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Teaching History Then and Now: A Story of Stability and Change in Schools
Paperback,
30/03/2016,
£32.50
£29.25
Explores the teaching of history in American high schools during the past half-century. Drawing on his early career experience as a high school history educator and his more recent work as a historian of US education policy and practice, Larry Cuban examines how determined reformers have and have not changed the teaching of history.
Story of Nelson Mandela: The prisoner who became a president
Hardback,
06/09/2018,
£7.99
£7.19
Nelson was a young South African with a reputation for trouble-making. Who would have thought he would one day lead his people to freedom?
Living with Chernobyl
Paperback,
08/09/2005,
£5.99
£5.39
Young people living with dire situations tell their heart-warming stories in their own words. This is combined with facts, timelines, statistics and reports by governments and aid agencies. This story tells the life of Ira. Curriculum Links: PHSE & Citizenship KS2/KS3 Geography KS3.
Making Every History Lesson Count: Six principles to support great history teaching
Paperback,
23/10/2018,
£12.99
£11.69
Chris Runeckles' Making Every History Lesson Count: Six principles to support great history teaching offers lasting solutions to age-old problems and empowers history teachers with the confidence to bring their subject to life.
Exciting ICT in History
Paperback,
01/01/2005,
£22.50
£20.25
Part of a series that aims to add extra spark to your teaching. Discover how using ICT tools can turn even routine activities into more powerful learning experiences for all your pupils.
Issues in History Teaching
Paperback,
02/12/1999,
£29.99
£26.99
Written by a range of history professionals, including HMIs, this book provides excellent ideas on the teaching, learning and organization of history in primary and secondary schools.
Practical guide to Teaching History in the Secondary School
Paperback,
02/11/2006,
£20.99
£18.89
Contains the guidance and resources, which new and student history teachers need to reflect on and develop their teaching practice. This book is designed to be used independently or as an integrated extension of the popular textbook, "Learning to Teach History in the Secondary School", which provides detailed examples of theory in practice.
Researching History Education: Theory, method and context
Paperback,
08/02/2008,
£47.99
£43.19
Presents studies that address students' ideas about time, evidence, significance, and agency, as well as classroom contexts of history education and broader social influences on students' and teacher's thinking. This book address three issues: theory, method, and context.
Teaching and Learning History: Understanding the Past 11-18
Paperback,
01/07/2011,
£25.99
£23.39
This book provides teachers, especially new teachers, with a fresh, practical and distinctive approach to teaching history.
Primary Humanities : Learning Through Enquiry
Paperback,
15/03/2013,
£19.99
£17.99
'An excellent resource for primary Humanities undergraduate trainees. It provides reflective opportunities for intending subject leaders.' - Mrs Marion Hobbs, Education, Edge Hill University
Games: Discover and Play 5 Famous Ancient Games
Hardback,
25/04/2005,
£8.99
£8.00
Board games have been played since prehistoric times, passing from person to person and country to country all over the world. This colourful and unique book explains the origins of five of the most long-lasting games, with five fold out game boards and rules so that you can play the games yourself.
History, ICT and Learning in the Secondary School
Paperback,
19/12/2002,
£18.99
£17.09
Explores the use and potential of ICT in the secondary history curriculum, and offers theory and practical advice to help secondary history teachers use ICT effectively. This book is suitable for the secondary history teachers, trainee teachers, and upper primary school teachers.
Primary History Curriculum Guide
Paperback,
03/11/2000,
£18.99
£17.09
This study guide is written for student teachers and newly-qualified and returning teachers. It covers the teaching of all aspects of history in the primary school, including the use of artefacts, visits, visual and written sources, drama, photographs and websites.
Coordinating history across the primary school
Paperback,
27/04/1998,
£22.99
£20.69
Specifically designed for busy teachers who have responsibility for co- ordinating a subject area within their primary school. Each volume in the series conforms to a concise style, while providing a wealth of tips, case studies and photocopiable material that teachers can use immediately.
Teaching history
Paperback,
02/12/1993,
£25.99
£23.39
Adopted by The Open University, this reader traces the development of school history up to and including the National Curriculum and takes a thorough look at the issues involved in teaching history today.
Historical Thinking And Other unnatural acts:Charting the future of teaching the past
Paperback,
30/03/2001,
£15.99
£14.39
Since ancient times, the pundits have lamented young people's lack of historical knowledge and warned that ignorance of the past surely condemns humanity to repeating its mistakes. This book demolishes the conventional notion that there is one true history and one best way to teach it.
Tudor Farmhouse
Paperback,
28/02/2002,
£4.99
£4.49
A study of a Tudor farmhouse. There are photographs showing children exploring a genuine Tudor farmhouse, where they handle artefacts and reproductions of historical objects such as clothing and cooking utensils. The text should be suitable for National Curriculum History at Key Stage 2.
Primary Teacher's Guide to History
Paperback,
06/09/2012,
£12.99
£11.69
This title covers all the elements of Primary History that teachers need to know. KS1 topics are based around themes such as Holidays, Homes, and the Great Fire of London. KS2 topics include: Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Aztecs, Roman Britain, The Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, The Tudors, The Victorians, Britain since 1930, and Local History projects.
First World War
Hardback,
24/09/2010,
£4.99
£4.49
In 1914, the murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand sparked off the most destructive conflict the world had ever seen. This is the story of the First World War, and the people who lived and died fighting in it. This title is part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts from the University of Roehampton.
