Lessons (KS2)

Our lessons are single stand-alone investigations mapped to the curriculum that can be covered in a single period or followed up for homework. Each lesson has a PDF for easy printing and supports text resizing for whiteboards. Use them 'as is' or adapt them to fit your group's needs.

Medieval 1066 - 1485
- Domesday Book
  What can we learn about England in the 11th century?
  
  Key stage 2 - 3
- Chertsey
  What was Chertsey like in the Middle Ages?
  
  Key stage 2 - 3

Early Modern 1485 - 1750
- Kirk o' Field
  What happened in 1567?
  
  Key stage 2 - 3
- Elizabethan Propaganda
  How did England try to show Spain planned to invade in 1588?
  
  Key stage 2 - 3
- The Royal Seal
  What can it tell us?
  
  Key stage 2 - 3
- - Fire of London
    What happened?
    
    Key stage 1 - 3
  - Gunpowder Plot
    Can you uncover the plans of the plotters?
    
    Key stage 2 - 3
  - Henry VIII Court Rules
    How did Henry VIII get up in the morning?
    
    Key stage 2 - 4
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Empire & Industry 1750 - 1850
- 1833 Factory Act
  Did it solve the problems of children in factories?
  
  Key stage 2 - 3
- 1834 Poor Law
  What did people think of the New Poor Law?
  
  Key stage 2 - 3

Victorians 1850 - 1901
- Rob Roy
  A Victorian Railway Accident
  
  Key stage 2
- Census Detective
  What can you find out?
  
  Key stage 2
- Victorian Family History
  How can we find out about the life of a Victorian child using family sources?
  
  Key stage 2
- - Mining Explosion
    The Trimdon Grange mining accident
    
    Key stage 2
  - Florence Nightingale
    Why do we remember her?
    
    Key stage 1 - 2
  - 19th Century Mining Disaster
    What happened at the Trimdon Grange Mining Disaster?
    
    Key stage 2 - 3
  - 19th Century People
    What can we tell from this photograph?
    
    Key stage 2 - 3
  - Trimdon
    What was it like living in a late 19th century mining town?
    
    Key stage 2 - 3
  - Say "Cheese"
    What can Queen Victoria's family photographs tell us?
    
    Key stage 2 - 3
  - Victorian Homes
    Was there much difference between rich and poor homes?
    
    Key stage 2 - 3
  - Past Pleasures
    How did the Victorians have fun?
    
    Key stage 2 - 3
  - Victorian Children in trouble with the law
    Did the punishment fit the crime?
    
    Key stage 2 - 3
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Early 20th Century 1901 - 1918
- How We Were Taught
  What was school like 100 years ago?
  
  Key stage 2 - 3

Interwar 1918 - 1939

World War Two 1939 - 1945
- British Response to V1 and V2
  How did Britain respond to the threat of missile attack in 1943?
  
  Key stage 2
- Evacuation to Shropshire
  What was it like in the Second World War?
  
  Key stage 2
- Gordon Ford's Story
  What was it like to be an Airman in the Second World War?
  
  Key stage 2
- - Evacuation to Canada
    How much care was really taken?
    
    Key stage 2 - 3
  - The Home Front
    How did people prepare for the war at home?
    
    Key stage 2 - 3
  - Government Posters
    How did Britain encourage people at home to help win the war?
    
    Key stage 2 - 3
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