Y5/6 (B): Lesson 1: What is the census?
Learning about the type of information a census gives, children carry out an enquiry into the residents who lived on one street in the past.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1. Recap and recall
Before starting this unit, check the children can recall:
How historians know about the past.
Any historical evidence from the Victorian period.
The usefulness and limitations of that evidence.
The meaning of the terms 'period' and 'continuity.'
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In this unit
Assessment – History Year 5/6 (B): What can the census tell us about local areas?Y5/6 (B): Lesson 2: What can we learn about Victorian children from the census?Y5/6 (B): Lesson 3: What does the census suggest about the jobs available in the 1800s?Y5/6 (B): Lesson 4: Why did some women refuse to fill out the census in 1911?Y5/6 (B): Lesson 5: What changed in the 1921 Census?Y5/6 (B): Lesson 6: Who lived in our local area in the past?
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 10 July 2026
