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Topic LKS2 Settlements
You will need to collect…
Theme 1: Town Planners
We will provide…
A list of websites can be obtained by clicking on session 1 resource.
* Extra adults needed for this session.
DVD
of
film
The
Curse
of
the
Were
Rabbit
by
Aardman.
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Weblinks page
1.
Map of Great Britain.
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Differentiated production outline
Flip chart paper.
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1a. OS booklet Map Reading Made Easy Peasy
http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/education/pdf/Mapreadingm
adeeasy.pdf
OS Map symbols – print out in colour (& laminate for reuse, if possible)
from:
http://mapzone.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone/PagesHomeworkHelp/map
ability/mapsymbols/
A4 paper and coloured pencils for sketching.
Examples of sketch maps,
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2.
http://mapzone.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone/PagesHomeworkHelp/map
ability/startingmapping/, Definition of scale in Map Reading Made Easy
Peasy and online homework help Understanding Scale http://mapzone.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone/PagesHomeworkHelp/map
ability/mapsymbols/
Green backing paper on display board.
Children’s sketches of village hot spots from S1a.
A3 paper.
Coloured pens.
Models of church and houses to support LA.
Maps Symbols Quiz:
http://mapzone.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone/PagesHomeworkHelp/mapt
ivity/mapsymbols/
Local village maps, e.g. see Chipping Village map
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‘Spot the Difference’ table
3.
http://www.chippingvillage.co.uk/village/villagemap.htm and online map
resources, e.g. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps, www.OrdnanceSurvey.co.uk.
Google Earth www.google.co.uk/earth/
Children’s A3 maps from S2.
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Picture of a compass
4.
7 pieces of folded paper with a letter on each spelling out word
‘PANTHER’.
A compass.
Ruler
String
Toy van – the Anti-Pesto one if you can borrow one!
Acetate and whiteboard pens
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Photos of allotments
4a. Photos of giant veg.:
http://www.recordholders.org/en/records/vegetables.html
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Blank planning grid for allotment
DVD of film The Curse of the Were Rabbit by Aardman.
Examples of allotment plans, e.g.
http://www.allotment.org.uk/articles/planning_articles/Planning_for_200
5_Part_2.php and http://www.kidsgardening.com/edible.landscape.html.
Large pieces of squared paper.
Map Reading Made Easy Peasy.
Coloured pens.
Large pieces of squared paper.
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A list of characters & requirements
5.
Colouring pens.
Picture of a Were Rabbit.
OS map (scale 1: 25 000) of local villages and surrounding area.
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6.
Photocopies of section of map.
Acetates for Easy grp.
Whiteboard pens.
Notepaper and pens.
Window by Jeannie Barker ISBN- 0-09-918211-4. Ideally this needs to be 
Find the differences sheet
7
the big book version.
8
A jumper or shirt for hot-seat child to get into role as the boy from the
book.
Multiple photocopies of pages from the book for chn to choose from.
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What I see through my window sheet
9
2/3 photographs of the same local area but taken at different points in
time e.g. the village centre, a view across the area.
Digi-blues.
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Examples of 3 views and how they
have changed
A blank window frame to put the
photos in
Newspaper front page sheet
Information sheet on green belt
areas and flood plains
Speech bubbles sheet
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9a
A local resident guest that is willing to talk about and answer questions
about their life in the local area.
If possible a photograph of the guest as a child, young adult and now.
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10
Information on Jeannie Baker – www.jeanniebaker.com
The ICT suite for the Hard group.
Large sheets of sugar paper or card for the posters.
Photocopies of some of the pictures from the book.
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Enlarged set of the photographs of the local area to give each group.
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12
Cardboard/hardboard for chn to base their collage on.
A selection of materials - wool, string, feathers, greenery, moss, felt,
fake fur, sawdust, sand etc. for chn to use in their collage.*
PVA glue – & maybe a glue gun (adult-supervised)
Scissors
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12a
Display materials to display finished collages.
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Topic Settlements LKS2
You will need to collect…
A blank view sheet
Theme 2 Saxon Settlers
We will provide…
A list of websites can be obtained by clicking on session 1 resource.
Class timeline from beginning of Ad onwards. Group access to the
1
Internet. Maps of local area (9+ copies for groups).
