A KS1 history lesson which teaches children about the life of Ernest Shackleton and why he was a significant individual. Ernest Shackleton was an explorer of the South Pole in the early 1900s. Ernest tried to reach the South Pole on many occasions but failed. His most famous attempt was in 1915 aboard the Endurance but his ship got stuck in the ice. Heroically, Ernest and his colleagues managed to reach mainland safe. This resource is a powerpoint presentation which discusses with children Ernest Shackleton’s life as well as making links to the prior lesson which was based on what an explorer is. How I use this resource: This resource is a powerpoint which is shared at the front of the class with the children. The worksheet can be completed in small groups or completed whole class.

A medium term plan for KS1 children for the Homes and Towns unit. This unit will cover the understanding of changes in the local area as stated in the National Curriculum by looking at how houses have changed over different stages in history. This medium term plan covers 6 lessons which are broken down into: Teacher Information Historical Concepts Key Vocabulary Hook Learning Task Plenary The lessons will cover: Celtic Homes Anglo-Saxon Homes Tudor Homes Victorian Homes Modern Homes Comparing Homes Through Time Through this unit children will learn how houses have changed through time through developing technology. This will in turn look at how society has changed. How I use this resource: This resource can be printed or used online. This resource is to be used as an outline for the planning you make around the topic of Homes and Towns. If you are looking for more KS1 history planning we have already completed a unit of toys planning. Just click below to see! [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12978657]

A KS1 history lesson which compares different homes from different points in history. This lesson looks at particular aspects of homes and looks at how they have changed through time. This resource is a powerpoint presentation which discusses compares homes with children. It includes a work booklet for this lesson and other future lessons. The task in this lesson is to write 3 sentences on how homes have changed. How I use this resource: This resource is a powerpoint which is shared at the front of the class with the children. The worksheet can be completed in small groups or completed whole class.

A primary history curriculum progression map for those teachers who are in the UK. This curriculum progression map states which topics to teach when as well as explaining the rationale for these decisions. This resource also covers historical concepts: substantive, disciplinary and historical skills, explains each in detail and gives examples of each. This resource is a booklet which has 13 pages. It covers: what history topics each year should teach, links to the National Curriculum, explanations of historical concepts and how these concepts link to our planning. How I use this resource: This resource is a leaflet/handbook which can be printed and shared with teachers in your school if you are using the Learning Through Time Curriculum. If you are interested in the Learning Through Time curriculum our first complete unit of planning is finished for Toys past and present. Click the link below to see! [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12978657]

A KS1 history lesson which teaches children about how Tudors lived and their homes. The Tudors ruled England for around 200 years and are vital in the development of England under monarchs like Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. This lesson will look at how the Tudors lived and how the Tudors started the build up of bigger cities in England. This meant there were significant developments in housing and the production of houses. This lesson looks at this, comparing to houses within the Celts and the Anglo-Saxon era. This resource is a powerpoint presentation which discusses with children the lives of the Tudors as well as their homes. It includes a work booklet for this lesson and other future lessons. The task in this lesson is to label a Tudor home. How I use this resource: This resource is a powerpoint which is shared at the front of the class with the children. The worksheet can be completed in small groups or completed whole class.

A KS1 history lesson which teaches children about how Anglo-Saxons lived and their homes. The Anglo-Saxons lived around 2000 years ago in Britain and invaded Britain once most of the Roman forces had left Britain. Anglo-Saxons lived in small settlements with a chief in each. This resource looks at different features of the homes of Anglo-Saxons and what caused each. This resource is a powerpoint presentation which discusses with children the lives of the Anglo-Saxons as well as their homes. It includes a work booklet for this lesson and other future lessons. The task in this lesson is to label an Anglo-Saxon home. How I use this resource: This resource is a powerpoint which is shared at the front of the class with the children. The worksheet can be completed in small groups or completed whole class.

