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This resource explores how housing has changed from prehistoric times to the Industrial Revolution. Pupils will learn about building materials, architectural styles, and social differences in homes across history. Perfect for Years 3–6, the pack includes three levels of reading passages, glossaries, comprehension questions, and full answer sheets.

What’s Included:
• Three differentiated reading texts (HA, MA, LA)
• Glossary of key terms
• 10 comprehension questions per level
• Full answer sheets
• Editable Word format for easy adaptation

Key Features:
• Covers prehistoric shelters, Ancient Egyptian houses, Medieval castles and cottages, Tudor homes, and Industrial Revolution housing
• Explains key vocabulary: wattle-and-daub, thatched roof, terraced house, courtyard, timber-framed
• Develops comprehension, retrieval, inference, and comparison skills
• Perfect for whole-class, guided reading, homework, or enrichment tasks

National Curriculum Links:
• Study changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Industrial Revolution
• Understand social and technological influences on housing
• Explore architecture, materials, and urbanisation
• Build reading comprehension and historical vocabulary

Perfect For:
• KS2 history lessons
• Guided reading sessions
• Differentiated learning or independent study

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Social History Through Time – Differentiated Reading Comprehension Bundle (KS2)

Explore how people lived, ate, and dressed in different periods of history with this engaging, fully differentiated Social History bundle. Pupils will learn about diet, clothing, and housing through time, building a strong understanding of social history while developing reading comprehension and critical thinking skills. What’s Included: • Three differentiated packs: Diet Through Time, Clothing Through Time, Housing Through Time • Each pack includes: o Three extended reading texts (Higher, Middle, and Lower Ability) o 10 comprehension questions per level, covering retrieval, inference, and explanation o Complete answer sheets for all questions o Shared glossary of key terms o Editable Word format for easy adaptation Key Features: • Explores social history through diet, clothing, and housing across different historical periods • Supports understanding of daily life, cultural changes, and societal development • Suitable for KS2 history and cross-curricular projects • Perfect for whole-class guided reading, homework, or enrichment activities • Builds literacy, comprehension, and historical vocabulary Curriculum Links: • Investigate everyday life in past societies • Compare social changes across different periods • Identify and explain changes in diet, clothing, and housing over time • Develop understanding of cause, effect, and cultural influence in history Perfect For: • Year 4–6 history lessons • Cross-curricular projects combining history, literacy, and social studies • Guided reading, homework, or independent study sessions

£3.50

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