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Name Place word cards
Web list
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Blank Invaders Map
Completed Invaders map
Web list
Sheet showing different Saxon
people
Prompt sheet for teacher on needs
of a community
Web list
Saxon settlements Map with 3
possible sites
Blank map for chn to create own
settlement
Web list
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/english/ins/epncurrent/keytoepn.html or
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~aezins//kepn.php
2
Local map of area to project on w/b. Atlases/ globes.
3
Class access to Internet.
http://www.pastexplorers.org.uk/village/
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3a
3 jars labelled Site A, B and C. Class access to the Internet. Individual
access to the Internet. http://gallery.nen.gov.uk/image63549-.html
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4
Class access to the Internet. Different sorts of maps for chn to get
ideas. Access to Mapping or DTP program for pairs of chn.
http://gallery.nen.gov.uk/image63549-segfl.html
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Web list
5
6
Access to Mapping or DTP program for pairs of chn
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Settlement Cards
Class access to the Internet. http://gallery.nen.gov.uk/image63549-segfl.html.
http://www.pastexplorers.org.uk/village
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Account of a Saxon settlement
Saxon Postcard Outline
6a
Class access to the Internet. Individual access to the Internet.
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Extracts about the history of the
West Stow site
Web list
7
7a
http://www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk/sebc/play/wstow-history.cfm
http://www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk/sebc/play/wstow-buildings.cfm
http://gallery.nen.gov.uk/image73328-.html
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Class access to the Internet. Individual access to the Internet.
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www.lore-and-saga.co.uk/html/viking_and_saxon_buildings.html.
Examples of potential Saxon building materials: wood, mud, straw, water,
sand, clay, tiles etc. Class access to the Internet. Individual access to
the Internet.
http://gallery.e2bn.org/gallery334-.html
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8
Class access to the Internet.
8a
Materials to test different ways of making a Saxon roof: card, straw,
balsa wood, glue, string, plastic container, watering can, stopwatch.
9
9a
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/revision_bites/materials1.shtml.
Materials for chn to build own Saxon house: boxes, lollipop sticks, balsa
wood, glue, straw etc.
Class access to the Internet. A large board for the Saxon village to be
‘built’ on plus paints and materials for making trees and river etc.
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Images of tools and building methods
used by the Saxons with explanations
As above but just the images
Web list
Sheet to record Saxon building
materials, how plentiful they are,
what they could be used for etc
Web list
Sheet to record objects and
materials found that satisfy a
particular property
Full instructions’, list of materials
and teaching points to set up fair
test as to which is the best way to
add straw to a roof to keep out the
wind and rain
Sheet to record results of fair test
Ideas/ check list of ideas about
building a model Saxon house
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http://www.outofoblivion.org.uk/story_anglo.asp
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Class access to the Internet.
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10a
Individual access to the Internet.
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11
12
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Sheet to record notes about the
discoveries at Sutton Hoo
Web list
Sheet to record about the artefacts
at Sutton Hoo an who may have
owned them
Web list
Web list
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Riddle planning sheet
http://www.britishmuseum.org.
http://www.britishmuseum.org/docs/Sutton%20Hoo.doc
Class access to the Internet. Individual access to the Internet. Paper,
pencils crayons for drawing, scissors.
http://www.britishmuseum.org
Class access to the Internet. A selection of personal belongings of yours
or someone else’s that can be handled by the chn in order for them to
guess the type of person they may belong to.
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/english/beowulf/riddle.htm
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/riddle/
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Topic LKS2 Settlements
You will need to collect…
Theme 3: Viking Invaders
We will provide…
A list of websites can be obtained by clicking on session 1 resource.
* Extra adults needed for this session.
Viking reference books, e.g. DK Eyewitness Vikings, by Susan M.
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Weblinks
1
Margeson, published by Dorling Kindersley, ISBN 0 7513 4739 6
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A world map outline
Examples of timelines, e.g. http://www.jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk/the
Viking postcard
vikings/95-/
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Viking passport
and/or http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/vikings/timeline.shtml
Globe and atlas
Physical world map and map of Scandinavia
Travel brochures for Sweden, Denmark and Norway
Tourist information websites for Scandinavia, e.g.
