A memory challenge using images- based on ‘Kim’s game’. There is a set of slides each of which features 10 different pictures-that will disappear one by one so that after a minute all are gone. (there is a second slide with them all on to check after a chance to recall the images) How many can your students remember (or you??) ; can be done as a solo challenge or in groups (useful for encouraging team work –what’s a winning strategy?) – could also be used as a staff challenge! 30 separate challenges -all on power point.

With the approach of Christmas most children are getting into the holiday spirit but they still need to be challenged. A selection of a range of Christmas themed activities and challenges. These include number, word and factual/knowledge based activities -all on the seasonal theme… For example matching up panto characters with their panto, spot the difference on an angel and two quizzes as well as word searches; anagrams; matching pairs and quizzes. They are supplied on a power point and word document with over 30 challenges.Most challenges are provided both on power point and in a word document – each with some extras: On the power point there are also two picture memory challenges; In the word document there are four word searches.

Activities to help students develop their historical understanding and improve their ability to comprehend sources. A set of 20 source based activities – topics include castles, slavery & factory reform. (See below for full list of contents.) There is a range of different approaches including ‘4,3,2,1’; ‘Who/What/Where etc’; extracting key points;combining information from a range of sources and comparing different sources… Ideal for use as a cover lesson or a stand-alone homework. Topics covered: Why the Romans wanted an Empire; Viking attack; Domesday book; Castles; The killing of Wat Tyler; The murder of Thomas Becket; King John: A good or bad king?; The defeat of the Spanish Armada; The Divine Right of Kings; Why did the New Model Army win?; The trial of Charles I; Was Oliver Cromwell a good leader?; Child workers in cotton mills; Living in an industrial city; Capturing slaves; Changes in Britain c1750-c1900; Factory Reform; Why did some people emigrate from Britain?; Why did people support Hitler?; Who was to blame for WW2?

An example of an ideal resource for a cover lesson or a homework task; each crossword has 20 clues which will complete the grid. The full resource has 21 crosswords on a range of topics including: Battles, women and Germany. It comes with a free version that has the first letter of each answer as support.

A selection of information on a range of 40 people or events associated with Wales. (for the full list see the free sample) There is a power point presentation with some information on each person/event. Please note these are taken from resources which have been provided as part of our Daily Tutor Time © subscription from 2012 to 2017.

The always popular activity (even for adults!) This example document has three separate word searches each with answers provided. Each has a grid and 10 words to find. The full resource has over 110 different word searches on wide range of topics including: Medieval life, slavery and WW2. Ideal for use in a wide range of settings such as a last minute cover resource or basic homework task (good for getting students to organise their own time) Maybe even to help staff relax at lunchtime!!

This is designed to provide tutors and assembly leaders with ready to use resources. The full resource has 46 featured people and events (influential men, women, events that helped create the UK and the modern world as well as examples of co-operation). For each person/event there is a reflection, slide with some introductory information and a ‘to think about’ slide (a question that students can think or talk about). The resources are taken from those used in Daily Tutor Time © so all ready to use and can be added to or used with other materials.

An ideal resource for a cover lesson or a homework task; each crossword has 20 clues which will complete the grid. There 20 crosswords on a range of topics including: Battles, women and Germany. The answers are in a separate document so that the student’s version can be installed on a shared area. It comes with a free version that has the first letter of each answer as support.

A range of timeline based tasks on a variety of 20 topics (e.g. Ancient Civilisations, British Empire & WW2)-See free sample for full list of contents. Ideal for use as a cover lesson or a stand-alone homework. Helps students develop their historical understanding and use of relevant skills Activities include: Sorting information into order to enter into a time chart; Using comprehension skills to complete a time chart timeline; categorising information in a completed time chart.

An example of the full resource which uses graphs, data and ‘shopping’ activities to help develop both historical and mathematical knowledge and understanding. The full resource has a range of 20 topics including the transatlantic slave trade, Britain in 1851, The Great Powers before WW1. (Full list included in free sample) Ideal for use as a cover lesson or a stand-alone homework. (Answers provided) Helps students develop their historical understanding and use of relevant skills. Activities include: Using information to complete charts; Extracting information from tables; basic accounts and shopping activities; completing data tables by using calculations.

Activities to help students develop their historical understanding and improve their ability to comprehend sources. An example from the set of 20 source based activities – topics include castles, slavery & factory reform. (See below for full list of contents.) There is a range of different approaches including ‘4,3,2,1’; ‘Who/What/Where etc’; extracting key points; combining information from a range of sources and comparing different sources… Ideal for use as a cover lesson or a stand-alone homework. Why the Romans wanted an Empire; Viking attack; Domesday book; Castles; The killing of Wat Tyler; The murder of Thomas Becket; King John: A good or bad king?; The defeat of the Spanish Armada; The Divine Right of Kings; Why did the New Model Army win?; The trial of Charles I; Was Oliver Cromwell a good leader?; Child workers in cotton mills; Living in an industrial city; Capturing slaves; Changes in Britain c1750-c1900; Factory Reform; Why did some people emigrate from Britain?; Why did people support Hitler?; Who was to blame for WW2?

