Mastering Primary History introduces the primary history curriculum and helps trainees and teachers learn how to plan and teach inspiring lessons that make learning history irresistible. Topics covered include: Current developments in history History as an irresistible activity History as a practical activity Skills to develop in history Promoting curiosity Assessing children in history Practical issues This guide includes examples of childrens work, case studies, readings to reflect upon and reflective questions that all help to show students and teachers what is considered to be best and most innovative practice, and how they can use that knowledge in their own teaching to the greatest effect. The book draws on the experience of three leading professionals in primary history, Karin Doull, Christopher Russell and Alison Hales, to provide the essential guide to teaching history for all trainee primary teachers.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Mastering Primary Teaching .

There are 208 pages in this book. This book was published in 2019 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .

Christopher Russell has been a scriptwriter on numerous television and radio programmes, including EastEnders, A Touch of Frost and Midsomer Murders. He was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize for Brind and the Dogs of War, his first book for Puffin. He lives on the Isle of Wight.