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Teaching and Learning Activities

Guess the Punishment

December 30, 2016December 30, 2016 / abbeylw / Leave a comment

A homemade take on the classic family game, Guess Who, Guess What is storming classrooms across the country. Again an idea I have spotted on my favourite CPD platform Twitter, Guess What is brilliantly adaptable to any topic in any subject for any year group. Students can use the board as a means of revising … Continue reading Guess the Punishment

Annotating Sources

November 28, 2016November 27, 2016 / abbeylw / Leave a comment

Yet again another idea that I spotted on Twitter. I have just printed off several images related to the separate and silent system and put them inside plastic wallets ready to be annotated by my Year 10s tomorrow. I love these because when used with dry erase markers the students can quickly add and erase … Continue reading Annotating Sources

Speeding Violations in History

November 27, 2016 / abbeylw / 2 Comments

One of my pet hates when I am marking a student's work is if they have written an incredibly brief answer to the question/task set. Whilst I love using WWW and EBI along with student response to marking to make sure that they are getting the most out of my feedback, sometimes there isn't the … Continue reading Speeding Violations in History

Using graphs to ‘see’ time

November 14, 2016 / abbeylw / Leave a comment

I had a two minute one-on-one conversation with every one of my year 10s today to see how they were finding the jump between KS3 and GCSE History. "What are you finding the most difficult?" "Is there anything that frightens you?" "How do you want me to help?" Inevitably when you ask those questions, you … Continue reading Using graphs to ‘see’ time

Historical CVs

October 28, 2016October 28, 2016 / abbeylw / Leave a comment

Here are three CVs I made ages ago but have just been reminded of by @87history on Twitter. A CV each for Harold Godwinson, William Duke of Normandy and Harald Hardrada to be used when teaching the Battle of Hastings I have only used these so far as part of a booklet with read-and-respond questions … Continue reading Historical CVs

Mary Queen of Scots Game

October 27, 2016 / abbeylw / Leave a comment

Getting lots of inspiration from the educators of Twitter this week. Spotted a Connect 4 concept by @flippinghistory and felt a sudden wave of excitement for my year 8s! They will be treated to this masterpiece after half term!

Growth Mindset

October 9, 2016December 31, 2017 / abbeylw / Leave a comment

As I begin my journey into the turbulent and exciting, fascinating and terrifying world of teaching, I am learning and engaging with a hundred new things every day. One of the most prominent things that has stood out to me over the past few week is the concept of a ‘Growth Mindset’. Dr Carol Dweck … Continue reading Growth Mindset

A Day in the Life of a Plantation Mistress

November 7, 2015 / abbeylw / 2 Comments

For a seminar coming up in the next two weeks, we have been tasked with writing through the eyes of somebody involved with slavery. As I imagine the role of the plantation mistress will be largely overlooked by those eager to write as slaves or masters, I took it upon myself to complete the task. … Continue reading A Day in the Life of a Plantation Mistress

Teaching and Learning Ideas

September 21, 2015September 21, 2015 / abbeylw / Leave a comment

As I prepare to apply for a PGCE course this October, I am spending a lot of my time watching history teachers bring different periods to life. I have noticed a considerable leaning towards bureaucracy that many teachers have long complained about, but I still find it absolutely fascinating the way in which a class … Continue reading Teaching and Learning Ideas

The Vagrant

September 21, 2015September 21, 2015 / abbeylw / 1 Comment

TASK: Produce a monologue. You must choose one of the crimes that we have been studying and produce a monologue explaining your life as a criminal as if you are the criminal (first person). Explain what crime and why you committed it, how you were treated by the public and how you were or will … Continue reading The Vagrant

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