A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LO: To be able to empathise with the main character. To understand different layout forms and how they can be used in narration. To be able to use contextual clues to understand unfamiliar and foreign language. To understand how an author uses language to reveal things. To be able to comment on the whole story To be able to recognise the purpose of a glossary, its layout and organisation.

A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To read a classic text. To be able to explain the meaning of archaic language. To be able to use inference and deduction to make predictions about the plot of a short story.

Key Stage 2 comprehensions. Text includes a range of non fiction, fictionalised, historical texts and short poetry. Questions include whole range of SAT style questions such as: inference and deduction, prediction and factual recall. Ideal for Guided groups, homework or whole class activities.

A five comprehension pack designed to support work on the Tudors. There are two comprehensions per topic, one for Higher and Middle Ability children, a second for those of lower ability. The comprehensions can be used as stand-alone lessons or set as homework. Each comprehension consists of glossary work on words in text, comprehension questions tied to each text, and either an imaginative piece of writing (HA/MA) or a summary and matching activity (LA). Comprehensions cover: Life in Tudor Times Law and Order The Break with Rome The Spanish Armada Tudor Childhood.

Key Stage 2 comprehensions. Text includes a range of non fiction, fictionalised, historical texts and short poetry. Questions include whole range of SAT style questions such as: inference and deduction, prediction and factual recall. Ideal for Guided groups, homework or whole class activities.

A great introductory activity or mini topic on the way that Victorian society changed during Victorian times. This mini topic uses the Market Place PowerPoint to present to your whole class a series round robin / market place / carousel activities. Each of six groups will have skim and scan, research and present information on one of the six following areas of interest: The Abolition of Slavery Child Labour The changing role of education in the lives of children The industrial revolution and its impact on Victorian life. The changing role of Women Workhouses and the Poor Law They will then gather information from the other five groups before answering a quiz based on this information. In addition to meeting the learning objectives, children will also develop turn taking, team work, collaborative research and effective presentation strategies. Learning Objectives: To organise and select relevant historical information from a range of sources. To devise and answer questions about the changes to society during the Victorian period. Learning Outcomes: To have researched and recalled this historical time period. To have explained to others and understood for themselves the impact of change on life in Britain.

Key Stage 2 comprehensions. Text includes a range of non fiction, fictionalised, historical texts and short poetry. Questions include whole range of SAT style questions such as: inference and deduction, prediction and factual recall. Ideal for Guided groups, homework or whole class activities.

This is a first in a series of resources designed to develop children's understanding of time-lines and their appreciation of where a particular historical period fits into the chronology of history. Learning Objective: To know and understand the history of these islands (Great Britain) as a coherent, chronological narrative, from the earliest times to the present day. A series of activities designed to begin any history topic linked to the British Isles including: Resource 1: Time-line of the British Isles – with dates Resource 2: Definition cards BC / AD. Resources 3: Timeline of the British Isles – without dates. Resource 4: Time-line Cards Resource 5: Interactive Time-line without dates. A Word document detailing some suggested activities for working with time-lines. Learning Outcomes: Children will be able to: • Understand how the islands of Britain have changed over time. • Understand the difference between AD and BC • Understand the difference between BC, First millennium and Second millennium. • Understand that dates before Christ are older the bigger the number (cf negative numbers) • Sequence a series of BC and AD dates. • Compare and contrast key events in British history. Any feedback on these resources, their effectiveness, additions and areas in which they can be improved would be very welcome. (Update - corrects 1 incorrect link in Resource 5 - Interactive Timeline of British isles)

Set in the Highlands of Scotland around the time of the Battle of Culloden, this short story has a definite twist in its tail. Ideal for any work on historical fiction, this text was written specifically for this purpose. A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To understand how an author sets a story in the past. To use inference and deduction to understand the main characters’ feelings. To reflect on a completed text. Please note to print the text from Word, select two sided along short edge. This will print the book in A5 book format.

This is a second in a series of resources designed to develop children's understanding of time-lines and their appreciation of where a particular historical period fits into the chronology of history. Learning Objective: To know and understand how people’s lives have shaped this nation and how Britain has influenced and been influenced by the wider world. A series of activities designed to begin any history topic linked to the Tudor period including: Resource 1: Tudor Time-line – with dates Resource 2: The five Tudor Monarchs. Resources 3: Tudor Time-line– without dates. Resource 4: Tudor Time-line Cards Resource 5: Interactive Tudor Time-line without dates. Resource 6: Interactive Tudor Time-line with dates. A Word document detailing some suggested activities for working with time-lines. Learning Outcomes: Children will be able to: •Learning Outcomes: Children will be able to: • how the five Tudor monarchs shaped Britain. • how other individuals have also shaped Britain. • how Britain’s relationship with Catholic Europe changed during this period. • how Britain has influenced and been influenced by its relationship with Europe. • how Britain began to influence America. • Sequence a series of 4 digit numbers. • Compare and contrast key events in British history. Any feedback on these resources, their effectiveness, additions and areas in which they can be improved would be very welcome.

A fully narrated youtube clip, PowerPoint show and PowerPoint presentation with hyperlinks to additional learning about the first VE Day in 1945 and how to celebrate VE Day’s 75th anniversary. The resources includes a fully editable PowerPoint presentation to allow you, if you wish, to replace photos close to where I teach, with photos linked to your own locality. The video is designed for distribution across a whole school, with sections tailored for KS1 and KS2 and KS2 on its own. Please feel free to share this widely.