Chronological Understanding

Key Skills - using terminology, ordering and sequencing

• Use simple words to talk about the passing of time
• Talk about past and present events in their lives and in the lives of family members
• Begin to organise events using basic chronology; recognising that things happened before they were born.

Range and Depth of Historical Knowledge

Key Skills – identifying, describing, explaining, making links and comparisons

• Recognise and describe special times or events for family and friends
• Comment on images of familiar situations in the past
• Listen to and recall simple historical stories
• Compare and contrast characters from those stories

Interpretations of History

identifying, interpreting, explaining events

• Identify and talk about simple similarities and differences

Historical Enquiry

enquiry, using sources

• Know that information can be retrieved from books and computers

Organisation and Communication

using terminology, selecting, organising, communicating, deploying

• Use simple terms to talk about the passing of time
• Connect and compare situations and characters to develop own ideas and talk about them

Chronological Understanding

using terminology, ordering and sequencing

• Use terms concerned with the passing of time
• Recognise the difference between past and present in their own life and the lives of others
• Sequence events or objects in chronological order

Range and Depth of Historical Knowledge

identifying, describing, explaining, making links and comparisons

• Begin to describe similarities and differences between artefacts
• Talk about simple similarities and differences between life at different times
• Know and recount episodes from stories about the past, understanding key events

Interpretations of History

identifying, interpreting, explaining events

• Begin to identify simple ways in which the past Is represented e.g. photos, paintings, artefacts, adults talking

Historical Enquiry

enquiry, using sources

• Find answers to simple questions about the past from sources of information e.g. artefacts

Organisation and Communication

using terminology, selecting, organising, communicating, deploying

• Communicate their knowledge through discussion, drawing, drama, making models, writing etc

Chronological Understanding

using terminology, ordering and sequencing

• Sequence photos etc from different periods of their life
• Recognise that their own lives are different from the lives of people in the past
• Sequence artefacts closer together in time
• Place events on a simple timeline

Range and Depth of Historical Knowledge

identifying, describing, explaining, making links and comparisons

• Confidently describe similarities and differences between collections of artefacts
• Show knowledge and understanding of some of the main events and people they have studied
• Begin to recognise why people did things, why events happened and what happened as a result

Interpretations of History

identifying, interpreting, explaining events

• Identify ways that the past is represented
• Talk about reliability of evidence
• Compare pictures or photographs of people or events in the past

Historical Enquiry

enquiry, using sources

• Use sources and evidence to ask and answer questions about the past based on simple observations

Organisation and Communication

using terminology, selecting, organising, communicating, deploying

• Annotate photos
• Use talk, drawing, role play, ICT, labelling, report writing  etc to communicate their growing knowledge

using terminology, ordering and sequencing

• Realise the past can be divided into different periods of time
• Recognise some of the similarities and differences between times studied
• Sequence several events or artefacts
• Place the time studied on a timeline

Range and Depth of Historical Knowledge

identifying, describing, explaining, making links and comparisons

• Find out about everyday lives of people in time studied
• Compare with our life today
• Identify reasons for and results of people’s actions
• Understand why people may have wanted to do something

Interpretations of History

identifying, interpreting, explaining events

• Identify and give reasons for the different ways in which the past is represented
• Distinguish between different sources
• Look at representations of the period e.g. Museum, cartoons etc

Historical Enquiry

enquiry, using sources

• Use a range of sources to find out about a period
• Ask and answer simple questions
• Select and record information relevant to the study

Organisation and Communication

using terminology, selecting, organising, communicating, deploying

• Use Historically accurate terms to talk about the passing of time
• Communicate knowledge and understanding in a variety of ways including discussions, pictures, writing, annotations, drama, models

Chronological Understanding

using terminology, ordering and sequencing

• Use dates related to the passing of time
• Understand more complex Historical terms e.g. BC/AD/Century
• Place the time studied on a timeline, compare where it fits in to topics previously studied

Range and Depth of Historical Knowledge

identifying, describing, explaining, making links and comparisons

• Develop a broad understanding of ancient civilisations
• Use evidence to reconstruct life in the time studied
• Identify key features and events of time studied
• Begin to give a few reasons for, and results of, the main events and changes studied

Interpretations of History

identifying, interpreting, explaining events

• Look at and evaluate the evidence available
• Begin to evaluate the usefulness of different sources
• Use text books and own growing historical knowledge

Historical Enquiry

enquiry, using sources

• Use evidence to build up a picture of a past event
• Ask and answer a variety of questions
• Choose relevant material to present a picture of one aspect of life in past times

Organisation and Communication

using terminology, selecting, organising, communicating, deploying

• Use historically accurate terms e.g. BC/AD/Century to talk about the passing of time
• Construct own responses, beginning to select and organise relevant information
• Display findings in a variety of ways

Chronological Understanding

using terminology, ordering and sequencing

• Use relevant terms and period labels
• Make comparisons between different times in the past
• Relate current studies to previous studies
• Place current study on timeline in relation to other studies
• Know and sequence key events of time studied

Range and Depth of Historical Knowledge

identifying, describing, explaining, making links and comparisons

• Study different aspects of the life of different people
• Compare an aspect of life with the same aspect in another period
• Examine causes and results of great events and the impact on people

Interpretations of History

identifying, interpreting, explaining events

• Offer some reasons for different versions of events
• Compare different accounts of events from different sources – fact or fiction

Historical Enquiry

enquiry, using sources

• Begin to identify primary and secondary sources
• Answer and devise own historically valid questions
• Use texts and internet for research with increasing confidence
• Select relevant sections of information

Organisation and Communication

using terminology, selecting, organising, communicating, deploying

• Use appropriate terms matching dates to people and events
• Construct informed responses that involve thoughtful selection and organisation of relevant information

Chronological Understanding

using terminology, ordering and sequencing

• Use relevant dates and terms
• Describe characteristic features of past societies and periods showing factual knowledge and understanding of aspects of the history of Britain and the wider world
• Identify changes within and across different periods
• Sequence previously studied topics on a timeline to gain greater historical perspective

Range and Depth of Historical Knowledge

identifying, describing, explaining, making links and comparisons

• Find out beliefs, behaviour and characteristics of people, recognising that not everyone shares the same views and feelings
• Compare beliefs and behaviour with another time studied
• Know key dates, characters and events of time studied
• Give reasons for, and results of, main events and changes

Interpretations of History

identifying, interpreting, explaining events

• Link sources and work out how conclusions were arrived at
• Consider ways of checking the accuracy of interpretations – fact, fiction, opinion
• Be aware that different evidence will lead to different conclusions
• Use texts and internet for research

Historical Enquiry

enquiry, using sources

• Recognise primary and secondary sources
• Suggest omissions and the means of finding out
• Bring knowledge gathered from several sources together in a fluent account

Organisation and Communication

using terminology, selecting, organising, communicating, deploying

• Construct structured work, selecting and organising information and making appropriate use of dates and terms