History

Find out more about the most pivotal conflicts in our history with activity sheets centred around this moving poetry collection.

Themes: Non-Fiction | Poetry| War | Conflict | History

Fun activities with the bold and colourful dinosaurs from The World of Dinosaur Roar.

Themes: Dinosaurs | Activities | Creativity

How to Train Your Dragon School is a new spin-off series from no.1 bestseller Cressida Cowell, starring Hiccup, Toothless and friends as they embark on their training at the Isle of Berk’s Training School for Vikings and Dragons. These books feature standalone, action-packed, comedic adventures with low word count and a high level of illustration, designed to be accessible to developing readers.

This pack, based on the content of book 1, Doom of the Darkwing, contains a variety of engaging activities suitable for classroom or library sessions. Children will imagine that they are Viking warriors attending the training school. They will complete crosscurricular challenges such as making their own Viking ship, designing their own dragon and creating a comic strip adventure story. The activities are designed for lower key stage two but can easily be adapted for younger or older students and differentiated to suit the needs of your class.

Themes: Dragons | Fantasy worlds | The Vikings | Heroes | Adventure Stories

Hilarious, hair-raising adventures starring Hiccup, Toothless and friends – with an accessible text and illustrations throughout, this spin-off series is perfect for developing readers.

When some top-secret documents go missing, agents Charles Fox and Gertrude Feathers are called in to help get them back. There’s just one problem, Charles can’t stop chasing Gertrude . . .
Foxes and feathers collide in this laugh-out-loud adventure from bestselling author Dermot O’Leary.

Perfect for KS2, these resources, written by educational experts, Teacher’s Pet, explore the history of WWII and the French resistance.

Themes: World War II | French Resistance | Code-breaking | Animals

Help kids uncover history’s most fascinating fakeries with History’s Most Epic Fibs! From Marco Polo to Marie Antoinette and colonial myth-busting featuring Cleopatra and Colombus, this hilarious illustrated non-fiction from CBBC’s Horrible Histories writer Athena Kugblenu is guaranteed to intrigue KS2 readers.

Download this fun PowerPoint to see if your class can spot the fibs from the facts.

Help kids uncover history’s most fascinating fakeries with History’s Most Epic Fibs! From Marco Polo to Marie Antoinette and colonial myth-busting featuring Cleopatra and Colombus, this hilarious illustrated non-fiction from CBBC’s Horrible Histories writer Athena Kugblenu is guaranteed to intrigue KS2 readers.

Themes: History | Critical Thinking

Fun activity sheets taken from Bletchley Park Puzzles and Brainteasers, an activity book for kids packed with over 80 puzzles and codes for kids to crack. As well as tackling mind-bending brainteasers kids will also discover more about the role of Bletchley Park and the rich history of codebreaking, dating back to the Greeks and Romans!

Themes: Brainteasers | History​ | Puzzles

Midnight Treasure is an irresistible new fantasy adventure set in a world of vampirs and werwolves, where two kids join the hunt for a mysterious treasure.

Themes: Adventure | Fantasy | Friendship | Power

The incredible true story of Holocaust survivor, Tova Friedman.

Inspire and educate your students with this extraordinary memoir of one girl’s fight for survival and eventual liberation of her and her parents. A sensitive retelling of the New York Times bestseller, The Daughter of Auschwitz, for children aged 12+; supported by curriculum-linked activity sheets.

This poster contains an extract and some discussion questions. Watch Tova’s video series here.

 Themes: Holocaust | WWII | Family | Identity

The incredible true story of Holocaust survivor, Tova Friedman.

Inspire and educate your students with this extraordinary memoir of one girl’s fight for survival and eventual liberation of her and her parents. A sensitive retelling of the New York Times bestseller, The Daughter of Auschwitz, for children aged 12+; supported by curriculum-linked activity sheets.

Watch the video series with Tova Friedman here. Includes an introduction, reading and Q&A.

 Themes: Holocaust | WWII | Family | Identity

Lately, Grandad has been forgetting things, but when his memories magically start coming to life, granddaughter Lily knows it’s the key to help him get better. Can she unlock his past, before it’s too late? An action-packed graphic novel about remembering who you are and finding the light at the end of the tunnel.

Download these activity sheets including diary writing exercise, memory jar activity and wordsearch.

Themes: Family | Identity | Dementia | Refugees