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Curriculum models for KS1 history
It seems a logical extension of the advice on long-term planning of the curriculum to offer you some models of…
Read MoreGCSE Modern World history: Using history of football to interest boys in Inter-war relations 1919-39
If you have ever found it difficult to motivate boys looking at the Inter-war years from 1919-39, why not try…
Read MoreMarking the anniversary of the Wall Street Crash
To mark the 80th anniversary of the Wall St. Crash in 1929, the Guardian produced a simple guide to the…
Read MoreWhat can we learn about medieval churches from the outside and inside?
This innovative lesson uses the gallery strategy in which pupils compare a range of fascinating colour images to discover what…
Read MorePrimary History: Teaching Victorian Britain Key Stage 2
Astonishingly, at a stroke, Gove removed the Victorians from the KS2 history curriculum where it had reigned supreme for decades….
Read MoreUsing a Victorian census to discover what life was like 100 years ago
There are 4 separate ways of approaching this topic, each becoming increasingly more ambitious. Stage 1 is featured below. Stages…
Read MoreSmart Task: KS1 – Assessment in history
Key Stage 1 assessment in history It is really hard to find quality examples of assessment tasks at Key Stage…
Read MoreVictorian Cities
If life was so hard for families in the towns why did so many leave the countryside and move to…
Read MorePuzzle Corner 2: Analysing Victorian photographs: the puzzle of the Tredegar patch girls.
Beguilingly simple, but actually quite thought-provoking, this short smart task teaches pupils not to take things at face value –…
Read MoreHistory and literacy – Making sense of a letter from Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn
Pupils are given a copy of a letter from Henry to Anne Boleyn. It appears, at first glance to be…
Read MoreAssessment of interpretations of Boudicca
Below is an account of an assessment task on Boudicca , with downloadable resources, just one of many assessed tasks…
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