A no-prep, 6-lesson history unit on A study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066. Written for Year 4 (ages 8-9). Pick it up at lunchtime, teach it that afternoon - every lesson has a full teacher script, projectable slides, a pupil worksheet, and an exit quiz.
Driving question: How did the Normans change England forever - in just twenty years?

What’s included

• 6 x Teacher lesson plans (Word, fully scripted)
• 6 x Pupil worksheets in 3 differentiated tiers (Support / Core / Stretch)
• 6 x Projectable slide decks (PowerPoint, ~22 slides each)
• 6 x Exit quizzes (single-page printable, with answer key)
• 1 x Knowledge Organiser (Word, 2-page A4 landscape)
• 1 x End-of-unit assessment with baseline + mark scheme
• 50+ original illustrations included throughout
• Curated kid-appropriate YouTube videos linked from each lesson’s slide deck

Curriculum links

• UK National Curriculum - KS2 History: A study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066 - the Norman Conquest and Norman England (1066-1154)
• Edward the Confessor’s death (5 January 1066) and the three rivals for the English crown
• Stamford Bridge (25 September) and Hastings (14 October 1066) - the year of three battles
• How the Normans changed England - castles, language, the Domesday Book, feudal life

What pupils will learn

• Pupils know that in 1066 there were THREE rivals for the English throne - Harold Godwinson, Harald Hardrada, William of Normandy
• Pupils know about Stamford Bridge (25 September 1066) - Harold’s victory over the Norwegians
• Pupils know about the Battle of Hastings (14 October 1066) - William defeats Harold
• Pupils know that William was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day 1066
• Pupils know about the BAYEUX TAPESTRY - the 68-metre embroidery telling the story of 1066
• Pupils know about MOTTE-AND-BAILEY CASTLES - over 500 built across England in twenty years
• Pupils know about the DOMESDAY BOOK (1086) - William’s great survey of England
• Pupils know about the FEUDAL SYSTEM - king, barons, knights, peasants

What pupils will be able to do