Primary Topic Shop is a team of two people. Richard is a primary teacher and Christa is a graphic designer and photojournalist. Between them, they have the unique ability to create original material for their units. It doesn't hurt they are both very interested in the subject matter! In fact, Richard and Christa lived in Egypt where Richard worked at a British School. Now they live in Scotland and are researching UK history.
Primary Topic Shop is a team of two people. Richard is a primary teacher and Christa is a graphic designer and photojournalist. Between them, they have the unique ability to create original material for their units. It doesn't hurt they are both very interested in the subject matter! In fact, Richard and Christa lived in Egypt where Richard worked at a British School. Now they live in Scotland and are researching UK history.
This free lesson covers the papyrus plant, uses of papyrus, papyrus paper, and making papyrus paper. There is a reading response activity and a making papyrus activity. This lesson is being offered free for as a sample of the Ancient Egypt bundle, but it can be used alone as a lesson. If you like this free resource, please take a look at the rest of the Ancient Egypt bundle. Thanks!
Pages: 5 (including answer sheet)
Contents:
2 Information Handouts
1 Reading Response Worksheet
1 Making Papyrus Activity
Answer Sheet
All photos, illustrations and text by Christa Galloway.
The Primary Topic Shop Ancient Egypt bundle includes information, photos, illustrations, maps and activities, all presented in an easy-to-read, consistent layout. Activities in this unit include reading response (true or false, multiple choice, question and answer, fill in the blanks), art (making paper, drawing), language-based activities (crosswords, synonyms and definitions), geography, de-coding and visual challenges. There is also a set of A3 display posters for the classroom.
All photos, illustrations and text are original by the author.
The Egypt Today lesson covers facts about Egypt today including geography, size, population, currency, capital city, language and landforms. The lesson gives context to the Ancient Egypt unit, showing how the country has changed over more than 4000 years. The map activity is a fun way for students to understand where Egypt is in relation to other North African countries and the Mediterranean Sea using a globe or an atlas as a reference.
Pages: 6 (including two answer sheets)
Contents:
2 Information Handouts
Multiple Choice
Map Activity
Answer Sheets
This printable hieroglyphs resource covers the history of hieroglyphs, types of glyphs, the hieroglyphic alphabet, the cartouche and hieroglyphic numbers.
Pages: 9 (8 student pages and one answer page)
Contents:
information pages
decode the hieroglyphic message
reading response questions
decode the cartouche
design your own cartouche
interpret the hieroglyphic numbers
answer key
All photos, illustrations and text are original by the author. This is part of a complete unit on Ancient Egypt.
The Ancient Romans were people from Rome and the Roman Empire. The city of Rome was founded in what is now Italy in the eighth century BCE. It grew to rule in Europe, Britain, Northern Africa and parts of the Middle East until the fifth century CE.
This resource is an introduction to our Ancient Romans topic.
Contents:
2 Information Pages
Cryptic Word Search
Answer Sheet
In this lesson, students learn about Greek mythological creatures. Twelve of the main Greek beasts, creatures and monsters are explored in listings, Centaur, Cerberus, Chimera, Cyclops, Harpy, Hydra, Medusa, Minotaur, Pegasus, Phoenix, Satyr and Siren. Each listing features an original illustration, facts and a short myth. The introduction includes interesting facts about ancient Greek mythological beasts including heroes, natural phenomena, animal attributes and powers. There is also a page exploring three constellations named after mythological beasts. Activities include differentiated reading response, create a monster activity, match the beast activity, constellation task cards and a printable memory card game.
Pages: 38 (including 7 answer sheets)
Contents:
12 Illustrated Listings
Research a Beast Activity
Constellation Page
Constellation Task Cards
Star Charts
Create a Monster Activity
Match the Beast Activity
Printable Memory Card Game
Questions / Multiple Choice / True or False (Differentiated Reading Response)
Questions or comments? Contact me at admin@primarytopicshop.co.uk
All text and illustrations are by Christa Galloway, Primary Topic Shop.
Original illustrations accompany this lesson which covers the early Olympics, Olympic events, prizes, the last ancient Olympics, modern Olympics and vocabulary. There is a vocabulary activity, differentiated reading response activities and an art activity.
