A list of current NEN resources for KS2 History – http://www.nen.gov.uk/
Across the Board – Nine Men’s Morris Play Nine Men’s Morris! Board games were very
popular with the Romans. We know this from archaeological finds from all
over the Roman World. Nearly every Roman site in Britain
has provided evidence in the form of counters and boards. Hadrian’s Wall
is no exception and a fine example of a board and pieces found at
Segedunum can be seen displayed in the Roman Gallery.
Across the Board – Senet Play the ancient game of Senet! Board games were
very common in ancient Egypt
and people from all levels of society played them. Many game boards from
ancient Egypt
have been found by archaeologists. However, the rules explaining how to
play these games have not survived. By studying game boards and other
evidence, experts have made some educated guesses about how these games
were played.
Across the Board – The Royal Game of Ur Play the Royal Game of Ur! Board games were popular in Mesopotamia. Different types of boards and game
pieces have been found by archaeologists. The remains of this board were
found by Leonard Woolley in a grave at Ur.
Ag Fágáil an BhaileSa cheacht seo ar chlár bán déantar fiosrú ar an eisimirce. Spreagann sé páistí grianghraif, greanadóireacht, dialanna agus amhráin a scrúdú chun foghlaim faoin am atá thart. Is féidir an ceacht seo a úsáid in Eochairchéim 2 do theagasc ranga uile agus grúpa agus d’obair aonair.
All AboardInteractive resource. You’re a train driver and
the Steam Age is well under way. To succeed you must get the train to the
station as fast as possible by answering train related questions.
Amy’s WarHistory KS2/3 – A Local Study of South Shields during WW2. The teaching programme is focused through a fictional story set over 3 generations.
An fheirmeoireacht san am atá thartSa cheacht seo ar chlár bán déantar fiosrú ar na hathruithe atá tagtha ar an fheirmeoireacht le himeacht ama. Spreagann sé páistí grianghraif a úsáid mar fhianaise phríomha agus iad ag fiosrú an tsaoil san am atá thart. Is féidir an ceacht seo a úsáid in Eochairchéim 2 do theagasc ranga uile agus grúpa agus d’obair aonair.
Anglo-SaxonsSutton Hoo burial site
The material in this section supports the following sections of the QCA Scheme of Work for History unit 6b ?Why have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past? An Anglo-Saxon case study?:
What was in the Sutton Hoo grave?
Whose grave was it?
First produced for BECTA, this activity consists of a range of tasks based on pupils searching an NGFL approved Internet site for information on historical artefacts. The British Museum web site contains the Compass database with over 3000 entries including the Sutton Hoo artefacts used in this investigation.
Pupils work through, individually and collectively, a number of tasks:
Use an online database to find out about the past
Examine in detail a range of artefacts
Collect information about an artefact
Make inferences about artefacts
Sort artefacts into categories
Interpret and present the results of their investigations
? Summarise the general characteristics of artefacts from one historical period
The activity supports the development of generic research processes
Art Online A resource showing you all of the art
collections in the Laing Art Gallery
and Shipley Art Gallery.
Audio NetworkThe Audio Network Education Licence has been developed to provide Schools with world-class music recordings over the National Education Network and the UK’s national education broadband networks. It is hosted at London Grid for Learning and delivered to schools throughout the UK over the NEN.
Schools have FREE access to the same high-quality music resource that is used by professional film, television and media producers. Just right for ICT and digital video projects across the curriculum. Works for Primary, Secondary and FE. Ideal for vocational courses and developing a sense of the world of work.
The service enables the FREE download of Audio Network music files for use in school and college projects including ‘synchronisation’ use in audio-visual productions together with general guidance on music copyright.
Summary of benefits
Ease of use: digital and on-line over the education broadband networks. Standard file type.
Free: school and connected college users do not have to pay.
Choice: huge range of types of music.
Quality: industry quality recordings.
Clean: no viruses…non pop-up advertising.
Legal: all rights cleared for education use in school/college.
Creative Licence: resources can be used creatively.
Restrictions: can’t be distributed or performed outside school/college or on the WWW without additional licences…but…
Additional licences: provide a one-step process for public performance/distribution.
Curriculum relevance: meets the needs of e-learning and ‘Harnessing the Technology’ and supports many areas of the curriculum in Primary, Secondary, Further and Higher Education.
Examinations: meets requriements of examinations and the new generation of e-assessment.
World of work: uses industry procedures and supports of vocational courses.
Barnet Migration ProjectBritain and London haven’t always been so diverse. Taking a look at history can help us understand how our population has changed over time and the reasons for this. People have been moving to and from Britain for hundreds of years. This is called immigration and emigration.
Jewish people are one of the many immigrant groups that has contributed to the richness of our society both now and in the past. This group of people is the focus of our local study.
