General History Websites

Heres History
The Here's History Kent web site contains a vast range of local history materials for the towns and parishes of Kent.

screenshot Historical video-clips and other resources are available through the award winning schools history website 'The Learning Curve' from the National Archives.

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Show.me.uk contains games and resources which relate directly to the National Curriculum. All content of the website is targeted at Key Stages 1 and 2.
Amy's WarAmy's War History KS2/3 – A Local Study of South Shields during WW2. The teaching programme is focused through a fictional story set over 3 generations.
Museum BoxMuseum Box provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. What items, for example, would you put in a box to describe your life; the life of a Victorian Servant or Roman soldier; or to show that slavery was wrong and unnecessary? You can display anything from a text file to a movie. You can also view and comment on the museum boxes submitted by others.

Pirate AdventuresTime Pirate Adventure. Stop the evil genius and his time pirates from stealing history!
Time Pirates is interactive game exploring the Port of London from Roman times to the present day. Children complete tasks and follow clues to prevent an evil genius and his time pirates from stealing history. There are animations, hot spots, games and challenges to complete along their journey. As well as the game there is an interactive timeline of the Port of London and a teachers' page containing links to the National Curriculum.

Time Pirates has been written and created by teachers, curators and museum education specialists from the National Maritime Museum, the Museum in Docklands and the Museum of London.

MAPE Primary History

History of Tonbridge
A virtual tour of the Tonbridge with good information on houses through the years

Fairview Community Junior School in Medway have produce an online oral history resource available to primary schools that use the QCA history schemes of work.

Click here for Software for the units

Last updated August 2006

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