History Trailers

Description

Format: eBook (Each file is supplied as 2 versions.  A  file for printing and a file with clickable links - both powerpoint so you can edit them if you wish)

These are designed as an alternative or as an addition to knowledge organisers.

What are they?
They contain the key information children need to be ready to receive new knowledge about a specific period in history. They focus on a timeline across history but also within the time being studied. For example, whilst putting the Great Fire of London on a timeline from the birth of Christ to the present day, there is also a timeline of the 5 days outlining the events in 1666.

How do they differ from knowledge organisers?
For many, knowledge organisers are a quandary, becoming a demarcation page dividing the new unit from the last and looked at occasionally for reminders. The trailers, however, contain information that is imparted before the main learning begins. In this way, they provide learners with prior knowledge, preparing the brain for the learning that is to follow. They could be homework activities, handed out on the last day of term or half term before the unit is taught, hopefully engaging parents in the learning. Or they could be the focus of the first lesson, so that children have key information about the period studied before addressing new knowledge. 

What do they contain?
As with knowledge organisers, the trailers focus on the key knowledge that children are about to learn; they attempt to ignite prior knowledge; they contain important Tier 3 vocabulary. However, in addition, there is a link to an internet site, timelines, a focus on the main differences between that period and today, sentence stems and a focus on the main characters or events of that time.

Why have them?
Building beyond knowledge organisers in the learning cycle, history trailers are there to support initial key learning and are useful bite-sized knowledge introductions. They can make a substantial difference to pupils’ long-term knowledge retention.

Download a free History Trailer on The Great Fire of London.  This will download as a jpeg file just to give you an idea what they look like, but the actual product (if you buy it), is a powerpoint file.

Useful Information

Product Reference: Various
Pages: Each one has 2 pages
Format: eBook
Publisher: Focus Education (UK) Ltd
Published Date: October 2025

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