Unit 2: What were homes like a long time ago? Section 3: How were homes long ago different from homes today?
Objectives
Children should learn:
to identify the key features of a home built a long time ago
to identify differences between two homes built at different times
Activities
Outcomes
Children:
Show the children a large picture of a Victorian or Edwardian home. Tell them they are going to find out about the sorts of homes people lived in a long time ago. Using the knowledge they have developed through the previous activity, ask the children to identify the key features they can see. What is different about this home from modern homes? Is it made from the same material? Are the windows the same shape? How do they open and close? What is different about the front door?
Ask the children to draw the home showing clearly all the things they noticed that are different from the other home they drew. Agree with the children the heading(s) or caption(s) they should give the two drawings of homes.
describe the features of a home built a long time ago
identify some differences between two homes built at different times
Points to note
If the school is near areas of recent and Victorian or Edwardian (or even earlier) housing, then the children could combine this activity and the previous one and compare the housing by direct observation.
English Heritage has produced publications that support teachers in their work on the local area.
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