Lesson Two – School Changes

This history teaching pack for Key Stage One gets the children to explore, describe and record some of the special improvements and changes that have been made to the school’s building over time.
The class can identify and suggest reasons for any changes that have been made to the school building such as replacing the windows for weather protection or adding new classrooms for more space.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to explore, describe and record some of the special improvements and changes that have been made to the school’s building over time
Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and describe some of the different parts that can be found on a building and differentiated templates to select and record some of the improvements and changes that have been made to the school over time.
The interactive presentation can be used to explore and record some of the improvements and changes that have been made to the school’s building in past years.
This lesson is part of a history scheme of work to get the children to identify, describe and compare some of the changes to different buildings that have occurred in the school’s neighbourhood over time. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.
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