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KS2 World War I Knowledge Organiser/ Revision Mat!
This detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising knowledge of World War I. It has been designed for children in KS2, and contains comprehensive sections on:
Major Events - dates, images, descriptions, and key facts;
Key People - Archduke Franz Ferdinand, David Lloyd George, Tsar Nicholas II, Woodrow Wilson, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Wilfred Owen;
Main Participating Countries - Flags, Year joined and death toll;
Timeline of Major Events.
Key words and ideas are underlined for easy reference. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).
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KS1 Buildings Over Time - Local Study - Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about buildings over time as a part of their history study of ‘significant historical places in their own locality’ and ‘changes within living memory.’ It tracks the development of buildings from ancient civilisations to the present day, and contains comprehensive sections entitled:
Overview;
Interesting Local Buildings;
Important Vocabulary;
Buildings Timeline;
Architecture Through Time;
Top Buildings Facts.
The local buildings are centred on an East of England study, but this can be easily amended on the Word version to suit your own context if needed. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.
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The Feudal System and the Domesday Book - Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about the feudal system of the Middle Ages, and the compiling of the Domesday Book. It contains comprehensive sections entitled:
Overview;
The Feudal System (and diagram);
Important Vocabulary;
The Domesday Book;
Answers to the Important Questions;
Top Ten Facts.
The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.
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Mary Anning Whole Class Reading Session and Knowledge Organiser!
This whole class reading session aims to build their understanding of Mary Anning, whilst simultaneously developing their reading comprehension skills.
The resource pack includes the full text (a detailed and original knowledge organiser) and all of the activities for the session, which the class are guided through via a comprehensive PowerPoint presentation. The reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the text is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language.
The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities.
The session is best suited for children in years 3-4, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly older or younger year groups. This resource is suitable for home/ remote learning. These resources are also suitable for home/ remote learning.
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Secrets of a Sun King - Chapters 5 and 6 - Double Lesson!
This engaging and thought-provoking double-lesson resource aids students in developing a secure understanding of the chapters 5 to 6 of Emma Carroll’s 'Secrets of a Sun King.’ In this section of the text, Lil reads Professor Hanawati’s letter and the first section of the transcription of Lysandra’s story.
The comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation enables students to understand the text through:
-Retrieving information;
-Inferring and deducing hidden meanings;
-Explaining key ideas.
The sessions include a range of retrieval, vocabulary, inference, explanation and deeper thinking activities. A clear, colourful and comprehensive PowerPoint presentation guides students through the learning.
There’s a lot in the session (18 slides in total) so I would recommend breaking into two lessons. The lessons are most suitable for children in key stage 2, (they were originally used for those in years 4 and 5).
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Secrets of a Sun King - Chapters 19, 20 and 21 - Triple Lesson!
This engaging and thought-provoking triple-lesson resource aids students in developing a secure understanding of the chapters 19 to 21 of Emma Carroll’s 'Secrets of a Sun King.’ In this section of the text, the children return the heart to its rightful place, and witness Howard Carter’s grand opening of Tutankhamun’s tomb.
The comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation enables students to understand the text through:
-Retrieving information;
-Inferring and deducing hidden meanings;
-Empathising with characters.
The sessions include a range of retrieval, vocabulary, inference, explanation and deeper thinking activities. A clear, colourful and comprehensive PowerPoint presentation guides students through the learning. In addition to this, a newspaper front page template is provided for the creative activity.
There’s a lot in the session (19 slides in total) so I would recommend breaking into two or even three lessons. The lessons are most suitable for children in key stage 2, (they were originally used for those in years 4 and 5).
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Secrets of a Sun King - Chapters 17 and 18 - Double Lesson!
This engaging and thought-provoking double-lesson resource aids students in developing a secure understanding of the chapters 17 and 18 of Emma Carroll’s 'Secrets of a Sun King.’ In this section of the text, the children are helped towards the burial site by Pepe and his camels.
The comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation enables students to understand the text through:
-Retrieving information;
-Explaining key meanings;
-Linking the events in the text to context.
The sessions include a range of retrieval, vocabulary, inference, explanation and deeper thinking activities. A clear, colourful and comprehensive PowerPoint presentation guides students through the learning.
There’s a lot in the session (18 slides in total) so I would recommend breaking into two lessons. The lessons are most suitable for children in key stage 2, (they were originally used for those in years 4 and 5).
