Constructing and Interpreting a Timeline Key Stage 2U History resource for The Model Village, Godshill

Introduction

"Constructing and Interpreting a Timeline" is a 3-page History resource for Upper Key Stage 2, linked to The Model Village, Godshill

This resource is part of a set of 2 with the following alternate variants:

V109152 - KS2U High Ability

Précis

The resource tasks enable students to construct their own timeline and interpret why tourism growth happened at particular times in the last century. They will look at the impact of national events on tourism expansion.

Contextual Summary

This is a History resource that engages students with their visit to The Model Village, Godshill, exploring its development over time, and linking this to other model villages and their growth in popularity over time. The resource tasks enable students to construct their own timeline and interpret why tourism growth happened at particular times in the last century. They will look at the impact of national events on tourism expansion.

Curriculum Relevance

History → Chronological Understanding → Placing events in chronological order

Implementation

This is a pre-visit or follow up task. The resource task can be integrated into History lessons at any stage throughout the academic year. This resource will be a good preparation task for the visit to the Island, or as a follow-up task to embed learning and understanding. It is anticipated that students will have an enriched experience as they will be be visiting The Model Village and will have gained greater contextual knowledge about its development over time, against a national backdrop.

Key Skills Practised

Constructing a chronological timeline
Making inferences and deductions from historical information
Literacy skills

Learning Outcomes

Students will demonstrate their literacy skills by reading descriptions of key events and placing them in chronological context. Students will make inferences about the contextual factors that influenced growth over the last century - linking this to model villages in particular.

FAQs

Q1. What is this resource and which attraction is it for?

Constructing and Interpreting a Timeline is a History resource targeted at Upper Key Stage 2 children, High Ability, supporting a school trip to The Model Village, Godshill

Q2. Which Key Stage and ability level(s) is this intended for?

Constructing and Interpreting a Timeline is designed for Upper Key Stage 2 children with High Ability but is also suitable for younger students working at a high level or studying a specific topic, or as revision / infill for older students who have already covered this previously

Q3. Which areas of the curriculum are covered?

Constructing and Interpreting a Timeline is a History resource specifically targeted at Chronological Understanding and Placing events in chronological order

Q4. What are the main learning outcomes for students?

Q5. Does this resource have activities for before and after the visit?

This resource contains elements that are designed to be completed before the trip commences and on return to school after the visit

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