Nanstallon CP School - History Links
History Links
Key: C1, C2, C3 = Class 1, Class 2, Class 3.
Rating: * = good site, ** = very good site, *** = excellent site.
| C1,2,3. Lots of games, information and activities linked to the curriculum. See how the Romans and Ancient Greeks lived and find out what it was like to be a child during Victorian times and World War 2. Meet famous people such as Florence Nightingale and compare past and present day objects with Dynamo. *** |
| History Mole | C2,3. Gives detailed timelines for different periods of history. Linked to the curriculum. * |
| Images of England | C1,2,3. Has thousands of photos of historical English buildings. You can search by county, type of building or historical period. * |
| Nettlesworth Primary School's Time Trail | C2,3. A great history website from a primary school. It covers Aztecs, Romans, Tudors, Victorians and WW2. There are quizzes, timelines and lots of facts and pictures. Very good. ** |
| British Museum's Ancient Egyptian website | C2. Find out about the Pharaohs, Mummies, Egyptian life, Pyramids and much more. You can explore buildings, click on different parts of a picture to find out what is happening and even play Egyptian games. Lovely. ** |
Digitalbrain's KS1 history section
| C1. Pictures, maps, questions and answers about curriculum-related areas such as: homes through the ages, toys in the past and Florence Nightingale. ***
C2,3. Lots of good content here including: Aztecs, Egyptians, Ancient Greeks, Victorians and Tudors. Excellent. *** |
| Holnet's London at War | C2,3. Read about London during World War 2: air raids, daily life and children. Has lots of interesting facts and photos. * |
| Romans in Sussex | C2. Find out answers to all your questions about Roman life. * |
| Virtual Victorians | C1,2,3. Beautiful site full of information and images about everyday life in Victorian times. There is a section on Victorian toys that you can play with. *** |
| Fire! | C1. Useful background for teachers/parents whose children are studying the Great Fire of London. You can watch London burn. (Have a look too at the Samuel Pepys section of the BBC website.) * |
C3. Find out about rationing, propaganda and women and children's lives during the war in this clear accessible site. ** C1,2,3. List of primary history links by topic (e.g. Victorians, Tudors, Romans etc) from SchoolHistory.co.uk. Worth exploring carefully. ***The Home Front More history links for primary schools
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