A fully planned and resourced lesson that focuses on Richard I laying siege to Nottingham Castle in 1194. The presentation looks at some of the background information including Richard I being on a crusade and being imprisoned and looks at Prince John's rebellion and how Richard I then came to end this. Children will then go on to write a newspaper article about the siege at Nottingham Castle. This is the third of a six lesson sequence focussing on the history of Nottingham, particularly with focus to the castle, that has been written for KS2 children with the planning, resources and presentation all included.

An activity that provides children with 9 events that have happened at Nottingham Castle. All they need to do is simply decide which they think were the most important and least important before justifying their decisions.

A fully planned and resourced lesson that focuses on the castle in the 14th Century, looking at two key events in particular. The first focus is on Edward using what is now commonly called Mortimer's Hole to take control from his mother and her lover before focussing on the use of the castle to imprison King David II of Scotland temporarily. This is the fourth of a six lesson sequence focussing on the history of Nottingham, particularly with focus to the castle, that has been written for KS2 children with the planning, resources and presentation all included.

A list of stories that link History and English together. This certainly isn't a comprehensive list but gives a good start to finding stories that link to historical topics. Topics include: Ancient Rome, Greece and Egypt, with Prehistoric stories included Vikings and the Middle Ages 16th and 17th Century 18th and 19th Century 1900-1939 World War Two and Post-War Britain U.S.A History

This is the seventh of an eleven lesson sequence that gives a brief introduction and overview of events in Europe following the end of the First World War. The sequence will focus on the end of the war and what followed with the Treaty of Versailles, some of the key events in the 1920's, the change in British politics, the rise of Hitler and the following actions that broke the Treaty of Versailles and policy of appeasement. These lessons have been written with upper KS2 and lower KS3 in mind but should be easily adaptable for KS4 students as well. This lesson focuses on some of the potential reasons for why Hitler was able to come to power in 1933. Included are all the resources needed to run the lesson with a presentation and activities as well as the sequence of learning plan.

This is the final lesson of an eleven lesson sequence that gives a brief introduction and overview of events in Europe following the end of the First World War. The sequence will focus on the end of the war and what followed with the Treaty of Versailles, some of the key events in the 1920's, the change in British politics, the rise of Hitler and the following actions that broke the Treaty of Versailles and policy of appeasement. These lessons have been written with upper KS2 and lower KS3 in mind but should be easily adaptable for KS4 students as well. This lesson focuses on children being able to evaluate the policy of appeasement, considering its strengths and weaknesses. Included are all the resources needed to run the lesson with a presentation and activities as well as the sequence of learning plan.

A fact file/ knowledge organiser for the period of 1919-23, looking at some of the key events during the political unrest in the early years of the Weimar Republic as well as some of the key vocabulary and early election results. An editable version has been included so that you can make changes as you see fit.

A sequence of lessons of four lessons for whole-class reading comprehension lessons based on a text on Remembrance Day. Included is the PowerPoint with all four lessons (written with 5/6 in mind but easily adaptable), the information text about Remembrance Day and an activity and answer sheet for each lesson. The focus over the week covers vocabulary, retrieval, inference and the ability to summarise.

A four page information text that tries to cover the period of 1919-1939 in brief detail with some of the key events, particularly in relation to Germany and the build up to World War 2. Could be used as a brief overview for introducing the concept or for a revision tool as an overview.

A list of stories that link History and English together. This certainly isn't a comprehensive list but gives a good start to finding stories that link to historical topics for either the Vikings or the Middle Ages.

This is the ninth of an eleven lesson sequence that gives a brief introduction and overview of events in Europe following the end of the First World War. The sequence will focus on the end of the war and what followed with the Treaty of Versailles, some of the key events in the 1920's, the change in British politics, the rise of Hitler and the following actions that broke the Treaty of Versailles and policy of appeasement. These lessons have been written with upper KS2 and lower KS3 in mind but should be easily adaptable for KS4 students as well. This lesson focuses on how Hitler began to revoke the terms of the Treaty of Versailles and how he was able to justify his actions. Included are all the resources needed to run the lesson with a presentation and activities as well as the sequence of learning plan.

