Heritage Explorer February 4, 2008
Posted by Gareth in : History , add a commenthttp://www.heritageexplorer.org.uk/nmrlearningzone/
English Heritage Education have just launched this new web site which over 360,000 rights-free images, lesson plans and interactive resources for history teachers.
I’ve noticed several useful worksheets on the site as well as some brief teachers notes, timelines and a small selection of interactive whiteboard files (Smart Notebook format). It’ll be interesting to see how the web site develops, at the moment it’s worth checking out for the selection of photographs.
Bedford Bytes November 22, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : Art & Design, History , add a commenthttp://www.museumeducation.bedford.gov.uk/bedfordbytes/
This site, based around two museums in Bedford, contains really useful material to help teachers cover some of the QCA units of work.
‘Toys of the Past’ (KS1 History) features several toy sorting and describing activities as well as a wonderful gallery of old toys.
‘Mother Nature, Designer’ (KS2 Art & Design) has art examples, photographs of both natural and designed objects and an online pattern making activity.
Finally, ‘Take a Seat’ (KS2 Art & Design) contains photographs of chairs from the museum collection, art featuring chairs and two interactive activities.
Each section of the site also includes a introduction for teachers, a scheme of work, some activity sheets (where appropriate) and examples of pupils’ work.
Moving Here November 7, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : Geography, History, P.S.H.E. , add a commenthttp://www.movinghere.org.uk/
There is a huge amount of interesting material on this site. As the blurb says…
Moving Here explores, records and illustrates why people came to England over the last 200 years and what their experiences were and continue to be. It offers free access, for personal and educational use, to an online catalogue of versions of original material related to migration history from local, regional and national archives, libraries and museums.
Primary teachers will find the sections linked to topics The Victorians and Britain Since 1948 very useful for incorporating the theme of migration into history lessons.
emsource September 25, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : History , add a commenthttp://www.emsource.org.uk/
The emsource project aims to promote the educational use of archives in the East Midland area. Despite the local focus, there are several sections that would be useful no matter where you are in the UK. “What did East Midland children eat during World War Two?” features an adult ration book, advertisements, menus and recipes from the period. “Was it exciting or boring to be a child living in the East Midlands during World War Two?” has quite a lot of material on the evacuation of children.
Portrait Detectives September 24, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : Art & Design, History , add a commenthttp://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/nof/portraits/
This site features some of the Tudor portraits from the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. You can explore the paintings to find clues that reveal more about the historical figures.
Devices of Wonder September 19, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : Design & Technology, History , add a commenthttp://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/devices/flash/
Explore the ways our ancestors entertained themselves with this fun site from the Getty Museum in the US. You can ’play’ online with a lot of cool toys and gadgets, many several hundred years old.
National Maritime Museum Resources September 7, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : History, Various Subjects , add a commenthttp://www.nmm.ac.uk/server/show/nav.00500300l
The National Maritime Museum website has some excellent resources for Key Stage 1 and 2. Younger students can read about Trim, the ships’ cat or find out about the myths and legends behind the stars. There’s a section on safety at sea for older pupils as well as resources for the Tudors and the Vikings.
Second World War Memories September 7, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : History , add a comment(Click here for the link)
I’ve had an email from Alan Howarth about the Heritage Lottery Trust project he’s recently been involved with. Alan was asked to interview Blackpool residents about life during World War II. He’s produced some edited compilations of the interviews (on subjects such as evacuees, the day war broke out and being frightened) which he’s made available through his website. They should be a useful resource for anyone studying this period in history.
Video interviews are a great way of capturing the memories of local people and they help bring history alive for students. I know there’s a fair amount of material like this available on the web already. You might also like to take a look at the North West Learning Grid’s video interviews at their Liverpool in the Blitz and their The Home Front websites. If anyone knows of any similar sites then please pass on the details.
Brims History Websites September 7, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : History , add a commentTwo useful history websites…
Henry VIII and the Tudors
http://www.brims.co.uk/tudors/
This site contains lots of information about Tudor times along with plenty of facts about Henry VIII and his six wives.
The Romans in Britain
http://www.brims.co.uk/romans/
There’s lots of material on all aspects of Roman life including towns & homes, food & farming, clothes, Roman gods and why the Romans invaded Britain in the first place.
My Learning September 7, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : History, Various Subjects , add a commenthttp://www.mylearning.org/
This is a great site from the museums, libraries and archives in Yorkshire. There’s a great ‘design a super bug’ interactive activity (where you can create all manner of weird bugs and print out a “Top Trumps” style card for your monster) and an interesting Victorian millionaire challenge.
As well as fun interactive games the site contains a large number of photo resources such as one that follows a trip through India and Pakistan, one on 20th Century artists and one on Saxon artifacts.
