Chronology

EYFS have been learning about Guy Fawkes and why we have Bonfire Night on the 5th November.  They were able to add the important date of 5th November 1605 to their big timeline in their classroom.

George from Ash class has been busy showing off his knowledge about Ancient Egyptians.  He drew a diagram of a mummy in a sarcophagus and explained he had seen this in a museum.  He then was able to point out which period of History this would come from on the big timeline.  A future historian in the making!

Line of enquiry- ‘How long ago was World War 2?’

We worked in groups to explore the chronology of World War 2.  We placed different periods of History onto the correct place on the timeline, including periods we have studied before.  We then tried to work out where World War 2 would fit in on the timeline.  As a group we had to consider:

•    What else was going on at the time of World War 2?

•    How does it relate to WW1?  Is it a significant period of history? 

•    What came before it?  What came after? 

•    How long ago are we talking about?  What was the duration of the war?

•    What other observations can you make about the timeline?

KS1 have been busy setting up their own 'Toy Museum'.  They have been developing their chronology and enquiry skills to decide which century and decade the toys might possibly belong to.

CHRONOLOGY AND THE PASSAGE OF TIME in Hawthorn Class

We understand the term PERIODS of history.

We know that time can be split into B.C. Before Christ and A.D. Anno Domini (Year of our Lord).

We know that the Stone Age is PREHISTORY and was so long ago that nothing was written down.

We know that some periods in history overlap such as the Romans and Ancient Egyptians, the Vikings and the Anglo-Saxons.

Line of enquiry- ‘Where do the Ancient Greeks fit in to the bigger picture?’

We worked in groups to explore the chronology of the Ancient Greek civilization.  We placed different periods of History onto the correct place on the timeline, including periods we have studied before.  We then tried to work out where the Ancient Greeks would fit in on the timeline.  As a group we had to consider:

•        What else was going on at the time of the Ancient Greek era?

•        Did the Ancient Greek period last long?  Is it a significant period of history? 

•        What came before it?  What came after? 

•        Can you hypothesise why it might have come to an end?

•        What other observations can you make about the timeline?

We had some super thinking for why the Ancient Greek era might have come to an end......

Joe said: "I think, knowing how brutal the Romans were going around capturing country by country, they invaded Greece and took over".

Max thought: "The Romans were starting to conquer lots and lots of Western Europe and Greece's hoplites were fending them off but seeing as Rome had a lot more soldiers, they were conquered and taken over."

Jade thought: "I think maybe it came to an end because Ancient Egypt wanted to be the longest time period, so they had a war and Greece came to an end."

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Before we start to find out about 'Crime and Punishment' throughout the ages, KS2 needed a whistle-stop tour of British History over the last 2000 years! Phew! Yes - we found out lots especially by researching in pairs using ipads. We found key facts about life in different periods with key events, key people and then shared these with the class.

UKS2 have begun their Ancient Greece topic with some problem solving.  They worked in groups to piece together a timeline showing different historical periods and then had to work out where the Ancient Greeks fitted in. It helped them to see what had come before this time and just how long ago this period was.  

 They were also challenged to see if they could work out how long the Ancient Greek civilisation was around for using their timelines to help.  It was a challenging task but all groups persevered to develop their chronological understanding.