In our history lesson, we recapped the significant people we have already learned about in Year 1 and Year 2. We used retrieval practice to help us remember important facts from our previous learning.
We talked about Queen Elizabeth II, Samuel Pepys, Queen Victoria, Orville and Wilbur Wright and Amy Johnson. These are all significant people because they helped shape history in different ways.
We looked carefully at their photographs and paintings to help us work out how long ago they were born. This helped us think about the past and how people’s lives were different depending on when they lived.
Next, we worked in small groups to create a timeline. We placed each significant person in the correct order from the earliest to the most recent. This helped us understand who lived first and how long ago events happened.
We discussed how Queen Elizabeth II was alive at the same time as us, which means she is part of living memory for many people. We also remembered that when we learned about Samuel Pepys, we found out he was alive in 1666 during the Great Fire of London.
Three Things to Do at Home
- Create your own timeline of these significant people using drawings or printed pictures.
- Talk to an adult about someone significant who has lived during their lifetime.
- Research one of the people we learned about and write three interesting facts about them.