This unit bundle includes 5 lessons on the history of Native Americans. Lessons are scaffolded (orange = low ability, green = middle ability, purple = high ability) and include fun tasks such as creating tipis and totem poles. Lessons also include homeworks.
Lessons 1 - Tribes and Tipis
Lesson 2 - Buffalo and Warfare
Lesson 3 - Migration and Westward Expansion (alternative migration lesson included that requires access to Disney’s Pocahontas film)
Lesson 4 - Battle at Little Bighorn and Wounded Knee Massacre
Lesson 5 - Reservations and Totem Pole
This booklet was created for students in KS3/KS4 who are in Spanish lessons in a British school, but are native speakers of Spanish, to use as extension work alongside their studies to improve their accuracy in written work. It is worth noting that this is designed for students that have a good understanding of English as instructions often appear in English.
The majority of this booklet can also be used to practise Spanish tenses for GCSE students with vocab support.
This booklet is the first edition and includes 27 pages of content.
Topics include:
Spellings
Homophones
Frequency words
Present tense
Past tense
Future tense
Simple future tense
Conditional tense
Imperfect tense
Extended writing questions
Cultural quiz
The booklet is made to be printed in black and white to save on ink.
Fantastic booklet for students to work through to comprehensively cover the native Americans. Perfect for AQA 'American West: Expansion and Consolidation'.
**You can adapt to suit textbook you have, this is built around the white American west textbook (the American west 1840-1895 Shepard and Martin) and the green textbook (SHP American West Willoughby). **
A Powerpoint containing 32 idioms in Spanish with their translation into English and a sentence where they are used in context. Slides with headings for the 8 different categories they can be classified into (shopping and money transactions, globlal issues, weather, media, school work and future aspirations, food, free time, holidays and local area and relationships and descriptions). Perfect for GCSE and A Level students. Also suitable for primary students to boost their interest and curiosity in the language.
This is an introductory lesson to help introduce Native Americans.
Pupils watch 'Hook' video clip to guess what the lesson is about.
Learning Intention and differentiated outcomes (SMSC).
Pupils then watch a short video to introduce them to the daily lives of a Native American tribe.
The majority of the lesson is based around the main task of 'Literacy Relay'. This is where pupils compete in teams to answer a series of questions based upon an information booklet.
Pupils are then asked to use the information learnt from the main task to create a role-play or a series of Freeze-frames about a day in the life of a Native American.
This lesson could easily be completed without the need of an exercise book.
Christmas - The Nativity Birth of Jesus
A Grab and Go Lesson! Zero prep.
Includes: Lots of Fun activities, Exam Style Questions, a revision placemat & an Interactive Quiz (WITH MUSIC).
For more fun activities based on the Christmas Season please click here.
This resource was originally planned to span a 2 hour double lesson, but can easily be split into a series of lessons.
This pack includes: PowerPoint: 70 slides!!! Resource Booklet: 14 Sheets.
This lesson is designed to take pupils through the Nativity story and the myths that surround it.
Starter activity: Completion of last lesson’s Give me 5 activity.
Summary of Tasks:
Letter Generator: Pupils have to come up with as many words using the letters of the alphabet as they can using the stimulus given.
Beat The Teacher: There is a task on Biblical references based on the prophecies of the Messiah- for a bit of beat the teacher fun!!
Cartoon Strip: Pupils will then have the opportunity to retell the story of the Nativity as their remember it using the Cartoon Strip resources.
2 Video clips: PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS SUGGESTED THAT YOU USE THE NATIVITY STORY’ (2009) FILM FOR THIS LESSON. If this is not available, then feel free to use any clips you see fit.
Biblical Accounts: Pupils are given the Biblical accounts as found in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. They are tasked with completing a Venn Diagram on these passages.
YouTube Clip: Pupils will then watch as short video based on the myths surrounding the Nativity and fill in a worksheet accordingly.
Finally…There is a Revision Placemat based on the information needed for the exam. Pupils can be given this or we use it initially as an A3 laminated work mat. Pupils can use this to answer the new style exam questions a)-d).
Homework: Pupils must fill in the Unwrapping the Nativity worksheet with as much information as possible.
