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WiseArk Ltd which is a ‘micro-company specialising in supplying educational resources. We specialise in resources for use in tutor time -many of which are also suitable for use in citizenship/PSHE. We also have a range of resources to support learning in history. I was a teacher for over 20 years so know from first-hand experience how engaged students can be when given challenges and puzzles.

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WiseArk Ltd which is a ‘micro-company specialising in supplying educational resources. We specialise in resources for use in tutor time -many of which are also suitable for use in citizenship/PSHE. We also have a range of resources to support learning in history. I was a teacher for over 20 years so know from first-hand experience how engaged students can be when given challenges and puzzles.
Black British Firsts (power point)
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Black British Firsts (power point)

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A selection of 50 people who were the first in an occupation or to achieve a specific goal, ranging from the first Black MPs to the first British Ladies footballer via No1. Pop artist and police officers. An ideal resource to support Black History Month but also useful at any time-especially as a resource for tutor or assembly time. A power point presentation with one slide per person and their achievement (also in a ‘run through’ version that plays automatically); One of a set of linked resources featuring the same people.
Crosswords for History
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Crosswords for History

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There 20 crosswords on a range of topics (see below) Each crossword has 20 questions which when answered will complete the grid. There is also a version that has the first letter of each answer as support. The answers are in a separate document so that the student’s version can be installed on a shared area. An ideal resource for a cover lesson or a homework task (or as resources for ‘school at home’). The topics covered are: History and evidence, Women, Leaders, Inventors and scientists, Battles, The Romans, Invasions: Anglo-Saxons and Vikings, 1066, Medieval, Sixteenth century, Seventeenth century, Empire and Slavery, Industrial Revolution, The Great War, WW2, Cold War, The USA, Native American Indians, Russia/USSR, France, Germany
Welsh people and events
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Welsh people and events

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A selection of information on a range of 40 people or events associated with Wales. There is a power point presentation with two slides for each person or event; one with a picture and the associated date(s); the second having a short pen sketch of c250-300 words. (The topics covered are largely a selection from our larger Welsh year resource): 30 people from Richard Burton to Llewelyn the Great via Gwendoline Davies and 10 events from the Newport Rising to S4C via Aberfan disaster.
Time to talk -prompts for discussion
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Time to talk -prompts for discussion

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A set of three different types of prompts to encourage discussion in a structured way and promoting tolerance of different views There are: 40 Discussion points with a citizenship related question that requires a group response -e.g. ‘Should driverless cars be allowed on UK roads?’ 20 Moral dilemmas with a particular focus on reflecting on personal and social values- each Moral Dilemmas provides a situation (such as finding money in the street) and asks student’s how they would respond –individually or as a group. 10 Top threes : select three items for a category-such as crisps - so means consideration of criteria for decision making (in a more light hearted manner than some of the other two types which include bullying and capital punishment) Resources are supplied on a power point and a word document The objectives are to encourage students to discuss and so develop their speaking and listening skills; reflect on their values and how to treat others with respect They fit into many areas of school life; ideal for use in tutor time -especially in encouraging talk with a focus and helping tutors learn more about their group. Suitable also for use in PSHE/Citizenship and RE –saving the need to devise suitable scenarios.
Remembrance : Imperial soldiers in WW2
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Remembrance : Imperial soldiers in WW2

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A collection of resources that help illustrate the significant role that Imperial forces played in WW2 -did you know that over 2m Indian troops served? There is a word document with some basic information about the main contributors to the Imperial forces -used as the basis for the worksheet. There is a power point with the same information , including a map slide linked to a set of brief information slides -one about each major participant. A worksheet looks at where Imperial soldiers fought and the casualties they suffered. There is also a wordsearch featuring some of the nations that supplied troops to the Allied war effort, as well as some major campaigns. Gives a brief indication of the role of forces from: Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa, East Africa, West Africa, West Indies. Ideal for study of the British Empire as well as ‘Black History’ -this is a companion to our resource on Imperial soldiers in WW1
Anglo-Saxon England -kingdoms: Matching
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Anglo-Saxon England -kingdoms: Matching

