I am passionate about learning that is tailored to children's interests and gives lots of opportunity for children to be creative and critical thinkers. I think it's important that learning materials cater to a variety of learning styles and are differentiated so that individual needs can be better met. These resources will not only engage your learners, but they'll save you time, so that you can focus on doing what you do best.
I am passionate about learning that is tailored to children's interests and gives lots of opportunity for children to be creative and critical thinkers. I think it's important that learning materials cater to a variety of learning styles and are differentiated so that individual needs can be better met. These resources will not only engage your learners, but they'll save you time, so that you can focus on doing what you do best.
This worksheet is a free sample of the worksheets included in the Achievements of Ancient Egypt lesson available here. There are three worksheets in the pack of varying difficulty. This free worksheet is the most challenging as it requires students to identify up to eight achievements and to write about three of them.
The easier worksheets ask students to list three achievements and write about two of them, and to list five achievements and write about three of them. The Achievements of Ancient Egypt lesson includes a PowerPoint™ presentation detailing nine achievements. There is also a vocabulary worksheet based on key vocabulary from the topic. You can get the lesson here.
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Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s painting of “Children’s Games” is one of the best primary sources I’ve come across that give us a little glimpse into the games children played in the past.
The painting “Children’s Games” depicted life in the Netherlands in the 1560s. There are over 250 children playing 83 different games.
With this activity, in pairs or small groups, children look at a corner of the painting and find the games on a list. They then identify if the game is still played nowadays, and they make guesses about how to play an unfamiliar game in the painting.
It’s a fabulous way to bring history alive, with such a relatable topic, and it gets children using a primary source to gather and analyse information from the past.
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If you’re after a printable reading passage about Florence Nightingale that will give your students information about her life, talents, and achievements, this text will be ideal. It comes with comprehension questions and there are two levels of difficulty.
The easier level is ideal for Year 1-3 and the harder level is suitable for Year 3-6.
The text is editable so you can adapt the text if you need to (text is editable, images and layout aren’t).
Answer keys are provided to make marking quick and easy.
I hope your students enjoy learning about Florence Nightingale.
This differentiated reading passage about Amelia Earhart will give your students an introduction to who this amazing woman was, what sparked her interest in flying, and some of her many achievements.
The easier level is ideal for years 1-3 and the harder level is suitable for years 3-6.
The text is editable so you can adapt the text if you need to (text is editable, images and layout aren’t).
Answer keys are provided to make marking quick and easy.
U.K. and U.S. versions available.
This one-page biography research organiser gives your students an interesting way to present their learning about Amelia Earhart.
There are two options, one with a space for students to draw a picture, and one with a portrait for students to colour. The widest lines come with the option of her Lockheed Vega 5B plane or an interesting fact. The narrower lines use cursive script.
The organiser comes with the option of three line sizes so you can choose the best one for your students.
Students will need to research online, in books, or use a reading passage to find the information.
The topics include key facts, achievements, important moment and influences, and an interesting fact.
U.S and U.K versions available.
You will receive a PDF.
If you’d like more Amelia Earhart activities, you may like this pack which includes the graphic organiser.
If you’re teaching about Ancient Rome, then this money pouch is an easy hands-on craft to go with your topic. There are five coins based on actual coins which can be put inside. Roman soldiers wore these pouches on their arms.
Visual step-by-step instructions are included.
What you’ll need for the craft:
♥︎ craft template
♥︎ glue stick
♥︎ string (about 35cm)
I hope your students have fun making their Roman money pouches.
If you’re looking for an interesting way for your learners to present their learning about the key facts and events leading up to and following the sinking of the Titanic, then you’ll like this two-page graphic organiser.
There are lots of options to meet your needs:
Use one or two pages.
Use the given prompts or edit the prompts to be relevant to what you’re covering.
Use the blank organiser so children can write about their own choice of topics.
Print the organiser or use the digital Google Slides™ version
Editable PowerPoint™ file (text is editable, images and layout aren’t)
I hope your learners enjoy using this graphic organiser.
You will receive a PDF file an editable PPTX file.
If you’re learning about Ancient Rome, then this template to make an ancient Roman chariot will be a great hands-on activity.
The craft uses an axle so the wheels actually turn, and the chariot can be pulled by hand.
There’s an option with a design drawn on the chariot and an option for students draw their own designs.
Visual step-by-step instructions are included.
What you’ll need for the craft:
chariot template with a design
blank chariot template for children to draw their own designs
a straw
a wooden skewer
tape
two wooden craft sticks
thick card for the wheels (cardboard from packing boxes work well)
I hope your students enjoy making their ancient Roman chariots.
If you’re learning about Ancient Rome, then this template to make a soldier’s belt will be a fun craft that children can actually wear.
Visual step-by-step instructions are included.
What you’ll need for the craft:
♥︎ craft template
♥︎ glue stick
♥︎ adhesive/reusable putty
I hope your students have fun making this ancient Roman belt craft!
This template to make an Ancient Roman laurel wreath is a fun, hands-on activity which students can wear. This will make a great addition to your Ancient Rome topic.
Visual step-by-step instructions, and colour and ink saver versions are included.
What you’ll need for the craft:
♥︎ craft template
♥︎ glue stick or tape
I hope your students have fun making and wearing their ancient Roman laurel wreaths.
Here’s a fun reading passage about Martin Luther King, Jr. which comes with comprehension questions and a craft to make a standing Martin Luther King, Jr. (approx. 20cm tall).
The informational text is editable (using Century Gothic, text is editable, images/layout aren’t) so you can adapt this to your student/s.
The craft comes in colour and ink saver so children can do their own colouring.
For an easy option, glue the craft onto wooden craft sticks instead of making a standing craft.
