Full project booklet to accompany a construction project to make Tudor houses. The comprehensive booklet takes the children through the design process. Projects asks the children to make wooden Tudor houses. We made ours by making the timber frames and then used thin card and paper mache to replicate the wattle and daub, so we made the houses in the same way the Tudors would. The booklet includes a comprehension about Tudor houses. Research pages about models of Tudor houses, 45 and 90 degree corners, joining wood, design brief, concept and final designs, safety, evaluation during and after making and more! Both PDF and Word files (for editing) included.

Information text about the exuberant carnivals (carnavals) of Brazil. Differentiated questions to respond to the text to suit three ability groups. PDF and Word files (for editing) included. Video clip of the Carnivals in Rio included.

Comprehension activity about the rock band Oasis. Perfect resource to compliment Britain Since 1948 and to learn about 1990s music. The text includes details about the formation of the band, hit albums and singes and their battle for the top of the charts with Blur. Children love listening to the music of Oasis and learning about the band. Word and PDF files included so can be adapted as needed. Differentiated to suit three ability groups. Two page text documenting the history of the band from formation in 1991 to their eventual break up of 2009. Updated with a short paragraph about their reunion and the 2025 concerts.

Comprehension task about the discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb. Ancient Egypt themed. Newspaper text about the discovery included in a newspaper style. Superb to discus features of the text such as use of quotes. Questions for children to respond to the text differentiated to suit 3 ability groups. Quality Ancient Egypt activity. All files both in Word and PDF.

A comprehension about the discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb. Includes PowerPoint and differentiated worksheets to suit three ability groups. Can lead on to extended writing with children continuing the diary themselves. Quality Ancient Egypt activity. Both PDF and Word files included.

Did you know that a polar bear's hairs are actually transparent! A two part comprehension about how the polar bear is adapted to the Arctic. Two lessons that could be used for English, Topic or Science lessons. Super Polar Regions resource. Differentiated texts and questions to suit 3 ability groups. PDF and Word files included.

Newspaper text reporting England’s victory in the 1966 World Cup final. Two page text reporting the 1966 World Cup final. Comprehension questions to suit 3 ability groups and PDF and Word files included. Britain Since 1948 or World Cup resource. Good text to identify the features of a newspaper. Two videos included. Short video including highlights of the match (10 mins) and Video of England’s famous last goal included (along with the famous commentary) Children really love learning about this.

An activity where children have to identify the different features of a newspaper. Includes a newspaper text about the Rosetta Stone. Includes a features of a newspaper checklist and a short presentation to help the children identify the features and discuss the text. Good resource to discuss the Rosetta stone and the decoding of hieroglyphics. For use in English or Topic lessons learning about the Ancient Egyptians.

Using and punctuating quotes in a newspaper task. A full 'outstanding observed' lesson quality lesson including lesson plan and presentations. The children will think about questions to ask Howard Carter (about his discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb) and then hot seat to gather quotes to add in to a newspaper text. Both questions activity worksheets and newspaper quotes worksheets are differentiated to suit 3 ability groups. All files are Word or PowerPoint. Word mat included to prompt children on collected quotes and helpful spellings to help them with the activity.

A set of 5 information posters about Howard Carter and the discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb. Could be used as an information text or could be used as apart of an Ancient Egypt display. Colourful and informative. Posters include: Who was Howard Carter?, Finding the tomb, What happened next?, The death mask and The curse of the tomb! Word files (for editing) and PDF versions included.

Two activities learning about why the marriage between Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon ended. PowerPoint presentation included to go through the main points of why Henry wanted a divorce and why he started the Church of England. Activity 1 asks the children to read through many statements and to then decide if Henry or Catherine would say them. Activity 2 asks the children to role play Henry talking to Catherine demanding a divorce. The children then write what the characters would say in speech bubbles.Quality Tudor resource. Both PDF and Word files (For editing) included.

Comprehension task. A creation myth from Ancient Egypt about the creation of the world and the gods Isis and Osiris. Included is the text and differentiated questions for 3 ability groups. Also included is a speaking and listening activity lesson of retelling the myth and ordering illustrations accordingly. Quality resource. This can lead to extended writing with a task of writing a sequel to the myth. Both Word and PDF files are included.

All activities are themed on Ancient Egypt. Children will convert speech into speech bubbles and then for a second task convert speech bubbles into written speech using inverted commas. Includes differentiated first task and then a second task suitable as an extension. Presentation included. Word and PDF files included.

Super comprehension of an Ancient Egyptian myth. This is the traditional Ancient Egyptian myth of how Seth tricks Osiris and chops his body into fourteen pieces! Isis finds all the pieces and sends him to the underworld where he becomes the ruler. Differentiated questions to suit 3 ability groups. Text sheet and question sheets included. Word and PDF Versions included.

A short play-script with dialogue between Henry VII (Henry Tudor) and Henry VIII (Henry Jr) Useful text to discuss the features of a play-script and differentiated questions to suit four ability groups included. Super Tudor resource.

Cloze procedure where the children will select the correct words to complete a text about the Battle of Bosworth. The children will learn about the battle that ended Richard III's reign and signaled the beggining of the Tudor period. Differentiated to suit 3 ability groups each task is a double page activity to challenge and ends with an extension task to add colour to a Tudor rose.

A two page biography comprehension text about Sir Isaac Newton. Differentiated questions to suit 3 ability groups. Both PDF and Word files (for editing) included. Excellent text to research a famous scientist. Can support forces and friction work. Includes reference to Newton's law and gravity.

Comprehension text about sport in Brazil. Differentiated questions to suit three ability groups. Includes brief information about Pelé, football volleyball and motor racing. Super resource for KS2. PDF and Word files (for editing) included.

Simple fact file for children to complete about their chosen god. After research the children will need to draw an illustration of their chosen god, write the god's name in both English and hieroglyphs in a cartouche. Explain what their chosen god was 'god of' and any other interesting facts about the mythology that surrounds their chosen god. Two fact files to fit on one page. Both Word files and PDF included.

Simple 'mind map' style worksheet for children to write down facts about the pyramids of Egypt that they have researched. Both Word and PDF versions of the file included.