Use these tests to check your KS3 pupil's understanding of their Medieval learning. Tests are based on different subjects including; Norman Invasion, Henry II, Doom Pictures and Richard III. Each test is closely linked to my Medieval Kings planning. Use in History books to show how learning has been completed and to show levels of competence. Questions range from factual recall to evaluative responses. Tests include answers.

Three examples of essay responses for IGCSE style questions for the Changing Nature of Warfare. The essays cover questions on guerrilla warfare, air superiority and nuclear weapons. Each response covers the main themes of tactics, outcomes, technology and weaponry. Use with IGCSE students as examples of answers to question c.

Test your pupils' knowledge of The Black Death with these differentiated vocabulary crosswords. A set of three crosswords; factual, easy and cryptic. The cryptic clues will require more thought and are all anagrams or concealed within other words. Use alongside your KS3 Medieval learning as possible starters, plenaries or fillers.

Learn about slave methods of resisting their enslavement through information and pictures. The aim is to show how the Atlantic Slave Trade was not just accepted by the enslaved but it was common to resist. There is even a suggestion that the original picture gives a misleading impression. Use with KS3 in their study of The Atlantic Slave Trade and study of Black History. Use drama to re-enact the dynamic between owner and slave at the beginning them see if this changes at the end. Would be good used alongside a study of life on a slave plantation or as a contrast to active slave rebellions. Would also lead well into a further study of slave sources about the number of punishments given on plantations and so the effectiveness of the use of slaves itself.

Comprehensive set of source work activities for pupils to test their skills with sources using written pieces and pictures. Covering the areas of the middle passage, the scramble and the plantations, these activities could be used as home work tasks or alongside more teacher-led activities to introduce/test skills work. The questions are aimed at higher level KS3 and could also be included in KS4 source analysis practice. Pupils will be required to read/observe information carefully and answer questions about impressions and reliability. Will fit into any study involving the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

Two differentiated source activities on 19th Century pictures with accompanying power point of information about overcrowding, cholera and poor housing during the Industrial Revolution. Included are short tasks to deepen understanding and the final differentiated tasks to lead to extra research. Use as a pack as a lead into a study of cholera/improving conditions for the poor or as an introduction to an in-depth look at local sources. Use with Year 8 as part as your Industrialisation study and a good start to source work analysis.

Learn about 9th Century Baghdad with three presentations; two about the organised city structure and the Science and Learning going on in the city at the time. A third presentation offers a comparison to Baghdad through a look at information about London at the same time. Use as a group activity to look at what you can learn from information and for identifying differences between the two cities. Ideal historical activity for a non-European study and to increase understanding outside Europe. The differentiated tasks at the end aim to allow pupils to record findings with increasing attention to detail and evidence. This is the part of the planning 'How Great Was The City Of Baghdad' and fits in with the learning tests.

A set of five homework tasks or stand alone lessons about William I's takeover of England. Tasks range from claimants to the throne to the Harrying of the North. There are a full range of question types; including looking and thinking about historical sources and a more artistic responses to written descriptions. Use as a full set of resources to add to classroom learning or are ideal for leaving as a cover lessons. Each lesson does lead on from the last but can be used independently. All lessons are on one publisher document with a front cover so can be used as homework booklets too. Use with Year 7 where the activities are fully linked to learning about how William I came to be King of England.

An introductory presentation to the Ancient Maya and has a real focus on why they are so mysterious. This introduces some basic facts like 'city states' and 'archaeology' to kick-start your study. Use with further information about the organisation of city states, sacrifice and temples to complete a rounded and fully focussed study. The resources at the end of the presentation include a map and a simple timeline and are useful to set pupils thinking.

A presentation and activities that contains a huge amount of information about attitudes and approaches to crime in Anglo Saxon times on the eve of the Norman Invasion. Use with classes studying Crime and Punishment throughout different eras and as a overview of Anglo Saxon crime for GCSE. There are two sets of tasks at the end; task 1 is aimed at simple learning and task 2 involves more GCSE style questions. This presentation links to the new GCSE syllabus about the Anglo Saxons but also to the study of crime over time.

