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Essential timesavers to help you make your own history activities in a jiffy, with suggestions for how you can use them – including Venn diagrams for sorting key words or factors, Bullseye for ranking factors in order of importance and Pyramid plenary for helping students assess their own progress.
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Taboo template
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Add your own key and 'taboo' words to the card templates or get
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Communicating about the past | Published: 16/09/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Revision | Teaching templates and tools
Revision ping pong
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A fun revision game with silly forfeits and ping-pong balls –
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KS3 KS4 | Communicating about the past | Published: 10/09/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Revision | Teaching templates and tools
PANDA meumonic stickers
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Some stickers to print and glue in when working with evidence.
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KS3 KS4 | Communicating about the past | Published: 06/08/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Teaching templates and tools
Teachit History year planner 2020-21
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This handy year planner, with hyperlinks to topical, downloadable
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Revision grid
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A handy way to break down any topic to encourage recall of learning
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Published: 15/04/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Revision | Teaching templates and tools
Is your answer a capitel one?
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The AQA GCE Paper 2 asks students to assess the value of a source.
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KS5 | Using evidence | Published: 22/01/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Teaching templates and tools
KS5 Paper 2 source value tool
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This resource supports A-level students in their deconstruction
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KS5 | Using evidence | Published: 21/01/2019 | From the resource collection(s): Teaching templates and tools
20 ideas to improve teacher wellbeing in schools
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A fantastic list of practical ideas and tips to improve teacher
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Transition | Published: 20/12/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Wellbeing - History | Revision | Teaching ideas | Teaching templates and tools
Tutor group Advent calendar
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This festive calendar is designed for teachers to use with their
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Chronology | Published: 26/11/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Teaching templates and tools
The history alphabet challenge
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Use as a bank of quick starters and plenaries or to provide meaningful
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Communicating about the past | Published: 08/10/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Teaching templates and tools
Planning for a main factor / most important question
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A template for GCSE students to use for planning answers to this
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KS4 | Essay writing | Published: 17/09/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Teaching templates and tools
20 ideas for transition
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Useful for tutors and class teachers, this resource is a collection
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KS3 | Transition | Published: 28/08/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Teaching and learning - History | Teaching ideas | Teaching templates and tools
Spin the wheel!
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Students spin the wheel and talk about one of the main themes
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Communicating about the past | Published: 18/06/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Teaching templates and tools
Getting to know your classmates
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Activities to help students get to know each other and the best
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KS3 | Communicating about the past | Transition | Published: 18/06/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Getting to know you | Teaching templates and tools
What is this source useful for?
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Y7 students use this template as an introduction to testing sources
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KS3 | Communicating about the past | Historical enquiry | Transition | Using evidence | Published: 12/03/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Evidence teaching tools | Source skills | What is History? | Teaching templates and tools
10 minute mock analyser
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A quick self-assessment tool designed for KS4 students to review
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Communicating about the past | Essay writing | Published: 12/03/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Revision | Teaching templates and tools
20 teaching ideas for history mysteries
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Get some inspiration for injecting intrigue into your history
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Published: 09/01/2018 | From the resource collection(s): Teaching ideas | Teaching templates and tools
20 ideas for using technology in the history classrooom
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A collection of practical tips to make technology serve history
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Communicating about the past | Published: 20/11/2017 | From the resource collection(s): Teaching ideas | Teaching templates and tools
Command terms in history
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A resource designed for Y7 students to introduce some basic
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KS3 | Communicating about the past | Historical enquiry | Literacy in History | Transition | Published: 25/09/2017 | From the resource collection(s): Literacy in History | Teaching templates and tools
20 ideas for teaching thematic courses
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A selection of ideas for helping students get the 'big picture'
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KS4 | Thematic studies | Published: 07/08/2017 | From the resource collection(s): Teaching ideas | Teaching templates and tools
Revision for thematic studies: the factors game
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An interactive idea for reviewing thematic teaching.
