Reception History
Choose what you want to learn.
Explore History
Talk about the past, the present and the people who help us.
Understanding the World
Pick a topic to see its games.
For parents and teachers
Reception History learning
Pick a topic to find the games available at this level. These activities offer selected practice, not complete curriculum coverage. Use your school’s teaching sequence and your child’s confidence to choose a starting point.
Curriculum connections
Grouped by topic, with the games that offer practice. Each game covers selected examples; use your school’s teaching sequence to choose suitable words and skills.
Past and Present
Curriculum focus
Early learning goal: Know some similarities and differences between things in the past and now, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class
Practise with:
- Long ago and now — A steam train or an electric car?
Curriculum focus
Early learning goal: Talk about the lives of the people around them and their roles in society
Practise with:
- People who help us — Match firefighters, vets and teachers to the jobs they do in this free Reception game.