Archive for the ‘Year Groups’ Category

Place names in the British Isles - What do they tell us?

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

A new worksheet for Year 7 History. Students are given advice on how to spot Celtic, Roman, Norman, Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon place names, research the meaning of some of the most famous places, then plot a whole series of them on a map to try to identify meaningful patterns.

Year 7 History: Medieval Realms Quizzes

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

A series of quizzes designed to be used as end-of-year history revision:
Manic Miner: Medieval Realms
Wordshoot: Medieval Realms
Cannonball Fun: Medieval Realms
Matching Pairs: Medieval Realms

Everyday Vocabulary - What does it tell us?

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

A new worksheet for Year 7 History. Why does the English language have so many German, French, Celtic and Scandinavian words within it? An original way of looking at the waves of immigration that have characterised British history in the past 1000 years.

Starter Activity: Arguments of the Anti-Abolitionists

Sunday, October 12th, 2008

Students read an extract from the “Gentleman’s Magazine” of 1789 and underline all the arguments the writer puts forward in defence of the slave trade, the considers how these arguments could feasibly be challenged.

Medieval Realms: Play Your Dates Right Revision Quiz

Friday, October 10th, 2008

A new interactive challenge in the “Play your cards right” format designed to develop chronological understanding.

The Slave Trade - Test

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

Students are provided with a selection of possible questions in the GCSE Paper 1 format (a. Describe, b. Explain, c. Assess). They are told that one of these three-part questions will be set as the end of unit assessment - it is up to the teacher which to choose!