This History scheme of work video introduces teachers to the skills needed to help Key stage 2 pupils understand continuity and change as a historical concept. It explores how to distinguish between what has remained the same and what has changed over time, and how to investigate the reasons behind these developments. The video demonstrates how to use timelines to provide chronological overviews and compare periods, such as the Stone Age and Iron Age, or the Greeks and the present, to identify patterns of continuity and change.

This video is part of Kapow Primary’s History skills resources. It simplifies the process, ensuring teachers feel confident and prepared to support the pupils in recognising continuities and changes, understanding their impact, and developing broader historical overviews in lessons like the ones below.

History, Key stage 1, Year 2, How was school different in the past?, Lesson 4: How have schools changed?

History, Lower key stage 2, Year 4, How have children’s lives changed?, Lesson 1: What do sources tell us about how children’s lives have changed?