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

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

Vocabulary

In this unit, children will have opportunities to use:

words associated with historical sources, eg census, trade/street directories, oral history, documents
words associated with historical research, eg decade, century, generation, ancestor
words associated with buildings, eg factory, industry, storey, semi-detached, detached, gable, lintel, arch, sash window, casement window, bay, dormer, barge board, finial, pediments, lychgate, churchyard, tower, steeple, gargoyle, corbel, nave, aisle

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?