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WiseArk Ltd which is a ‘micro-company specialising in supplying educational resources. We specialise in resources for use in tutor time -many of which are also suitable for use in citizenship/PSHE. We also have a range of resources to support learning in history. I was a teacher for over 20 years so know from first-hand experience how engaged students can be when given challenges and puzzles.

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WiseArk Ltd which is a ‘micro-company specialising in supplying educational resources. We specialise in resources for use in tutor time -many of which are also suitable for use in citizenship/PSHE. We also have a range of resources to support learning in history. I was a teacher for over 20 years so know from first-hand experience how engaged students can be when given challenges and puzzles.
Timeline of English and British monarchs- run through to show passing of time
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Timeline of English and British monarchs- run through to show passing of time

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This resource is a power point with a difference to support knowledge and understanding of chronology as well as the monarchs of England/Britain. Each slide features a picture of the monarchs of England/Britain from Alfred the Great to Charles III. Each slide appears for a varied amount of time. This helps show how much real time they reigned for – in this presentation 1 second equals 4 years (so the presentation lasts for around 5 minutes) There is also a ‘click through’ version of the slide show to enable the teacher to pause to give additional information or discuss the monarch with students.
Remembrance : Imperial soldiers in WW2
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Remembrance : Imperial soldiers in WW2

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A collection of resources that help illustrate the significant role that Imperial forces played in WW2 -did you know that over 2m Indian troops served? There is a word document with some basic information about the main contributors to the Imperial forces -used as the basis for the worksheet. There is a power point with the same information , including a map slide linked to a set of brief information slides -one about each major participant. A worksheet looks at where Imperial soldiers fought and the casualties they suffered. This also includes a wordsearch featuring some of the nations that supplied troops to the Allied war effort, as well as some major campaigns. Gives a brief indication of the role of forces from: Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa, East Africa, West Africa, West Indies. Ideal for study of the British Empire as well as ‘Black History’ -this is a companion to our resource on Imperial soldiers in WW1
Remembrance day: Imperial soldiers in WW1
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Remembrance day: Imperial soldiers in WW1

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A collection of resources that illustrate the role that Imperial forces played in WW1 -did you know that over 1m Indian troops served? There is a power point with a map slide showing the main contributors to the Imperial forces with each linked to a brief information slide; this information is also provided in a word document. A worksheet looks at where Imperial soldiers fought and how many there were from around the globe. There is also a wordsearch featuring fifteen of the nations that supplied troops and labourers to the Allied war effort. Ideal for study of the British Empire as well as ‘Black History’
Greek Gods & Goddesses: Developing awareness
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Greek Gods & Goddesses: Developing awareness

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This is a set of three comprehension activities on a range of Olympian deities The three challenges offer a range of difficulty in terms of literacy and so helps provide a degree of differentiation whilst studying the same gods/goddesses. The first is to read a piece of informative text (c 220 words) which covers all the deities and their area of influence and then complete a table -giving the relevant area for each god/goddess. The second is to read a shorter piece of text (160 words) and then complete a family tree ; there is also a support version with the first letter given. The third has a table giving the deities and their symbols/associated objects with a blank table to complete using this information -as well as a version for students to draw the appropriate symbol. This resource provides students with the opportunity to develop their knowledge of the same range of deities whilst providing varying degrees of challenge/support. They are suitable for use in class -both as a main activity and as an extension task- as well as for homework / independent study. The deities covered are: Aphrodite, Apollo, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Cronus, Demeter, Hades, Hephaestus, Hera, Leto, Persephone, Poseidon, Zeus
Ancient Egypt: Timeline activity
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Ancient Egypt: Timeline activity

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A simple sequencing activity to help develop chronological knowledge of Ancient Egypt (and ability to order events into order). This is based on twenty events from King Narmer unifying Egypt in c3,100 BCE to the Roman annexation (30 BCE) This comes in three different variants to provide support or challenge, but all are based on the same approach. This is where the events are listed alphabetically -with their approximate dates- and students need to sort them into chronological order -using the outline sheet provided. This means that they are suitable for adaptive teaching, by providing degrees of scaffolding whilst keeping the content the same. The main activity is where the events are arranged in groups of five (each of the four different sets in order so that the ‘blank’ timeline is filled from oldest to newest) -there are blank sheets to help with the sequencing. For greater challenge there is a version with the events organised into two groups of ten events. For support there is an outline timeline table with the dates already provided, students need to match the correct events to the date. (The correct order of each set of ten events is provided!) This resource is suitable for use in class as well as ideal for homework / independent study.
Anglo-Saxon & Viking Britain: Timeline activity
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Anglo-Saxon & Viking Britain: Timeline activity

