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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Class Review
Evaluate progress and achievement over the past school year and select targets for improvement in the autumn term
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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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Money Multiplication
Explain and model how to use standard written calculation methods to multiply money amounts in pounds and pence when solving number problems
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Sport Teams
Explain and model how to use brackets and dashes to add extra information to sentences describing how to play sports and games as part of a team
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Fraction Numbers
Investigate how to use concrete equipment, diagrams and calculations to identify and record the matching fractions of different numbers
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Family Holiday Lists
Explore how to compile sentences punctuated using commas to list some of the special things that families can use, complete and experience on a holiday