A set of PowerPoint presentations plus a medium term plan looking at the history of flight. The PowerPoints are: The history of flight: Describes the development of flight from the first kites made by the Chinese around 200 BC to the modern types of aircraft today. Includes kites, wings, ornithopter, hot air balloon, hydrogen balloon, airships, helicopters, autogyro, biplanes and monoplanes, flying boat, the jet engine, space shuttles and Concorde. Also looks briefly at the work of: the Montgolfier brothers, George Cayley, Otto Lilienthall, Samuel Pierpont Langley, the Wright brothers and Frank Whittle. The first balloon flight ~ The Montgolfier brothers: A story of their lives, and how they designed the Montgolfier balloon. The first aeroplane flight ~ The Wright brothers: A story of their lives and how they designed the first heavier than air powered aircraft. How to make a paper plane (x2): Step by step instructions on how to make a paper plane, with illustrations. Printable resources Maps of the world / Europe/ UK/ North and South America/ South Asia/ Australia/ China/ Russian Federation / Mexico/ Africa Worksheets(15): Topic cover 9x sheets with images of different types of inventions for flying The Montgolfier brothers writing sheets The Wright brothers writing sheets Design a hot air balloon x 3 Airship picture Pictures of the Wright brothers and their planes 3 x A4 titles The history of flight / The Wright brothers / The Montgolfier brothers A-Z lettering Large ‘Flight’ letters Planning document

A set of Tudor display resources to print - posters, titles, banners, and borders. Headings Henry VIII Banner: Prints onto 2 A4 sheets, bordered with pictures of his wives. The Tudors title: 3 versions - black lettering, red lettering, and embedded Tudor Rose lettering The Tudors A-Z lettering: 2 versions, one with embedded with the Tudor Rose, the other with red lettering. The Tudors Banner: 2 versions, one with text embedded with the Tudor Rose, the other with red lettering 'The Tudors' lettering to cut out: large lettering, fills 3 A4 pages. Borders - for display boards Henry VIII's wives border Tudor rose border Posters The Tudors posters: 12 A4 posters:- Tudor punishment Tudor clothes for women Tudor clothes for men Tudor world map Tudor British Isles map Tudor surgery Tudor medicine Tudor houses Tudor theatre Tudor explorers (x2) Tudor artefacts Tudor woodcuts: 17 Tudor images made for illustrations in printed materials:- Tudor house building Tudor fish market Tudor geographer Tudor coin makers Tudor warfare Tudor fun and games Tudor shepherds Tudor hunting lessons Tudor village life Tudor beggar Tudor fool Tudor printers Tudor water carrier Tudor shoe makers Tudor school punishment Tudor scribe Tudor engravers The Tudor Monarchs: Six posters, each containing a Tudor monarch, with a picture and the dates they reigned, plus an A4 title 'The Tudor dynasty 1485 - 1603'. The six wives of Henry VIII: Six posters each containing a wife, with the dates they were married, how many children they had, and when and how Henry got rid of them. Also contains a title. The Tudors timeline: 24 pages of the main events that occurred between 1485 and 1603. The dates are displayed along the top so they can be placed along the wall in a timeline. Each event contains pictures and descriptions. Tudor coat of arms: The coat of arms of Henry VII, Henry VIII, Mary I, and Elizabeth I. The Tudor Rose: a large Tudor Rose to print Activities The Tudors A4 writing border Tudor rose - black and white

