A PP with examples of Mayan murals. A task at the end for children to complete.

Whole lesson looking at The Blitz. Information provided on how The Blitz impacted many people in England. Activities included which involve children unscrambling grammar problems at the beginning, spider diagrams after watching a video clip, questions to apply knowledge at the end and an example newspaper report which I used as an extended writing opportunity with my class of year 6's.

A unit of work looking at WWII. Each lesson comes with information on the related topic as well as a number of differentiated activities and resources. Many activities have clear cross-curricular links to English with a huge focus on SPAG. A number of the activities have also been praised for their speaking and listening opportunities as well as ensuring children have an independent approach towards their learning. Lessons can be lifted and taught. Lessons on the following: - Why WWII started - Evacuation - Women in WWII - Anne Frank - The Holocaust - The Blitz - Propaganda

A selection of lessons focussing on the Maya. Lessons can be lifted and taught from the PowerPoint- all lessons come with resources and different activity ideas. All can be differentiated. All lessons are available to buy individually. Lessons on the following- - Mayan daily life - Mayan jobs - Mayan children - Mayan gods and goddesses - Mayan art

A lesson with ideas for activities- resources provided at the end of the PP. Looking at the main aspects of the Mayan's daily routines- the lesson format is that children research one aspect, teach it to their rest of the group and then complete a question at the end. Fantastic speaking and listening opportunities.

A lesson looking at reasons foe the start of WWII. A couple of slides looking at hyperinflation and then the start and impact of The Hitler Youth. An excellent activity at the end where children complete any three activities/questions as long as they are in a line. A great link to a Walt Disney video explaining The Hitler Youth which children really engage with.,

Used with year 6 in a recent lesson looking at Mayan children. The lesson includes information about Mayan children with a clear focus on education and the typical roles Mayan children would undertake. There is then an idea for a task at the end- this worked really well in my lesson, children engaged throughout and they produced fantastic persuasive writing!

A lesson looking at children in WWII with a focus on evacuation. Activities throughout including anagrams at the beginning- spider diagrams to show knowledge at the beginning and the end of the lesson and differentiated questions for children to apply their knowledge.

A lesson taught to year 6 looking at the roles of women in WWII. Information available on 4 key roles: Nurses, Land Army, Munition workers and Spies. Also included is ideas for potential activities which include great opportunities for speaking and listening as well as differentiated questioning at the beginning and end to get children to infer and then apply knowledge.

Information on Anne Frank. An activity is available at the end. The activity is an information hunt: give the children the information in groups to read and then give out one question at a time when they have answered the previous question correctly- including all SPAG. All groups to compete in a race to the end. You must see a different group member's book each time to ensure all children are competing. Peer support to be key.

A whole lesson with resources at the end focusing on 4 main Mayan gods and goddesses. Children to complete the activity at the beginning of the lesson- they all take a number, go away and learn about the god, come back and teach the rest of their group- excellent speaking and listening opportunities. A question at the end to apply knowledge. For a more creative lesson after this one, children created their own Mayan god or goddess focusing on the qualities discovered in this lesson.

A lesson for UKS2 focussing on The Holocaust with information and resources included. Information available for children to go and research one particular aspect- children to then come back and teach their group what they have learnt. A lesson praised for the speaking and listening aspects as well as ensuring that the children had an independent approach towards their learning. Differentiated questions at the end for children to apply their knowledge.