Planning and resources for primary teachers from http://www.ks2history.com. Our history topics include Stone Age to Iron Age, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Victorians, Shang Dynasty etc and the list is expanding each month, with literacy units to link to the topics too.
Our popular resources have been tried and tested in hundreds of classrooms.
Planning and resources for primary teachers from http://www.ks2history.com. Our history topics include Stone Age to Iron Age, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Victorians, Shang Dynasty etc and the list is expanding each month, with literacy units to link to the topics too.
Our popular resources have been tried and tested in hundreds of classrooms.
There is a limited pool of evidence that tells about Benin Kingdom. In this worksheet pupils fill in the table to show what the advantages and disadvantages of each type of evidence are
In this activity pupils will find out what jobs there were for ordinary people in the Kingdom of Benin by reading the job descriptions on the cards and matching them to the trade titles.
In this activity, pupils will consider what its surviving artwork tells us about Benin Kingdom. They will use the cards to match the vocabulary to the correct artefact. They could then use these artefacts as inspiration for their own art work.
Free guide for teachers covering the main events and characteristics of Benin Kingdom. This guide covers the period AD 900-1300 as exemplified in the National Curriculum as a non-European study for KS2. It then goes on to describe later periods in Benin's history.
A teachers' guide to Skara Brae to go with the KS2 history unit 'Stone Age to Iron Age'. This guide explains what Skara Brae is, why it is important and how it fits in with the Stone Age topic.
This is a bundle of primary school activities to use for Chinese New Year:
1 - Make an oracle bone from clay with Ancient Chinese symbols on.
2. Ancient Chinese Recipe to make Ginger Millet Porridge.
3. A web quest activity for pupils to independently research the Ancient Chinese Shang Dynasty.
4. A story of a legendary Chinese king, which can be used as a stimulus for drama or writing.
A big bundle of history lessons about Ancient China (Shang Dynasty) - perfect for KS2 to use around Chinese New Year. Also included is a teachers' guide.
5 popular resources to support literacy linked to the Stone Age topic, designed for Y3/4.
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Resources include:
- Stone Age Boy Planning (2 week narrative unit)
- How to Wash a Wooly Mammoth Planning (2 week instructions unit)
- 3 x Stone Age top Iron Age reading comprehension activities.
A FREE full lesson for KS2 about the Anglo-Saxons invaders, including a detailed lesson plan, Powerpoint and pupil resource sheets. This lesson is part of our popular Anglo-Saxons Unit for KS2:.
Who were the Anglo-Saxon invaders?
This lesson introduces the Anglo-Saxons and explores where the different invaders came from. Pupils will look at maps to trace the origins of different tribes and make a profile of a Saxon invader, including a Saxon selfie.
There is also an opportunity for pupils to link what they have learned about movement of people in Anglo-Saxon times to the topic of modern day immigration.
Objectives:
To find out where the Anglo-Saxons came from
To think about what it might have been like to be an Anglo-Saxon invader coming to Britain
The lesson plan includes differentiation ideas to adapt the activities for the needs of your class.
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Anglo-Saxons Unit for KS2: A fully-resourced unit of 10 history lessons for KS2, covering the Anglo-Saxon topic.
Why did the Anglo-Saxons want to settle in Britain? A complete lesson for KS2
A FREE full lesson for KS2 introducing the Victorian period, including a detailed lesson plan, Powerpoint and pupil resource sheets. This is the first lesson from our Victorians Planning Pack for KS2.
Introduction to the Victorians
This lesson introduces the Victorian period and helps pupils to set it into its wider context in British history. After completing a timeline activity, pupils will gain an overview of facts about the period and then engage with a set of historical sources to make deductions about life in Victorian times.
Objectives:
To put the Victorian period into historical context
To use historical sources to find out about the Victorian period
The lesson plan includes differentiation ideas to adapt the activities for the needs of your class.
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Victorian Crime and Punishment
Help pupils to learn about the different kinds of gods that Shang people worshipped and how people responded to different situations by feasting, worshipping or making sacrifices. Pupils will read the scenarios on the cards and match them up with the actions taken by people in Shang times.
This bundle contains all of our downloadable planning units, bundled together at a discount price!
A great resources for schools, history co-ordinators or home educators looking to build a supply of tried-and-tested history resources.
