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Find teaching resources, lesson plans and worksheets for KS3 and KS4 level history pupils. Scroll down to search resources by key stage.

Links go to both general educational websites and individual resources to be used for planning lessons or demonstrating to pupils. All resources are free, but you may need to sign up to the website to access some of them.

Key stage 3

TES – KS3 History resources

Free teaching resources: lesson plans, worksheets, teaching ideas and much more from TES.

BBC – KS3 History resources

Teaching resources from the Bitesize revision series.

TES – Resource – Double-sided topic mat: WW2 facts

Double-sided topic mat which is designed as something pupils could refer to for independent work, but could be used for group discussion or display.

TES – Resource – History timeline posters

A series of photo posters with events from 1948 to the present day, which would make a good display for the classroom.

TES – Resource – Government posters lesson plan

A lesson plan to explore how the language of archived government posters were used to persuade and inform.

TES – Resource – WWII leaders and countries Powerpoint

Basic introductory presentation of leaders and countries involved in WWII with images, maps and info.

Key stages 3 and 4

School History website

Freely downloadable history resources for KS3 and 4 pupils over a variety of topics and types of resource.

Timelines.tv website

Timelines.tv is a free-to-use, video-rich history resource, with an easy-to-navigate timeline to scroll through the footage.

Black History Month website

With teacher’s packs, articles and interviews, the Black History Month website is useful to back up your coverage of the event.

Biography – Resource – Black history timeline

Follow the Black history timeline from 1619 when the first Africans as slave labour are introduced in America, up to 2008 when Barack Obama becomes the first African-American president.

The National Archives – Website – World War II

Learn about the Second World War by using animated maps and investigations containing original documents, film, photographs and audio.

Key stage 4

TES – KS4 History resources

Free teaching resources: lesson plans, worksheets, teaching ideas and much more from TES.

BBC – KS4 History resources

Teaching resources from the Bitesize revision series.

BBC – Resource – Interactive timeline of WW1

Learn about key dates during WW1 with this interactive timeline.

What are your top teaching resources for key stages 1 and 2 history? Add them to the comments section below.

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