The opening of Tutankhamun's tomb: a brilliant reconstruction relay
The activity that forms the basis of this lesson is called reconstruction relay. It is GUARANTEED to enthuse even the most recalcitrant Y4 boy! Pupils have to travel down a tunnel of tables to see pictures of...
If life was so hard for families in the towns why did so many leave the countryside and move to the towns in Victorian times? - a history mystery
Starting a lesson with an apparent contradiction is a good way of engaging pupils interest. This 'history...
This is not so much a full lesson as an introduction to the Break with Rome. It revolves around the use of a pound coin. Pupils do a rubbing and try to decipher the letters on a modern one pound coin . But what does...
The BBC children’s history section has been in touch with the school asking for their help in extending their website section on Eric the evacuee. There is nothing wrong with it: indeed, it is very popular. That’s why they want to make it longer. There...
This highly engaging lesson places pupils in the role of detectives. After a short briefing they have to work out the significance of the various clues found in the bodiless ship burial. They then use their deductive power to work out which of 4 suspects...
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