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Music in History Lessons

Assessment for Learning

Schemes of Work

ICT based activities

Starter Activities

Discussions about teaching

Recommended resources

History Teachers Resources

Year Eight Resources

Long term Causes of the Civil War Submitted by N Boughey.
James I Fact Sheet Submitted by N Boughey.
Understanding texts (Word document) A rough guide to understanding a text. This sheet provides tips on how to go about reading a historical source. Produced by LHS History department.
Biography Template Template for use when creating biographies of any famous person. Submitted by N Boughey

The Great Fire of London (Word Document)

Diary extracts relating to the Great Fire of London. useful source material.
Taking sides. (Word Document) Primary Source material from the time of the Civil War. This evidence provides reasons for a number of people's choice of allegiance in the Civil War. The information can be used in a number of ways.

 

Other excellent resources can be found at Schoolhistory.co.uk

Contributions to this section are welcomed and encouraged. Please e-mail me with any worksheets or activities that you'd be willing to share with other teachers.

   

 

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Recommended Books related to teaching history

   

 

SchoolsHistory.org.uk highly recommends these sites:

Schoolhistory.co.uk - fantastic range of interactive games, revision materials and links.
ActiveHistory.co.uk - outstanding use of ICT to engage pupils.
Thinkinghistory.co.uk - a brilliant range of learning activities from Ian Dawson
JohnDClare.net - simply the best for Modern World GCSE students
Historyboxes.com - make your lessons 'real' with artefacts and living history provided by experts
Schoolshistory.com - same author as this site, just put together in a slightly different way!