Castles teaching pack

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Castles: KS1 and KS2 pack
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Teaching pack

Castles and knights are a winning combination in the imagination of most primary aged children, so this medieval-themed topic pack explores not only the castles but the people who lived there.

Comprising a range of activity ideas and resources for history, geography, science, DT and English, this pack will provide your class with fantastic insight into how people once lived.

What's included?

  • 29 teaching ideas and accompanying resources, including some for display
  • appropriate for KS1 or lower KS2
  • links to the curriculum.

What's inside?

History (pages 1-21)

  • Curriculum coverage
  • Teaching ideas bank
  • Resources
    • Castle comparisons
    • Motte and bailey word search quiz
    • Siege snakes and ladder
    • Attacking a castle
    • Castle defences glossary
    • Medieval fun and games
    • Becoming a knight
    • A fit punishment – medieval crime and punishment

Science and DT (pages 22-39)

  • Curriculum coverage
  • Teaching ideas bank
  • Resources
    • Building a Norman castle
    • Archery investigation
    • Designing a shield for a knight
    • Trebuchet investigation
    • Medieval recipes
    • Time to evaluate

Geography (pages 40-52)

  • Curriculum coverage
  • Teaching ideas bank
  • Resources
    • Castle locations
    • Castle visit
    • Where’s the best place to build a castle?
    • My medieval style map

Literacy (pages 53-64)

  • Teaching ideas bank
  • Resources
    • Medieval writing – missing punctuation
    • Applying for a job at the castle – CV
    • Let’s pretend – make believe
    • Family history
    • Writing a book of days
    • Write your own legend – castle setting

Display (pages 65-74)

  • Castle inhabitants – KS2 word mat
  • Castle inhabitants – KS1 word mat
  • Castles – KS1 word mat
  • Castles – KS2 word mat
  • Kings and Queens of England timeline
Castles: KS1 and KS2 pack
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05/01/2019

I also haven't used it yet but will for the summer term. It has good ideas and helpful teaching notes.

elizabeth crossingham

20/04/2018

I have not used it yet but will in the Summer Term possibly. There are lots of interesting ideas, thankyou very much...it will save me a lot of time!

23/03/2014

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05/01/2019

I also haven't used it yet but will for the summer term. It has good ideas and helpful teaching notes.

elizabeth crossingham

20/04/2018

I have not used it yet but will in the Summer Term possibly. There are lots of interesting ideas, thankyou very much...it will save me a lot of time!

23/03/2014

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