With 25 years teaching experience, I know how valuable high-quality resources can be in bringing lessons to life. That’s why I’ve created a collection of engaging, ready-to-use materials designed to save teachers time while ensuring students stay inspired and excited about learning. From differentiated worksheets to visually engaging resources, my materials are crafted with both teachers and students in mind—making history accessible, enjoyable, and easy to teach.
With 25 years teaching experience, I know how valuable high-quality resources can be in bringing lessons to life. That’s why I’ve created a collection of engaging, ready-to-use materials designed to save teachers time while ensuring students stay inspired and excited about learning. From differentiated worksheets to visually engaging resources, my materials are crafted with both teachers and students in mind—making history accessible, enjoyable, and easy to teach.
A three act playscript pitched at Y7+ children. It covers the battle through the memories of the character Thomas, a soldier who fought in the battle.
There are eight speaking parts.
Could be used as an introduction to the Battle of Towton, a stand-alone dramatic piece, as a cross-curricular or enrichment activity, or as a stimulus for further creative writing.
The imagined story of Uloku, an Edo boy living in a village outside Benin City.
Includes resources linked to the story, which can be used as part of a lesson focusing upon comparative experiences of childhood:
Living graph to map his day as a line graph (the y-axis could be emotions, dangers etc…). An extension would be adding a second line for a modern child.
Storyboard to turn the story into a visual format.
Interactive hangman to test recognition of key features of life in a Benin village.
Essay planner to help answer the question “How hard was life for an Edo child in the Kingdom of Benin?” in a discursive style.
Playscript to retell the story in an active way. Includes speaking and non-speaking roles.
Bundle of classroom ready resources to teach the topic of the Kingdom of Benin.
Key terms
Overview of the Kingdom of Benin
Benin City
The Oba
Diet
Village Life
Information sheets/wordmats
Worksheets
Activity suggestions
Interactive games
Answer sheets provided.
Visualisation of the battle, useful for reference in lessons, or as a base for discussion, comprehension Q&A.
Stage-by-stage creative writing from the point of view of a soldier fighting during the Battle of Towton.
Visual stimulus
Key words
Sentence starters
Sensory planning sheet
Success criteria
Peer feedback sentence starters
Blockbusters revision game
Divide the class in two - green team and yellow team. The aim of each team is to build a chain of hexagons from one “base” to the other (top to bottom, or side to side).
Each letter represents a key word or phrase associated with the Battle of Towton. Give the correct answer to collect the hexagon.
Takes approx. 20mins to play.
Playscript
A three act playscript pitched at Y7+ children. It covers the battle through the memories of the character Thomas, a soldier who fought in the battle.
There are eight speaking parts.
Could be used as an introduction to the Battle of Towton, a stand-alone dramatic piece, as a cross-curricular or enrichment activity, or as a stimulus for further creative writing.
Three page script focused on the 1587 raid on Cadiz by Francis Drake.
Seven speaking roles.
Suitable for a range of readers, including EAL pupils. The footnotes double as a glossary for unfamiliar words.
There are two maps - one contemporary, one modern - to aid visualisation.
A monologue written with KS3/KS4 students in mind, reflecting the political tensions and mistrust during the tenure of Robert Walpole from the perspective of a Tory MP.
High camp, high draaama! #maxriz
A fun five act playscript pitched at Y9+ children. It covers the issues faced by James I:
Relationship with Parliament
Religious dissent and extremism
Foreign diplomacy
Could be used as an introduction to the James I (or Charles I), a stand-alone performance piece, as a cross-curricular or enrichment activity.
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Three pages of playscript.
Ten speaking roles, with options to divide up the reporter role. Stage directions included. Non-speaking roles could include sound effects, and suffering Anglo-Saxons or Norman soldiers.
Suitable for KS3 as part of work on how the Anglo-Saxons resisted Norman rule.
Fill-in-the-gaps introduction;
Three page, ten-part script;
Quiz (with answers);
True or false worksheet (with answers);
QR codes for two online revision games.
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A four minute TEDed video describing the progress of the human soul to the afterlife.
A labelling worksheet featuring key parts of the ceremony (answer sheet provided).
QR code to a Kahoot game to highlight key points on the journey to the afterlife (based on the text of the video).
Short playscript based on the ceremony: ten speaking roles, five short scenes.
