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Resources to help primary teachers with a whole range of subjects.
History/geography lead.
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Queen Mary I - was she really "Bloody Mary"?
A history lesson on Queen Mary I focussing on whether she deserved the title of “Bloody Mary” or if she was just misunderstood. Linked to the national curriculum objective of the changing power of the monarchs.
This lesson start with a definition of history, why learning about history is important, the key concepts covered in the lesson and a recap.
The lesson shows where she fits in on a British history timeline and involves plenty of opportunity for discussion about what sources tell us about Mary I. Children are to use the information about her life to find out about her early life and experiences before looking at sources about her. Children will be able to use the information they have gathered to decide for themselves whether she deserved her title of “Bloody Mary” or if her childhood experiences meant she was just misunderstood.
Includes SEN min mapping fact sheet activity
King Charles I - how he changed the monarchy
A history lesson on King Charles I and how his actions led to civil war, his execution and the abolishment of the monarchy. Linked to the national curriculum objective of the changing power of the monarchs.
This lesson start with a definition of history, why learning about history is important, the key concepts covered in the lesson and a recap.
Children will learn about where King Charles I fits in on a British monarchy timeline and the Stuart dynasty. They will study a range of sources about him and record their opinions before doing some of their own guided research on Charles I to find out if their opinions from the sources were correct or not.
Children will learn about why he was charged with treason and executed.
King John I magna carta history lesson
A history lesson on King John I and the magna carta linked to the national curriculum objective of the changing power of the monarchs.
This lesson start with a definition of history, why learning about history is important and the key concepts covered in the lesson.
The lesson includes discussions about what the monarchy is, who King John I was and why the magna carta was introduced during his reign. It encourages children to think for themselves about why it was introduced and how it changed his power.
Video links and resources are included as well as discussion questions for the children to make inferences about King John I and what he was like as a king.
SEN sorting activity also included.
Henry VIII as a leader
A history lesson on King Henry VIII and what kind of ruler he was linked to the national curriculum objective of the changing power of the monarchs.
This lesson start with a definition of history, why learning about history is important and the key concepts covered in the lesson as well as a recap.
The lesson shows where Henry VIII fits in on a British history timeline as well as an introduction to The Tudors. Children are exposed to some of his greatest achievements as King and then are asked to analyse sources themselves to decide what kind of ruler he is. Children will need to consider bias in the sources too.
There is an optional mock courtcase to put Henry VIII on trial for his crimes at the end.
The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark Guided Reading
3 weeks worth of differentiated guided reading questions on the whole book.
Questions cover prediction, retrieval, sequencing, inference and vocabulary.
A mix of whole class guided questions and then independent.
LA - red
MA - blue
HA - gold
I split the book up into chapters when I taught it so the questions correspond with certain parts of the book.
The Snail and the Whale Guided Reading
A week’s worth of guided reading questions.
LA/MA/HA differentiated guided reading questions for Year 2 and discussion questions for SEN to go with The Snail and the Whale book.
There are 2 sets of differentiated questions for a whole class reading session and another set of differentiated questions for independent work.
Gold = HA
Blue = MA
Red = LA
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Local area study - Selby - KS2 geography and history unit Year 5
A whole half term local area study on Selby. The unit looks at the industrial revolution, coal mining and land use with some local map work on grid references. Fully resourced.
Lesson 1: lloks at Selby during the Anglo-Saxon era, who they were, why they settled in Britain and more specifically Selby. Look at maps for what land use is like in Selby.
Lesson 2: Introduces the industrial revolution and what was happening at the time in Selby.
Lesson 3: Goes into detail on coal mining in Selby and Yorkshire. Looks specifically at the Selby Superpit.
Lesson 4: looks at what happened to coal mining nationally and in Selby. Listen to interviews with past coal miners and learn about the impact of coal mine closures on the local area.
Lesson 5: Geography focus on grid references looking at identifying features of local OS maps using either 4 or 6 figure grid references
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Charles Darwin and his impact on the Victorian Era
A whole half term History unit for KS2/Year 5 on Charles Darwin and his impact on the Victorian Era. Uses a collection of historical sources throughout.
Lesson 1: Understand how religion dictated Victorian society and behaviours. Analyse sources, Victorian books etc to understand religion, code of conduct and how this taught Victorians to think and behave.
