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.

An investigative card sort designed to make your pupils think. Each card contains one possible abolitionist and should be used with KS3 at the end of your work on The Atlantic Slave Trade to help create an in-depth debate or essay about who was most responsible for abolition and why. The resource includes possible activities and contains the card about economics- raising the possibility that the trade was coming to an end anyway. There are many things to do here to help spark an investigative atmosphere in your class.

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.

A short bingo game based on the key words involved with the medieval church and the death of Thomas Becket. The first to win must act like the knight and shout "let us away knights he will trouble us no more!" Use as a quick starter or introduction to a drama activity. Works well with the investigation into Becket's death.

These learning mats help guide pupils through the areas of study involved in the Aztecs and the study of Non-European civilizations. The give a clear pathway to learning and can be stuck into books to demonstrate where pupils learning is heading. Also included are the quick learning tests linked with the learning mats that can be used as quick assessments when learning is complete. These guides will help you structure and complete a KS2 study of the Aztecs.

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.

Four examples of history based texts which can help boost cross curricular writing. These are examples and ideas about writing fiction texts in KS2 and are designed for more able pupils to use as inspiration. The accompanying presentations contain information to boost vocab and understanding.

Two activities that encourage historical and independent thinking about slave resistance - one for pupils to think from a slave perspective - the second to encourage the use of questions. The activity based on developing pupil questioning could also be used as a way to begin looking at sources and to demonstrate how a historian uses questions to help form conclusions. Further activities could include looking at a variety of differentiated sources on slave life on the plantations. Use within the KS3 study of the Atlantic slave trade as a method to start looking at slave resistance and rebellion in more depth. The accompanying worksheet could be used as a stand alone starter of scenarios to find a way to resist your slave task.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Detailed planning with suggested power points about the city of Baghdad 900 ce. The main focus is on 'compare and contrast' and making your own decisions about the organisation of the city and intellectual activities that happened inside it. Activities include differentiated power points (comparison with London, investigations into the city) and research activities,where access to resources and computers would be useful to exploring further; like the stories in Arabian Nights and research of individuals. The outcomes of the planning focus on pupils having a greater understanding of the Islamic civilisation of Baghdad and appreciating how advanced they were at the time compared to European experiences.

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.

SATs reading paper based on the cross curricular theme of Victorian children. This resource includes questions and answers and could be used in history lessons to boost reading in Year 6. The texts are quite challenging and many of the questions are based on inference questions.

Two freestanding homework activities that could be sent home independently or used as an extension to class activities. They are based on The Bayeux Tapestry and Medieval Doom Paintings and both pieces include information and a close look at medieval sources; particularly careful observation and looking at what picture sources can tell us. They can also be used as a possible way to get pupils to do their own research and are a good start to KS3 critical thinking.

An appealing bingo game using words and phrases associated with the symptoms and various theories about the Black Death. Use as a starter or plenary. Get the class to choose their words from the list then read them out at random - remember to die loudly for maximum effect. A fantastic way to get the class engaged in the learning.

Three differentiated crosswords based on Medieval Doom Pictures; factual clues, a simplified version and one cryptic. Use as fillers or starters when teaching Medieval beliefs and life. Pupils need to understand how anagrams work for the cryptic version.