This is a comprehensive unit on the Ancient Greeks, aimed at 9 to 11 year olds. The lessons are presented using power point slides with activities interspersed. The worksheets provide both notes and spaces in which students can record. Topics include: Who were the ancient Greeks? Who were the Minoans? Who were the Mycenaeans? The Three Periods of Ancient Greece City states Athens A day in the life of a Greek girl in Athens Sparta A day in the life of a Greek boy in Sparta Clothing and fashion Greek beliefs Greek gods Greek homes Food and farming Trade Greek architecture and art Ancient Greek Warfare The Peloponnesian Wars Alexander the Great Greek contributions to our lives

This unit has fourteen stories, each with a set of learning activities. These include comprehension questions, drawings, making deductions, a crossword, writing paragraphs, expressing opinions, making predictions and some creative writing. I have used these with 7 to 10 year old students. I have also used them while teaching the about Vikings in history.

This unit satisfies the over-arching curriculum objectives: • I can name and locate countries I am learning about. • I can explain how the location of different European countries affects the climate. • I can name and locate the major cities of Europe on a map. • I can name and locate countries of Europe and explain where they are in relation to one another. The unit consists of seven lessons with power point slides and activities covering the following topics: The United Kingdom and the European mainland Locating the countries of Europe The physical characteristics of Europe The natural environment of Europe The human characteristics Important cities and their characteristics European Russia

ANIMALS, including HUMANS: Growth, Survival and Health Power point slides are used to introduce each of four topics in this unit: * Growing … growing , growing Life Cycles What animals need to live What we need to keep healthy* Each topic is followed by activities to reinforce the concepts presented. This has been used mainly with 6 to 8 year olds.

A nine lesson unit with power point slides and worksheets helps students to follow the reasons and sequence of events in the formulation of the Elizabethan Religious Settlement and conflict with the Catholics Used mainly with years 7 to 9 , lessons include the titles: Mary I and Edward VI Elizabeth’s ascension to the throne Religious Settlement Opposition to the Religious Settlement Elizabeth and Scotland The Catholic plots to assassinate Elizabeth Causes of the Conflict with Spain War in Ireland Conflict with Spain

This is a five lesson unit describing the time in British history, between monarchs. Lesson titles are: The establishment of the Commonwealth The Rise of Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell Lord Protector Richard Cromwell Life during the Interregnum It has been used mainly with years 7, 8 and 9.

Earth’s Continents is a six-part unit, used mainly with Year Four. It includes the following topics: Land formation The formation of the earth’s continents Continent of Eurasia Continents of North and South America Antarctica, Africa and Australasia Sub-continents Each topic is presented using power point slides and has worksheet activities.

This eight-lesson unit has been used mainly with year 7. It covers the topics: The Feudal System as a Political System The Manor The Medieval Castle Medieval Villages and Towns Guilds Serfs and Peasants Nobility Knighthood The slides can be used to introduce, illustrate and discuss the topics. There are worksheet activities interspersed with the informational slides to encourage reflection, allow students to give opinions, express their insight into the life and times and make links with the present day.

KS 1 students study the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements. In this unit, students will compare aspects of life in different periods, using the lives of Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong. ***There are power point presentations for: *** Christopher Columbus - life and achievements. Neil Armstrong- life and achievements Comparison Three sets of worksheets support this learning. **PLEASE NOTE: *THERE IS A UNIT IN OUR SHOP THAT COMPARES * Neil Armstrong and Marco Polo. This unit on *Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong *contains THE EXACT SAME presentations and worksheets for Neil Armstrong. It is just a different option for comparison.

Used mainly with year 7 and 8 students, this unit, THE MALI EMPIRE, uses eight sets of slides to illustrate the history of this amazing empire. The topics include: * Timeline of the Empire from 1240 to 1468 The rise of the Mali Empire The governance of the Empire of Mali Trade Culture Mansa Musa I Mali - a centre of learning The Fall of the Empire ** Each lesson has worksheet activities interspersed throughout the slides, to focus attention and stimulate thinking.

