Bloomsbury Curriculum Basics Teaching Primary History

The Bloomsbury Curriculum Basics series provides non-specialist primary school teachers with subject knowledge and full teaching programmes in a variety of key primary curriculum subjects. This book is a revised and up-to-date hands-on guide to planning and delivering primary history lessons in a fun and refreshing way. Updates in this revised edition include: - The expansion and decline of the British Empire - Life in Tudor times including Shakespeare and his most celebrated works - Changes within living memory - Teaching social history in KS1 and KS2 This edition is fully updated and in line with National Curriculum guidelines for KS1 and KS2, and features lesson plans, helpful summaries, vocabulary lists, lists of important people and dates, and a wealth of interesting facts. With new links to online resources, further ideas for trips, books and apps, exciting activities for whole-class involvement, as well as opportunities for individual and group learning, this book will bring the past to life with a bang! A must-have resource for primary practitioners, subject co-ordinators and history clubs.