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Explore 10 trusted free history resources selected for curious kids, with clear ages, access details, and parent context.
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Peterborough Museum Learning Resources
Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery offers free online and downloadable resources spanning Roman coins and pottery, historic toys, Windrush history, geology and fossils, videos, and hands-on activities.
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Archives Live: The Great Fire of London
The National Archives’ free on-demand primary-school broadcast brings the Great Fire of London to life through original documents, eyewitness evidence, and historical artefacts.
Ashmolean Family Trails & Explorer Packs
The Ashmolean Museum offers free gallery trails, Explorer Kits, and age-targeted activity packs that help families investigate objects and artworks together.
Library of Congress Historical Children’s Books Digital Collections
The Library of Congress research guide links to free digitized historical children’s books and related primary-source collections.
Asian Civilisations Museum Object Hunt Cards
The Asian Civilisations Museum’s object hunt cards turn a gallery visit into a playful search for animals, shapes, colours, textures, and household objects, with follow-up activities.
Take One Picture
Take One Picture is the National Gallery’s national primary-school programme, using one artwork from the collection to inspire cross-curricular classroom work, project stages, teacher learning, and exhibitions.
Teaching with Historic Places
The National Park Service’s Teaching with Historic Places program uses historic sites, primary sources, and lesson plans to help students investigate American history and place.
University of Sydney Museum Kids and Families
The University of Sydney Museum’s Kids and Families program combines hands-on activities, talks, online resources, and a family trail that introduces children to museum collections.
Digital Museum of Learning Exhibitions
The Digital Museum of Learning’s exhibitions collection offers interactive stories about education and learning, including technology in learning, school uniforms and environmental education, with quizzes and visual exploration.
V&A Games and Activities
The V&A’s Games and Activities collection brings museum objects, design, art, and cultural history to life through browser interactives and family-friendly digital experiences.
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