A lesson for KS2 exploring how the Romans built up Britain with roads and other structures - including a detailed lesson plan, Powerpoint and printable activity sheets. This lesson is part of our popular Romans unit for Key Stage 2. Lesson: What did the Romans build after they settled in Britain? This lesson looks at the different buildings and structures that the Romans introduced to Britain to improve the efficiency of society. Pupils will be introduced to new vocabulary and then research Roman roads and aqueducts. There is a choice of activities; pupils will either map out some key Roman roads or they will make their own aqueduct model and test it out with running water. Objectives: To explain how the landscape of Britain was changed by what the Romans built To give examples of how the Romans designed buildings and structures to make a more efficient society This primary history resource is created by KS2History. You may also like our other Romans topic resources: Roman Britain Planning Pack Escape from Pompeii Literacy Planning Pack Romans Literacy Pack (Instructions Unit)

This is a simplified version of the story of Boudica. You can use this to read aloud or for pupils to use their comprehension skills to read for themselves.

This activity allows pupils to read real historical sources about Boudica and to decide what each one can tell us about Boudica. This is a great activity for developing sourcework skills.

A full lesson for KS2 exploring the expansion of the Roman Empire - including a detailed lesson plan, Powerpoint and printable activity sheets. This lesson is part of our popular Romans unit for Key Stage 2. Lesson: How did the Roman army help to expand the Roman Empire? This lesson invites pupils to discover how the Roman Empire spread across many different countries. Pupils will research the Roman army and analyse why it was so powerful. They will then be able to design and make their own Roman shield and use it to role-play being part of a Roman legion. Objectives: To see how the Roman Empire expanded over time To evaluate how the Roman army contributed to the expansion of the empire To design a Roman shield This primary history resource is created by KS2History. You may also like our other Romans topic resources: Roman Britain Planning Pack Escape from Pompeii Literacy Planning Pack Romans Literacy Pack (Instructions Unit)

8 classic poems for Easter performances, suitable for primary school children to learn or perform. Themes range from Christianity to Easter bunnies to spring flowers. Brilliant to use in the classroom or for an Easter assembly, performance or service.

Download our popular Easter Performance Poetry unit for KS1. One week’s worth of literacy planning! A five-lesson literacy unit of poetry planning for Years 1 and 2, based on performing Easter poetry and built around the KS1 English objectives. In this unit, pupils will read a classic Easter poem about a fast white rabbit and they will consider how the sounds and language patterns come alive when the poem is read aloud, particularly reflecting on the use of verbs and similes. Children will work towards creating their version of the Easter poem and turning it into an effective performance, which could be used for an Easter assembly or celebration. The aims of the unit for pupils are: • To listen to a classic Easter poem being read aloud • To identify verbs and similes • To prepare a poetry performance including actions • To perform a poem to an audience The PDF file contains 5 full literacy lesson plans, copies of the poem and all accompanying pupil resources. You may also like our other KS1 resources Y2 English Bundle Y2 SPAG Questions Going to Sea Poetry Pack KS1 Sentence Types Poetry Summer Performance Poetry Pack

Download this lesson plan covering the story of Romulus and Remus. The lesson contains a two-page plan and two pupil resource sheets. The plan is designed for Year 3/4 and is part of the popular Romans Planning Pack recommended by TES. This lesson for Y3/Y4 focusses on the story of Romulus and Remus, introducing the founding of the Roman Empire in its historial and geographical contexts. Pupils will make a timeline to set this period into the wider context of World History. Then they will investigate two contrasting stories about the founding of Rome, discussing the difference between legends and historical fact. The PDF files include a full lesson plan, a set of Rome stories and pupil timeline activity cards.

A lesson for KS2 looking at the story of Boudica’s rebellion against the Romans - including a detailed lesson plan, Powerpoint and printable activity sheets. This lesson is part of our popular Romans unit for Key Stage 2. Lesson: Who was Boudica and how did she rebel against the Romans? In this lesson, pupils will develop their skills of working with historical sources in order to find out about the character of Boudica. They will be introduced to primary and secondary sources to help them to learn the story of Boudica’s rebellion against the Romans. Then they will have the opportunity to make a comic strip of the story and to learn a humorous song about Boudica. Objectives: To use historical sources to find out about Boudica To explore the story of Boudica’s rebellion against the Romans. This primary history resource is created by KS2History. You may also like our other Romans topic resources: Roman Britain Planning Pack Escape from Pompeii Literacy Planning Pack Romans Literacy Pack (Instructions Unit) Romans Planning Bundle of all three planning packs

