History

At Our Lady’s Bishop Eton Primary School we teach history through enquiry based topics which are enhanced through first hand experiences, field trips to relevant sites of historical interest and specialist workshops.

Local history is important to us and our curriculum has been planned to ensure our children can experience and evaluate the rich history of Liverpool.

Studying history gives our children the opportunity to:

  • Learn historical facts and dates
  • Learn about historical characters
  • Compare and contrast how people have lived in the past and compare this to modern life.
  • Examine how and why things have changed
  • Be open minded and enquiring thinkers who understand cause and effect
  • Expand their research skills and to develop an understanding of why the world and its people are the way they are today.

Most importantly, it prompts children to question as they explore the diversity of human experience, past lives and societies.

Here are some fantastic websites you can visit to help you learn about the past…

https://www.britishmuseum.org/learning.aspx

https://www.geffrye-museum.org.uk/learning/walk-through-a-victorian-house/walk-through/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/games/mummy_maker/index.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/games/viking_quest/index_embed.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/famouspeople/

http://www.schoolsliaison.org.uk/kids/bombdamage.htm

https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/subjects/zkqmhyc

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/forkids/

http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/history/

EYFS

In Reception children follow the educational programmes set out in the EYFS Framework 2021. Children learn through exploring ‘People, Culture and Communties’ and the ‘Past and Present’ strands of the ‘Understanding the World’ area of learning, which is underpinned by Communication and Language. Children are immersed in experiences and activities through a mixture of play based and adult led tasks that ignite their interest for History and events that happened long ago. They explore similarities and differences between their own country, culture and religion and that of others and between events that happen both now and happened in the past. In addition, they will explore and talk about the lives of people; around them and their roles in society.