Unit 1: Around our school - the local area Section 7: Are there any changes taking place in our area?
Objectives
Children should learn:
how places change for better or worse over time
Activities
Outcomes
Children:
Discuss with the children the changes they have noted during their work on the area. With help from the children, make a list of them and mark them on a large map of the area. Take photographs of the changes to form a historical record that future classes can use when looking at how the area has changed.
realise that the process of change is continuous and happens in most places
develop their understanding of chronology
Points to note
Literacy: when listing changes children can learn about the purpose of lists and how they are constructed and organised, eg by using numbers, using a title.
History: the sequence of change in the area links to the idea of chronology.
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