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History at key stages 1 and 2    (Year 3/4)

Unit 18: What was it like to live here in the past?

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Where this unit fits in

This local study can provide links with the geographical local study, Unit 6 'Investigating our local area'. It may also have links with one of the British history studies, such as Units 6A, B, C 'Why have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past?'; Unit 8 'What were the differences between the lives of rich and poor people in Tudor times?'; Unit 12 'How did life change in our locality in Victorian times?'; Unit 13 'How has life in Britain changed since 1948?'; and in this way provide a local dimension to a study of national events.


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. What is our area like today?
2. How can we use maps to explore how our area has changed?
3. What can local buildings or sites tell us about the past?
4. What do pictures and photographs tell us about past life in our area?
5. Which written sources can we use?
6. How can oral sources help us to find out about how people lived?
7. What was it like to live in our area in the past?