Key Question: What is History?
I can see…
I think
that…
Starter: Looking at History
Observe: Look closely at the
pictures on the next two
slides. Do either of them show
us history? What clues are
there?
I’ve
noticed…
Picture 1
What do
you
notice?
What can
you see?
Does this
look like
your
street?
How is it
the same
and how is
it different?
Picture 2
What do
you
notice?
What can
you see?
Does this
look like
your
street?
How is it
the same
and how is
it different?
Picture 1
Both these pictures show us
history but one is much more
recent than the other.
This picture is from the 1950s.
You probably noticed the cars
look different from the cars we
see today. The children’s
clothes are very different from
the clothes you might wear
today. You may also be able to
see two old tricyles in the
picture.
The street will probably look the
same today. For example, the
paving stones and the railings in
front of the houses will still be
there.
Picture 2
This picture was taken in 2019. It
may not look like exactly like
your street but there are things
you probably noticed. For
instance, the children are using
a wheelie bin for stumps.
The children are wearing
clothes and trainers similar to
the type you might wear
outside school.
Key Question: What is History?
Question (2-3 mins)
When did History happen? How
long ago do we need to look to
find History?
The past could be a minute
ago, last week, three years
ago or a hundred years ago.
In fact, it can be used to
describe any time before
now.
History relates to anything that
happened in the past.
Question (3-5 mins)
What things do we learn about in
History? What type of people might
we find out about?
We might learn about particular
events in history like the Great
Fire of London or World War II.
We might learn about
significant or important people
from history like Robert Falcon
Scott or Nelson Mandela.
Question (3-5 mins)
What things do we learn about in
History? What type of people might
we find out about?
Continued…
We might learn about how
things that are familiar to us
have changed over time, like
our local area or transport.
We might learn about our own
history and how you have
changed since you were born.
Quiz time (3-5 mins)
Can you name these people?
Why were they important?
Rosa Parks
King Henry VIII
Neil Armstrong
Queen Victoria
Bobby Moore
Question (3-5 minutes)
Why is learning about history
important?
The past can help us
understand the present (how
things are now.)
History can help us understand
other people and other
countries. They may have had a
very different history to us which
might explain differences
between us now.
By learning the mistakes of
the past, we can learn to
make better choices in the
present and future.
History allows us to see how
things have changed over
time and imagine how they
might change in the future.
So history is learning about the past. We might learn
about people, events or how things have changed
over time.
We might look for similarities and differences between
the past and the present, ask questions about the
past and try to explain why things happened in history.
And we do this to understand the world around us and
why things are the way they are.
“The more you know about the past, the
better prepared you are for the future.”
Theodore Roosevelt (26th President of the United States of
America.)