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This resource provides a different way of developing knowledge of Anglo-Saxon England. There is a list of the Heptarchy -the seven main Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms in England during the Viking & Anglo-Saxon period, along with a sentence about each one (plus the Picts, Strathclyde and ’Heptarchy’). The places are the same as those featured on our linked map and wordsearch/quiz resources: Anglo-Saxon East Anglia Essex Heptarchy Kent Mercia Northumbria Picts Saxons Strathclyde Sussex Wessex There are two separate yet linked activities: The first is a set of printable ‘cards’ with place name and the sentence about it – they can be used for matching pairs etc. Second is similar but set out as a set of ‘dominoes’ to allow for greater variety and a degree of support. As there were other kingdoms (especially at different times) and there is scope for an additional challenge of creating additional ‘cards’ or ‘dominoes’.
Picture based matching and sorting activities: Roman Britain
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Picture based matching and sorting activities: Roman Britain

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A pair of tasks with a range of different levels of challenge designed to support knowledge and understanding of the chronology of Roman Britain from 43 AD to 410 AD There are two information sheets each with 8 events taken from the period -for each one there is a picture, date and descriptive phrase. As with the tasks they are set out to make them easy to cut out for use by pupils (could also be laminated or stuck onto card). This also allows for a further degree of differentiation by varying the number of events to be sorted or matched. In all there are seven sheets for each set of events -providing differentiation with a variety of levels of challenge whilst using the same events for all pupils. The different variants are: The information sheet ‘cards’ with date, picture and descriptive phrase, The picture and the date of the event, The picture and the description of the event, The date and description of the event, Just the description related of the event, Just the picture related to the event, Just the date of the event. There are two tasks -one of sorting the events into order and one matching events with their picture/description etc. The variety of sheets allows for a range of challenge through the amount of information provided (as well as the number of events provided to sort into order). For sorting the events into their chronological order These involve sorting using one of the following: The dates (also with a choice of picture and/or description), The description of the event, The picture related to the event. For matching cards to develop knowledge and understanding of these events there is a choice of levels of challenge: Matching just the pictures with either description or date (or both), Matching pictures and dates with their description, Matching pictures and description with their dates, Matching dates with description. The same ‘cards’ could also be used for playing ‘pairs’ (memory game) -again with a range of levels of challenge depending on which variant is used and how many pairs. These events/pictures are the same as those featured in the linked resources on this period in British history.
Picture based matching and sorting activities: Anglo-Saxons and Vikings
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Picture based matching and sorting activities: Anglo-Saxons and Vikings

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A pair of tasks with a range of different levels of challenge designed to support knowledge and understanding of the chronology of Anglo-Saxons and Vikings (449-1066) There are two information sheets each with 8 events taken from the period -for each one there is a picture, date and descriptive phrase. As with the tasks they are set out to make them easy to cut out for use by pupils (could also be laminated or stuck onto card). This also allows for a further degree of differentiation by varying the number of events to be sorted or matched. In all there are seven sheets for each set of events -providing differentiation with a variety of levels of challenge whilst using the same events for all pupils. The different variants are: The information sheet ‘cards’ with date, picture and descriptive phrase, The picture and the date of the event, The picture and the description of the event, The date and description of the event, Just the description related of the event, Just the picture related to the event, Just the date of the event. There are two tasks -one of sorting the events into order and one matching events with their picture/description etc. The variety of sheets allows for a range of challenge through the amount of information provided (as well as the number of events provided to sort into order). For sorting the events into their chronological order These involve sorting using one of the following: The dates (also with a choice of picture and/or description), The description of the event, The picture related to the event. For matching cards to develop knowledge and understanding of these events there is a choice of levels of challenge: Matching just the pictures with either description or date (or both), Matching pictures and dates with their description, Matching pictures and description with their dates, Matching dates with description. The same ‘cards’ could also be used for playing ‘pairs’ (memory game) -again with a range of levels of challenge depending on which variant is used and how many pairs. These events/pictures are the same as those featured in the linked resources on this period in British history.
Picture based matching and sorting activities: Ancient Egypt
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Picture based matching and sorting activities: Ancient Egypt

