A lesson looking at the first Christmas card created in 1843 by Sir Henry Cole. Pupils then created their own versions of his original card, using the blank provided (pdf and publisher versions). This was used in conjunction with the whole school looking at Victorian Christmas traditions.

Archaeology 101 is information about archaeology for pupils to read to be able to complete the Approved Archaeologist Assessment sheet, the word document is available for editing. Following successful completion they were awarded the certificate. We used this during a historical enquiry task, where pupils dug up objects from a sand box and had to complete the assessment to prove they understood how to be an archaeologist before digging around. Information about archaeology taken from various websites including: http://digyork.com/what-is-archaeology/; http://www.histarch.illinois.edu/np/tools.html; http://www.lparchaeology.com/prescot/learning/what-tools-do-archaeologists-use.

Following Mind Kind principles, an big picture overview of Vikings in Britain to give pupils an taste of where the topic will be going during the term. There is a script to follow and opportunities for pupils to respond by drawing, talking, writing and acting as the activity progresses. I used this successfully with Year 4 pupils.

Following Mind Kind principles, this is a brief introduction to Aztecs with notes on the ppt with things for pupils to do, that will give them an overview of the topic. The accompanying word document is the whole text that this introduction is based on.

Click through to see the Aztec calendar stones turn and the order of the days through a complete rotation of the day signs and some more.

An introductory activity to examine pictures of Aztec and a British house, considering the similarities and the differences.