Slideshow about the Gods of Ancient Egypt: Osiris, Horus, Anubis, Ra, Isis and Hathor. Includes an activity sheet for children to write their own Egyptian God fact files.
Large font and dyslexia friendly. 9 slides.
What did the Ancient Egyptians do for us? A slideshow about the many inventions the Ancient Egyptians made, including: pyramids, hieroglyphs, papyrus, ploughing, ink, make-up, surgical instruments, clocks, irrigation, shadufs and the solar calendar. Includes an activity to check learning.
Large font and dyslexia-friendly. 11 slides.
Slideshow about Roman inventions and legacies, including aqueducts, concrete, newspapers, welfare, books/codex, Roman roads, the Julian calendar military and the battlefield surgery. Includes an activity to check children’s understanding.
Large font and dyslexia-friendly. 11 slides.
Slideshow about ancient Greece inventions and legacies, including democracy, philosophy, geometry, cartography, cranes, lighthouses, catapults, water clocks and many others.
Large font and dyslexia-friendly. 11 slides.
Slideshow with information about when Stonehenge was built, the materials used and how the stones were placed. Also theories about why Stonehenge was built. Activity ideas at the end.
Large font and dyslexia-friendly. 19 slides.
The Romans: The Story of Hadrian’s Wall.
Slideshow telling us why Hadrian’s Wall was built, how it was built and organised, the Picts, why it was abandoned and what is left today. Includes a timeline and follow-on children’s activity.
Large font and dyslexia-friendly. 11 slides.
Slideshow comparing Athenian and Spartan schools. Includes an adaptable school timetable activity for Athenian and Spartan schools.
Large font and dyslexia friendly. 11 slides.
Slideshow about the pyramids of Ancient Egypt.
What are the pyramids?
Why build pyramids?
How were pyramids built?
What was inside a pyramid?
Protecting the pyramid.
Large font and dyslexia-friendly.
Slideshow about Howard Carter, Lord Carnarvon and the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922. Includes a timeline activity.
Large font and dyslexia-friendly. 9 slides.
Information about mythical creatures from Ancient Greece, including Sirens, Minotaur, Hydra, Cerberus, Cyclops, Gorgons (Medusa), Pegasus, Chimera and Griffin. Includes a writing frame for ‘mythical creature’ fact files.
Large font and dyslexia-friendly. 13 slides.
Many people believe that there was a curse on Tutankhamun’s tomb. Anyone who opened the tomb would be a victim of this curse. Is there any truth in this belief? Includes an activity for the children to discuss the curse and whether it was a coincidence or not.
Large font and dyslexia friendly. 11 slides.
During the process of mummification, all of the major organs were removed and placed in canopic jars. Jars were used by ancient Egyptians to hold mummified remains.
Slideshow about what was in each jar. Includes an activity for the children to record their learning about canopic jars.
Large font and dyslexia-friendly. 7 slides.
Slideshow explaining the flooding, growing and harvesting seasons. Includes an activity for the children to design an ancient Egyptian farming calendar.
Large font and dyslexia friendly. 6 slides.
Slideshow about foods eaten by the Ancient Egyptians. Includes an A4 information sheet and a blank menu for the children to complete.
Large font and dyslexia friendly. 6 slides.