A set of PowerPoint lessons to teach different aspects of life in the sixties, plus headings and worksheets. It is suitable for teaching children aged 8-11. It includes: INTRODUCTION TO THE 1960S - A short introduction explaining what a decade is and how many decades ago the Sixties were. Poses some questions for the children to think about, with a follow up activity. SIXTIES DAILY LIFE - How people in the 1960s had ‘never had it so good’; Money - Explanation of pounds, shillings and pence with illustrations of the coins and notes; Shopping - how supermarkets started expanding, Green shield stamps, and food eaten in the Sixties; Transport - Expansion of motorways, popular cars, and air transport; Technology - Police call boxes, public telephones, telephones in the home, computers, computer games, the forerunner to the Internet, lasers, calculators. (25 slides) SIXTIES SCHOOL LIFE - What it was like going to school in the 1960s. (10 slides) SIXTIES KEY EVENTS - A timeline of events from around the world from 1960 to 1969, with three highlighted events in each year. (11 slides) SIXTIES HOMES - New housing developments, tower blocks and older houses that needed modernising; How the washing and cleaning was done; Home fashions - kitchens, lounges, ornaments, and furniture; Television, and how it progressed over the decade. (14 slides) SIXTIES FAMOUS PEOPLE - Neil Armstrong, Yuri Gagarin, Alfred Hitchcock, John F Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy, Muhammad Ali/ Cassius Clay, Mary Quant, Francis Chichester, Andy Warhol, and Twiggy. There is a page for each person, with a short description of what they are famous for. (12 slides) SIXTIES FASHION - How fashioned changed from the beginning to the end of the decade and how it was influenced by music. (17 slides) SIXTIES MUSIC - How people listened to music in the Sixties - records and record players; radios and Pirate radio stations, introduction of tape players, jukeboxes; Sixties music fans - Mods and Rockers, Skinheads and Hippies; Sixties bands and singers - The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Chubby Checker, Cliff Richard, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Monkees, Jimi Hendrix, and the Woodstock Festival. There is a picture and description of each band / singer, and a their most popular hit of the Sixties. (21 slides) SIXTIES TOYS - Pictures of popular Sixties toys, with short descriptions. (9 slides) Plus a set of 11 worksheets with follow-up activities. Some of the PowerPoints contain links to relevant videos though SafeShare T.v., which filters unwanted adverts from the clip. You may need to check that you can access this in school. The links were checked before uploading, but if they stop working please feel free to contact me or email me: primaryteachingtools@gmail.com and I will update them. This pack is an updated version of my previous Sixties pack.

STONE AGE DISPLAY: A4 title A-Z lettering in a stone background The Stone Age banner Stone Age timeline Stone Age artefacts Stone Age border for display boards BRONZE AGE DISPLAY: A4 title A-Z lettering in a bronze background The Bronze Age banner Bronze Age timeline Bronze Age artefacts Bronze Age border for display boards IRON AGE DISPLAY: A4 title A-Z lettering in a metallic iron background The Iron Age banner Iron Age artefacts Iron Age border for display boards

A series of PowerPoint lessons, worksheets and activities to teach how the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons fought for the Kingdom of England up to the time of Edward the Confessor. POWERPOINTS: 1) ANGLO-SAXON ENGLAND AD 780 Life in in England before the main arrival of the Vikings towards the end of the 8th century / How the Anglo-Saxons lived / How the towns were structured / The importance of the monks. 2) VIKING RAIDS AND INVASIONS AD 797 - 783 Timeline / Introduces the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as evidence / The first known attack on Britain by the Vikings / The second attack on Lindisfarne/Holy Island / Viking longships / Viking warriors and equipment / Beginning of Viking settlement in England 3) THE VIKINGS SETTLE & ALFRED FIGHTS BACK AD 866 - 927 Viking invasions and settlement / The Heathen Army / York / King Alfred / Guthrum / Danelaw / Alfred the Great and his fight against the Vikings / Edward the Elder / Athelstan / The Battle of Brunanburh 4) VIKING DAILY LIFE Family life / Clothing / Homes / Daily life / Viking law / Music / Food / Sport / Arts and crafts / Viking beliefs, Asgard and gods, days of the week named after Viking gods / Viking burials 5) ATHELSTAN, ETHELRED AND ANGLO-SAXON LAWS AD 927 - AD 991 Athelstan and government of England / The Witan / Hundreds / Moots / Reeves / Laws / / Punishments / Wergild / Ethelread the Unready 6) THE RETURN AND END OF THE VIKINGS AD 991 - 1066 Further Viking raids / St. Brice's Day massacre / Sweyn Forkbeard / King Canute / Edward the Confessor / Harold Godwinson / William the Conqueror / The Battle of Hastings / The end of the Viking era 7) LOOKING AT EVIDENCE Place names / Viking sagas / Anglo-Saxon Chronicles / Surnames and DNA / The Bayeux Tapestry / Archaeology / Treasure discoveries / Runestones RESOURCES TO PRINT (pdf): Most sheets are open-ended worksheets, with an image and lines for research, reports etc. What I already know about the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings What I would like to find out about the Vikings The arrival of the Vikings The Vikings attack the monasteries Danelaw King Alfred the Great The Heathen Army The Treaty of Wedmore Viking daily life Anglo-Saxon laws Athelstan Ethelred the Unready Battle of Hastings Battle of Stanford Bridge Death of King Harold Edward the Confessor King Harold The Vikings return Bayeux Tapestry Viking place names Viking runes Topic covers x 3 Viking ships Viking warriors Writing border - Edward the Confessor Writing border - Viking ship Plus a copy of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (in Word) Vikings & Anglo-Saxons medium term adaptable plan, with web links.

