Vikings topic - 6 thinking hats + 1 empathy , critical & creative thinking task with bonus literacy & critical thinking activity word jumble & cartoon analysis/response. Answers included. Credit also to TES user Rebeccajaneward whose different thinking hats worksheet at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/6-thinking-hats-worksheet-11511946 inspired/helped with this idea. I do not own the images used/all credit to original creaters whoever they are- they came from Creative Commons- used for educational non-profit purpose only. I hope this saves others some time.

A fun and creative way for students to use and consolidate their knowledge of the Vikings by creating a 'recipe' to make a Viking. Great as a Friday afternoon activity when students tend to get a bit ratty!

Quick revision sheets (11 separate revision activities) for Year 7 History. Designed to be used as a settling and quick revision activity at the beginning of lessons, but could also be used as a homework activity and exam revision (or even exam questions). Relates to the Ancient World Overview, Investigating the Ancient Past and Mediterranean World: Egypt topics.

Class activity for teaching "Big idea" concepts such as social justice in History, Geography and English using the "Hunger Games" movie/stories. No definite need to show these movies if students have already seen the movies or read the books (and they will almost certainly have done so), but it could be an option to read/view if needed).

Dragons and Dynasties activity for fun and information

Tutorial for senior students of Ancient History relating to site study Deir el Medina, Historical Period- New Kingdom Egypt to the Death of Thutmose IV and Personality in their Times- Hatshepsut and other New Kingdom pharoahs such as Tutenkhamun, Thutmose and Ahkenaeten.

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Part of the 9 History Overview- a variety of lesson activities including drawing of student's own abstract world map, thinking, cause and effect etc. Focuses on key student skills and concepts with a student reflection at the end. Quality activities that translate to real-life skills (what we are really aiming for as teachers), but provided without fee in the interests of student learning and teacher collegiality.

Based on the Board of Studies key word definitions, these are posters for classroom displays to explain the meaning of key instructional words for communication tasks (written and spoken). Suited to ALL subject areas (especially HSIE and English) for Years 7-12. Designed to enhance literacy and writing skills as well as spoken communication skills.

Presentation with questions case study Belgians in the Congo for Yr 11 Modern History 'World at the Beginning of the 20th Century' topic.

An end of year activity I put together from an amalgam of online resources and my own additions . Great as an end of year History/craft activity/ hands-on history activity where students learn about Roman mosaics, engage in related thinking and discussion and then make their own using paper. Simple material required- white paper plus a variety of other coloured papers. I have used it with great success with Yr 7 but it would also work for younger students and students up to Year 9 .

Questions/activities to be used in conjunction with the movie 'Pompeii' (2014)- nice as an end of year activity to complement studies of Ancient Romans. Intended for 7 History (with appropriate parental permission for the movie), but could be adapted for other year groups. This works best as an adjunct to more comprehensive study of ancient Rome preceding this movie.

Worksheet with a link to a related video that explores a very plausible theory about how the Great Pyramid of Giza might have been built and examines the related evidence. https://youtu.be/d83mn1yxCHc (52 minutes) “The Great Pyramid of Egypt New Evidence.” NOTE- link current at time of posting but if you Google this name you will still find the video if the link moves.

Tutorial and related cloze activity showing some of the defensive features of medieval castles

ICT learning activity for students to find out some information about Ancient Egypt with a virtual site tour. Students also get to write their own name in a cartouche

Scaffold for source analysis senior History Stage 6 Modern History or Ancient History with a focus on assessing perspective, reliability and usefulness.

Aust. Curriculum Yr 8 History Vikings- Geography of the Viking homelands activity requires students to read about the Geography and then use the information to create their own map of the Viking homelands using the outline provided. Modified version also included + PDF copy as images have a habit of moving around on Word.

A mainstream and modified past exam paper that I have previously created and used Year 8 History. Australia 1788-1900 Aboriginal Australians and Colonisation + Colonisation of the Americas.

Group work analysis of sources related to the Vikings with a focus on various perspectives, bias etc. Instructions are on the file along with the sources.

This worksheet is designed to be used in conjunction with the movie King Arthur starring Clive Owen and Keira Knightly and a range of other King Arthur resources available on TES Australia as mentioned. It has been designed as a brief end of course extra topic for Year 11 History in the event that the course is finished before the end of Year Term 3 Year 11 given that students are not permitted to commence the Year 12 course until Term 4. Note that the movie is suitable only for Year 11 and 12 students and only with appropriate permission according to school policy due to its MA15+ rating.