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The ultimate website for History students and educators. Created by a History teacher to share practical resources and tips to help you succeed.
Joined June 2015
Year 7 history teachers: History Skills offers full lesson plans covering Archaeology, Ancient Australia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and China. Each lesson includes downloadable worksheets, self-marking quizzes, and extension activities. https://t.co/KwUj4zXUaG
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Teach early human migration with this flexible Year 7 lesson from History Skills. Students explore the "Out of Africa" theory and the multiregional hypothesis through reading or research pathways, plus a self-marking quiz. https://t.co/rRTa0D3f3A
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Struggling students in extended response exams? This guide breaks down common key words like "analyse," "assess," and "to what extent," then walks through how to structure a response with proper evidence and referencing. A must-have for exam prep. https://t.co/jSAZ8rhwgX
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Treaty of Versailles lesson ready to go! Students choose how they learn: reading, research, or video. Each pathway includes a downloadable worksheet, and there's a self-marking quiz to wrap it up. Perfect for Year 10 history classes. https://t.co/ikDbDZ65ED
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The Fall of Singapore was a turning point in the Pacific War. This lesson lets students explore it through reading, research, or video, with downloadable worksheets and a self-marking quiz. Ready to use in your classroom today. https://t.co/pp6VvRoqK9
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Do your students struggle with using direct quotes properly? This lesson covers the key rules for quoting sources, including how to modify quotes with square brackets and ellipses, and how to embed them into their own writing. Clear examples included. https://t.co/93sqEzQ1BM
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New lesson: Early Christian Persecutions and Martyrs. Students explore why Romans targeted Christians and how communities responded through martyrdom and apologetics. Includes reading and research options with downloadable worksheets, plus a self-marking quiz.
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Teaching the research process just got easier. This digital student journal from History Skills walks students through 9 clear research stages with explanations, blank tables, and links to examples. It includes space for 10 sources with dedicated quote-tracking tables, all in an
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Why did the Egyptians stop building pyramids? Tomb robbery and cost forced a dramatic shift to hidden burials in the Valley of the Kings. This Year 7 lesson from History Skills covers the religious beliefs behind pyramid construction, how designs evolved from mastabas to Giza,
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Can your students identify bias in historical sources? This resource explains how to detect it, prove it with direct quotes, and write about it effectively. It also clears up a common mistake: bias does not automatically mean a source is unreliable. https://t.co/4HmNT4TtFu
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Teaching the Han Dynasty? This lesson lets students choose how they learn, whether through reading, research, or video, with downloadable worksheets and a self-marking quiz included. A flexible, ready-to-use resource for ancient China. https://t.co/M3ARCFuIwP
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Year 8 teachers: this Middle Ages resource hub has 11 ready-made lessons covering the feudal system, castles, the Black Death, the Mongols, and more. Worksheets and self-marking quizzes included. https://t.co/exMzchtgoD
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Year 10 history teachers: this Great Depression lesson lets students pick their own learning path. Reading, research, or video options, all with downloadable worksheets and a self-marking quiz. Worth a look for your inter-war unit. https://t.co/3GkzHA85FW
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Primary or secondary? The difference comes down to when a source was created and who created it. This guide explains the distinction with clear examples, from Anne Frank's diary to ancient artefacts, and shows students how to apply it in their own writing. https://t.co/WvDfCkKd0z
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How did the ancient Olympic Games last over 1,000 years, and why did they eventually end? This free lesson gives students three ways to explore the topic, plus a self-marking quiz to test their knowledge. https://t.co/1c86hxSMVJ
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Some Indigenous Australian oral traditions line up with shoreline changes dated to 7,000-10,000 years ago. Oral histories can preserve details for millennia, but they also carry real limits around memory and bias. History Skills explains how historians handle both sides.
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How did the medieval Catholic Church become more powerful than kings? It taxed the people, controlled enormous amounts of land, and could cut rulers off from the faith entirely. Explore the rise of the Church in this free lesson from History Skills. https://t.co/vstkewMkCp
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Master the six essential skills for analysing historical sources. Learn to identify meaning, origin, perspective, context, audience, and motive. Includes examples and video guidance for writing analysis paragraphs. https://t.co/jiOQIBYmzK
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Explore the 1919 Amritsar Massacre through flexible learning options. Students investigate causes, consequences, and the lasting impact on Indian independence. Includes reading materials, research activities, and a self-marking quiz. https://t.co/gW8EifGxUO
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Looking for Year 8 Dark Ages lessons? These resources cover the Fall of Rome, migrations, religion, church power, and Vikings, with lesson plans, worksheets, and quizzes ready to use. https://t.co/EhdobTFIik
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