The Roman Army

1. Eagle Bearer Cut-out-and-colour Figure

An Eagle Bearer (aquilifer) from the Roman Army, complete with weapons, standard and shield for children to colour, cut out and assemble.

2. Legionary Cut-out-and-colour Figure

A Legionary from the Roman Army in the 1st Century AD, complete with weapons, helmet and sword for children to colour, cut out and assemble.

3. Emperor Cut-out-and-colour Figure

A Roman Emperor for children to colour, cut out and assemble.

4. Standard Bearer Cut-out-and-colour Figure

A Standard Bearer (signifer) from the Roman Army in the 1st Century AD, complete with weapons, standard, shield and swords for children to colour, cut out and assemble.

Henry VIII

1. Character Portrait Worksheet

A worksheet in table form allowing children to note positive and negative elements of Henry VIII, commenting on areas such as personality, appearance, achievements, etc.

Elizabeth I

The Queen - Snaith Primary School

Portraits of the Queen which can be put into date order, and activity where you can dress her with jewels and write her a message. [www.snaithprimary.eril.net/queen1.htm]

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H Davenport

Date:

30 Jun 2003

Elizabeth I Wordsearch

An online wordsearch, which applauds when you find the correct words. [www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/wordsearch/elizabeth_wordsearch.html]

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H Davenport

Date:

30 Jun 2003

Web Links

The Tudors - Brims

This is an interactive site aimed at 7 to 10 year olds. Easy to read, not too much information. Full of facts. [www.brims.co.uk/tudors]

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C Lane

Date:

8 Sep 2003

The Tudors - Gorringe Park Primary School

Written by 8 year olds for 8 year olds. Sections include Tudor food, life for children in Tudor times, Tudor Music, Tudor Punishment and a section on Hampton Court. Quite a lot of information, attractive site. [schoolsite.edex.net.uk/49/Tudors.html]

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C Lane

Date:

8 Sep 2003

Tudors.org

A site aimed at adults with lots of background information for teachers. [www.tudors.org]

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C Lane

Date:

8 Sep 2003

Tudor Times - Nettlesworth Primary School

Written for children. Not too much information on each section. Easy to navigate round. [www.nettlesworth.durham.sch.uk/time/tudors.html]

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C Lane

Date:

8 Sep 2003

Tudors by Kelly Crispen

Attractive site with lots of good Tudor family tree information. Tudor music can be downloaded from the site. [tudors.crispen.org]

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C Lane

Date:

8 Sep 2003

Tudors from Great Britain Information Guide

Suitable for more able 11 year olds. A lot of reading and a lot of information. Also suitable for adults. [www.great-britain.co.uk/history/tudors.htm]

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C Lane

Date:

8 Sep 2003

Greece

1. Ancient and Modern Greece Photographs

A PowerPoint slide show with 16 photographs of ancient and modern Greek landmarks and features, including the Acropolis, the Parthenon and some modern towns. (Large file size).

2. Ancient and Modern Greece Worksheet

A Word template (Cloze procedure) to accompany the slide show above, to allow the children to complete facts about Greece with drop-down boxes offering a choice of answers. Also includes space at the end for other questions and answers about the slide show.

3. Ancient Greek Pottery Photographs

A PowerPoint slide show with 14 photographs of ancient greek pottery.

Mary Secole

1. Clicker 4 Grid on Mary Secole

A Clicker 4 word bank to support independent writing in KS1. The key words support work on Mary Secole, and requires children to do some typing.

Florence Nightingale

1. Florence Nightingale Presentation

A PowerPoint presentation giving facts and figures and pictures of Florence Nightingale, with some questions for the children to answer.

Florence Nightingale - BBC

Suitable for KS1. Interactive, bright big site about Florence Nightingale, with small amounts of text and lots of icons for the children to click on to find out more. Could be used for the whole class or independent work. There is also a quiz for the children to take part in. [www.bbc.co.uk/schools/famouspeople/standard/florence/index.shtml]

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H Davenport

Date:

30 Jun 2003

Country Joe McDonald's Tribute to Florence Nightingale

This site contains lots of information in detail including a timeline, probably more useful for teachers. Some items are suited for children, including how Florence would have been dressed, a paper doll and colouring sheets that can be printed off. [www.countryjoe.com/nightingale]

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H Davenport

Date:

30 Jun 2003

The Florence Nightingale Story

A Flash presentation, this could be used as a big book on a projector. It is quite detailed and appropriate for whole class teaching. [tlfe.org.uk/clicker/flashhistoryks1/florence.swf]

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H Davenport

Date:

30 Jun 2003

Louis Braille

Hot Braille

Suitable for KS1. This site allows children to explore Braille alphabet and see their name in Braille. It shows all the Braille alphabet. [www.hotbraille.com/l_braille.asp]