A KS1 history lesson which teaches children about how Celts lived. The Celts were alive prior to 0 so this lesson takes children back in time to see how the Celts lived. The Celts mainly lived in small settlements in homes which were called roundhouses. The outside of the Celts’ homes were made from stone or wood depending on where in the UK they lived. Most Celts were hunter gatherers so their lives were basic and didn’t have the luxuries that we have today. This lesson is key in establishing to children that in the past other people did not have the technology that we have today and in the past people mainly farmed and gathered their food. This resource is a powerpoint presentation which discusses with children the lives of the Celts as well as how the Celts lived. It includes a work booklet for this lesson and other future lessons. The task in this lesson is to label a Celt’s home. How I use this resource: This resource is a powerpoint which is shared at the front of the class with the children. The worksheet can be completed in small groups or completed whole class.

A knowledge organiser for the KS1 history unit for Homes and Towns. This knowledge organiser can be used as a mat in lessons to cover key facts for the children or can be stuck in children’s books. It is a great resource for an overview for what the children are going to learn in the Homes and Towns unit. This includes learning about what people lived in during Anglo-Saxon, Tudor and Victorian times. This resource has 1 page which can be seen in the preview and covers: What children should know Historical skills the children are going to learn Key objectives for the children to learn Key historical concepts for the unit Key Vocabulary This resource comes in three versions: PDF in colour, PDF in black and white and PPT editable. How I use this resource: This resource can be printed and stuck in children’s books to indicate a new unit of history learning. This resource could also be highlighted and annotated to assess children’s progress through the unit.

A KS1 history lesson which teaches children about the life of Christopher Columbus and why he was a significant individual. Christopher Columbus was an explorer of the seas and discovered the Americas. Columbus changed the world through this and has a divided view between historians due to his links with slavery and the natives of America. This lesson takes children through Christopher Columbus’ story and explains to children what Christopher explored and the impact of this. This resource is a powerpoint presentation which discusses with children Christopher Columbus’ life as well as making links to the prior lesson which was based on Ibn Battuta. With this resource is a travel guide for this unit of work, children complete a page a session in this. How I use this resource: This resource is a powerpoint which is shared at the front of the class with the children. The worksheet can be completed in small groups or completed whole class.

A KS1 history lesson which teaches children what an explorer is. This lesson is crucial to further lessons about significant individuals like Neil Armstrong and Amelia Earhart. To prepare children to learn about these key individuals, this lesson focusses on what an explorer is, explaining that it is someone who travels into the unknown or does something they don’t know a lot about. With this lesson the concept of a smaller world view is introduced and explicit links are made to today’s technology and how it allows us to travel the world. This resource is a powerpoint presentation which discusses with children what an Explorer is. With this resource is a travel guide for this unit of work, children complete a page a session in this. How I use this resource: This resource is a powerpoint which is shared at the front of the class with the children. The worksheet can be completed in small groups or completed whole class.

A KS1 history lesson which teaches children about the life of Amelia Earhart and why she was a significant individual. Amelia Earhart is a significant individual for exploring the air, one of the first women to do so. In the early 1900s the suffragette movement was significant in both America and the UK so the emergence of Amelia Earhart as a great pilot was a significant one. Amelia broke records during her life such as the highest altitude for a woman and being the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. Unfortunately, during her attempt to fly around the World, Amelia went missing. This resource is a powerpoint presentation which discusses with children Amelia Earhart’s life as well as making links to the prior lesson which was based on what an explorer is. How I use this resource: This resource is a powerpoint which is shared at the front of the class with the children. The worksheet can be completed in small groups or completed whole class.

A knowledge organiser for the KS1 history unit for the Great Fire of London. This knowledge organiser can be used as a mat in lessons to cover key facts for the children or can be stuck in children’s books. It is a great resource for an overview for what the children are going to learn in the Great Fire of London unit. This includes learning about the different stages of the Great Fire of London and the content that will be covered. This resource has 1 page which can be seen in the preview and covers: What children should know Historical skills the children are going to learn Key objectives for the children to learn Key historical concepts for the unit Key Vocabulary How I use this resource: This resource can be printed and stuck in children’s books to indicate a new unit of history learning. This resource could also be highlighted and annotated to assess children’s progress through the unit. If you like this knowledge organiser why not look at our bundle of Year 1 Knowledge Organisers?

