Historical thinking

The photographic evidence and information below, illustrate the engagement of our children in comparing different periods of time, considering how settlement, royalty, trade and other features have changed and remained the same. Progression in this thread is important as children need to develop knowledge in how the contrasts and changes have- and continue to- influence life today.

Events of the past

Using Duplo, Reception have been exploring how we learn about events that have happened in the past. They have designed their own museums considering artefacts that would be displayed. They felt a collection of different objects would support visitors to understand the past including world war planes and Victorian cars.

Timelines

Year 1 have been developing their skills in creating a time line to order when events happened and when objects were made. Their timelines focus on animals, transport royalty and technology. Children discussed and compared significant personal events linked to their own experiences.

Sources

In their study of the paleolithic age, Year3 have compared how the Stone age and Bronze age ancient civilizations lived. Following exploration of artefacts and secondary sources (photographs), children made deductions about how hunter-gatherers lived and survived in Britain. When considering threats to their survival, children justified their opinions.

Local history trail

Engaging with archaeologists within Greenwich Park, Year 5 children immersed themselves into their local trail and study and of changes in settlement, land use, royalty and leisure over centuries.  They were able to pose historically valid questions linked to historical local landmarks (including the Anglo-Saxon barrows and Flamsteed House), and selected relevant information to provide a detailed response.