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H Davenport

Date:

30 Jun 2003

The Braille Bug

This is a very child friendly interactive site with games, activities and suggested classroom activities. [www.afb.org/braillebug]

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H Davenport

Date:

30 Jun 2003

Guy Fawkes

The Gunpowder Plot

A brief introduction to the Treason of 1605. [www.surveillance-video.com/fawkes-june-2009.html]

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T Jay

Date:

19 Jul 2009

The Great Fire of London (and Samuel Pepys)

Fire - Channel 4 History

This is a good site for gaining children's interest about the Great Fire of London. It contains a moving image that shows how the fire progresses, along with a fire sound effect and captions. [www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/fire]

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H Davenport

Date:

30 Jun 2003

The London Gazette Article

The London Gazette newspaper article from the Great Fire of London, which may be of some interest to the children, or could be used on a display. [www.adelpha.com/~davidco/History/fire1.htm]

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H Davenport

Date:

30 Jun 2003

The Great Fire of 1666

From the London Fire Brigade, a site mainly for teachers' own information, but it includes some good pictures of the fire and early fire fighting equipment. [www.angliacampus.com/education/fire/london/history]

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H Davenport

Date:

30 Jun 2003

Samuel Pepys Diary

Some useful information and pictures, including many diary extracts and information on the fire and plague. Also has the recipe for the cakes that started the fire! [www.pepys.info]

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H Davenport

Date:

30 Jun 2003

The Great Fire of London Story

A Flash presentation, this could be used as a big book on a projector. It includes interactive links to the Channel 4 and BBC related sites. [tlfe.org.uk/clicker/flashhistoryks1/fireOfLondon.swf]

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H Davenport

Date:

30 Jun 2003

The Egyptians - Chadderton Hall Jnr School

Lesson plans are available on this school site, together with a lot of information. There are also games and general resources. Some of the site consists of links, however these do seem to be interesting. [www.school2000.org/egyptians.html]

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C Lane

Date:

30 Jun 2003

Ancient Egypt from the British Museum

From the British Museum, this has a smart layout with a small amount of text. Lots of pictures, some of which may slow up the site, and lots of activities. A generally good resource. [www.ancientegypt.co.uk]

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C Lane

Date:

30 Jun 2003

Egyptians - BBC

As with all BBC sites, here are some good resources on ancient Egypt. [www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians]

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C Lane

Date:

30 Jun 2003

Ancient Nile: Egypt and the Egyptians

Lots of graphics, pictures, borders and music resources which can be downloaded and used by schools. [www.ancientnile.co.uk]

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C Lane

Date:

30 Jun 2003

Audrey's Ancient Egypt and the Constellations

An informative site, suitable for teachers looking for information or for top of KS2 extension work. [ancientegypt.hypermart.net]

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C Lane

Date:

30 Jun 2003

Victorian Home Cartoon - BBC

An interactive cartoon style show with good sound effects about Victorian homes. There are lots of opportunities for the children to click on interactive icons. [www.bbc.co.uk/education/dynamo/history/stepback.shtml]

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H Davenport

Date:

30 Jun 2003

What Were Homes Like a Long Time Ago?

A useful site, part of the Educate the Children web, that includes lesson plans, resources and links. [www.educate.org.uk/teacher_zone/classroom/history/unit2.htm]

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H Davenport

Date:

30 Jun 2003

Homes Long Ago Presentation

A Flash presentation that allows lots of discussion with the children. It allows them to compare different types of houses, and discuss how it would have been to live during past times. [tlfe.org.uk/clicker/flashhistoryks1/homes.swf]

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H Davenport

Date:

30 Jun 2003

Virtual Victorians

Includes some fun interactive games, such as Victorian building blocks, Victorian dolls to dress and various puzzles and information on the toys and games they used to play. [www.telematics.ex.ac.uk/virvic]

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H Davenport

Date:

30 Jun 2003

The Victorian Web

This very detailed resource has the information under headings. More suited to adults and might be useful for teachers' background knowledge of the period. [www.victorianweb.org]

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J Gebhard

Date:

30 Jun 2003

Britain Express - Victorian England

This site covers daily life in the Victorian period under titles 'People and Events' and 'Victorian Life'. It has no pictures and is not interactive, so it would not appeal to the less able or to the younger child. [www.britainexpress.com/History/Victorian_index.htm]

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J Gebhard

Date:

30 Jun 2003

Learning Curve - Victorian Britain

An excellent site for children. All the information is given under headings provided as a series of questions eg 'A Healthy Nation'. There is a time line under each topic giving the key events. There are links to primary sources that the children are asked questions about. Sheets can be printed off and there are also activities for the children to do. [www.learningcurve.pro.gov.uk/victorianbritain]

