History

For research projects, you may use the Kiddle search engine to access relevant information.

Useful history websites include:

Year 2

• Toys: BBC Bitesize Toys in the Past
• Great Fire of London: Nat Geo Great Fire of London, BBC Bitesize Great Fire of London
• How to be a nurse in Victorian times?: Nat Geo Florence Nightingale, Florence Nightingale Homework Help

Year 3

• Ancient Egypt: BBC Bitesize ancient Egypt, Finding King Tutankhamun's Tomb
• Stone Age to Iron Age: BBC Bitesize Stone Age to Iron Age, activities to complete at home

Year 4

• Ancient Greece: BBC Bitesize ancient Greece, Nat Geo Ancient Greece
• Ancient Rome: BBC Bitesize ancient Rome, BBC Bitesize Roman Empire

Year 5

• Vikings: Nat Geo Vikings, BBC Bitesize Vikings
• Victorian factory: Twinkl Homework Help

Places to visit

• Great Fire of London: The Monument - the 202ft column, designed by Sir Christopher Wren and Dr Robert Hooke, was built to commemorate the Great Fire of London in 1666 and stands on the piazza between Fish Street and Monument Street.
• Supporting objects: The British Museum contains galleries full of objects to support history topics such as ancient Egypt, ancient Greece and British pre-history.