Ancient Egypt - Inventions - Lesson 8 - KS2 With the National Curriculum in mind, I have created a high-quality history lesson with a task attached about the Ancient Egyptians. The National Curriculum puts forward that history education should help children gain a chronologically secure knowledge, understanding of the past of the wider world. It should also inspire children’s curiosity to know more about the past and empower them to be confident historians. This lesson focuses on the ancient Egyptian inventions such as Cosmetic Make-up, Jewellery, Wigs, High Heels, Toothpaste, Medicine, Surgical Instruments, the Police, Lock & Key, Clocks (Obelisk & Clepsydra), the Calendar, Chairs, Tables, Senet, Throw stick, Shadoof, the Sickle and Ox-drawn Plough This lesson is in PowerPoint format and can be taught as is or changed to suit individual classes. Detailed PowerPoint Lesson with 22 slides. This lesson comes with suggested activity or task that is also attached. The task for this lesson is to complete a investigate worksheet. Learning objectives To learn about ancient Egyptian inventions.

Ancient Egypt - Hieroglyphics - Lesson 9 - KS2 With the National Curriculum in mind, I have created a high-quality history lesson with a task attached about the Ancient Egyptians. The National Curriculum puts forward that history education should help children gain a chronologically secure knowledge, understanding of the past of the wider world. It should also inspire children’s curiosity to know more about the past and empower them to be confident historians. This lesson focuses on the ancient Egyptian system of writing, hieroglyphics, the Invention of writing, Scribes, the use of hieroglyphics in temples, the use of hieroglyphics in tombs, the use of Record-keeping & the Government, the discovery of the Rosetta Stone and the writing materials (wood, papyrus and limestone) and examples of hieroglyphics. This lesson is in PowerPoint format and can be taught as is or changed to suit individual classes. Detailed PowerPoint Lesson with 12 slides. This lesson comes with suggested activity or task that is also attached. The task for this lesson is to complete a worksheet. Learning objectives To learn about hieroglyphics.

Ancient Rome - Roman Emperors - Lesson 3 - KS2 With the National Curriculum in mind, I have created a high-quality history lesson with a task attached about the Ancient Romans. The National Curriculum puts forward that history education should help children gain a chronologically secure knowledge, understanding of the past of the wider world. It should also inspire children’s curiosity to know more about the past and empower them to be confident historians. This lesson focuses the rulers of Ancient Roman. Roman emperors ruled ancient Rome. They made important decisions, like making new rules and taking care of big buildings. Some were really good leaders, while others had some problems. Roman Emperors discussed (Augustus, Tiberius, Nero, Vespasian, Trajan, Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius, Diocletian and Constantine). This lesson is in PowerPoint format and can be taught as is or changed to suit individual classes. Detailed PowerPoint Lesson with 14 slides. This lesson comes with suggested activity or task that is also attached. The task for this lesson is answer a research based worksheet using the article provided. Learning objectives To learn about the rulers of ancient Rome

Ancient Egypt - Life After Death - Afterlife - Lesson 6 - KS2 With the National Curriculum in mind, I have created a high-quality history lesson with a task attached about the Ancient Egyptians. The National Curriculum puts forward that history education should help children gain a chronologically secure knowledge, understanding of the past of the wider world. It should also inspire children’s curiosity to know more about the past and empower them to be confident historians. This lesson focuses on Ancient Egyptian’s life after death (afterlife), the process of mummification, canopic jars, natron salt, shroud, amulet, the book of the dead, inside the burial chamber, tombs, scenery, spells, Howard Carter, and the mummy’s curse. This lesson is in PowerPoint format and can be taught as is or changed to suit individual classes. Detailed PowerPoint Lesson with 19 slides. This lesson comes with suggested activity or task that is also attached. The task for this lesson is to complete a worksheet about the process of mummification. Learning objectives To learn about life after death in ancient Egypt

Writing - The Great Fire of London - How can we describe the 1666 fire? - Lesson 3 - KS1 With the National Curriculum in mind, I have created a high-quality history lesson with a task attached about the 1666 Great Fire of London. The National Curriculum puts forward that history education should help children gain a chronologically secure knowledge, understanding of the past of the wider world. It should also inspire children’s curiosity to know more about the past and empower them to be confident historians. This lesson focuses on the how we can describe a fire using our senses (vision, hearing, touch, feelings, taste and smell). Children will listen to the beginning of the 1666 Great Fire of London story (also included). Included in this pack is a fully editable PowerPoint with a learning objectives and and task to complete a senses star about fire. As a class, children will go through each of the senses and the class teacher will collect a few words and then children can fill in their senses star using the ones collected as inspiration. Children who require more support of the teaching slides provided for them so they could their own words with ones already included. There are 20 slides (Teaching slides, the 1666 story and fire imagery). Also included is a youtube video of a lit fireplace, allowing children to visualise a real fire. Note to teachers - please remind children of the dangers of a fire Learning Objective: To describe the Great Fire of London