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J Gebhard

Date:

30 Jun 2003

Children in Victorian Britain - BBC

Interactive and standard sites, under the subjects of work, school and play. Plenty happening to interest the children and keep their concentration. There are pictures, text and sound. [www.bbc.co.uk/schools/victorians]

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J Gebhard

Date:

30 Jun 2003

Blists Hill Victorian Town

The Blists Hill Victorian Town in Ironbridge Gorge is a great place for a school to visit. It has many excellent features of a Victorian town: a school, where children can dress up and be part of a real Victorian school for a day. There is a bank, printers, public house, chemist, sweet shop etc. There are lots of demonstrations and activities happening to interest the children. The attraction is excellent, but sadly the web site is quite poor! [www.ironbridge.org.uk/ironbridge/d_blists.asp]

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J Gebhard

Date:

30 Jun 2003

1. Remembrance Day Presentation

A PowerPoint presentation containing various photographs of war memorials, suitable for discussion with the children particularly around Remembrance Day.

History of World War 1939-45

Useful site for teachers. Very detailed account of the war years. [www.worldwar2history.net]

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J Gebhard

Date:

30 Jun 2003

Eden Camp Museum

A superb site to transport you back in time to wartime Britain. The museum is sited on an original prisoner of war camp in Yorkshire. Each of the huts is designated a theme eg. Home Guard, women during the war, etc. The web site gives you comprehensive information about what there is in each hut and also full commentary on the topics covered. [www.edencamp.co.uk]

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J Gebhard

Date:

30 Jun 2003

BBC History For Kids

An excellent site from the BBC covering many topics of history for primary school children, including World War II, Romans, Scots, Anglo Saxons, Greeks, Vikings and the Victorians. [www.bbc.co.uk/history/forkids]

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J Gebhard

Date:

30 Jun 2003

BBC History Multimedia Zone

Yet another super BBC site. This multimedia zone has games, animations, virtual tours, galleries and audiovisual items of interest. Under each sub section you will find things to fit most periods of history including Victorians. [www.bbc.co.uk/history/multimedia_zone]

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J Gebhard

Date:

30 Jun 2003

Medicine Through Time - BBC

Topics are chosen by time period and theme. Designed for GCSE but children would enjoy it, as it is very user friendly. Teachers would have to guide the children to questions and answers about the period of study. [www.bbc.co.uk/education/medicine]

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J Gebhard

Date:

30 Jun 2003

Snaith Primary School

This excellent school web site has many good resources for children. Aimed at 7 to 9 year olds. It covers all areas of primary history. The site is attractive and easy to use. There are some teacher notes, and some good links to other sites. [www.snaithprimary.eril.net]

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C Lane

Date:

30 Jun 2003

Toys from the Past

A useful site, part of the Educate the Children web, that includes lesson plans, resources and links. [www.educate.org.uk/teacher_zone/classroom/history/unit1.htm]

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H Davenport

Date:

30 Jun 2003

Toys Now and Then Presentation

A Flash presentation that allows lots of discussion with the children. It allows them to compare toys and games of today with those from years gone by. [tlfe.org.uk/clicker/flashhistoryks1/toys.swf]

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H Davenport

Date:

30 Jun 2003

Seaside Holidays Now and Then Presentation

A Flash presentation that allows lots of discussion with the children. It has quite detailed text, and is probably best suited to year 2 good readers, or it could be useful for whole class teaching. [tlfe.org.uk/clicker/flashhistoryks1/seaside.swf]

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H Davenport

Date:

30 Jun 2003

Seasides in the Past

A useful site, part of the Educate the Children web, that includes lesson plans, resources and links and a slide show. [www.educate.org.uk/teacher_zone/classroom/geography/unit4_lesson4.htm]

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H Davenport

Date:

30 Jun 2003

History Learning Site

A site for teachers because of the quality of reading. Designed for KS3. Look at the 'Britain 1700-1900' section as it covers topics such as Industrial Revolution, Changes in Transport and Political Change. [www.historylearningsite.co.uk]

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J Gebhard

Date:

30 Jun 2003

Spartacus Educational

A very detailed site with information under headings and subheadings. Very useful as it is easy to identify where the information is that you may be looking for. [www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk]

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J Gebhard

Date:

30 Jun 2003

SchoolHistory.co.uk

Great site. Very interactive in parts. Geared to the full range of age groups - includes quizzes, word searches, diagrams, etc. under each topic. [www.schoolhistory.co.uk]

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J Gebhard

Date:

30 Jun 2003

History Links 4 Kids

This site just has lots and lots of sites on lots of topics. May be worth looking at, but we're not sure how often the links are checked. [www.links4kids.co.uk/history.htm]

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Reviewer:

C Lane

Date:

8 Sep 2003

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