Hieroglyphics are so much fun to learn about. In this resource pack, there are three activities for students to write and read hieroglyphics. Activity One (two options): Write the hieroglyphics for the alphabet in English (excluding letters that have no equivalent, such as “C” and “E”) on their own paper or on the two options given. Trace over the hieroglyphics. Activity Two: Find hieroglyphics in three lines from a primary source. Find the cartouche and symbols inside it. Identify where to start reading. Identify a wheat symbol. Activity Three: Apply what they’ve learned by writing their name in hieroglyphics. Decode hieroglyphics to find four inventions. This will be a fun challenge as they have to remember how to convert sounds back to English letters and work out which side they need to start reading from. U.K. and U.S. versions included. -----------LEAVE A REVIEW AND GET A FREEBIE---------  If you like using this resource after your purchase, I’d love it if you could leave a quick review. To show my appreciation, you can choose any resource up to the same value for free. Simply email me after with the resource you’d like at info@zigglelearning.com.

If you’re after an engaging activity for your Ancient China unit, then your students will love this early Chinese oracle bone writing activity from the Shang Dynasty period. Trying out ancient writing is so interesting, especially when it’s a pictorial script like the oracle bone script. In activity one, students can choose from these options: Write the script in the boxes on the page given or on their own paper to practice, and then write a message on the oracle bone. Copy over the script. In activity two, students: Search for the symbols on the oracle bone, then circle and label them. I hope your students enjoy this activity.

Are you looking for an inspiring bulletin board kit for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day which has crafts and focuses on kindness and making a difference in the world? Then you’ll love this classroom display which comes with three inspiring quotes to choose from, or use them all because they’re all so good! There are three crafts for children to write on, color and cut out which are inspired by these quotes and three photos of Martin Luther King, Jr. **Ideas for using each quote: ** •“I have a dream…” quote and full quote and a dove craft (with and without a prompt). This is great for focusing on how we can make the world a better place. •“If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.” Great to use with the dove or earth for focusing on kindness or how we can make a difference. •“If you can’t be a sun, be a star. Be the best of whatever you are.” Comes with the star craft with “I’m a star at…” or “I’m great at…” and is ideal for focusing on our strengths or ways to be kind. What’s included? 3 photos of Martin Luther King, Jr. 3 inspiring quotes 3 crafts Display letters (1 word per page and 1 letter per page, black and outline) Spotty border I hope your children are inspired and enjoy writing about what they can do to make a difference.

The discovery of the Ivory Bangle Lady is a great way to bring black British history into your history lessons. The Ivory Bangle Lady is important in developing an understanding of the diverse history and cultural heritage of Britain. The Ivory Bangle Lady’s remains were found in York and showed that she lived during Roman Britain. Recent DNA tests have shown that she had African heritage, which illustrates that people with African ancestry have been in Britain since the Romans came to Britain. She also had wealth which was evident in the jewellery and other expensive items that she was buried with. There are still a lot of unknowns which is perfect for a history lesson because there are opportunities for children to come up with their own ideas. The resources in this pack will get your children analysing 12 pieces of evidence, just like archaeologists, to sort the relevant evidence from the irrelevant, and to use the evidence to justify theories. They will ask their own question to investigate. With the help of research in the form of notes by two fictional archaeologists, they will answer questions and generate their own ideas about the Ivory Bangle Lady. Finally, they will summarise their knowledge by writing a museum plaque about the Ivory Bangle Lady. There are two levels of difficulty included, plus editable versions so you can adapt this to your students. There is also a worksheet on key vocabulary covered in the activities. This resource is suitable for KS2. You will receive: 6 PDFs 5 PDFS for the easier level 7 editable PPTX files (text is editable, images/layout aren’t) -----------LEAVE A REVIEW AND GET A FREEBIE---------  If you like using this resource after your purchase, I’d love it if you could leave a quick review. To show my appreciation, you can choose any resource up to the same value for free. Simply email me after with the resource you’d like at info@zigglelearning.com.

