Updated for Charles III This resource is a power point with a difference to support knowledge and understanding of chronology. Each slide features a picture of the monarchs of England/Britain from Alfred the Great to Charles III. Each slide appears for a varied amount of time. This helps show how much real time they reigned for – in this presentation 1 second equals 4 years (so the presentation lasts for around 5 minutes)

A memory challenge using images- based on ‘Kim’s game’. There is a set of slides each of which features 10 different pictures-that will disappear one by one so that after a minute all are gone. (there is a second slide with them all on to check after a chance to recall the images) How many can your students remember (or you??) ; can be done as a solo challenge or in groups (useful for encouraging team work –what’s a winning strategy?) – could also be used as a staff challenge! 30 separate challenges -all on power point.

A memory challenge using images- based on ‘Kim’s game’. There is a set of slides each of which features 10 different pictures-that will disappear one by one so that after a minute all are gone. (there is a second slide with them all on to check after a chance to recall the images) How many can your students remember (or you??) ; can be done as a solo challenge or in groups (useful for encouraging team work –what’s a winning strategy?) – could also be used as a staff challenge! The full resource has 30 separate challenges -all on power point.

A power point with 20 slides each with a picture hidden behind a numbered grid. Click on one square at a time to reveal part of the picture -how quickly can students guess what the object is? From a parking meter to a jet plane, from a pound note to a space craft. Pictures: Airplane (jet plane -Boeing 747), Audio tape (cassette), Bicycle (‘Penny Farthing’), Car (Model T Ford), Coin (2 shilling piece) ,Computer (Commodore 64), European Union (flag), Fighter plane (Hawker Hurricane), Integrated circuit, NATO (symbol), Parking meter, Pound note, Record (45rpm single), Space lander (Apollo 11), Stamp (Postage), Telephone, Train (Steam locomotive), Typewriter, Union Flag, Video tape (for VCR)

A set of 40 observation challenges which require students (or adults!) to study images carefully. There are two different types of challenge: One is odd one out – a set of three pictures, the challenge is to work out which has one difference from the other two. The second is spot the difference -a set of two pictures , the challenge is to identify the six differences between each picture. They are provided both on power point and in word document format. They are suitable for use in a variety of settings -such as cover tasks, time fillers or in tutor time - even as a staffroom challenge.

What is it? Close up A set of 50 photo puzzles; Each slide on the power point has a photo of an everyday object BUT taken from close-up or an unusual angle. The challenge is to guess what the object is – the next slide each time has a photo of the same object but showing what it is (from a normal position). Ideal for use in tutor time, especially as an alternative type of challenge for those good at observation.

A selection of activities to help tutor groups or classes get to know each other. The full version of this resource has 32 different activities on both power point and word document The power point has five different groups of activities: Sorting activities – getting children moving and engaging with each other; ‘Find someone who ‘ – needs the children talk to each other. They have to find someone who can do a particular task or who likes something particular or who has (done) something. Discussion points - a set of questions to get small groups talking about issues (we have tried to avoid any controversial topics) Dilemmas – a different type of question for groups to discuss their response to certain situation (again we have tried to avoid any controversial topics) Miscellaneous – a selection of 10 challenges including ‘think outside the box, number association and ‘tell the time’ The word document with the full resource contains the same activities- with sheets to fill in for the ‘Find someone who…’ challenges. The new 2022 version also has some visual challenges to provide a different opportunity for group work (‘spot the differences’ and ‘what is it?’)

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?

Activities to help students develop their historical understanding and improve their ability to comprehend sources. A 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 (or for providing resources for ‘school at home’). Topics covered: 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?

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.

A resource which uses graphs, data and ‘shopping’ activities to help develop both historical and mathematical knowledge and understanding. There is a range of 20 topics including the transatlantic slave trade, Britain in 1851, The Great Powers before WW1. (See below for full list of contents.) Helps students develop their historical understanding and use of relevant skills, especially gathering information from sources that are not just written. Activities include: Using information to complete charts; Extracting information from tables; basic accounts and shopping activities; completing data tables by using calculations. Requires students to use basic numeracy skills such as interpreting data from graphs or pie charts (and presenting data in graph form); solving problems using multiplication, division etc as well as fractions/ratios. These are used to help develop historical understanding such as relative casualty rates in WW1, cost of living in the 19th century, composition of 17th century society. Ideal for use as a cover lesson or a stand-alone homework (or for resources for ‘school at home’) Topics covered: Roman Numerals; England in the Middle Ages; Martyrs in the English Reformation; James I & VI- problems with money; Emigrating to the American Colonies -getting supplies; England in c1688; Making money from the slave trade; The French Revolution: The Terror; Britain from c1750 to c1900; The growth of Middlesbrough in the 19th century; Food, diet and prices in the 1840s; Britain in 1851; Empires; Britain in the 20th century; How well off were people in the 20th century?; The Great Powers before WW1; Casualties in WW1; Food prices in WW2; Population, life expectancy and infant mortality; Battles and casualties.

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.

A range of time-line based tasks on a variety of 20 topics (from Ancient Civilisations to the 20th century) Ideal for use as a cover lesson or a stand-alone homework- or as a resource for ‘school at home’. 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.

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

An example of an ideal resource for a cover lesson or a homework task; each crossword has 20 clues which will complete the grid. The full resource has 21 crosswords on a range of topics including: Battles, women and Germany. It comes with a free version that has the first letter of each answer as support.

The always popular activity (even for adults!) This example document has three separate word searches each with answers provided. Each has a grid and 10 words to find. The full resource has over 110 different word searches on wide range of topics including: Medieval life, slavery and WW2. Ideal for use in a wide range of settings such as a last minute cover resource or basic homework task (good for getting students to organise their own time) Maybe even to help staff relax at lunchtime!!

A selection of activities to help tutor groups or classes get to know each other. There are a range of tasks and challenges which require students to talk to each other in order to complete. Some challenges are especially useful as ‘ice-breakers’ such as ‘Sorting ‘ and ‘Find someone who’ (see below). Others are more suitable when the students have begun to get to know each other such as ‘Discussion Points’ and ‘Dilemmas’ . Sorting activities – getting children moving and engaging with each other such as by first name or date of birth. ‘Find someone who ‘ – they have to find someone who can do a particular task or who likes something particular or who has (done) something. Discussion points - a set of questions to get small groups talking about issues (we have tried to avoid any controversial topics) Dilemmas – a different type of question for groups to discuss their response to certain situation (again we have tried to avoid any controversial topics) Ten miscellaneous challenges including ‘think outside the box, number association and ‘tell the time’ and an 'A-Z ’ of categories -which are suitable for use at either stage. A set of visual challenges that provide a different opportunity for group working: ‘spot the differences’ and ‘what is it’ (digitally altered images). The resources are provided on a power point presentation as well as in a word document contains the same activities- especially useful are the sheets to fill in for the ‘Find someone who…’ challenges.

A resource to encourage purposeful talk and for students to reflect on their 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. Moral dilemmas are part of life and so their discussion fits 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. 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 The resources supplied are a power point with 40 different dilemmas which are also supplied in a word document. They cover a range from ‘cheating’ at sport (the officials don’t notice an infringement) to who would you give a heart transplant to if the choice was a former alcoholic or a former chain smoker -so that there is no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ answer.

A resource to encourage purposeful talk and students to reflect on their values. This example slide has 5 separate ‘questions’ to stimulate discussion and reflection. The objectives are to encourage students to discuss and so develop oral skills; reflect on their values