A lesson for KS2 introducing Britain just before the time of the Roman invasion - including a detailed lesson plan, Powerpoint and printable activity sheets. This lesson is part of our popular Romans unit for Key Stage 2 and helps to set the context for the Roman invasion of Britain. Lesson: What was Britain like before the Romans invaded? This lesson explores what Britain looked like just before the Roman invasion and it provides a key background before analysing the impact of the Roman invasion in subsequent lessons. Pupils will explore an Iron Age tribal map and consider how the geography affects invasion strategies. Then pupils will become Roman ‘spies’, reporting on key aspects of the culture, landscape and lifestyle of Iron Age Britain. Objectives: To explain what Britain looked like just before the Romans invaded To evaluate how different aspects of life in Iron Age Britain might have affected the success of the Roman invasion This primary history resource is created by KS2History. You may also like our other Romans topic resources: Roman Britain Planning Pack Escape from Pompeii Literacy Planning Pack Romans Literacy Pack (Instructions Unit) Romans Planning Bundle of all three planning packs

Celebrate Chinese New Year with this mini history project on the Shang Dynasty of Ancient China. This bundle includes lessons plans, pupil resources and teacher's guide. It is designed for KS2 and includes cross-curricular activities like cooking Shang recipes, investigating ancient tombs and designing oracle bones with ancient Chinese messages on. This nine-lesson unit covers the following questions: 1. What was the Shang Dynasty? 2. What was it like in settlements around the Yellow River Plain? 3. How did Shang farmers provide food for their society? 4. What were the religious beliefs of the Shang Dynasty? 5. What was the Shang system of writing like? 6. What did the rulers of the Shang Dynasty do? 7. What do archaeological findings tell us about the Shang Dynasty? 8. Why is Lady Fu Hao’s tomb significant to historians? 9. Why did the Shang Dynasty fall in 1046 BC?

This bundle contains 6 weeks' worth of Literacy planning and resources for Year 3 and 4 (2nd/3rd Grade). It is made up of 3 separate 2-week unit plans from KSResources - narrative, poetry and instructions. Each unit also has focusses on grammar skills and contains all of the worksheets and activities that you need to accompany the full lesson plans. Unit 1: Narrative (10 lessons) A two-week unit of work based on the book 'Stone Age Boy', with full lesson plans and pupil resources. This unit uses drama, discussion and debate to help pupils to engage with the text and then gives them the opportunity to write and edit their own Stone Age narratives. There is also a grammar focus on using adverbials of time and place and a chance to develop thesaurus skills. Unit 2: Performance Poetry (10 lessons) A two-week literacy unit of poetry planning based on performing poems set in imaginary words and built around the new curriculum literacy objectives. In this unit, pupils will read and listen to magical world poems by Lewis Carroll and they will consider how the sounds and language patterns come alive when the poems are read aloud. Children will work towards creating their own magical poems set in imaginary worlds and then they will perform them aloud, adding sound effects. Unit 3: Instructions (10 lessons) The ten lessons in this unit aim to give children the opportunity to understand the features of instructions as a genre. In the first week, children will engage with the text type by following instructions to make edible Roman roads out of biscuits, chocolates and custard! There is also a grammar focus on using prepositions and imperative verbs. In the second week, pupils will use drama to develop ideas and extend their vocabulary. They will then plan their own set of instructions about becoming Roman gladiator champions and they will then have the opportunity to draft, edit and present their final instructions. All lessons and resources are created by outstanding rated teachers. Save valuable time with this bundle!

A two-week literacy unit of poetry planning for 2nd/3rd Grade, based on performing poems with a spooky theme. In this unit, pupils will read and listen to spooky poems by Walter de la Mare and they will consider how the sounds and language patterns come alive when the poems are read aloud. Children will work towards creating their own spooky poems with a haunted atmosphere and then they will perform them aloud, adding sound effects. The aims of the unit for pupils are: • To listen to classic and narrative poems being read aloud • To consider how a poet creates a 'haunted' atmosphere • To prepare a poetry performance by planning sound effects • To perform a poem to an audience using an appropriate pace • To engage with a poet’s use of imaginative language The PDF file contains 10 full literacy lesson plans, copies of the poems and all accompanying pupils resources.

A five-lesson literacy unit of poetry planning for 2nd/3rd Grade, based on performing Christmas poetry . In this unit, pupils will read the poem 'Sly Santa Claus' and they will consider how the sounds and language patterns come alive when the poem is read aloud, particularly focussing on the use of verbs and onomatopiea. Children will work towards creating their version of the Christmas poem and turning it into an effective performance. The aims of the unit for pupils are: • To listen to a classic Christmas poem being read aloud • To identify verbs and onomatopoeic phrases • To prepare a poetry performance by planning actions or props • To perform a poem to an audience • To identify successful features of a performance The PDF file contains 5 full literacy lesson plans, copies of the poem and all accompanying pupil resources.

