English National Curriculum - History
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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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
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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