Software recommendations for the History QCA Scheme of Work

This list is provided to suggest good software that will support the QCA Scheme of work for History at Key Stages 1 & 2. It is not mandatory and it is acknowledged that there are other software titles that will cover the scheme equally well.

General History Resources

Eyewitness History of the Word V2 (Dorling Kindersley)
Time Lines (Soft Teach)
ATimeline (Softease)
Become a History Explorer (Dorling Kindersley)

 

Unit 1 How are our Toys Different from those in the Past?

MAPE -
http://www.mape.org.uk/curriculum/history/toys.htm

Unit 2 What Were Homes Like a Long Time Ago

Unit 3 What were Seaside Holidays Like in the Past?

Magic Grandad’s Seaside Holidays (Sherston)

Unit 5 Why do we Remember Florence Nightingale?

Unit 6 Invaders and Settlers

Arcventure the Romans (Sherston)
Roman Retreat (Kar2ouche)
Stage a Gladiator fight, visit the bath house or produce your own version of the amazing Sussex Horde of the legend of Romulus and Remus.
Viking Adventures (Kar2ouche)
Act out a Viking invasion, live life inside a Viking village, imagine life as a raider, settler or trader.
Romans, Anglo-Saxons & Vikings in Britain (Heinemann Explore)
Arcventure - The Romans (Sherston)
Romans (Anglia/Granada)
Arcventure - The Vikings (Sherston)
Class Images - Vikings (Sherston)
From Celts to Vikings Photobank (Avant Garde)

Unit 7 Why did Henry VIII Marry Six Times?

Unit 8 What were the Differences Between the Lives of Rich and Poor People in Tudor Times

The Tudor Trail (Neptune Computer Technology)
Topics include: all the Tudor Monarchs, the wives of Henry VIII and why he married six times, Tudor clothing, music, food and houses and the Spanish Armada.
Betsi (4mation)
Zig Zag Tudors (Logotron)
Tudor World (Heinemann Explore)

Unit 9 What was it like for children in the Second World War?

The Evacuees (4Mation)

Unit 10 What Can We Find Out About Ancient Egypt from What Has Survived

Egyptian Exploration (Kar2ouche)
Recreate scenes and legends from Egyptian life, learn about the life and death of Tutenkhamun and the myth of Isis and Osiris.
  Ancient Egytians (Granada Learning)
  AncientEgypt (Heinemann Explore)

Unit 11 What was it like for children living in Victorian Britain?

Unit 12 How did life change in our locality in Victorian times?

How We Used to Live Early Victorians (Granada Learning)
How We Used to Live Late Victorians (Granada Learning)

Unit 14 Who Were the Ancient Greeks?

Find Out and Write About the Ancient Greeks (Crick)
Ancient Greece (Heinemann Explore)
Ancient Greeks (Anglia Multimedia)
History of the World (Eyewitness)

Unit 16 How can we find out about the Indus Valley civilisation?

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