A sheet that briefly focuses on the policy of appeasement. Included is a reminder of some of the actions of Hitler and how these were responded to by the Allied nations. Also included are a few brief points about possible explanations for following a policy of appeasement with Nazi Germany.

A planning overview resource to support the teaching of Science, History and Geography across KS2. Every KS2 topic is included with each planning overview following the same structure: Knowledge children must know - This provides a minimum level of what is expected for children to know by the end of the unit and provides consistency across classes. This also helps ensure progression and cohesion between topics. Ways of knowing they know - Ideas for checking understanding and knowing that children have learnt the minimum level of knowledge. Vocabulary - Key vocabulary across the unit that children will need to understand Other links - Links to other subjects and ideas for investigations (science) for each topic The geography then runs slightly differently in that instead of cross-curricular links, it highlights which areas of the curriculum you are meeting. These sheets help start the planning process by making it clear what children should know by the end for staff to then use and link together in a sequence of learning. This then feeds through KS2 as it ensures a minimum level of knowledge that supports progression and cohesion across the curriculum. There are missing elements such as local fieldwork for geography which needs teaching and some match local needs for our context so these would need changing to match your local area. Because of mixed classes, the Geography and History work over two years though with an additional history of choice added each year though this could be changed to fit single year groups.

A unit of work (11 lessons) that focuses on the Battle of Britain. It begins by building up to World War 2, looking at the advancement of technology and the build up to war. This is then followed up by some geography work on Europe, the Battle of Britain itself and why it was significant. It is all rounded up by a quiz at the end for a bit of fun and to see what children can remember. Included is everything needed to run the lessons including the planning, slide show and differentiated resources. It is written with 5/6 in mind but can easily be adapted. This session focuses on looking at some of the key incidents in the build up to World War 2 and the aims of appeasement. For the full unit visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/battle-of-britain-unit-of-work-11659829

A unit of work (11 lessons) that focuses on the Battle of Britain. It begins by building up to World War 2, looking at the advancement of technology and the build up to war. This is then followed up by some geography work on Europe, the Battle of Britain itself and why it was significant. It is all rounded up by a quiz at the end for a bit of fun and to see what children can remember. Included is everything needed to run the lessons including the planning, slide show and differentiated resources. It is written with 5/6 in mind but can easily be adapted. This lesson focuses on potential strategies at the start of World War 2, focussing particularly on geographical skills and the human and physical geography of various European countries. For the full unit visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/battle-of-britain-unit-of-work-11659829

A fully planned and resourced lesson that focuses on Nottingham Castle being burnt down in 1831. The lesson introduces the reasons why, discussing some of the conditions that had resulted from the Industrial Revolution and the Duke's refusal to help enlarge the electorate through a reform act. This then moves on to children, in groups, recreating an iconic image of the castle on fire before finishing the lesson by joining pieces together and seeing what happened next with the castle. This is the final lesson of a six lesson sequence focussing on the history of Nottingham, particularly with focus to the castle, that has been written for KS2 children with the planning, resources and presentation all included.

A list of stories that link History and English together. This certainly isn't a comprehensive list but gives a good start to finding stories that link to historical topics for Ancient Egypt, Greece and the Romans. Also included is prehistoric stories.

This is the second of an eleven lesson sequence that gives a brief introduction and overview of events in Europe following the end of the First World War. The sequence will focus on the end of the war and what followed with the Treaty of Versailles, some of the key events in the 1920's, the change in British politics, the rise of Hitler and the following actions that broke the Treaty of Versailles and policy of appeasement. These lessons have been written with upper KS2 and lower KS3 in mind but should be easily adaptable for KS4 students as well. This second lesson focuses on terms of the Treaty of Versailles, considering why particular terms were agreed and how different sides would have felt. Included are all the resources needed to run the lesson with a presentation and activities as well as the sequence of learning plan.

A simple information text that children can read to have a better understanding of how Remembrance Day started and how it is marked in the U.K now.

A knowledge organiser linked to the Romans in Britain.