Comprehension activities related to Britain since 1948 / 1945. Bundle includes Buddy Holly, World Cup being stolen, England win the World Cup in 1966, Eleanor Rigby & The Beatles song lyric (poetry) comprehension as well as a comprehension about the 90s band Oasis.
The ultimate Ancient Egypt bundle! Many resources to cover History objectives. Cross curricular English objectives for a thematic approach. Howard Carter, Myths, Gods, Food, Pyramids, Tutankhamen all included and more.
The ultimate Tudor bundle. Many resources related to Henry VIII and the Tudors. History resources as well as cross curricular English objectives covered within this bundle. To assist a cross curricular thematic approach to teaching about the Tudors.
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 activity. Newspaper text about Pickles, a border collie dog, who found the Jules Rimet trophy after it was stolen whilst on display in London. Super resource learning about this amazing, but true event from the sixties. Differentiated comprehension questions to suit 3 ability groups included. PDF and word files included. Video clip of Pickles the dog receiving his medal included.
Reading comprehension task about Tudor houses. Information text about the features of traditional Tudor houses. Differentiated questions to suit three ability groups. PDF and Word files (for editing) included)
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.
12 activities learning about Henry VIII and each of his six wives. Two activities about each wife. Catherine of Aragon: Statement activity and role-play speech bubble writing task . Anne Boleyn: Cloze procedure and letter writing task. Jane Seymour: Cloze procedure and Speech bubble writing task. Anne of Cleves: Comprehension task and Speech bubble writing task. Katherine Howard: Comprehension task and letter writing task. Katherine Parr: Comprehension task and Diary writing task.
Two activities to learn about the marriage between Henry VIII and Katherine (Catherine) Parr. Activity 1: Comprehension task. The children will read information about Katherine's life and her marriage with Henry VIII and answer comprehension questions responding to the text. This task is differentiated to suit three ability groups. Activity 2 asks the children to write a diary from the perspective of Katherine Parr. This task is a super extended writing activity and it could suit either English or Topic lessons. Planning sheets and PowerPoint presentation included to aid descriptive writing. Both PDF and Word files (for editing) included.
Two activities to learn about the marriage between Henry VIII and his 5th wife Katherine (Catherine) Howard. PowerPoint presentation included to share comprehension text and main points of Katherine’s life. Activity 1 asks the children to read a text about Katherine Howard and complete comprehension questions responding to the text. This activity is differentiated to suit three ability groups. Activity 2 asks the children to write a letter to Henry begging him not to execute her. Both PDF and Word files (for editing) included.
Two activities learning about why the marriage between Henry VIII and Jane Seymour didn't end Henry's problems. PowerPoint presentation included to go through the main points of why the marriage ended. Activity 1 is a cloze procedure where children choose words to complete information about Jane Seymour. This activity is differentiated to suit three ability groups. Activity 2 asks the children to role-play the moment when Jane Seymour has just had a baby and Henry walks in. Then the children write what was said by the characters in speech bubbles. This is a really fun activity and the children love taking on the roles of Jane and Henry (especially acting out a sudden death scene) Both PDF and Word files (for editing) are included.
Two activities to learn about why the marriage between Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn ended. PowerPoint presentation to go through the main points of Anne's life and two engaging activities for the children to complete. Activity 1 is a cloze procedure where children fill in missing words to complete the information about Anne. This activity is differentiated to suit three ability groups. Activity 2 asks the children to write a letter (just as Anne actually did) begging Henry to reconsider and not execute her. Both PDF and Word files (for editing) included. A fun Horrible Histories clip 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 activity looking at the lyrics to the Beatles’ song Eleanor Rigby. Questions ask children to think about the meanings of each part of the song. Can be used as part of a poetry unit. Great resource for learning about Britain Since 1948, The 1960s, The Beatles, Songwriting, Famous People, and Liverpool. Differentiated questions to suit three ability groups. Children love listening to the song and completing this activity. PDF and Word files included.
Outstanding qualitynewspaper text about the musician Buddy Holly and the plane crash where Buddy Holly, Richie Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens unfortunately died. Many people refer to the event as the day that music died. Differentiated questions to suit three ability groups. Great cross curricular links for Britain Since 1948, The 1950s, Famous people and famous musicians. PowerPoint presentation and video clip included. PDF and Word version of files included.
A two page comprehension text summarizing the Shakespeare play Macbeth. Comprehension questions with spaces to respond in full sentences on the pages. Both PDF and Word (for editing) files included (along with an alternate font version.) Super Tudor resource. Would be well suited to KS2.
A two page comprehension text summarizing the classic Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet. 24 Comprehension questions with spaces to respond in full sentences on the questions sheets included. Quality Tudor resource. Would suit KS2 children well. Word files (for editing) and PDF files also 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.
Tudor comprehension activity on 6 short diary entries 'written' by Katherine Howard Henry VIII's fifth wife. Differentiated questions to suit three ability groups. PDF and Word files included. Power point presentation of the text and PDF version included
Tudor themed worksheet using adverbs to improve speech and dialogue. Can be used to link synonyms for said. Please check out my other Tudor themed resources in my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/oldham30