Key Stage 2

History KS2 Unit 18 - What was it like to live here in the past?

In this unit, children are introduced to an enquiry-based approach to a local study. It is best to focus on an aspect of the local community in the immediate locality. It might also be part of a field visit, particularly a residential field trip. Children compare two or three periods of time. A house or group of houses, a shopping street, the school, a workplace, a place of worship, civic or service buildings, or an historic site such as a local castle could be selected as the focus of the unit.

OTHER RESOURCES

Local History site

Carisbrooke Castle Museum resources and information

• Local history books and booklets.


• A range of old maps, including large-scale Ordnance Survey maps.


• Copies of old photographs, postcards or paintings.


• Documentary sources such as census returns, parish records and trade/street directories.


• Modern photographs of buildings and features in the area.


• Parents and older residents may give information from different perspectives.

English Heritage produce many valuable teachers’ guides. The Teachers’ Guide to Local Studies will be very useful in this context


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