Power Point presentation to last a whole lesson - aimed at Year 6. This looks at the activities of the Vikings and explores briefly how Danelaw and Danegeld were used by English kings to deal with the Viking threat. Pupils are encouraged to think about the problems caused by this approach and consider its effectiveness.

Information about the legacy of Ancient Greece followed by a Diamond 9 activity testing abililty to justify the most/ least important aspect of the legacy. Created for Year 5 but could be easily adapted for older children.

Here are 24 Roman top trumps cards - they need reducing in size to fit four onto a page of A4 and printing onto card. They are aimed at Years 5-7 or anyone studying the Romans. They could be used as a summary at the end of a topic or even as a starter. Each one details one aspect of Roman life - from slaves to aqueducts, from Roman roads to gladiators. Children can play the game whilst learning about the Romans. Once the game is over, children can ‘find’ examples of the Roman legacy or ‘find’ reasons why people liked being ruled by the Romans etc. These are very versatile cards that have a multitude of uses. I hope you enjoy using them!

This is aimed at Year 7 and the first lesson provides information about the battle of Bosworth that led to the Tudor dynasty. It also helps pupils to identify the problems Henry VII faced on is accession to the throne. The second lesson gives pupils a chance to understand the problems Henry faced at the start of his reign and imagine how they might have solved each issue. Pupils accumulate points according to which option they chose before finding out what Henry VII actually did. The lesson continues with a sorting activity - placing Henry’s actions into a Venn diagram to show which problem each action tried to solve. This lesson is assessed via an imaginary letter to Uncle Jasper outlining what he did to solve each problem.

Industrial Revolution assessment task, complete with SEN writing frame Aimed at KS3 history pupils, this is an end of topic assessment in the style of Edexcel GCSE interpretations question. Pupils are given two interpretations and three questions with advice for each question, forming a markscheme and sentence starters.

This lesson was made for Year 7 pupils. It involves looking at two of Elizabeth I’s portraits - the first drawn to celebrate her coronation, the second to show her on a royal progress in her dotage. Pupils are encouraged to think about the purpose behind the issue of these portraits - it is an introduction to the idea of propaganda. They are then shown ‘perfect’ responses and use these to self assess and improve their answers.

This is an introductory lesson to the Ancient Romans created for Year 5 pupils. The lesson involves looking at the purpose behind the creation of the legend of Rome. Pupils are encouraged to come up with their own legend about the building of a city before learning about the Roman legend. This helps them to understand the purpose behind the legend instead of focussing on the story itself. A second lesson follows on from this that reinforces the motivation behind each part of the legend with a colour coding activity. Pupils then write up their ideas and they are peer assessed.

KS3 fun lesson aimed at learning about the history of the NHS before pretending to manage an NHS hospital. Involves budgeting skills - links with Maths. Fun group activity

This is a fun and interactive lesson that enables pupils to learn about the key battles of this troubled time from either the Lancastrian or Yorkist point of view. They are given 8 different tweets and after each one they discuss their emotions and complete an emojigraph. At the end they consider the impact these ‘wars’ might have on the reign of Henry VII and his son Henry VIII.