Reading comprehension task about Tudor houses. Information text about the features of traditional Tudor houses. Differentiated questions to suit three ability groups. PDF and Word files (for editing) included)

Two activities learning about why the marriage between Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon ended. PowerPoint presentation included to go through the main points of why Henry wanted a divorce and why he started the Church of England. Activity 1 asks the children to read through many statements and to then decide if Henry or Catherine would say them. Activity 2 asks the children to role play Henry talking to Catherine demanding a divorce. The children then write what the characters would say in speech bubbles.Quality Tudor resource. Both PDF and Word files (For editing) included.

A comprehension about the discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb. Includes PowerPoint and differentiated worksheets to suit three ability groups. Can lead on to extended writing with children continuing the diary themselves. Quality Ancient Egypt activity. Both PDF and Word files included.

Quality comprehension text about the footballer Pele. Differentiated questions to suit three ability groups and presentation included. Video clips of Pele's best goals included. Spelling word bank/mat included. Outstanding observed lesson quality resources. PDF and Word files includ

Comprehension task about the discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb. Ancient Egypt themed. Newspaper text about the discovery included in a newspaper style. Superb to discus features of the text such as use of quotes. Questions for children to respond to the text differentiated to suit 3 ability groups. Quality Ancient Egypt activity. All files both in Word and PDF.

Differentiated worksheets to suit 3 ability groups for identifying verb tenses. Ancient Egypt themed sentences. Children choose appropriate version of the verb to complete the sentences or complete tables.

A two page biography comprehension text about Sir Isaac Newton. Differentiated questions to suit 3 ability groups. Both PDF and Word files (for editing) included. Excellent text to research a famous scientist. Can support forces and friction work. Includes reference to Newton's law and gravity.

An activity where children have to identify the different features of a newspaper. Includes a newspaper text about the Rosetta Stone. Includes a features of a newspaper checklist and a short presentation to help the children identify the features and discuss the text. Good resource to discuss the Rosetta stone and the decoding of hieroglyphics. For use in English or Topic lessons learning about the Ancient Egyptians.

Newspaper text reporting England’s victory in the 1966 World Cup final. Two page text reporting the 1966 World Cup final. Comprehension questions to suit 3 ability groups and PDF and Word files included. Britain Since 1948 or World Cup resource. Good text to identify the features of a newspaper. Two videos included. Short video including highlights of the match (10 mins) and Video of England’s famous last goal included (along with the famous commentary) Children really love learning about this.

Tudor comprehension activity on 6 short diary entries 'written' by Katherine Howard Henry VIII's fifth wife. Differentiated questions to suit three ability groups. PDF and Word files included. Power point presentation of the text and PDF version included

Comprehension activity about the rock band Oasis. Perfect resource to compliment Britain Since 1948 and to learn about 1990s music. The text includes details about the formation of the band, hit albums and singes and their battle for the top of the charts with Blur. Children love listening to the music of Oasis and learning about the band. Word and PDF files included. Differentiated to suit three ability groups. Two page text documenting the history of the band from formation in 1991 to their eventual break up of 2009.

Super comprehension of an Ancient Egyptian myth. This is the traditional Ancient Egyptian myth of how Seth tricks Osiris and chops his body into fourteen pieces! Isis finds all the pieces and sends him to the underworld where he becomes the ruler. Differentiated questions to suit 3 ability groups. Text sheet and question sheets included. Word and PDF Versions included.

Comprehension activity. Newspaper text about Pickles, a border collie dog, who found the Jules Rimet trophy after it was stolen whilst on display in London. Super resource learning about this amazing, but true event from the sixties. Differentiated comprehension questions to suit 3 ability groups included. PDF and word files included. Video clip of Pickles the dog receiving his medal included.

Newspaper template for children to create their own newspapers set out in simple columns. A second page is included for the children to continue and write as much as they like. Spaces included for headlines pictures and captions. Word files with embedded fonts (hopefully) included to change the brand of newspaper and PDF versions included also.

Explanation text about clouds. Includes what are clouds and types of clouds. Differentiated questions to suit three ability groups. PDF and Word files included. A video clip of an explanation about clouds included. Good resource to link to weather topic.

Two activities to learn about why the marriage between Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn ended. PowerPoint presentation to go through the main points of Anne's life and two engaging activities for the children to complete. Activity 1 is a cloze procedure where children fill in missing words to complete the information about Anne. This activity is differentiated to suit three ability groups. Activity 2 asks the children to write a letter (just as Anne actually did) begging Henry to reconsider and not execute her. Both PDF and Word files (for editing) included. A fun Horrible Histories clip included.

All activities are themed on Ancient Egypt. Children will convert speech into speech bubbles and then for a second task convert speech bubbles into written speech using inverted commas. Includes differentiated first task and then a second task suitable as an extension. Presentation included. Word and PDF files included.

Simple 'mind map' style worksheet for children to write down facts about the pyramids of Egypt that they have researched. Both Word and PDF versions of the file included.

Simple fact file for children to complete about their chosen god. After research the children will need to draw an illustration of their chosen god, write the god's name in both English and hieroglyphs in a cartouche. Explain what their chosen god was 'god of' and any other interesting facts about the mythology that surrounds their chosen god. Two fact files to fit on one page. Both Word files and PDF included.