History Teaching Resources
Discover schemes of work, lesson plans, classroom worksheets and interactive activities to develop skills in history in Key Stage One covering different aspects of life in the past including the lives of significant figures who had a major impact on life in Britain and the development of a range of technology
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Castle Defense
Investigate and record different ways that castles were constructed and located in the past to provide protection to the inhabitants and local community
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Castle Life
Identify, describe and record some of the special ways that castles were built and inhabited by different groups of people in the past
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Ernest Shackleton
Explore and record how life was the same or different in the past by finding out about a famous explorer who journeyed to the Antarctic
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Family Toys
Investigate and record how a selection of different toys and games that were owned by families have changed and developed over time
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Grace Darling
Investigate and record how life was different in the past from today by exploring the story of Grace Darling and the rescue of the Forfarshire
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Great Fire of London
Investigate, describe and record information about some of the historical events surrounding the Great Fire of London that occurred in the seventieth century
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Louis Braille
Explore and record information about the life and work of Louis Braille who had a significant impact on the development of communication in the world
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Seaside Holidays
Describe and compare how families enjoyed seaside holidays together in the past with similar events and experiences enjoyed by families today
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Shackleton News Report
Practise writing and presenting a news report to record facts and information about what happened during Shackleton’s expedition to the Antarctic in the past
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Towns and Villages
Identify, describe and compare some of the changes to different buildings that have occurred in the school neighbourhood over time
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Trains
Explore and illustrate how travel has changed since the past through the invention and development of trains from steam to electric technologies
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Money Coin Sums
Practise identifying, combining and recording sets of coins that can make matching sums that can be used when shopping for different products
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Maths Number Assessment
Assess abilities in working with numbers to solve abstract and contextual problems when calculating sums, products and quotients using different techniques and methods
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Animal Lists
Investigate how to compile lists using commas to present information about some of the special animals that live in habitats around the world
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English Spelling Assessment
Assess abilities in spelling different vocabulary words based on the National Curriculum programmes of study for Key Stage One