Ten interesting lessons about the Shang Dynasty. Ten power point presentations and ten follow up worksheets to consolidate ideas.
TOPICS:
Timeline of the dynasties of ancient China
Yin Xu archaeological site
The beginning of the Shang Dynasty
Society during the Shang Dynasty
Religion during the Shang dynasty
Governance during the Shang dynasty
Farming during the Shang dynasty
Shang buildings and architecture
The legacy of the Shang dynasty
The fall of the Shang dynasty
Used mainly with year 7 and 8 students, this unit, THE MALI EMPIRE, uses eight sets of slides to illustrate the history of this amazing empire.
The topics include: *
Timeline of the Empire from 1240 to 1468
The rise of the Mali Empire
The governance of the Empire of Mali
Trade
Culture
Mansa Musa I
Mali - a centre of learning
The Fall of the Empire
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Each lesson has worksheet activities interspersed throughout the slides, to focus attention and stimulate thinking.
Follow the path of the English campaigns against Scotland and Wales, from 1066.
Ten lessons with learning activities and ten power point presentations. The unit covers:
Scotland and Wales at the time of William the Conqueror
The relationship between England and Wales
The relationship between England and Scotland
The establishment of the Welsh Marches
Edward I’s conquering of Wales
The aftermath of the defeat of Wales
Edward I’s control of Scotland
Rebellion: William Wallace
Resistance: Robert the Bruce of Scotland
Continuing conflict
Used mainly with Year 7 / Grade 6.
An interesting history of the Sumerian Civilization. Each lesson looks at a different aspect and consists of a power point presentation and worksheets. Aspects covered are:
The Sumerian Civilization
Sumerian City States
Society and Family Life
Language and Writing
Religion
Agriculture and Trade
Art and Architecture
Science and Mathematics
Sumerian Defence and Military
Legacy of the Sumerians
Ten lessons helping students understand the difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and The British Isles, geography and governance.
Lessons topics include:
Separation from Europe
Nations of the British Isles
Capital Cities of British Isles
Seas, Rivers, and Lakes
Plains, Hills, and Mountains
Weather and Climate
Natural vegetation and wild life
The Population Distribution
Human Activities
Governing the United Kingdom
There are power point slides and worksheet activities aimed at year 3 / 4 students.
This unit gives a good overview of the origins of festivals celebrated during the winter season, how these festivals are celebrated and some of the connections between festivals. Themes such as lights, feasts and activities are considered. There are seven power point presentations and seven worksheets covering the following winter celebrations:
Celebrating!
Diwali
Thanksgiving
Hanukkah
Yule tide (Winter Solstice)
Christmas
New Year
This comprehensive unit on Rivers presents the following topics through power point slides:
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The forming of a river
A river’s journey
The water cycle
Rivers sustaining life
River settlements
River transport
River power
Some great rivers of the world
The slides are interspersed with learning activities which can be completed on the corresponding worksheets.
PLANTS RESOURCES and LESSON OUTLINES
Growing Seeds
• “Bean Book” to print
• Calendar to print
Observing and recording changes
Caring for a plant
Seeds
• Power Point – Seeds and Plants
• Matching cards
Parts of a plant
• Large and small labels
Trees
• PowerPoint – evergreen and deciduous trees
• Tree life cycle worksheets
• Parts of a tree worksheet
What makes plants grow?
• Worksheet
• PowerPoint – what do plants need to grow?
This unit consists of ten lessons on the United States War of Independence.
The lessons consist of slides and worksheets for each lesson, on the topics:
*Causes of unhappiness in the thirteen colonies
The First Shots
The British Advance of 1776 to 1777
The Northern Campaign of 1777
Mid Atlantic Stage 1778 to July 1779 French Alliance
Mid Atlantic and Southern Campaign July to December 1779
British and American conflicts of 1780
The Beginning of the End 1781
Facing the End
Winning the War*
I have used this with years 7 to 9 / grades 6 to 8
This is a useful resource for beginning the science curriculum with students in Year 4
Topics:
Finding knowledge
Prediction and Hypothesis
A Fair Test
Setting up a Science Experiment
Collecting data
Analyzing and drawing conclusions
The Scientific process in discovering our COVID vaccines
There are seven power point presentations, seven worksheets and notes for students.
Ten sets of power point slides trace the journey to independence from British rule up to to the second continental congress.
There are activities interspersed amongst the slides and presented in worksheet form for each lesson.
Aimed at students aged 12 to 14, THE GLORIOUS REVOLUTION unit covers the following topics:
James - Duke of York
Religious and Political Tension
James, King of Ireland, Scotland and England
The beginning of the Revolution
Planning the invasion
The Invasion
Settlement
The wars against the French (the Nine Years War)
Anne – the last of the Stuarts
Each lesson is presented using power point slides. The slide sequences are interspersed with activities and there is space on the worksheets for students to respond.
Take your students on a journey through the ages of stone, bronze and iron. The presentations correlate with the notes and there are activities in worksheet form for each topic:
Tools and Implements of the three ages
Finding evidence of the three ages
The movement of the Earth’s Surface
How Climate Change affected Life
The Stone Age
A day in the life of Zog
Messages on the Wall
A Monument to the Stone Age: Skara Brae
The Mystery of Stonehenge
The Bronze Age
The Iron Age
Hill Forts of Britannia
Used mainly with students aged 11+, this unit tells the story of the Norman conquest of England using power point slides. It details the kings, battles and changes to the lands, language and way of life. The worksheets can be used to consolidate knowledge and develop skills, comprehension and opinions.
There are 11 lessons.
ELECTRICITY
Used for 10 to 11 year olds, this interesting unit is presented using power point slides and worksheets with activities to support learning.
Topics:
Reminder - What is electricity?
Current and Voltage?
Important electrical components
Investigating voltage and electrical conductors
The power of fruit and vegetables
Investigating resistance
Making a wire loop game
Drawing circuits
Making circuits work
Twenty eight legends and origins are presented in this unit. Each chapter has interesting activities, including:
exploring characters, writing paragraphs, completing flow charts, giving opinions, linking history and legends, drawing and labeling.
The Greeks were wonderful storytellers! Share these rich ancient myths with your KS 2 students. The stories here are retold and followed by interesting worksheet based activities.
The characters from Greek myths feature incidentally in much of our literature. Besides giving a great deal of reading pleasure, knowing the myths helps students to understand the references when they come across them.
Each story and the related activity is saved separately so that you can print one, or several, in any order according to the interests of your students.
Used mainly for 8 to 9 year olds, this lesson helps students to understand
where the Vikings came from and how they were perceived by other nations at the time.
There are power point slides for the lesson and a worksheet to consolidate.
The world of Egyptian mythology is rich and interesting. Use the story to expand the students’ concept of the Ancient Egyptians. The retold legend is followed by worksheet activities.
The entire set of 17 stories can be found at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12652098