Understanding and Teaching Primary History

Primary history is one of the richest areas of teaching and learning, but in order to teach it well you need a strong understanding of key historical concepts and the content of the national curriculum.

Combining a detailed focus on the core skills and principles underpinning good history teaching, this book will help you to:

- appreciate the key concepts that underpin historical understanding

- engage deeply with the programmes of study for Key Stage 1 and 2

- understand the links between historical reasoning and constructivist accounts of how children learn

- apply a cross-curricular approach to your teaching

- assess childrens historical understanding