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Historical Currency Collection
https://www.tts-group.co.uk/historical-currency-collection/1018089.html Product Code: HI10061Product Actions
Helping to Support Teaching and Learning
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Starter Activity
Engage children with tangible artefacts that illustrate the evolution of currency for an effective history starter activity.
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Interactive Learning
Can the children guess what they all have in common? This encourages critical thinking and discussion about the origins and uses of different currencies.
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Hands-On Exploration
Provides a tactile learning experience, making historical concepts more concrete and understandable by allowing children to handle real artefacts.
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Cultural Insight
Children learn about diverse cultural practices through Greek and Roman coins, cowrie shells, and cocoa beans.
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Supports Key Stage 2
Aligns with Key Stage 2 history topics, illustrating Britain's settlement by Anglo-Saxons and Scots and the Roman withdrawal from Britain.
Historical Currency Collection
Explore different forms of currency and its origins.
Overview
Understanding the evolution of currency enhances children's grasp of historical trade methods and societal development. This collection includes Roman and Greek coins, cowrie shells, cocoa beans, and a Manilla, offering tangible insights into early trade practices and the origins of currency, making history and economics more engaging.
The collection supports Key Stage 2 history lessons by illustrating Britain's settlement by Anglo-Saxons and Scots, and the Roman withdrawal from Britain. It helps children visualise the transition from bartering goods to using coins.
The collection also aligns with studying changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age. By examining items like cowrie shells from Shang China or cocoa beans traded by the Maya, children appreciate the diverse materials used as currency across different cultures and time periods. This hands-on approach enhances history lessons.
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Supports the National Curriculum
History, Key Stage 2, Anglo-Saxons & Vikings
Britain’s settlement by Anglo-Saxons and Scots, Roman withdrawal from Britian, Anglo-Saxon Art and Culture and Christian conversion.
History, Key Stage 2, Stone Age to Iron Age
Changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age. From late Neolithic hunters-gathers. Bronze Age religion, technology and travel. Iron Age hill forts, tribal kingdoms, farming, art and culture.
Product Information
Overview
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10 x Roman Coins,4 x Greek Coins,1 x Manilla,1 x Bag of Cowrie Shells,1 x Bag of Cocoa Beans
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