http://www.norway.org.uk/
1a
2
3
4
4a
5
5a
6
6a
7
BBC Viking timeline http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/vikings/timeline.shtml
Page from Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Peterborough.Chronicle.firstpage.jpg
Map of Great Britain
World map
Place names website http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/living.htm
Places names and maps from North East England
http://www.northeastengland.talktalk.net/Place%20NameMaps.htm
Map of Yorkshire
Air dry clay tablet with rune marks pressed into it (see
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/vikings/activities/ws_rune.shtml)
Atlas
World map
Viking reference books
Viking Explorer Game
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/vikings/teachers/worksheet.shtml
Page from Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Peterborough.Chronicle.firstpage.jpg
A4 paper aged by dipping in tea
Materials to create a class big book, e.g. A3 card, glue, scissors, etc
Rune stone worksheet:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/vikings/activities/ws_rune.shtml
Air dry clay – enough for each child to have small piece
Clay modelling tools
Roskilde Longboat website
http://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/index.php?id=1404&L=1
and photos of reconstructions
http://www.stigombord.dk/index_uk.html and
http://www.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&xhr=t&q=reconstructions+of+viking
+longboats+pictures&cp=43&wrapid=tljp1295272938530212&um=1&ie=UT
F8&source=univ&ei=FUw0TcrDJMmFhQfI2sGVCw&sa=X&oi=image_result_
group&ct=title&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CDIQsAQwAA&biw=1020&bih=583
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6900902.stm#story
Sketchbooks
Pencils and coloured pens
A3 card
Poster paints and brushes
Props for creating drama, e.g. rope, sheet for sail, broomstick with figurehead attached, weapons and shields made of card, baskets, Viking style
clothes, etc
Extract of Saga of Erik the Red:
http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/voyage/subset/iceland/sagas.html
Paper for writing mini-sagas
Coloured pens to decorate finished sagas
Viking clothes
Picture of Olaf’s (Anlaf) coin:
http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/cm/
b/base_silver_penny_of_olaf.aspx
Design a Viking Coin worksheet:
www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/docs/dvkgcoin.doc
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Viking place names worksheet
Outline of Great Britain
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World map from S1 enlarged to A3
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Extracts from Viking Sagas
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Extracts from King Harald’s Saga
from S3 resource
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Picture of a Viking longboat
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Runic message from Eric the Red
Guidance notes for creating
figureheads
Drama
activity
guidance
notes
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Saga Planners
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Saga Extracts
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Treaty between King Alfred and
Guthrun
Map of Great Britain (see S1a
resources)
Details of Viking hoards
Time Tunnel article: http://www.vikingjorvik.com/
Secrets Beneath Your Feet:
http://www.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/secrets/anglescan.htm
Materials for collage:
6 sheets A3 sugar paper or card
Scissors
PVA glue
Poster paints and brushes
Play sand for adding texture to paint
Coloured crayons and pens
Silver foil to create Viking coins (see
http://www.ehow.co.uk/list_6012176_viking-crafts-children.html and
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/arts/embossing_main.htm)
Air dry clay
Date labels created on computer
Examples of artefacts:
http://www.jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk/about-jorvik/12-/
http://www.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/piclib/photos.php
http://www.iadb.co.uk/artefacts/start.htm
http://www.iadb.co.uk/secrets/vikincft.htm
http://www.jorvik-vikingcentre.co.uk/Editor/assets/resources/preservation.pdf
http://www.jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk/gallery/
A plastic tray
Play sand and fine grit
Trowel
Pastry brush
Sheet of plastic
Artefacts
Meet the Team: http://www.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/about/staff.htm
http://www.iadb.co.uk/artefacts/start.htm.
White lab coat and goggles
Tools used by conservator: microscope, brushes, scalpels, dental drill
Article ‘The Preservation of Finds’: http://www.jorvik-vikingcentre.co.uk/Editor/assets/resources/preservation.pdf
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10
11
8
9
9a
12
12a
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Guidance notes for creating a
vertical wall frieze
Create an Archaeological Dig
guidance notes
Artefacts scrap page
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Excavator’s report
Conservator’s Job Description
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A set of Conservation Cards
Conservation Record Table
Viking clothes
Wood working tools or pictures of woodworking tools
Willow to practise weaving to recreate impression of wattlework
Details of Viking houses: http://www.jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk/thevikings/34-/ and http://www.jorvik-vikingcentre.co.uk/Editor/assets/resources/houses.pdf
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Viking tools
Pictures of Viking houses
Viking House information sheet
layout
Detail of craft evidence: http://www.jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk/gallery/
and downloadable articles: http://www.jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk/thevikings/37-/
DK Eyewitness Vikings
A3 card for Easy grp
Pencils
Poster paints and brushes
Picture of Viking family:
http://www.jorvik-vikingcentre.co.uk/Editor/assets/resources/viking%20family.pdf
Viking reference books
A3 paper
Day in the Life of a Viking:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/vikings/activities/we_dayinthelife.shtml
Jorvik tour map: http://www.jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk/interactive-map/
Viking dressing up clothes
Props for creating Viking scenes
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Artefact Enquiry Sheet
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Living Like a Viking research cards
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Camera
Recipes for Viking food: http://www.learninghaven.com/articles/vikingrecipes.html
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Topic LKS2 Settlements
You will need to collect…
Theme 4: Norman Conquerors.
