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
The Renaissance is an eleven part unit.
It covers the topics:
The beginning of the Renaissance in Europe
Causes of the Renaissance
The Northern Renaissance
Timeline of the Renaissance
The rebirth of the classical ideas through art
Great Art works of Renaissance
Architecture and Science
Renaissance Exploration
Literature and the Renaissance
Geniuses of the Renaissance
The end of the Renaissance
It has been used mainly for years 8, 9 and 10.
There are power point slides and learning activities for each topic / lesson.
I have used this series of lessons with students aged 12 to 14. The power point slides are full of information for teaching the topic and there are learning activities for each lesson.
Lessons cover the following:
James I and Charles I
Personal Rule and the Causes of Rebellion (1629 to 1640)
The Bishops Wars and the Return of Parliament (1640 to 1642)
The Beginning of the First Civil War
The Advance of the Parliamentarians
The Second Civil War – the capture, escape, recapture, trial, and execution of Charles I
Timeline of Charles I’s reign
Conflict in Ireland and Scotland
The Third Civil War
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 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.
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.
Ten interesting lessons about the Shang Dynasty. Ten power point presentations and ten follow up worksheets to consolidate ideas.
TOPICS:
Timeline of the dynasties of ancient China
Yin Xu archaeological site
The beginning of the Shang Dynasty
Society during the Shang Dynasty
Religion during the Shang dynasty
Governance during the Shang dynasty
Farming during the Shang dynasty
Shang buildings and architecture
The legacy of the Shang dynasty
The fall of the Shang dynasty
Suitable for 8 to 10 year old students, this unit takes a comprehensive look at the people of ancient Egypt, their lifestyle, customs and religion.
Topics are covered using power point presentations and consolidated with worksheet activities:
Egypt and the Nile
Water, Food, People, Wealth and Power
The Rosetta Stone
Writing and Hieroglyphics
Pyramids and the Sphinx
Kingdom Periods
Some great pharaohs of the New Kingdom
The Ancient Egyptian Gods
Ancient Egyptian belief in the afterlife
The Valley of the Kings
Tutankhamun
Farming along the Nile
Inventions of Ancient Egypt
Important symbols of Ancient Egypt
Used mainly with 5 to 7 year olds, this unit uses power point slides and worksheets to encourage students to:
identify, name, draw and label the basic parts of the human body and say which part of the body is associated with each sense
identify and name a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals
describe and compare the structure of a variety of common animals (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals including pets)
identify and name a variety of common animals that are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores
Please note that for the section on senses (one set of worksheets) some everyday objects need to be provided for practical exploration. They are listed on the contents page thumbnail and on the Set 2 worksheets.
A unit consisting of nine lessons, illustrating the development of Christianity during the Middle Ages and the effects of the crusades. There are power point slides for each lesson and worksheets with learning activities. Used mainly with students aged 11 plus.
Lesson titles:
Christendom
The Power of the Church
Religious Life in Britain during Medieval Times.
Church Law in the Middle Ages
Conflict between Church and Crown – Thomas Becket
The Reason for the Crusades
The First Crusade
Further Crusades
The effects of the Crusades on Western Christendom
This unit presents a society that provides contrasts and intersection with European history:
Benin (West Africa) c. AD 900-1300
Ten power points with corresponding worksheets provide opportunities to reflect on historical information and give informed responses. There is consistent emphasis on historical resources.
Topics:
Oral tradition of the Kingdom of Benin
Time line of the Benin civilization
Establishment of the Edo Kingdom
Edo kings
Edo City (Benin City)
The Edo gods
The religious practices
The Edo (Benin) arts and crafts
Farming activities and Trade
The demise of the Benin Kingdom
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.
A unit of instruction studying the events of the Nazi atrocities of 1933 to 1945 and that this is known as the Holocaust. The aim is to enable students to understand the history and to understand that genocide is a consequence of prejudice and discrimination.
This unit is suitable for year 6.
Lesson topics include:
Offering hope while spreading hate
Nazis - ethnicity and religion
Nazis and the Jews
Ghettos
The Wannsee conference
Extermination Camps
The story of the Frank family
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.
Using power point slides, this unit aims to guide students to identify the position and significance of latitude, longitude, the Equator, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, the Arctic and Antarctic Circle, the Prime/Greenwich Meridian and time zones.
The topic is broken down into seven lessons, each with its own slides and activities on a worksheet. It has been used with students aged 7 to 9.
Three power point presentations and three worksheets with activities summarise Queen Elizabeth II’s life, following the topics:
Before becoming Queen
The Queen in a Changing World
Her Reign
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.
Used mainly for students aged 11 plus, this unit gives a clear outline of the Hundred Years’ War, including the topics:
Context of the Hundred Year War
Timeline of the Hundred Years’ War
The build-up and causes to the war
Edwardian Era War 1337 to 1360
The Caroline War 1369 to 1389
The Lancastrian War 1415 to 1453
Joan of Arc
Results of the War
Each topic is presented using power point sides with activities interspersed. There are worksheets for each topic.
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.