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Nuffield Primary History - free resources

This website has suggestions for teaching a range of different lessons which you can download for free. They are all real lessons which have been taught by real teachers, and include the resources you need and examples of the children's work as well. There's guidance on teaching methods too.

Our lessons have contexts for literacy and citizenship. Good for speaking and listening too. See also Feedback from users

Featured Resources

Children in the Second World War

Evacuees arrive Pupils study what it was like to be a child in World War II, writing diaries and stories of what it was like.

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New term

Fun lessons to introduce a topic at any level. How do historians (and detectives) find things out? Help get to know your pupils in September too.

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Leading history

Children listening Advice to teachers from Jacqui Dean, formerly of Leeds Metropolitan University

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KS1 Magellan

Globe boy Magellan and his voyage round the world - KS1 story-telling, linking literacy, history and geography

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