This timeline activity is a hands-on visual way for students to put the events of the Great Fire of London in order. I’ve included the actions of Samuel Pepys in the timeline because it’s interesting, such as his priority to bury wine and cheese (which seems odd to us now, but they would have been very expensive items back then), and because he was a significant figure at the time who left a valuable primary source detailing the event. There are two options to choose from: Worksheet timeline cut and paste – either glue events next to the dates (easier option) or write dates and glue events on (harder version). Foldable timeline – glue events below the dates and pictures. I’ve included a set of clues to help children put the events in order, if needed. These can be cut up or left as is. You will receive 4 PDFs and 3 editable PPTX files (text is editable, images/layout aren’t). More timelines you may like: History of land transport History of boats and ships History of flight The Titanic Ancient Egypt The Benin Empire -----------LEAVE A REVIEW AND GET A FREEBIE---------  If you like using this resource after your purchase, I’d love it if you could leave a quick review. To show my appreciation, you can choose any resource up to the same value for free. Simply email me after with the resource you’d like at info@zigglelearning.com.

This timeline activity is a hands-on visual way for students to put the events of the Benin Empire in order, so that they can see the changes that took place over time, from the first settlements of the Edo people to modern-day Nigeria. There are two options to choose from: worksheet timeline cut and paste – either glue pictures onto the dates (easier option), or write dates and glue pictures on (harder version) foldable timeline – glue events below the dates and pictures I’ve included a set of clues to help children put the events in order, if needed. These can be cut up or left as is. You will receive three PDFs and two editable PPXT files (text is editable, images and layout aren’t). More timelines you may like: History of land transport History of flight History of boats and ships The Great Fire of London The Titanic Ancient Egypt -----------LEAVE A REVIEW AND GET A FREEBIE---------  If you like using this resource after your purchase, I’d love it if you could leave a quick review. To show my appreciation, you can choose any resource up to the same value for free. Simply email me after with the resource you’d like at info@zigglelearning.com.

This Titanic timeline activity is a hands-on way to trace the story of the Titanic from when it was being built, through to the detailed events of the sinking, up to the time the wreck was discovered. There are three options, with more options within each. 1. Cut and paste worksheet Option one – match the pictures and descriptions to the dates and times. Option two – write the missing date or time and match the pictures and descriptions. Answer key is included 2. Foldable timeline Children colour in the Titanic halves or use the pre-coloured version of the Titanic halves. Option one – match the pictures to the descriptions, dates, and times. Option two – match the descriptions to the pictures, dates, and times. Option three – write the dates and times and match the pictures to the descriptions. 3. Digital Google™ Slide Drag and drop the events onto the timeline. Children will be able to work out the order of the events through logic and by using some of the clues given to help them. I hope your students enjoy learning about the Titanic as they make their timelines. U.K. and U.S. versions are included. You will receive PDFs (not editable) and a link to the Google slide version. If you need something editable, please reach out to me via email. You may also like: Titanic PowerPoint and Google Slides presentation with comprehension questions Titanic graphic organizer More timelines you may like: History of land transport History of flight History of boats and ships The Great Fire of London Ancient Egypt The Benin Empire -----------LEAVE A REVIEW AND GET A FREEBIE---------  If you like using this resource after your purchase, I’d love it if you could leave a quick review. To show my appreciation, you can choose any resource up to the same value for free. Simply email me after with the resource you’d like at info@zigglelearning.com.

This 3D model ziggurat is a great hands-on craft to make if you are studying Mesopotamia or Ancient Sumer. The craft is differentiated with two versions so you can use what suits your students best. The finished size is about 4in x 5in (10cm x 12cm). The simpler version has two main pieces to join, plus steps. The more complex version has four main pieces that make the four layers of the ziggurat, plus steps. If you’re after more hands-on Ancient Sumer activities, you may like the pack which includes this writing activity, or the bundle which includes this writing activity and a 3D ziggurat model. You will receive a zip file with PDFs (not editable). If you have any trouble with downloading, please email me at info@zigglelearning.com. -----------LEAVE A REVIEW AND GET A FREEBIE---------  If you like using this resource after your purchase, I’d love it if you could leave a quick review. To show my appreciation, you can choose any resource up to the same value for free. Simply email me after with the resource you’d like at info@zigglelearning.com.