Romans planning for 2nd/3rd Grades. Includes 10 history lessons and 10 literacy lessons. History lessons: 1. Introduction: How did the Roman Empire begin? 2. Rise and Conquer!: How did the Roman army help the Roman Empire to expand? 3. Invading Britannia: How did Britain become part of the Roman Empire? 4. Who was Boudica?: How did Boudica rebel against the Romans? 5. Building up Britain: What did the Romans build after they settled in Britain? 6. Time to Relax!: What did people do for leisure in Roman Britain? 7. Digging up the Past: What do archaeological sites tell us about Roman Britain? 8. Home Sweet Home: What were houses like in Roman Britain? 9. What did the Romans do for us?: What important things did the Romans introduce to Britain? 10. Summing up: What have we learned about this period of history? Literacy Lessons: The ten lessons in this unit aim to give children the opportunity to understand the features of instructions as a genre. In the first week, children will engage with the text type by following instructions to make edible Roman roads out of biscuits, chocolates and custard! There is also a grammar focus on using prepositions and imperative verbs. In the second week, pupils will use drama to develop ideas and extend their vocabulary. They will then plan their own set of instructions about becoming gladiator champions and they will then have the opportunity to draft, edit and present their final instructions. The literacy objectives covered in this unit are: - To give and follow verbal instructions - To use prepositions - To read and follow written instructions - To identify how language, structure and presentation contribute to meaning - To use a range of imperative verbs - To prepare a group performance - To make a plan for my writing - To write my own instructions - To edit my writing - To make decisions about how to present my writing The PDF files contain the full lesson plans and all accompanying pupil resources.

A cross-curricular topic map showing ideas for how to link the 'Stone Age to Iron Age' history unit planning to other areas of the curriculum.

Performing Classic Poetry Edward Lear - 2 week unit A two-week literacy unit of work for K/1stGrade, containing lesson plans and pupil resources, looking at some of Lear's most funny and imaginative poems. In this unit pupils will: - listen to classic poems by Edward Lear - investigate the sounds and language patterns of the poem - make a comic version of 'The Owl and the Pussycat' - identify rhyming words and patterns - make a new version of the poem 'The Jumblies' - prepare and give a performance to an audience The poems include 'The Owl and the Pussycat', 'Calico Pie' and 'The Jumblies'.

Performing Classic Poetry Christina Rossetti - 2 week unit A two-week literacy unit of work for 1st/2nd Grade, including lesson plans and pupil resources, looking at some classic poems by Rossetti containing with animal and mythological characters. In these lessons pupils will: - read and listen to classic poems by Christina Rossetti - investigate the effects of sounds and poetic language - use question punctuation - write their own rhyming patterns - use their voices expressively in different ways - create their own version of one of the poems - prepare and perform a poem to an audience The poems include 'Ferry Me Across the Water', 'What Does the Bee Do?' and 'What Are Heavy?'.

Performing Classic Poetry Lewis Carroll - 2 week unit A two-week literacy unit of work for 2nd/3rd Grade, containing lesson plans and pupil resources, looking at some of Carroll's funny poems and nonesense verses including the famous 'Jabberwocky'. In these lessons pupils will: - read and listen to classic poems by Lewis Carroll - use comprehension skills to tackle nonesense poetry - engage imaginatively with classic narrative poems - create their own Jabberwock creatures - write their own versions of the poems - make props for a dramatic performance - prepare and give a performance to an audience The poems include 'The Walrus and the Carpenter', 'A Strange Wild Song' and 'Jabberwocky'.

Performing Poetry Walter de la Mare - 2 week unit A two-week literacy unit of work for Year 4, containing lesson plans and pupil resources, looking at how this poet creates a haunted atmosphere in some of his spooky narrative poems. In this unit pupils will: - read and listen to classic poems by Walter de la Mare - use inference skills to understand narrative poetry - engage imaginatively with poetic language - create their own versions of the one of the spooky poems - investigate how the poet creates a haunted atmosphere - explore how sound effects can enhance a performance - prepare and give a performance to an audience The poems include 'The Huntsmen', 'Some one' and 'The Listeners'

Performing Classic Poetry Edgar Allan Poe - 2 week unit A two-week literacy unit of work for 5th/6th Grade, containing lesson plans and pupil resources, looking at some of Poe's atmospheric poems with dramatic mood changes in them. . In this unit pupils will: - read and listen to classic poems by Edgar Allan Poe - research the historical and literary context of the poems - engage imaginatively with poetic language - discover how Poe uses poetic devices to change the mood of a poem - create their own mysterious Raven character - hold a debate to find out what type of poetry 'The Raven' is - write a recount of the frenzied events of 'The Raven' - express the mood of a poem through performance - prepare and give a performance to an audience The poems include 'The Bells' and 'The Raven'.