Writing - The Great Fire of London - Writing a Diary Entry - Lesson 5 - KS1 With the National Curriculum in mind, I have created a high-quality history lesson with a task attached about the 1666 Great Fire of London. The National Curriculum puts forward that history education should help children gain a chronologically secure knowledge, understanding of the past of the wider world. It should also inspire children’s curiosity to know more about the past and empower them to be confident historians. This lesson focuses on writing a diary entry. Children will look at a previous diary entry written so they could identify key features of a diary entry. This lesson focuses on writing/boxing up their own entry. I would break this lesson into a planning phases using these slides and then a follow up lesson focusing on writing their diary entry out using their plan onto their writing books. Included in this pack is a fully editable PowerPoint with a learning objectives and and task to writing a diary entry with a date, feelings, verbs, adjectives, names, and the past tense. There are 10 slides. Learning Objective: To begin to write a diary entry

Victorians - Victorian Inventions (KS2) This lesson discusses the major Victorian inventions and inventors that helped fuel the industrial revolution. It includes a Victorian timeline of inventions. 5 British Victorian Inventors, Alexander Graham Bell, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, James Starley, Sarah Guppy and George Jennings. This lesson is in PowerPoint format and can be taught as it is or changed to suit individual classes. Detailed PowerPoint Lesson with 13 slides. This lesson comes with a suggested activity or task that is also attached. The task for this lesson, Children can choose two pictures of Victorian inventions and then fill in a detective/investigative worksheet. Now updated to include a research article to save time. Learning objectives • To learn about Victorian inventions and how they have impacted our lives today

Ancient Egypt - Introduction - KS2 - Lesson 1 With the National Curriculum in mind, I have created a high-quality history lesson with a task attached about the Ancient Egyptians. The National Curriculum puts forward that history education should help children gain a chronologically secure knowledge, understanding of the past of the wider world. It should also inspire children’s curiosity to know more about the past and empower them to be confident historians. This lesson focuses on introducing Ancient Egypt, its geographical properties (the land, climate. River Nile and its location), when? (timeline) and what is left behind (ruins)? The role of Pharaohs, Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and art. This lesson is in PowerPoint format and can be taught as is or changed to suit individual classes. Detailed PowerPoint Lesson with 15 slides. This lesson comes with suggested activity or task that is also attached. The task for this lesson is a complete a worksheet that encourages children to collect information on Ancient Egyptians. Learning objectives To learn about Ancient Egypt. To learn about Ancient Egypt’s geographical properties.

Ancient Egypt - Pharaohs - KS2 - Lesson 5 With the National Curriculum in mind, I have created a high-quality history lesson with a task attached about the Ancient Egyptians. The National Curriculum puts forward that history education should help children gain a chronologically secure knowledge, understanding of the past of the wider world. It should also inspire children’s curiosity to know more about the past and empower them to be confident historians. This lesson focuses on Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs, how Menes started a line of succession, with an in-depth focus on Djoser, Khufu, Hatshepsut, Akhenaton, Tutankhamun, Ramses II and Cleopatra VII. With a mention of we know about ancient Egyptians through discoveries made by archeologists. This lesson is in PowerPoint format and can be taught as is or changed to suit individual classes. Detailed PowerPoint Lesson with 17 slides. This lesson comes with suggested activity or task that is also attached. The task for this lesson is to complete a fact file on one of the Ancient Egyptian pharaohs. Learning objectives To learn about ancient Egyptian pharaohs