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A simple sequencing activity to help develop chronological knowledge of Anglo-Saxon and Viking era England (and ability to order events into order). This is based on twenty events from 449 CE -the traditional date for the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons in England-to 1066 CE and the end of Anglo-Saxon England following the Norman invasion and victory at Hastings. This comes in three different variants to provide support or challenge but all are based on the same approach. This is where the events are listed alphabetically -with their approximate dates- and students need to sort them into chronological order -using the outline sheet provided. This means that they are suitable for adaptive teaching, by providing degrees of scaffolding whilst keeping the content the same. The main activity is where the events are arranged in groups of five (each of the four different sets in order so that the ‘blank’ timeline is filled from oldest to newest) -there are blank sheets to help with the sequencing. For greater challenge there is a version with the events organised into two groups of ten events. For support there is an outline timeline table with the dates already provided, students need to match the correct events to the date. (The correct order of each set of ten events is provided!) This resource is suitable for use in class as well as ideal for homework / independent study. This is a companion resource to our power point on this period -which features these and some additional events in a way designed to help develop understanding of the passing of time.
Anglo-Saxons and Vikings in Britain: Developing chronological awareness- Power point
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Anglo-Saxons and Vikings in Britain: Developing chronological awareness- Power point

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A resource to help students improve their knowledge and understanding of the chronology of English history during the Anglo-Saxon / Viking period. This resource is designed specifically to help students in particular with the concept of chronology through a visual example. The power point is designed to convey a sense of the passage of time by having the transition between slides vary in length depending on how many years actually passed between events. There is a range of 26 events, from 449 CE -the traditional date for the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons in England-to 1066 CE and the end of Anglo-Saxon England following the Norman invasion and victory at Hastings. Each slide has a date, event and appropriate illustration. Each event slide is on show for five seconds and with the transitions varying from one second to twenty-four seconds the whole presentation lasts for approximately five minutes. (most transitions are shorter than ten seconds, so students don’t have too long to wait but does give a sense of different lengths of time). There is also a ‘click through’ version of the slide show (same events) to enable the teacher to pause to give additional information or discuss the event with students. The selection of events is not meant to be definitive for the study of that period (it’s a selection not a comprehensive timeline). It is also a compilation from a range of different sources allows for an extra activity/challenge of students deciding what is missing/what could be left out? This is a companion resource to our timeline activity on this period -which features most of these events in a sequencing challenge.
Britain and the 20th century world searches & quiz combined
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Britain and the 20th century world searches & quiz combined

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This resource provides students with the opportunity to develop their knowledge of a range of people, places and terms relating to the 20th century whilst providing varying degrees of challenge/support. This is a set of three different word searches & quizzes on Britain’s international relations in the 20th century, each of which follows the same format. They are based on a quiz that is connected to a wordsearch. Each version of the quiz has a set of ten questions, the answers to which are also contained within the wordsearch. There are four versions : One has just the questions. One has the first letter of the answer. One has the number of letters in the answer. One has both the first letter and number of letters. This means that they are suitable for adaptive teaching, by providing degrees of scaffolding whilst keeping the content the same. There is also a ‘traditional’ version that just has the wordsearch with the words provided. They are suitable for use in class -both as a main activity and as an extension task- as well as for homework / independent study or a cover lesson activity or as a resource for ‘school at home (maybe even as staff challenge!) Thess wordsearch (& quizzes) features a range of places and terms: The places/terms covered are: Abyssinia Appeasement Blitz Boer War Cold War Conscription Depression deterrent Dominions Dreadnought Dunkirk Empire Entente Europe Falklands Gallipoli Gulf War Hong Kong Independence India Israel Jamaica Jutland Kenya Marne NATO Pakistan Security Somme Suez crisis
Chronology : British history
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Chronology : British history

