Actual times taken for this activity will vary depending upon each pupil's ability. On each page there is a link back to the explanation page if pupil's need further explanation. The times given in this lesson plan are the times taken for a pupil of average ability to complete each task.

Recap Health and Safety guidelines for IT room. Pupils to 'log on' and find beginning of lesson - http://www.historyonthenet.com/Lessons/anachronism/anachronismmain.htm 
or
www.historyonthenet.com click on 'Lesson Ideas', click on 'Anachronism Lesson'.

Remind pupils to read instructions carefully and to ask for help if they do not understand.

When ready, click on 'Begin Lesson'.

The anachronisms are - TV aerial, clock, tractor, zebra crossing, flask, bicycle, crash helmet, glasses, personal cassette player, headphones.

Pupils can see some of the stories published on the next page. This may also be helpful for lower ability pupils to give them some ideas about what to write.

If you wish to print the stories - place the mouse curser next to the first letter, hold the left mouse button down and drag to the bottom right corner of the story. Click copy on the browser bar. Open Word and click paste. The story can now be printed.

Pupils could be allowed to play some of the history games on this site. 

Further historical research could be done using the pages on this site or from the A-Z of History.