In this History video, Key stage 2 pupils learn how historians describe and organise time. The video explains the meanings of decades, centuries and millennia and how centuries are counted. It introduces eras and periods, such as the Victorian era or the Stone Age, and shows how timelines arrange events in chronological order.

Year  3 and 4 pupils also learn the difference between BC/AD and BCE/CE, including how BC dates count backwards. The video demonstrates how these tools help historians make sense of the past and understand connections between events.

This video is part of Kapow Primary’s History Year 3 and 4 videos, which enable teachers and pupils to explore the past and understand how it has shaped the world today.

See more of our Key stage 2 History scheme of work.

• History, Year 3, British history 1: Would you prefer to have lived in the Stone Age, Bronze Age or Iron Age? Lesson 1: How long ago did prehistoric man live?
• History, Year 3, British history 1: Would you prefer to have lived in the Stone Age, Bronze Age or Iron Age?
• History, Y3/4 (A), British history 1: Would you prefer to have lived in the Stone Age, Bronze Age or Iron Age? Lesson 1: How long ago did prehistoric man live?
• History, Y3/4 (A), British history 1: Would you prefer to have lived in the Stone Age, Bronze Age or Iron Age?