There have been many forms of cuneiform over time, and if your students are learning about Ancient Mesopotamia, it’s always fun to try an ancient form of writing. This printable pack comes with two activities, each with different options. In activity one (Sumerian), students can: write the script next to the symbols, in the boxes given, or on their own paper. copy over the symbols. In activity two (old Persian), students can: write their name and decode “Cradle of Civilization”. write their name and decode “Pottery Wheel”. extension – students can use the symbols to write their own word or message. U.S. and U.K. versions included. You will receive two PDFs (not editable). If you have any trouble with downloading, please email me at info@zigglelearning.com. -----------LEAVE A REVIEW AND GET A FREEBIE---------  If you like using this resource after your purchase, I’d love it if you could leave a quick review. To show my appreciation, you can choose any resource up to the same value for free. Simply email me after with the resource you’d like at info@zigglelearning.com.

If you’re studying Ancient Sumer or Ancient Mesopotamia, then your students will love these hands-on activities which get them making art, crafts, and writing from the earliest civilisations! This pack has lots of activities you can pick and choose from, that will give students an insight into the crafts and technology that the first civilisations in Mesopotamia used. Students can: explore cuneiform script with two different scripts to try practice weaving make a woven basket make a paper model of the Ishtar Gate make a clay bowl make a clay tablet and write cuneiform on it The pack includes student hand-out instructions and a PDF slideshow version of the instructions, plus the template to make the Ishtar Gate. You will need: wool thick card (for weaving) paper cups air-drying clay paint (optional) scissors, glue sticks, coloring pencils wooden skewers paper or light card (for the Ishtar Gate) U.K. and U.S. versions included. I hope your students enjoy making their Ancient Sumer crafts. You will receive a zip file with PDFs. If you have any trouble downloading, just reach out to me at info@zigglelearning.com.

This timeline activity is a hands-on visual way for students to put the events of Ancient Egypt in order, so that they can see how one of the great civilisations began, flourished, declined, and eventually ended. This activity meets the following learning objectives: develop an understanding of when the first civilisations appeared (Ancient Egypt) develop an understanding of a historical period develop an understanding of how the Ancient Egyptian civilisation changed over time sequence important events on a timeline There are two options to choose from: worksheet timeline cut and paste – either glue pictures under the dates (easier option), or write dates and glue pictures on (harder version) foldable timeline - smaller version to glue pictures under the dates, or larger version to glue events under the dates and primary source images U.K. and U.S. versions included. I hope your children enjoy making their timelines. You will receive 3 PDF files. You may also like: Ancient Egypt Activities Pack Ancient Egypt Photos Pack Ancient Egypt Hands-on Activities Achievements of Ancient Egypt More timelines you may like: History of land transport History of flight History of boats and ships The Great Fire of London The Titanic The Benin Empire**** -----------LEAVE A REVIEW AND GET A FREEBIE---------  If you like using this resource after your purchase, I’d love it if you could leave a quick review. To show my appreciation, you can choose any resource up to the same value for free. Simply email me after with the resource you’d like at info@zigglelearning.com.

This worksheet is a free sample of the worksheets included in the Achievements of Ancient Egypt lesson available here. There are three worksheets in the pack of varying difficulty. This free worksheet is the most challenging as it requires students to identify up to eight achievements and to write about three of them. The easier worksheets ask students to list three achievements and write about two of them, and to list five achievements and write about three of them. The Achievements of Ancient Egypt lesson includes a PowerPoint™ presentation detailing nine achievements. There is also a vocabulary worksheet based on key vocabulary from the topic. You can get the lesson here. You may also like: Overview of Where and When the First Civilisations Appeared If you like using this resource after your purchase, I’d love it if you could leave a quick review.

This pack contains an interactive PowerPoint™ presentation (33 slides) about nine achievements of the ancient Egyptians, a worksheet on topic-related vocabulary, and a worksheet for writing about ancient Egyptian achievements. There is a student’s version of the PowerPoint™ which is non-editable, and a teacher’s version which has editable text (not images or layout due to copyright protection). You can delete any slides you don’t need. The student’s version is ideal for assigning to students to complete in pairs or individually. The teacher’s version can be adapted to a whole-class presentation, or you can edit the text and then assign it to students. The worksheet on achievements has three options: students list three achievements and write details about two of them (easiest) students list five achievements and write details about three of them (harder) students list up to eight achievements and write details about three of them (hardest) You will receive: 2 PDFs and 2 PPTX files. You can get a free sample of the hardest worksheet here. You may also like: Ancient Egypt Timeline Ancient Egypt Activities Pack Ancient Egypt Photos Pack Ancient Egypt Hands-on Activities -----------LEAVE A REVIEW AND GET A FREEBIE---------  If you like using this resource after your purchase, I’d love it if you could leave a quick review. To show my appreciation, you can choose any resource up to the same value for free. Simply email me after with the resource you’d like at info@zigglelearning.com.

Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s painting of “Children’s Games” is one of the best primary sources I’ve come across that give us a little glimpse into the games children played in the past. The painting “Children’s Games” depicted life in the Netherlands in the 1560s. There are over 250 children playing 83 different games. With this activity, in pairs or small groups, children look at a corner of the painting and find the games on a list. They then identify if the game is still played nowadays, and they make guesses about how to play an unfamiliar game in the painting. It’s a fabulous way to bring history alive, with such a relatable topic, and it gets children using a primary source to gather and analyse information from the past. TERMS OF USE This resource is for personal classroom use only. It cannot be altered, distributed, sold, or posted on any other blog, website, or location where people can download it.

This craft and wall mural is going to look fantastic in your classroom, and children are going to love making it! With such a stunning visual display, this event in history is sure to stick in their memories! There are six different house designs for children to choose from, with one, two, or three storeys. Each house comes in 2-4 parts for children to colour and glue together. Then they use tissue, crepe, or coloured paper to add flames. Each child makes one house to contribute to the wall mural. When the houses are all finished, they make a display that’s 4 metres long! There are also signs, and shop labels, as well as a display heading. I’ve also included a smaller, individual version for children to make their own “Pudding Lane” instead of a class mural, with six houses to colour, cut, and glue onto paper in any order. Visual instructions are included, although it’s very easy to make. I hope your children enjoy recreating the Great Fire of London on Pudding Lane! You will receive 4 PDF files. -----------LEAVE A REVIEW AND GET A FREEBIE---------  If you like using this resource after your purchase, I’d love it if you could leave a quick review. To show my appreciation, you can choose any resource up to the same value for free. Simply email me after with the resource you’d like at info@zigglelearning.com.

If you’re looking for an interesting way for your learners to present their learning about the key facts and events leading up to and following the sinking of the Titanic, then you’ll like this two-page graphic organiser. There are lots of options to meet your needs: Use one or two pages. Use the given prompts or edit the prompts to be relevant to what you’re covering. Use the blank organiser so children can write about their own choice of topics. Print the organiser or use the digital Google Slides™ version Editable PowerPoint™ file (text is editable, images and layout aren’t) I hope your learners enjoy using this graphic organiser. You will receive a PDF file an editable PPTX file. You may also like: Titanic PowerPoint and Google Slides presentation with comprehension questions Titanic timeline activity -----------LEAVE A REVIEW AND GET A FREEBIE---------  If you like using this resource after your purchase, I’d love it if you could leave a quick review. To show my appreciation, you can choose any resource up to the same value for free. Simply email me after with the resource you’d like at info@zigglelearning.com.

This timeline activity is a hands-on visual way for children to see the changes that have been made in the history of land transport, from the time when people first domesticated horses to the hybrid car. The timeline has four differentiated options so that you can meet the needs of your learners, and there is the option to make a foldable version which is a mini-book. The mini-book has a shorter, simpler version with 8 pictures to glue on (use with clues), and a longer version with 11 pictures to glue on (use without clues). Children can either keep the foldable in accordion style to take home or make it into a mini-book which can be taped into workbooks. What’s included? Timeline and real photos to match up to the dates Differentiated worksheets Interactive foldable with visual step-by-step instructions Logic-style clues to solve the order of the timeline U.S and U.K versions Answer key You will receive a zip file with PDFs. More timelines you may like: History of flight History of boats and ships The Great Fire of London The Titanic Ancient Egypt The Benin Empire If you like using this resource after your purchase, I’d love it if you could leave a quick review. To show my appreciation, you can choose any resource up to the same value for free. Simply email me after with the resource you’d like at info@zigglelearning.com