This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about Robert the Bruce as a part of their history study of ‘Significant Individuals.’ It contains comprehensive sections entitled: -Overview; -Times in His Life; -Important Vocabulary; -Robert the Bruce Timeline; -Answers to the Important Questions; -Top Ten Facts. The resource is designed to be printed onto either A4 or A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about Robert Burns, particularly those studying his works in English or completing a history study of ‘Significant Individuals.’ It contains comprehensive sections entitled: Overview; Times in His Life; Important Vocabulary; Robert Burns Timeline; Answers to the Important Questions; Top Ten Facts. The resource is designed to be printed onto either A4 or A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images are licensed for commercial use.

This lesson aims to help students to write descriptively, using a range of descriptive writing techniques. Students also learn how to incorporate the five senses into their writing. Furthermore, students explore social and moral issues such as 'swimming against the tide' and 'being different,' through the story of Oskar Schindler. Informative and engaging, this lesson follows a clear and logical learning journey. Students learn to: - Define the key term 'humane' - Understand the story of Oskar Schindler, and consider the social and moral dilemmas that he faced; - Consider decisions that they have had to make which contrast to popular opinion; - Remember the five senses, and discuss why they are important to descriptive writing; - Use the five senses to create descriptive sentences based on scenes from Schindler's List; - Write a descriptive piece about a difficult decision that they have had to make; - Peer-assess each others' learning attempts. Resources included are: A whole-lesson PowerPoint, that guides the teacher and learners throughout the entire lesson, an engaging worksheet, a writing to describe help-sheet, and a teacher guidance sheet. Note: I'm aware that this is a 15 film - however the clips that I have selected are not amongst the most graphic, and so I feel that the lesson can be used with students younger than 15. You will need a Youtube connection for the links to work. All images are cited at the end of the PowerPoint presentation, and are licensed for commercial use.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning about Horatio Nelson. It is particularly useful for those studying significant individuals or great leaders. It contains comprehensive sections entitled: Overview; Times in Nelson’s Life; Important Vocabulary; Horatio Nelson Timeline; Answers to the Important Questions; Top Ten Facts. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation. It contains comprehensive sections entitled: Overview; Times in Luther’s Life; Important Vocabulary; Reformation Timeline; Answers to the Important Questions; Top Ten Facts. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about Sir Alexander Fleming, particularly those studying ‘Significant Individuals’ in history or about prominent scientists in science. It contains comprehensive sections entitled: Overview; Times in His Life; Important Vocabulary; Sir Alexander Fleming Timeline; Answers to the Important Questions; Top Ten Facts. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about Oliver Cromwell. It is particularly useful for those completing a history study of the English Civil War or Significant Individuals in historical society. It contains comprehensive sections entitled: Overview; Times in His Life; Important Vocabulary; Oliver Cromwell Timeline; Answers to the Important Questions; Top Ten Facts. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about Mary, Queen of Scots. It is particularly useful for those completing a history study of Tudors and Stuarts, or significant individuals in historical societies. It contains comprehensive sections entitled: Overview; Times in Her Life; Important Vocabulary; Mary Queen of Scots Timeline; Answers to the Important Questions; Top Ten Facts. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.

This 16-page resource booklet contains a wide range of age-appropriate, engaging, and meaningful comprehension activities for use throughout the reading of Ciaran Carson’s ‘Belfast Confetti.’ Teachers have found them particularly useful throughout teaching, or for exam revision or guided reading sessions. They are perfect for aiding the progress of students towards meeting the key English Literature assessment objectives - suitable for all examining bodies. Students have found these resources extremely engaging, and it is clearly highlighted within each task regarding which assessment strands the task is designed to demonstrate. Activities within the booklet include: ‘Analysing Context’ - helping students to ‘Show understanding of the relationships between texts and the contexts in which they were written.’ ‘Analysing Subject Matter, Language and Structure’ - to help students to ‘Analyse the language, form and structure used by a writer to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate.’ ‘Diary Entry’ - to help students to ‘Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation. Make an informed personal response, recognising that other responses to a text are possible and evaluating these. ‘The Speaker’ - to help students to ‘Read, understand and respond to texts. Students should be able to: maintain a critical style and develop an informed personal response use textual references, including quotations, to support and illustrate interpretations.’ Plus many, many more activities! I’ve also added it as a PDF in case the formatting differs on your computer.

This detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising knowledge of Indian Independence and the Partition of India. It contains comprehensive sections on: -Overview; -Indian Independence Information - The British Empire, The Indian National Congress, The Salt March, The Muslim League, and Independence and Partition; -Key People - Mahatma Gandhi, Winston Churchill, Clement Atlee, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Jawaharlal Nehru, Lord Mountbatten; -Maps and Key Details; -Subject Vocabulary The resource is designed to be printed onto either A4 or A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). It can be used for a wide range of year groups, but was originally designed to support study at KS3.

In this engaging lesson, children compare and contrast 3 female significant individuals from different eras: Florence Nightingale, Malala Yousafzai and Greta Thunberg. This was taught towards the end of a Florence Nightingale unit of learning, and so some prior understanding about her life is advantageous. The learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through the following step-by-step journey: -Knowledge Recall - gauging what children already know about Florence Nightingale’s life; -Using a research template and the resources available to them to find out about either Greta Thunberg or Malala Yousafzai; -Presenting what they have learnt to other members of the class; -Comparing and contrasting the life events and characteristics of the significant individuals; -Self-reflecting on the extent to which they feel they have demonstrated the learning objective and success criteria expectations. Included is the comprehensive PowerPoint presentation (22 slides), and the research template (in both Word and PDF). In the past, I have used this lesson with children in KS1 (years 1 and 2) - the key learning is aligned with curriculum expectations for history. All images are licensed for commercial use.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about Sir Edmund Hillary, particularly those studying ‘Significant Individuals’ in history. It contains comprehensive sections entitled: Overview; Times in His Life; Important Vocabulary; Edmund Hillary Timeline; Answers to the Important Questions; Top Ten Facts. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about Sir Joseph Banks, particularly those studying ‘Significant Individuals’ in history, or those learning about prominent botanists and naturalists in science. It contains comprehensive sections entitled: Overview; Times in His Life; Important Vocabulary; Joseph Banks Timeline; Answers to the Important Questions; Top Ten Facts. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about Buzz Aldrin, particularly those studying ‘Significant People’ in history, or learning more about space travel in science. It contains comprehensive sections entitled: Overview; Times in His Life; Important Vocabulary; Buzz Aldrin Timeline; Answers to the Important Questions; Top Ten Facts. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about Abel Tasman, particularly those studying ‘Significant Individuals’ in history, or those learning about people of discovery in geography/ science. It contains comprehensive sections entitled: Overview; Times in His Life; Important Vocabulary; Abel Tasman Timeline; Answers to the Important Questions; Top Ten Facts. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about David Attenborough, particularly those studying significant individuals in history, those learning about prominent biologists in science, or those learning about people of discovery in geography. It contains comprehensive sections entitled: Overview; Times in His Life; Important Vocabulary; David Attenborough Timeline; Answers to the Important Questions; Top Ten Facts. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about the pilot Amelia Earhart, particularly those completing a history study of ‘Significant Individuals.’ It contains comprehensive sections entitled: Overview; Times in Her Life; Important Vocabulary; Amelia Earhart Timeline; Answers to the Important Questions; Top Ten Facts. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about Alexander Mackenzie, particularly those studying ‘Significant Individuals’ in history, or those learning about people of discovery in geography/ social studies. It contains comprehensive sections entitled: Overview; Times in His Life; Important Vocabulary; Alexander Mackenzie Timeline; Answers to the Important Questions; Top Ten Facts. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about Roald Amundsen as a part of their history study of ‘Significant Individuals.’ It contains comprehensive sections entitled: Overview; Times in His Life; Important Vocabulary; Roald Amundsen Timeline; Answers to the Important Questions; Top Ten Facts. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about Vasco da Gama as a part of their history study of ‘Significant Individuals.’ It contains comprehensive sections entitled: Overview; Times in His Life; Important Vocabulary; Vasco da Gama Timeline; Answers to the Important Questions; Top Ten Facts. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.