Lesson 2: How have schools changed within living memory?
Investigating what schools were like in the past and creating enquiry questions to ask a classroom visitor.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1. Lesson recap
Pair the children. Show the Presentation: Agree or disagree? and read the statement on the slide to the children. Ask them to tell their partner whether they agree or disagree with the statement, and to give reasons for their answer.
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In this unit
Assessment – History Y2: How was school different in the past?Lesson 1: Were schools different in the past?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: 7 July 2026
