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International Journal of Historical Learning, Teaching and Research Volume 10,...

What understanding of chronology can we expect of older primary school...

I was meant to have been born on my birthday, but I arrived a day late: young...

Introduction As a primary teacher in the United States, I was sometimes caught...

Time - chronological understanding Time, although an extremely complex,...

Introduction During my teaching of history I have been amazed by the asinine...

Introduction History is about time, it subsists in time, time is the medium by...

Introduction As a teacher, the passing of time in a classroom may be:...

I recently finished a most interesting commission with the educational...

The View from Ofsted In its latest triennial history survey report, History for all, Ofsted concluded that, ‘history teaching was good or betterin most...

Practical activities for the primary classroom Introduction Research during the last ninety years has suggested that ‘time' concepts, such as chronology,...

Introduction Timelines are basic tools for developing knowledge and understandings about chronology, providing the frameworks and contexts for historical...

The nearly complete history of almost everythingIntroduction The Nearly Complete History Of Almost Everything outlines the chronology of various aspects of our...

Introduction Vivid pictures from and of the past, its material culture, can be stimulating and effective tools for teaching chronology. Their use is not,...

Introduction As a teacher trainer I am very conscious that many prospective primary teachers' formal history education stops at the age of 14. As a consequence...

Introduction I chose Horrible Histories for this exploration of children's understanding of chronology because I thought it would be fun - and I approve of the...

The problem Pupils' background knowledge - Tudors and Victorians Here at Knebworth House, primary school children visit us to enhance their learning of both...

Introduction This article explores how working in partnership with museums can help to build the concept of chronology. In 2009 the Education team at the Royal...

Editorial note: This short paper introduces a highly creative, imaginative and enthralling case-study of a local history project for year 6 pupils. The...

International Journal of Historical Learning, Teaching and Research Volume 10,...