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Secrets of a Sun King - Chapters 9, 10 and 11 - Triple Lesson!
This engaging and thought-provoking triple-lesson resource aids students in developing a secure understanding of the chapters 9 to 11 of Emma Carroll’s 'Secrets of a Sun King.’ In this section of the text, Lil is punished at school for standing up to Tulip’s bullies, she learns the backstory about her elder brother, and she boards the train to accompany the Mendozas to Egypt.
The comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation enables students to understand the text through:
-Retrieving information;
-Inferring and deducing hidden meanings;
-Analysing characters.
The sessions include a range of retrieval, vocabulary, inference, explanation and deeper thinking activities. A clear, colourful and comprehensive PowerPoint presentation guides students through the learning. In addition to this, a character profile template is provided for the main character analysis task (in both Word and PDF).
There’s a lot in the session (19 slides in total) so I would recommend breaking into two or even three lessons. The lessons are most suitable for children in key stage 2, (they were originally used for those in years 4 and 5).
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Secrets of a Sun King - Chapters 22 and 23 - Double Lesson!
This engaging and thought-provoking double-lesson resource aids students in developing a secure understanding of the chapters 22 and 23 of Emma Carroll’s 'Secrets of a Sun King.’ In this final section of the text, the group returns to London triumphant, and Alex’s true identity is finally revealed.
The comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation enables students to understand the text through:
-Retrieving information;
-Inferring hidden meanings;
-Summarising key events.
The sessions include a range of retrieval, vocabulary, inference, explanation and deeper thinking activities. A clear, colourful and comprehensive PowerPoint presentation guides students through the learning. A storyboard template is also provided for the creative activity.
There’s a lot in the session (18 slides in total) so I would recommend breaking into two lessons. The lessons are most suitable for children in key stage 2, (they were originally used for those in years 4 and 5).
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The Interregnum - Knowledge Organiser/ Revision Mat!
This detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising knowledge of The Interregnum in England. It contains comprehensive sections on:
-Overview;
-Key Events and Periods - The Execution of Charles I, Estbalishment of the Republic, The Protectorate under Oliver Cromwell/ Richard Cromwell and the Reinstatement of the Monarchy.
-Key People - Oliver Cromwell, Charles I, John Lambert, Richard Cromwell, General George Monck, and Charles II.
-Important Facts;
-Timeline of Events;
-Subject Vocabulary.
The resource is designed to be printed onto either A4 or A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). It can be used for a wide range of year groups, but was originally designed to support study at KS3.
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The Glorious Revolution - Knowledge Organiser/ Revision Mat!
This detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising knowledge of The Glorious Revolution. It contains comprehensive sections on:
-Overview;
-Key Events - James II ascends to the throne; Birth of James Francis Edward Stuart, Invitation to William of Orange, William lands in Britain, Mary and William become joint monarchs;
-Key People - King James II, Mary II, William of Orange, James Edward Francis Stuart, Henry Sydney, Arthur Herbert;
-Important Locations;
-Timeline of Events;
-Subject Vocabulary.
The resource is designed to be printed onto either A4 or A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). It can be used for a wide range of year groups, but was originally designed to support study at KS3.
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Theseus and the Minotaur Creative Writing Structure Strips!
These creative writing structure strips are designed to help children with formulating creative writing pieces based on Theseus and the Minotaur. They are tried and tested in the classroom - they are loved by teachers and students, and have helped to enable some incredible compositions!
These structure strips were initially designed for KS2 children, however (perhaps with a tweak here and there) they could be used for lower KS3 or upper KS1.
Provided in both PDF (to prevent formatting issues between computers) and Word (to allow for easy editing). Each A4 page contains 4 structure strips. Hope that they prove useful for you too - Enjoy!
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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington - Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. It is particularly useful for those studying ‘Significant Individuals’ in history or learning about prominent leaders or military figures. It contains comprehensive sections entitled:
Overview;
Times in His Life;
Important Vocabulary;
1st Duke of Wellington Timeline;
Answers to the Important Questions;
Top Ten Facts.
The resource is designed to be printed onto A3 or A4, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.
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Diana, Princess of Wales - Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about Diana, Princess of Wales, particularly those studying ‘Significant Individuals’ in history or learning about prominent campaigners in PSHE. It contains comprehensive sections entitled:
Overview;
Times in Her Life;
Important Vocabulary;
Diana, Princess of Wales Timeline;
Answers to the Important Questions;
Top Ten Facts.
