Tombstones and Tales at Dunfermline Abbey Churchyards. A learning resource aimed at upper primary and BGE S1-S3 history students. It includes background information, learning activities and additional support materials.
Category: CfE Second Level
to the end of P7 but earlier or later for some
Living in Ancient Scotland
Living in Ancient Scotland – a project for children based on a story about Dunadd and daily life 1,500 years ago.
Stories in Stone
Within every historic graveyard, behind every gravestone there are fascinating stories from the past. Stories in Stone, a new learning resource for Greyfriars Kirkyard, explores some of these stories. Stories that uncover Scotland’s links to colonialism and the trade in enslaved African people.
Union Chain Bridge: Industrial Archaeology
Exciting STEM activities linked to the history of the historically and internationally significant Union Chain Bridge.
Archaeology in Schools: Exploring Local Heritage
Take an archaeological approach to exploring local heritage, from graveyards to high streets and pick up some practical tips and inspiration for your next project. The talks in this webinar recording will not just help you and your learners uncover stories from the past but will also highlight how the past can impact on our present and future lives.
Learning Resources in Action
Forestry and Land Scotland Learning Resources in Action. Using Into the Wildwoods in an informal learning setting.
Archaeology and Outdoor Learning
A short introduction to the free resources available from Forestry and Land Scotland and their application across different learning settings.
Chatterpast
The Chatterpast education resource, part of the Co-Producing Tolerant Futures through Ancient Identities project, promotes a more nuanced and less binary interpretation of the Iron Age and Roman past at heritage venues and in primary school classrooms.
Exploring Artefacts
Explore the stories behind the objects with this series of downloadable resources from Archaeological Illustrator, Thomas Small.
Bamburgh Bones
This comprehensive learning resource includes videos, PowerPoint presentations and downloadable classroom activities to support a study of the Bamburgh Bones, the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria, St Oswald and St Aidan.