The following packs are included:
Anglo-Saxons KS2 Pack
Victorians KS2 Pack
Stone Age to Iron Age KS2 Pack
Romans in Britain KS2 Pack
Benin Kingdom KS2 Pack
Shang Dynasty KS2 Pack
Stone Age Boy Literacy KS2 Pack
How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth KS2 Pack
Escape from Pompeii KS2 Pack
Romans Instructions KS2 Pack
Beowulf KS2 Pack
The Great Kapok Tree KS2 Pack
The Egyptian Cinderella KS2 Pack
Download our most popular and well-loved planning packs from primary school, all in one brilliant mega bundle!
This is an excellent investment for primary teachers, subject co-ordinators and school leaders. All of our lessons are planned by outstanding teachers.
FREE lesson for KS2 introducing the Ancient Greeks, including a detailed lesson plan, Powerpoint and printable activity sheets.
This lesson is part of our popular Ancient Greece Pack for Key Stage 2.
Lesson 1. Who were the Ancient Greeks?
This lesson introduces the who, when and where of the Ancient Greek civilisation. Pupils will look at maps and timelines to place Ancient Greece in context and then zoom in to find out more about key events from the five distinct time periods associated with Ancient Greece . Pupils will engage with historical sources to find out clues about life in Ancient Greek times.
Objectives:
To find out when and where the Ancient Greeks lived
To make a timeline of key events
To use historical sources to infer information about the past
The lesson plan includes differentiation ideas to adapt the activities for the needs of your class.
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Ancient Greeks Lessons Pack for KS2: A fully-resourced unit of 10 history lessons for KS2, covering the Ancient Greece topic.
A FREE full lesson for KS2 introducing the Maya civilization, including a detailed lesson plan, Powerpoint and pupil resource sheets.
Who were the Maya?
This free-to-download lesson introduces who, when and where of the Maya civilization. Pupils will look at maps and timelines to place the Maya Civilization in context and then zoom in to find out more about the four distinct periods associated with the Maya civilization, comparing them to synchronous periods from World and British history. Pupils will also engage with historical sources to find out clues about Ancient Maya lifestyles.
Objectives:
To find out where the Maya Civilization came from
To learn about the four main periods of Maya history
To compare the Maya timeline with other key events from British and World history
This is the first lesson in the popular Maya unit from KS2History.
This primary history resource was created by KS2History.
A Bundle of 10 history lessons that make up a whole unit of work for Y3/4 on the topic 'Romans in Britain'.
Each individual file includes a detailed lesson plan and pupil resource sheets.
A FREE full lesson for KS2 introducing the topic of Ancient Egypt. The resource includes a detailed lesson plan, Powerpoint slides and pupil resource sheets.
Who were the Ancient Egyptians?
This lesson introduces the Ancient Egyptians topic and helps pupils to set this early civilization into its wider historical context of time and place. After looking at a historical source to find details and generate questions, pupils will create a timeline of key events from the period.
Objectives:
To find out when and where the Ancient Egyptians lived
To use a timeline to explore key events from Ancient Egyptian times
The lesson plan includes differentiation ideas to adapt the activities for the needs of your class.
This is the first lesson from the KS2History Ancient Egyptians Planning Pack for KS2.
A FREE full lesson for KS2 introducing Stone Age cave art, including a detailed lesson plan, Powerpoint and pupil resource sheets. This lesson can also be found in the Stone Age to Iron Age Unit for KS2..
What was Stone Age cave art?
This lesson gives pupils the opportunity to examine pictures of cave art from the Stone Age. Pupils will identify common images in the cave paintings and consider what they tell us about life in the Stone Age. After learning about how Stone Age artists created their cave paintings, pupils will have the chance to get creative with their own versions of prehistoric cave art.
Objectives:
To explore the style of Stone Age cave art
To find out how cave paintings were created
The lesson plan includes differentiation ideas to adapt the activities for the needs of your class.
This is the third lesson in the popular Stone Age to Iron Age Unit for KS2..
This primary history resource was created by KS2History.
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Stone Age Boy Literacy Planning - 2 Weeks
Stone Age to Iron Age Planning Bundle for KS2
Download our Bronze Age lesson planning bundle containing 3 comprehensive lesson plans for Year 3/ Year 4. These plans are part of the popular
Stone Age to Iron Age Resource Pack
Each file contains a detailed lesson plan and pupil resource sheets.
1. Introduction to the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages - sets the bronze age in historical context.
2. The Bronze Age - introduces the Bronze Age, looks at how bronze was produced and the role that the bronze played in the changes to society in prehistoric Britain.
3. Bronze Age Burials - a look at how people were buried during the Bronze Age and the kind of burial artefacts that have survived over time.
