The Norman Conquest: weekly homework

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This resource offers 8 engaging and varied homework tasks designed to deepen students’ understanding of the Norman Conquest while encouraging creativity, independence, and historical thinking beyond the classroom.

This set is designed to support a Norman Conquest unit and works particularly well as a menu of choice or as structured homework across several lessons. The tasks encourage pupils to revisit key knowledge while applying it in different formats, helping knowledge stick and giving students the chance to shine in different ways.

Across the homework tasks, students will consolidate their understanding of the Norman invasion and its consequences, including castles, the feudal system, the Domesday Book, Norman control, and daily life after 1066. Activities range from creative model-making and shield design, to written explanations, fact files, decision-making tasks and knowledge recall, ensuring accessibility for all learners while still providing challenge.

The variety of tasks allows students to demonstrate learning in different ways, whether through extended writing, visual work, research, or structured responses. This makes the resource ideal for mixed-ability classes, early KS3, or as an end-of-unit consolidation pack. Clear instructions on each slide mean students can work independently, while outcomes are easy to assess.

The resource is fully prepared as a slideshow, making it easy to set, display, or upload. It can be used as weekly homework, enrichment tasks, or a take-home project across the unit.

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