This history article, ‘Sport in History’ features a timeline of important sporting events and achievements throughout history. It provides factual information and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness.
This Readers Theatre activity, ‘Biography: Harriet Tubman’ encourages students to understand similarities and differences within and among literary works from various genres and cultures. It also builds reading fluency. This activity includes a script for 5 readers.
This history timeline, ‘Admiral Nelson’ features important dates and factual background information about Admiral Horatio Nelson, one of the best naval commanders in British history. This is a great resource for broadening students’ historical and cultural knowledge about the United Kingdom and could be used as a prompt for further discussion or study of British …More
This history timeline, ‘Drake’s Journey’ features important dates and factual background information about the famous English explorer Sir Francis Drake and his journey around the world. This is a great resource for broadening students’ historical and cultural knowledge about the United Kingdom and could be used as a prompt for further discussion or study of …More
This history timeline, ‘Mary Seacole’ features important dates and factual background information about the Jamaican-born woman who gained recognition for helping to care for sick and injured British soldiers during the Crimean War. This is a great resource for broadening students’ historical and cultural knowledge about the United Kingdom and could be used as a …More
This history timeline, ‘The Eurotunnel’ features important dates and factual background information about the amazing engineering feat, a tunnel in the English Channel that links England with France. This is a great resource for broadening students’ historical and cultural knowledge about the United Kingdom and could be used as a prompt for further discussion or …More
This history timeline, ‘The Great Fire of London’ features important dates and factual background information about the disaster that struck parts of London in 1666. This is a great resource for broadening students’ historical and cultural knowledge about the United Kingdom and could be used as a prompt for further discussion or study of British …More
This history timeline, ‘The Gunpowder Plot’ features important dates and factual background information about the famous Englishman Guy Fawkes and his role in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. This is a great resource for broadening students’ historical and cultural knowledge about the United Kingdom and could be used as a prompt for further discussion or …More
This history timeline, ‘The Tower of London’ features important dates and factual background information about some of the prisoners who were imprisoned and even executed in the Tower of London. This is a great resource for broadening students’ historical and cultural knowledge about the United Kingdom and could be used as a prompt for further …More
This history article, ‘Animals in History’ features a timeline of famous animals in history. It provides factual information about these animals and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness.
This history article, ‘Indigenous Australia’ features a timeline of significant events in Indigenous Australian history. It provides factual information and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness.
This graphic organiser, ‘Right On Time’ provides students with the opportunity to record a sequence of events in chronological order.
This Readers Theatre activity, ‘Space Exploration’ encourages students to summarise and paraphrase information in texts. It also builds reading fluency. This activity includes a script for 5 readers.