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.

  • Topic Launches

    Topic Launches

    Select and utilise effective ways of launching a new curriculum topic covering a range of subjects in the classroom

  • Topic Tree

    Topic Tree

    Demonstrate prior understanding of a new classroom topic and identify questions for further research

  • Local History

    Local History

    Develop cross-curricular skills by exploring the history and location of different buildings found in the local area

  • Lesson Puzzles

    Lesson Puzzles

    Create engaging and exciting lessons by devising a series of puzzles to match different learning objectives for a range of curriculum subjects

  • History Days

    History Days

    Experience and understand different time periods in the past using drama and role-play classroom activities

  • School Trips

    School Trips

    Prepare for and manage a school trip to support curriculum learning in different subjects and topics

  • Recycled Art

    Recycled Art

    Explore how to shape and combine different recycled materials to produce a sculpture reflecting the theme of recycling

  • Decimal Values

    Decimal Values

    Investigate and record how to compare the values of different decimal numbers by the positions of their tenths, hundredths and thousandths digits

  • Ship Sounds

    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

  • Addition Bonds and Sums

    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