Teaching History 3 – 11
The Essential Guide
After reading this book you will have
- a knowledge of some of the nature of history as a subject and why it is included in the National Curriculum;
- an overview of how to meet the specifications of History in the NC and those aspects of the early learning goals that draw on young children’s early ideas about the past;
- an understanding of planning and organising history, from short-term planning of individual history lessons to a consideration of different teaching methods and strategies for dealing with common pupil misconceptions;
- the ability to use effective teaching and learning strategies and resources for teaching history;
- a knowledge of the important area of assessment recording and reporting;
- the ability to use the teaching and learning of history to contribute to equal opportunity provision, and to consider the needs of pupils with special educational needs; and
- an introduction to the role of the curriculum coordinator in developing quality reading and learning in history across a whole school.
The text includes numerous examples from early years and primary classrooms as well as checklists of helpful advice. The result is a clear and accessible introduction to teaching history in the 3-11 age range.
