Primary School History Lesson Plans and Resources by PlanBee

Journey back to the Victorian era with this KS2 'Victorians' module as your class discover what life would have been like for them if they had been born in the 19th century. These informative, detailed and inspiring lessons will soon have your class comparing their modern lifestyles to the lifestyles of both poor and rich Victorian children and gives them the chance to find out a wealth of information about different aspects of life for ... more

Meet Florence Nightingale, one of Britain's most famous historical figures, with this series of 6 'Florence Nightingale' history lessons for Year 2. Find out about her remarkable life as you journey through lessons about her youth, her famous voyage to Scutari and the work she did there, as well as the work she did in her later years to improve nursing and hospital care. These KS1 'Florence Nightingale' lessons provide everything yo ... more

Peek into the doors of the past as you and your class discover the history of homes. This KS1 'Homes in the Past' scheme of work investigates homes then and now by looking at the features of a variety of different types of homes and exploring a timeline of homes in Britain before taking a closer look at what homes were like in Victorian times. With lesson plans, informative slides, differentiated worksheets and activity ideas, pictu ... more

Take your class on a voyage of discovery as they travel back to ancient Greece to discover just how much of this fascinating civilisation is still alive in our society today. These ancient greece lesson plans for KS2 study a range of contributions from the ancient greeks, including categories such as language, architecture, the Olympic Games, and much more. With ancient Greeks lesson plans, resources, differentiated worksheets, acti ... more

The twentieth century was one of the most exciting and fast-moving centuries of all time with countless technological, social and political developments. These KS2 'Britain since 1948' lessons give your class a decade-by-decade look at the changes in Britain over this period, focusing on areas such as home life, work life, population, popular culture and technology. Based on the History QCA scheme of work for Year 5/6, these lessons ... more

This series of 7 fun-filled lessons will soon have your class excited about their History lessons! Travel back to Roman Britain as your class explore why Britain was invaded and settled by the Romans and what effects this had on the future of Britain. Based on the History QCA schemes of work, these KS2 Romans lessons are designed to teach your class everything they need to know about the rise of the Roman Empire in Britain, opposition f ... more