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Ancient Egypt Hieroglyphs / Hieroglyphics. Slideshow about hieroglyphs and the Rosetta Stone. Includes a table for children to make their own. Large font and dyslexia friendly. 7 slides.

Slideshow about Viking houses, including the layout, compartments, what was inside and the size. Includes a picture of a Viking home for the children to annotate. 9 slides. Large font and dyslexia-friendly.

Slideshow about why the Vikings needed more farm land, and the different farming seasons. Includes a true/false activity to check children’s understanding. Large font and dyslexia-friendly. 9 slides.

The story (legend) of Romulus and Remus and how Ancient Rome was formed. Includes an activity to order the story. Large font and dyslexia-friendly. 6 slides.

Anglo-Saxon England’s greatest Treasure was discovered in 1939. Sutton Hoo is an Anglo-Saxon ship burial from 620AD. This slideshow is about some of the treasure that was discovered, and includes a template for children to record their research. Large font and dyslexia-friendly. 11 slides.

Historical Investigation: Hopton Castle. Was this castle a real castle, house or hunting lodge? Look at the evidence and decide. Large font and dyslexia-friendly. 15 slides.

Slideshow about how towns, places and cities are named after the Celts, Romans, Anglo Saxons and Normans. Includes a matching activity for different place names. Large font and dyslexia-friendly. 17 slides.

Slideshow about theatres in Ancient Greece. Includes a picture of a Greek theatre to annotate. Large font and dyslexia-friendly. 9 slides.

The Greeks used some fearsome weapons, such as swords and giant crossbows armed with iron tipped arrows and huge catapults that hurled lumps of rock at enemy walls. Includes an activity to annotate a Greek soldier. Slideshow with large font and dyslexia friendly. 8 slides.

Slideshow showing some of the features of Greek homes. Includes a true/false activity to check understanding. Large font and dyslexia-friendly. 11 slides.

Slideshow about the Ancient Greek Olympics. Including running, pankration, wrestling, boxing, chariot racing, the pentathlon, discus and javelin. Includes a writing frame for children’s own research. Large font and dyslexia-friendly. 11 slides.

Slideshow explaining the types of government, including aristocracy, democracy, tyranny, oligarchy, timocracy, monarchy and democracy. Large font and dyslexia-friendly. Whole class and/or group activity. 6 slides.

Every town had a marketplace, where farmers, traders and craftsmen brought their goods to sell. It was called the agora. Includes an activity planning for an agora role-play. Dyslexia-friendly slideshow with large font. 8 slides.

Slideshow showing triglyphs, pediments and the three columns: ionic, doric and corinthian. Includes an activity in which the children design their own Ancient Greece-influenced building. Large text and dyslexia friendly. 8 slides.

Ancient Greece: Comparing the differences between growing up in Athens and Sparta, including an activity to match statements. Large font and dyslexia-friendly. 11 slides.

A slideshow showing a timeline from the Romans to Anglo Saxons to the Vikings. Includes a blank timeline activity. Large font and dyslexia-friendly. 5 slides.

Timeline of events leading up to the rebellion of Boudicca. Includes a timeline activity for the children. Large font and dyslexia-friendly. 11 slides.

Slideshow with information about the different types of Roman soldiers. Tribune, legate, Praefectus Castrorum, centurion, Primus Pilus, legionary, aquilifer, signifer, auxiliary, cornicen and cavalry soldier. Includes a writing template for children’s own research. Large font and dyslexia friendly. 6 slides.

Slideshow about the Roman Gods, including Mars, Venus, Cupid, Minerva, Mercury, Diana, Pluto, Jupiter and Juno. Includes a template for children to do their own Roman Gods research. Large font and dyslexia-friendly. 12 slides

A mock newspaper article from 1922 with news about Howard Carter’s discovery. The pack includes guided reading-type discussion questions, a word hunt/vocabulary building activity and some follow-on ideas for the curriculum. Large font and dyslexia-friendly. 11 slides.