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A pair of tasks with a range of different levels of challenge designed to support knowledge and understanding of the chronology of Ancient Egypt (c2,630 BC to 30 BC) There is an information sheet with 8 events taken from the period -for each one there is a picture, date and descriptive phrase. As with the tasks they are set out to make them easy to cut out for use by pupils (could also be laminated or stuck onto card). This also allows for a further degree of differentiation by varying the number of events to be sorted or matched. In all there are seven sheets for each set of events -providing differentiation with a variety of levels of challenge whilst using the same events for all pupils. The different variants are: The information sheet ‘cards’ with date, picture and descriptive phrase, The picture and the date of the event, The picture and the description of the event, The date and description of the event, Just the description related of the event, Just the picture related to the event, Just the date of the event. There are two tasks -one of sorting the events into order and one matching events with their picture/description etc. The variety of sheets allows for a range of challenge through the amount of information provided (as well as the number of events provided to sort into order). For sorting the events into their chronological order These involve sorting using one of the following: The dates (also with a choice of picture and/or description), The description of the event, The picture related to the event. For matching cards to develop knowledge and understanding of these events there is a choice of levels of challenge: Matching just the pictures with either description or date (or both), Matching pictures and dates with their description, Matching pictures and description with their dates, Matching dates with description. The same ‘cards’ could also be used for playing ‘pairs’ (memory game) -again with a range of levels of challenge depending on which variant is used and how many pairs. These events/pictures are the same as those featured in the linked resources on this period in world history.
Picture based matching and sorting activities: Ancient Greece
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Picture based matching and sorting activities: Ancient Greece

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A pair of tasks with a range of different levels of challenge designed to support knowledge and understanding of the chronology of Ancient Greece (776BC to 140BC) There are two information sheets each with 8 events taken from the period -for each one there is a picture, date and descriptive phrase. As with the tasks they are set out to make them easy to cut out for use by pupils (could also be laminated or stuck onto card). This also allows for a further degree of differentiation by varying the number of events to be sorted or matched. In all there are seven sheets for each set of events -providing differentiation with a variety of levels of challenge whilst using the same events for all pupils. The different variants are: The information sheet ‘cards’ with date, picture and descriptive phrase, The picture and the date of the event, The picture and the description of the event, The date and description of the event, Just the description related of the event, Just the picture related to the event, Just the date of the event. There are two tasks -one of sorting the events into order and one matching events with their picture/description etc. The variety of sheets allows for a range of challenge through the amount of information provided (as well as the number of events provided to sort into order). For sorting the events into their chronological order These involve sorting using one of the following: The dates (also with a choice of picture and/or description), The description of the event, The picture related to the event. For matching cards to develop knowledge and understanding of these events there is a choice of levels of challenge: Matching just the pictures with either description or date (or both), Matching pictures and dates with their description, Matching pictures and description with their dates, Matching dates with description. The same ‘cards’ could also be used for playing ‘pairs’ (memory game) -again with a range of levels of challenge depending on which variant is used and how many pairs. These events/pictures are the same as those featured in the linked resources on this period in world history.
Picture based matching and sorting activities: Ancient Sumer
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Picture based matching and sorting activities: Ancient Sumer

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A pair of tasks with a range of different levels of challenge designed to support knowledge and understanding of the chronology of Ancient Sumer c4,000 BC to c1,760BC. There is an information sheet with 8 events taken from the period -for each one there is a picture, date and descriptive phrase. As with the tasks they are set out to make them easy to cut out for use by pupils (could also be laminated or stuck onto card). This also allows for a further degree of differentiation by varying the number of events to be sorted or matched. In all there are seven sheets for each set of events -providing differentiation with a variety of levels of challenge whilst using the same events for all pupils. The different variants are: The information sheet ‘cards’ with date, picture and descriptive phrase, The picture and the date of the event, The picture and the description of the event, The date and description of the event, Just the description related of the event, Just the picture related to the event, Just the date of the event. There are two tasks -one of sorting the events into order and one matching events with their picture/description etc. The variety of sheets allows for a range of challenge through the amount of information provided (as well as the number of events provided to sort into order). For sorting the events into their chronological order These involve sorting using one of the following: The dates (also with a choice of picture and/or description), The description of the event, The picture related to the event. For matching cards to develop knowledge and understanding of these events there is a choice of levels of challenge: Matching just the pictures with either description or date (or both), Matching pictures and dates with their description, Matching pictures and description with their dates, Matching dates with description. The same ‘cards’ could also be used for playing ‘pairs’ (memory game) -again with a range of levels of challenge depending on which variant is used and how many pairs. These events/pictures are the same as those featured in the linked resources on this period in world history.
Picture based matching and sorting activities: Stone Age to Iron  Age
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Picture based matching and sorting activities: Stone Age to Iron Age

