Discover the excitement of the past with the KS1 History collection from Hands-On Education. This curated shop selection empowers teachers and families to deliver history in a way that is imaginative, accessible, and memorable for children aged 5–7. Every resource is designed to nurture curiosity, storytelling, and chronological understanding through hands-on exploration and creative learning.

Within the KS1 History shop, you’ll find lesson packs and printables that bring history to life—covering topics such as famous people, national events, local heritage, and day-to-day life in the past. Activities include timeline creation, diary writing, dramatic role play, building model artefacts, drawing and painting, and story mapping. Each project is designed to build a sense of time and place, to develop vocabulary and to link personal experience with the wider world.

Resources blend history with art, design and technology, geography, literacy, and maths—creating a foundation for deep, cross-curricular learning. Children might design a castle, follow the journey of a famous explorer, or compare homes and transport then and now. Alongside learning key facts, pupils are encouraged to ask questions, use evidence, make comparisons, and present their ideas in a variety of creative ways.

Teacher notes, printable templates, and child-friendly frameworks make each resource easy to deliver at school or at home. Packs can be used as stand-alone topics or combined for a wider thematic approach, supporting any curriculum or scheme of work.

Explore the KS1 History shop to unlock fresh, engaging projects that inspire a lifelong love of the past. Resources are regularly updated, providing new experiences for young historians in every term and topic.