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A resource to develop historical understanding and use of relevant skills A range of ten time-line based tasks on a variety of topics from British History (including WW2) Activities include: Sorting information into order to enter into a time chart; Using comprehension skills to complete a time chart ( categorising information in a completed time chart); completing table using basic calculations (including ‘missing’ data) Ideal for use as a cover lesson or a stand-alone homework- or as a resource for ‘school at home’. Topics covered: The Middle Ages; English Monarchs 1066-1509; English & Scottish monarchs 1485-1715; Battles of the Civil War & the Commonwealth; 16th/17th centuries: power, religion & knowledge; The British Isles c1730-c1830; The Growth of Middlesbrough; The global conflict 1939-1945; The British Empire; Migration to the British Isles
Anglo-Saxon kingdoms map
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Anglo-Saxon kingdoms map

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A map-based activity to help develop knowledge of Anglo-Saxon England. There is an information power point with a map showing the Heptarchy -the -seven main Anglo-Saxon kingdoms (reveals the names alphabetically). A separate pdf contains the activity which is to complete an outline version of the information map. This comes with both a more challenging version and a support version. This means that they are suitable for adaptive teaching, by providing degrees of scaffolding whilst keeping the content the same. The main version has the locations of the kingdoms marked out with the first letter of the kingdom for students to complete. A more challenging version has the kingdom’s outlines marked but is otherwise blank for the students to write in the names. There is also a version with the names on so that students can colour in the kingdoms and non-Anglo-Saxon areas. As there were other kingdoms (especially at different times) and borders moved over time there is scope for an additional challenge of creating an alternative map -one good example being Cornwall. (or to add one local to your school!) As well as a class-based activity this is suited for homework or printed out for ‘school at home’. This resource uses the ‘main’ Heptarchy of : East Anglia, Essex, Kent, Mercia, Northumbria, Sussex, Wessex
History and numeracy British history
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History and numeracy British history

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A resource which uses graphs, data and ‘problem solving’ activities etc to help develop historical knowledge and understanding through using mathematical challenges. There is a range of 12 topics including the transatlantic slave trade, Britain in 1851, The Great Powers before WW1. (See below for full list of contents.) Helps students develop their historical understanding and use of relevant skills, especially gathering information from sources that are not just written. Activities/numeracy skills covered: Using information to complete charts; as interpreting data from graphs or pie charts, extracting information from tables; basic accounts and shopping activities ,solving problems using multiplication, division etc as well as fractions/ratios, completing data tables by using calculations. These are used to help develop historical understanding such as relative the cost of living in the 19th century, profits from the slave trade or the composition of 17th century society. Topics covered: England in the Middle Ages; Martyrs in the English Reformation; James I & VI- problems with money; Emigrating to the American Colonies -getting supplies; England in c1688; Making money from the slave trade; Britain from c1750 to c1900;; Food, diet and prices in the 1840s; Britain in 1851; Britain in the 20th century; How well off were people in the 20th century?; Food prices in WW2; Ideal for use as a cover lesson or a stand-alone homework (or for resources for ‘school at home’) Plus a bonus activity -Roman Numerals (calculations using them)
Picture based matching and sorting activities: Ancient Sumer
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Picture based matching and sorting activities: Ancient Sumer

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A pair of tasks with a range of different levels of challenge designed to support knowledge and understanding of the chronology of Ancient Sumer c4,000 BC to c1,760BC. There is an information sheet with 8 events taken from the period -for each one there is a picture, date and descriptive phrase. As with the tasks they are set out to make them easy to cut out for use by pupils (could also be laminated or stuck onto card). This also allows for a further degree of differentiation by varying the number of events to be sorted or matched. In all there are seven sheets for each set of events -providing differentiation with a variety of levels of challenge whilst using the same events for all pupils. The different variants are: The information sheet ‘cards’ with date, picture and descriptive phrase, The picture and the date of the event, The picture and the description of the event, The date and description of the event, Just the description related of the event, Just the picture related to the event, Just the date of the event. There are two tasks -one of sorting the events into order and one matching events with their picture/description etc. The variety of sheets allows for a range of challenge through the amount of information provided (as well as the number of events provided to sort into order). For sorting the events into their chronological order These involve sorting using one of the following: The dates (also with a choice of picture and/or description), The description of the event, The picture related to the event. For matching cards to develop knowledge and understanding of these events there is a choice of levels of challenge: Matching just the pictures with either description or date (or both), Matching pictures and dates with their description, Matching pictures and description with their dates, Matching dates with description. The same ‘cards’ could also be used for playing ‘pairs’ (memory game) -again with a range of levels of challenge depending on which variant is used and how many pairs. These events/pictures are the same as those featured in the linked resources on this period in world history.
Picture based matching and sorting activities: Ancient Greece
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Picture based matching and sorting activities: Ancient Greece

