Outside the classroom

Working outside the classroom environment gives younger children lots of experiences to develop their understanding. For example a simple walk around the local streets supports their growing understanding of old/new and local history. Experiencing contrasting spaces, for example a castle or cathedral helps them to begin to explore similarities and differences. Visiting historic sites or museums will encourage their language development and communication skills as well as give a context to these discussions.

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  • Using museums, libraries and art galleries

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    Lessons for Sustainablility: From the Experiences of Early Primary Student Teachers Student teachers, local museums, libraries and art galleries. This article is based on the experiences of student teachers on a BA (Hons) Early Primary Education Programme, during their placements in local Museums, Libraries and Art Galleries. We asked students...

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  • Using the back cover image: Mummified cat

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    For hundreds of years, travellers to Egypt have marvelled at the amazing monuments evident throughout the country. The treasures of Ancient Egypt became more fascinating after  the discovery of the Rosetta stone in 1799, which led to the deciphering of the hieroglyphic language. Many Victorian explorers returned to their European...

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  • Using the back cover image: Oxford Street in the 1960s

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    Photographs are very useful and productive documents when teaching history. They provide a snapshot of the past such as this one from just outside Selfridges on Oxford Street in London c.1962-64. Combined with further images from Heritage Explorer, clips from Pathé News, extracts from the 1911 Census, locally gathered images...

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  • War memorials as a local history resource

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    War Memorials Trust (WMT) is the charity that works for the protection and conservation of war memorials in the UK. It defines a war memorial as ‘any physical object created, erected or installed to commemorate those involved in or affected by a conflict or war' (WMT 2009, ‘Definition of a...

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  • ‘Not again!’ - an additional viewpoint on using railways

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    ‘Not again!’ I can remember my son muttering as his football thudded against the kitchen wall, ‘I went there in Year 2 and then in Year 4 and now I have to go there again in Year 6.’ He was referring to his school trips to the remains of the gunpowder factories in our village,...

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