1. What does it mean to get better at history?
L/O – To recognise how we can improve our understanding of the past
Starter – How could you get ‘better’ at history? What do you need to do?

2. The History Skills Using Sources Chronology Interpretations
Empathy & Diversity
Cause and Consequence
Significance

3. The Anglo- Saxons and Vikings
History is…
The 20th Century
Chronology: putting people, periods and events in the right order!
Finish this sentence:
Chronology is important in History because…
The Romans
The Anglo- Saxons and Vikings

4. History is…
Using Sources: sources are things left from the past. They are clues that tell us about the past.
Finish this sentence:
Using sources is important in History because…

5. History is…
Interpretations: an interpretation is one person’s version of history.
Finish this sentence:
Testing interpretations is important in History because…

6. History is…
Cause and Consequence: is working out the reasons why things happen and what the results of that event are.
Finish this sentence:
Cause and consequence is important in History because…

7. History is…
Significance: is deciding who or what is important… and why. It is more than being famous.
Finish this sentence:
Significance is important in History because…

8. History is…
Empathy and Diversity: is using sources to work out people’s feelings and experiences in the past.
Finish this sentence:
Empathy is important in History because…

9. Which History Skill is being used?
Chronology
Using Sources
Significance
Empathy & Diversity
Interpretations
Cause and Consequence
Using Sources

10. Which History Skill is being used?
Chronology
Using Sources
Significance
Empathy & Diversity
Interpretations
Cause and Consequence
Empathy & Diversity

11. Which History Skill is being used?
Chronology
Using Sources
Significance
Empathy & Diversity
Interpretations
Cause and Consequence
Significance

12. Which History Skill is being used?
Chronology
Using Sources
Significance
Empathy & Diversity
Interpretations
Cause and Consequence
Cause and Consequence

13. Which History Skill is being used?
Chronology
Using Sources
Significance
Empathy & Diversity
Interpretations
Cause and Consequence
Interpretations

14. Which History Skill is being used?
Chronology
Using Sources
Significance
Empathy & Diversity
Interpretations
Cause and Consequence
Cause and Consequence

15. Which History Skill is being used?
Chronology
Using Sources
Significance
Empathy & Diversity
Interpretations
Cause and Consequence
Using Sources

16. Which History Skill is being used?
Chronology
Using Sources
Significance
Empathy & Diversity
Interpretations
Cause and Consequence
Empathy & Diversity

17. Which History Skill is being used?
Chronology
Using Sources
Significance
Empathy & Diversity
Interpretations
Cause and Consequence
Interpretations

18. Which History Skill is being used?
Chronology
Using Sources
Interpretations
Significance
Empathy & Diversity
Significance
Cause and Consequence

19. Getting better at History
Which is the best idea about how to get better at History? Arrange the ideas from 1-8 to rank them.
Use coloured pens to underline your headings
Be able to decide how definite your answer is
Write very neatly
Write longer answers
Know more dates and facts
Remember that there are usually several reasons why something happens, not just one
Think out your own ideas and opinions using evidence
Understand how to use sources as evidence

20. Plenary What does Chronology mean? What are sources?
What does interpretation mean?
What does significance mean?
What does empathy and diversity mean?
What does cause and consequence mean?
Name 2 ways to get better at history
Did we meet our learning objective?
L/O – To recognise how we can improve our understanding of the past