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History at key stages 1 and 2    (Year 5/6)

Unit 12: How did life change in our locality in Victorian times?

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About this unit

In this unit children investigate some of the ways their local area changed during the Victorian era, and some of the reasons for those changes. Children use the local area to explore characteristic features of Victorian times, how the area changed over time and the reasons for and results of these changes. Children develop their sense of chronology, and ask and answer questions, from buildings and other information sources.


This unit supports citizenship: 9

Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
1. Who lived here in 1841?
2. Who lived and worked here in 1891? What has changed since 1841 and why?
3. How did the arrival and expansion of the railways affect our area?
4. What evidence of Victorian times remains in our area?
5. How did life change in our locality in Victorian times?