A set of headings, lettering, banners, posters and images for a WW2 / VE Day display: WW II HEADING: Prints onto 1 A4 sheet, with the title 'World War II’ WW II BANNER X 2: In 2 sizes, one prints onto 3 A4 sheets, the other 4. WW II A-Z LETTERING: Lower and upper case letters, plus numbers and punctuation to print and cut out. WW II IN PHOTOGRAPHS: 15 titled photographs, showing images taken during the war - The Women’s Volunteer Defence Corps Rescue workers Bombing at the library Air raid warden Ration book Refreshments for the soldiers Dunkirk The Queen visits an Anderson shelter Aftermath of a Blitz Homeless The Women’s land army Bombings in Merseyside Hawker Hurricane Evacuees Destroyed houses WW II POSTERS: 10 A4 sheets containing photographs and explanations of different aspects of WW II - WW II begins - Outlines the start of the war, with pictures of Neville Chamberlain, Adolph Hitler, and Winston Churchill The Blitz - Explains what the Blitz was. Blackouts - Curtains, and reasons why Air raid shelters Anderson shelters Gas masks Evacuation Rationing Participants of WW II VE day WW II INSTRUCTIONAL IMAGES: A collection of images made during the war to educate people about gas masks, enemy aircraft, air raid precautions, and fire precautions. (4 pages, with 3 or 4 images on each) VE Day heading VE day lettering Union flag border Small and large union flags

A set of resources for display about Healthy Eating and different food groups. It includes food group posters, blank food group posters, images of different types of food that can be used for display or card games, headings and lettering.

The PowerPoint is 55 pages long. It covers the history of trains from the first vehicle to be pulled on rails over 200 years ago; steam trains; the locomotive; the Rocket; diesel trains, through to the modern electric trains of today. It is written in the style of a non-fiction book, with a contents page, index and glossary. It would be suitable for upper KS1 or lower KS2 and can be used in a history topic or as a non-fiction book in English.

This set contains a variety of writing worksheets to promote correct letter formation. The font used throughout is Sassoon, plus a slanted dotted handwriting version in the lower case letter packs PENCIL CONTROL SHEETS: A range of pre-letter formation sheets to get children used to the directions and actions needed for writing letters Arches Crosses Curls Lines Peaks Snakes Zigzags Zeds LOWER CASE LETTERS: This set consists of 4 folders of different handwriting families SET 1: Downward strokes Dotted letters l t i j Dotted letters u and y Sassoon letters l t i j Sassoon letters u and y All downward letters SET 2: Down and retrace Downward letters b k h dotted Downward letters m n r p dotted Sassoon downward letters b k h k (2 versions with curly/straight k) Sassoon downward letters r m n p All down/retrace letters SET 3: curly letters Curly letters a c o dotted Curly letters d g q dotted Sassoon curly letters a c o Sassoon curly letters d g q Sassoon curly letters e f s (curly and straight versions of f) Sassoon curly letters c o a d g q SET 4: Zigzag letters Dotted zigzag letters v w z x Sassoon zigzag letters v w z x Plus a digit formation 0-9 sheet CAPITAL LETTERS: These are divided into similarly formed letters Curled capitals C G O Q S Capitals diagonal X Y V W Capitals straight E F H I L T Capitals straight then diagonal A M N Z K Capitals straight then curled B D P R U J DISPLAY / ACTIVITIES Topic covers - 5 different versions with the heading 'My Handwriting Book' for children to keep their work together. Hollow letters: Each letter prints onto 1 A4 sheet. Can be laminated for finger painting etc, or used as activity sheets. There are two versions, one with large letters filling the page, the other with smaller letters. Lower case letter formation: This can be used for display as a reminder of correct letter formation, or laminated and used in practical activities. The posters show fingers pointing where to begin writing, where to end, and which way to go - children can see at a glance if they are forming their letters correctly. BLANK HANDWRITING SHEETS Two different versions with different line widths. Where possible, alternate ways of writing k and f are included.

