This teaching kit provides a wide range of resources for teaching Tudor history, as outlined in CSU2 of the Key Stage 2 element of the National Curriculum. The pack comprises: A 32-page children's storybook which is the story of the Spanish Armada as witnessed by a cabin boy aboard one of the English fleet, as well as photographs of relevant artefacts, background information for children on events leading up to the battle, a time-line and a detailed glossary of words and terms. A 192-page structured teaching programme of historical background information step-by-step lesson plans, photocopiable activities, homework and assessment sheets plus valuable record, pupil and curriculum development sheets. The pack will be divided in specific lesson plan sections, including: the monarchy, court life, rural and urban life, explorers and the empire, politics and war, religion, transport and communication, science and technology, children of the time and the Spanish Armada. A collection of posters features artefacts and artists' impressions of life during this period.

 

This book is part of a book series called Study Kits History .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 2. KS2 covers school years 4, 5 and 6, and ages 8-11 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks.

There are 192 pages in this book. This book was published 1994 by Scholastic .

Gillian Goddard is a primary education lecturer at Liverpool Hope University College. She runs a specialist module for B. Ed students on PSHE as well as delivering inset courses on PSHE. She also acts as a consultant to schools in the formation and delivery of PSHE. Jacqueline Barbera was a primary teacher for ten years befor becoming a senior lecturer at Liverpool Hope University College. Whilst a teacher she had special responsibility for English and PSHEand as a lecturer has specific responsibility for Primary English. She provides inset training in Literacy and PSHE. Kath Cox and Pat Hughes are senior lecturers in Education at Liverpool Hope University and are former primary school teachers.