Help pupils to learn about the different kinds of gods that Shang people worshipped and how people responded to different situations by feasting, worshipping or making sacrifices. Pupils will read the scenarios on the cards and match them up with the actions taken by people in Shang times.

A full lesson for KS2 about the Anglo-Saxons invaders, including a detailed lesson plan, Powerpoint and pupil resource sheets. Who were the Anglo-Saxon invaders? This lesson introduces the Anglo-Saxons and explores where the different invaders came from. Pupils will look at maps to trace the origins of different tribes and make a profile of a Saxon invader, including a Saxon selfie. There is also an opportunity for pupils to link what they have learned about movement of people in Anglo-Saxon times to the topic of modern day immigration. Objectives: To find out where the Anglo-Saxons came from To think about what it might have been like to be an Anglo-Saxon invader coming to Britain The lesson plan includes differentiation ideas to adapt the activities for the needs of your class. You may also like: Anglo-Saxons Unit for KS2: A fully-resourced unit of 10 history lessons for KS2, covering the Anglo-Saxon topic. Why did the Anglo-Saxons want to settle in Britain? A complete lesson for KS2

A fully-resourced unit of 10 history lessons for KS2, covering the Maya Civilization history topic. This KS2History planning pack includes 10 detailed lessons plans, each with accompanying pupil resource sheets and Powerpoint slides. The ten sessions in this unit aim to give an overview of the history of the Maya Civilization, with a particular focus on the period leading up to the height of the civilization in AD 900. As with all KS2History.com units, there is an emphasis on allowing pupils to consider the sources of evidence that form our understanding of this period of world history. The unit also takes the opportunity to draw contrasts with comparable themes from British history. The aims of the unit for pupils are: To gain an overview of significant people, places and events from the Maya Civilization To explore how the geography of the Maya area impacted trade, daily life and the growth and decline of the civilization To consider broader historical context and draw links with British history and other familiar aspects of world history To become familiar with historical sources and debates, to address misconceptions and to use accurate vocabulary relating to the Maya Civilization. This pack contains everything you need to teach this unit, including differentiated activity ideas so that it can be adapted to the needs of your class. The Powerpoint text is also editable. The planning pack covers the following lessons: What was the Maya Civilization? How did the landscape of the Maya area affect trade? How did Maya settlers survive and thrive in the rainforest? What do Maya ruins tell us about city-states? How useful are the pictures of Frederick Catherwood as a source of information about the Maya? Did the Maya invent football? Why was maize so important to the Maya people? Who was Pakal the Great? How did the Maya keep track of time? What is the mystery of the abandoned Maya cities? This resource includes 1 x PDf file (containing all lessons and resources) and 10 x separate PPT files.

A bank of words to describe feelings. Can be used as a word bank or cut up into separate cards.

In these activities pupils will become familiar with the different types of artefacts that help us to know about life in the Shang Dynasty. They will be introduced to the concept of making deductions from evidence and they will fill in a table to show what information different artefacts give us about the Shang period.

Pupils read and sort the statements arguing for or against the return of the Benin Bronzes. This activity is good preparation for a class debate or for planning a written argument.

A list of adverbials of time and place for use with children practising writing sentences with fronted adverbials.

This is a fun introduction to verbal or written instructions in literacy. Pupils give each other instructions to draw the pictures on the cards and see how closely they can match the real picture!

This card sort activity is a good way of revising the features of instructions.

A list of powerful verbs for pupils to use during SPAG or writing activities.

Lesson 6. Off to Work we Go!: What did ordinary people do for jobs in the Kingdom of Benin? In this lesson pupils will study what jobs there were for ordinary people in the Kingdom of Benin. They will discover how the high quality of its produce helped Benin Kingdom to thrive. Pupils will find out what the main crops grown by famers were and then will have the chance to make and test recipes using two of Benin's main crops: yams and plantains. The PDF file contains the full lesson plan and two pupil activity sheets. For Upper KS2.

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.

This worksheet helps pupils to act like different animals below and then write a list of verbs to show how each one moves.

A printable version of The Owl and the Pussycat poem.

A bundle of poetry resources for KS1 containing unit plans, performance poems, activities and worksheets.

A success criteria checklist for pupils to use when writing a set of written instructions.

A worksheet that pupils can use as a template to plan a story based on the book Escape from Pompeii.