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
- The Standing Stone
- Teaching pre-history outside the classroom
- Our Iron Age challenge
- From the Iron Age to Robin Hood
- Who's afraid of the Big Bad Bronze Age?
- TREE-mendous history!
Ancient Civilisations
- The potty timeline: an effective way of using timelines
- Making the children work for the information!
- Did all Ancient Greek women stay at home and weave?
- Making global connections through history
- Pull-out Posters: Primary History 73
- Pull-out Posters: Primary History 69
Roman Britain
- Ordinary Roman life
- One of my favourite history places: Hadrian's Wall
- What confuses primary children in history...
- From the Iron Age to Robin Hood
- Pull-out Posters: Primary History 70
- The Roman Empire and its impact on Britain
The Anglo-Saxons, Vikings & the Normans
- One of my favourite history places: Durham Cathedral
- Pull-out Posters: Primary History 76
- The Vikings: ruthless killers or peaceful settlers?
- The gall nuts and lapis trail
- A trail of garnet and gold: Sri Lanka to Anglo-Saxon England
- Where were the women in Anglo-Saxon England?
Local Study
- One of my favourite history places: Durham Cathedral
- How significant is the tragic story of the SS Mendi?
- Dora Thewlis: Mill girl activist
- Using role-play to develop young children’s understanding of the past
- What can you do with an old postcard?
- M&S brings over 130 years of archives into your classroom
World Study
- The potty timeline: an effective way of using timelines
- World War I: widening relevance in the modern world
- Why stop at the Tudors?
- Muslim soldiers in World War I
- Making sense of the Maya - an enquiry planned with skills and concepts in mind
- An Outline History of Benin for KS2
Individuals & Events
- Ideas for Assemblies 80: A slightly different view of remembrance
- To boldly go: exploring the explorers
- Women in parliament since 1918
- For whose God, King and country? Seeing the First World War through South Asian eyes
- ‘So why did they go into hiding?’ Anne Frank in her historical and social context
- How significant is the tragic story of the SS Mendi?
Living Memory
- Women in parliament since 1918
- ‘So why did they go into hiding?’ Anne Frank in her historical and social context
- World War I: widening relevance in the modern world
- Primary History Summer Resource 2018
- Here comes the ‘60s
- Food – a theme for learning about the past
Beyond 1066
- Elizabethan times: Just banquets and fun?
- Dora Thewlis: Mill girl activist
- Using the back cover: The moustache cup
- For whose God, King and country? Seeing the First World War through South Asian eyes
- It worked for me: Knights and castles
- Writing books for young children about the First World War
Global Learning Programme
- The Global Learning Project
- The Global Learning Project
- Global Learning November 2016
- Global Goals
- GLP Expert Centre Newsletter
- Global Learning July 2016
Primary classroom posters
- Pull-out Posters: Primary History 78
- Pull-out Posters: Primary History 76
- Pull-out Posters: Primary History 77
- Pull-out Posters: Primary History 75
- Pull-out Posters: Primary History 73
- Pull-out Posters: Primary History 70
Assessment
- Assessment and Progression without levels
- Progression from EYFS to Key Stage 3
- Progression & Assessment without Levels - Guide
- Assessment in Primary History - Guidance
- The new history curriculum: assessing learning and progression
- Teaching History Curriculum Supplement 2014
Lessons & Exemplars
- ‘So why did they go into hiding?’ Anne Frank in her historical and social context
- ‘So why did they go into hiding?’ Anne Frank in her historical and social context
- Teaching the Ancient Greeks
- Outline plan using key questions: Vikings example
- Teaching Romans, Anglo-Saxons, and Vikings in Britain
- Primary Teaching Methods