Schools History Project on www.schoolshistoryproject.org.uk

PRIMARY HUB

 

GENERAL GUIDANCE

For guidance on planning, enquiry, chronology and other general issues HERE…

SUBJECT CONTENT

For a wide range of ideas for teaching particular topics HERE…

 

More Resources

More (free) resources are available on Ian Dawson's own website, Thinking History.

 

Chronological Understanding

 

SHP Fellow Ian Dawson provides an introduction to Chronological Understanding.

Then, together with Ann Moore, they present resources to enhance pupils' learning.

 

Introducing the Chronology of Prehistory

Ian Dawson suggests an outline framework for introducing the chronology of prehistory, using sequencing and duration activities.

See the resource

Chronology Pairs

A straightforward interpretation of the card game of Pairs, for upper KS2, from Ann Moore to reinforce children’s understanding of chronology.

See the resource

Chronology Counts

A simple PowerPoint exercise, for upper KS2, from Ann Moore takes pupils on a whistle stop tour of key events in British history from ancient times to the present day.

This (and a second activity from Ian Dawson) helps pupils develop chronologically secure knowledge and a sense of period.

See the resources

Guidance

Developing Chronological Understanding

A brief introduction to Chronological Understanding from Ian Dawson, aiming to demystify the topic and help teachers with their long-term planning.

See this guidance

The Big Human Timeline Activity

An engaging, involving and highly effective timeline activity from Ian Dawson.

This activity was originally developed for KS3 but has been fully revised specifically for Primary. See the resource