Creator: The British National Archives | visit site
Grade Range: K - 11
Explore award-winning resources related to British History presented by the British National Archives. Choose from Medieval Times through the present. You can also choose by Key Stage (similar to grade level bands). If you aren’t familiar with Key Stages: Stage 1 is K-2, Stage 2 is grades 3-5, Stage 3 is grades 6-8, Stage 4 is grades 9-10, and Stage 5 is grades 11-12. While this site does have materials for all stages, there isn’t a huge selection for Stage 1. rn<br><br>rnDownload lessons, Resource Packs, and Podcasts. Be sure to check out the extensive section for students including games, study skill tips and advice, and information on using primary sources. Learn about important people, government officials, and heroes of the past and present such as Charles Dickens and Florence Nightingale. Explore and research famous events/times such as American Civil Rights Movement or Life During War Times. The site was created in the UK, so some of the pronunciations and spellings may differ from American English. A very few resources require Flash, but there is so much more here, that the site is worth your time.
In the Classroom
Keep this site in mind as an easy place to find games and lessons related to British history (and even some world history topics). Use this site as an anticipatory set or "activator" to introduce a unit or lesson on a projector or interactive whiteboard. Present the same time period, such as World War II, from a British and American point of view using this site and similar primary source images from U.S. collections like <a href="/single.cfm?id=14887">this one</a> or <a href="/single.cfm?id=15590">this one</a>. Have students create timelines using Timeline JS, <a href="/single.cfm?id=15321">reviewed here</a>. Timeline JS offers the option to upload and add photos, videos, audio, Tweets, and Google Maps making it interactive. Have students use Fakebook, <a href="/single.cfm?id=14197">reviewed here</a>, to create a "fake" page similar in style to Facebook about a British resident during any time periods involved with these activities. Take advantage of the ready to go lesson plans, interactives, podcasts, and videos. Literature teachers will also want to explore and share the information about British authors.
At Home
Share the games and activities with your student as a fun way to explore life during different periods in British history and throughout the world, especially if he/she is in a world history course or looking for ways to compare different experiences of World War I or II in different countries while studying U.S. history. The Study Skills information is valuable and worth sharing with your student when writing essays in ANY subject, studying for exams, or using primary sources.
Tags
industrial revolution, world war 1, heroes, great britain, victorian, medieval, world war 2, dickens,
Subjects
American History, English, Geography (US/World), Government/Civics: U.S, History & Culture: Europe, History & Culture: World, Social Studies, Social Studies,