History

Please find below, an email I received from St Albans Cathedral learning department.  There are some links that are worth watching! 

I am delighted to announce that another free virtual history video is now available for your school to use. Ideal for Key Stage 2, this week we are looking at life in the Victorian Classroom, although children studying any period of history will find it entertaining and educational.

To view the video, please go to https://youtu.be/IPV1cjuodsc                          

Meanwhile, our previous videos about the Romans, the Saxons, the Medieval Monks and the Tudors are still available too, having been watched over 5000 times across all social media formats so far. To view them, please go to:

Romans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWUyCuZxiR4

Saxons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkV2SfMPufc

Medieval Monks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A92A7kBNCKQ

Tudors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxVnVgWLfog

History websites and games

• BBC History for kids
• Show Me – Interactive games
• KS1 History
• KS2 History
• General History Resources – Games and animations
• Gory Games – Horrible Histories
• KS1 – Toys
• History for kids – Fun facts
• History – KS1
• Playing History – Historical games
• Primary History Games
• Primary Topic Website
• Black History Month
• History Homework Help

VE Day 2020

I am sure you will have heard in the news that this coming Friday is a Bank Holiday.  The reason for this being that May 8 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of VE Day, which was the day towards the end of World War Two when fighting against Nazi Germany came to an end in Europe.

Please find some activities below to try if you would like to join in the celebrations!

Links to VE Day activities:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/48201749

http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/war/

https://safeyoutube.net/w/UAI7

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/history-ks2-ve-day/z7xtmfr

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/blog/what-is-ve-day

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t2-h-4750-wartime-recipe-booklet

http://home.bt.com/lifestyle/eating-for-victory-try-these-real-wartime-ration-recipes-for-ve-day-11363980000968

https://www.food.com/recipe/ww2-war-cake-1881

https://the1940sexperiment.com/tag/wartime-scones/

https://the1940sexperiment.com/tag/jam-tarts/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/quizzes/bp-morse-code-adventure

https://safeyoutube.net/w/cqI7

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/watch/horrible-histories-songs-ve-day-song?collection=horrible-histories-songs

http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/war/songs.htm

https://safeyoutube.net/w/cXI7 Learn how to Swing dance

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t2-e-2357-winston-churchill-ks2-fact-file

https://www.ducksters.com/biography/winston_churchill.php

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-t-28174-significant-individuals-fact-file-template

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-t-5605-word-war-two-colouring-map

https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/history/general-history/world-war-two/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/shows/horrible-histories

Useful websites to have a look at.  My favourite is the virtual museums website. 

Horrible histories are always fun to watch too.

https://mrcarterrocks.wixsite.com/historyrocks/home-learning

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b00sp0l8/horrible-histories

https://www.familydaystriedandtested.com/free-virtual-tours-of-world-museums-educational-sites-galleries-for-children/

https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/

https://www.history.org.uk/primary/categories/934/module/8747/resource-sharing-hub-key-stage-2

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zkqmhyc (KS1)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zcw76sg (KS2)

Take a magical tour of Pharoah Ramesses VI Tomb by following this link:

https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=NeiMEZa9d93&mls=1&fbclid=IwAR3K-w2Q21IxJGdbBmn_gKaJIegxU3nkrDv2lE6z9FyLTWV4Xi7BndayGwE

Perhaps enter the History Association competition

https://www.history.org.uk/primary/categories/530/news/3451/write-your-own-historical-fiction-competition-2020