It includes the personal story of Bertha Leverton, a Kindertransportee from Nazi Germany in the 1930s. She came to England from Munich at the age of 15years with her brother and sister. Bertha dedicated a large part of her life collecting stories about other kindertransportees. For this work she was awarded the O.B.E. from her Majesty The Queen in 2005.
Beamish Collections Beamish Museum online is a source of
classroom activity packs, online museum collections: images, video, and
audio. You can also find out about educational activities on site at the
museum.
BlitzThis resource looks at the impact of the Blitz on London from the 111 continuous nights of bombing raids in 1940 to the use of V! and V2 rockets in the later stages of the war. It contains a host of photos and other resources form the Imperial War Museum on the impact of the Blitz, sheltering from the raids, evacuation of London children to the countryside and the impact of rationing. Many of the photos included were taken by Bill Brandt.
There are downloadable worksheets to support all age groups in KS2
BridgetowerThis site was produced for the City of London Festival’s 2007 commemoration of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act and celebrates the extraordinary achievements of George Bridgetower, a Polish-born black Londoner.
The site and resource pack takes a close look at George Bridgetower and his relationship with Beethoven. It also examines other artists, writers and musicians who were working at the same time as Bridgetower, with a special focus on their relationship to the anti-slavery movement.
This website provides many supporting materials, including all activity-related music and video clips, copies of images and worksheets. There is also an interview with Julian Joseph, who composed the jazz opera, Bridgetower – A Fable of 1807, with libretto by Mike Phillips, for City of London Festival’s bicentennial commemoration of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act, and toured by English Touring Opera
Castles of Wales This website is designed to provide a collection of virtual tours around Welsh medieval castles and fortified houses in order to increase pupils’ knowledge and understanding of Welsh heritage.
Changing TimeSplit screen interviews with 1880 and 2008 footballers. Filmed at the National Football Museum, Preston.
Chopwell Wood Heritage TrailNorthern Grid for Learning, in partnership with the Friends of
Chopwell Wood, has developed a new interactive educational resource for
KS2/3. This features 18 locations around the Heritage Lottery funded
forest trail.
Educational questions, activities and
projects that supplement the interactive activities, cover aspects of
Numeracy, Literacy, History, Geography, Science, Design Technology and
ICT curriculum areas.
ClipsThe Digital Storytelling site is a place where learners can publish video and animations. It is similar to YouTube. However, all videos and animations and any comments added to published materials are viewed by an administrator before publication thus ensuring that the site is free from inappropriate material.
Clues to the pastThis whiteboard lesson helps children to think about historical sites and old buildings in their locality. Children can explore a fictionalised town and investigate the differences between old and new photographs of two towns in Northern Ireland. Can be used at Key Stage 1 for whole class, group and individual work.
CookItCookIt is more than an online recipe book. Learners can submit their own recipes, watch short videocast programmes, find out about food in the past and link recipes to festivals and seasons.
Crabble Mill ProjectOne hundred and thirty pupils from twenty-six Kent primary schools took part in the Crabble Mill Writing Project in October 2007. The mill is a delightful living museum in Dover which became the inspiration and source of research material for this innovative broadband communications project.
Planned and managed by Advisory Service Kent staff, Leading ICT Teachers and South-East Grid for Learning Project Officers the project involved pupils using a wide range of web based technologies to support story writing. Applications used included video conferencing, blogging, Podcasting and “On-line” Publishing.
Discovery BoxThis site provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. What items, for example, would you put in a box to describe your life; the life of a Victorian Servant or Roman soldier; or to show that slavery was wrong and unnecessary? You can display anything from a text file to a movie. You can also view and comment on the museum boxes submitted by others.
Dorset and the SeaDorset’s dramatic ties with the sea are revealed in museums across the county. This web site enables you to view the collections and enjoy the real-life adventures they represent.
Essex Life in Archive FilmThis resource uses streamed video to compare and contrast life in Essex between 1914 and 1953 with life in the 21st century. It uses material from the East Anglian Film Archive and new material produced by five Essex schools.
EvacuationThe Outbreak of WW2! This interactive resource
asks you “what would you take with you if you were evacuated?”.
Farming in the pastThis whiteboard explores how farming has changed over the years. It encourages children to use photographs as primary evidence to investigate life in the past. Can be used at Key Stage 2 for whole class, group and individual work.
Films for Learning
Films for Learning is a resource for extending and developing film making, supporting children as they reflect on the activity, the filming and their learning. Pupils can comment on each others films and exchange ideas in the forum area. There are teacher support materials and high quality examples of films from learners.
Films for Learning is a project led and moderated by Mark Richardson and Peter Roe from the Thomas Hardye School in Dorchester. The project is supported by Microsoft and it is entirely advert free. It scores highly for e-safety. Mark and Peter also very keen that students are taught the importance of copyright and they give support to those who have added copyrighted commercial music sound tracks. Sign up and join the community.
