about 1 year ago - No comments
This week’s form time activities are adapted from the excellent and award winning ‘Ghost Street’ Using a set of missing word headlines students explore some key road safety facts and figures. I did it as a paired activity with students writing their words onto the class whiteboard. The powerpoint can be downloaded here. For more information…
about 2 years ago - No comments
One of the key areas of www.ilovehistory.co.uk is the section for AS History students revising Elizabethan government. These pages contains a number of revision activities including notes, games, and card sorts. There are also a number of videos looking at some of the key questions, including ‘What problems did Elizabeth face in 1588?‘, ‘What was the importance…
about 2 years ago - No comments
In our final lesson of the term, Year 9 looked at what happened when Hitler turned his attentions from destroying the RAF to bombing the cities of Britain. We watched this short film from the BBC archive: We then considered why it is difficult to know if there was a ‘Blitz Spirit’. The BBC archive has a range…
about 2 years ago - No comments
As part of their investigation of the 1834 Poor Law, Year 8 are looking at the Witney Union Workhouse. The lesson uses pictures, newspaper articles, animation and the 1881 census records to allow students to find evidence in support of, or against the Poor Law. The resources are all based upon the excellent research of Peter…
about 2 years ago - No comments
The GCSE History Revision pages have been updated with links to some new BBC Bitesize revision videos. They are short snappy films, featuring a range of relevant and sometimes random clips. However, they contain some key information in memorable form. Who could fail to remember the key facts from GCSE History when they are acted…
about 2 years ago - No comments
Year 9 are currently writing essays about the causes of the Second World War. A copy of the instruction sheet can be downloaded if you have misplaced yours. Remember that a good way to structure your essay is to use the PEE burger paragraph. However, if you are feeling confident, it is good to try to vary…
about 3 years ago - No comments
A new Elizabethan history revision video is online. It looks at the issue of succession and how successfully Elizabeth dealt with it. When Elizabeth became Queen in 1558 she was just 25 years old. However, the issue of succession was important despite her youth. Elizabeth was not recognised as the legitimate heir by many Catholics.…
about 3 years ago - No comments
Revision videos and games are now online for the first two key questions. Revision videos for the other key questions will appear through the Spring. In the meantime, notes and activities can be accessed for these questions through the Little Heath School Elizabethan History web page.
In Year 9 we have been studying Hitler’s rise to power. We are now starting to look at his actions during the 1930s and how Britain and France responded. The policy of appeasement [giving in to Hitler to avoid another war] is very controversial. This online homework asks you to consider the strengths and weaknesses of appeasement. If you would like to find out more about appeasement then a few good resources are:
