This unit gives a good overview of the origins of festivals celebrated during the winter season, how these festivals are celebrated and some of the connections between festivals. Themes such as lights, feasts and activities are considered. There are seven power point presentations and seven worksheets covering the following winter celebrations:
Celebrating!
Diwali
Thanksgiving
Hanukkah
Yule tide (Winter Solstice)
Christmas
New Year
This unit aims to help students to connect the different empires in Mesopotamia and evaluate their contributions to the development of civilization in the region.
Lessons include the topics:
Development of Civilization - Sumerians
The First Empire – The Akkadians
Timeline of Ancient Mesopotamian Empires
The Babylonians
The Assyrians
The Neo- Babylonians
The Persians
Alexander the Great – the Greeks
There are 8 lessons, each with power point slides and worksheets with learning activities. I have used this series with year 4 to 6.
A set of fourteen lessons, presented using power point slides, each with worksheet activities interspersed. The unit covers:
*Sons of Liberty
Governing after the Revolutionary War
The Constitutional Convention
The formation of government
Constitutional Amendments and the Bill of Rights.
The Founding Fathers
Founding Mothers
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
James Madison*
I have used this with KS 3 (Grades 5 to 7)
Ten lessons helping students understand the difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and The British Isles, geography and governance.
Lessons topics include:
Separation from Europe
Nations of the British Isles
Capital Cities of British Isles
Seas, Rivers, and Lakes
Plains, Hills, and Mountains
Weather and Climate
Natural vegetation and wild life
The Population Distribution
Human Activities
Governing the United Kingdom
There are power point slides and worksheet activities aimed at year 3 / 4 students.
I used this for Year 5 & 6 (Grades 4 to 6). I used it after the unit on South America but it could be used first.
There are twelve lessons, each with power point slides and worksheets.
Lesson topics:
Location
Natural Physical Feature
Important Lakes
Important Rivers
Climate
Natural Vegetation and Wild life
Countries of North America
The people of North America (human population)
Mining Resources
Agricultural (Farming) Resources
Manufacturing Industry
Economy
This unit consists of ten lessons on the United States War of Independence.
The lessons consist of slides and worksheets for each lesson, on the topics:
*Causes of unhappiness in the thirteen colonies
The First Shots
The British Advance of 1776 to 1777
The Northern Campaign of 1777
Mid Atlantic Stage 1778 to July 1779 French Alliance
Mid Atlantic and Southern Campaign July to December 1779
British and American conflicts of 1780
The Beginning of the End 1781
Facing the End
Winning the War*
I have used this with years 7 to 9 / grades 6 to 8
Used mainly with 5 to 7 year olds, this unit uses power point slides and worksheets to encourage students to:
identify, name, draw and label the basic parts of the human body and say which part of the body is associated with each sense
identify and name a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals
describe and compare the structure of a variety of common animals (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals including pets)
identify and name a variety of common animals that are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores
Please note that for the section on senses (one set of worksheets) some everyday objects need to be provided for practical exploration. They are listed on the contents page thumbnail and on the Set 2 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**
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
Ten interesting lessons about the Shang Dynasty. Ten power point presentations and ten follow up worksheets to consolidate ideas.
TOPICS:
Timeline of the dynasties of ancient China
Yin Xu archaeological site
The beginning of the Shang Dynasty
Society during the Shang Dynasty
Religion during the Shang dynasty
Governance during the Shang dynasty
Farming during the Shang dynasty
Shang buildings and architecture
The legacy of the Shang dynasty
The fall of the Shang dynasty
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
An interesting history of the Sumerian Civilization. Each lesson looks at a different aspect and consists of a power point presentation and worksheets. Aspects covered are:
The Sumerian Civilization
Sumerian City States
Society and Family Life
Language and Writing
Religion
Agriculture and Trade
Art and Architecture
Science and Mathematics
Sumerian Defence and Military
Legacy of the Sumerians
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
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
Take your students on a journey through the ages of stone, bronze and iron. The presentations correlate with the notes and there are activities in worksheet form for each topic:
Tools and Implements of the three ages
Finding evidence of the three ages
The movement of the Earth’s Surface
How Climate Change affected Life
The Stone Age
A day in the life of Zog
Messages on the Wall
A Monument to the Stone Age: Skara Brae
The Mystery of Stonehenge
The Bronze Age
The Iron Age
Hill Forts of Britannia
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
**Living Things and their Habitats **is a comprehensive 16 lesson unit covering the following topics:
The Environment
Habitats
Flowering and Non-Flowering plants
Classification of animals
Vertebrates: Mammals
Vertebrates: Birds
Vertebrates: Reptiles
Vertebrates: Fish
Vertebrates: Amphibians
Invertebrates: Insects
Invertebrates: Spiders
Invertebrates: Worms
Invertebrates: Slugs
Micro-organisms
Micro-organisms and health
Differences between animals, plants and micro-organisms
Each of the above topics has a power point presentation, notes and a worksheet.
The Restoration of the monarchy in Britain is covered in this unit aimed at 13 to 15 year old students.
Broken down into twelve, easily managed lessons using power point slides, this unit covers the topics:
The Ending of the Protectorate
Early life of King Charles II
Personal attributes of Charles II
Commencing the Reign
The Plague of London
The Great Fire of London
The Anglo-Dutch Wars
Trade in the New World during Charles II’s reign
The Succession Crises
The Social and Cultural Change during the Reign of Charles II
Timeline of King Charles II’s reign
The Reign of King James II
The presentations are interspersed with questions inviting student participation and there is space on the accompanying worksheets for responses.
Mughal India is described using power point slides covering the following topics:
Origins of the Mughal Empire
The Mughal Dynasty (1526 to 1857)
Barbur (1526 to 1530) and Humayan (1530-1540 and 1555 to 1556)
Akbar the Great (1556-1605)
Jahangir (1605-1627) and Shah Jahan (1628-1658)
Aurangzeb (1658-1707)
Decline of the Mughal Empire
Later Mughal Rulers
Mughal India and the British East India Company (EIC)
The Legacy of Mughal Architecture
The Legacy of Mughal Art and Literature.
Mughal Empire Administration
Mughal Economy and Trade
Mughal Technology and Innovations
Each set of slides is sufficient for one lesson and they are interspersed with activities, with printable worksheets.
A history of the Qing Dynasty including lessons on:
The Chinese Dynasties
The Rise of the Manchu
Establishing the Qing Dynasty in China
Stabilizing the Empire
High Qing Era (1683 to 1796)
Kangxi Emperor (1651 to 1722)
High Qing Era (1683 to 1796)
Yongzheng Emperor (1722 to 1735) High Qing Era (1683 to 1796)
Qianlong Emperor (1722 to 1796)
Decline and Fall (1896 to 1911)
The Opium Wars and the Taiping Rebellion.
The control of the Qing Dynasty by the Dowager Empress Cixi (1662 to 1908)
The Xuantong Emperor and Uprisings in China
The Wuchang uprising and the Xinhai revolution
Puyi – the “Political Football”
There are power point slides with activities interspersed and worksheets for each lesson.