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KS4 | Thematic studies | Published: 31/07/2017 | From the resource collection(s): Revision | Teaching templates and tools
Chunk it! Revision template
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A handy diagram which helps students to subdivide and categorise
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KS3 KS4 | Published: 17/07/2017 | From the resource collection(s): Revision | Teaching templates and tools
Hexagon focus: question planning and revision
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This template makes an ideal revision activity. Students use
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Published: 26/06/2017 | From the resource collection(s): Revision | Teaching templates and tools
Learning grid template
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Take 36 key words and create your own learning grid to consolidate
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Published: 21/11/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Revision | Teaching templates and tools
Images that shook the world
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A selection of 25 striking images from the 20th century to stimulate
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KS3 KS4 | Modern World: 1900-present | Published: 14/11/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Teaching templates and tools
Source analysis templates
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Two differentiated sheets to help students consider the provenance
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KS3 | Using evidence | Published: 22/08/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Teaching templates and tools
10 teaching ideas for Change and continuity
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Innovative and inspiring ways to teach the identification of
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Change and continuity | Published: 01/08/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Teaching ideas | Teaching templates and tools
Fishbone template
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A handy template for teaching causation.
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Cause and consequence | Published: 11/07/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Teaching templates and tools
10 teaching ideas for causation
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10 accessible and exciting ways of teaching causes and consequences,
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Cause and consequence | Published: 11/07/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Teaching ideas | Teaching templates and tools
Keyword traffic lights - template
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A useful template for self assessment before and after teaching
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Chatterbox template
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An easy to edit template to add in your own questions and answers,
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History revision challenge game
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A collaborative and competitive revision game that works for
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Communicating about the past | Published: 18/04/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Teaching templates and tools
History department reading and film list
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A comprehensive list of recommended books and films on themes
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Communicating about the past | Published: 15/03/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Teaching templates and tools
Connectives SNAP!
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A game of snap using a collection of different types of connectives.
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KS3 KS4 | Literacy in History | Published: 08/03/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Literacy in History | Teaching templates and tools
'Silent discussion' revision
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Working in silence, students share the annotation of a selection
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Interactive display revision
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Create an interactive display to help students revise key dates
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Published: 01/03/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Revision | Teaching templates and tools
Revision rooms
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Get out the glue sticks! This revision activity can be messy,
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Published: 23/02/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Revision | Teaching templates and tools
Round revision
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Students pool their knowledge of a topic or text through a series
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Published: 23/02/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Revision | Teaching templates and tools
How do historians try to persuade us that their arguments are convincing?
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A template resource which helps students to analyse historians'
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KS5 | Interpretation | Published: 17/12/2015 | From the resource collection(s): Teaching templates and tools
Bibliography template
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A handy grid to issue to students completing any extended research
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Strategies for tackling writing weaknesses
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A guide for teachers who want to help their students to overcome
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Literacy in History | Transition | Published: 13/10/2015 | From the resource collection(s): Literacy in History | Teaching templates and tools
20 teaching ideas for dyslexia
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Engaging and useful teaching ideas to help inform your teaching
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Literacy in History | Published: 23/09/2015 | From the resource collection(s): Literacy in History | Teaching ideas | Teaching templates and tools
15 teaching ideas for essay writing
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15 inventive and accessible ideas for improving essay writing.
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Literacy in History | Published: 15/09/2015 | From the resource collection(s): Literacy in History | Teaching templates and tools
10 teaching ideas for SPaG
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Ten creative and differentiated activities to use when focusing
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Literacy in History | Published: 08/09/2015 | From the resource collection(s): Literacy in History | Teaching ideas | Teaching templates and tools
Connectives placemat
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This differentiated resource features a connective for every
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Transition | Published: 08/09/2015 | From the resource collection(s): Reference resources | Teaching templates and tools
10 teaching ideas for stretch and challenge
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Some creative and quick-to-implement ideas for moving on your
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Published: 01/09/2015 | From the resource collection(s): Teaching ideas | Teaching templates and tools
20 teaching ideas for homework
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A collection of tried and tested strategies to build interest
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Published: 25/08/2015 | From the resource collection(s): Teaching ideas | Teaching templates and tools
History etymology posters
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A lovely, bright collection of posters to display the origins
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Transition | Published: 28/07/2015 | From the resource collection(s): Literacy in History | Teaching templates and tools
10 ideas for active learning in History
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A collection of ideas to keep your students actively engaged
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Published: 15/07/2015 | From the resource collection(s): Teaching ideas | Teaching templates and tools
10 ideas for History open evenings
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A selection of imaginative suggestions to promote your department
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Published: 09/06/2015 | From the resource collection(s): Teaching ideas | Teaching templates and tools
20 teaching ideas for history revision
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A selection of strategies to keep history revision varied, focused
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Published: 10/03/2015 | From the resource collection(s): Teaching ideas | Teaching templates and tools
Target note template
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A handy template to encourage students to develop their multi-causal
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Essay writing | Published: 17/02/2015 | From the resource collection(s): Teaching templates and tools
Newspaper template
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A great template to help students quickly produce a professional
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KS3 KS4 | Communicating about the past | Published: 16/12/2014 | From the resource collection(s): Teaching templates and tools
Takeaway homework: self-review
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A generic worksheet for students to complete alongside takeaway
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Snakes and ladders templates
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A selection of blank snakes and ladders templates. Students can
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20 teaching ideas for differentiation
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20 teaching ideas to help you differentiate for students.
