GCSE OCR History B Resource Banks
These packs provide a wide range of innovative and stimulating classroom activities designed specifically to cover key topics for the 2016 OCR B GCSE specification! Each resource contains 20–30 ‘pick-up-and-go’ activities that fit into your lessons and develop vital historical skills.
A wide variety of activities for students…Comprehensive, with a wide range of knowledge checking and independent learning tasks
- Each core activity covers a clear specification point and in specification order – develops students’ knowledge and understanding of the period in a logical way
- Extension ‘discussion points’ challenge students and develop second-order historical concepts – vital for accessing top marks in the exam
- Four types of keyword activity for every topic with student-friendly definitions for each term – help build confidence and familiarity with need-to-know figures and events
- Timeline activity provides a fantastic visual overview of the time period – great at both the start and end of the course!
- Clear teacher instructions for each task including suggested timings – easy to apply in the classroom
- Most activities need no preparation – perfect for cover lessons or starter and plenary tasks
- Answers provided, great for AfL or instant classroom feedback!
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What do teachers say about this resource? (12174)
I liked this resource... The teacher notes with instructions added to the sense of being in good hands...I particularly liked the variety of activities... The resource enhances learning by consolidating knowledge but in a user friendly way so the student is unlikely to get bored and say “not this again”! Its educational value is both for the teacher to avoid reinventing the wheel and for the pupil, both as an indicator of progress during the course and for revision... It matches the specification very well following it through chronologically and there were no obvious omissions. It also interprets it at the appropriate level, allowing the opportunity for personal response but without getting too complicated.
A good resource which is clearly based on excellent knowledge...The activities themselves are good. The depth is excellent... [The resource] is fun - and would interest students... It is also highly detailed... Obviously written by a superb teacher.
What do teachers say about this resource? (6661)
Comprehensive, with a wide range of knowledge checking and independent learning tasks. I particularly liked the scaffolded articles and diary entries. They are really structured well to prompt the students to contextualise knowledge in a meaningful way. I also liked the peer review sections at the end of each research task. It enhances learning as it enables students to play around with facts in many different ways (puzzles, imaginative writing, matching). This then helps the content of the period to gain a firmer footing in students’ minds. The use of pictures and symbols is a useful way to focus students’ thoughts. I would most definitely purchase this resource for my own teaching.