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WiseArk Ltd which is a ‘micro-company specialising in supplying educational resources. We specialise in resources for use in tutor time -many of which are also suitable for use in citizenship/PSHE. We also have a range of resources to support learning in history. I was a teacher for over 20 years so know from first-hand experience how engaged students can be when given challenges and puzzles.

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WiseArk Ltd which is a ‘micro-company specialising in supplying educational resources. We specialise in resources for use in tutor time -many of which are also suitable for use in citizenship/PSHE. We also have a range of resources to support learning in history. I was a teacher for over 20 years so know from first-hand experience how engaged students can be when given challenges and puzzles.
Migration to Britain : Matching challenges
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Migration to Britain : Matching challenges

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A set of linked resources and activities to help students improve their knowledge and understanding of migration to Britain. These resources are designed specifically to help with developing an awareness of those who have moved to live in Britain. This is linked to our other resources on the topic so features twenty groups of people and twenty individuals who have moved to Britain. There are two activities which involve matching either people to their reason for moving or an individual and a key point about them; ideal for use as a challenge that covers knowledge in a different way to a conventional worksheet. The first is a set of printable ‘cards’ which can be used for sorting or matching tasks (such as the matching pairs game) – each event is on a separate ‘card’ from its date, organised in sets of 10 -there are two sets, but each can be used separately or the two combined to increase the difficulty level. The second is a set of ‘domino cards’ to provide a more supported matching challenge; these feature the same events and each ‘card’ links to another forming a ‘domino’ like chain (which can be used as a set of 5 or both combined for greater challenge). They are suitable for use in class -both as a main activity and as an extension task- as well as for homework / independent study or a cover lesson activity (maybe even as staff challenge!)
Ancient Greece: Timeline activity
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Ancient Greece: Timeline activity

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A simple sequencing activity to help develop chronological knowledge of Ancient Greece. There is a list of 28 events with dates -but events are listed alphabetically- and a blank table to enter the information into. So students need to sequence the dates first (there is a sheet/table to help them with doing this). There is also a support version in which the table to complete has the dates in order so students just need to find the corresponding event. The events are mostly those which feature in the linked resources on developing chronological understanding including the power point-from the First Olympics in 776 BCE to the Romans taking control of Greece in 146 BCE. This resource is suitable for use in class as well as ideal for homework / independent study.
Mountains and mountain ranges: Quizzes and wordsearches combined
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Mountains and mountain ranges: Quizzes and wordsearches combined

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A more challenging version of the always popular activity: two wordsearches-one on mountains of the world and one on mountain ranges . Each comes in a range of versions to provide differing degrees of challenge: each wordsearch has a grid and 10 mountains or ranges to find – the same answers so that all students are covering the same places and terms whatever the level of support/challenge. In each set the first version is a ‘traditional’ one with the words provided. Then there are four versions with a quiz: this has the same words to find but they aren’t provided -first you need to use the clues (questions) to work out what word you are searching for. One just has the clues then there are three supported versions (each of the four has the same clues): the first has the first letter of the answer; the second has the number of numbers in the answer and the third has both the first letter and number of letters. Ideal for use in a wide range of settings such as a last-minute cover resource or homework task or providing resources for ‘school at home’ (maybe even for a staff challenge!) The mountains/ranges covered are: Mountains: Aconcagua Denali Elbrus Everest Kilimanjaro Kosciuszko Maunu Kea Mont Blanc Puncak Jaya Vinson Ranges: Alps Andes Appalachians Atlas Caucasus Himalayas Mid Ocean Pyrenees Rockies Urals
Deserts: Quizzes and wordsearches combined
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Deserts: Quizzes and wordsearches combined

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A wordsearch with a difference -on deserts: Antarctic Arabian Atacama Chihuahuan Gobi Kalahari Mojave Patagonian Sahara Sonoran * However before finding the ten answers in the grid you have to use the clue to work out who the person or nation it is that you are searching for. Each word search & quiz comes in four different versions (the answers are the same each time); providing three different levels of support/difficulty. Each quiz has the same clues , the first version just the question but the second version has the first letter of the answer; another has the number of letters in the answer and the final one has both the first letter and number of letters. (Answers provided as well as location in word search) Ideal for use as a reinforcement activity for knowledge of the topic or homework task -maybe even for a staffroom challenge! *resource created for the US market, hence the ‘bias’
Geographical terms-imaginary lines: Quizzes and wordsearches combined
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Geographical terms-imaginary lines: Quizzes and wordsearches combined

