Contents

Print copies of this edition will be arriving with members from Monday 8 June.

05 Editorial (Read article)

06 Planting seeds of past, present and future: exploring environmental impact alongside early skills development in the EYFS – Mary Potts (Read article)

11 Pupil voice with SEND pupils in primary history – Lorna Spencer (Read article)

12 Why the Great Fire of London was not unique: local fires as a subject of historical enquiry – James P. Bowen (Read article)

16 Teaching primary history thematically – why it makes sense – Nick Mackintosh (Read article)

20 Teaching the Maya in upper Key Stage 2: why it is important to use new understandings – Jo McWhinney-Tripp (Read article)

25 Times of transition: supporting pupils with the idea of change in history – Karin Doull (Read article)

30 Planning a history unit of work from scratch: how best to get started – Rachel Bruce (Read article)

36 Developing a love of history through historical fiction: celebrating the year of reading – Steven Kenyon (Read article)

40 Objects and objections: getting critical about using artefacts in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 history – Jenny Blay (Read article)

46 Have we become better at organising and running primary history visits? – Tim Lomas (Read article) 

Centre spread poster: Towns and cities affected by fire and destruction

Regular features: Primary History runs a number of regular features including Ideas for Assemblies, One of My Favourite History Places and Pull-out Posters. You can view all editions of these features here.

Cover image: Historic tramcars at the Beamish Museum, Newcastle

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