INTRODUCTION TO PREHISTORY POWERPOINT: A timeline showing the history of the Earth, from when it was first formed to the beginning of the Stone Age WORKSHEET: Prehistory writing sheet THE STONE AGE POWERPOINT (30 PAGES): Description of different aspects of Stone Age life including: Sources of information Stone Age Britain Stone Age people Food Change from hunter-gatherers to farmers Skara Brae STONE AGE WORKSHEETS (pdf): (for recording research) Cave paintings Stone Age climate Stone Age food Stone Age way of life Write a report about .... (x10) - Different Stone Age archaeology sites Topic covers (x4 different designs) For topic books Stone Age writing border sheets (x2; lined and unlined) THE BRONZE AGE POWERPOINT (26 PAGES): Description of different aspects of Bronze Age life including: Sources of information Discovery of copper and bronze Britain in the Bronze Age Religion Henges Daily life BRONZE AGE WORKSHEETS (pdf): (for recording research) Write a report about the Amesbury Archer Bronze Age ways of living Bronze Age travel Bronze Age technology Bronze Age religion Topic covers (x2) For topic books Bronze Age writing border sheets (x2; lined and unlined) THE IRON AGEPOWERPOINT (26 PAGES): Description of different aspects of Iron Age life including Sources of information Iron Age Britain Iron Age people & tribes Iron Age life Buildings - Hill Forts Art and Culture Religion Battle Arrival of the Romans IRON AGE WORKSHEETS (pdf): (for recording research) Iron Age sites recording sheet Iron Age tribes in the local area Iron Age art and culture Iron Age farming Iron Age hill forts Iron Age tribal kingdoms Topic covers (x2) For topic books Iron Age writing border sheets (x2; lined and unlined) Plus and adaptable outline MT plan with links, suggestions etc

The bunting has a hessian photograph background, and is in two sizes: 2 letters per page and 1 letter per page. There is a choice of either black font or white font with a black border. The font is Sassoon Infant. The number line goes from 1 to 20. There are 7 separate pdf files.

A set of powerpoint lessons with an adaptable MT plan. The pack goes alongside the Castles activity/ worksheet pack

A set of resources to be used daily to mark the date, season and weather. Also included is a banner plus an individual weather chart that can be laminated and reused.

An explanation of noun, noun phrase, statement, question, exclamation, command, compound word, adjective, verb, suffix, adverb, tense, apostrophe and comma.

A powerpoint explaining the terms adverb, preposition, conjunction, word family, prefix, clause, subordinate clause, direct speech, inverted commas, speech marks, vowels and consonants

A set of display resources and word mat looking at castle life and people living in castles. CASTLE ATTACK AND DEFENCE - 9 A4 sheets with pictures and titles: trebuchet, catapult, battering ram, coat of arms, bow and arrow, shield, sword, cannon, and chain mail. CASTLE BUILDINGS - 15 A4 sheets with pictures and titles: Motte and bailey, castle, tower, gatehouse, moat, drawbridge, turrets, portcullis, loophole, flag, castle ruins, wall walk, drum tower, inner ward, and curtain wall. CASTLES A4 HEADER - an A4 printable sheet with the title 'Castles'. CASTLES LETTERING - Large lettering that can be printed out as a banner, or the letters can be cut out. CASTLES WORD MAT - Castle vocabulary for spelling / writing prompts. MEDIEVAL ACTIVITIES - 8 A4 sheets with pictures and titles: Banqueting, jousting, hunting, praying, dancing, hawking, fairs, music. MEDIEVAL PEOPLE - 24 A4 sheets with pictures and titles: Lord, lady, priest, scribe, knight, squire, page, guard, archer, crossbowman, swordsman, soldier, messenger, porter, blacksmith, cooper, musician, jester, maid, laundress, cook, peasants, embroiderer, and servant. MEDIEVAL PEOPLE WORD MAT - 12 different medieval people.

