbow and Khudadad Khan and highlight their experiences
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Was Emily Davison’s death at the Derby a sacrifice or a terrible accident? Updating some materials before going back to work. Going to use the clip from Clare Balding’s, Secrets of a Suffragette
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Battleship retrieval game for Germany 1918-1939. The game has been updated with questions for the new specification. If you’d like a copy of the game and the sheet to fill in the answers, please click on the link
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Our PGCE student has been brilliant this term. She’s hard-working, listens to advice and acts upon it. The most impressive thing is the five feet significance thermometer that she has built. It even has moving parts. The pupils love using it!
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We look at Cecil Rhodes when we study the British empire and Africa. I find this cartoon really useful for the topic. The Punch cartoon compares Cecil Rhodes to the Colossus of Rhodes. I’ve added in some questions to help the pupils make inferences
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If you’d like a copy of this Germany 1918-1939 timeline for your classroom, please click on the link. It includes all the important dates for the topic
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What contribution did women make to the war effort? This worksheet looks at the different roles that women performed during the First World War. I’ve included the women footballers of Dick, Kerr’s munitions factory who raised vast sums of money for injured soldiers during the war
Trying out a new guided writing structure in my new school. It’s being embedded across key stages 3 and 4. Hopefully, we’ll get to a point when we can remove the scaffolding
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Going to try out this end of topic task for the medicine - it covers care, cause of disease, treatment, prevention, factors, individuals, dates, influence and continuity and change
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It you are looking to get some local history into your curriculum then ‘A Street Near You is a good place to start. You can very quickly build up a database of soldiers from your town who lost their lives during World War One
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How did Hitler become Chancellor in January 1933? The pupils read the narrative. They identified the events that helped or hindered his progress. They also identified the factors that contributed to his success.
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If you’d like a copy of these ‘get them thinking’ medicine cards, please click on the link. There are 60 cards with a brief description on the back of who or what is on the front. The cards cover many aspects of the history of medicine
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Some teachers have been asking for a copy of War Story. I find the game useful to help the pupils get an overview of life in the trenches. If you’d like a copy, please click on the link Enjoy your summer hols, I’ll be back in September
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Afternoon folks, as promised here is a link to the on the one hand question sheet and the structure strip for the 16 mark Germany question. The worksheets are easy to adapt. Please click on the link for a copy
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Why did the America colonists rebel? This is a card match-up task. The pupils will then identify what type of cause it was (social, economic, etc…Finally, the pupils then order the causes into a pyramid and explain what they think was the most important reason
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Finally got to use War Story in my year 9 lesson. It’s a simple dice game based trench life. When the pupil lands on a War Story square they pick up a card and record what happened to them. If you’d like a copy, please click on the link
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What does Mansa Musa’s story tell us about medieval Africa? My PGCE student taught this lesson yesterday. I loved the fact that she included the ‘National Honour of the Trousers’ to highlight significance. The bigger the trousers the more significant 👍😃
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This political cartoon looks at the relationship between East and West at the start of the Cold War. I’ve provided some questions to help guide the pupils and magnified parts to help them see what is going on. If you’d like a copy, please click the link
What contribution did women make to the war effort? This PowerPoint and worksheet looks at the different roles that women performed during the First World War. If you would like a copy of the resources, please click on this link
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A quick retrieval task looking at how Hitler was able to consolidate his power. Some of the information has been filled in for the pupils. The task highlights what they know and where there are gaps. If you’d like a copy, please click on the link
War Story is a useful task to help the pupils get an overview of life in the trenches. The pupil rolls a dice and when they land on a War Story square they pick up a card and record what happened to them. Some of the events are positive + others are negative -
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How did Gustav Stresemann help solve the problems of the Weimar Republic, 1924-29? We watched this video I made a number of years ago The pupils then used the worksheet to build up their knowledge of the events
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Was the First World War really a ‘world war’? The pupils are given a series of photographs of soldiers from WWI. The pupils have to identify on the maps where in the world the soldiers came from
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Was the First World War really a ‘world war’? The pupils are given a series of photographs of soldiers from WWI. The pupils have to identify on the maps where in the world the soldiers came from. If you’d like a copy, please click on this link
Monarchy Monopoly - I made this for my daughter six years ago. It’s the same rules as monopoly, just with kings and queens. The chance and community chest cards are linked to historical events. If you can use it, please click on the link
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These worksheets look at diversity in the army during the First World War - Walter Tull (Black British), Albert Knight (Indigenous Australian), Francis Pegahmagbow (Objibwa people, Canada) and Khudadad Khan (India) If you’d like a copy, click on the link
Why was there a need to build a wall in Berlin? Teaching the Cold War for the first time in many years. Sources, scholarship and a map. I’ll see how it goes tomorrow
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If you’d like a copy of the - How did Gustav Stresemann help solve the problems of the Weimar Republic, 1924-29? worksheet, please click on the link
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It’s difficult being a teacher, but for those in their early years it can be overwhelming. Remember you don’t need to re-invent the wheel. This worksheet is 20 years old - it’s been recycled many times, but essentially it’s the same task about the Suffragettes
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Here’s a fairly simple activity to get the pupils to focus on particular parts of a painting. In this case it’s the execution of Charles I. I then get the pupils to make inferences from what they can see. If you’d like a copy, please click on the link
If you’re preparing your students for the Germany 1918-1939 paper, you may find this timeline useful. If you’d like a copy, please click on the link
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Sending this knowledge organiser out to the pupils today. This one looks at the causes of the First World War. I'm finding them quite time consuming though! If anyone wants a copy I'm happy to share👍
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Why was there a need to build a wall in Berlin? Teaching the Cold War for the first time in many years. Sources, scholarship and a map.