Second World War
Hardback,
26/11/2010,
£4.99
£4.49
A new title in Young Reading, Series Three. Aimed at children whose reading ability and confidence allows them to tackle longer and more complex stories. A fascinating look at The Second World War and its causes and effects across the world.
Look Inside a Roman Town
Hardback,
01/02/2013,
£9.99
£8.99
A wonderful opportunity to travel back in time and peer inside the fascinating daily life of the Ancient Romans. Lots of flaps on every page reveal rich details of interiors and the inner workings of a Roman town.
Teaching History Online
Paperback,
03/12/2008,
£17.99
£16.19
A guide to developing and using online resources in history teaching. It offers advice that helps the history teacher develop online assignments, and provides an introduction to the myriad resources and tools available for use in the online classroom.
History in Higher Education
Paperback,
14/12/1995,
£18.99
£17.09
* Provides assessment of current scope and nature of history in Higher Education* Addresses topical subject from wide, international perspectives* Offers practical advice as well as theoretical discussion of issues* Includes articles on race, gender, distance learning and multi--media use. .
Meeting the Needs of Your Most Able Pupils: History
Paperback,
27/04/2007,
£29.99
£26.99
Featuring appendices and a CD with: useful contacts and resources, this work provides specific guidance on: recognising high ability and multiple intelligences planning, differentiation and extension/enrichment in History teacher questioning skills, and support for more able pupils with learning difficulties (dyslexics, ADHD, sensory impairment).
Teaching History at University
Paperback,
21/08/2003,
£19.99
£17.99
An examination of how high-quality history teaching and learning can be achieved in universities worldwide. The text draws on a wide range of international research as well as the reflections and experiences of university historians, linking theory and practice.
History in the early years 2ed
Paperback,
11/04/2002,
£21.99
£19.79
This accessible and innovative guide to helping young children explore their past through their environment, family history and story supports both new and experienced early years practitioners in developing young children's sense of identity.
Tudors
Paperback,
04/08/2016,
£8.99
£8.09
Marcia Williams brings the Tudor kings and queens to life in her trademark comic strip style.
Thinking History, 4-14: Teaching, Learning, Curricula and Communities
Paperback,
14/12/2000,
£30.99
£27.89
In this book the author looks at the past, present and future of history teaching in primary schools in an attempt to provide a practical framework for teachers.
Reflective Teaching of History 11-18
Paperback,
26/09/2002,
£24.99
£22.49
This comprehensive textbook is an accessible guide to those new to the profession of teaching history. Covering all aspects of the job, from planning through to teaching and assessment, it provides constructive, practical advice to help subject teachers become more effective in their work.
What is history teaching?
Paperback,
01/08/1996,
£22.99
£20.69
How do pupils make sense of the past? What is the relationship between the way historians construct interpretations of the past and the way pupils learn history in schools? This book draws together developments in a range of fields: in academic history, in the study of language and in classroom research on pupil learning.
Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World
Paperback,
08/09/2016,
£6.99
£6.29
Kate Pankhurst, descendent of Emmeline Pankhurst, has created this wildly wonderful and accessible book about women who really changed the world. Discover fascinating facts about some of the most amazing women who changed the world we live in. Fly through the sky with the incredible explorer Amelia Earhart, and read all about the Wonderful Adventures of Mary Seacole with this fantastic full colour book. Bursting full of beautiful illustrations and astounding facts, Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World is the perfect introduction to just a few of the most incredible women who helped shaped the world we live in. List of women featured: Jane Austen, Gertrude Ederle, Coco Chanel, Frida Kahlo, Marie Curie, Mary Anning, Mary Seacole, Amelia Earhart, Agent Fifi, Sacagawa, Emmeline Pankhurst, Rosa Parks, Anne Frank
Hands-on History! Native Americans
Hardback,
24/06/2013,
£7.99
£7.19
Lets you step back in time to North America when the Sioux, Blackfoot and other tribes roamed the Great Plains. This title features 15 practical projects that draw you into the Native American lifestyle, showing how to build a real-life tipi, create a pictograph story, or join in a Sioux war dance with your very own ankle bells and dance wand.
English Reformation:The effect on a nation
Paperback,
01/01/1999,
£9.99
£8.99
In the 21st century, especially for those of an English-speaking Christian background, religion is not very central to life. But English society is the way it is largely because of the changes brought about under the Tudors and this title explores how the modern world has evolved.
Creative Teaching: History in the Primary Classroom
Paperback,
25/11/2004,
£24.99
£22.49
Designed for teachers with little subject knowledge or experience in history, this book provides trainees with the confidence they need to teach primary history. It provides step-by-step guidance on how to create, plan, develop, organize and assess teaching activities in primary history.
History Teacher's Handbook
Paperback,
29/08/2010,
£19.99
£17.99
With lesson plans, advice on planning educational trips, homework suggestions and tips for assessment and marking; this guide provides teachers with practical advice on various aspects of teaching history in secondary schools. It is split into separate sections for teaching ages 11-14 and pupils aged 14-16.
History and ICT in the Secondary School
Paperback,
01/12/2005,
£16.99
£15.29
Graeme Easdown's text supports the use of ICT applications for teaching and learning in secondary history by providing research-based, subject-focused rationales for the use of ICT in the classroom.
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