Lesson Five – Exhibition Research
This history teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to explore how to research and prepare exhibits to include in a class presentation about some of the changes that have happened in the local area over time.
The class can design and produce information posters to record and present their research about the history and development of the local community.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to explore how to research and prepare exhibits to include in a class presentation about some of the changes that have happened in the local area over time
Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify effective questions that can be used to investigate life in the past in the local area and a table display card to select effective questions that can be used to research the local area in the past to use in a presentation.
The interactive presentation can be used to explore how to research and prepare exhibits to include in a class presentation about changes to the local area over time.
This lesson is part of a history scheme of work to get the children to research and present the history of a range of different buildings and people that are part of the local community using a school exhibition. 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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Cities, Towns and Villages
Research and present the history of a range of different buildings and people that are part of the local community using a school exhibition
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Recycling
Research and present some of the benefits and disadvantages that can be produced when recycling different materials at home and in school
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Viking Pots
Develop and refine a range of different art and design techniques when working with clay to make pots that represent Viking culture and traditions
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Bronze Age
Research and illustrate how life in Britain developed and changed during the Bronze Age including the growth of communities and trade