A comprehensive resource designed to take pupils through the process of dealing with historical interpretations. The exercise focuses on women during the First World War and asks pupils to consider whether the war brought about any advances for women. The activity includes a number of interactive resources that can be delivered using whiteboards or VLEs, For more materials relating to this resource, please visit the NGfL site, linked below.

A comprehensive resource designed to take pupils through the process of dealing with historical interpretations. The exercise focuses on the First World War Generals and asks pupils to consider whether British Generals were worse than those of any other nation. The activity includes a number of interactive resources that can be delivered using whiteboards or VLEs. For more materials relating to this resource, please visit the NGfL site, linked below.

This extensive resource contains a number of materials and activities to support the teaching of History topics in the KS2 classroom. All four topic areas are supported by a range of images and information provided by educational / historical organisations across Wales.For more materials relating to this resource, please visit the NGfL site, linked below.

This extensive resource contains a number of materials and activities to support the teaching of History topics in the KS2 classroom. All four topic areas are supported by a range of images and information provided by educational / historical organisations across Wales.For more materials relating to this resource, please visit the NGfL site, linked below.

This extensive resource contains a number of materials and activities to support the teaching of History topics in the KS2 classroom. All four topic areas are supported by a range of images and information provided by educational / historical organisations across Wales.For more materials relating to this resource, please visit the NGfL site, linked below.

This extensive resource contains a number of materials and activities to support the teaching of History topics in the KS2 classroom. All four topic areas are supported by a range of images and information provided by educational / historical organisations across Wales.For more materials relating to this resource, please visit the NGfL site, linked below.

This extensive resource contains a number of materials and activities to support the teaching of History topics in the KS2 classroom. All four topic areas are supported by a range of images and information provided by educational / historical organisations across Wales.For more materials relating to this resource, please visit the NGfL site, linked below.

The aim of this resource pack is to introduce pupils to ways of travelling to school now and in the past. Pupils complete graphs on how they travel to school, how their parents travelled to school and how their grandparents travelled to school. They answer questions about what they have found out and compare the different ways of travelling. Pupils should learn to distinguish between aspects of their lives and past times, sequence modes of transport correctly and sequence three drawings relating to their own lives.

These interactive History resources have been developed from document-based resources on CD available from Cardiff Castle. (Contact Education Officer: Elizabeth Stevens 029 2087 8110) It is assumed that these activities will be used in conjunction with a visit to Cardiff Castle but they could be also be used on their own to support work in your school. The topic is split into four areas; The Arab Room Floor; Servants; The Bute Dowry and Armour through Ages with an interactive introduction to each lesson. The lessons can be viewed on an interactive white board or a standalone computer.

This resource pack is designed to teach the differences and similarities in working life between the past and the present over several lessons, or when needed. The pack is a visual stimulus to promote discussion and illustrates why jobs were different in the past. Clothing and tools are covered in more detail. In this pack pupils should learn to: * make comparisons about the way we live today and lived in the past * discuss what life must have been like in past times * describe the jobs needed in the past, and today

This resource looks at ships through the ages and how different periods travelled. This covers ships and boats from Celtic crafts to nuclear submarines.

An interactive resource to teach children about past and present cooks. The resource is split into four sections sections: * In sections 1 and 2 pupils meet a cook from each era and are guided through a description of each cook's work in a storybook style. * The main session includes interactive activities designed to emphasise the similarities and differences between the kitchens of the 14th century and the present day. * The plenary has an interactive wordsearch to help reinforce the work covered in the unit.

An interactive resource that introduces simple timelines by looking at toys.

In collaboration with the Battle of Britain Historical Society, looking in detail at the battle including the new monument.

A thought-provoking overview of the war using imagery from that time.

A series of lessons that explore the function of castles and castle design over time - with particular reference to the castles built by Edward I within Wales.

A comprehensive set of teaching plans and interactive resources using a thematic approach to skills based learning. The unit is designed to be flexible to the teacher’s needs. Use the whole unit, following the plans or take individual activities to blend with your own existing resources. For more materials relating to this resource, please visit the NGfL site, linked below.

A comprehensive set of teaching plans and interactive resources using a thematic approach to skills based learning. The unit is designed to be flexible to the teacher’s needs. Use the whole unit, following the plans or take individual activities to blend with your own existing resources. For more materials relating to this resource, please visit the NGfL site, linked below.

A comprehensive set of teaching plans and interactive resources using a thematic approach to skills based learning. The unit is designed to be flexible to the teacher’s needs. Use the whole unit, following the plans or take individual activities to blend with your own existing resources. For more materials relating to this resource, please visit the NGfL site, linked below.

A comprehensive set of teaching plans and interactive resources using a thematic approach to skills based learning. The unit is designed to be flexible to the teacher’s needs. Use the whole unit, following the plans or take individual activities to blend with your own existing resources. For more materials relating to this resource, please visit the NGfL site, linked below.