A presentation that gives information about the border regions and makes suggestions about why the Border Reivers didn't have normal rules of crime and punishment. Use as an comparison to Tudor and medieval methods of crime and punishment in KS4 and would provide an excellent introduction to an in-depth case study on the subject. It could also be used with KS2 as an example of lawlessness and compare Reiver details with other societies. Three differentiated tasks give pupils the chance to offer explanations. Objectives encourage using evidence to explain opinions. This is also a good start to begin a local study in more detail.

Investigate stone age footprints as an example of early stone age people in Britain. There are two presentations with connected recording sheet. There is also a 'walk through history' activity to try and demonstrate the length of time the world and man has been around. Use with upper primary alongside studies into early human history. The accompanying recording sheet is linked to the investigation and can be copied side by side to form a complete A3 sheet for groups. It also includes differentiated conclusion writing activities. The objectives are aimed at beginning to learn about the stone age and trying to form your own conclusions like a historian would need to do. Use as a group activity to encourage discussion and questioning.

An excellent way to start the study of the Reformation and its impact on England. This is a clear presentation of Campion's life and how he was a problem for Elizabeth; including training Catholics and holding recusant services. The three differentiated tasks should be used with KS3 to encourage note taking and recording findings. Campion's life throws up many questions about the era and is a superb way to encourage further study into the period.

A colourful presentation full of information and pictures about the Norse creation story and What the Vikings believed about the giants and gods. Use with KS2 to add interesting facts about the Vikings and their beliefs or as a comparison to other Creation Stories throughout the world and time. The end of the presentation leads into a creative activity to allow pupils to make a practical representation or display of the myth including using bones, beard and brain. Pupils should get a good understanding of the Viking world and would be excellent used along side the Horrible History sketch of a similar theme. It also allows and introduction to further study about the 9 Viking Worlds.

A source investigation into the reputation of Richard III aimed at promoting historical enquiry and independent learning; try to decide whether Richard deserves the title of bad or evil. Aimed at KS3 there are secondary and primary sources here, each with extra research tasks. The aim is to encourage the pupils to be as independent as possible in their investigation and the resource includes a recording sheet and some suggestions of possible tasks and activities. The information works well with any investigation into Medieval England, the nature of kingship and the Wars of the Roses.

An active learning task with accompanying power point aimed at KS3 pupils about the changes in land organisation during the agricultural revolution. It is an introduction to the advantages of enclosure. The information focuses on the re-organisation of the land and can be used to start discussion on important catalysts for the industrial changes of the time. It introduces the idea of agricultural change and leads well into a study of better food production and breeding taking place in enclosed fields.The resource ends with differentiated tasks asking pupils to record/explain findings. The accompanying activities include: -differentiated maps to annotate -the ACTIVE LEARNING task is a fantastic outdoors activity to allow pupils to 'walk through' and experience the changes highlighted.

A 'Walk Through History' practical investigation into the reliability of the Sections of a Slave ship source. Question your pupils with this re-enactment of the picture itself, and the information it gives. The activity is to start KS3 pupils thinking about the information they are given , and the difficulties in finding the 'truth'. Re-enact the source first then use the accompanying worksheets as a follow on task about recording findings and analysing the source, with differentiated sheets and questions. Use as an introduction into source work and particularly the Middle Passage.

Full unit of work divided into the reigns of four Kings. The emphasis is upon the king's reactions to events and is an excellent start to a thematic study of the nature of kingship and a historical comparison between kings. Each section is independent and can be used a single element of study. Planning is fully linked to my other resources with objectives and possible activities. Use as planning for KS3 Medieval studies or as comparison activities to other eras and other rulers. The kings start with William and the Norman invasion and end with the short reign of Richard III. Outcomes should be a full understanding of different events in the medieval era, but if used in full are a start to historical comparisons and identification of themes across kings.