A powerpoint story of Guy Fawkes, the Gunpowder Plot and why we celebrate Bonfire Night, with classroom activities to print and display resources. Guy Fawkes - Two versions; one for KS1 and one for KS2. It details Guy Fawkes' life, and how he became involved with the other conspirators of the Gunpowder Plot; it explains how he was caught, and why people now celebrate Bonfire Night. ACTIVITIES: Bonfire night acrostic poem Bonfire Night topic cover Fire border for displaying work Fireworks border Gunpowder plot and Guy Fawkes sequencing Gunpowder plot black and white pictures (for colouring/display) Gunpowder plot cards Gunpowder plot word mat Guy Fawkes topic cover Letter to Mounteagle Newspaper report x 4 - Guy Fawkes, The arrest and The conspirators Blank scroll DISPLAY A-Z Flame lettering Bonfire Night banner A4 title Large lettering Bonfire Night Fireworks border for displays Confession letter of Guy Fawkes Guy Fawkes title Main conspirators poster Portraits of James I and Guy Fawkes Posters - Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder plot The Fireworks code The Gunpowder plot pictures

A set of lessons and activities looking at the Tudors and Henry VIII POWERPOINTS Who were the Tudors? Explains who the Tudors were, and when they lived. It shows a timeline of British history and where this period fits in. It looks at the Plantaganet dynasty who ruled before the Tudors. the Tudor Rose, how Henry Tudor defeated Richard III at Bosworth, and how the remains of Richard III have recently been discovered. Who was Henry VIII? Looks at his parents, his siblings, how he became king and a brief overview of his life. What was Henry VIII like? A look at different portraits of Henry showing how he changed over the years with contemporary descriptions of him at different times of his life. Henry VIII's pastimes Descriptions of all the pastimes Henry VIII did in his spare time The wives of Henry VIII The story of his marriages and wives over time in chronological order and explanations of why he married six times What did Henry VIII do for his country? A look at what life was like in Tudor times and how Henry made changes to: religion; the monasteries; the Navy & Mary Rose; coastal defences; Government and the union of Wales and England. The poor in Tudor times How the poor lived in Tudor times; it explains the hierarchy of Tudor society, unemployment, workhouses, almshouses and the Poor Laws. It describes poor Tudor homes, punishments and disease amongst the poor. The lives of rich Tudors Explains how we know much more about the lives of rich Tudors compared to the poor. It looks at what the rich ate; what they did in their leisure time; schools; clothing; punishments; homes (including styles and rooms). It shows images of two inventories from Tudor homes with a transcription. How different were the lives of rich and poor Tudors? Compares different aspects of the two groups: jobs; clothes; homes; food; education and entertainment. Edward VI His life story Mary Tudor Her life story Elizabeth I Her life story Tudor fun activities and facts Tudor recipes, facts and origins of words and phrases. WORKSHEETS/ PRINTABLE RESOURCES IN PDF Description of Henry VIII: Description written by the Venetian Ambassador in 1519 Difference between rich and poor Tudors: For recording Farringdon inventory Inventory of Clement Swallow Portraits of Henry VIII: 10 different portraits to compare how he looked over the years Rich and Poor Tudor pictures The House of Tudor: Pictorial family tree Tudor family portraits: Henry VII, Elizabeth of York, Henry VIII, Mary I, Elizabeth I and Edward VI on one A4 sheet Wadley inventory Wives of Henry VIII: Small portraits

A set of powerpoint lessons looking at evolution and inheritance. POWERPOINTS: FOSSILS AND CHANGE: What fossils are and how we get information from them HUMAN VARIATION: Similarities and differences in humans INHERITANCE AND VARIATION: Variation in offspring - how children are not identical to their parents. EVOLUTION: simple explanations of how plants and animals adapt to their environment and how this may lead to evolution. NATURAL SELECTION: survival of the fittest and how the neck of giraffes became longer. HABITATS AND ADAPTATION: Different types of habitat and the types of life they host. ACTIVITY: Families and offspring pictures Plus an outline adaptable medium term plan with activities and web links

A powerpoint explaining when to use a and when to use an, with an interactive activity for the children to choose the correct form.