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21 April 2026

A great classroom display and sorting activity that is perfect for introducing students to the some of the key events, legends and famous figures of the Middle Ages. There are 33 posters or task cards that include many of the key events including the War of the Rose, the rule of Charlemagne, the feats of Joan of Arc, the Viking raids and the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

The posters look great as a display in the classroom and the cards are a brilliant introduction to the Middle Ages. The displays and cards come both with dates and without dates, so the students can research the dates online before sorting the timeline. The cards look even better when laminated.

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33 Full Page Posters with dates for display
33 Full Page Posters without dates
33 Task Cards with dates for a sorting activity
33 Task Cards without dates for a research and sorting activity

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Middle Ages Mega Bundle of Activities | Year 5 or Year 6

This bundle contains eight reading comprehension activities about key events from the Middle Ages and influential people from the era; a timeline display or sorting activity; three biography writing units about Charlemagne, Joan of Arc and William the Conqueror; and an opinion writing unit discussing the most influential figure from the Middle Ages. 26 Lessons, or 26 hours of activities, with NO PREP needed! ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ Firstly, there are eight reading comprehension activities, or informational texts, about: * Charlemagne * William the Conqueror * King Richard I * Robin Hood * Genghis Khan * Joan of Arc * The Renaissance * The War of the Roses These activities require NO PREP and have a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity, a crossword and a wordsearch for those fast finishers. Answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of each document. Then, there are three biography writing units about Charlemagne, Joan of Arc and William the Conqueror. The units have been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each. Also, there is an opinion writing unit about who was the most influential figure from the Middle Ages: Charlemagne, Joan of Arc or William the Conqueror. This unit has again been split into three or four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each. Finally, there is a Middle Ages Timeline Activity and Display. It is perfect for introducing students to the some of the key events and people of the period. There are 36 posters or task cards that include many of the key events from the end of the Western Roman Empire until the first voyages to the Americas. �� For more great resources follow my store ⇉⇉ [CLICK HERE](/teaching-resources/shop/CreativePrimaryLit)

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