English National Curriculum - History

How has my life changed over time?

Mission Objectives

Understand that people change as they grow

Explain that events happen in a sequence over time

Create a simple timeline showing important events in their life

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Keywords

Words and meanings to learn

change

things becoming different over time

memory

something you remember from the past

order

a way of arranging things so they follow one after another, like in a sequence

past

anything that has already happened

timeline

something that shows important events from your life in the order they happened

Required Resources

Resources: Once There Were Giants by Martin Waddell, pencils, and colouring pencils. String and pegs, optional.

Core Handout (2): The handout provides images of a baby, a first birthday, a nursery and a Reception class (a selection of images is provided). The second sheet in the handout provides a timeline for the children to stick their images onto. Some teachers may choose to use a piece of string and pegs to create the children’s timeline.

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