A set of 4 independent homework tasks based on Medieval life including the feudal system, the village, houses and food. They can be used as single homework tasks or left as cover lessons as all information needed is included on the sheet. All 4 tasks are on one publisher document with a front cover so can be used as a booklet photocopied back to back. The individual tasks range from looking at contemporary source material to more creative responses to information. Use with KS3 in conjunction with learning about Medieval history.

A source investigation into the reputation of Richard III aimed at promoting historical enquiry and independent learning; try to decide whether Richard deserves the title of bad or evil. Aimed at KS3 there are secondary and primary sources here, each with extra research tasks. The aim is to encourage the pupils to be as independent as possible in their investigation and the resource includes a recording sheet and some suggestions of possible tasks and activities. The information works well with any investigation into Medieval England, the nature of kingship and the Wars of the Roses.

Use these differentiated sheets to record what the Triangular Trade was and what was taken as cargo at each stage. The task is to independently research the trade to find the answers. Each sheet also contains an extra research task to deepen knowledge. Use with KS3 as part of their study with The Atlantic Slave Trade. Use as an introduction to the topic and allows follow through to further research into The Middle Passage.

Three freestanding tasks based around the importance of the Medieval Church; including church power, Thomas Becket and Pilgrimages. All tasks are independent and can be used as homework tasks or cover lessons. Activities range from fact retrieval to creative response; but all questions are aimed at forming independent conclusions. Use as a part of Year 7 Medieval studies but also with Year 8 to look at pre-reformation church ideas. The tasks are on one publisher document and can be printed back to back to create a homework booklet.

An active learning task with accompanying power point aimed at KS3 pupils about the changes in land organisation during the agricultural revolution. It is an introduction to the advantages of enclosure. The information focuses on the re-organisation of the land and can be used to start discussion on important catalysts for the industrial changes of the time. It introduces the idea of agricultural change and leads well into a study of better food production and breeding taking place in enclosed fields.The resource ends with differentiated tasks asking pupils to record/explain findings. The accompanying activities include: -differentiated maps to annotate -the ACTIVE LEARNING task is a fantastic outdoors activity to allow pupils to 'walk through' and experience the changes highlighted.

A KS2 SATs style reading task including text, questions and answers. The text has a cross curricular theme of Viking sagas and can be used as an example of further depth writing. The text can be a stand alone reading task or used as a writing task that can be extended by pupils. Use in KS2 as an example of the new reading paper question types or with any study of the Vikings and Viking sagas.

Detailed planning with suggested power points about the city of Baghdad 900 ce. The main focus is on 'compare and contrast' and making your own decisions about the organisation of the city and intellectual activities that happened inside it. Activities include differentiated power points (comparison with London, investigations into the city) and research activities,where access to resources and computers would be useful to exploring further; like the stories in Arabian Nights and research of individuals. The outcomes of the planning focus on pupils having a greater understanding of the Islamic civilisation of Baghdad and appreciating how advanced they were at the time compared to European experiences.

Three examples of essay responses for IGCSE style questions for the Changing Nature of Warfare. The essays cover questions on guerrilla warfare, air superiority and nuclear weapons. Each response covers the main themes of tactics, outcomes, technology and weaponry. Use with IGCSE students as examples of answers to question c.

A power point to introduce some of the ideas and medical practices that took place during the Golden Age of Islam. Information includes an introduction into some of the types of surgery carried out in Islamic hospitals and the ideas of hygiene advocated by Razes. There is an introduction too into the development of pharmacies and hospitals. It is intended as an introduction and a spark into some of the advances made in Baghdad at the time and ends with a general question into what conclusions can be made. It should be used in conjunction with closer studies into Baghdad hospitals, Islamic pharmacies and medical ideas.

An appealing bingo game using words and phrases associated with the symptoms and various theories about the Black Death. Use as a starter or plenary. Get the class to choose their words from the list then read them out at random - remember to die loudly for maximum effect. A fantastic way to get the class engaged in the learning.

Engaging homework tasks dealing with beliefs about death, Doom Pictures and the Black Death. Each task is freestanding and can be used as a homework or one off lesson left for supply. All tasks are double sided and produced in one publisher document with a front cover so can be photocopied back to back to form a homework booklet. Tasks range from response to source material to creative work on doom pictures and medieval remedies. Use with Year 7 alongside a wider study of Medieval history and can be used to extend classroom activities.

Two differentiated source activities on 19th Century pictures with accompanying power point of information about overcrowding, cholera and poor housing during the Industrial Revolution. Included are short tasks to deepen understanding and the final differentiated tasks to lead to extra research. Use as a pack as a lead into a study of cholera/improving conditions for the poor or as an introduction to an in-depth look at local sources. Use with Year 8 as part as your Industrialisation study and a good start to source work analysis.

An excellent way to start the study of the Reformation and its impact on England. This is a clear presentation of Campion's life and how he was a problem for Elizabeth; including training Catholics and holding recusant services. The three differentiated tasks should be used with KS3 to encourage note taking and recording findings. Campion's life throws up many questions about the era and is a superb way to encourage further study into the period.

Investigate stone age footprints as an example of early stone age people in Britain. There are two presentations with connected recording sheet. There is also a 'walk through history' activity to try and demonstrate the length of time the world and man has been around. Use with upper primary alongside studies into early human history. The accompanying recording sheet is linked to the investigation and can be copied side by side to form a complete A3 sheet for groups. It also includes differentiated conclusion writing activities. The objectives are aimed at beginning to learn about the stone age and trying to form your own conclusions like a historian would need to do. Use as a group activity to encourage discussion and questioning.

Learn to answer questions on sources with these 4 source activities. Based on slave resistance these sources encourage pupils to look carefully and really understand what they are reading. The questions range from comprehension, issues of reliability and reading original 'runaways' adverts from papers. Use with KS3 pupils to enhance classroom learning during their studies of the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade, Citizenship and Black History projects.The sources are in one document and can be printed back to back to create a booklet.

Full unit of work divided into the reigns of four Kings. The emphasis is upon the king's reactions to events and is an excellent start to a thematic study of the nature of kingship and a historical comparison between kings. Each section is independent and can be used a single element of study. Planning is fully linked to my other resources with objectives and possible activities. Use as planning for KS3 Medieval studies or as comparison activities to other eras and other rulers. The kings start with William and the Norman invasion and end with the short reign of Richard III. Outcomes should be a full understanding of different events in the medieval era, but if used in full are a start to historical comparisons and identification of themes across kings.

Guide your students through five areas of learning involved with Medieval England with these guided steps. Follow the steps on the mats to come to a historical conclusion which can then be self evaluated. Each 'mat' can be photocopied and stuck into books at the beginning of the area of study to demonstrate to observers where your learning is going and allow students to know exactly where they are on their 'learning journey'. When the area of study is complete, add a self evaluation to demonstrate completion. Topics covered are The Normand Invasion, Henry II and Becket, Doom Paintings, The Black Death and Richard III. Use with KS3 and their Medieval studies; these work mats are closely linked to the areas covered in my Medieval Kings planning.

A set of five homework tasks or stand alone lessons about William I's takeover of England. Tasks range from claimants to the throne to the Harrying of the North. There are a full range of question types; including looking and thinking about historical sources and a more artistic responses to written descriptions. Use as a full set of resources to add to classroom learning or are ideal for leaving as a cover lessons. Each lesson does lead on from the last but can be used independently. All lessons are on one publisher document with a front cover so can be used as homework booklets too. Use with Year 7 where the activities are fully linked to learning about how William I came to be King of England.