Lesson 4: How have schools changed?
Comparing schools now with schools in the 1900s, recognising similarities and differences.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1. Recap and recall
Pair the children and show the Presentation: Fact tennis. Ask the children to take turns to share what they learnt in the last lesson about schools 100 years ago.
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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 2: How have schools changed within living memory?Lesson 3: How were schools different in the 1900s?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
