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Activities exploring interesting historical periods and looking into the past

Protecting your furry family through thick and thin: While the Storm Rages by Phil Earle

Posted on 3 May 2023
  • 2nd level
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Festival
  • Fiction
  • History

Whose Side Are You On? Historical Fiction with Liz Kessler and Alex Wheatle

Posted on 6 July 202116 November 2021
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Celebrating Difference
  • Festival
  • Fiction
  • History
  • Senior phase

Velda the Awesomest Viking with David MacPhail

Posted on 5 July 202116 November 2021
  • 1st level
  • 2nd level
  • Festival
  • Funny
  • History

A Kid’s Life in the Aztec Age with Chae Strathie

Posted on 5 July 202116 November 2021
  • 1st level
  • 2nd level
  • Festival
  • Funny
  • History
  • Non-fiction

Voices from the Past with Patrice Lawrence and Bali Rai

Posted on 16 August 202017 September 2020
Discover unsung stories through history with Diver’s Daughter: A Tudor Story and Now or Never: A Dunkirk Story
  • 2nd level
  • Celebrating Difference
  • Festival
  • History
  • Key stage 2

Which Witch?

Posted on 29 October 201925 November 2019
Get thinking about how witches have been written about throughout history, who’s written about them and why.
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Gender
  • History
  • Key stage 3
  • Reading

Historical Fictions with Theresa Breslin & Caroline Leech

Posted on 5 December 201711 December 2017
Authors Theresa Breslin & Caroline Leech share their top tips for creating historical fiction
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Authors
  • Creative writing
  • History
  • Key stage 3

Bring the Past To Life with Historical Fiction

Posted on 25 May 2017
Cross-curricular activities using historical fiction as their inspiration
  • 2nd level
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • History
  • Key stage 2
  • Key stage 3
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