These are available as individual lessons if you do not want them all - please see my shop The order in which they need to be taught are 1.Who were the Vikings? 2.Norse beliefs 3.Lindisfarne 4.Alfred the Great 5.Athelstan and Constantine 6.Edward the confessor and his death in 1066 The individual lessons have a breadkdown in the resources description if you need to know what is included in each lesson

This powerpoint talks through what happened after Aethelred died. Discusses Edward the confessor and what he was like as a person. Has list of three successors after Edward and why they thought they should have the crown Explains what happened when Edward died and who got the crown and what they other two successors did explains what the bayeux tapestry is activity 1 - list the successors and why they think they deserved the crown activity 2 - write the events that happened after the new King of England was crowned

This includes a full lesson Includes the two kings Athelstan and Constantine and the what happened between England and Scotland at this time. Also where the Vikings went and how Athelstan had to pay them off. includes map to show what it looked like at the time. Then goes into Athelstan’s grandson - Aethelred and how he ruled England Discusses the St Brice’s Day massacre Followed by four activities - an short explanation/ true and false/ finishing sentences and answering a question.

Full lesson on Norse beliefs Sets out the nine worlds that the Vikings believe in and their names. Discusses four of the gods and what they were famous for. Share story of Thor and the stolen hammer and there a questions on the slide to answer while they are following and listening - answers are included on another slide. What happens in the afterlife Followed by 3 activities for the children to complete:- True or false and they have to prove why The Gods sentences with missing words for them to fill in. Write an explanation as to why you would want to go to Valhalla if you were a Viking. this is followed by the answers to the true/false and god’s sentences

Alfred the great presentation with activities Discusses the fights between the Alfred and Guthrum and what happened. Explains why Alfred was given the nickname Alfred the great. Includes two activities -Activity 1 - colour and label a map of Danelaw and Alfred’s land. Activity 2 - Write a paragraph about Alfred the great

Full lesson on the Vikings and who they were. Slide 1/2/3 - map of where the Vikings came from, how they came over, map of the route taken and why they came. slide 4 - farming and fighting Activity 1 - draw the routes of the Vikings on a map Activity 2 - complete sentences using key words given Activity 3 - Write an explanation about why the Vikings would settle in Britain Activity 4 - Write a letter to a family member back home explaining what Britain is like

This powerpoint is a whole lesson. slide 1 - the Vikings first voyage to England and where they landed and what happened. slide 2 - planned mission to Lindisfarne and why slide 3 - what the monks thought about it slide 4 - what happened at Lindisfarne Followed by 4 activities for the children to complete. I used this powerpoint and had it printed for the children so they could go back and answer the questions. The activities are true/ false statements - where they have to prove their answers (answers on the last slide) Write a description from the monks point of view Draw a picture and write a description of what the Vikings may have stolen Write a view of Lindisfarne from a Viking I wouldn’t always use all four activities, just depends on how quickly your children work. Or i would give my highers more slides to complete.

This powerpoint includes vocabulary slides of key words that i would expect the children to know. It talks about his early life, the problems in south Africa (aparteid) and why he ended up in prison. Includes invictus poem that Mandela found comfort in while in prison - i am going to learn this with my children. Discusses his nobel peace prize and then his death - dates used Children create factfile a out Nelson Mandela

Included in this resource you will receive:- Weekly plan of what to do each day Success criteria for each lesson Comprehension activity linked to the book 'escape from Pompeii with three levels (bronze, silver, gold) Key word slides of difficult words that they may come across in the book (these include the word/ meaning of the word/ picture/ linked words) Story plan (which could be used for a big write the following week) draft story of the story plan Grammar powerpoint on adverbs to help with the story Postcard example.

This powerpoint is for KS2 it goes through the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb. It starts by discussing who he is and why he is famous. It introduces Howard Carter and Lord Carnavon and the dates at each point of the excavation. It goes through each part of the tomb and what was found in each part, it has a map of each section. This could be used as a stimulus for a topic session or for a writing session.