A unit consisting of nine lessons, illustrating the development of Christianity during the Middle Ages and the effects of the crusades. There are power point slides for each lesson and worksheets with learning activities. Used mainly with students aged 11 plus.
Lesson titles:
Christendom
The Power of the Church
Religious Life in Britain during Medieval Times.
Church Law in the Middle Ages
Conflict between Church and Crown – Thomas Becket
The Reason for the Crusades
The First Crusade
Further Crusades
The effects of the Crusades on Western Christendom
Used mainly with students aged 11+, this unit tells the story of the Norman conquest of England using power point slides. It details the kings, battles and changes to the lands, language and way of life. The worksheets can be used to consolidate knowledge and develop skills, comprehension and opinions.
There are 11 lessons.
This unit has fourteen stories, each with a set of learning activities. These include comprehension questions, drawings, making deductions, a crossword, writing paragraphs, expressing opinions, making predictions and some creative writing.
I have used these with 7 to 10 year old students. I have also used them while teaching the about Vikings in history.
This unit looks at changes in an aspect of social history, specifically** leisure and entertainment in the 20th Century.**
Lessons are titled:
All work and no play
Home entertainment
Dancing through the 20th Century
Theatre
Movies
Music
Fashion and influences
Radio
Television
Sport
Each lesson consists of a power point presentation and worksheet with activities.
This unit aims to help students continue to develop their knowledge and understanding of British history, noting in particular, the influence of the “Romanisation” of Britain and evidence of this that is visible today.
This unit contains power point presentations and worksheets for each of the following topics:
The beginning of the Roman Empire
From king to senate to emperor
Britain during the Roman Empire
The Roman army in 42 AD.
The Roman conquest and occupation of Britain
Boudicca
Comparing the Roman and Celtic way of life
Romanisation of Britain
Early Christianity
Fall of Rome
Some ways that the Romans have influenced the world
A unit of instruction studying the events of the Nazi atrocities of 1933 to 1945 and that this is known as the Holocaust. The aim is to enable students to understand the history and to understand that genocide is a consequence of prejudice and discrimination.
This unit is suitable for year 6.
Lesson topics include:
Offering hope while spreading hate
Nazis - ethnicity and religion
Nazis and the Jews
Ghettos
The Wannsee conference
Extermination Camps
The story of the Frank family
Aimed at 5 to 6 year olds, this unit covers the objectives for early learning of history. I have used it with Year 1.
The topics help students to
group according to different criteria related to history
understand what evidence is
experience collecting evidence
chronicle the development of toys on a simple time line while developing a concept of where they fit in the time line
and record using a graph, drawings and labels and time lines.
Topics include:
Our Favourite Toys
Finding out about the Past
Toys from different Decades
All children played with Toys!
Years and Years of Toys
Time lines
Each topic starts with power point slides and is followed by a worksheet of 2 to 3 pages. Teachers may also choose to do some of the activities between slides.
This seven lesson unit carries the students through the why and how of a turning point in history – Pearl Harbor.
Lesson topics, with slides and worksheets:
Franklin Delano Roosevelt becomes President
A Changing World
The League of Nations
The Road to Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor Naval Base
Pearl Harbor Attacked
America enters the War
TURNING POINTS IN HISTORY – THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN is a unit studying a significant turning point in British history. This is an aspect of British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066.
Eleven lessons with slides and worksheets cover the following topics:
Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party
Nazi expansion in Europe
The War and the rise of Winston Churchill
Fall of France and the Dunkirk miracle
Operation Sea Lion
German aircraft and bombing
British defences and aircraft
The Battle of Britain
Winning the battle
Women heroes of the Battle of Britain
The “Few”
In developing their historical perspective, students learn about events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally for example, the first aeroplane flight. Orville and Wilbur Wright are credited with inventing the airplane. They were the first to make a successful human flight with a craft that was powered by an engine and was heavier than air. This unit tells their story:
Meet the Family
Growing Up
It’s off to Work we Go!
