Learning objective
- To investigate what school was like in the past.
Success criteria
- I can ask
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National curriculum
History
The National curriculum for history
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Cross-curricular links
English
Spoken language
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Lesson recap
Arrange the children into pairs. Display the Presentation: Agree or disagree? and read the statement on the slide to the children. Ask the children to tell their partner whether they agree or disagree with the statement, and to give reasons for their answer.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could use the Activity: Asking questions (support version) and if possible, verbally formulate their questions with an adult.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could be challenged to think of a question using each of the question words: what, who, when, where, why and how.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: asking one question about
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Vocabulary definitions
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decade
A period of ten years.
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living memory
The period of time remembered by people who are alive (roughly the past 100 years).
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In this unit
Assessment - History Y2: How was school different in the past?
Lesson 1: Were schools different in the past?
Lesson 2: How have schools changed within living memory?
Lesson 3: How were schools different in the 1900s?
Lesson 4: How have schools changed?
Lesson 5: What is similar and different about schools now and in the past?
Lesson 6: Would you prefer to have gone to school in the past?
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 11th March, 2025
