Primary history resources

An ideal lesson for an introduction to history - asks students to define, identify and create anachronisms. video clip and images

Diary to print- (Samuel Pepys!) with blank pages to add days of the week to- differentiated to HA/MA/LA Days of the week printable in lower case- to support LA- change into capital letter to start Events of that week of Great Fire of London on pictures to also act as prompt for children to write sentences for each day- to sequence events and write in the past in non-fiction style.

Crib sheets based upon the events of the Great Fire of London for children to turn verbs into past tense using suffix -ed, eg. glow---glowed burn---burned differentiated for Top/Middle/Low Hope these are useful :)

History KS2 and KS3 The Saxon Times is a look at how the events of 1066 may have been reported by an English newspaper - with a little interference from the Normans. It is a uniquely English view of what happened in that momentous year and a very different look at the tumultuous events of the year 1066 that includes the Norman Conquest of England. The Saxon Times takes the form of a series of pages from a contemporary newspaper, reporting on events as they unfolded and appeared to contemporary people, and a selection of excerpts from the book are now available as a class resource from the author, David Clarke. The Saxon Times aims: • to inspire curiosity to know more about the past • to increase knowledge and understanding about 1066 • to understand how people’s lives have shaped the nation The Saxon Times will: • identify the significant events of 1066 • help develop perspective and argument • help weigh the available evidence • includes topical advertisements and by lines, such as ‘Ask Brother Ealdred’ and ‘The Food Section’, that provide humour, insight and help promote interest in life at the time. • Help understand the complexity of people’s lives and the relationships between different groups The Saxon Times provides a complete account of the year 1066 and full background to these resources. Further information on the Saxon Times, the resources available, thumbnail views and details of ‘how to buy’ individual sheets can be found at www.1066haroldsway.co.uk

KS2 and KS3 Resource Book for 1066 Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest extending curiosity, knowledge, understanding, perspective and argument. Contains 67 individual resources including pages from the Saxon Times suitable for wall display or as handouts (covering the whole year, from the succession crisis, invasion plans, all the battles and William's advance on London) , Food Section excerpts and three General Knowledge quizzes.

Three great Saxon Times General Knowledge Quizzes that cover all the key events of 1066 suitable for KS2 and KS3: Learning outcomes • Reinforce and revise 1066 - Aims • Inspire curiosity to know more about the past • Increase knowledge of 1066, the year of the Norman invasion

Here are several lessons worth of work for SEND students on the topic Medieval life. Great differentiated resource.

This is an excellent resource for SEND students to access "What is history?" and "The Normans". Great differentiation.

This resources has great question stems for teachers to target questioning. Superb for NQTs and teachers who want to improve their questioning.

This is a helpful resource for students to join into class discussions. Great when laminated, supports speaking and questioning.

This bundle includes four different Reading Comprehension Worksheets suitable for higher intermediate advanced ESL learners. The texts describe different "Special Days" like Mother's Day and Freedom of Information Day giving a historical background to how this day came to be celebrated! After carefully reading each story / text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including: questions, True or False, gap filling exercises, crosswords, word search exercises, matching exercises and engage in in-depth classroom discussions on topics relevant to each text. The vocabulary used in the texts is rather advanced and can also be used for IGSCE, TOEFL or IELTS vocabulary building purposes.

This bundle includes four different Reading Comprehension Worksheets suitable for higher intermediate advanced ESL learners. The texts explore different concepts through time / history... After carefully reading each story / text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including: questions, True or False, gap filling exercises, crosswords, word search exercises, matching exercises and engage in in-depth classroom discussions on topics relevant to each text. The vocabulary used in the texts is rather advanced and can also be used for IGSCE, TOEFL or IELTS vocabulary building purposes.