Teaching Ideas for History
Classroom teaching ideas and lesson planning advice to support busy primary school teachers in Key Stages One and Two and the Foundation Stage. Discover a fantastic range of primary resources to excite and inspire pupils on different topics and themes for history.
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Topic Launches
Select and utilise effective ways of launching a new curriculum topic covering a range of subjects in the classroom
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Topic Tree
Demonstrate prior understanding of a new classroom topic and identify questions for further research
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Local History
Develop cross-curricular skills by exploring the history and location of different buildings found in the local area
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Lesson Puzzles
Create engaging and exciting lessons by devising a series of puzzles to match different learning objectives for a range of curriculum subjects
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History Days
Experience and understand different time periods in the past using drama and role-play classroom activities
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School Trips
Prepare for and manage a school trip to support curriculum learning in different subjects and topics
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Recycled Art
Explore how to shape and combine different recycled materials to produce a sculpture reflecting the theme of recycling
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Decimal Values
Investigate and record how to compare the values of different decimal numbers by the positions of their tenths, hundredths and thousandths digits
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Ship Sounds
Select, compose and play some of the different sounds using high and low pitches that can be made by ships and boats when at sea and in harbours
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Addition Bonds and Sums
Practise using different mental and informal written calculations to add pairs of one and two digit numbers using concrete objects and diagrams to support calculations