This Norman Conquest lesson investigates why William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings. It includes a role play that can be acted out using the script (I borrow bibs from PE to show who is on which side and act out in the playground!), or it could just be used as a worksheet in class. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, worksheet with optional roleplay, a consolidation explain written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

Students will learn about the events before such as the Battle of Stamford Bridge which led to the Battle of Hastings by creating their own storyboard/cartoon strip. Starter: Students infer information about the events from an infographic Background: Students led through the various events with a series of interactive and entertaining information slides. **Task: **Students are given a sheet to place the events they have just heard about in the correct chronological order. Task 2: Students are given a success criteria to help them plan and then create their own storyboard/cartoon strip about the events which led to the Battle of Hastings. Assessment: Once completed, students self or peer assess their work based on the criteria. Recap Quiz: Can be used mid way through the task Challenge Tasks: Which ask the students to evaluate what they have just learned about the events. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

A well presented lesson on the 1066 Battle of Hastings in the run up to the penultimate lesson of the Battle of Hastings created for KS3 history students on Microsoft Powerpoint A little about the lesson Students explore the Battle of Hastings between two of the contenders Harold Godwinson and Duke William of Normandy. Students uncover the sequence of events during the battle, they encounter a codebreaker task and look at some of the imagery of the Bayeux tapestry. Students consider advantages and disadvantages of each army throughout the lesson. Students then apply their learning to a written exam technique task. Students are guided into answering an exam style question (AQA 8 mark question) with scaffolded sentence and a mark scheme for self assessment to help them begin to understand the requirements for GCSE style questions from an early stage. This can easily be tweaked, however, to tailor the resource to your exam board. Whats included? A whole 1 hour lesson powerpoint is included (there are teacher notes also under some slides). Student worksheets/resources are included in hidden slides in the relevant points of the presentation and also as an additional Powerpoint for ease of printing. Homework, Learning Objectives and outcomes have also been completed in this resource, however, they can easily be tweaked to suit the needs and ability of your classes. It is very likely this lesson will take beyond an hour to complete depending on the ability of the class and how long is spent on each task. Keep an eye out for more new and updated lessons in my store and my weekly tutor time quizzes! If you enjoyed this lesson, please review and check out my other lessons in this scheme of work looking at the Norman conquest 1066 Edward the confessor Who should be king? Harold Godwinson’s problems The Battle of Stamford Bridge The Battle of Hastings Why did William win? The problems of William in 1066

Ks3 Lesson - Battle of Hastings - Stamford Bridge This lesson is part of a SOW based around the Battle of Hastings. This lesson is the ninth and final lesson in the SOW. This is an assessment lesson, based around the four mark ‘2 features of’ Edexcel GCSE exam question which our school use during year 7. The Lesson includes: Assessment guidance Scaffolding Mark scheme If you download my resources and are happy with them (or not!), please leave a review so that they can be improved for future lessons.

Two activities focused on why William won the Battle of Hastings. The colour code gets students to analyse evidence and then the diamond 9 gets students to evaluate that evidence.

Lesson 4 in the Norman Conquest SOW. This lesson sees the pupils compare the armies of both the Norman’s and Anglo Saxons. We then move onto the events of the Battle of Hastings and examine the significance of various moments in the battle. The pupils then sort the events into key factors that decided the batlle. Luck, tactics and military power, before reaching a conclusion on the deciding factor. Included in the lesson is: Retrieval Practice Starter Comparing armies activity Sequence of events actvity with questions Video clip Key Factors activity Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

The Battle of Hastings Word Search

Write an account of the reasons why William won the Battle of Hastings Assessment suitable for Key Stage 3. Bundle includes; Explanation of assessment with sentence starters Differentiated assessment Scaffolded planning sheet Mark scheme Differentiated model paragraphs

How had the strongest army at the Battle of Hastings?

**This high quality lesson examines the problems faced by William, Duke of Normandy directly after his victory at the Battle of Hastings. ** Students are given a number of different scenarios as William and have to decide which best helps him achieve his aims. You are purchasing a main power point presentation which takes students through each part of the lesson as well as 2 printable A4 worksheets. Slide 1: Title slide - To evaluate William’s most significant problem after victory at the Battle of Hastings Slide 2: Background information which helps set the scene Slide 3: A background information slide with a map to show the location of William after the Battle of Hastings Slide 4: Starter Task - What challenges and problems would William have to face after victory at the Battle of Hastings Slide 5: An introduction to the problem solving task Slides 6-11: The main problems along with 3 alternative solutions for students to discuss and decide upon Slides 12-17: The answers of what actually happened are revealed for students to self evaluate their decisions Slide 18: Task - students match William’s problems with his solutions (answers reveled) Slide 19: Outline of the main activities, including source analysis, on the two worksheets Slide 20: Challenge questions for higher ability students. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This lesson examines how far society and life changed in England after 1066, both for the wealthy and the poor. You will recieve: 1 x A4 worksheet detailing the experiences of three ‘typical’ people from the time. This will act as an information sheet for one of the tasks 2 x A4 worksheets with a variety of tasks and activities for all abilities 1 x Main Power Point presentation which includes: a recap and starter task, animated background information, fully resources learning tasks, challenge and creative writing opportunities as well as a lesson recap/review. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

