For teachers
Teaching Guide
Downloadable workbooks, teacher notes, and image resources for A Short History of the Isle of Man. All materials are free for educational use.
Course overview
A seven-week course for Key Stage 2–3 (ages 9–14), covering a thousand years of Manx history. Each week includes two lessons with a student workbook and a companion website page. The course can run as two lessons per week over seven weeks, or be adapted to fit different timetables.
| Week | Title | Lessons | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Kingdom and the Hill | 1–2 | Ready |
| 2 | The Sea Kingdom and the New Lords | 3–4 | Coming soon |
| 3 | The Rebellion and Hango Hill | 5–6 | Coming soon |
| 4 | The Bishop and the Running Trade | 7–8 | Coming soon |
| 5 | Signed, Sealed and Ruined | 9–10 | Coming soon |
| 6 | Service and the Language | 11–12 | Coming soon |
| 7 | Recovery and a Thousand Years | 13–14 | Coming soon |
Teacher introduction
An overview of the course, its aims, and guidance on how to deliver the material in the classroom.
Note
Source extracts in the workbooks have been simplified for readability but never falsified. Where text has been adapted, this is noted. All sources are drawn from the Historically Manx archive.
Week 1: The Kingdom and the Hill
Lessons 1–2: Godred Crovan and the Battle of Sky Hill. Tynwald — a thousand-year-old parliament.
Workbook
Companion website
Images
All images are free for educational use. Click to download.
Weeks 2–7
Workbooks, teacher notes, and image resources for Weeks 2–7 will be added here as they are completed.