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

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

Objectives

Section 1: What is our area like today?
Children should learn:

that a map is a representation of an area
to recognise some features in the local area, and to locate them on a map
that an area may contain a mixture of old and new buildings

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Section 2: How can we use maps to explore how our area has changed?
Children should learn:

that the area has changed at different times in the past
to sequence maps in chronological order
to use maps to help describe some of the characteristic features of the past

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Section 3: What can local buildings or sites tell us about the past?
Children should learn:

that there are different sources of information for their area in the past
to develop skills of accurate observation and recording
to make deductions from physical evidence
to recognise that some questions can be answered by looking at buildings and others cannot

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Section 4: What do pictures and photographs tell us about past life in our area?
Children should learn:

to find information about the area from studying pictures
to question pictures as interpretations of the past

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Section 5: Which written sources can we use?
Children should learn:

to find out about the local area in the past from different written sources
that different kinds of written sources provide different information about the local area

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Section 6: How can oral sources help us to find out about how people lived?
Children should learn:

to initiate and pursue specific lines of questioning
to develop listening and note-taking skills
to differentiate between fact and opinion
that historical accounts are often influenced by personal opinion

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Section 7: What was it like to live in our area in the past?
Children should learn:

to synthesise what they have found out about the local area
to put their findings into chronological context
to contribute and cooperate as part of a group
to organise information and communicate it in a variety of ways appropriate to the audience

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Sections in this unit

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	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?