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Resources to help primary teachers with a whole range of subjects.
History/geography lead.
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Changing power of the British monarchy
A whole unit of 5 lessons covering the National Curriculum objective of the changing power of the monarchy.
Lesson 1 - King John I and the Magna Carta. Children will learn what King John I was like as a king, why the Magna Carta was introduced and how it limited the power of the monarch.
Lesson 2 - Henry VIII and what he was like as a ruler. Children will learn about his main achievements as king but will also analyse sources to understand more about him as well as bias in sources.
Lesson 3 - Queen Mary I and whether she deserved her title of “Bloody Mary.” Children will learn about how she got her title, about her childhood experiences and draw on sources to decide whether she deserved her title or if she was just misunderstood.
Lesson 4 - King Charles I and how how he caused the abolishment of the monarchy. Children will analyse sources to make predictions about what he was like as a ruler and what happened to him before completing independent research to find out accurate facts. Opportunities to discuss biased sources throughout.
Lesson 5 - the modern monarchy and their power and influence. Children will learn about the current monarchy and how much power and influence they have in modern society. They will then go on to answer the key question of how the power of the monarchy has changed and whether they are still as influential today using all the knowledge they have gained throughout the whole topic.
The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark Guided Reading
3 weeks worth of differentiated guided reading questions on the whole book.
Questions cover prediction, retrieval, sequencing, inference and vocabulary.
A mix of whole class guided questions and then independent.
LA - red
MA - blue
HA - gold
I split the book up into chapters when I taught it so the questions correspond with certain parts of the book.
Ancient Egyptians - whole unit (5 lessons)
A whole half-term unit of planning for the Ancient Egyptians (Year 5) with each lesson building towards the unit’s key question of “What were the Ancient Egyptian’s greatest achievements?” Includes worksheets for each lesson and notebook files.
Lesson 1 - Who were the Ancient Egyptians? Includes a post-learning early civilisation quiz which can be adapted for what your school have taught, a timeline, map work to identify Egypt and surrounding countries, information on what life was like for egyptians when they first settled on the notebook (conflict between upper and lower Egypt) and a research activity on King Menes and his achievements.
Lesson 2 - social system and the government - focuses on the hierarchy in Ancient Egypt and where everyone fit in with each other.
Lesson 3 - building the pyramids - what they had to consider when building the pyramids and why this was such a great achievement (completed by hand with no machinery/complex building methods)
Lesson 4 - achievements from the River Nile - focuses on transport and trade, the Ancient Egyptian calendar, farming and building materials.
Lesson 5 - academic achievements - focuses on hieroglyphics and the number system developed within Ancient Egypt.
Lesson 6 - children answer the key question using all the knowledge they have gained over the half-term in the form of an extended essay style piece of writing.
The Owl and the Pussycat Guided Reading
Enough for one guided reading lesson on the poem The Owl and the Pussycat.
There are 3 sets of questions - LA/MA/HA which focus on retrieval, inference and vocabulary
red - LA
blue - MA
gold - HA
Henry VIII as a leader
A history lesson on King Henry VIII and what kind of ruler he was linked to the national curriculum objective of the changing power of the monarchs.
This lesson start with a definition of history, why learning about history is important and the key concepts covered in the lesson as well as a recap.
The lesson shows where Henry VIII fits in on a British history timeline as well as an introduction to The Tudors. Children are exposed to some of his greatest achievements as King and then are asked to analyse sources themselves to decide what kind of ruler he is. Children will need to consider bias in the sources too.
There is an optional mock courtcase to put Henry VIII on trial for his crimes at the end.
Modern Monarchy and their influence
A discussion based history lesson on the current British monarchy and whether they are still as powerful and as important as the past. This lesson brings together the learning of the last 5 lessons in this unit on the changing power of the British monarchy.
This lesson start with a definition of history, why learning about history is important and the key concepts covered in the lesson as well as a recap. Children will look at the current monarchy and their limited power and their main purpose now.
children will finish this unit by answering the question "Is the monarchy still as important and powerful in today’s society? using all of the learning they have gained over the unit.
King John I magna carta history lesson
A history lesson on King John I and the magna carta linked to the national curriculum objective of the changing power of the monarchs.
This lesson start with a definition of history, why learning about history is important and the key concepts covered in the lesson.
The lesson includes discussions about what the monarchy is, who King John I was and why the magna carta was introduced during his reign. It encourages children to think for themselves about why it was introduced and how it changed his power.
Video links and resources are included as well as discussion questions for the children to make inferences about King John I and what he was like as a king.
SEN sorting activity also included.
Queen Mary I - was she really "Bloody Mary"?
A history lesson on Queen Mary I focussing on whether she deserved the title of “Bloody Mary” or if she was just misunderstood. Linked to the national curriculum objective of the changing power of the monarchs.
This lesson start with a definition of history, why learning about history is important, the key concepts covered in the lesson and a recap.
The lesson shows where she fits in on a British history timeline and involves plenty of opportunity for discussion about what sources tell us about Mary I. Children are to use the information about her life to find out about her early life and experiences before looking at sources about her. Children will be able to use the information they have gathered to decide for themselves whether she deserved her title of “Bloody Mary” or if her childhood experiences meant she was just misunderstood.
Includes SEN min mapping fact sheet activity
Ancient Egyptian diary entry reading
Three sets of differentiated reading questions and inference extension questions based on a diary entry of a day in the life of a farmer from Ancient Egypt.
There are three sets of questions including HA (*** 3 star), MA (** 2 star) and LA (* 1 star) with the questions covering a range of question types.
There is also three sets of differentiated inference questions to use as an extension or seperately if needed.
Includes high quality vocabulary with plenty of opportunity for discussion.
Perfect for Year 5 or Year 6.
King Charles I - how he changed the monarchy
A history lesson on King Charles I and how his actions led to civil war, his execution and the abolishment of the monarchy. Linked to the national curriculum objective of the changing power of the monarchs.
This lesson start with a definition of history, why learning about history is important, the key concepts covered in the lesson and a recap.
Children will learn about where King Charles I fits in on a British monarchy timeline and the Stuart dynasty. They will study a range of sources about him and record their opinions before doing some of their own guided research on Charles I to find out if their opinions from the sources were correct or not.
Children will learn about why he was charged with treason and executed.
Whole class feedback grid
Editable whole class feedback grid that can be used at the start of the lesson for children to refer to so that they can action mistakes in their books.
Promotes self-marking, peer marking, editing and improving work and saves time on marking because you don’t need to write the same comment on countless books!
The Snail and the Whale Guided Reading
A week’s worth of guided reading questions.
LA/MA/HA differentiated guided reading questions for Year 2 and discussion questions for SEN to go with The Snail and the Whale book.
There are 2 sets of differentiated questions for a whole class reading session and another set of differentiated questions for independent work.
Gold = HA
Blue = MA
Red = LA