This activity pack is ideal for 5-8 year olds depending on reading ability. Simply adapt the text if your learners need easier words to read.
Hieroglyphics are so much fun to learn about. In this resource pack, there are three activities for students to write and read hieroglyphics.
Activity One (two options):
Write the hieroglyphics for the alphabet in English (excluding letters that have no equivalent, such as “C” and “E”) on their own paper or on the two options given.
Trace over the hieroglyphics.
Activity Two:
Find hieroglyphics in three lines from a primary source.
Find the cartouche and symbols inside it.
Identify where to start reading.
Identify a wheat symbol.
Activity Three:
Apply what they’ve learned by writing their name in hieroglyphics.
Decode hieroglyphics to find four inventions. This will be a fun challenge as they have to remember how to convert sounds back to English letters and work out which side they need to start reading from.
U.K. and U.S. versions included.
This 3D craft will give your students a fun way to apply their learning about Martin Luther King, Jr. as they colour, write, cut, and glue together the four parts to make a 3D display.
The four parts of the craft include:
a portrait to colour
key facts about Martin Luther King, Jr.
achievements
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Three line sizes are provided so you can choose what is best for your students.
There are suggested questions for the students to address, but I’ve included an editable version so you can use your own prompts that you’d like your students to focus on.
If you’re learning about Ancient Rome, then this template to make an ancient Roman legionnaire’s pack, or Marius’s mule, will be a great hands-on activity.
Students make a pack similar to the ones ancient Roman soldiers carried, with a bag for a tunic and sandals, a pan, jug, water bottle, and blanket.
Visual step-by-step instructions are included.
What you’ll need for the craft:
craft template
white glue and glue stick
tape
string
two wooden craft sticks
I hope your students have fun making this ancient Roman craft!
If you’re teaching about Ancient Rome, then it would great if your students could make a 3D model of the Colosseum, right? Then, you’ll love this template to build a miniature version of the largest ancient amphitheater in history.
Visual step-by-step instructions are included.
What you’ll need for the craft:
♥︎ craft template
♥︎ glue sticks
I hope your students have fun making their Colosseum models.
This timeline activity is a hands-on visual way for students to put the events of Ancient China in order, so that they can see how one of the great civilisations began and developed over time.
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This activity meets the following learning objectives:**
develop an understanding of when the first civilisations appeared (Ancient China)
develop an understanding of a historical period
develop an understanding of how the Ancient Chinese civilisation changed over time
sequence important events on a timeline*
There are two options to choose from:
Worksheet timeline cut and paste – either glue pictures under the dates (easier option), or write dates and glue pictures on (harder version). Comes with clues to help students.
Foldable timeline - glue events under the dates. Students use pictures and clue cards to help them order the events, which include dynasties, inventions, and important people.
I hope your children enjoy making their timelines.
This timeline activity is a hands-on visual way for students to put the events of Ancient Mesopotamia in order, so that they can see how the first ancient civilisation began, changed over time, and eventually ended.
This activity meets the following learning objectives:
develop an understanding of when the first civilizations appeared (Ancient Mesopotamia)
develop an understanding of a historical period
develop an understanding of how the Ancient Mesopotamian civilization changed over time
sequence important events on a timeline
There are two options:
a foldable option (color and ink saver) for students to glue on the events to match the dates
a worksheet option which has two versions: dates given or dates for students to write in order before adding the events.
The timeline comes with clues to help students put the events in order.
I hope your students enjoy making their timelines and find the activity helpful.
Colour and ink saver, U.K. and U.S. versions, answer key and visual instructions included.
If you’re doing a unit on the Titanic and you’d love a hands-on craft to make the Titanic, then you’ll love this differentiated craft.
The easier version has two pages with seven large pieces to colour and cut out. Visual step-by-step instructions are included, too, so this is great for younger students. This craft measures 40cm/15in.
The harder, scaled version has more intricate true-to-life details with three pieces to join together. This craft measures 58cm/22in and is ideal for Titanic enthusiasts and older students.
I hope your students have fun with this!
If you’d like this craft and even more, you may prefer this hands-on activity pack here.
This timeline activity is a hands-on visual way for students to put the events of Ancient Egypt in order, so that they can see how one of the great civilisations began, flourished, declined, and eventually ended.
This activity meets the following learning objectives:
develop an understanding of when the first civilisations appeared (Ancient Egypt)
develop an understanding of a historical period
develop an understanding of how the Ancient Egyptian civilisation changed over time
sequence important events on a timeline
There are two options to choose from:
Worksheet timeline cut and paste – either glue pictures under the dates (easier option), or write dates and glue pictures on (harder version). Students use the dynasties to help them put the kingdoms and intermediate periods in order.
Foldable timeline - glue events under the dates and primary source images. Students use pictures and clue cards to help them order the kingdoms, intermediate periods, key pharaohs and achievements.
U.K. and U.S. versions included.
I hope your children enjoy making their timelines.
You will receive 2 PDF files.
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Ancient Egypt Activities Pack
Ancient Egypt Hands-on Activities
Achievements of Ancient Egypt
This Tudor House timeline activity is a hands-on way for students to show the people and events of the Tudor reign, from the kings and queens, to the Spanish Armada and Sir Francis Drake’s travels around the world.
There are two options in the download, with more options within each.
1. Cut and paste worksheet
Option one – match the pictures and descriptions to the dates.
Option two – write the dates in order and match the pictures and descriptions.
Answer key is included
2. Foldable timeline
Children colour in the Tudor rose on each end of the timeline.
Option one – match the events to the dates and pictures.
Option two – write the events below the dates and pictures.
There are logic-style clues included to help students put the people and events in order.
I hope your children enjoy making their Tudor timelines.