History Resource Cupboard – lessons and resources for schools

History Resource Cupboard - lessons and resources for schools

Artefacts

Memorable history lessons: dress up, role play and personal stories

It’s period 4 on a Thursday and Year 11 are filing through my classroom door with a collective look of bemusement on their faces. Some are just outright laughing at me; others are reaching for their camera phones. I’d like to point out that these are not the normal responses[…]

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Using Historical Artefacts

Using historical artefacts and random junk stolen from the toy box of a small child. At one of  the many Saturday evening plenary of the Schools History Project Conference I have attended, Ian Dawson demonstrated a revision technique using a table full of mystery objects – some were historical artefacts.[…]

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