Pages: 11 (including 3 answer sheets)
Contents:
Two Information Handouts
Find The Word Activity
Reading Response Questions
Multiple Choice
Fill in the Blanks
Design a Vase
Questions or comments? Contact me at admin@primarytopicshop.co.uk
All text and illustrations are by Christa Galloway, Primary Topic Shop.
In this lesson, students learn about ancient Roman myths. The PDF includes information handouts about myths including the myth of Romulus and Remus, Echo and Narcissus and Juno and the First Frogs, with differentiated reading response questions. The activities include making a comic strip, antonyms and synonyms, and remaking the myth.
27 Pages (including 6 answer sheets)
Contents:
5 Information and Reading Handouts
Differentiated Reading Response (2 Comprehension Questions / 2 Multiple Choice / 1 True or False)
Making a Comic Activity
4 Comic Template Cut-out Pages
Remake the Myth Activity
Answer Sheets
This printable PDF includes an information handout and several worksheets. The information handout explores the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, the Roman festivals that influenced the Celts, the Christian All Saints’ Day and later traditions brought by Irish and Scottish immigrants to North America.
Pages: 15 (including 3 answer sheets)
Contents
1 Information Handout
3 Fill In The Timeline Activities (Differentiated)
1 Comprehension Questions
1 Multiple Choice Questions
Bobbing For Apples Quiz Game
Answer Sheets
This resource compliments the Origins of Halloween Poster. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/halloween-poster-the-origin-of-halloween-12179030
This bundle includes an information handout, activities, worksheets, a game and a poster. The information handout explores the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, the Roman festivals that influenced the Celts, the Christian All Saints’ Day and later traditions brought by Irish and Scottish immigrants to North America. The game is a fun Bobbing for Apples Quiz Game, where students have to “bob for apples” (pick a letter card) and spell the answer to a quiz question. This can be played by individual students in stations, or by teams in a class. The poster features a timeline that explores the origins of Halloween and how the traditions have changed over time. The size of the poster is 11 x 17 inches but it is a scalable vector so it could easily be printed bigger or smaller.
Pages: 15 + poster
Contents
1 Information Handout
3 Fill In The Timeline Activities (Differentiated)
1 Comprehension Questions
1 Multiple Choice Questions
Bobbing For Apples Quiz Game
Answer Sheets
Poster
The Silk Road was an ancient trade route between East Asia and the Mediterranean. Opened during the Han Dynasty in 138 BCE, the Silk Road became a 4000-mile-long network of trade routes that were used for more than 1,500 years.
This reading passages briefly cover how the Silk Road opened, the route, the secret of silk, other trade goods, religion, plague and the Silk Road during the Middle Ages.
Differentiated comprehension worksheets, a vocabulary activity and a board-game-making activity are included.
Pages: 11 (including 3 answer sheets)
Contents:
2 Information Handouts
Vocabulary Page
Vocabulary Crossword
Multiple Choice Worksheet
Comprehension Questions Worksheet
Board Game Activity
Answer Sheets
Terms of Use
This resource introduces the Ancient Greek topic with brief reading passages about city-states, religion, language, the Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic time periods and the legacy of Ancient Greece.
Pages: 4 (including 1 answer sheet)
Contents:
2 Information Handouts
Cryptic Crossword
This resource is a free introduction to our Ancient Greece bundle.
Please take a moment to view our terms of use.
The Chinese lunisolar calendar has been used for over 4000 years. In Ancient China, farmers used the calendar so they would know when to plant their fields and harvest their crops. This resource includes reading pages about the lunisolar calendar, origins of the Chinese calendar, the Chinese Zodiac, the legend of the Great Race, the introduction of the Gregorian calendar and Chinese New Year as well as a vocabulary guide. Included are differentiated worksheets, Chinese lantern craft and Zodiac Stickers that can be used for Health & Wellbeing.
