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”****
This is an introduction to “From the Stone Age to the Iron Age”, using a Power Point presentation to lead the students through the topic. The students will be able to identify the stages by the tools that were made. The presentation supports the notes and worksheet activity.
The lesson includes:
Discussion
Why the names “Stone”, "Bronze”, and “Iron” have been attributed to the ages.
Activities
Identifying artifacts
Group discussion skills - listening and responding
Comprehension and thinking skills
A great lesson on this ancient civilization. Throughout the power point presentation, students can discuss the structure of the Sumerian society and the role of the family. Activities on the worksheet include the interpretation of Sumerian drawings of classes of society and comprehension questions.
In this lesson: The Maya Civilization is depicted through slides.
Students will be able to place important events in the Maya civilization on a time line.
They will also be able to offer reasons for their decline.
There is a Time line activity in the worksheet and a comprehension activity from the text.
While this is a standalone lesson, the rest of the series explores other interesting aspects of the Maya culture and life.
Used mainly for 8 to 9 year olds, this lesson helps students to understand
where the Vikings came from and how they were perceived by other nations at the time.
There are power point slides for the lesson and a worksheet to consolidate.
"The Roman withdrawal from Britain" download includes a power point presentation and worksheet.
The objective is for the students to identify the consequences for the Britons of the withdrawal of the Romans from Britain.
This lesson is part of the unit “BRITAIN’S SETTLEMENT by the ANGLES, SAXONS and SCOTS”.
Students will be able to answer the question, “Who were the Ancient Greeks?”
Activities include drawing time lines to show a range of information e.g. periods of history, events, significant people; Using a time line to compare periods of history that have been studied.
This resource consists of a power point presentation and worksheet.
A power point slide series and worksheet aimed to enable students to explain the popular theory of how the moon was formed and to discuss how the moon affects life on earth.
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 first in a series of presentations and worksheets, this chapter focuses on
Why people trade
Students will discuss how the need for trade developed.
There is an exercise in which students will recall negotiating with others. There is also a drawing and labeling exercise.
The presentation can be used by the teacher to introduce and develop the topic, “Why People Trade”. The notes correlate with the presentation and are followed by the activities.
The world of Egyptian mythology is rich and interesting. Use the story to expand the students’ concept of the Ancient Egyptians. The retold legend is followed by worksheet activities.
The entire set of 17 stories can be found at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12652098
This resource makes it easy for students to see the Royal Houses and the Kings and Queens.
Print on A4 for student reference or on A3 for a wall reference.
PLANTS RESOURCES and LESSON OUTLINES
Growing Seeds
• “Bean Book” to print
• Calendar to print
Observing and recording changes
Caring for a plant
Seeds
• Power Point – Seeds and Plants
• Matching cards
Parts of a plant
• Large and small labels
Trees
• PowerPoint – evergreen and deciduous trees
• Tree life cycle worksheets
• Parts of a tree worksheet
What makes plants grow?
• Worksheet
• PowerPoint – what do plants need to grow?
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.
This three lesson unit outlines the causes of the peasants’ revolt in 1381, taking up arms and the aftermath. It enables students to explore different points of view in a historical perspective, and draws their attention to what may have been the beginning of modern ideas of freedom and human rights.
Each lesson is presented using power point slides and there are learning activities allowing students to express opinions and empathise with different points of view.
Students identify that: humans and some other animals have skeletons and muscles for support, protection and movement in a four-part teaching pack.
Slides supported by worksheet sets with learning activities, cover the topics:
What is a skeleton?
Why do we need a skeleton? – Protection
Why do we need a skeleton? – Support
Why do we need a skeleton? – Movement
Five power point presentations and five worksheets presents the topic of light to students to enable them to
• recognise that they need light in order to see things and that dark is the absence of light
• notice that light is reflected from surfaces
• recognise that light from the sun can be dangerous and that there are ways to protect their eyes
• recognise that shadows are formed when the light from a light source is blocked by an opaque object
• find patterns in the way that the size of shadows change
This has been used mainly for Year 3.
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.