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A wordsearch with a difference -on ‘imaginary lines’: Arctic Circle Cancer Capricorn Date Line Equator Hemisphere Latitude Longitude Meridian Poles However before finding the ten answers in the grid you have to use the clue to work out who the person or nation it is that you are searching for. Each word search & quiz comes in four different versions (the answers are the same each time); providing three different levels of support/difficulty. Each quiz has the same clues , the first version just the question but the second version has the first letter of the answer; another has the number of letters in the answer and the final one has both the first letter and number of letters. (Answers provided as well as location in word search) Ideal for use as a reinforcement activity for knowledge of the topic or homework task -maybe even for a staffroom challenge!
Anglo-Saxons & Vikings word search (& quiz) Places
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Anglo-Saxons & Vikings word search (& quiz) Places

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A word search and a combined word search and quiz This features a range of places from the Anglo-Saxon/Viking period of English history: Danelaw, Edington, Iona, Jorvik, Lindisfarne, Maldon, Mercia, Scandinavia, Wessex, Whitby It comes in a range of versions to provide differing degrees of challenge: each wordsearch has a grid and to find – the same names so that all students are covering the same range of places whatever the level of support/challenge. The first version is a ‘traditional’ one with the words provided. Then there are four versions with a quiz: this has the same words to find but they aren’t provided -first you need to use the clues (questions) to work out what word you are searching for. One just has the clues then there are three supported versions (each of the four has the same clues): the first has the first letter of the answer; the second has the number of numbers in the answer and the third has both the first letter and number of letters. This provides students with the opportunity to develop their knowledge of a range of whilst providing varying degrees of challenge/support. They are suitable for use in class -both as a main activity and as an extension task- as well as for homework / independent study.
Anglo-Saxons & Vikings word search (& quiz) Life 2
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Anglo-Saxons & Vikings word search (& quiz) Life 2

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A word search and a combined word search and quiz This features a range of terms relating to life in the Anglo-Saxon/Viking period: monastery, pagan, runes, sheriff, ship burial, strip fields, thane, thatch, Valhalla, weaving It comes in a range of versions to provide differing degrees of challenge: each wordsearch has a grid and to find – the same names so that all students are covering the same range of terms whatever the level of support/challenge. The first version is a ‘traditional’ one with the words provided. Then there are four versions with a quiz: this has the same words to find but they aren’t provided -first you need to use the clues (questions) to work out what word you are searching for. One just has the clues then there are three supported versions (each of the four has the same clues): the first has the first letter of the answer; the second has the number of numbers in the answer and the third has both the first letter and number of letters. This provides students with the opportunity to develop their knowledge of a range of whilst providing varying degrees of challenge/support. They are suitable for use in class -both as a main activity and as an extension task- as well as for homework / independent study.
Anglo-Saxons & Vikings word search (& quiz) Life 1
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Anglo-Saxons & Vikings word search (& quiz) Life 1

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A word search and a combined word search and quiz This features a range of terms relating to life in the Anglo-Saxon/Viking period: agriculture, brooch, chronicles, court, Danegeld, hearth, hundred, long house, long ship, lyre It comes in a range of versions to provide differing degrees of challenge: each wordsearch has a grid and to find – the same names so that all students are covering the same range of terms whatever the level of support/challenge. The first version is a ‘traditional’ one with the words provided. Then there are four versions with a quiz: this has the same words to find but they aren’t provided -first you need to use the clues (questions) to work out what word you are searching for. One just has the clues then there are three supported versions (each of the four has the same clues): the first has the first letter of the answer; the second has the number of numbers in the answer and the third has both the first letter and number of letters. This provides students with the opportunity to develop their knowledge of a range of whilst providing varying degrees of challenge/support. They are suitable for use in class -both as a main activity and as an extension task- as well as for homework / independent study.
Anglo-Saxons & Vikings word search (& quiz) People(s) 2
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Anglo-Saxons & Vikings word search (& quiz) People(s) 2

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A word search and a combined word search and quiz This features a range of people(s) from the Anglo-Saxon/Viking period of English history: Cnut, Columba, Edwin, Eric the Red, Harold, Hilda, Normans, Offa, Picts, Vikings It comes in a range of versions to provide differing degrees of challenge: each wordsearch has a grid and to find – the same names so that all students are covering the same range of people(s) whatever the level of support/challenge. The first version is a ‘traditional’ one with the words provided. Then there are four versions with a quiz: this has the same words to find but they aren’t provided -first you need to use the clues (questions) to work out what word you are searching for. One just has the clues then there are three supported versions (each of the four has the same clues): the first has the first letter of the answer; the second has the number of numbers in the answer and the third has both the first letter and number of letters. This provides students with the opportunity to develop their knowledge of a range of whilst providing varying degrees of challenge/support. They are suitable for use in class -both as a main activity and as an extension task- as well as for homework / independent study.
Anglo-Saxons & Vikings word search (& quiz) People(s) 1
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Anglo-Saxons & Vikings word search (& quiz) People(s) 1

