Free History KS2 Teaching Resources for Primary Teachers

Learning about History at KS2

At Key Stage 2, children learn about significant people, events and places from the recent and more distant past. They look at change in their own area, in Britain and other parts of the world. During Key Stage 2, children look at history from different perspectives. For example, technological, scientific and religious points of view. They continue to use different sources of information to find out about the past and consider different interpretations of events.

Children extend their chronological understanding by placing events and people into correct periods of time. They gain knowledge of historical periods and past societies and their characteristics. As part of this, they learn about important changes during a historical period.

The Breadth of Study

The breadth of study includes British History, a European History Study and a World History Study. The guides, activities and resources in this section are useful for supporting teaching and learning within the National Curriculum breadth of study. They could be used to complement a scheme of work that is already in place or provide a starting point for planning a unit.

Resources

To help support the teaching of KS2 History we have found a selection of sites that provide images, lesson plans, videos and more. They can aid a class and also they can provide interactive opportunities to engage students.

National Archives has a bright Home Front site that covers 7 sections of that time. There are worksheets, activities, videos and timelines that aid these sections. Images are provided to explain points made and there is a glossary that will help children who don’t understand some of the wording.

The British Museum is an interactive site that helps pupils in different areas of study. They can choose a theme they want to look at, choose from a list of cultures they wish to study and choose a period of time on the timeline.