Free History Teaching Samples for KS3

Teaching KS3 History: Black Peoples of the Americas and slavery

The title of this section reflects the fact that the new curriculum should not any longer be boxed up into just six discrete silos called study units. Instead there should be fluidity between and across...

Free at Last? How far had the Civil Rights Movement come by 1963?

How far have Afro-Americans come in their struggle for equality over the last 160 years? With many schools operating a 2-year Key Stage 3 curriculum, it is important to offer a few quick overviews of...

How well do these cartoons cover the causes of World War One?

In pairs, Y9/GCSE students visit 9 different cartoons posted around the wall. They have to work out: a. Which cause is being ‘covered’ in each cartoon - sometimes two. b. Which causes are NOT covered. They are given a...

Court of King Cholera: Where am I in the picture?

This activity works in two ways; it activates pupils’ prior knowledge in a fun way and raises questions about conditions at the time the chosen image, A Court for King Cholera was produced, i.e. September...

Puzzle corner 3: the strange case of the missing slave

Pupils will find that this example of a black slave, painted out of an eighteenth century painting of a tobacco lord’s family, makes an intriguing starter to any lesson on the slave trade. They will...

Puzzle corner: The strange case of the steel helmet

A short intriguing starter activity for pupils presents them with a puzzle to solve. In the First World War, why did head injuries increase when the metal helmet replaced the cloth cap as part of the...

Expert Advice: Key Stage 3 and 4 – Using the 4 Bs

Using the 4 Bs to encourage independence You recognise the problem. No sooner have you set a piece of open-ended enquiry work with you initially as facilitator, than the hands go up. Please Sir/Miss, “How do...

Fit for purpose teaching Strategies at Key Stage 3

Personalising learning by establishing what students already know about a topic, before beginning teaching. Case study: Comparing students’ initial perceptions with their end-of-study study views of the First World War To build effectively on what students bring...

Key stage 3 Free Samples

Teaching KS3 History: Black Peoples of the Americas and slavery

Free at Last? How far had the Civil Rights Movement come by 1963?

How well do these cartoons cover the causes of World War One?

Court of King Cholera: Where am I in the picture?

Puzzle corner 3: the strange case of the missing slave

Puzzle corner: The strange case of the steel helmet

Expert Advice: Key Stage 3 and 4 – Using the 4 Bs

Fit for purpose teaching Strategies at Key Stage 3

Battalion 101. Why did they shoot? A history mystery

What can we learn about the Empire from a Christmas pudding?

What made runaway slaves successful?

What can we learn about medieval churches from the outside and inside?

Puzzle Corner 2: Analysing Victorian photographs: the puzzle of the Tredegar patch girls.

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