Lesson 2: Learn about Charles Darwin and who he was, what he was known for through independent research
Lesson 3: Understand how Victorians first perceived Charles Darwin and what they thought to his theory. Children analyse a variety of historical sources to work out what the Victorians thought of him.
Lesson 4: Looks at the changing beliefs of Victorian people and how their opinions of Charles Darwin and his theories started to change. Children will analyse a variety of sources and then consider how Charles Darwin is considered in modern society.
Lesson 5: Final lesson bringing all their knowledge together to independently answer the key question to the topic;
Who was Charles Darwin and what impact did he have on the Victorian Era?
Additonal extras - collection of information from online on Charles Darwin and extra sessions on researching the Galapagos Islands and the journey of HMS Beagle
All fully resourced with sources, detailed PowerPoints, activites and SEN worksheets.
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Space Race Year 5 KS2 History and geography unit
A series of 4 (could be 5 if the first lesson is split into two sessions) covering the Space Race. This covers history and geography elements. All resources and PowerPoints included.
Lesson 1 - Children learn about the Space Race, why it started and the achievements of both the USA and Soviet Union. They will decide what the main conflicts are and then use sources to sort the information. The next part is to match the key information to the photographs and create a timeline of the Space Race.
*This lesson can be delivered over two sessions
Lesson 2 - Geography focus lesson looking at land use of rocket launch sites around the world. They will study aerial photographs to compare and contrast rocket launch sites around the world. Links to latitude and longitude too. Additional activity to give the children aerial photographs of your school buildings and ground for them to decide where the safest place would be to launch a rocket and explain why.
Lesson 3 - Geography focus lesson comparing the human and physical features of Moscow and Washington DC. Children will use climate graphs, topographic maps and other resources to compare the two places before writing a comparison paragraph with their findings.
Lesson 4 - The final lesson is to look at two British astronauts and what they have contributed to space exploration. They will be given time to research each astronaut to understand their achievements. Finally, children will learn about the future of space exploration and using sources, understand the pros and cons of space exploration as well as forming their own opinion on the matter.
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Changing power of the British monarchy
A whole unit of 5 lessons covering the National Curriculum objective of the changing power of the monarchy.
Lesson 1 - King John I and the Magna Carta. Children will learn what King John I was like as a king, why the Magna Carta was introduced and how it limited the power of the monarch.
Lesson 2 - Henry VIII and what he was like as a ruler. Children will learn about his main achievements as king but will also analyse sources to understand more about him as well as bias in sources.
Lesson 3 - Queen Mary I and whether she deserved her title of “Bloody Mary.” Children will learn about how she got her title, about her childhood experiences and draw on sources to decide whether she deserved her title or if she was just misunderstood.
Lesson 4 - King Charles I and how how he caused the abolishment of the monarchy. Children will analyse sources to make predictions about what he was like as a ruler and what happened to him before completing independent research to find out accurate facts. Opportunities to discuss biased sources throughout.
Lesson 5 - the modern monarchy and their power and influence. Children will learn about the current monarchy and how much power and influence they have in modern society. They will then go on to answer the key question of how the power of the monarchy has changed and whether they are still as influential today using all the knowledge they have gained throughout the whole topic.
Ancient Egyptians - whole unit (5 lessons)
A whole half-term unit of planning for the Ancient Egyptians (Year 5) with each lesson building towards the unit’s key question of “What were the Ancient Egyptian’s greatest achievements?” Includes worksheets for each lesson and notebook files.
Lesson 1 - Who were the Ancient Egyptians? Includes a post-learning early civilisation quiz which can be adapted for what your school have taught, a timeline, map work to identify Egypt and surrounding countries, information on what life was like for egyptians when they first settled on the notebook (conflict between upper and lower Egypt) and a research activity on King Menes and his achievements.
Lesson 2 - social system and the government - focuses on the hierarchy in Ancient Egypt and where everyone fit in with each other.
Lesson 3 - building the pyramids - what they had to consider when building the pyramids and why this was such a great achievement (completed by hand with no machinery/complex building methods)
Lesson 4 - achievements from the River Nile - focuses on transport and trade, the Ancient Egyptian calendar, farming and building materials.
Lesson 5 - academic achievements - focuses on hieroglyphics and the number system developed within Ancient Egypt.
Lesson 6 - children answer the key question using all the knowledge they have gained over the half-term in the form of an extended essay style piece of writing.