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

  • Castle Defense

    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

  • Castle Life

    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

  • Ernest Shackleton

    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

  • Family Toys

    Family Toys

    Investigate and record how a selection of different toys and games that were owned by families have changed and developed over time

  • Grace Darling

    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

  • Great Fire of London

    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

  • Louis Braille

    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

  • Seaside Holidays

    Seaside Holidays

    Describe and compare how families enjoyed seaside holidays together in the past with similar events and experiences enjoyed by families today

  • Shackleton News Report

    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

  • Towns and Villages

    Towns and Villages

    Identify, describe and compare some of the changes to different buildings that have occurred in the school neighbourhood over time

  • Trains

    Trains

    Explore and illustrate how travel has changed since the past through the invention and development of trains from steam to electric technologies

  • Money Coin Sums

    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

  • Maths Number Assessment

    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

  • Animal Lists

    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

  • English Spelling Assessment

    English Spelling Assessment

    Assess abilities in spelling different vocabulary words based on the National Curriculum programmes of study for Key Stage One