Plenary: The Nativity Quiz-18 questions and answers based on the birth narratives-pupils absolutely love this!! This section is interactive and includes music.
Religious Vocabulary: Pupils have opportunity to use the Religious Studies Vocabulary Booklet to add any additional Key Words they learn during the lesson.
Homework Activity: To research facts about Jesus in preparation for their next lesson.
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Nativity, Advent & Christmas Bundle
This Bundle contains 4 lessons on the Nativity, Advent & Christmas (two 120 minute PowerPoints)
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Includes: Lots of Fun activities, Exam Style Questions, a revision placemat & an Interactive Quiz (WITH MUSIC).
For more fun activities based on the Christmas Season please click here.
This resource was originally planned to span a 2 hour double lesson, but can easily be split into a series of lessons.
This pack includes: PowerPoint: 70 slides!!! Resource Booklet: 14 Sheets.
This lesson is designed to take pupils through the Nativity story and the myths that surround it.
Starter activity: Completion of last lesson’s Give me 5 activity.
Summary of Tasks:
Letter Generator: Pupils have to come up with as many words using the letters of the alphabet as they can using the stimulus given.
Beat The Teacher: There is a task on Biblical references based on the prophecies of the Messiah- for a bit of beat the teacher fun!!
Cartoon Strip: Pupils will then have the opportunity to retell the story of the Nativity as their remember it using the Cartoon Strip resources.
2 Video clips: PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS SUGGESTED THAT YOU USE THE NATIVITY STORY’ (2009) FILM FOR THIS LESSON. If this is not available, then feel free to use any clips you see fit.
Biblical Accounts: Pupils are given the Biblical accounts as found in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. They are tasked with completing a Venn Diagram on these passages.
YouTube Clip: Pupils will then watch as short video based on the myths surrounding the Nativity and fill in a worksheet accordingly.
Finally…There is a Revision Placemat based on the information needed for the exam. Pupils can be given this or we use it initially as an A3 laminated work mat. Pupils can use this to answer the new style exam questions a)-d).
Homework: Pupils must fill in the Unwrapping the Nativity worksheet with as much information as possible.
Plenary: The Nativity Quiz-18 questions and answers based on the birth narratives-pupils absolutely love this!! This section is interactive and includes music.
Advent & Christmas (120 minutes worth of content!): Advent & Christmas (120 minutes worth of content!) A Grab and Go Lesson! Zero prep.
For more fun activities based on the Christmas Season please click here.
This resource was originally planned to span a 2 hour double lesson, but can easily be split into a series of lessons.
This pack includes: PowerPoint: 32 slides!!! Resource Booklet: 8 Sheets.
This lesson contains a really fun starter activity Who live in a house like this? The Nativity that can be purchased as a standalone resource for £2.
The lesson takes pupils through the importance of advent and the advent wreath. They have to complete a posted on the advent wreath and Christingle based on internet research they carry out. If you do not have access to the internet during lessons it is advisable that the lesson prior to this you give them a research homework on these items.
There is a match up activity on the various symbols of Christmas and their significance.
Pupils are taken through a Christmas Mass within the Roman Catholic Church and have to complete an order task based on this. Following which, pupils can complete a summary sheet.
Plenary is one of our interactive activities-the 5Ws. This is used to summarise the lesson.
Assessment: Jesus-Man or God?
This is a fully resources Grab and Go lesson based on the statement ‘Jesus was just a man’. Pupils will have to answer a 12 mark evaluation question based on the evidence they gather from lesson 1 and formulate a response as to whether they think Jesus was Man or God.
Lesson 1: Starter: This is our Starter and Plenary Prompt Selector, which alone is worth £3
Pupils will have the opportunity to look back at their previous assessment level and determine what they will need to be doing in next lesson’s assessment to gain the same or a higher level. This will aid their planning of the assessment task and prepare them for the assessment.