A knowledge organiser for the KS1 history unit for toys past and present. This knowledge organiser is a great resource for an overview for what the children are going to learn in the toys past and present unit. This includes learning about toys in the present as well as learning about older toys that parents and grandparents would have played with. This resource has 1 page which can be seen in the preview and covers: What children should know Historical skills the children are going to learn Key objectives for the children to learn Key historical concepts for the unit Key Vocabulary How I use this resource: This resource can be printed and stuck in children’s books to indicate a new unit of history learning. This resource could also be highlighted and annotated to assess children’s progress through the unit. If you are interested in the KS1 Toys past and present unit, click the link below! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12978657

A medium term plan for KS1 children for the Explorers unit. This unit will cover the understanding of significant individuals as stated in the National Curriculum by looking at a range of key explorers from the World. There is a range of different explorers in this plan so that comparisons can be drawn between them. This medium term plan covers 6 lessons which are broken down into: Teacher Information Historical Concepts Key Vocabulary Hook Learning Task Plenary The lessons will cover: What is an Explorer? Ibn Battuta Christopher Columbus Ernest Shackleton Amelia Earhart Neil Armstrong Bonus! Tim Peake As you can see the children will learn about the Islamic explorer Ibn Battuta who explored the world on horseback, Christopher Columbus who explored on the sea, Ernest Shackleton who explored the South Pole, Amelia Earhart by air and both Neil Armstrong and Tim Peake by space! How I use this resource: This resource can be printed or used online. This resource is to be used as an outline for the planning you make around the topic of the Explorers. If you are looking for more KS1 history planning we have already completed a unit of toys planning. Just click below to see! [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12978657]

In Year 3 and looking at finding 1, 10 and 100 more and less of a number? Look no further! This resource is a self marking quiz which children can take at the end of this unit to find any gaps and to create intervention plans! Within this resource there are 18 questions which are broken up into 3 questions each on: Finding 1 less (subtracting 1) Finding 1 more (adding 1) Finding 10 less (subtracting 10) Finding 10 more (adding 10) Finding 100 less (subtracting 100) Finding 100 more (adding 100) Each of these topics are broken down into: Using that skill for 2 digit numbers Using that skill for 3 digit numbers Using that skill when exchanging/crossing a 10/100/1000 Once the children have completed the quiz you can review the results of the quiz with no marking required as it is self marking. This means that you can concentrate your energy on assessing your children in an easy way! This resource covers the Year 3 National Curriculum Objective of: Add and subtract numbers mentally, including: a three-digit number and 1s a three-digit number and 10s a three-digit number and 100s

Needing an adding and subtracting fractions worksheet in the run up to SATS 2024? Look no further! This helpful worksheet has over 50 questions on assessing children’s knowledge of adding and subtracting fractions. Within this worksheet there are 3 pages, each aimed at a different skill: adding fractions, subtracting fractions and problem solving within this skill. There are two pages within this resource on adding and subtracting fractions with the same denominator, 2 pages with different denominators and a problem solving page. If you are interested in any more fraction worksheets in the run up to SATS, see our Fractions guide which breaks down each of the Year 6 fraction National Curriculum objectives. This resource is aimed at completing the following objective in the National Curriculum: Add and subtract fractions with different denominators and mixed numbers, using the concept of equivalent fractions.

Found a great Google Form but don’t know how to share it with your children? Look no further! This resource is a step by step guide on how to insert a Google Form onto the Google Classroom in 8 simple steps!

A Google Classroom header which is decorated for a toys past and present unit. This resource is to be used as a banner for your Google Classroom for children to know that you are learning about toys. This banner could also be used as a social media banner so that parents know what you are learning in the upcoming term. How I use this resource: This resource is to be used as a banner for your Google Classroom for children to know that you are learning about toys. If you are looking for toys planning and want to save time doing your planning then click on the link below for our complete toys unit! [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12978657]