Teaching the Tudors in primary

Support your teaching of the Tudors in KS2 with these Tudors activities, lessons and worksheets

Tes Resources Team

A Tudor house with wooden beams and white walls; studying Tudor housing and history in primary school

Explore the day-to-day life of the Tudors and the Tudor dynasty with these lessons and activities for KS2 pupils

It's unsurprising that the Tudor period is a popular topic choice in primary as it was a time of continuous change, development and the birth of The Golden Age in England. Five different monarchs reigned during The Tudor period starting with Henry VII in 1485, followed by Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary I before ending with Elizabeth I in 1603. So whether you're exploring Tudor monarchs, Tudor houses or Tudor art, we have drawn together a selection of KS2 resources you could use with your primary pupils.

Life in Tudor times KS2

Tudor House Design and Technology Project Booklet Scheme of Work
Paul Flintham

Tudor House Design and Technology Project Booklet Scheme of Work

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Full project booklet to accompany a construction project to make Tudor houses. The comprehensive booklet takes the children through the design process. Projects asks the children to make wooden Tudor houses. We made ours by making the timber frames and then used thin card and paper mache to replicat...
Tudor Medicine
Carl Farrant

Tudor Medicine

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Part of instructional writing we created Tudor medicines. The children created their own instructions and recipe for a cure for the Black Plague using vivid descriptions, adverbs, imperative verbs and time connectives. The following day in groups, I gave the children 7 ingredients to which they had ...
Tudor Assembly Script!
Terrific Time Savers Resources

Tudor Assembly Script!

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**Tudor Assembly Script - Focuses on the life of Henry VIII and what life was like during the Tudor period. In a history style show. There are 42 parts, however, you are able to edit the document yourselves and add or change this. This was a huge success in my school - enjoy! x

Tudor art ideas KS2