A powerpoint with card sort tasks thinking about the problems King William had after the battle of Hastings. Part of the Norman Conquest topics in History usually done at KS3.

The aim of this lesson is for students to analyse and evaluate the winning tactics used in by William the Conqueror in the Battle of Hastings. Students begin by analyzing the Bayeux Tapestry and what it tells us about the Battle of Hastings from a Norman point of view. Students then piece together the battle itself and information on the leadership qualities of the two combatants, William and Harold Godwinson. They then complete a differentiated task either answering questions on the Battle of Hastings or creating a storyboard to map out the events of the battle before completing a summarising pyramid on William the Conqueror’s skills. There is also a quick animation (and excellent video links) to recreate the Battle of Hastings with suggestions of whether William the Conqueror was a tactical genius or just a lucky leader. An optional homework suggestion is also provided. The resource is therefore differentiated and gives suggested teaching strategies. It comes in PowerPoint format which can be amended and edited to suit.

This is an excellent lesson examining the Battle of Hastings - aimed at KS3/year 7’s. This lesson includes 4 work sheets and 1 PowerPoint.

The aim of this lesson is to assess the validity of four claimants to the English throne in 1066 before the Battles of Hastings. It also includes a script for those students who prefer a more kinaesthetic approach to this topic. Each contender is introduced and students have to assess who has the best claim to the English throne, which on the face of it is a difficult choice, which each having a strong argument and motive. This can also be completed by colour coding thermometers and rating them out of ten before making a substantiated conclusion. There are differentiated questions to ask the students once this task has been completed. The plenary asks them to think outside the box and link pictures to the issues and contentions raised. The resource is differentiated and gives suggested teaching strategies. It comes in PowerPoint format which can be amended and changed to suit.

A basic 'no-frills' comprehension worksheet with key information about the Battle and set of comprehension questions and source questions.

I had the pleasure of an Ofsted recently - this lesson was praised by the inspector! Really straight forward lesson - first 5 mins was recap on previous lesson on Stamford Bridge - lots of gated questions They then watched the video - see ppt link - and I again asked questions following some feedback and thinking time. They then completed the sorting exercise - lots of peer review and thinking time - about 10 to 15 mins Once this was done they then responded to questions and then they completed the hierarchical triangle followed by the creation of a SPEEDL paragraph. This was supported by a writing frame to help the weaker learners - see the SPEEDL slide on the PPt. To cap the lesson off we did a magpie minute - students walking round and taking nice ideas from other people's work and then develop their initial paragraphs with Purple Pen. Overall a really pleasing lesson.

1066 Scheme of Work - Lesson 4/5 Here you have it, the most comprehensive look at the three major battles of 1066 that I could make in a single evening before needing to teach it… Lesson Includes: Recall tasks (claimants) Story telling activity Map labeling task - retell the story. Comprehension task - Hastings before the battle. Battle of Hastings video inference work. Battlefield map labeling task. Evaluative ‘what if?’ plenary. Lesson designed for KS3 - will take min 2 1hr. lessons to do.

A power point designed to encourage historical enquiry and thinking skills. Works well with Kagan structures. All three of our KS1 classes have used it and we have been impressed with the level of thinking that it produced. We used it as 3 distinct lessons and got the children to vote for who they thought would make the best king and who they thought would have the best chance of winning the Battle of Hastings. We also did a mock Battle of Hastings using the hill on the school field and the children chose which side they wanted to be on whilst I narrated the story. Updated 5.6.2015 to include differentiated worksheets to go with the powerpoint.

Full lesson on the Battle of Hastings. Starter - recap Stamford Bridge - twitter feed ( Pupils were asked to make tweets the lesson before) 1. Main - Interview worksheet, followed by a BBC history video (link is in PPT) 2. Main - role play, news broadcast of the battle Plenary - Keyword Bingo If you found the resource useful, please review.

I used this activity with Year 7 students who have specific and moderate learning difficulties