Pupils will have to read a handout on the person of Jesus and 4 main aspects of his life and deduce what parts of his life point towards him being God or man. They will also be given a Biblical quotes placemat that they will use to decide what the Bible says about the person of Jesus. Using a Youtube clip (link provided with the PPT) pupils will have to determine which quotes point to Jesus being human and which point towards him being man. There is a choice of two worksheets following this whereby pupils can fill in a Venn diagram or a table using the information they have gathered to distinguish what the teachings say about Jesus’ personhood. Pupils are then introduced to how to complete an evaluation question. Using a worksheet provided in the pack, pupils will follow the framework to answer the evaluation question. Homework: Pupils must take the worksheets home in order that they can revise for he assessment.
Lesson 2: Pupils will have this lesson revise for 10 minutes and 30 minutes to complete the assessment.
Plenary: pupils must fill in the Exit Pass Included in this pack is two of our Loading Timers. The full editable version can be purchased by following the link.
Various other mini activities for the month of December. Namely,
Nativity Diamond Ranking: A worksheet that is differentiated (High, Middle and Lower abilities) based on the Nativity story.
Christmas Bingo, Christmas Behaviour Managemnt Reward Jars & Christmas Secular or Religious Conveyor Belt activity.
Religious Vocabulary: Pupils have opportunity to use the Religious Studies Vocabulary Booklet to add any additional Key Words they learn during the lesson.
Homework Activity: To research facts about Jesus in preparation for their next lesson.
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Pupils must read the two extracts from the Gospels and identify which symbols appear in the Biblical accounts of the Nativity narrative and which have been added.
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This lesson looks at the nativity.
It begins with an annotation task and moves onto to look at the problem of prophecy.
Students need to have some knowledge of the nativity for his lesson to be successful.
Links to new GCSE RS edexcel syllabus
This is a high level lesson asking students to read two versions of the Nativity and to compare the stories looking for similarities and differences within each. Provided is a lesson PowerPoint complete with a range of activities/ instructions. You will also find an extension activity for the more able.
For the lesson you will need: Luke 2:1-20 and Matthew 2:1-12
This detailed and engaging lesson includes an hour-long PowerPoint and worksheets. The lesson has three levels of difficulty to challenge all your students.
Please note this is the US version of The Nativity. The UK version can be found below:
https://www.tes.com/en-us/teaching-resource/nativity-nativity-story-christmas-11768405
This is a Nativity Package for PreK-2
B&W and Color
Package Includes:
Labelling the Manger
Sequences
Read & Match
Oh Starry Night (2)
Numbers 1-10
Numbers 11-20
Gifts for our Savior
Let’s Count (2)
Count & Graph
Spelling (3)
The Nativity Story-B&W (7)
The Nativity Story-color (7)
For use on smartboard technology. The slideshow offers a very brief version of Jesus' birth. The children can demonstrate their knowledge of the story by choosing the correct image to fill the gaps, e.g. 'Jesus was born in a ...&' and there are two options: stable and hospital. Children to manipulate the images on screen to retell the story.
A lesson that focuses on the Nativity, getting children to consider what it is and how they know about it before exploring the story and then recreating it using a storyboard appropriate for their ability.
We have bundled together some our most popular Native American resources at the History Academy. These covea range of subjects from their beliefs, methods of warfare and why they were defeated by the US Government.
All our resources have been field tested and improved in the classroom. These funa nd interactive resources were designed for the popular GCSE course the American West, but they can also be used at KS3.
We have have recently commissioned some new resources on this topic and plan to add to this pack, so if you buy at the current low price you will be able to download all the forthcoming new resources for free.
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This version incorporates traditional carols and modern Chirstmas songs. In our version the reception class will build up the tableau and the Year 6 pupils will be the narrators. Just wanted to add that this was a very successful evening, and it was great to have the parents singing also during the 'performance'.
2 LESSONS - ADVENT + THE NATIVITY - 2 hours of detailed and well differentiated lessons on created for KS3, but could easily be adapted as everything is left editable. The pack includes PowerPoints, worksheets, clips and engaging activities to explore the entire Christmas story and the weeks leading up to Christmas Day.
These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All our resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes) and are designed to last one hour each.
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The Nativity Diamond Ranking
A Diamond Ranking activity based on the Nativity story. This includes is differentiated for Higher, middle and lower ability.
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