Seven lessons with power point presentations and lesson activities in worksheet form. Topics: The main internal organs Blood Heart Blood vessels Respiration Lungs Exercise for the heart and lungs Lesson activities include: Comprehension activities; Expression of opinion giving reasons; Survey on healthy lifestyle; Planning exercise; Drawing and labeling diagrams.

This set of power Point presentations and worksheets should be used with your rock and soil samples to enable students: to visualise how the three types of rocks are formed and relate this to the rock samples they have to compare and group together different kinds of rocks on the basis of their appearance and simple physical properties to recognise that soils are made from rocks and organic matter. to explore different soils and identify similarities and differences between them and to investigate what happens when rocks are rubbed together The lessons are: Sedimentary Rock Igneous Rock Metamorphic Rock Grouping and Sorting Rocks - colour Grouping and Sorting Rocks – lustre Grouping and Sorting Rocks - hardness Grouping and Sorting Rocks - cleavage Grouping and Sorting Rocks – minerals and crystals What is Soil?

In the course of seven presentations and seven worksheets, this unit helps students to: recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution Fossils as scientific evidence Mary Anning Adaptation Evolution Charles Darwin Genetics Chromosomes and DNA Reproduction and inheritance

Aimed at 5 to 6 year olds, this unit covers the objectives for early learning of history. I have used it with Year 1. The topics help students to group according to different criteria related to history understand what evidence is experience collecting evidence chronicle the development of toys on a simple time line while developing a concept of where they fit in the time line and record using a graph, drawings and labels and time lines. Topics include: Our Favourite Toys Finding out about the Past Toys from different Decades All children played with Toys! Years and Years of Toys Time lines Each topic starts with power point slides and is followed by a worksheet of 2 to 3 pages. Teachers may also choose to do some of the activities between slides.

Black Death and its Social and Economic Impact is a four lesson unit. It includes the topics: What was Black Death? The continuing spread of the Disease. The impact of Black Death on society. The economic effects of Black Death. Suitable for KS3 / Middle School, the unit consists of four sets of power point slides and worksheet activities.

Ten lessons helping students understand the difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and The British Isles, geography and governance. Lessons topics include: Separation from Europe Nations of the British Isles Capital Cities of British Isles Seas, Rivers, and Lakes Plains, Hills, and Mountains Weather and Climate Natural vegetation and wild life The Population Distribution Human Activities Governing the United Kingdom There are power point slides and worksheet activities aimed at year 3 / 4 students.

This unit gives a good overview of the origins of festivals celebrated during the winter season, how these festivals are celebrated and some of the connections between festivals. Themes such as lights, feasts and activities are considered. There are seven power point presentations and seven worksheets covering the following winter celebrations: Celebrating! Diwali Thanksgiving Hanukkah Yule tide (Winter Solstice) Christmas New Year

This lesson is called: EGYPT AND THE NILE and consists of slides, notes and activities. It is part of the unit, THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS. Lesson 1 objectives: Students will be able to locate the main cities of Egypt and recognise their significance. They will be able to discuss the importance of the Nile in Egypt. The power point presentation includes information relating to: The Nile Valley The driest country in the world The flooding of the Nile A map of key places along the Nile.

The lesson, presented using a power point presentation, aims to enable students to place the Shang Dynasty on a time line. They will be able to discuss how the primary evidence at Yin Xu informed archaeologists. The worksheet contains a time line activity and a comprehension activity related to the text. This free download contains both the power point and the worksheet.

This lesson is entitled: MONARCHS SINCE 1066 and includes a power point presentation and worksheet. Topics covered are - The Names of the Monarchs Family Names From Absolute Monarchy to Constitutional Monarchy Activities include: Using a timeline to find information Adding Royal houses to a timeline Comparing aspects of an absolute monarchy and a constitutional monarchy Use this lesson on its own or find the entire unit:**** “THE CHANGING POWERS OF THE BRITISH MONARCHS SINCE 1066”****