This engaging bundle combines our popular History Timeline Notebook with hands-on crafts, creative activities, and historical investigations to bring the Tudor era to life for Key Stage 2 learners. Perfect for exploring one of Britain's most dramatic and colourful periods in history.
Included Resources +
This pack includes nine activity sheets with accompanying lesson plans and a History Timeline Notebook bringing the Tudor period to life through hands-on history, craft, cooking, and cross-curricular investigation.
• History Timeline Notebook — interactive notebook to record and explore Tudor history
• Tudor Timeline — visual timeline of key events from 1485 to 1603
• Tudor Family Tree — explore the complex relationships of the Tudor dynasty
• Tudor Rose Painting — create the iconic Tudor emblem through art
• Tudor Thumb Pot — hands-on pottery activity exploring Tudor crafts
• Tudor Jumble Biscuits — historical cooking experience with authentic Tudor recipes
• Tudor Fashion — investigate clothing and social status in Tudor times
• Tudor Remedies — discover Tudor medicine and compare with modern healthcare
• Mary Rose Excavation — archaeological investigation linking to the famous Tudor warship
Key Details +
• Year Group: KS2 (ages 7–11)
• Key Stage: KS2
• Subject: History
• Resource Type: Activity Sheets + Lesson Plans + History Timeline Notebook
• Format: Instant PDF Download
• Number of Activities: 9
Curriculum Alignment +
Aligned to the KS2 History National Curriculum. Covers a study of British history beyond 1066 — the Tudor period 1485–1603, including the Tudor monarchs, the Tudor dynasty, and significant events and changes in Tudor Britain. Develops chronological understanding, historical enquiry, and knowledge of significant people, events, and changes. Cross-curricular links to Art & Design (Tudor Rose painting), DT (thumb pot, Tudor Jumble Biscuits), Science (Year 4 — Tudor Remedies and comparison with modern medicine), and English (historical investigation and research).
Teaching Tips +
Tudor Jumble Biscuits is a highlight activity for Tudor Day events — prepare ingredients in advance and use it as a shared cooking experience. Tudor Remedies generates excellent discussion about how medicine has changed — pair it with a visit to a local museum or a virtual tour of a Tudor apothecary. Mary Rose Excavation works well as a paired or small-group investigation, linking to the Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth for additional context. The History Timeline Notebook works best as a running record built up across the whole unit, with children adding to it after each activity.
