Learning objective
- To investigate what school was like in the past.
Success criteria
- I can ask questions about the past.
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National curriculum
History
The National curriculum for history
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Cross-curricular links
English
Spoken language
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Lesson recap
Pair the children and show the Presentation: Agree or disagree? 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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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support:
- Could use the Activity: Asking questions (support version) and if possible, verbally formulate their questions with an adult.
Pupils working at greater depth:
- Could be challenged to think of a question using each of the question words: what, who, when, where, why and how.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding can:
- Ask one question about schools
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Vocabulary definitions
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decade
Ten years.
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living memory
Events remembered by people who are alive.
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In this unit
Assessment - History Y1/2 (B): How was school different in the past?
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 1: Were schools different in the past?
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 2: How have schools changed within living memory?
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 3: How were schools different in the 1900s?
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 4: How have schools changed?
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 5: What is similar and different about schools now and in the past?
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 6: Would you prefer to have gone to school in the past?
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Last update: 2nd July, 2026
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 2: How have schools changed within living memory?
Investigating what schools were like in the past and creating enquiry questions to ask a...
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 5: What is similar and different about schools now and in the past?
Learning to compare three periods of time and identifying similarities and differences.
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 6: Would you prefer to have gone to school in the past?
Using knowledge of schools in the past to decide and explain a preference for school...
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 4: How have schools changed?
Comparing schools now with schools in the 1900s, recognising similarities and differences.
