A lesson plan, PowerPoint and activity resources to introduce the civil war to KS2 (produced with Y5/Y6 in mind. Perfect for learning about the English Civil War in History lessons, but also includes some techniques from P4C (philosophy for children) such as discussion and debate. We made it to help teachers prepare for a visit to the National Civil War Centre in Newark, Nottinghamshire, but we’re sending it out there as a gift to you all!

Find modules of work here to help you to complete a history project based on the British Civil War. Activities include podcasts, films, reading and writing tasks, recipes, quizzes, drama and craft. Ideal for KS2 but could suit Year 7 or Year 8. This is the first unit of the Learning From Home resources from the National Civil War Centre.

This is not just a colouring sheet. This is a British Civil Wars Think-Imagine-Draw colouring sheet. The artillery soldier just fired his cannon. What is he firing at? Where is he? Who is the enemy? What happens next? The musketeer is reloading. Where is he? Which side is he on? Who is winning? These draw and colour worksheets will help to assess your pupils’ understanding of the British Civil Wars topic, and could make a lively addition to their topic books or your classroom display.

Do you need to revise the story of the British Civil Wars before you teach it to your KS2 class? Do you need some more detail for your KS3 History students? Find out who started the war and why; learn about some of the main people and places involved; and read a year-by-year breakdown of the main events of the first English Civil War 1642 to 1646. These eight documents will help you and your pupils to explore the key events of the British Civil Wars. If you need Word versions instead of pdfs, email us to ask on civilwarlearning@nsdc.info

This is an interactive pdf, leading you to lots of great history resources about the British Civil Wars from the National Civil War Centre. All the resources are free and can be used at home, in school or for a blended learning project. They are centred on Newark (that’s where the museum is) but relevant to the civil war story across the UK. Ideal for KS2, but some of the resources would work well for KS3 too. Check out the website for more: http://www.nationalcivilwarcentre.com/learningfromhome/

Another in our series of cross-curricular Learning at Home units. Find out the facts about the British Civil Wars, some of the key events and people, the different roles of soldiers and how people chose a side. This is an interactive pdf which leads to all sorts of wonderful resources, all downloadable for free from the National Civil War Centre.