Primary KS1 and KS2 History Bundle

Our Primary History Bundle pack includes one copy of each of the following topic packs (Click on the links below for full details of each pack):

The Great Fire of London (KS1)

• The cause of the Great Fire.
• Why the fire spread so fast.
• How people tried to escape.
• How they attempted to put the fire out.
• Samuel Pepys and his diary of the fire.
• How the fire was finally stopped.
• Who was blamed for the fire.
• The good and bad effects of the fire.

 Florence Nightingale (KS1)

• Reasons why Florence is so famous.
• What she did to improve hospitals.
• Her training and work before the Crimean War.
• The work she did during the Crimean War.
• The books she wrote on healthcare.
• The creation of the Nightingale School of Nursing.
• Nightingale Wards.
• The beginnings of the NHS.
• The medals and awards she was given.
• Her pet owl, Athena.
• The ward pet in Scutari hospital.

The Stone Age (KS2)

• The 3 periods of The Stone Age.
• A timeline showing the chronological order of the period.
• Life for a Stone Age ‘Hunter Gatherer’.
• Tools used in the early Stone Age.
• The development of tools during the 3 periods.
• How Neolithic people began farming and building.
• Changes in the landscape.
• The discovery of Skara Brae.
• Artefacts and archaeologists and what they tell us.
• Comparisons with life today.

The Roman Empire (KS2)

• The legend of Rome.
• The people of the Roman Empire.
• Important buildings of Ancient Rome.
• Roman leisure activities.
• Chariot Racing.
• Gladiators.
• Roman Villas.
• Roman Baths.
• Gods, Goddesses and Religion.
• Just how big the Roman Empire was and the modern countries it would have included?

The Roman Invasion (KS2)

• The Roman Army and how it was made up.
• Roman soldiers.
• Roman armour and weapons.
• The difference between Roman soldiers and Celtic warriors.
• The reasons why the Romans eventually took over Britain.
• England and her tribes.
• The reasons for Boudica’s rebellion.
• Why Boudica’s rebellion failed.
• What happened to Boudica.
• Why the Romans finally left Britain.

Life in Roman Britain (KS2)

• Why Britain became a good place to live.
• The design of new Roman towns.
• The introduction of running water, toilets and baths.
• Building of Roman roads and why they were important.
• Roman ruins, archaeologists, artefacts and what they tell us.
• Hadrian’s Wall, why it was built and who lived there.
• The legacy of the Romans in Britain.

Nelson Mandela (KS2)

• The life of Nelson Mandela.
• The reasons for problems in South Africa.
• The introduction of apartheid and how it affected people in South Africa.
• How other countries fought against apartheid.
• Why Mandela was imprisoned.
• What Mandela achieved for black people around the world.