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A word search and a combined word search and quiz This features a range of people(s) from the Anglo-Saxon/Viking period of English history: Aethelbert, Aethelflaed, Aidan, Alfred, Anglo-Saxons, Athelstan, Augustine, Bede, Britons, Celts It comes in a range of versions to provide differing degrees of challenge: each wordsearch has a grid and to find – the same names so that all students are covering the same range of people(s) whatever the level of support/challenge. The first version is a ‘traditional’ one with the words provided. Then there are four versions with a quiz: this has the same words to find but they aren’t provided -first you need to use the clues (questions) to work out what word you are searching for. One just has the clues then there are three supported versions (each of the four has the same clues): the first has the first letter of the answer; the second has the number of numbers in the answer and the third has both the first letter and number of letters. This provides students with the opportunity to develop their knowledge of a range of whilst providing varying degrees of challenge/support. They are suitable for use in class -both as a main activity and as an extension task- as well as for homework / independent study.
Ancient Egypt word search & quiz People 1
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Ancient Egypt word search & quiz People 1

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A word search and a combined word search and quiz This features a range of people (s) from Ancient Egypt. It comes in a range of versions to provide differing degrees of challenge: each wordsearch has a grid and 13 names to find – the same names so that all students are covering the same range of people whatever the level of support/challenge. The first version is a ‘traditional’ one with the words provided. Then there are four versions with a quiz: this has the same words to find but they aren’t provided -first you need to use the clues (questions) to work out what word you are searching for. One just has the clues then there are three supported versions (each of the four has the same clues): the first has the first letter of the answer; the second has the number of numbers in the answer and the third has both the first letter and number of letters. The people (s) covered are: Ahmose, Alexander, Amenemhet, Amenhotep, Assyrians, Cleopatra, Djoser, Hittites, Hyksos, Khufu, Libyans, Macedonian, Mentuhopet This resource provides students with the opportunity to develop their knowledge of a range of Ancient Egyptian people whilst providing varying degrees of challenge/support. They are suitable for use in class -both as a main activity and as an extension task- as well as for homework / independent study.
Ancient Egypt word search & quiz People 2
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Ancient Egypt word search & quiz People 2

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A word search and a combined word search and quiz This features a further range of people (s) from Ancient Egypt. It comes in a range of versions to provide differing degrees of challenge: each wordsearch has a grid and 13 names to find – the same names so that all students are covering the same range of people whatever the level of support/challenge. The first version is a ‘traditional’ one with the words provided. Then there are four versions with a quiz: this has the same words to find but they aren’t provided -first you need to use the clues (questions) to work out what word you are searching for. One just has the clues then there are three supported versions (each of the four has the same clues): the first has the first letter of the answer; the second has the number of numbers in the answer and the third has both the first letter and number of letters. The people (s) covered are: Narmer, Nubians, Octavian, Persians, Pharaohs, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Rameses, Romans, Sheshonq, Sobekneferu, Tutankhmaun , Xerxes This provides students with the opportunity to develop their knowledge of a range of Ancient Egyptian people whilst providing varying degrees of challenge/support. They are suitable for use in class -both as a main activity and as an extension task- as well as for homework / independent study.
Ancient Egypt word search & quiz Places
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Ancient Egypt word search & quiz Places

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A word search and a combined word search and quiz This features a range of places in Ancient Egypt. It comes in a range of versions to provide differing degrees of challenge: each wordsearch has a grid and 16 place names to find – the same names so that all students are covering the same range of places whatever the level of support/challenge. The first version is a ‘traditional’ one with the words provided. Then there are four versions with a quiz: this has the same words to find but they aren’t provided -first you need to use the clues (questions) to work out what word you are searching for. One just has the clues then there are three supported versions (each of the four has the same clues): the first has the first letter of the answer; the second has the number of numbers in the answer and the third has both the first letter and number of letters. The places covered are: Africa, Alexandria, Euphrates, Giza, Karnak, Libya, Lower, Mediterranean, Memphis, Nile, Nubia, Pelusium, Saqqara, Thebes, Upper, Valley This provides students with the opportunity to develop their knowledge of a range of Ancient Egyptian places whilst providing varying degrees of challenge/support. They are suitable for use in class -both as a main activity and as an extension task- as well as for homework / independent study
Ancient Egypt word search & quiz Gods
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Ancient Egypt word search & quiz Gods

