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Key stage 1
History
concepts develop through our use of threads, which add vertical coherence. Explore free teaching resources for key stage 1, history, covering years 1 and 2. Save hours planning lessons with a slide deck, worksheet, prior knowledge starter and assessment exit quizzes and key vocabulary – all ready for you to teach and adapt for your pupils. You can download lesson and teaching resources, or log in and download units or save units to ‘my library’ – whichever is best for you to plan your history lesson. Read more about how the KS1 curriculum was designed in our explainer.
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Elizabeth II: what was her life like?
Year 1
12 lessons
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Traditional stories: what do they tell us about the distant past?
3Traditional stories: what do they tell us about the distant past?
Year 1Traditional stories: what do they tell us about the distant past?
Year 1England, Scotland and Wales6 lessonsEngland, Scotland, Wales and Ireland8 lessonsIreland, Scotland and England6 lessonsScotland, Wales and Ireland6 lessonsWales, England and Ireland6 lessons - 4
Significant explorers: How has seafaring changed over time?
4Significant explorers: How has seafaring changed over time?
Year 1Significant explorers: How has seafaring changed over time?
Year 1John Cabot and Brunel12 lessonsJohn Cabot and John Franklin12 lessonsWilliam Adams and Brunel12 lessonsWilliam Adams and John Franklin12 lessons - 5
Significant rulers from the past: what can their stories tell us?
5Significant rulers from the past: what can their stories tell us?
Year 2Significant rulers from the past: what can their stories tell us?
Year 2Conflict, conquest and empires12 lessonsRuling and religion12 lessons 6
Queen Victoria: how did Britain change during her lifetime?
Year 2
12 lessons