We love finding out about the past by reading, researching, writing and dressing up!
Here is what we are finding out about:
Early Years
We like finding out about our lives since we were born. How have we changed? What did we used to do when we were babies? Who was our first teacher?
Year 1
The Gun Powder plot.- Who was Guy Fawkes and what did he try to do?
Toys from the past- What do we play with now and what did our parents and Grandparents play with?
Kings and Queens, now and then. Queen Elizabeth 1 to Queen Elizabeth 2nd.
Year 2
The Great Fire of London-How did it start and why did it spread so fast? What god thing came from the fire?
Nurturing Nurses including Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole. What did these amazing ladies do?
Great Explorers – On land, sea, in the air and in space.
Year 3
Stone Age to Bronze Age.
How did Stone Age people hunt? How did they live? What did they eat? Where did they live? What is Stonehenge and what could it have been used for? Why did people begin to use Bronze and where did it come from?
Roman Britain
When did the Roman’s invade Britain?
What did they do when they invaded?
How did the Celts feel?
Identify Roman Roads that are still used today.
The Railways
How did they start?
How have railways been used in Britain?
How have trains changed and developed?
Famous trains for eg The Flying Scotsman.
Year 4
Anglo Saxons and Scots
Ancient Egypt – How to embalm a Mummy!
What did the Ancient Egyptians eat?
Crime and punishment in Victorian England.
Year 5
The Vikings and Anglo Saxons in Britain.
A study of a Non- European civilisation – Maya
The Righteous Royals
Year 6
Ancient Greece – Who was Medusa? Greek Myths and Gods and Goddesses.
World War 2-Nazi Germany and Anne Frank.
Leisure and entertainment, now and then.
List of Useful Websites for teaching of History at Key Stage 2 – general resources
Hertfordshire Grid for Learning
http://www.thegrid.org.uk/learning/history/ks1-2/resources/units/index.shtml
Teaching History Ideas
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/history/contents.htm
BBC Schools
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/site/history.shtm
School History.Co.UK
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/primaryindex.html
Channel 4 (lots of clips)
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/tags/history
The History Site
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk
History on the Net
http://www.historyonthenet.com
Woodlands Junior School
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/history.html
Spartacus School Net
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Britain.html
Natural History Museum
Primary Resources (lots of timelines/cards you can print/ppts etc)
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/history/history.htm
Black History Month
http://www.black-history-month.co.uk/
History of England
http://www.picturesofengland.com/history/
The Nuffield Foundation Primary History Site
http://www.primaryhistory.org/
Thinking History Skills – Snaith Primary School
http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/index.htm
Lots of photos/interactive activities across all topics
http://www.schoolsliaison.org.uk/s
Tudors
Tudor History
BBC Tudor Site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/tudors/
History on the net – Tudors
http://www.historyonthenet.com/Tudors/tudorsmain.htm
School History – Primary Tudors
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/primarylinks/Tudortimes.html
Great British History – Tudors
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/primarylinks/Tudortimes.html
Topmarks – an interactive fun site
http://www.nmm.ac.uk/TudorExploration/NMMFLASH/index.htm
WW2 and life after 1940
Excellent BBC site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/world_war2/
Britain since the 1930’s
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/history/history1.htm
Highland Virtual Learning Community
http://www.highlandschools-virtualib.org.uk/primary_curriculum/world_war_two.htm
Nettleworth Primary School – Britain at War
http://www.nettlesworth.durham.sch.uk/time/war.html
Britain at War and beyond
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/primarylinks/britainsince1930.html
Audio Tracks – Sound Clips
http://www.topicbox.org.uk/History/World%20War%202/
Woodlands Junior School
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/Britain.html
Excellent Evacuees Letters during WW2
http://www.show.me.uk/site/news/teachers/t20th-Century-Britain/STO250.html
Great links to other websites covering much of the topic
http://www.oceps.co.uk/ww2.htm
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt for Middle Schools – bit wordy but informative
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/egypt/
The British Museum’s own website
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/
Woodland Junior School – very user friendly and colourful
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/Egypt.html
The Hieroglyphic Print Machine – write your name
http://shop.discoveringegypt.com/printmachine2.html
Links to other websites
Snaith Primary – easy to follow and child friendly
http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/egypt.htm
Clickable mummy and lots of original photography (good info on Akhenaton and Tutankhamen)
Primary Resources – click on Egypt
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/history/history6.htm
BBC gallery and site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/gods_gallery.shtml
Great Timeline
http://www.schoolsliaison.org.uk/
Romans
BBC Schools Site – easy to follow
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/romans/
BBC – more adult in style and content
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/
Woodland Junior – Colourful and easy to use
http://www.snaithprimary.eril.net/victoria.htm
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/Romans.html
Fun interactive site for 7-10 year olds
http://www.brims.co.uk/romans/
Good topic resource box for lots of info
http://www.historyonthenet.com/Romans/romansmain.htm
Nettleworth Primary – easy to use and follow
http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/nettsch/time/romans.html
Victorians
Victorian Britain – BBC Schools
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/victorian_britain/
Woodlands Junior
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/victorians.html
Virtual Victorians
Nettleworth primary Site
http://www.nettlesworth.durham.sch.uk/time/victorian/vindex.htm
Great Resources for Projects
http://www.snaithprimary.eril.net/victoria.htm
Primary Resources – Victorians
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/history/history2.htm
Victorian Cyberhunt (questions to answer – fun and interactive) http://www.icteachers.co.uk/children/cyberhunts/vichunt/vichunt.htm
Victorian Diary Channel 4
http://www.channel4learning.com/sites/victoriandiary/
Children’s Victorian Activities
http://www.schoolsliaison.org.uk/s