Teaching History in Primary Schools

by Pat Hoodless

Overview

A key text to help trainees develop a creative and competent approach to teaching history in early years and primary education.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781844451401
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	07/30/2008
Series:	Achieving QTS Series , #1557
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	6.73(w) x 9.68(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Until her recent retirement Pat was a Senior Lecturer in history and education at the Institute of Education, Manchester Metropolitan University. Her main research interests lie in the teaching of time and chronology and the links between language and history in the primary school. She has written a number of papers for journals, and published book on primary history. She has also acted as a consultant for the QCA, CBBC and Mixicolore.

Table of Contents

Introduction: why teach history in primary schools?
Knowledge and understanding of primary history
Guidance and support for Key Stage One and Key Stage Two
Planning for progression and opportunities for the development of key skills
Understanding and using teaching strategies in primary history
Monitoring and assessment
Resourcing primary history and collaborative working
Making the most of links with literacy and mathematics
E-learning and ICT in primary history
Creative and innovative approaches: history in the Early Years Foundation Stage
Creativity and cross-curricular links in Key Stages One and Two
Equality, inclusion and diversity as part of the history curriculum
Contexts for out-of-school learning in history