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.

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.

Three quick tests to check understanding about three areas of the study; the Round City, the House of Wisdom, the Crusades. Each test includes a short section on a picture source to begin historical source analysis. Each test also includes a more in-depth extension question which requires a longer response with detailed explanations. Use at t he end of a particular area of study to check understanding.

A set of 4 independent homework tasks based on Medieval life including the feudal system, the village, houses and food. They can be used as single homework tasks or left as cover lessons as all information needed is included on the sheet. All 4 tasks are on one publisher document with a front cover so can be used as a booklet photocopied back to back. The individual tasks range from looking at contemporary source material to more creative responses to information. Use with KS3 in conjunction with learning about Medieval history.

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.

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.

Three differentiated crosswords - factual, easy and cryptic - all based on key words from the medieval life learning. Use as starters/plenaries/fillers. Closely linked to my Medieval Life home work tasks, they require good knowledge of key words. The cryptic crossword requires good lateral thinking and understanding of anagrams too, but they are all solvable.

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 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.

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 KS2 SATs style reading task including text, questions and answers. The text has a cross curricular theme of Viking sagas and can be used as an example of further depth writing. The text can be a stand alone reading task or used as a writing task that can be extended by pupils. Use in KS2 as an example of the new reading paper question types or with any study of the Vikings and Viking sagas.