History

Maps toUK NCIB PYPCambridge Primary

One lesson per topic — the same lesson serves every framework above at that age stage. No duplicates.

Seedlings · ages 4–6

36/36 ready
  1. 1Long ago and today
  2. 2My family tree
  3. 3Toys from the past
  4. 4Homes of the past
  5. 5Grandparents' stories
  6. 6Old and new photos
  7. 7Famous kings and queens
  8. 8Ancient wonders
  9. 9Time-line basics
  10. 10Then and now: transport
  11. 11Then and now: school
  12. 12Museums and time
  13. 13Days, weeks and years
  14. 14Yesterday, today, tomorrow
  15. 15Clocks tell time
  16. 16My baby photos
  17. 17Great grandparents
  18. 18Names in my family
  19. 19Old-fashioned clothes
  20. 20Old-fashioned food
  21. 21Toys grown-ups had
  22. 22Games from long ago
  23. 23Story of my school
  24. 24First cars and buses
  25. 25Sailing ships of old
  26. 26Steam trains
  27. 27First aeroplanes
  28. 28Kings and queens today
  29. 29Castles I have seen
  30. 30Knights in shining armour
  31. 31Dinosaurs on Earth
  32. 32Cavepeople of the past
  33. 33The first villages
  34. 34Amazing pyramids
  35. 35The first Olympic Games
  36. 36A history walk with a grown-up

Explorers · ages 7–10

36/36 ready
  1. 1Ancient Egypt
  2. 2Ancient Greece
  3. 3Ancient Rome
  4. 4The Middle Ages
  5. 5Explorers and voyages
  6. 6The Vikings
  7. 7The Tudors
  8. 8The Great Fire of London
  9. 9Empires of history
  10. 10The Industrial Revolution: intro
  11. 11Slavery and abolition
  12. 12World War I: an overview
  13. 13World War II: an overview
  14. 14The moon landing
  15. 15History detectives
  16. 16The Stone Age
  17. 17The Bronze Age
  18. 18The Iron Age
  19. 19Ancient China
  20. 20Ancient India
  21. 21Ancient Africa: Kush
  22. 22The Mayans
  23. 23The Aztecs
  24. 24The Inca
  25. 25Medieval castles and knights
  26. 26Life on a medieval farm
  27. 27The Silk Road
  28. 28The Renaissance
  29. 29Age of Exploration
  30. 30The Mughal Empire
  31. 31The Ottoman Empire
  32. 32The transatlantic slave trade
  33. 33Abolition and freedom
  34. 34Suffrage and women's votes
  35. 35Space race highlights
  36. 36Everyday life through the decades

Pioneers · ages 11–15

36/36 ready
  1. 1Historiography: sources and bias
  2. 2Ancient civilisations compared
  3. 3Feudalism to nation-states
  4. 4Renaissance and Enlightenment
  5. 5The scientific revolution
  6. 6Colonialism
  7. 7Industrial Revolution: causes
  8. 8Industrial Revolution: impacts
  9. 9The American Revolution
  10. 10The French Revolution
  11. 11Wars of the 20th century
  12. 12The Cold War
  13. 13Civil rights movements
  14. 14Post-colonial nations
  15. 15Globalisation and history
  16. 16Prehistory and archaeology
  17. 17Ancient river civilisations
  18. 18Greek philosophy and democracy
  19. 19The Roman Republic and Empire
  20. 20Byzantium and the Silk Road
  21. 21Medieval Islamic golden age
  22. 22African empires: Mali, Songhai
  23. 23Feudal Japan
  24. 24The Mongol Empire
  25. 25The Reformation
  26. 26The Enlightenment thinkers
  27. 27Trans-Atlantic slavery: legacies
  28. 28The Haitian Revolution
  29. 29Independence movements in Asia
  30. 30The First World War: causes and consequences
  31. 31The Second World War: causes and consequences
  32. 32The Holocaust and human rights
  33. 33Decolonisation of Africa
  34. 34The Cold War and non-alignment
  35. 35The digital revolution
  36. 36Doing history: methods and sources