Story time 📖
Tap play and I''ll read this lesson to you like a story.
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A or is one that . They things or in an way. and . about your — has done there?
🗺️ Every has its own ! A have a , a , or a that has been for of . These are of big too.
use to out about the . A is that us . old , , and old . These us what was like ago.
💡 you your , up! Old have into the . A like you a there. are !
| Local source | Clue about the past |
|---|---|
| Old photograph 📷 | How people and streets looked |
| Street name 🪧 | What was once there, like a mill |
| Old building 🏛️ | Dates carved in the stonework |
| Old map 🗺️ | How the area was laid out long ago |
🔗 🔍 Match each local source to the clue it gives us about the past.
Old photograph
Historic building
Old map
Street name
can be from a ago or more . They be a who the , a who made the , or who for . Their made for . 🌟
🗂️ 🗂️ Sort these things into two groups: Is each one a local SOURCE we can use, or a local PERSON who might be significant?
An old photograph of the high street
A Victorian map of the town
A nurse who helped people in the community
A builder who constructed the local school
A carved stone on an old church wall
An inventor who was born in the town
When we WHY is , we about its . Did it of ? Did it the ? Did it a very ago? these us like ! 🎓
🏛️ Many in have a with old , and . and after these so that can about the . Have you one?
🧩 📅 A class is investigating their local park. Put these history detective steps in the correct order, from first to last.
- Share what you found out and explain why the park is significant
- Study the sources: Look for clues about the past
- Find sources: Look at old photographs and maps of the park
- Ask a question: Who made our local park and when?
Quiz time! 📝
Local History: People and Places Quiz 🏘️
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