History Resource @HistoryResource
Free secondary history teaching resources. KS3 & KS4. Ideas for history teachers by passionate history geeks. historyresourcecupboard.com Joined February 2011-
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History lessons stick with when they focus on puzzles about real people. This 2 min read explains how to use memoirs & eyewitness accounts effectively in your classroom. Don't forget our free basic membership gives you access to 30+ ready-to-teach lessons bit.ly/4jvrTM3
This free fully resourced lesson engages students with a spat on X and examines the current conflict in Ukraine. The unheard voice of Anne of Kiev can be sprinkled into your KS3. Join free as a basic member to download this & other ready-to-teach lessons bit.ly/3RslZjR
If you teach the Norman Conquest your Yr 7’s this free knowledge organiser is really handy and worth downloading. It includes key terms, background info and more. Join free as basic member & print bit.ly/45chCx5
Rigorous enquiry lessons are tough to plan but can boost GCSE results. Try this free, fully resourced, migration lesson focusing on Roma Gypsies - created by an expert practitioner. Join free & download. Full members get 1,000+ ready-to-use lessons bit.ly/3Pt5d3D
Looking to refresh existing lessons or introduce a new unit like migration to add diversity? Here are 1000+ fully resourced lessons and ideas including 2 compliant KS3 curriculums. One is completely centred on diversity & unheard voices. Browse here bit.ly/3mS3FVj
We previously did a deep dive into Ofsted's report into history teaching. To be honest, it wasn't the easiest of reads. But the 6 simple takeaways we found are still valid and perhaps worth a look as you enter the new academic year. bit.ly/467kcFy
Many schools start Yr 7 by teaching about the Medieval Period. To understand this period pupils need to know what people believed. Take a look at this unit with a free SOW & KO. Join free as a basic member & use with 30 other fully resourced free lessons bit.ly/4dBjRiF
Improving your GCSE results next year is hard but engagement is key. Every HRC lesson is fully resourced and has a strong hook. Try this free one on Elizabethan England & see how they can help you. Basic membership is free. Full members get 1000+ lessons bit.ly/3SU6wtw
Whether you are a new history leader or classroom expert, these free fully resourced, ready to teach lessons, may help you. Enquiry-led, they hook students in from the start and lead to an engaging end product. Basic membership is completely free, no catch bit.ly/3L5KT4M
Enhance your medieval unit by sprinkling in some lessons on 'outsiders'. This free one focuses on how disabled people were treated. Part of a ground breaking KS3 curriculum that can be taught whole or sprinkled across. Join free as basic member & use bit.ly/3L5KT4M
Glance this 2 minute read on how the power of the enquiry question can reap results. Coupled with an engaging end product it really can be game changing. Take a minute and grab some free inspiration - HRC has 1000+ fully resourced lessons based on it. bit.ly/3M8qzAH
There is more content to remember than ever at GCSE. This short read gives you 5 tips and tricks to make learning stick in your classroom. Join completely free as a basic member and access more than 60 free lessons and resources to help with your planning bit.ly/4fRvEuW
Finding time to plan is hard. HRC has 1000 fully resourced, ready to teach lessons . Why not try this free one on the problems faced by Harold & see how they can help you? Simply join free & download. Full members have 24/7 access to over 1000 lessons bit.ly/3L5KT4M
Being a history teacher is not an easy option. There is more content to get through than ever before. Whatever your students do or don't achieve today, they will have spent two years learning critical skills that will help them in life - even if they don't know it yet!
Finding time, space and ideas to reinvigorate your history curriculum is a challenge. These tried and tested resources combine knowledge, creativity & rigour. Loved by teachers & students ow.ly/Ou8i50EjOXZ #historyteacher
Finding time, space and ideas to reinvigorate your history curriculum is a challenge. These tried and tested resources combine knowledge, creativity & rigour. Loved by teachers & students ow.ly/Ou8i50EjOXZ #historyteacher - trashed office.
Take 2 minutes to read how thousands of real teachers use these history resources to raise attainment & save hours planning. Access 1000 fully resourced lessons, 2 Ofsted complaint KS3 curriculums; basic membership is free bit.ly/3mTKQB5 #historyteacher
This free activity will introduce your Yr 7's to the 'Middle Ages'. It brings in big themes and concepts like religion, trade and life for ordinary people. Basic membership is free. Join and download shorturl.at/R7HUa
Settler tasks are the norm in classrooms and help knowledge stick. But if not varied they can become dull. This short read gives you 7 ideas to ensure pupils are engaged. For more free lessons & tips join free as a basic member bit.ly/4ldeEl4
This free KS3 decision maker lesson is worth downloading ready for September. Students get to play advisor to Harold Godwinson during the fateful summer of 1066. How will they do? Engaging & fun, simply join free as a basic member to download this & more bit.ly/3L5KT4M

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