Medieval Pilgrimages - UKS2 - All resources fully editable

Medieval Pilgrimages

Bring medieval pilgrimage to life with an engaging, differentiated history/RE lesson packed with historical sources, discussion and practical activities.

Why did people undertake difficult journeys to sacred places? Through Thomas Becket and pilgrimage to Canterbury, pupils explore faith, forgiveness, healing and devotion—and the challenges travellers faced along the way.

Children work as historians, drawing inferences, supporting ideas with evidence and considering what sources can—and cannot—tell us.

What’s included?

Editable 20-slide teaching PowerPoint with I do, We do, You do modelling.
Editable 14-slide pupil resource PowerPoint with printable activities.
Source activities featuring a church account, pilgrim badge, recreated route map and constructed traveller’s account.
Key vocabulary and reasons-for-pilgrimage cards.
“Pack a pilgrim’s bag” cards and sorting mat.
Pilgrimage challenges matching activity.

Expected explanation planner, SEND sentence stems and word bank, and Greater Depth challenge.
Model pilgrim route card, discussion prompts and exit tickets.
A resource-rich lesson that develops historical/RE enquiry, evidence-based explanations and purposeful classroom talk. Use it independently or within a wider journeys unit, with useful links to RE and geography.