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A pair of tasks with a range of different levels of challenge designed to support knowledge and understanding of the chronology of Britain from 4,500BC to 43 AD. There are two information sheets , each with 8 events taken from the period -for each one there is a picture, date and descriptive phrase. As with the tasks they are set out to make them easy to cut out for use by pupils (could also be laminated or stuck onto card). This also allows for a further degree of differentiation by varying the number of events to be sorted or matched. In all there are seven sheets for each set of events -providing differentiation with a variety of levels of challenge whilst using the same events for all pupils. The different variants are: The information sheet ‘cards’ with date, picture and descriptive phrase, The picture and the date of the event, The picture and the description of the event, The date and description of the event, Just the description related of the event, Just the picture related to the event, Just the date of the event. There are two tasks -one of sorting the events into order and one matching events with their picture/description etc. The variety of sheets allows for a range of challenge through the amount of information provided (as well as the number of events provided to sort into order). For sorting the events into their chronological order These involve sorting using one of the following: The dates (also with a choice of picture and/or description), The description of the event, The picture related to the event. For matching cards to develop knowledge and understanding of these events there is a choice of levels of challenge: Matching just the pictures with either description or date (or both), Matching pictures and dates with their description, Matching pictures and description with their dates, Matching dates with description. The same ‘cards’ could also be used for playing ‘pairs’ (memory game) -again with a range of levels of challenge depending on which variant is used and how many pairs. These events/pictures are the same as those featured in the linked resources on this period in British history.
Picture based matching and sorting activities: Ancient world
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Picture based matching and sorting activities: Ancient world

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A set of three resources for: Ancient Greece from 776BC to 140BC Ancient Egypt from c2,630 BC to 30 BC Ancient Sumer from c4,000 BC to c1,760BC Each resource has a pair of tasks with a range of different levels of challenge designed to support knowledge and understanding of the chronology of that period/place. For each there is an information sheet with 8 events taken from the period (Greece 16) -for each one there is a picture, date and descriptive phrase. As with the tasks they are set out to make them easy to cut out for use by pupils (could also be laminated or stuck onto card). This also allows for a further degree of differentiation by varying the number of events to be sorted or matched. In all there are seven sheets for each set of events -providing differentiation with a variety of levels of challenge whilst using the same events for all pupils. The different variants are: The information sheet ‘cards’ with date, picture and descriptive phrase, The picture and the date of the event, The picture and the description of the event, The date and description of the event, Just the description related of the event, Just the picture related to the event, Just the date of the event. There are two tasks -one of sorting the events into order and one matching events with their picture/description etc. The variety of sheets allows for a range of challenge through the amount of information provided (as well as the number of events provided to sort into order). For sorting the events into their chronological order These involve sorting using one of the following: The dates (also with a choice of picture and/or description), The description of the event, The picture related to the event. For matching cards to develop knowledge and understanding of these events there is a choice of levels of challenge: Matching just the pictures with either description or date (or both), Matching pictures and dates with their description, Matching pictures and description with their dates, Matching dates with description. The same ‘cards’ could also be used for playing ‘pairs’ (memory game) -again with a range of levels of challenge depending on which variant is used and how many pairs. These events/pictures are the same as those featured in the linked resources on these periods in world history.
Picture based matching and sorting activities: Britain before 1066
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Picture based matching and sorting activities: Britain before 1066

