Learning objective
- To identify that some things change and some things stay the same.
Success criteria
- I can use
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National curriculum
History
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Cross-curricular links
RSE & PSHE
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Lesson recap
This lesson and unit build on knowledge and concepts introduced in this lesson: ‘Kapow Primary, History, Year 1, How am I making history?, Lesson 5: What have I learnt about childhood in the past?’, in which children looked at what they learnt about childhood in the past and identified similarities and differences in their own…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Use Activity: Time capsule (support version).
Pupils working at greater depth
Add a sentence about themselves to one of the boxes on Activity: Time capsule.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: adding three ideas to
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Vocabulary definitions
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time capsule
A container storing objects from the present.
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past
Events that have already happened.
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In this unit
Assessment - History Y1: How am I making history?
Lesson 1: What is my history?
Lesson 2: How can I find out more about myself?
Lesson 3: How are special events remembered?
Lesson 4: What was it like for children in the past?
Lesson 5: What have I learnt about childhood in the past?
Lesson 6: How am I making history?
Optional Remembrance lesson: What does the poppy mean and why do people wear it?
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 4th February, 2026
Lesson 3: How are special events remembered?
Learning about their personal history and that of others, pupils develop an understanding about how...
Lesson 5: What have I learnt about childhood in the past?
Using what they have learnt about childhood in the past, children look for similarities and...
Lesson 2: How can I find out more about myself?
Learning to investigate personal history using photographs and gaining a greater understanding of chronology and...
Optional Remembrance lesson: What does the poppy mean and why do people wear it?
Exploring the symbolism of the poppy and understanding why it is worn to remember those...
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