Tag Archives: History

KS3 History – Technology, War and Independence. 1901 to present day

Posted on January 10, 2021 by ofamily

One of our favourite KS3 resources has to be the Oxford University Press History series by Aaron Wilkes. We are still busy working through the second book in the series but my daughter loves reading these books in her own … Continue reading →

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Heroes, Incredible true stories of courageous animals

Posted on December 17, 2020 by ofamily

We love this book. I bought if for my son last year as a Christmas present and it has been one of those books that both my kids have kept coming back to over the year. And often while we … Continue reading →

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The six wives of Henry VIII comprehensions

Posted on November 11, 2020 by ofamily

We have been looking at the Tudor period in a lot more detail and although I found lots of information and activities on Henry and his children I did not find that much on his different wives. And the topic … Continue reading →

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Henry VIII Topic Pack

Posted on September 22, 2020 by ofamily

We recently went back and looked at Henry VIII, his wives and the King’s Great Matter again. We have covered Henry and his wives already just by going out to various places and reading our different History books but this … Continue reading →

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Starting Year 8 – History Ideas

Posted on August 3, 2020 by ofamily

History is probably my daughter’s favourite subject so we cover it in quite a lot of detail and we do end up watching lots of documentaries and reading lots of extra books just because she is so fascinated by it. … Continue reading →

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