An example of the full resource which has a range of timeline based tasks on a variety of 20 topics (e.g. Ancient Civilisations, British Empire & WW2) -Full list included in free sample. Ideal for use as a cover lesson or a stand-alone homework. Helps students develop their historical understanding and use of relevant skills Activities include: Sorting information into order to enter into a time chart; Using comprehension skills to complete a time chart timeline; categorising information in a completed time chart.

An information resource which has a range of people and events all associated with Wales. For each day there is either an event or person linked to that day . The people range from the famous such as Dylan Thomas to the less well known such as Frances Hoggan. Similarly the events cover a range from the rebellion of Owain Glyndwr to the first person to swim the Bristol Channel. On the power point there is a picture of or associated to that day’s event/ person so acting as a stimulus resource especially suitable for use in assembly or tutor time.

This free resource is taken from a collection of resources that illustrate the role that Imperial forces played in WW1 -did you know that over 1m Indian troops served? The wordsearch features fifteen of the nations that supplied troops and labourers to the Allied war effort. In the full collection there is also a power point with a map slide showing the main contributors to the Imperial forces with each linked to a brief information slide; this information is also provided in a word document. A worksheet looks at where Imperial soldiers fought and how many there were from around the globe. Ideal for study of the British Empire as well as ‘Black History’

Many people know 2024 is 150 years since the birth of Winston Churchill but did you know that this year is the 500th anniversary of the death of Isma’il I (founder of Safavid Dynasty in Iran)? And the 200th anniversary of the founding of the RNLI and RSPCA? Anniversaries 2024 is a collection of viewable/printable resources designed to promote awareness of some events whose anniversaries fall this year. This wide-ranging pack consists of several different types of resource including visual and knowledge challenges as well as discussion stimuli (plus word searches!) . They are all based on a selection of people and events from the past 700 years which have an anniversary in 2024. There is a power point with a picture of each person/event from those years (one that runs through) and a separate display resource with one slide per year (some need two). There are a range of knowledge based activities including sorting events, matching pairs, A-Z etc (provided in both power point and word format) There are also picture based challenges (hidden picture and what is it-distorted images). There is a set of discussion prompts to stimulate debate –again related to people or events featured. Finally there is a set of seven word searches based on a selection of the people and places etc linked to anniversaries from 2024. The resource that keeps on giving all year long!

A resource to reinforce knowledge and understanding of the wider context of Holocaust Memorial Day. This worksheet looks at some groups of victims of the Nazis: Jews, Poles, Roma, Ukrainians with a range of activities (mostly numeracy based) looking at the number and proportion murdered as well as the Nazi’s ‘reasons’ for their murders. The information used makes it clear that the Jews were the main victims of the Nazis but that, in the words of the UN resolution, the victims included ‘countless members of other minorities.’

A collection of resources that illustrate the role that Imperial forces played in WW2 -did you know that over 2m Indian troops served? There is a word document with some basic information about the main contributors to the Imperial forces -used as the basis for the worksheet. There is a power point with the same information , including a map slide linked to a brief information slides about each major participant. A worksheet looks at where Imperial soldiers fought and the casualties they suffered. There is also a wordsearch featuring some of the nations that supplied troops to the Allied war effort, as well as some major campaigns. Ideal for study of the British Empire as well as ‘Black History’ -this is a companion to our resource on Imperial soldiers in WW1

366 events/people from the history of the continent-from the first Chinese Emperor to ISIS. This is a resource to support learning about BAME history throughout the year. Every day has its own power point slide with an event or person from the history of Asia (including the Middle East) The same events are in a word document. There is a wide range of events/people including the well-known such as Gandhi and Malala Yousafzai; there are also less famous ones such as Kenjiro Takayanagi and Golda Meir. Similarly we have tried to include every nation on the continent so it literally covers Afghanistan to Vietnam.

A more challenging version of the always popular activity (even for adults!) There are3 different word searches on Britain in the 20th century. Each wordsearch has a grid and 10 words to find. However first you need to use the clues (questions) to work out what word you are searching for. Each word search & quiz comes in five different versions (the answers are the same each time); Each has the same clues but one also has the first letter of the answer; one has the number of numbers in the answer and one has both the first letter and number of letters; one has ‘just’ the questions whilst there is also a ‘traditional’ version with no questions and a list of words provided. Ideal for use in a wide range of settings such as a last-minute cover resource or homework task (good for getting students to organise their own time) Maybe even to help staff relax at lunchtime!!

A set of over 50 of the popular vocabulary-based challenge. Each ladder has a four-letter word at the top and a different four-letter one at the bottom. Simply change the top word into the bottom one by altering one letter at a time (so creating three new words to fit in the empty ‘rungs’) Supplied on power point (1 ladder per slide) and in a word document (with answers separately) Ideal for use in tutor time or as a starter/time-filler -or even as a staffroom challenge!