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Published: 12/11/2014 | From the resource collection(s): Teaching ideas | Teaching templates and tools
10 teaching ideas for historical drama
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10 ideas for bringing some drama into the history classroom!
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Published: 04/11/2014 | From the resource collection(s): Teaching ideas | Teaching templates and tools
20 teaching ideas for plenaries
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20 creative and practical teaching ideas for plenary activities.
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Published: 21/10/2014 | From the resource collection(s): Teaching ideas | Teaching templates and tools
20 teaching ideas for starter activities
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20 creative and practical ideas to start your lessons. Here’s
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Published: 14/10/2014 | From the resource collection(s): Teaching ideas | Teaching templates and tools
Design your own coat of arms
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A lovely activity to get students thinking about their own heritage
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KS3 | Transition | The Medieval period: 1000-1500 | Published: 19/08/2014 | From the resource collection(s): Getting to know you | Teaching templates and tools
Getting to know you
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A simple survey for new year 7 students to establish the topics
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KS3 | Chronology | Transition | Published: 19/08/2014 | From the resource collection(s): Getting to know you | Teaching templates and tools
Views and opinions planner
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Three sheets for students to organise their thoughts about an
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Hexagon grids
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A flexible template for a variety of ranking and sorting activities.
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GCSE jigsaw: revising the Weimar Republic
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This jigsaw template resource is great for getting students to
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KS3 KS4 | Depth studies | Published: 29/04/2014 | From the resource collection(s): Germany | Weimar Germany | Teaching templates and tools
Board game template
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A fun board game with some silly things to do, just the antidote
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Fun and games revision activities
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A series of tried and tested ideas for using games with revision
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Obituary framework template
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This teaching template contains generic instructions for writing
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KS3 | Communicating about the past | Literacy in History | Published: 21/01/2014 | From the resource collection(s): Teaching templates and tools
Research template
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A framework designed to encourage students to select information
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KS3 KS4 | Historical enquiry | Published: 17/04/2013 | From the resource collection(s): Teaching templates and tools
British History timeline template
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A neat and tidy timeline to aid understanding of chronology.
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Key concepts and processes levels posters
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Great for literacy! Posters and keywords to produce a display
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KS3 | Communicating about the past | Literacy in History | Published: 21/11/2012 | From the resource collection(s): Teaching templates and tools
Handling challenging texts in History
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A literacy tool for KS4 and KS5 which helps students to break
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KS4 KS5 | Literacy in History | Published: 19/09/2012 | From the resource collection(s): Teaching templates and tools
Asking better questions in History
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A resource to promote independent enquiry which helps students
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KS3 KS4 KS5 | Historical enquiry | Transition | Published: 12/09/2012 | From the resource collection(s): Literacy in History | Teaching templates and tools
KS3 literacy mats
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Designed for the new literacy focus, these are Y7 and Y8 topic
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KS3 | Literacy in History | Transition | Published: 12/09/2012 | From the resource collection(s): Literacy in History | Teaching templates and tools
Hexagon quiz template
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A handy template for creating a quiz on your IWB, inspired by
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