<p>Perfect for a Medieval History Unit for Year 7. This lesson allows students to explore and discover different types of castles, why they were built and how they changed over time. Great for practicing source work and extended writing tasks, with clip and other tasks also included.</p> <p>The lesson will last up to two hours and is detailed, editable and suitable for KS3.</p> <p>The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, differentiated tasks, a variety of activities, clip tasks, exam-style practice plenary, peer teaching tasks and more.</p> <p>It’s very easy to follow and can be used straight away :)</p> <p>If you are happy with your resource, please leave us a review! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at <a href="mailto:historygeeksuk@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">historygeeksuk@gmail.com</a> and we’ll try to solve them for you.</p> <p>Many more history lessons - both inexpensive and free at our store: <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/History_Geeks">HISTORY GEEKS</a></p>

<p>Complete KS3 lesson titled: What was the final method William used to control the Saxons? Lesson structure: Starter asking pupils to say which of William’s other methods of control was most significant (e.g. Domesday Book, H of the North), map of castles in England, activity labelling Motte and Bailey castle, castle development of Motte and Bailey, Stone Square Keep and Concentric, diamond 9 activity deciding the best position to build a castle, demonstrate: answering 3 questions as William about castles.</p>

<p>A well presented lesson on the defensive features of Medieval castles created for KS3 history students on Microsoft Powerpoint</p> <p><strong>A little about the lesson</strong></p> <p>Students are encouraged to design their own castle and its defences. Students are provided with a king-sized budget and challenged to research and to buy the latest medieval castle defences. Students must therefore consider effectiveness against budget. When considering castle defences students are challenged to use prior knowledge on the most effective and damaging methods of attack.</p> <p>This is a lesson that excites students and really engages them in their learning. Take it a step further and challenge groups to ‘duel off’ against each others castles.</p> <p><strong>Whats included?</strong></p> <p>A whole 1 hour lesson powerpoint is included (there are teacher notes also under some slides). Student worksheets/resources are included in hidden slides in the relevant points of the presentation and also as an additional Powerpoint for ease of printing. Homework, Learning Objectives and outcomes have also been completed in this resource, however, they can easily be tweaked to suit the needs and ability of your classes.</p> <p>Keep an eye out for more new and updated lessons in my store and my <a href="https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=1900282&amp;q=weekly%20quiz&amp;shop=mrshopehistory">weekly tutor time quizzes</a>!</p> <p>If you enjoyed this lesson, please review and check out my other lessons in this scheme of work looking at ‘How did William keep control of England after 1066’?</p> <p><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/motte-and-bailey-castles-11390600">Motte &amp; Bailey castles</a><br /> <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/stone-keep-castles-11390611">Stone keep castles</a><br /> <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/attacking-a-castle-11390609">Attacking a castle</a><br /> <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-feudal-system-11402958">The Feudal System</a><br /> <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-harrying-of-the-north-11402923">Harrying of the North </a></p>

<p>KS3 lesson looking at why the Normans built castles after the conquest of England, and then how they developed from motte and bailey castles to stone castles.</p> <p>Lesson is fully scaffolded with orange (low ability), green (middle ability) and purple (high ability) tasks, and includes assessment for learning tasks to show progress.</p>

A fantastic tried and tested resource. Included in this lesson pack:<br /> An informative PowerPoint exploring the features of a castle.<br /> A notebook presentation to recap learning (links to useful video clips *BBC) <br /> Worksheet (differentiated)

<p>An extremely detailed lesson which focusses on the first three stanzas of the poem. The lesson refers to the three assessment objectives for the IGCSE People and Places Anthology. However, the AOs can simply be deleted or adjusted for your chosen exam board. The starter activity is differentiated for low, middle and high ability students. The worksheets which will allow the students to analyse the poem are also differentiated for low, middle and high ability students. This lesson is ideal for a formal observation focussing upon differentiation and student led learning. Towards the end of the lesson, students “teach” their peers what they have discovered about their designated stanza.</p>