Ancient Rome - Rich & Poor Romans - Lesson 13 - KS2 With the National Curriculum in mind, I have created a high-quality history lesson with a task attached about the Ancient Romans. The National Curriculum puts forward that history education should help children gain a chronologically secure knowledge, understanding of the past of the wider world. It should also inspire children’s curiosity to know more about the past and empower them to be confident historians. This lesson focuses on the differences in lifestyles of the rich and poor Romans. These slides discusses the social hierarchy of the Roman society (slaves, plebeians, patricians, senators, consuls and the emperor). The difference in work opportunities and jobs for the rich and poor. The differences in housing (Domus, Villa, Insulae and wooden huts). Also discussed in this lesson are the different furnishings rich and poor Romans had in their homes. Moving on, what did the Romans eat? the three main meals (Ientaculum, Prandium and Cena). The kinds of foods the rich romans ate. Their eating habits of eating while reclined on couches. Whereas the poor would have to rely emperors to supply free grain that could be made into bread or porridge to survive. The clothes the rich and poor Romans wore such as the toga, tunic, and stola. This lesson is in PowerPoint format and can be taught as is or changed to suit individual classes. Detailed PowerPoint Lesson with 28 slides. This lesson comes with suggested activity or task that is also attached. The task for this lesson is to complete a venn diagram to compare lifestyles of the rich and poor Romans. Learning objectives To learn about the difference in lifestyles of the rich and poor.

Ancient Egypt - River Nile - KS2 - Lesson 2 With the National Curriculum in mind, I have created a high-quality history lesson with a task attached about the Ancient Egyptians. The National Curriculum puts forward that history education should help children gain a chronologically secure knowledge, understanding of the past of the wider world. It should also inspire children’s curiosity to know more about the past and empower them to be confident historians. This lesson focuses on the river Nile, Ancient Egypt’s climate, the benefits of the river Nile, the black and red land. The farming, trade and the reason why Ancient Egypt’s civilisation choose to live next to the river Nile. This lesson is in PowerPoint format and can be taught as is or changed to suit individual classes. Detailed PowerPoint Lesson with 14 slides. This lesson comes with suggested activity or task that is also attached. The task for this lesson is a complete a worksheet that encourages children to collect information on river Nile. Learning objectives To learn about the River Nile. To learn about the importance of the River Nile to the Ancient Egyptians.

Ancient Rome - Romulus & Remus - Lesson 2 - KS2 With the National Curriculum in mind, I have created a high-quality history lesson with a task attached about the Ancient Romans. The National Curriculum puts forward that history education should help children gain a chronologically secure knowledge, understanding of the past of the wider world. It should also inspire children’s curiosity to know more about the past and empower them to be confident historians. This lesson focuses on the story of Romulus and Remus, links and the story is presented both on powerpoint presentation and word for children to follow along. Children will understand the meaning of a legendary tale, words that will expand their vocabulary such as overtook, usurped, revenge, she-wolf, shepherd, heritage, kingdom, punished, disagreement, quarrel, tragedy, monarchy and thriving. Children will learn the history of the legendary tale why the city of Rome was built and why it was named Rome. Lastly children will why the Roman leadership changed later to include emperors rather than kings. This lesson is in PowerPoint format and can be taught as is or changed to suit individual classes. Detailed PowerPoint Lesson with 10 slides. This lesson comes with suggested activity or task that is also attached. The task for this lesson is answer a worksheet related to the story of Romulus & Remus. Learning objectives To learn about the history of Rome

Ancient Rome - Romans Build New Roads and Towns - Lesson 7 - KS2 With the National Curriculum in mind, I have created a high-quality history lesson with a task attached about the Ancient Romans. The National Curriculum puts forward that history education should help children gain a chronologically secure knowledge, understanding of the past of the wider world. It should also inspire children’s curiosity to know more about the past and empower them to be confident historians. This lesson focuses on the benefits of building roads and towns. Children will learn why roads where important to the Roman expansion. Words such as Archaeologists and ruins are thoroughly explained. Also discussed the layers/structure of a Roman road (Statumen, Rudus, Nucleus and Summum dorsum). Groma a Roman building tool is explained. Also included a few ancient Roman road remains in the UK. Importantly children will learn about Britannia before the Roman roads and after. Lastly children will learn about Roman towns and key amenities like public baths, markets, temples, public toilets, theatres, and administrative buildings. This lesson is in PowerPoint format and can be taught as is or changed to suit individual classes. Detailed PowerPoint Lesson with 20 slides. This lesson comes with suggested activity or task that is also attached. The task for this lesson is to complete a worksheet Roman roads and towns, children will plan and design their own Roman town. Learning objectives To learn about the reasons why Romans built roads and towns

