The Seaside - History Keystage 2

National Curriculum
Local History Study - A study investigating how an aspect in the local area has changed over a long period of time, or how the locality was affected by a significant national or local event or development or by the work of a significant individual.

Schemes of Work 
Geography Unit 4, Section 4 - What was the seaside like in the past

Objectives

·   to identify features of the seaside in the past

·   to make comparisons with the seaside today

Activities

Using the extracts draw the class attention to the features of the seaside during the early part of the twentieth century using themes like, hawkers and vendors, paddlesteamers, the piers, air displays, deckchairs and sand.

Outcomes

Local history study: Students are able to identify some aspects of the local area which has changed.

Geography Unit 4, Section 4: Students are able to compare features of the seaside in the past with the present.

Suggested tasks

Divide class into groups to compare features of the seaside in the past with features of the seaside today.

Ask them to report back to class any key differences and similarities

Written work: Ask students to write a two diary entries for a day trip to the seaside in the 1906 and 2006 using the knowledge gained so far.