HISTROY OBJECTIVES
Chronological understanding
 Put up to three objects in chronological order
(recent history).
 Use words and phrases like: old, new and a
long time ago?
 Talk about what happened when they were
little.
 Recognise that a story is read to them may
have happened a long time ago.
 Know that some objects belong to the past.
 Retell a familiar story set in the past.
 Explain how they have changed since they
were born.
Knowledge and interpretation
 Begin to identify the main differences between
old and new objects.
 Identify objects from the past.
Historical enquiry
 Ask and answer questions about old and new
objects.
 Spot old and new things in a picture.
 Answer questions using an
artefact/photograph.
 Give a plausible explanation about what an
object was used for in the past.
 Historical artefacts help us understand more
about the past
TOPIC - HISTORY
Who was famous when
my parents were little?
The lives of significant individuals in the past who have
contributed to national and international achievements.
WOW:
Teacher to deliberately discriminate in favour of children
with blue eyes without letting anyone know that they are
doing so before getting children to discuss how they felt.
CURRICULUM LINKS
English: Children to devise their own questions to ask
Nelson Mandela.
Opportunities to help develop children’s oracy skills.
Additional opportunities for children to research about
Princess Diana and Nelson Mandela.
Mathematics: Children to collect data and present it in a
variety of forms.
Creative Art Link: Provides children with an opportunity
to find out the work of other artists and then to create their
own self-portrait using the media that they have been
looking at.
Expressive Arts: Music from the 60s and 70s.
Creative Art: Sketches from photographs.
POSSIBLE LEARNING
CHALLENGES
1. What does famous mean
and can you find out who
your parents would say
that they admire?
2. Why do we still remember
Princess Diana?
3. Who is Nelson Mandela
and what would you ask
him if you met him?
4. How have famous
photographers and artists
captured Diana?
Reflection: What would you like to
be famous for and why?