This resource on who the Picts were includes a lesson plan, Powerpoint presentation (customizable), and worksheets for drawing and handwriting practice. It’s aimed at Primary School Years 1-3, Key Stage 1, or Elementary grades (US), The PPT introduces the Picts through some background information and images of Pictish Stones. Students led through what a symbol is in order to understand the symbols on the stones. Worksheets include: 1 with 4 Pictish symbols to colour in; 1 x Pictish symbol with basic (3 words per sheet of 4 sheets) of handwriting practice. They have words like: claw, feather, beak, etc. All images used are the author’s own.

This is a thematic dataset of evidence for the Picts, an ancient peoples that lived in the north and northeastern Scotland. There are seven sources in total for students to evaluate, ranging from Pictish stones, to maps, and a video. A complete lesson plan for 4 days is included along with a description of the sources. There is a project rubric and student evaluation form. All copyright cleared. The photographs are the author’s own and other items are able to be used.

A worksheet for high school Geography (Key Stage 3 or 4) or Social Studies (US) students to examine qualitative and quantitative data and the differences between them. Would work in an introductory class that’s skills-based.

This is a ‘How to…’ guide for History and Geography teachers to creating a guided thematic data set. This one is set on a History data set and explains the types of evidence you could include for your students to analyze. The aim is for them to critically unpack the evidence and evaluate how that piece tells them about that particular event. Included is a student worksheet in both Word and PDF that you can adapt for your students to note the strengths and limitations of the sources presented. Once students are familiar with how a guided data set works, they should be able to create their own.

This packet includes everything you need for a History Project Week based on The Great Plague of London. It revolves around learning from a thematic data set and includes: For the teacher: teacher’s notes and lesson plans for 5 days; 10 primary and secondary sources for students; explanations for the sources; a Powerpoint. For the student: a worksheet; an evaluation sheet; a project rubric. Students get to evaluate the sources and connect them to learning about The Great Plague of London.

A flyer to help guide students as to what questions to ask when considering sources from the Internet. What makes a good source? How do you know? Is there a bias?

This is a Worksheet with separate Teacher’s Notes that could be used as a warm-up, lesson, or revision. It focusses on the DfE’s second order historical concepts. The aim is to get students to consider what is meant by each concept, and how they can apply these to their studies. Files are offered in colour and grayscale.