Developing history - Anita Loughrey

A series of seven photocopiable activity books - one for each year of primary school. The books follow the proven, successful "Developings" formula and provide a wealth of activities to support the teaching of history in the Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.

History fires pupils' curiosity about the past in Britain and the wider world. Through the activities in this series, pupils consider how the past influences the present, what past societies were like, how these societies organised their politics, and what beliefs and cultures influenced people's actions.

The aim of the series is to develop children's sense of identity through learning about the development of Britain, Europe and the world. It introduces pupils to what is involved in understanding and interpreting the past. Children find evidence, weigh it up and draw their own conclusions, and in doing so they develop skills in research, sifting through evidence, and arguing for their own point of view.

Jane Shuter is a history graduate, a former teacher, marker of GCSE history papers, and currently an author and editor of history books for children. She has written over 100 history titles for a variety of publishers. Rhona Whiteford is a teacher and author of more than 60 teachers' and pupils' resource books on history, English, art and science. Anita Loughrey is a Key Stage 2 teacher with a special interest in history. She is a published playwright and an established author of teaching resources.

'The series aims to develop knowledge and understanding of the past and skills of investigation and interpretation.'
The Scottish Association of Teaching History