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A pair of tasks with a range of different levels of challenge designed to support knowledge and understanding of the chronology of Ancient Greece (776BC to 140BC) There are two information sheets each with 8 events taken from the period -for each one there is a picture, date and descriptive phrase. As with the tasks they are set out to make them easy to cut out for use by pupils (could also be laminated or stuck onto card). This also allows for a further degree of differentiation by varying the number of events to be sorted or matched. In all there are seven sheets for each set of events -providing differentiation with a variety of levels of challenge whilst using the same events for all pupils. The different variants are: The information sheet ‘cards’ with date, picture and descriptive phrase, The picture and the date of the event, The picture and the description of the event, The date and description of the event, Just the description related of the event, Just the picture related to the event, Just the date of the event. There are two tasks -one of sorting the events into order and one matching events with their picture/description etc. The variety of sheets allows for a range of challenge through the amount of information provided (as well as the number of events provided to sort into order). For sorting the events into their chronological order These involve sorting using one of the following: The dates (also with a choice of picture and/or description), The description of the event, The picture related to the event. For matching cards to develop knowledge and understanding of these events there is a choice of levels of challenge: Matching just the pictures with either description or date (or both), Matching pictures and dates with their description, Matching pictures and description with their dates, Matching dates with description. The same ‘cards’ could also be used for playing ‘pairs’ (memory game) -again with a range of levels of challenge depending on which variant is used and how many pairs. These events/pictures are the same as those featured in the linked resources on this period in world history.
Picture based matching and sorting activities: Ancient Egypt
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Picture based matching and sorting activities: Ancient Egypt

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A pair of tasks with a range of different levels of challenge designed to support knowledge and understanding of the chronology of Ancient Egypt (c2,630 BC to 30 BC) There is an information sheet with 8 events taken from the period -for each one there is a picture, date and descriptive phrase. As with the tasks they are set out to make them easy to cut out for use by pupils (could also be laminated or stuck onto card). This also allows for a further degree of differentiation by varying the number of events to be sorted or matched. In all there are seven sheets for each set of events -providing differentiation with a variety of levels of challenge whilst using the same events for all pupils. The different variants are: The information sheet ‘cards’ with date, picture and descriptive phrase, The picture and the date of the event, The picture and the description of the event, The date and description of the event, Just the description related of the event, Just the picture related to the event, Just the date of the event. There are two tasks -one of sorting the events into order and one matching events with their picture/description etc. The variety of sheets allows for a range of challenge through the amount of information provided (as well as the number of events provided to sort into order). For sorting the events into their chronological order These involve sorting using one of the following: The dates (also with a choice of picture and/or description), The description of the event, The picture related to the event. For matching cards to develop knowledge and understanding of these events there is a choice of levels of challenge: Matching just the pictures with either description or date (or both), Matching pictures and dates with their description, Matching pictures and description with their dates, Matching dates with description. The same ‘cards’ could also be used for playing ‘pairs’ (memory game) -again with a range of levels of challenge depending on which variant is used and how many pairs. These events/pictures are the same as those featured in the linked resources on this period in world history.
Picture based matching and sorting activities: Anglo-Saxons and Vikings
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Picture based matching and sorting activities: Anglo-Saxons and Vikings

