History Teaching Resources

Discover some schemes of work, lesson plans, classroom worksheets and interactive activities to develop skills in history for Key Stage Two using enquiry skills to explore significant societies and periods in the past including the Romans, Ancient and Modern Britain, Ancient Greece. the Maya and the Vikings

  • Ancient Egyptian Life

    Ancient Egyptian Life

    Investigate the growth and development of the Ancient Egyptian civilization by exploring and recording information about historical artefacts using primary and secondary sources

  • Ancient Egyptian Pyramids

    Ancient Egyptian Pyramids

    Explore how and why the Ancient Egyptians constructed and used different pyramids and tombs to reflect their beliefs about the afterlife

  • Ancient Greece Daily Life

    Ancient Greece Daily Life

    Investigate the growth and development of Ancient Greece by researching daily life in different city states that formed the civilization in the past

  • Ancient Greece Legacy

    Ancient Greece Legacy

    Investigate the growth and development of the Ancient Greek civilization including architecture, education and government and explore how these features impact the modern world

  • Ancient Greek Games

    Ancient Greek Games

    Explore the development of the Olympic Games that began during the history of Ancient Greece and make comparisons with modern competitions

  • Britain at War

    Britain at War

    Investigate and record the impact of the Second World War on Britain and how the conflict changed family life at this time in world history

  • Bronze Age

    Bronze Age

    Research and illustrate how life in Britain developed and changed during the Bronze Age including the growth of communities and trade

  • Cities, Towns and Villages

    Cities, Towns and Villages

    Research and present the history of a range of different buildings and people that are part of the local community using a school exhibition

  • Iron Age

    Iron Age

    Investigate how Britain developed and changed during the Iron Age by exploring how historians find out about the past using primary sources including archaeology

  • Roman Invasion

    Roman Invasion

    Investigate some of the reasons for the growth of the Roman Empire in the past and why the Romans invaded ancient Britain

  • Roman Settlement

    Roman Settlement

    Explore and record what happened when the Romans settled in Ancient Britain and how it impacted the population and made changes to ways of life

  • Space Race

    Space Race

    Explore how the space race in the 1950s and 1960s heralded a number of technological, cultural and political changes and advancements in the world

  • Determinant Lists

    Determinant Lists

    Explain and model how to make lists of objects used and found in different locations to match the correct determinants of a and an

  • English SPAG Assessment

    English SPAG Assessment

    Assess abilities in composing sentences for fiction and non-fiction using the correct spellings, punctuation marks and grammar vocabulary phrases

  • Maths Arithmetic Assessment

    Maths Arithmetic Assessment

    Assess abilities in solving arithmetic number problems for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division when working with informal and formal written calculations

  • Environment

    Environment

    Identify and describe some of the special landscapes and locations that can be found in the world and reflect on how they can be protected and preserved for the future