History Ancient Egyptians to Present Day Timeline This resource includes an editable timeline which includes key historical events beginning at the start of ancient Egyptian civilization to the present day. The timeline can be edited to add more events/ take some out. Great for helping children develop their chronological understanding. Please leave a review if you are happy with this product; I would really appreciate it. If you have any questions or comments please email me on BackToBalanceTES@hotmail.com

Ancient Egyptians - Lesson Ideas - KS2 This document is designed to give you some ideas for teaching Ancient Egyptians. The subject areas include, history, geography, art/DT and English. This resource is 795 words. This resource also includes a FREE ‘Diary of an Ordinary Egyptian - A Recount’! Please leave a review if you are happy with this product; I would really appreciate it. If you have any questions or comments please email me on BackToBalanceTES@hotmail.com © 2021, MrsRosieTeach

Diary of an Ordinary Egyptian - A Recount Suitable for Upper KS2 or KS3 This resource recounts the day of a Egyptian farmer, who has 2 children and a wife. It details an ordinary day of him going to work. The document is 567 words. Please leave a review if you are happy with this product; I would really appreciate it. If you have any questions or comments please email me on BackToBalanceTES@hotmail.com © 2021, MrsRosieTeach

Staff Training - Subject Leadership - History Suitable for Primary School This 11-slide PowerPoint has been designed to be delivered to staff by a Subject Leader or Middle Leader. The training has been devised based off of Ofsted’s ‘Research Review: History’ series. The training aims to help staff understand how your existing History curriculum fits within Ofsted’s findings of excellent practice. It is recommended that you read the full review on Ofsted’s website or their is a summary on Twinkl. The training will take about 30-45 minutes depending on how much detail you go into. The PowerPoint is completely editable. You will have to edit it to suit your curriculum and understand how it relates to your school. The slides discuss: Substantive Knowledge and Disciplinary Knowledge Repeated Encounters Enquiry Questions Cultural Diversity SEND Vocabulary Note: To ensure that the PowerPoint works as designed, when you download the PowerPoint make sure you click ‘Extract all’ then ‘Browse’ to save the PowerPoint to your computer. PowerPoint might give you a message saying that some external content has been blocked due to security reasons. Click ‘allow’ or ‘enable’ so that the links work fully. Please leave a review if you are happy with this product; I would really appreciate it. If you have any questions or comments please email me on BackToBalanceTES@hotmail.com © 2024, MrsRosieTeach

History - KS1 - The Wright Brothers Suitable for KS1 This high-quality planning (776 words), 12-slide PowerPoint and resources include 1 lesson that answers the question; What happened on 17 December 1903? This resource includes everything you need to teach the above lesson. It includes the planning, a 12-slide PowerPoint and all the resources (8 in total). The planning is engaging and everything is visually appealing, it also includes 3 levels of differentiation and a challenge. The planning refers to ‘disciplinary knowledge’ and ‘substantive knowledge’. More information regarding these ideas can be found in Ofsted’s Research Review Series: History. Please leave a review if you are happy with this product; I would really appreciate it. If you have any questions or comments please email me on BackToBalanceTES@hotmail.com © 2023, MrsRosieTeach

History - KS1 - The Great Fire of London (3 lessons) Suitable for KS1 This high-quality planning (1349 words), 30-slide PowerPoint and resources include 3 lessons that answer the overarching question; Why did the Great Fire of London cause so much destruction? The planning uses an inquiry approach and focuses on the children building historical skills through constructing their own knowledge. The 3 lessons cover: What happened on 2 September 1666? How was the fire put out? What did King Charles II do to improve London? This resource includes everything you need to teach the above lessons. It includes the planning, a 30-slide PowerPoint and all the resources (12 in total). The planning is engaging and everything is visually appealing, it also includes 3 levels of differentiation and a challenge. The planning refers to ‘disciplinary knowledge’ and ‘substantive knowledge’. More information regarding these ideas can be found in Ofsted’s Research Review Series: History. Looking for 6 lessons on the Great Fire of London? Check that out here! Please note: in a few instances I could not insert pictures due to copyright restrictions, however the links are provided for where the images can be found. Please leave a review if you are happy with this product; I would really appreciate it. If you have any questions or comments please email me on BackToBalanceTES@hotmail.com © 2023, MrsRosieTeach