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Why was there a Space Race? A task which looks at how the rivalry between the USSR and USA was played out in space. There is a graph for the pupils to plot to illustrate the rivalry
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If you’d like a copy of this Germany 1918-1939 timeline for your classroom, please click on the link. It includes all the important dates for the topic
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Highlighters at the ready. A simple retrieval task looking at the Brownshirts and the Schutzstaffel. The pupils read through the statements and identify those that relate to the SA or SS
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A retrieval task that looks at Hitler’s consolidation of power. Some of the information has been filled in. The pupils have to fill in the blanks using their own knowledge
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Why did the French revolt? This is our second case study in the Age of Revolutions. We also look at America, Haiti and Ireland. Getting in a little bit of maths with a graph and a pie chart. We link the case studies through the writings of Thomas Paine
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I do love a political cartoon. Here are some that the pupils produced about the Treaty of Versailles. I gave them a number of cartoons from the period to get them thinking
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The year 8 are studying the campaign to get women the vote. Here are a range of resources for the topic. A simple sort task starter, a chronology activity and some guided reading. If you would like them I’ll tweet a link 👍
How did the Nazis indoctrinate the youth? Developed some resources to help teach youth in Nazi Germany. I love a good source - a mix of pictorial and written sources
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Thank you for all the kind comments. If you would like a copy of the PowerPoint and worksheets for - Was it really a World War? lesson, please click on the link
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It’s difficult being a teacher, but for those in their early years it can be overwhelming. Remember you don’t need to re-invent the wheel. This worksheet is 20 years old - it’s been recycled many times, but essentially it’s the same task about the Suffragettes
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Significance Boxing - who can land the knockout blow!? This task compares Nightingale and Seacole, but you could compare any two individuals. The instructions are on the second picture. Both pupils need to reach a judgement at the end about who is most significant
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Cause of disease and treatment across the historical periods all on one page. Trying to help year 11 with their revision with this thinking quilt. Colour coding the historical periods and the themes. Thanks again
@KKNTeachLearn
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I finally managed to get the 'War Story' game about life in the trenches completed and use it in the classroom. It seemed to go well with KS3 and KS4
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Putting together some lessons on disability in the Tudor period. This one focuses on Henry VIII’s health. I’ve been able to use a cracking piece by Sarah Bryson that looks at the illnesses and injuries that took their toll
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Oliver Cromwell - Hero or Villain? It’s an old old one and probably needs a new enquiry question. I’m open to suggestions! I’m focusing more on his actions in Ireland. Bringing in some scholarship using Micheál Ó Siochrú’s ‘God’s executioner’.
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Looking at how propaganda posters/postcards were used by the Suffragettes and those who were opposed to them. Also looking at the different uses of the “Shrieking Sister” Punch cartoon. I do love a Punch cartoon
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An updated A2 timeline for the history of medicine unit. I changed the timeline to include dual coding and additional room for the pupils to explain the contribution that the individuals made or how the event impacted on people at the time
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It’s difficult being a teacher, but for those in their early years it can be overwhelming. Remember you don’t need to re-invent the wheel. This worksheet is 20 years old - it’s been recycled many times, but essentially it’s the same task about the Suffragettes
#historyteacher
Here’s a fairly simple activity to get the pupils to focus on particular parts of a painting. In this case it’s the execution of Charles I. I then get the pupils to make inferences from what they can see
#historyteacher
It you are looking to get some local history into your curriculum then ‘A Street Near You … is a good place to start. You can very quickly build up a database of soldiers from your town who lost their lives during World War One
#historyteacher
I've been asked to produce knowledge organisers for the pupils at key stage 3 who may miss the online lessons. Here is my attempt at Battle of Stamford Bridge, Hastings, etc... Not sure if there is too much or too little content!?
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How did the Nazis use education to indoctrinate children? Used the Disney cartoon, Education for Death today - it’s about Hans, a school boy in Germany. The pupils looked at the usefulness of the cartoon to find what it was like to be a child in Hitler’s Germany
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Here’s the second retrieval task in the series. This one looks at Hitler’s consolidation of power. The pupils simply fill in the gaps using their own knowledge. If you’d like a copy, please click on the link
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How did the Germany people oppose the Nazis? Still work in progress. I wanted to bring in some more individuals and groups who opposed the Nazis. I’ve included the priest, Josef Fath, August Landmesser, Paul Schneider and the Jehovah’s Witnesses to the list
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