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

Unit 3: What were seaside holidays like in the past?

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About this unit

This unit compares seaside holidays in the recent past with those taken a long time ago. Children will develop an understanding of chronology and an ability to ask and answer questions about different sources of information. The unit could be developed further by visiting a seaside resort and its local museum.

The seaside is also the focus of Unit 4 'Going to the seaside' in the QCA geography scheme of work and schools may wish to use the two units in combination.


Sections in this unit

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1. When do we have holidays?
2. What were seaside holidays like when our parents/carers and grandparents were young?
3. What is different and what is the same about seaside holidays now and then?
4. What can you tell us about seaside holidays when you were a child?
5. What do souvenirs tell us about seaside holidays in the past?