What was life like for a child in the Victorian era? OUTSTANDING KS2 History This excellent resources includes 5 detailed lessons, all starting with an engaging inquiry question; What sort of life did the person who owned this suitcase lead? Was life for children from upper class families as good as it looked? Were workhouses to be considered as a last resort? How different are schools today compared to the Victorian age? Did wealth determine happiness in the Victorian era? The key historical enquiry skills that children will use are; evidence handling, making inferences, using sources and looking at how the past can be represented in different ways. For the 5 lessons you would need to source; Victorian artefacts, images of Victorian children and families, written and visual sources linking to Victorian life, Victorian paintings, stories which depict Victorian life, recording devices (optional) and magnifying glasses (optional). Please leave a review if you are happy with this product; I would really appreciate it. If you have any questions or comments please email me on BackToBalanceTES@hotmail.com © 2021, MrsRosieTeach

History - Queen Elizabeth I (6 lessons) Suitable for KS2 This excellent resource includes 6 lessons, all starting with an engaging inquiry question; What is a monarch? What did Queen Elizabeth I look like? Who was Queen Elizabeth I? Should Queen Elizabeth I have married someone? How long ago did Queen Elizabeth I live? Was being a royal as good as it looked? This scheme of work also includes a FREE timetable of activities for you to do on your Royal themed day! The key historical inquiry skills that children will use are; information processing, knowledge and understanding, historical interpretation, historical inquiry, chronological understanding and thinking creatively. Please leave a review if you are happy with this product; I would really appreciate it. If you have any questions or comments please email me on BackToBalanceTES@hotmail.com © 2021, MrsRosieTeach

History - KS1 - The Great Fire of London (6 lessons) Suitable for KS1 This high-quality planning (2563 words), 55-slide PowerPoint and resources include 6 lessons that answer the overarching question; Why did the Great Fire of London cause so much destruction? The planning uses an enquiry approach and focuses on the children building historical skills through constructing their own knowledge. The 6 lessons cover: How has London changed since 1666? What happened on 2 September 1666? What did Samuel Pepys bury in his garden? How was the fire put out? How long did it take for the fire to stop? What did King Charles II do to improve London? This resource includes everything you need to teach the above lessons. It includes the planning, a 55-slide PowerPoint and all the resources (19 in total). The planning is engaging and everything is visually appealing, it also includes 3 levels of differentiation and a challenge. The planning refers to ‘disciplinary knowledge’ and ‘substantive knowledge’. More information regarding these ideas can be found in Ofsted’s Research Review Series: History. Please note: in a few instances I could not insert pictures due to copyright restrictions, however the links are provided for where the images can be found. Looking for just three lessons? Find that here! Please leave a review if you are happy with this product; I would really appreciate it. If you have any questions or comments please email me on BackToBalanceTES@hotmail.com © 2023, MrsRosieTeach

History - KS1 - Victorian Toys and Games (6 lessons) Suitable for KS1 This high-quality planning (2566 words), 44-slide PowerPoint and resources include 6 lessons around the theme, Victorian Toys and Games. A popular topic in KS1. The 6 lessons cover; Was it fun to live in the Victorian era? Are toys and games still made the same way? What can we learn from a picture? How did people use puppets to tell a story? What games did children used to play outside? Which is better: Victorian toys and games or modern day toys and games? This resource includes everything you need to teach the above lessons. It includes an MTP, the planning, a 44-slide PowerPoint and all the resources. The planning is engaging and everything is visually appealing. The planning refers to ‘disciplinary knowledge’ and ‘substantive knowledge’. More information regarding these ideas can be found in Ofsted’s Research Review Series: History. The final lesson involves the children planning a museum to present what they have learnt. All of the resources you need to plan and organise this are included. It is not as scary or as hard work as it sounds! I have done it myself. Please leave a review if you are happy with this product; I would really appreciate it. If you have any questions or comments please email me on BackToBalanceTES@hotmail.com © 2023, MrsRosieTeach