Pages: 16 (including 4 answer sheets)
Contents:
3 Information Handouts
Vocabulary Page
Chinese Zodiac Reference
Vocabulary Worksheet
Chinese Lantern Craft Project
True or False Worksheet
Multiple Choice Worksheet
Comprehension Questions Worksheet
Zodiac Stickers
Answer Sheets
Terms of Use
This lesson covers the classes of Vikings, laws, longhouses, warriors, trades, women and children. Activities include Longhouse Blueprint, Longhouse Area Math (these are two differentiated activities), Unscramble, Find the Definition, Walk-a-Mile, Reading Response and True False (differentiated), and a Maze. Aimed at KS2 Y4-6
Pages: 17 (plus 4 answer sheets)
Contents:
7 Information Pages
2 Longhouse Area Math activities (differentiated)
1 Longhouse Blueprint Activity
1 Unscramble Activity
2 Multiple Choice Activities
1 Walk-a-Mile Activity
1 Reading Response / 1 True or False (differentiated)
4 Answer Sheets
This lesson explores fourteen of the main ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses. Activities include a matching activity where students match the name of the god to the description or illustration, a fact file where students fill in information about their favourite god or goddess, a true or false worksheet and a colour puzzle where students have to correctly answer questions to find the colours to use for the image. Suitable for KS2.
Pages: 10 (including 3 answer sheets)
Contents
3 Information Handouts
Find The Match Activity
Egyptian God Fact File Activity
True or False Worksheet
Colour Puzzle Activity
3 Answer Sheets
If you have any corrections or suggestions about how we can make this resource more useful, please email us at admin@primarytopicshop.co.uk.
A printable PDF covering a pharaoh’s responsibilities, female pharaohs, pharaonic symbols and short descriptions of Narmer, Khufu, Hatshepsut, Akhenaten, Tutankhamen, Ramesses II and Cleopatra VII. A timeline shows the reigns of the featured pharaohs and compares them to world events of the time.
Activities include a short quiz, and matching activity. There is also a “Which Was First” activity which helps give students context to events in Ancient Egypt. For example, they will learn that the reign of Narmer was before the extinction of mammoths.
Pages: 10 (including 3 answer sheets)
Contents:
3 Information Pages
1 Timeline
1 Which Was First Activity
1 Reading Response Quiz
1 Matching Activity
3 Answer Sheets
This pdf covers the history of pyramids, the pyramids of Giza and the Step Pyramid, the history of tombs in ancient Egypt, the Valley of Kings and Tutankhamen’s tomb. Activities include reading response questions, multiple choice, true or false questions and a design your tomb activity.
Pages: 11 (including 3 answer sheets)
Contents:
4 Information Pages
1 Questions Worksheet
1 Multiple Choice Worksheet
1 True or False Worksheet
1 Design Your Tomb Activity
Answer Sheets
All photos, illustrations and text are by Christa Galloway. This is part of a complete unit on Ancient Egypt.
A crossword and a 24-question quiz provide and excellent review of topics including pyramids, temples, hieroglyphs, the Rosetta stone, gods and goddesses, papyrus, the Nile, farming, Egypt today, pharoahs, mummification and tombs.
This review is a nice conclusion to the Primary Topic Shop Ancient Egypt Unit. Reference websites and answer sheets are also included.
Pages: 8
Contents:
Crossword
Quiz
List of Reference Websites
Answer Sheets
All photos, illustrations and text are original by the author. This is part of a complete unit on Ancient Egypt.
This PDF includes information about the ancient Roman religion including sacrifices, temples, festivals, shrines and the Greek influence on Roman gods. There are information handouts, a fact file activity, a printable memory card game, match the Roman and Greek god activity, and differentiated reading response worksheets. In addition there are illustrated listings of 15 Roman gods and goddesses.
Pages: 20 (including 3 answer sheets)
Contents
6 Information Pages
Fact File activity
Printable Memory Card Game
Match the God Activity
Comprehension Questions / Multiple Choice / True or False (Differentiated Worksheets)
3 Answer Sheets
All photos, text and illustrations are by the Primary Topic Shop.
This lesson covers Roman battle tactics, recruitment, training, daily life, weapons, organization, legionaries and auxiliaries. There is a differentiated reading response including Comprehension Questions, Multiple Choice and True or False. In the activity, students write a Pros and Cons for joining the Roman army as an auxiliary soldier.
Suitable for Year 3-6.
Pages: 11 (including 3 answer sheets) PLUS a black and white version
Contents:
4 Information Pages
1 Pros and Cons Activity
3 Pages of Differentiated Reading Response (Comprehension Questions, Multiple Choice and True or False)
3 Answer Sheets
(Plus the same again in black and white)