Lesson 1: Were schools different in the past?
Learning about schools in the past, identifying similarities and differences and sequencing these on a timeline.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1. Lesson recap
Before starting this unit, you might want to check that the children can recall:
What a timeline is.
Where to begin when looking at a timeline.
The meanings of the words ‘past’ and ‘present’.
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In this unit
Assessment – History Y2: How was school 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?Optional Remembrance lesson: What can we learn from a soldier’s story?
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 1 July 2026
