The Stuarts

This teaching kit provides a wide range of resources for teaching this period of time as outlined in CSU2 of the Key Stage 2 element of the National Curriculum. The pack comprises a 32 page children's fictional storybook written from the point of view of Frances Townsend, a young girl who lived on a farm near Eyam at the time of the Great Plague. In addition to an appealing story-line, the book includes photographs of relevant artefacts, a map of the local area, background information describing how the plague started and a glossary of words and terms. A structured teaching programme of historical background information, step-by-step lesson plans, photocopiable activities, homework and assessment sheets plus record, pupil and curriculum development sheets are also included. The pack will is divided into specific lesson plan sections, including: the Monarchy, Gunpowder Plot, family life, the plague and the fire of London, scientific and cultural achievements, overseas trade, religion, civil war, Oliver Cromwell and death in the village, which focuses on using the storybook.