Second part of Enquiry into The Black Death ask students to produce a newspaper front page consolidating their knowledge. Includes regular progress checks for observations and newspaper template already done. Use an A3 paper for best effect. See part one.

Here are some slides which could help present a topic. Students fill in the speech/thought bubbles. Can be adapted for a ' fun' lesson. Feedback please !

Series of slides which ask students to write a tweet for a real historical character. Clearly transferable to fictional. Works well with all age groups and could be tweeted to a class hash tag ?

Brief outline of lesson comparing winter 1963 with current weather. Students can draw on their experiences and interview those who remember The Big Freeze.

Students write from the perspective of a person in a Victorian photograph. All included. Warning: Can be very moving.