Search and browse the excellent examples including a student’s clip on how to upload. Films for Learning is an excellent way for all teachers and learners develop their curriculum ideas with film making.
FlashmeetingFlashMeeting is an application based on the Adobe Flash ‘plug in’ and Flash Media Server. Running in a standard web browser window, it allows a dispersed group of people to meet from anywhere in the world with an internet connection. Typically a meeting is pre-booked by a registered user and a url, containing a unique password for the meeting, is returned by the FlashMeeting server. The ‘booker’ passes this on to the people they wish to participate, who simply click on the link to enter into the meeting at the arranged time.
During the meeting one person speaks (i.e. broadcasts) at a time. Other people can simultaneously contribute using text chat, the whiteboard, or emoticons etc. while waiting for their turn to speak. This way the meeting is ordered, controlled and easy to follow. A replay of the meeting is instantly available, to those with the ‘unique’ replay url.
FlashMeeting users belong to one of three account types; Guest, Sign In and Booker.
Gaelic On-line Gàidhlig Air-loidhneGàidhlig Air-loidhne is a website for Gaelic teachers. Because it is aimed at the Gaelic community, there is no English version of the site. However, we recognise that non-Gaelic-speaking Head Teachers and others have an interest in Gaelic education. Therefore, a section of the site provides summaries of the main site and a small selection of dedicated pages designed for those people who are connected to Gaelic education but do not have a strong command of the language.
Grace Darling Museum Teachers’ Pack
A comprehensive education pack featuring pre and post visit (to
the Grace Darling Museum)
lesson plans with accompanying resources, worksheets for use at the museum and
all necessary visit information for teachers.
Greek and Roman Myths Images and objects depicting mythological tales and characters are
combined in this module to help children learn about myths and how they
are portrayed. Pupils can follow interactive trails guided by Apollo,
Cupid, Helen of Troy and Mercury or they can learn about individual works
of art in the gallery. This module is ideal for topic work on Greeks or
Romans and provides ideas for art and literacy activities and class
discussion.
Guess What? Archaeology Archaeology is the study of historic or
prehistoric peoples and their culture by excavating and studying their
artefacts, inscriptions and remains. This resource will show you different
aspects of archaeology. Find out how Archaeologists evaluate the site, the
sorts of things they find and how they put pieces together.
Guess What? RomansMany Roman buildings and objects survive to show
us what life in the Roman Empire was
like. Guess What! is made up of lots of images of objects from Tyne &
Wear Museums. You can see many of these objects if you visit Arbeia Roman
Fort & Museum and Segedunum Roman Fort, Baths & Museum. Find out
more by exploring Guess What!
Guess What? TudorsKill or Cure? Become a Tudor Doctor! You’re an
apprentice to a Tudor doctor named Dr Kyrssope. The Doctor turned a funny
colour suddenly this morning- and died! You’ll have to treat his patients!
Read the notes about Tudor treatments and ask the patients questions to
find the right diagnosis to save them!
Guess What? VictoriansMany objects and their stories survive to show
us what life was like during World War II. Guess What! is made up of lots
of images of objects from Tyne & Wear Museums. You can see many of
these objects if you visit Discovery
Museum and
Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens. Find out more by exploring Guess
What!
Guess What? World War 2Many objects and their stories survive to show
us what life was like during World War II. Guess What! is made up of lots
of images of objects from Tyne & Wear Museums. You can see many of
these objects if you visit Discovery
Museum and
Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens. Find out more by exploring Guess
What!
History HeroesYou won’t find Batman here, nor the Incredible Hulk. But you’ll find
people who really did exist – people who made their mark on history.
But what sort of people were they? Did they have incredible powers, like Batman and Superman? Or were they more like you and me?
Find out about Alan Turin, Elizabeth Fry, Nelson, Cromwell and others and decide for your self whether they deserve to be call ‘hero’.
History of TransportThis topic covers the impact of canals, railways, trams, tube, road, motorway and air travel, over a 250 year period on one area.
Ten teachers from the London borough of Hillingdon have been working collaboratively on a local History project. They have provided KS2/3 teachers and children with quality resources that can be used in the classroom to show the how the development of transport has effected the growth of the borough.
How did so many Africans become slaves?Using printed and manuscript material dating from the 18th
and 19th centuries, this resource looks at the ways by which Africans were
enslaved and the reasons for that enslavement.
Imagine – The 1930s Family The 1930s were a time of great change for many
people in the North East. Find out more about life in the 1930s- housing,
education, health, leisure, transport- with this fun interactive!
Infantryman’s DiaryAn original dairy from World War One, made available by Tyne and Wear Archives. The resource includes the diary, transcripts, support materials and activities.
