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A guide for the subjects surrounding William Duke of Normandy victory at the Battle of Hastings and future events in brief

Norman Conquest This lesson further explores the theme of William’s control and tightening grip on England as rebellion and opposition dominate his early years. Students will study his castle building program, from the Motte and Bailey through to stone keep castles and analyse their strengths and weaknesses. 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. Furthermore they will evaluate how much control he was able to exert over the population using a control ‘o’ meter. 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. This lesson is therefore designed to be fun, challenging and engaging. 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. The resource is differentiated and gives suggested teaching strategies. It comes in PowerPoint format which can be amended and changed to suit.

Complete set of lessons and resource for the Norman England 2024 Historic Environment. The lessons have been designed around the concept of change: However, these could be easily adapted if you believe the concept will be different. E.g. Q4: ‘The main change brought about the conquest was the increased use of Normans to control areas of land.’ We teach these lessons stand alone before the control section so lessons give a small opportunity to teach the basics on these topics like castles etc. Lesson 1 - Why did Wales present issues for the Normans? Lesson 2 - How did William secure the Welsh border? Lesson 3 - How did the Marcher Earls exploit Wales and challenge William? Lesson 4 - How did the Marcher Earls use castle to subdue the Welsh? Lesson 5 - How did towns grow in Wales due to the Marcher Earls? Lesson 6 - Synoptic: What was the main change brought about by the Normans in Wales? Knowledge Organiser Sheet Each lesson starts with a retrieval grid which can be easily populated with questions from your topics.

Normans Booklet KS3

This lesson contains: A starter to consider what a castle means to the students. Two images are used to get a discussion going. An introduction to castle building and locations. The students debate which place they would build their castle and why. A background into William’s intention of building castles, where they were build and how. Students read about the Motte and Bailey and label their copy of the castle with the correct features. A task to determine the advantages and disadvantages of Motte and Bailey castles. An overview of where these castles were build and what the spread (on the map) shows about the danger areas. A plenary quiz to test student knowledge. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 1 x Word File

This lesson contains: A starter to consider the role of hierarchy in a school and comparing to society. A YouTube video that summarises the aftermath of Hastings and how William increased his control over the country. This is followed by a gap fill exercise which can be printed and filled in from the handouts provided. An overview of the Feudal System and its uses. Students write down the new hierarchy and then answer questions about the advantages for William by using the information provided. An introduction to the Domesday Book and the reasons behind it, including a short YouTube video and then information which students use to complete follow up questions about why and how the survey was carried out. A plenary to consider the method which may have had the biggest impact. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 1 x Word File 1 x Publisher File

Lesson targeted towards new AQA GCSE (9-1) as part of the Normans unit. Lesson explores the development of the Normans. The main focus of the lesson is on William Duke of Normandy and his leadership.

This fully interactive high-quality gameshow features all the drama of the TV show. Each possible answer is linked to either a pass or fail screen indicating the amount of money ‘won’. A free trial of my best-in-class version is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/millionaire-quiz-free-trial-edition-11697409 There are 15 questions, testing children’s knowledge of: - The battle of Hastings - William the Conquerer - Normal Achievements - and more! Please see my shop for other gameshows, worksheets, activities and time-saving ideas. All feedback is welcome so please do comment and rate. N.B The original logos for Who Wants to be a Millionaire are property of Sony Pictures Television. For this reason they have not been included, but a similar non-trademarked version has.

A 45-60 minute summative assessment on the Norman Conquest of Britain and how he kept control. Includes: - Test sheet - Source sheet - Covers Castles, Domesday Book, Feudal System - Also tests interpretation skills - Some questions require a longer written answer to try and mirror exams later. These will also help to identify pupils who may be mastering the topic.

Lesson title: Who should be King in 1066? Complete lesson investigating the 4 contenders to the English throne in 1066. Pupils will make a decision on who should be King in their opinion using discussion and debate skills. All resources included in the PowerPoint. Lesson structure: Discussion on what makes a great leader, intro to the succession crisis, BBC Teach video clip, info about staking a claim, intro to the 4 contenders, activity to create an advert to sell the contender as best fit for the throne to the Witan, class vote, demonstrate: Explain who should have become King in 1066. Info on contenders in the last slides.

