Past Events and Change
Notice how everyday life has changed within living memory — homes, toys, schools, transport — and learn about famous events from long before anyone alive today, like the Great Fire of London or the first aeroplane flight
What a learner can do afterwards
- Compare an everyday object from the past with its modern version (e.g., a grandparent's old phone versus a smartphone) and describe what changed
- Retell a famous event from long ago (e.g., the Great Fire of London) and say it happened before their parents or grandparents were born
- Sort pictures of objects or street scenes into 'then' and 'now' and explain their choices
The lesson
Long ago, life looked different. Homes, toys, schools, and cars were not like today. Everyday things you use also used to look different.
Mia looks at her grandpa's old school photo. The desks in the photo look different from hers. His school did not have computers like hers does.
Ask a grandparent to show you an old photo. Talk about what changed and what stayed the same.
Life looked different long ago, before anyone alive today was born.
Watch it
Where it sits
Learn first
Nothing; this is a starting point.
Where this leads
Jobs that lean on this skill. Follow one to see everything it is built on.
8 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.