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A set of three resources for: Pre-Roman Britain : 4,500BC to 43 AD Roman Britain : 43 AD to 410 AD Anglo-Saxons and Vikings : 449AD to 1066 AD Each resource has a pair of tasks with a range of different levels of challenge designed to support knowledge and understanding of the chronology of that period in British history. For each there is an information sheet with 16 events taken from the period -for each one there is a picture, date and descriptive phrase. As with the tasks they are set out to make them easy to cut out for use by pupils (could also be laminated or stuck onto card). This also allows for a further degree of differentiation by varying the number of events to be sorted or matched. In all there are seven sheets for each set of events -providing differentiation with a variety of levels of challenge whilst using the same events for all pupils. The different variants are: The information sheet ‘cards’ with date, picture and descriptive phrase, The picture and the date of the event, The picture and the description of the event, The date and description of the event, Just the description related of the event, Just the picture related to the event, Just the date of the event. There are two tasks -one of sorting the events into order and one matching events with their picture/description etc. The variety of sheets allows for a range of challenge through the amount of information provided (as well as the number of events provided to sort into order). For sorting the events into their chronological order These involve sorting using one of the following: The dates (also with a choice of picture and/or description), The description of the event, The picture related to the event. For matching cards to develop knowledge and understanding of these events there is a choice of levels of challenge: Matching just the pictures with either description or date (or both), Matching pictures and dates with their description, Matching pictures and description with their dates, Matching dates with description. The same ‘cards’ could also be used for playing ‘pairs’ (memory game) -again with a range of levels of challenge depending on which variant is used and how many pairs. These events/pictures are the same as those featured in the linked resources on these periods in British history.
A female century :100 significant females from the 20th century
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A female century :100 significant females from the 20th century

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An introduction to one hundred notable women with a connection to the 20th century -such as Billie Jean King and the ‘Battle of the Sexes’ in 1973. The selection covers the well known (e.g. Mrs Thatcher) to the less well known (such as Rita Loza, first female No.1 chart artist) For each one there is a brief overview of their life/ impact (250-300 words). This is provided as a word document. There is also a powerpoint presentation which has a picture of each woman and a descriptive sentence. The women featured are: Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; Barbara Cartland;;Barbara McClintock; Marie Curie ;Jennie Lee;Gertrude Ederle ;Grace Hopper ;Frida Kahlo ;Simone de Beauvoir ;Raymond de Laroche ;Elizabeth Arden ;Mildred Didrikson ;Julliete Gordon Low ;Emily Davison ;Hedy Lamarr ;Edith Cavell ;Lois Weber ;Jessica Mitford ;Marie Stopes ;Rosa Luxemburg ;Edith Burton Hughes ;Betty Wilson ;Helena Normanton ;Maria Callas ;Sue Ryder ;Laura Ashley ;Elisabeth Beresford ;Constance Markievicz ;Maya Angelou ;Margaret Bondfield ;Ellen Church ;Lilian Baylis ;Dorothy Day ;Fay Wray ;Leni Reifenstahl ;Lucy Duff-Gordon ;Diana Mitford ;Edith Wharton ;Ellen Sirleaf ;Jane Bolin; Hattie McDaniel ;Amy Johnson ;Anita Roddick ;Sophie Scholl ;Alice Walker ;Violet Szabo ;Mamie Smith ;Anne Frank; Donna Summer ;Mo Mowlam ;Grace Kelly ;Ethel Rosenberg ;Maria Montessori ;Lita Roza ;Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence ;Rosa Parks; Irene Curie ;;Dorothy L Sayers ;First female Peers ;Barbie ;Sirimavo Bandaranaike ;Grandma’ Moses ;Valentina Tereshkova ;Edith Piaf; Nancy Astor ;Stephanie Kwolek ;Indira Gandhi ;Alice Toklas ;Barbara Harrison ;Shirley Temple ;Betty Friedan ;Dorothy Fields ;Mary Peters ;Billie Jean King ;Virginia Apgar ;Margaret Thatcher ;Agatha Christie ;Virginia Wade ;Hannah Dadds ; Mary Pickford ;Bette Nesmith Graham ;Dame Mary Donaldson;Rachel Heyhoe-Flint ;Corrie Ten Boom ;Mary Warnock ;Gale Sondergaard ;Neerja Bhanot ;Diane Abbot; Elizabeth Lane ;Lucille Ball ;Eve Balfour ;Helen Sharman ;Betty Boothroyd ;Audrey Hepburn ;First female Priests ;Alison Hargreaves; Ella FitzGerald ;Mother Teresa ;Barbara Mandell ;Iris Murdoch
A Welsh year
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A Welsh year

