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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Right Angles
Identify, measure and compare some examples of right angles that can be seen in different shapes, objects and locations
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Clock Times
Identify and record different times on analogue clock faces to minutes and use Roman Numerals to show the timing and duration of events
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Contractions Word Sums
Practise building and contracting groups of different words using apostrophes to replace the omitted letters in each word pair
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Fraction Halves
Identify and record fractions that are halves of different shapes, quantities and numbers using concrete equipment and diagrams to model calculations