Presentation
About this learning resource
Format: PDF
Help pupils to decode symbols and badges at the Tower of London to build up an understanding of the Tower's history.
National Curriculum links
• Encouraging students to use the Tower of London as a primary source to weigh historical evidence.
Learning objectives
• Students will understand that evidence is used to interpret history.
• Understand the Tower's role as a place of historic and national importance.
Resource Information
Key Stage
- KS1 (age 5-7)
- KS2 (age 7-11)
Subjects
- History
Topic
- Castles
- Medieval
Type
- For the classroom
Palace
- Tower of London
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