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Engage your Middle and Secondary History students in the fascinating world of Ancient Rome and it's professional Army! This NO PREP 6 page packet of worksheets investigates how the Roman army was set up, the roles and responsibilities of the soldiers and some excellent skills based activities. Included in this resource; - 2 pages of engaging reading text - 1 page of multiple choice comprehension questions - 1 page vocab match up task - 1 page Roman Solider armor labelling task/colouring page - 1

The Samurai is easily the most engaging element of the Feudal Japan unit, this bundle will give you so many options for increasing your Middle Years student's history skills - primary source analysis, comprehension and creative response options, key word puzzles. WEAPONS OF THE SAMURAI RESOURCE INCLUDES8 slide PPT 1 WORKSHEET 1 WORDSHEARCH YOUNG SAMURAI RESOURCE INCLUDES2 PAGE SOURCE ANALYSIS WORKSHEET THE WARRIOR CLASS RESOURCE INCLUDES2 PAGE INFORMATIVE TEXT informative text 1 PAGE DIAGRAM LA

Ancient history students will LOVE this task! This super engaging ANCIENT INDIA mapping task will have your Year 5 to Year 9 History students excited to show off their geography skills and has a bonus OVERLAY MAP option too! This resource includes; 2 page informative text 1 page comprehension crossword puzzle 1 page Map template 1 page instructions for mapping task - asking students to locate ancient settlements, modern cities and key geographical features. 1 page overlay base worksheet 1 pag

This Middle and Secondary Years Australian History activity is designed to help your students understand the significance of Indigenous Resistance Leaders. BENNELONG was abducted by Governor Philips and used as a translator between the Eora Nations people and the Colonizers. Despite losing parts of his freedoms, he worked to promote trade and reduce tensions between the two peoples. Bennelong resource includes: - Two page informative text - Source Analysis (Image, Primary) - Chronology task -

This comprehensive, super detailed worksheet pack (4 full pages!) is a great way to be able to give your students a detailed (but manageable!) overview of this significant event, with a STACK of primary source analysis built in as well as some bonus fun stuff at the end. The Gallipoli campaign is often considered the pinnacle of Australian World War 1 History. So it's such an obvious choice for the theme of any Humanities/History lesson for commemorating ANZAC Day. This lesson covers why Aus

Are your middle years students in need of some SPICESS activities to help their Geography understanding? This resource bundle is the perfect solution that will be a staple in your classroom for years to come! Features a GALLERY WALK to help students understand the SPICESS concepts in a visual context and understand what questions to ask, a set of TASK CARDS for each concept, and finally, a fun set of MATCH UP activities for the whole class and independent lessons. This product includes a bo

When investigating the impact of World War One on the Australian people, few events can demonstrate this better than the two referendums on Conscription in 1916 and 1917. Your middle or secondary History students will practice their reading, critical thinking and writing skills with a variety of primary sources, data and creative tasks. This resource includes 8 pages of worksheets, including reading comprehension, a TEEL paragraph task, creative/persuasive design task and a word search! A comp

A Bundle of our Terrestrial LAND Biomes Match up and our Aquatic MARINE Biomes Match up! GREAT VALUE, and a brilliant resource you'll use year after year after year! Biomes can be complex, but equally, such an interesting and engaging topic to teach! This match-up activity is a fabulous, versatile resource that will help your students make strong connections between the biome types, their definitions, and their key features. How to use these resources:This activity has each student provided wit

UPDATED!!! New Individual Worksheets included!! Print, distribute, and have students sort terms, definitions, and examples in their workbook! Great Substitute activity! This is such a fun activity for the first few lessons of your Geography class. It could be used to introduce the Geography concepts of Space, Place, Interconnection, Environment, Scale, and Sustainability OR as a refresher of these concepts. This activity has each student provided with a card at random, each card shows either

This Bundle is amazing value, and packed full of writing and vocabulary tasks to help your Middle or Secondary students consider the importance of Harmony Week and Multiculturalism during March! Includes a Crossword, Acrostic Poem, Colour-By-Number Vocabulary and a Creative writing task.COLOUR BY NUMBER Resource Includes:-Featuring a link to a Youtube video ( https://youtu.be/bBkqT5YYSlc) and then some thought provoking questions that will challenge students to consider the harmfulness of di

