Archive for the ‘1000-1450 (Year 7 History)’ Category

600 Years Ago Today (6th Jan. 1412) – Birth of Joan of Arc

Friday, January 6th, 2012

Birth of Joan of Arc, French martyr, saint and national heroine. (This is the date given in a letter from Lord Perceval de Boullainvilliers. Her actual
date of birth is impossible to verify, and she could only estimate her age)

Medieval Cathedrals: Interactive Game

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

In this brand new activity, students answer a series of questions asked by King Henry II. Based on the quality of the responses he then decides how likely he is to let them build a cathedral. Complete with a worksheet and a live “leaderboard” to build up a sense of competition, this is a great way to test knowledge and understanding of the “Cathedrals Builders” worksheet which can be found here.

Medieval Cathedral Building: Worksheet

Sunday, May 22nd, 2011

This new workpack gets students to think about the layout, design and engineering of Medieval Cathedrals. They learn about the terminology of Church architecture, watch video clips and make deductions from paintings from the Middle Ages showing church building.

History Mystery: The Murder of Archbishop Becket

Saturday, January 1st, 2011

An ActiveHistory Mystery.

The “History Mysteries” lessons are designed as stand-alone projects which each last 3-4 hours.
Through engaging historical topics, they teach skills of research, groupwork, structured writing.
There is a standard teacher lesson plan and student record sheet / markscheme for each activity.

History Mysteries: Lesson Plans, Worksheets and Markschemes

Monday, December 20th, 2010

I’ve just launched a brand new section on the website called the “ActiveHistory Mysteries“. I have been trialling these with my own students this term and they have proven to be a big hit! If you try them out with your own students, and / or you have any ideas for other “mysteries” I could develop, please contact me.

he “History Mysteries” lessons are designed as stand-alone projects which each last 3-4 hours. Through engaging historical topics, they teach skills of research, groupwork, structured writing. There is a standard teacher lesson plan and student record sheet / markscheme for each activity.

Balloon Debate: PowerPoint template

Friday, December 10th, 2010

A useful powerpoint template to help students frame a case for a character in a “balloon debate”.