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.

Complete set of lessons and resource for the Norman England 2025 Historic Environment - Durham Cathedral. The lessons have been designed around the factor of ‘purpose’: However, these could be easily adapted if you believe the concept will be different. E.g. Q4: The main purpose of Norman cathedrals was to show religious devotion.’ We teach these lessons stand alone before the control section so lessons give a small opportunity to teach the basics on these topics like castles etc. Lesson 1 - Why was religion important in Norman England? Lesson 2 - What was important about the design of Durham Cathedral? Lesson 3 - What was important about the Bishops of Durham? Lesson 4 - How did Durham Cathedral help control a difficult area? Lesson 5 - How did the Normans affect the cultural life of Anglo-Saxons? Lesson 6 & 7 - Synoptic: What was the main purpose for the building of Norman Cathedrals? Resource Booklet Knowledge Organiser Sheet Each lesson starts with a retrieval grid which can be easily populated with questions from your topics.

Here is a fill in the blanks worksheet that is based on the background context of the Norman Invasion and the Battle of Hastings.

Four secondary student puzzles based on the topic of the history topic of the Normans suitable for KS4 or KS3 students. This Tarsia puzzle booklet contains 16 pages and four Tarsia puzzles. This is a set of engaging no preparation editable worksheet printable puzzles for your students to practice their problem solving skills and consolidate their knowledge on this topic Each Tarsia puzzle comes complete with: a muddled puzzle worksheet ready to print for students Optional placeholder template which can be used to help differentiate downwards. Answer sheet for the teacher Students love this engaging and entertaining style of learning. Tarsia puzzles are a great way to reinforce learning on a topic or to assess learning either before starting a topic or after teaching a topic. **Contents of Tarsia Puzzle Set ** ☞ 1 x Higher Ability Puzzle ☞ 1 x Middle ability Puzzle ☞ 1 x Lower Ability Puzzle Topic 1 ☞ 1 x Lower Ability Puzzle Topic 2 ☞ 4 x Completed Answer Puzzle sheet ☞ 1 x Set of three blank templates for students to make their own puzzles ✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰ How could you use it? Assess prior knowledge As a class based activity / team activity An educational ‘Treat ’ For your students. Edit the Tarsia puzzles and make your own differentiated version HAve students create their own version as homework or a project Teacher Top Tip Laminate your own class set and you can use them year after year… ✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰ What is a Tarsia puzzle? Think of it as a puzzle or even a more complicated version of playing snap or pairs but instead of the information being the same students are matching key terms with definitions or dates with events or equations, etc Product Code: C8/TA/05 ✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰ Why not check out our full range of over 2,500 products on our website and sign up to our monthly newsletter and access free resources ✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰

Lesson 1 -Introduction to Anglo Saxons and Normans in England- 1060-1087 For Edexcel specification GCSE but can be used for any exam board Includes: detailed topic check list/ learning journey Key vocabulary Activity looking at artefacts and what can be learned from them Card sort activity to introduce Anglo Saxon society and the different key words thegn etc. Detailed powerpoint. Variety of tasks

A series of around 8 lessons designed for year 7s. The lessons are designed to be fun and engaging with activities that include moving around the classroom and physical engagement. This is balanced with a collection of comprehension, description, analysis and judgement writing tasks to help develop students’ basic historical writing skills. Several of the lessons include different possible tasks The lessons are as follows: L1: Claimants to the Throne L2: The Battle of Stamford Bridge L3: The Battle of Hastings L4: Consolidation of Power L5: Motte and Bailey Castles L6: Building Castles L7: Attacking and Defending Castles L8: The Feudal System These lessons are ideal for students in KS3. All resources are provided in a dyslexia friendly font and with clear and uncluttered slides. Resources are also provided with dyslexia and EAL versions for greater accessibility.

Powerpoint explaining why the Normans came to Ireland. Includes activity where students can construct their own mnemonics.