This site has various toys from the past that children can click on and find out about.

Presentation comparing toys past and present.

Pictures of toys from the recent past, TV related.

The scheme of work provides ideas for six lessons with extension activities

A drag and drop activity sorting toys into modern day or Victorian.

Identify features of homes today and at a time before living memory; recognise household objects from the past and present; know how the objects were used and in which room they belonged; handle, observe and draw the objects in order to find out about them; use appropriate language when talking, writing and role playing.

Gleep the alien takes you back in time to look at houses from the past.

A presentation looking at houses we live in today and those from the past.

Year 1 activities based on the history of homes and houses

A series of photographs for children to look at.

Find out about Punch and Judy.

Visit 8 British sea side resorts.

A presentation, photographs and written descriptions, illustrating holidays past and present.

Years 1 and 2 History resources themed on the seaside to go with the story Tales of Seaside Holidays, included in the pack

Learn about Florence Nightingale then complete a quiz.

A structured writing frame for KS1 children to complete a recount of Florence Nightingale's journey to the Crimea.

This section contains free worksheets, flashcards, online activities and other educational resources to help teach about Florence Nightingale.

Details of the museum plus a biography of Florence Nightingale.

A wonderful child friendly site looking at Florence Nightingale.

Dr Simon Thurley, director of the Museum of London, and other experts at the museum answered questions about the Great Fire of London.

3 fire animations to inspire art work or poetry writing.

A lesson plan based on the unit.

A detailed time line about the fire of London with worksheets, word search, crossword and quick quiz.

Presentation about the Fire of London.

Great Fire of London activities, with information, word search and worksheets

There's a tutorial to follow, a section of fascinating and disgusting facts, a quiz to test your knowledge and finally some more information for parents and teachers.

A look at the Romans in Britain, information, worksheets, image bank and more web links.

Worksheets

A brilliant site exploring the Romans.

A list of Roman Gods and a description of who they are.

A multi choice quiz.

Information about the invasion, life, beliefs, pastimes and what happened to  the Anglo-Saxons

An Anglo saxon case study, Powepoint presentation

Find out about he different Nordic Gods.

Explore an Anglo-Saxon Village

Various resources to help bring the Vikings to life

Biographies of all Henrys 6 wives plus further web links

Worksheets, image bank and web links

Be able to place the Tudors within the context of Britain's history; make inferences and deductions from portraits; know about the work of a Tudor monarch; know in outline the story of Henry VIII's life; identify different ways in which people have represented and interpreted it; be able to communicate their knowledge and understanding orally and in writing.

A brilliant site exploring Henry VIII.

General information on the Tudor plus information on Henry and his wives

This is a web based project which investigates the life and times of Bess of Hardwick

Worksheets, image bank and web links

Know and understand the distinctive features of rich and poor people in Tudor times; use a range of sources to reconstruct aspects of life; summarise the main aspects of life for rich and poor people; compare and contrast aspects of Tudor life with today.

A brilliant site exploring the Tudors.

This site allows children to explore the differences between rich and poor in Tudor Warwickshire through the lifestyles of two individuals.

General information on the Tudor plus information the rich and poor

Find out what life was like for a child, Vera, during WWII.

Click on the pictures of different artefacts and find out what they are

Activities to find out what evacuation was and why it was introduced.

A brilliant site exploring WWII.

Memories from children during WWII.

A web quest based on Ancient Egypt.

A very extensive resource on the Egyptians

Presentation bringing to life artefacts and written information

A web quest based on King Tutankhamen

In this unit children find out about the way of life of people living in ancient Egypt from archaeological discoveries. Children will develop their understanding of characteristic features of a society; identify the different ways the past is represented; and use sources of information to make simple observations, inferences and deductions.

Worksheets

A brilliant site exploring the Victorians.

In this unit children find out about the lives of Victorian children, how attitudes towards children changed, and the people who are remembered for their part in these changes. Children develop their understanding of the concept of change and continuity and their sense of period, by looking at the characteristic features of children's lives in the Victorian period. They build on their understanding of chronology by locating the Victorian period within a time framework, and by sequencing changes within the period.

Fantastic children friendly information from Snaith Primary School on Victorians

Take a look at the typical week in the lies of the Victorians and ask questions.

Information from English Heritage  

Examples of clothes from 1920’s to 1990’s.

Demonstrate factual knowledge and understanding of aspects of British life since 1948; use knowledge and understanding to identify changes within and across the period; give reasons for the changes they have identified; select and combine information from more than one source of information to find out about aspects of British life since 1948.

Information linked to technology and transport

Worksheets, image bank and web links

The Acropolis of Athens looks deserted but if you explore it with your mouse you may come across some of the long lost gods and goddesses of ancient Greece. There are nine to discover. When you find one click on it and you'll find more information about him or her.

Information on Greek myths and legends.

Powerpoint presentation

In this unit children find out about the way people lived in the ancient Greek empire. They use a range of archaeological and written sources, select and record information and interpret the past in different ways.

Fantastic children friendly information from Snaith Primary School on the Ancient Greeks.

An interesting variation on a reading comprehension using the internet as the text

Worksheets, image bank and web links

Various web links for this unit

In this unit children use their own experience, particularly of being at school, as a springboard to find out about the influence that the ancient Greeks continue to have on our lives. Children use a wide range of sources, including archaeology, to find out about the ancient Greeks and compare a past society with society today.

Teaching ideas

Learn about the Indus civilisation

A lesson plan titles The Forgotten Cities

Images of artefacts from the Ancient Indus Civilization

Publications to buy on the Indus civilisation

Factual information for teachers

Web links to different areas of Remembrance Day, poems, lesson plans, spelling lists, veterans sites

Information on What is Remembrance Day

An assembly to celebrate Remembrance Day

Poems written about Remembrance Day

Royal British Legion Official site

Worksheets, image bank and web links

Expert advice on starting your local research

Students will demonstrate an awareness of historical architectural characteristics, and analyze building styles and materials in regard to geographical location.

Know and understand the reasons for, and events of, exploration in the Tudor period; use a range of sources to reconstruct aspects of the life of sailors and settlers; compare and contrast aspects of exploration in the Tudor period with today.

2 rats introduce the topic of Tudor exploration followed by presentations on: Why explore, A place in history, On the seas, Mapping the world

Worksheets

A lesson plan including preparatory work

The official web site for The Beatles

A short biography of John Lennon

Lyrics from the songs by John Lennon

The official web site for John Lennon

Demonstrate factual knowledge of key episodes in the life of a famous person; show some understanding of key changes in post-war society and culture; be able to examine the contribution of an individual's life to history; be able to extract and communicate selected information from historical sources.

In this unit, children learn about aspects of recent history through the study of the life of John Lennon as an example of someone who made a significant impact on popular culture and entertainment, and whose life portrays some of the key social and cultural changes of the post-war period. Schools could adapt this unit to focus on another figure who has made a significant contribution to the recent history of Britain or the local area. The unit has links with citizenship, in that it introduces children to the idea of single-issue politics through a controversial figure from recent history. Links with non-fiction work in literacy are also strong; in particular this unit is designed to develop media and information-handling skills.