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04 Editorial (Read article for freee)

05 HA Primary News

08 Food: a theme for learning about the past – Sandra Kirkland (Read article)

11 What confuses primary pupils in history? Part 1 – Tim Lomas (Read article)

19 Here Comes The ‘60s: exploring a period in ‘living memory’ at Key Stage 1 – Karin Doull (Read article)

26 The Shang Dynasty: how to investigate history through art and explore art through history – Alice Kirk (Read article)

33 Texts for the classroom: Ma’at’s Feather – Alf Wilkinson (Read article)

34 The standing stone – Tony Pickford (Read article)

40 What can you tell about the Maya from: a Spanish soldier? – Alf Wilkinson (Read article)

46 One of my favourite history places: Saltaire – Bev Forrest (Read article)

48 Ideas for assemblies: linking historical events with geography (Read article)

50 What can you do with an old postcard? – Alf Wilkinson (Read article)

54 History in the news

58 Siege coins of the English Civil War – Jules Wooding (Read article)

Regular features

Primary History magazine runs a number of great regular features including Ideas for Assemblies, One of My Favourite History Places and our Primary Pull-out Posters. You can view all editions of these features here.