Primary History resources
The National Curriculum for history from Key Stages 1-3 requires pupils to know and understand the diverse stories of the British Isles from prehistory to present, as well as studying aspects of local, national and international history. History should equip pupils to ask questions, think critically, weigh evidence, sift arguments, and develop perspective and judgement. In Key Stages 1 and 2, pupils are required to study British history from the Stone Age through to 1066, as well as a local study, ancient Greece, another ancient civilisation, a wider world study and a chronological unit that extends pupils knowledge beyond 1066. The National Curriculum does not have to be followed by academies.
The Stone Age to the Iron Age
- How did a volcano affect life in the Bronze Age?
- Scheme of Work: Stone Age to Iron Age
- Film: Teaching Prehistory
- Historical fiction: it’s all made up, isn’t it?
- Turning technology: making life better in Iron Age Britain
- The Bronze Age: what was so special about copper and tin?
Ancient Civilisations
- Ancient Sumer: the cradle of civilisation
- Language and communication in the ancient world
- Historical fiction: it’s all made up, isn’t it?
- Scheme of Work: Comparing Ancient Civilisations
- The potty timeline: an effective way of using timelines
- Making the children work for the information!
Roman Britain
- Developing a big picture of the Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings
- Teaching the Romans in Britain: a study focusing on Hadrian’s Wall
- Using apps in the history curriculum
- One of my favourite history places: Chichester's Roman walls
- Ordinary Roman life
- One of my favourite history places: Hadrian's Wall
The Anglo-Saxons, Vikings & the Normans
- Developing a big picture of the Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings
- Storytelling the past
- Blending history and creative writing: imagining a lost Anglo-Saxon poem
- One of my favourite history places: Studland Village
- Scheme of Work: Anglo-Saxon, Viking and Scots settlement in Britain
- Film: Making sense of the Vikings
Local Study
- Census 2021: using the census in the history classroom
- Belmont’s evacuee children: a local history project
- Take one day: undertaking an in-depth local enquiry
- All the fun of the fair! Key Stage 1 – Beyond living memory
- Scheme of work: Local history – the story of our High Street
- Local significant individuals
World Study
- Ancient Sumer: the cradle of civilisation
- Exploring the spices of the east: how curry got to our table
- Ankhu and Nebu of Deir el Medina
- Trade and pilgrimage in the Abbasid Caliphate
- The potty timeline: an effective way of using timelines
- Muslim soldiers in World War I
Individuals & Events
- Belmont’s evacuee children: a local history project
- Take one day: undertaking an in-depth local enquiry
- One of my favourite history places: Eyam
- Scheme of work: Journeys - the story of migration to Britain
- Scheme of Work: Significant Individuals at Key Stage 1: Ibn Battuta
- The back cover image: Malachite Urn
Living Memory
- Fifty years ago we lost the need to know our twelve times tables
- Belmont’s evacuee children: a local history project
- Take one day: undertaking an in-depth local enquiry
- Scheme of work: Journeys - the story of migration to Britain
- Anniversaries: The Coventry Blitz and the Grave of the Unknown Soldier
- Scheme of work: Local history – the story of our High Street
Beyond 1066
- Census 2021: using the census in the history classroom
- One of my favourite history places: Eyam
- Scheme of work: Journeys - the story of migration to Britain
- How can we teach about medieval Britain in primary schools?
- One of my favourite history places: Conwy
- Migration to Britain through time
Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning
- Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning
- Teaching about the climate emergency
- Global Learning November 2016
- Global Learning July 2016
- Teaching history and geography together in a meaningful way
- Using Folktales, Myths and Legends
Primary classroom posters
- Primary History pull-out posters 87
- Primary History pull-out posters 86
- Pull-out Posters: Primary History 81
- Pull-out Posters: Primary History 78
- Pull-out Posters: Primary History 76
- Pull-out Posters: Primary History 77
Assessment
- Assessment and feedback in history
- It worked for me: investing in dialogue as a tool for assessment
- Assessment and Progression without levels
- Progression from EYFS to Key Stage 3
- Assessment in Primary History - Guidance
- Progression & Assessment without Levels - Guide
Lessons & Exemplars
- Resources for courses: ideas for your history curriculum
- Three first-class ladies – teaching significant individuals in Key Stage 1
- ‘So why did they go into hiding?’ Anne Frank in her historical and social context
- Leading Primary History
- Primary Teaching Methods
- Background information for teachers