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A pair of tasks with a range of different levels of challenge designed to support knowledge and understanding of the chronology of Anglo-Saxons and Vikings (449-1066) There are two information sheets each with 8 events taken from the period -for each one there is a picture, date and descriptive phrase. As with the tasks they are set out to make them easy to cut out for use by pupils (could also be laminated or stuck onto card). This also allows for a further degree of differentiation by varying the number of events to be sorted or matched. In all there are seven sheets for each set of events -providing differentiation with a variety of levels of challenge whilst using the same events for all pupils. The different variants are: The information sheet ‘cards’ with date, picture and descriptive phrase, The picture and the date of the event, The picture and the description of the event, The date and description of the event, Just the description related of the event, Just the picture related to the event, Just the date of the event. There are two tasks -one of sorting the events into order and one matching events with their picture/description etc. The variety of sheets allows for a range of challenge through the amount of information provided (as well as the number of events provided to sort into order). For sorting the events into their chronological order These involve sorting using one of the following: The dates (also with a choice of picture and/or description), The description of the event, The picture related to the event. For matching cards to develop knowledge and understanding of these events there is a choice of levels of challenge: Matching just the pictures with either description or date (or both), Matching pictures and dates with their description, Matching pictures and description with their dates, Matching dates with description. The same ‘cards’ could also be used for playing ‘pairs’ (memory game) -again with a range of levels of challenge depending on which variant is used and how many pairs. These events/pictures are the same as those featured in the linked resources on this period in British history.
Crosswords for History
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Crosswords for History

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There 20 crosswords on a range of topics (see below) Each crossword has 20 questions which when answered will complete the grid. There is also a version that has the first letter of each answer as support. The answers are in a separate document so that the student’s version can be installed on a shared area. An ideal resource for a cover lesson or a homework task (or as resources for ‘school at home’). The topics covered are: History and evidence, Women, Leaders, Inventors and scientists, Battles, The Romans, Invasions: Anglo-Saxons and Vikings, 1066, Medieval, Sixteenth century, Seventeenth century, Empire and Slavery, Industrial Revolution, The Great War, WW2, Cold War, The USA, Native American Indians, Russia/USSR, France, Germany
Picture based matching and sorting activities: Roman Britain
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Picture based matching and sorting activities: Roman Britain

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A pair of tasks with a range of different levels of challenge designed to support knowledge and understanding of the chronology of Roman Britain from 43 AD to 410 AD There are two information sheets each with 8 events taken from the period -for each one there is a picture, date and descriptive phrase. As with the tasks they are set out to make them easy to cut out for use by pupils (could also be laminated or stuck onto card). This also allows for a further degree of differentiation by varying the number of events to be sorted or matched. In all there are seven sheets for each set of events -providing differentiation with a variety of levels of challenge whilst using the same events for all pupils. The different variants are: The information sheet ‘cards’ with date, picture and descriptive phrase, The picture and the date of the event, The picture and the description of the event, The date and description of the event, Just the description related of the event, Just the picture related to the event, Just the date of the event. There are two tasks -one of sorting the events into order and one matching events with their picture/description etc. The variety of sheets allows for a range of challenge through the amount of information provided (as well as the number of events provided to sort into order). For sorting the events into their chronological order These involve sorting using one of the following: The dates (also with a choice of picture and/or description), The description of the event, The picture related to the event. For matching cards to develop knowledge and understanding of these events there is a choice of levels of challenge: Matching just the pictures with either description or date (or both), Matching pictures and dates with their description, Matching pictures and description with their dates, Matching dates with description. The same ‘cards’ could also be used for playing ‘pairs’ (memory game) -again with a range of levels of challenge depending on which variant is used and how many pairs. These events/pictures are the same as those featured in the linked resources on this period in British history.
Welsh people and events -free sample
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Welsh people and events -free sample

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Two examples from our selection of information on a range of 40 people or events associated with Wales. There is a power point presentation with some information on each person/event. Please note these are taken from resources which have been provided as part of our Daily Tutor Time © subscription from 2012 to 2017.
Crosswords for History (example)
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Crosswords for History (example)

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An example of an ideal resource for a cover lesson or a homework task; each crossword has 20 clues which will complete the grid. The full resource has 21 crosswords on a range of topics including: Battles, women and Germany. It comes with a free version that has the first letter of each answer as support.
History and numeracy example
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History and numeracy example

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An example of the full resource which uses graphs, data and ‘shopping’ activities to help develop both historical and mathematical knowledge and understanding. The full resource has a range of 20 topics including the transatlantic slave trade, Britain in 1851, The Great Powers before WW1. (Full list included in free sample) Ideal for use as a cover lesson or a stand-alone homework. (Answers provided) Helps students develop their historical understanding and use of relevant skills. Activities include: Using information to complete charts; Extracting information from tables; basic accounts and shopping activities; completing data tables by using calculations.