Lynne Dixon, Alison Hales

Bringing History Alive through Local People and Places

A guide for primary school teachers

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Bringing History Alive through Local People and Places puts the local environment and community at the heart of history, showing how it can be used as the context for successful history teaching across the primary age range. It considers how to develop children¿s concepts and skills through local history, how to link local, national and global aspects of history, and helps you develop your own historical knowledge, understanding and confidence in teaching the subject.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 198
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. November 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 173mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 363g
• ISBN-13: 9780415535861
• ISBN-10: 0415535867
• Artikelnr.: 39092625

Autorenporträt

Lynne Dixon is Senior Lecturer in Primary Education, Geography and History at the University of Greenwich, UK. Alison Hales is Senior Lecturer in Primary Education, History and Early Years at the University of Greenwich, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. The `What?
and the `Why?
of the Local in History? - What is it all about?! 2. Resources and How to Use them: Place and maps - Putting in Place 3. Resources and How to Use them: The Physical Environment - Walking the Area 4. Resources and How to Use them: Family and Community - Talking to someone 5. Resources and how to use them: Local History Resource Centres - Having a rummage
6. The Bigger Picture: Establishing a national context 7. A Chronological Interlude - Time and time again 8. Local
Global Links - And on to the Wider World 9. Cross-curricular History - The Rich Tapestry
10. Planning - Completing the jigsaw
Final Reflections Biobliography