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366 events/people from the history of Wales-from pre-Roman times to the Modern day. This is a resource to support learning about Welsh history throughout the year There are two linked components -featuring the same events/people. On the power point presentation every day has its own slide with the featured person or events associated with Wales. In the word document each event/person has a page with a short pen sketch of c250-300 words. The people range from the famous such as Dylan Thomas to the less well known such as Frances Hoggan. Similarly the events cover a range from the rebellion of Owain Glyndwr to the first person to swim the Bristol Channel. (This is a companion resource to our other ‘Years of’ so we have tried to avoid duplicates but this has not always been possible) An informative resource especially suitable for use in assembly or tutor time.
History and numeracy example
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History and numeracy example

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An example of the full resource which uses graphs, data and ‘shopping’ activities to help develop both historical and mathematical knowledge and understanding. The full resource has a range of 20 topics including the transatlantic slave trade, Britain in 1851, The Great Powers before WW1. (Full list included in free sample) Ideal for use as a cover lesson or a stand-alone homework. (Answers provided) Helps students develop their historical understanding and use of relevant skills. Activities include: Using information to complete charts; Extracting information from tables; basic accounts and shopping activities; completing data tables by using calculations.
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Historical sourcework sample

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Activities to help students develop their historical understanding and improve their ability to comprehend sources. An example from the set of 20 source based activities – topics include castles, slavery & factory reform. (See below for full list of contents.) There is a range of different approaches including ‘4,3,2,1’; ‘Who/What/Where etc’; extracting key points; combining information from a range of sources and comparing different sources… Ideal for use as a cover lesson or a stand-alone homework. Why the Romans wanted an Empire; Viking attack; Domesday book; Castles; The killing of Wat Tyler; The murder of Thomas Becket; King John: A good or bad king?; The defeat of the Spanish Armada; The Divine Right of Kings; Why did the New Model Army win?; The trial of Charles I; Was Oliver Cromwell a good leader?; Child workers in cotton mills; Living in an industrial city; Capturing slaves; Changes in Britain c1750-c1900; Factory Reform; Why did some people emigrate from Britain?; Why did people support Hitler?; Who was to blame for WW2?
Chronology (example)
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Chronology (example)

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An example of the full resource which has a range of timeline based tasks on a variety of 20 topics (e.g. Ancient Civilisations, British Empire & WW2) -Full list included in free sample. Ideal for use as a cover lesson or a stand-alone homework. Helps students develop their historical understanding and use of relevant skills Activities include: Sorting information into order to enter into a time chart; Using comprehension skills to complete a time chart timeline; categorising information in a completed time chart.
Ancient Egypt: Gods/goddesses: Bingo
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Ancient Egypt: Gods/goddesses: Bingo

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AAnother resource to support knowledge and understanding of Ancient Egypt. This approaches the task of developing/assessing knowledge and understanding from a more ‘fun’ based angle. It features the range of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses featured in our other resources on this topic. There is a set of 12 ‘bingo’ cards each with nine names from the 20 names (19 deities + Karnak) -each one is slightly different so there is also an element of chance. There are two sets of ‘cards’ to use for ‘calling’ -one with a sentence description and one with just the name. The deities covered are: Amun, Anubis, Bastet, Bes, Geb, Hathor, Horus, Isis, Khnum, Khonsu, Montu, Nut, Osiris, Ptah, Ra, Sekhmet, Seth, Tefnut, Thoth (+ Karnak)