Winged Sandals

Another great  History website for primary school children. Winged Sandals explores ‘the magical world of Classical Greek mythology, a place filled with awesome gods, daring heroes and fabulous monsters’!

 

Egyptian Tomb Adventure

Click here to experience a virtual tour of an Ancient Egyptian Tomb. Find out more about being an archaeologist, but watch out for snakes and scorpions!  This is one of many activities on the education & activities section of the National Museums Scotland website.

BBC Schools Primary History

The BBC has developed a new site to support primary History: www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ 

“It covers 6 primary history topics – Ancient Greeks, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Children in Victorian Britain and Children of WW2 - and includes a photo and video library, an interactive timeline, quizzes, activities and games.”  

Staying Topical

Are you one of the many schools currently covering either of these topics? Schools can access iboard’s Divali activities from: www.iboard.co.uk/thismonthfree

Or if it is the Fire of London you are covering then try the great interactive website created by the Museum of London. It contains historical evidence and experiences of people who were actually there. www.fireoflondon.org.uk

Primary History Links

Searching for Primary History resources I came across a long list of websites on Schools History. Specifically I was looking for sites about Eygpt and found the section of the British Museum devoted to Ancient Eygpt particularly inreseting. Topics include pharaohs, gods and mummification. I also really liked the Eternal Egypt site.  Other periods of History are also covered by BBC Schools and the Wiltshire History Quest.

Historical Images

The heritage explorer site offers a theme-based collection of free to use historical images. Many of the images are linked to specific national curriculum related topics and are supported by lesson ideas and activities. All images have supporting text and can be saved, downloaded or printed in a range of sizes. 

King’s Cross 1925

World War 1 Blog

WW1: Experiences of an English Soldier is a wonderful example of a Blog. It is made up of transcripts of Harry Lamin’s letters from the first World War. The letters are published exactly 90 years to the day after they were written. To find out Harry’s fate, follow the blog!

Topic Box

Regular visitors to the Coxhoe Durham or Snaith Primary websites will appreciate just how useful it is to have all those online educational resources in one place. I have just read about a new one called Topic Box on the Little Miss Teacher blog and have been to have a look around. The brightly coloured and easy to navigate website aims to electronically replace those dusty old plastic storage boxes which look promising but generally fail to deliver. Already there are 2131 resources in 174 different topics which can be rated by anyone who downloads them. Tell your friends and let me know if you come across any other similar sites.

 

Museum Resources

www.show.me.uk is a collection of free online games and interactive content from  the UK’s museums and galleries. There are sections for both parents and teachers and information about the museums and galleries in your area. The site contains a diverse range of content such as the art and design tips from the Birmingham museum and art gallery:

http://www.schoolsliaison.org.uk/kids/landscape.htm

Other historical resources can also be found at the Wiltshire History Quest:

http://www.swgfl.org.uk/Wiltshistoryquest/contents.html

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