Building Gliders
Building Planes
There are five power point presentations and five worksheets.
This unit is a study of a non-European society that provides contrasts with British history: Early Islamic civilization, including a study of Baghdad c. AD 900.
Lessons include:
The beginning of the Islamic civilization
Important aspects of Islam
Time line of the early Islamic civilization
The rise and fall of Baghdad
Daily life in Baghdad
Center of learning
Early Islam civilization Trade
Early Islamic Art
The important cities in the Islamic civilization
Legacy of the Islam civilization
This unit presents a society that provides contrasts and intersection with European history:
Benin (West Africa) c. AD 900-1300
Ten power points with corresponding worksheets provide opportunities to reflect on historical information and give informed responses. There is consistent emphasis on historical resources.
Topics:
Oral tradition of the Kingdom of Benin
Time line of the Benin civilization
Establishment of the Edo Kingdom
Edo kings
Edo City (Benin City)
The Edo gods
The religious practices
The Edo (Benin) arts and crafts
Farming activities and Trade
The demise of the Benin Kingdom
There is still much that archaeologists need to learn about the Indus Valley Civilization. This unit explores the reasons for this, including the importance of evidence, while giving insight into:
The Origins of the Indus civilization
Discovery of the Indus (Harappan) civilization
Cities
Society
Farming
Trade
Engineering and science
Arts and crafts
8 lessons are covered through slides and worksheets.
How did the power of the British monarchy evolve over time? Explore this with your students using twelve lesson power point presentations, worksheets and content pages.
The chapters include:
Monarchs since 1066 (Try this chapter free)
Royalty, power and religion
William the Conqueror – Absolute Power
John I
Establishment of a Parliament
Tudors take back power
Charles I
The Commonwealth of England
The threat of James II
Anne and political parties
Victoria – remaking the monarchy
The House of Windsor**
Explore this ancient civilization with your students. Use the ten power point presentations to provide information and visual context. Ten worksheets form part of this pack for students to interact with the information and notes.
The following topics are covered:
The Maya Civilization (This lesson is available free on TES)
Maya City States ± 600AD
Society
Religion
Warfare
Agriculture and Trade
Writing And Literacy
Mathematics, Astronomy and The Calendar
Maya Art
Maya Architecture
In this lesson: The Maya Civilization is depicted through slides.
Students will be able to place important events in the Maya civilization on a time line.
They will also be able to offer reasons for their decline.
There is a Time line activity in the worksheet and a comprehension activity from the text.
While this is a standalone lesson, the rest of the series explores other interesting aspects of the Maya culture and life.
This is a comprehensive unit on the Ancient Greeks, aimed at 9 to 11 year olds. The lessons are presented using power point slides with activities interspersed. The worksheets provide both notes and spaces in which students can record.
Topics include:
Who were the ancient Greeks?
Who were the Minoans?
Who were the Mycenaeans?
The Three Periods of Ancient Greece
City states
Athens
A day in the life of a Greek girl in Athens
Sparta
A day in the life of a Greek boy in Sparta
Clothing and fashion
Greek beliefs
Greek gods
Greek homes
Food and farming
Trade
Greek architecture and art
Ancient Greek Warfare
The Peloponnesian Wars
Alexander the Great
Greek contributions to our lives
The lesson, presented using a power point presentation, aims to enable students to place the Shang Dynasty on a time line. They will be able to discuss how the primary evidence at Yin Xu informed archaeologists.
The worksheet contains a time line activity and a comprehension activity related to the text.
This free download contains both the power point and the worksheet.
Students will be able to answer the question, “Who were the Ancient Greeks?”
Activities include drawing time lines to show a range of information e.g. periods of history, events, significant people; Using a time line to compare periods of history that have been studied.
This resource consists of a power point presentation and worksheet.
A great lesson on this ancient civilization. Throughout the power point presentation, students can discuss the structure of the Sumerian society and the role of the family. Activities on the worksheet include the interpretation of Sumerian drawings of classes of society and comprehension questions.