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A word search and a combined word search and quiz This features a range of Ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddesses. It comes in a range of versions to provide differing degrees of challenge: each wordsearch has a grid and 19 names to find – the same names so that all students are covering the same range of deities whatever the level of support/challenge. The first version is a ‘traditional’ one with the words provided. Then there are four versions with a quiz : this has the same words to find but they aren’t provided -first you need to use the clues (questions) to work out what word you are searching for. One just has the clues then there are three supported versions (each of the four has the same clues): the first has the first letter of the answer; the second has the number of numbers in the answer and the third has both the first letter and number of letters. The deities covered are: Amun, Anubis, Bastet, Bes, Geb, Hathor, Horus, Isis, Khnum, Khonsu, Montu, Nut, Osiris, Ptah, Ra, Sekhmet, Seth, Tefnut, Thoth This resource provides students with the opportunity to develop their knowledge of a range of Ancient Egyptian deities whilst providing varying degrees of challenge/support. They are suitable for use in class -both as a main activity and as an extension task- as well as for homework / independent study.
Roman Britain: Timeline activity
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Roman Britain: Timeline activity

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A simple sequencing activity to help develop chronological knowledge. There is a list of events with dates -but events are listed alphabetically- and a blank table to enter the information into (so students need to sequence the dates first). There is also a support version which has the dates in order so students need to find the corresponding event. The events are mostly those which feature in the linked resources on developing chronological understanding including the power point.
Ancient Egypt: Timeline activity
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Ancient Egypt: Timeline activity

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A simple sequencing activity to help develop chronological knowledge. There is a list of events with dates -but events are listed alphabetically- and a blank table to enter the information into . So students need to sequence the dates first (there is a sheet/table to help them with doing this). There is also a support version in which the table to complete has the dates in order so students just need to find the corresponding event. The events are mostly those which feature in the linked resources on developing chronological understanding including the power point-from King Narmer unifying Egypt in c3,100 BCE to the Roman annexation (30 BCE) This resource is suitable for use in class as well as ideal for homework / independent study.
Anglo-Saxon & Viking Britain: Timeline activity
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Anglo-Saxon & Viking Britain: Timeline activity

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A simple sequencing activity to help develop chronological knowledge of the Anglo-Saxon/Viking period in English history. There is a list of 24 events with dates -but events are listed alphabetically- and a blank table to enter the information into. So students need to sequence the dates first (there is a sheet/table to help them with doing this). There is also a support version in which the table to complete has the dates in order so students just need to find the corresponding event. The events are mostly those which feature in the linked resources on developing chronological understanding including the power point-from 449 CE -the traditional date for the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons in England-to 1066 CE and the end of Anglo-Saxon England following the Norman invasion and victory at Hastings. This resource is suitable for use in class as well as ideal for homework / independent study.
Ancient Sumer(ia): Timeline activity
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Ancient Sumer(ia): Timeline activity

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A simple sequencing activity to help develop chronological knowledge of Ancient Sumer. There is a list of events with dates -but events are listed alphabetically- and a blank table to enter the information into. So students need to sequence the dates first (there is a sheet/table to help them with doing this). There is also a support version in which the table to complete has the dates in order so students just need to find the corresponding event. The 22 events are taken from those which feature in the linked resources on developing chronological understanding including the power point- from c5000 BCE -start of the Uruk period and increasing urbanisation to c1760 BCE when the Babylonians conquered Mesopotamia. This resource is suitable for use in class as well as ideal for homework / independent study.
Stone Age to Iron Age: Timeline activity
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Stone Age to Iron Age: Timeline activity

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AA simple sequencing activity to help develop chronological knowledge of Pre-Roman Britain (England) There is a list of 24 events with dates -but events are listed alphabetically- and a blank table to enter the information into. So students need to sequence the dates first (there is a sheet/table to help them with doing this). There is also a support version in which the table to complete has the dates in order so students just need to find the corresponding event. The events are mostly those which feature in the linked resources on developing chronological understanding including the power point-from 6,000 BCE when Britain became separated from Europe with the submerging of Doggerland to the Roman Invasion in 43 CE This resource is suitable for use in class as well as ideal for homework / independent study.
Stone Age to Iron Age: word search -Places and peoples
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Stone Age to Iron Age: word search -Places and peoples

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A word search and a combined word search and quiz This features a range of people(s) and places from the history of Pre-Roman Britain (England): Avebury, Beaker, Briton, Celts, Cheddar Gorge, Danebury, Dartmoor, Doggerland, Druid, Gaul It comes in a range of versions to provide differing degrees of challenge: each wordsearch has a grid and to find – the same names so that all students are covering the same range of peoples/places whatever the level of support/challenge. The first version is a ‘traditional’ one with the words provided. Then there are four versions with a quiz: this has the same words to find but they aren’t provided -first you need to use the clues (questions) to work out what word you are searching for. One just has the clues then there are three supported versions (each of the four has the same clues): the first has the first letter of the answer; the second has the number of numbers in the answer and the third has both the first letter and number of letters. This provides students with the opportunity to develop their knowledge of a range of whilst providing varying degrees of challenge/support. They are suitable for use in class -both as a main activity and as an extension task- as well as for homework / independent study.