We will provide…
A list of websites can be obtained by clicking on session 1 resource.
* Extra adults needed for this session.
Props
for
dressing
up
in
role-play
as
a
museum
guide,
i.e.
jacket,
hat,
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Weblinks page
1.
badge, wig etc.
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Sheet of ‘Museum Guide In
Animated Tale of the Bayeux Tapestry, see
Training’ badges
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDaBNNyM8o
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Cloze Research speech
A blank timeline to mark on the Norman period.
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‘Museum Guide’s Clipboard’
resource
1a.
Pictures of panels of the tapestry downloaded from the website:
www.bayeuxtapestry.org.uk/ to give to each table/group.
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Image bank of detail features
from the Tapestry
2.
Images of the 10 key panels, printed from the website & laminated, if
possible www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/bayeux.htm
Washing line & pegs
Information books for the chn to use as research.
Mounted cardboard for the chn to write their commentaries on for
display.
BBC website – how reliable is the tapestry as an historical source?
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Teacher’s Potted Guide to the
Bayeux Tapestry
Images of the 10 key panels and
their titles.
An ‘up-close’ picture of the tapestry either on the IWB or printed for the
chn to see the detail:
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic-art/56821/100142/Detailfrom-the-Bayeux-Tapestry-11th-century
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayeux_Tapestry
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Different examples of machine and hand embroidered items.
Embroidery threads & needles.
Needle-threaders (and extra adults, if possible!)
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3.
4.
4a.
5.
5a.
6.
6a.
7.
Computer and internet access
Arrange for the pretend letter requesting chn to make a final panel of
the Bayeux tapestry to be delivered by someone in the school at the right
time!
Paper for drawing designs on – this would be great on A3 cream or white
paper, even watercolour paper or use of sketchpads.
Provide new felt-tip pens (always more inspiring to use than ones running
out!), coloured pencils or paints. Plenty of black pens for outlining needed.
Panels of plain canvas for the chn to copy their designs onto.
Examples of appliqué designs
Fabric paints
Permanent marker pens – black
Tapestry wool in oranges, browns, blacks etc.
Large eye needles *
Fabric paints
Permanent marker pens – black
Tapestry wool in oranges, browns, blacks etc.
Large eye needles
A selection of beads, sequins, buttons etc. for chn to embellish their work
with. *
Role-play props for museum guides: hats, wigs, badges, jackets,
microphones, clipboards etc.
Background reading on Normans: http://www.normanconquest.co.uk/
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/bayeux.htm
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Cartoon frames (differentiated
into 2 levels)
‘A Tapestry In The Making’
information sheet to share
An evaluation sheet for the chn to
fill out
Simple blank outlines of shapes for
chn to practice sewing on
Outlines with some dashes to show
where the chn will need to sew
Pictures of Coronations through
the ages
Coronation Image Bank
Letter commissioning the missing
panel
A teacher information & guidance
sheet
None
None
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Map for annotating
1A research sheet – Mobile Castle
7a.
8.
8a.
9.
9a.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/normans/
Norman reference books including The Usborne Book of Castles, by
Lesley Sims, published by Usborne, ISBN 0 7460 6909 X.
Bayeux Tapestry panels, see Weblinks.
Map showing invasion sites: http://www.woodlandsjunior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/bt/map.htm
Coloured pens and pencils for sketching.
Details of areas of resistance:
http://www.btinternet.com/~mrfield/Conquest/resistance/resistance_wh
ere.htm
Map showing where William built castles:
http://www.btinternet.com/~mrfield/Conquest/resistance/castle_list.ht
m
Information on Dover Castle: http://www.castlexplorer.co.uk/maps.php
Blank timeline beginning with 1066 and ending with 1086.
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Set of Rebel Cards
A research card for Dover Castle
Command from William
Castle Research Teacher Notes
Norman style dressing up clothes.
