Top 20 history resources

Lessons, activities and worksheets for KS3 and KS4 history students

Tes Resources Team

History resources for KS3 and KS4 secondary students

Refresh your KS3 and KS4 history lessons with this selection of resources

From schemes of work and lessons to worksheets, activities and revision booklets, why not take a look at this selection of history resources brought to you by teachers in the Tes community?

Defending a Castle
mrshopehistory

Defending a Castle

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A well presented lesson on the defensive features of Medieval castles created for KS3 history students on Microsoft Powerpoint **A little about the lesson** Students are encouraged to design their own castle and its defences. Students are provided with a king-sized budget and challenged to researc...
World War 2 PowerPoint + Supporting Resources
Ichistory

World War 2 PowerPoint + Supporting Resources

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An interactive Second World War PowerPoint ... Key content - - Vocab + glossary. - Causes of WW2. - Role of Hitler's and foreign policy. - Appeasement. - Nazi - Soviet Non Aggression Pact. - WW2 Homefront. - The Holocaust. You may also find useful ... Holocaust Teaching 100 Page Teaching Pa...
The Vietnam War + Revision Summary
Ichistory

The Vietnam War + Revision Summary

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Content - Unit key words, who is who, the domino theory and containment, why did the USA get involved?, source comparison and evaluation. Updated to include a shorter summary + revision pack and a 1968 as a turning point focus questions and opportunity for extended writing. You may also be inte...
Medicine through Time - Individuals flash cards
Polly James

Medicine through Time - Individuals flash cards

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These cards include information about the (approx) 100 individuals (!) that students learn about during the 'old' Medicine through Time course. However, it can easily be adapted for the new Health and the People course by removing all of the Ancient World ones (apart from Hippocrates and Galen). ...
Elizabeth I Government
Ellenmaep

Elizabeth I Government

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A lesson arc giving an introduction to AQA GCSE Elizabeth I's government- includes information on the Privy Council, Parliament, Royal Court and Church. Differentiated worksheets and a computer research task on Privy Councillors.
Henry VIII Source lesson
DiscoveringHistory

Henry VIII Source lesson

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This Tudor lesson investigates the image of Henry VIII through sources and interpretations. It wants students to understand how to tackle useful and reliable sources questions. Students work individually and in pairs to do this. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activiti...
The Tudors - Wars of the Roses
jchistory

The Tudors - Wars of the Roses

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KS3 History resources: 50 mins-1 hour PP, worksheets, well differentiated. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes) and are designed to last between fifty minutes and one hour each. \*\*\*SALE\*\*...
'Who was to blame for the sinking of Titanic?'
PlanMyLesson .

'Who was to blame for the sinking of Titanic?'

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An easy to follow lesson on Titanic. Students review pieces of evidence and categorise and organise this these into a diamond 9 (or score each piece of evidence) to determine who they think was to blame for the Titanic disaster. They follow this up with a report writing activity to explain their t...
The Great Plague of 1665-6
nationalarchives

The Great Plague of 1665-6

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A lesson plan which enables pupils to learn about the plague and to learn how the lives, beliefs, ideas and attitudes of people in Britain have changed over time.
IGCSE History content and revision
StuartRatcliffe

IGCSE History content and revision

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A booklet covering the 2015- 17 iGCSE History syllabus, with Germany 1918-1945 as the chosen depth study. Note that the new 2015 content on the Middle East is not yet included. Updated 28th July 2016 - Treaty of Versailles section updated, new graphics and information. Any queries contact me ...
KS3 History - The Black Death Full scheme of work
jillyjones1987

KS3 History - The Black Death Full scheme of work

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7 Lessons with PowerPoints, worksheets, starters and plenaries, success criteria and teachers notes. Written for SEN KS3 students, this scheme of work would last my students a short term as some lessons may go over into two. Written for SEN students it is very bright,colourful and animated, appeali...
Slavery
nationalarchives

Slavery

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This lesson offers graphic evidence of the cruelty on which enslavement was based and considers details about the way enslaved African society worked and how they were punished.
The Home Front: The Blitz
Roy Huggins

The Home Front: The Blitz

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This outstanding lesson is designed to help students understand why Hitler launched the Blitz on Britain, the impact it had on civilians, whilst evaluating how close it came to breaking morale. In forms part of a series of lessons on the Home Front that can be downloaded separately or bought as p...
Black Death Cures
DiscoveringHistory

Black Death Cures

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This lesson investigates how people tried to cure themselves and others of the Black Death - from the magical and spiritual to the science and common sense, students will gain an insight into medieval thinking. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, cl...
The Battle of Hastings
mrshopehistory

The Battle of Hastings

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A well presented lesson on the 1066 Battle of Hastings in the run up to the penultimate lesson of the Battle of Hastings created for KS3 history students on Microsoft Powerpoint **A little about the lesson** Students explore the Battle of Hastings between two of the contenders Harold Godwinson and...