KS2/3 Literacy, Cross Curricular Part one is comprehension based on lyrics to the song 'Lady's Maid' taken from Titanic the Musical. Comprehension focuses on hopes and dreams of 3rd class passengers. Part two is creating a role in preparation for writing a 'Letter Home' A WAGOLL letter is also included. Lady's Maid, taken from the Titanic Musical Soundtrack is available on iTunes and Spotify.

KS2/KS3 Proof reading, homophones, usage activity using mildly humorous (and potentially inflamatory!) misspelt fictitious tweets.

KS2 Measures/Numeracy Find perimeters and areas of Titanic cabins/floor plans A range of related word problems. (please note, all cabin measurements are approximate and not exact dimensions) (new version - updated)

KS2 Literacy - Titanic Comprehension Passage and Questions. Long non-fiction passage with two sets of questions.

Cross-Curricular Topic KS2 - Titanic Mathematics - Negative Numbers Estimation of temperature. Creating line graph from route data. Discussion information about causes of hypothermia (apologies - new corrected version added)

KS2/KS3 Literacy Activity tasks students to create their own Macbeth storyboard using lines from the play, creating captions with fronted adverbials and inserting a range of 'South Park' style characters from the play. Task was originally created to be completed using Book Creator/Comic Life app on the iPad, but can be used as a cut out and paste activity.

Part One - Calculating fatalities and survivors in each passenger class. Mathematical vocabulary related to activity differences to complete table - (subtraction) percentages (includes success criteria) Part Two (optional) - Pupils will create a spreadsheet using Apple Numbers (iOS-iPad) and create pie charts to represent passenger data.

KS2/3 Literacy Shakespeare Task asks students to identify and explain the metaphor/simile taken from a range of lines from Shakespeare's plays.

KS2/KS3 Sequencing paragraphs into chronological order. Capitalising proper nouns. Changing overused proper nouns to pronouns. Choosing most appropriate fronted adverbial.

This activity asks students to sequence the events of the Titanic disaster into time order (cut and paste) whilst inserting analog and 24 hr clock times to the relevant event. Follow up with a series of time-related questions. Activity suitable for lower and upper KS2

Worksheets related to using superlatives/synonyms to create an advertising poster for the Titanic. KS2 Literacy

Asks students to compare size in weight and length of sea vessels over the ages Maths concepts used... ordering numbers in thousands + ordering whole and decimal numbers find range and median calculating combined weights and differences optional activity with Apple Numbers App (iPad)

Cross-Curricular Topic - Titanic KS2 Literacy/History Passage - fiction extract from 'Unsinkable' by Gordon Korman Oral/written comprehension questions. Character report follow-up activity. Powerpoint Presentation - Conscience Alley/images from early 20th century 'Votes for Women' booklet - background to Suffrage - comparison table - modern rights to 1912. Completion diagram - equal jobs