Map of Berkhamsted, e.g. http://www.google.com/maps
http://www.berkhamsted-castle.org.uk/
Picture of early Norman castle,
http://www.essentially-england.com/norman-castles.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normans
Details of Berkhamsted Castle: http://www.englishheritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.12219
Information on Motte and Bailey Castles, see Weblinks for suggestions.
Access to word processing package.
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Letter from Robert of Mortain to
his carpenter
Information leaflet frame for
Bekhamsted Castle
Motte and Bailey Castle diagrams –
one blank, one labelled
Small blocks of same thickness of soft wood and hard wood, e.g. pine and
oak.
Metal screws, safety goggles, protective gloves
Metal ballbearings of different sizes
Large cardboard box
Rulers
Magnifying glass
Two bricks
Strips of same dimensions of soft and hard wood
Masses in gs and kgs
Stopwatch
Tongs
Bunsen burner
Bucket of water
Science books for recording observations
Information on stone keeps, see Weblinks for suggestions.
Information on the Tower of London:
http://hrp.org.uk/TowerOfLondon/
http://www.castles.me.uk/white-tower.htm
Excellent site with lots of historical information
http://www.camelotintl.com/tower_site/history/index.html
Good clear picture of Tower
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/53
Child friendly tour with Rascal Raven
http://www.toweroflondontour.com/kids/about.html
Norman style dressing up clothes.
Props, e.g. mason’s tools, guard’s helmet and sword.
A collection of local stones and samples of different types of stone:
igneous, sedimentary, volcanic and metamorphic.
Reference books on rocks, e.g. DK Eyewitness Guide Rock and Mineral by
Dr. R. F. Symes, published by Dorling Kindersley, ISBN: 978-0756607197,
(new version due out in May 2008, ISBN: 978-0756637774).
Magnifying glasses
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Guidance notes for investigations
into properties of wood
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A set of White Tower Viewpoint
Cards
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A set of guidance notes and record
sheets for investigations into
properties of stone
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10.
10a.
11.
12.
Article ‘Castle Building Material’,
http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castlesq.htm
Sticky labels and pens
Metal screws
Safety goggles
Running water
Examples of concentric castles, see Weblinks for suggestions.
Birds Eye View of Beaumaris: http://www.castles-ofbritain.com/castle19.htm
The Usborne Book of Castles, p28.
Examples of block linoleum printing and instructions:
http://www.kinderart.com/printmaking/lino.shtml
Sketching pencils and paper, paint or ink
Soft rubber brayers or small paint rollers or paint brushes.
An old cookie tray or piece of plexiglass to roll the ink out on.
Linoleum cutters.
Piece of linoleum. (You can purchase small pieces of linoleum for
printmaking from any art supply store. A special softoleum is available for
school use. This material is extra soft and very nice to work with).
Paper
A class visit to a concentric style castle if possible.
Photos of Caerphilly Castle: http://www.castlewales.com/caerphil.html
Background information on concentric castles, see Weblinks for
suggestions.
CADW leaflets:
http://www.cadw.wales.gov.uk/upload/resourcepool/beaumaris%20safetyl
eaflet1729.pdf
http://www.cadw.wales.gov.uk/upload/resourcepool/Harlech%20safety%2
0leaflet2988.pdf
Plan of Caerphilly Castle, see p29, The Usborne Book of Castles.
Aged paper (using tea bags).
P34-35, The Usborne Book of Castles.
Defensive features of castles: http://www.woodlandsjunior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/castles/defence.htm
Interactive castle plan: http://www.kidsonthenet.com/castle/view.html
Reference books
Flip chart paper and pens
Construction blocks, e.g. Lego.
Images of Norman lords dining:
http://expositions.bnf.fr/gastro/enimages/anglais/salle3/index.htm
Props for creating a Norman throne room, e.g. table covered in luxurious
fabric, golden cups and goblets, etc.
Norman style dressing up clothes including a crown.
Map showing where William built his castles:
http://www.btinternet.com/~mrfield/Conquest/resistance/castle_list.ht
m
In advance – or earlier in the block – print out, laminate, order & display
the large images of Norman castles. Add dates and labels where you can.
None
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Letter from Edythe to her son
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Castle Building Challenge
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Castle Images & labels to cut &
Paste
More complex castle labels to
order for a timeline
Clear, large images of Norman
Castles for display
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