This mega lesson pack helps students explain how and why castles changed between 1066 and the present day.

Included:

• 1 x 23 slide PPT
• 2 x A4 printable fact sheets (colour & B&W) covering castle development over time.
• 3 x A4 printable individual worksheets and writing frames to help students explain the development of castles over time

A 23 slide fully resourced and teacher created PPT includes:

• Slide 1: Title slide
• Slide 2-3: General 8 question ‘just for fun’ quiz about castles with answers.
• Slide 4-6: Motte and bailey castle gap fill recap activity with answers and printable resource.
• Slide 7-8: Information, questions and discussion covering the motte and bailey castle.
• Slide 9-10: Information, questions and activity based on the development of the stone shell keep.
• Slide 11-12: Information and discussion about the stone square keep castle.
• Slide 13-15: Information, questions and activity about the concentric castle.
• Slide 16-17: Information and questions about manor house and modern day use of castles.
• Slide 18: Printable worksheet for students to track the development of castles over time.
• Slide 19-21: A series of structured written tasks for students to identify how castles changed and explain this change.
• Slide 22: Challenge questions
• Slide 23: More from RA Resources.

All images used in this resource are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. Any images where AI technology has been used are labelled in the notes section and are property of RA Resources. Other than AI images, all other lesson content is teacher created. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

This resource is for personal use only unless a school license is purchased and for copyright reasons any slides, worksheets, RA Resources maps or diagrams should not be copied/amended for commercial use.