Gallipoli, the film, is a fantastic way to help your middle year students make deeper connections with life for Australian men during World War 1. The 1981 film directed by Peter Weir is available on a variety of platforms, and these worksheets will help your students enhance their analysis skills while increasing their knowledge of Australia's role in World War 1. Resource Includes;3 pages of comprehension and analysis questions from the film 1 page "Tic-Tac-Toe" activity, with 9 options for st

Introduction to Legal Studies, perfect for Middle Years Humanities and Civics and Citizenships students. This brilliant, engaging worksheet collection covers the purposes of laws, non-legal rules and introduces the courts as a dispute resolution process. Best of all, this is a NO PREP, ready-to-go resource - SAVING YOU TIME! You'll receive - 6 engaging ready-to-print worksheets - 2 pages of reading tasks - 1 detailed metalanguage glossary, with a simple explanation, - 1 double-sided Cloze ac

This collection of worksheets is the perfect for any Middle Years History class studying the Black Death/the Plauge during the 14th Century. The first task is a reading that can be done together as a class or individually. Students can then complete the True/False activity to demonstrate their understanding of the reading. The bulk of the lesson should be spent on the Tic-Tac-Toe Tasks. These are a series of nine options for students to choose from, making a straight line just like they wou

Life in the Trenches is an essential part of any World War 1 study in Middle or Secondary History classrooms. Investigating the perspective of soldiers during this time is a great way to extend your students vocabulary, analysis skills and understanding of cause and effect. PDF Resource Includes- Reading passages - Term and Definition Match up - Diagram labeling task - True and False task - Primary Source Analysis task - Vocab revision (Word Search and Word Snake) - ANSWER KEYS These workshee

This Bundle is PACKED with engaging, fun and high quality Ancient Egypt activities. Each resource is a stand alone activity, so they are great to leave for a sub, for students isolating or for group rotations. Resource #1 - The Gladiators This resource includes - 3 pages of reading, features primary and secondary sources! - 1 page of reading comprehension questions, including multiple choice and an answer key. - 1 page of a creative challenge, asking students to design a gladiator outfit based o

So, it turns out that not every student is totally into Samurai. Shocking, I know, but luckily Feudal Japan has some amazing cultural elements that will still help your students understand the perspectives of the Japanese people living under the Shoguns. This Bundle of resources offers amazing value and a variety of lessons to help you keep ALL of your students engaged across your Feudal Japan unit. TEA CEREMONY RESOURCE INCLUDESInformative text Comprehension worksheet Key Word Puzzle Answer K

Does your middle years History class love working in groups? This Ancient Egypt Primary source analysis task will have them engaged and learning from each other for the entire lesson! Each group will rotate around 4 primary sources, provided as A4 printable PDFs, and each time they will create an analysis question, a hypothesis to answer that question and list evidence they see in the source to justify their hypothesis. Then on the second rotation, each group will contribute one part of a TEEL p

Are you looking for an engaging, but easy, way to include Indigenous Perspectives into your curriculum? This Middle and Secondary Years Australian History activity is designed to help your students understand the significance of Indigenous Resistance Leaders. BENNELONG was abducted by Governor Philips and used as a translator between the Eora Nations people and the Colonizers. Despite losing parts of his freedoms, he worked to promote trade and reduce tensions between the two peoples. This reso

This two-page worksheet is designed to help students build a strong understanding of Japan in context as they study the Shogun period. Using the life of teenage samurai during this time period will help middle school students build strong connections with this content. The front page is an easy-to-read informative text about the life of young Samurai, both male and female. This activity includes 2 comprehension questions so that students can gain quick wins with this content. The second activi

This Bundle is PACKED with engaging, fun and high quality Ancient Egypt activities. Each resource is a stand alone activity, so they are great to leave for a sub, for students isolating or for group rotations. Resource #1 Primary Source Analysis RotationsDoes your middle years History class love working in groups? This Ancient Egypt Primary source analysis task will have them engaged and learning from each other for the entire lesson! Each group will rotate around 4 primary sources, provided as