Ancient Rome - Roman Inventions - Lesson 10 - KS2 With the National Curriculum in mind, I have created a high-quality history lesson with a task attached about the Ancient Romans. The National Curriculum puts forward that history education should help children gain a chronologically secure knowledge, understanding of the past of the wider world. It should also inspire children’s curiosity to know more about the past and empower them to be confident historians. This lesson focuses on the Romans inventions, development and spread such as the arch and vault in their architecture, concrete, Aqueduct, Sewer Systems, Roads, Towns, Julian Calendar, Roman Numerals, Latin, Newspapers, Postal Service, Roman Sculptures, Mosaics, Glassware, Roman Baths, Public Parks, Libraries, Roman Fruits & Vegetables, Wine and the screw press. Job profiles include Roman Entertainment (sports, theatre and public spectacles), Gladiator fights, Roman Police Officers (lictors) Roman firefighters (Vigiles), and Street Cleaners. This lesson can be split into two lessons; inventions and job profiles. This lesson is in PowerPoint format and can be taught as is or changed to suit individual classes. Detailed PowerPoint Lesson with 30 slides. This lesson comes with suggested activity or task that is also attached. The task for this lesson is to complete a investigate worksheet with an article. Learning objectives To learn about Roman inventions

Victorians - Victorian Toys (KS2) This lesson has many pictures of Victorian toys and pictures of Victorians children with their toys. Rich and poor children’s toys. A link is also included that shows lots of different Victorians toys that children may recognise. Also included in one of the slides is a class comparison activity to teach how to compare and what to look for. This lesson is in PowerPoint format and can be taught as it is or changed to suit individual classes. Detailed PowerPoint Lesson with 20 slides. This lesson comes with a suggested activity or task that is also attached. The task for this lesson is a comparison activity and pictures. Learning objectives • To learn about Victorian Toys • To compare Victorian Toys with modern Toys

Victorians - Victorian Decoupage - Art (KS2) This lesson has slides with the history of decoupage and instructions how to, step by step. This lesson is in PowerPoint format and can be taught as it is or changed to suit individual classes. Detailed PowerPoint Lesson with 13 slides. There are many free online Victorian decoupage cut-outs that can be printed. This lesson comes with a suggested activity or task that is also attached. The task for this lesson is creating Decoupages. Learning objectives • To create Decoupages

Victorians - The Rich and Poor Children and their Differences (KS2) This lesson focuses on the differences in lifestyles and jobs of the poor Victorian children. The lesson demonstrates how rich Victorian children were raised compared to the life of poor Victorian children, who needed to work to survive. The job environments discussed are chimney sweeps, coal mines and factories. This lesson is in PowerPoint format and can be taught as it is or changed to suit individual classes. Detailed PowerPoint Lesson with 16 slides. This lesson comes with suggested activity or task that is also attached. The task for this lesson is a Venn diagram task that encourages children to compare and find similarities and differences. Learning objectives • To learn about the jobs Victorian children had • To compare the lifestyles of the poor and rich Victorians

Victorians - Workhouses (KS2) This lesson focuses on the experiences of poor Victorian people in workhouses, it details their uniforms, meals, jobs, rules and punishments. This PowerPoint slide also has a short extract of Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist and a link of the movie scene of ‘please sir, can I have some more? This lesson is in PowerPoint format and can be taught as it is or changed to suit individual classes. Detailed PowerPoint Lesson with 15 slides. This lesson comes with a suggested activity or task that is also attached. The task for this lesson is a blank routine activity for children to fill in their daily routines and to compare both routines. Learning objectives • To learn about Workhouses • To compare your daily routine to a child in a workhouse’s

Ancient Egypt - The Rich and Poor - Lesson 7 - KS2 With the National Curriculum in mind, I have created a high-quality history lesson with a task attached about the Ancient Egyptians. The National Curriculum puts forward that history education should help children gain a chronologically secure knowledge, understanding of the past of the wider world. It should also inspire children’s curiosity to know more about the past and empower them to be confident historians. This lesson focuses on the differences of the rich and poor lives of the Ancient Egyptians. This lesson discusses the different jobs, houses, food, furniture and clothing. This lesson is in PowerPoint format and can be taught as is or changed to suit individual classes. Detailed PowerPoint Lesson with 20 slides. This lesson comes with suggested activity or task that is also attached. The task for this lesson is to complete a Venn diagram. Learning objectives To learn about the difference in lifestyles of the rich and poor.

Victorians - Industrial Revolution (KS2) This lesson discusses the events before, during and after the Industrial Revolution. It also analyses the impact the Industrial Revolution had on Victorian society. In addition, the working and living conditions of the Victorian workers is discussed. This lesson is in PowerPoint format and can be taught as it is or changed to suit individual classes. Detailed PowerPoint Lesson with 18 slides. This lesson comes with a suggested activity or task that is also attached. The task for this lesson is a sorting activity and has a challenge card. Learning objectives • To learn about the Industrial Revolution