The resource is designed to be printed onto A3 or A4, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.
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Desmond Tutu - Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about Desmond Tutu, either as a part of their history study of ‘Significant Individuals’, or when studying social activisits in PSHE/ citizenship. It contains comprehensive sections entitled:
Overview;
Times in His Life;
Important Vocabulary;
Desmond Tutu Timeline;
Answers to the Important Questions;
Top Ten Facts.
The resource is designed to be printed onto either A4 or A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.
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George Orwell Knowledge Organiser/ Revision Mat!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning about George Orwell, particularly those studying different authors in English Literature, or completing a history study of ‘Significant Individuals.’ It contains comprehensive sections entitled:
Overview;
Times in His Life;
Important Vocabulary;
George Orwell Timeline;
Answers to the Important Questions;
Top Ten Facts.
The resource is designed to be printed onto either A4 or A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Resources Bundle!
These varied and engaging resources have been designed to enhance the learning of John Boyne’s ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.’ They are perfect for aiding and developing comprehension, and also gaining a secure understanding of the social and historical context of the novel.
Included in this resources bundle are:
- The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Comprehension Activities Booklet - 21 pages of comprehension activities aligned with the text;
- The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Holocaust Lesson - Enabling students to link the text to its social and historical context;
- The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Pointless Game - A fun and interactive way of securing understanding of the text.
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Knowledge Organiser/ Revision Mat - An hugely detailed resource aiding revision of all aspects of the novel!
All images are licensed for commercial use, and are cited at the end of presentations and in separate documents.
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Private Peaceful Lesson Bundle!
These engaging, varied, and informative lessons have been designed to help students gain a valuable understanding of the plot, characters, language, and key messages in Michael Morpurgo’s ‘Private Peaceful.’
All of the resources that you need to teach are included in the bundle: Whole lesson step-by-step PowerPoint presentations, informative and engaging , worksheets, activities, and lesson plans.
Contained in the bundle are lessons based on:
- 1. Charlie and Tommo
- 2. Morpurgo’s Descriptive Language
- 3. The Context of World War I
Stimulating, visual, and easily adaptable, these lessons provide suggested learning objectives and outcomes for students of a wide-range of abilities - The vast majority of tasks are differentiated to allow for different abilities and needs in your classroom. Each lesson loosely follows this logical learning journey to ensure that students learn in bite-size steps:
- Engaging
- Defining/ Understanding
- Identifying/Remembering
- Analysing/ Creating
- Peer or self evaluating.
All of the lessons are interactive, employ a variety of different teaching and learning methods and styles, and are visually-engaging.
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Poppies - Jane Weir - Bundle!
These resources are designed to help students gain understanding, assessment skills, and key interpretations of Jane Weir’s contemporary ‘Power and Conflict’ poem: Poppies. Students will complete this learning having gathered vital skills in: interpreting the significant meanings of the poem, understanding the poet’s meaning/ideas within the poem, analysing the features of form and structure, considering settings and themes, and understanding Weir’s language devices.
The bundle contains:
The comprehensive and engaging lesson,
The visually-appealing and informative knowledge organiser/ revision mat,
The 16-page comprehension booklet;
A range of resources to prepare your students for critically comparing poems.
The lessons included are interactive, employ a variety of different teaching and learning methods and styles, and are visually-engaging. Resources, worksheets, and lesson plans are all provided.
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The Charge of the Light Brigade - Alfred, Lord Tennyson - Bundle!
These resources are designed to help students gain understanding, assessment skills, and key interpretations of Alfred, Lord Tennyson's vivid power and conflict poem: The Charge of the Light Brigade. Students will complete this learning having gathered vital skills in: interpreting the significant meanings of the poem, understanding the poet's ideas/messages within the poem analysing the features of form and structure, considering settings and themes, and understanding Tennyson's language devices.
The bundle contains:
- The comprehensive and engaging lesson,
- The visually-appealing and informative knowledge organiser/ revision mat,
- The 16-page comprehension booklet;
- A range of resources to prepare your students for critically comparing poems.
The lessons included are interactive, employ a variety of different teaching and learning methods and styles, and are visually-engaging. Resources, worksheets, and lesson plans are all provided.