<p><strong>The Norman Conquest</strong></p> <p>This is a great game to be used after having studied attacking and defending a Medieval Castle.</p> <p>Students take on the role of the defenders of a Medieval Castle (in this case loosely based on the siege of Rochester Castle by King John in 1215).</p> <p>They have failed to pay their taxes and King John and his knights are marching on the Castle.</p> <p>Their job is to defend the Castle at all costs by making wise choices and thus collecting points as they go.</p> <p>When they have completed the tasks, they are given a student friendly markscheme which will by the end give them great status as geniuses of siege warfare or not as the case may be!</p> <p>Students can write out the choices they make or just the numbers and corresponding letters. They can only make one choice per question.</p> <p>Please note that that it best presented by enlarging on an A3 sheet.</p>

<p>Eduqas History Crime &amp; Punishment, Historic Environment for 2024 and 2025 - Lincoln Castle</p> <p>Powerpoint that covers all the key information for the historic environment, including information on how to answer the exam questions, and possible questions</p> <p>3 sets of worksheets, relating to each of the 3 parts of the specification. To be completed using the powerpoint</p> <p>Map of the historic environment showing layout of Lincoln Castle and the main features of the site</p>

<p>This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. It is all about <strong>castles!</strong></p> <p>The booklet is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes <strong>3 differentiated levels</strong>. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘how,’ ‘who’ and ‘why’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is also laid out in a similar way to the SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 3-4 questions per page. Answers are also included.</p> <p>All of the PDF booklets are in the zip file. There is a <strong>colour and black &amp; white</strong> version for each level.</p>

Example essays, questions, worksheetsand quizzes for revision of Susan Hill's 'I'm the King of the Castle'. <br /> <br /> Originally planned for iGCSE Cambridge, but easily adaptable.

<p>Features of a castle KS1<br /> Smartbook presentation, PowerPoint presentation and worksheet.</p>

This a script for a Year 2 whole class assembly based on Castles. It has a link to a song about castles, short description about what the set should look like and the lines each child performs.

<p><strong>Norman Conquest</strong></p> <p>This lesson further explores the theme of William’s control and tightening grip on England as rebellion and opposition dominate his early years.</p> <p>Students will study his castle building program, from the Motte and Bailey through to stone keep castles and analyse their strengths and weaknesses.</p> <p>They will question why the Normans placed their reliance on these eye sores and how their features gave them control and defence against a hostile population.</p> <p>Furthermore they will evaluate how much control he was able to exert over the population using a control ‘o’ meter.</p> <p>Finally there is an interactive question and answer session with an Anglo-Saxon castle builder at the time who has some interesting things to say about his compliance in all of it.</p> <p>This lesson is therefore designed to be fun, challenging and engaging.</p> <p>The lesson is enquiry based with a key question using a lightbulb posed at the start of the lesson and revisited at the end using a rate ‘o’ meter to show the progress of learning.</p> <p>The resource is differentiated and gives suggested teaching strategies.</p> <p>It comes in PowerPoint format which can be amended and changed to suit.</p>

<p>A 6-page booklet with activities to accompany Howl’s moving castle.</p> <p>Sheets on:</p> <ul> <li>Changing impressions of characters</li> <li>Identifying themes in Howl’s Moving Castle</li> <li>Exploring appearance vs reality in the film</li> <li>An activity drawing a map of the different sections of Howl’s World</li> <li>Howl’s Castle. Design your own castle</li> <li>Identifying conflict between characters</li> <li>Character Journey. Exploring the changing mindset of the characters through the film.</li> </ul> <p>I used this with my bright Year 6 Anime film club, but I imagine it could be used through KS3 too.</p>

<p>KS1 Year 2 Castles &amp; Knights Topic Planning. Including the Battle of Hastings, Norman Britain, facts about castles, different types of castles, who lived in castles, knights and armour, coats of arms &amp; more. Includes engaging ideas for stunning starts and fabulous finishes.</p>

<p>This is a thoughtful song about the stories and history of castles. I hope it will provoke discussion about what castles were used for and about how they are portrayed in stories as well as their role in our documented history.</p>

A PowerPoint on early castles, looking into motte and baileys and then onto stone castles

Students carry out Dragon's Den style pitches. The information to help with the pitches is on the final few slides on the PPT. Credit for the idea for this resource needs to go to one of my department Miss N Brown.

Based on the Norman conquest pupils place themselves in the role of the English trying to attack a Norman castle. They can buy equipment to plan and attack the castle with. They have a piece of writing to do to justify and evaluate their plans. They have some sources to help with their planning.