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HISTORY

At The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School, we believe that, through the study of history, we can help our pupils make sense of their world and enrich their understanding of it. History is centred around our children’s knowledge and understanding of the wider world and community around them. Our children enjoy their history learning as they explore with their peers, collaborating and thinking creatively. They develop knowledge and skills for life, expressing their viewpoints and gaining a wider and more in depth understanding of the similarities and differences between life today and in the past.

We are very lucky that we are able to touch, see and explore a wealth of artefacts and photographs as sources of information. History is brought to life through stories and visitors at Cobbs. We often have theatre experiences to help the children immerse themselves and develop understanding of the particular area of History we are looking at, such as famous and significant people in History.

Children are also able to access local experiences that are planned through visits to museums and places of historical interest or importance. In Year 2, the children visit Staircase House to enrich their learning about The Great Fire of London, whilst Year 1 children learn about the history of our local area, enjoying walks and use of local historical artefacts. Our Reception children enjoy a visit from some tractors, giving them the opportunity to compare old and new and our Nursery children are always very excited by visitors who help them understand more about our topic ‘People Who Help Us’. See Our WOW Experiences below.

Our WOW Experiences

Nursery - People Who Help Us, showing interest in different occupations
Nursery - People Who Help Us, showing interest in different occupations
Reception - Tractor Visit, Old and New
Year 1 - Grandparents' Day
Year 1 - Grandparents' Day
Year 1 - Bridgwater Canal Workshop
Year 1 - Bridgewater Canal Workshop, Our Local Area
Year 2 - Famous People 'Neil Armstrong' Workshop
Year 2 - Tatton Farm Visit , experiencing life as an evacuee during WW2
Year 2 - Tatton Farm Visit , experiencing life as an evacuee during WW2
Year 2 - Celebrating the Coronation of King Charles III

What History looks like in our school

Nursery - People Who Help Us, show interest in different occupations
Nursery - Retelling family history, 'I went in a pram'.
Making sense of own life story - ‘My mummy pushed me in a pram when I was a baby.’
Reception - Compare old and new artefacts
Reception - Make accurate comparisons between modern and old objects
Year 1 - Learn about events beyond living memory
Year 1 - Learning about shopping in the past, looking at changes within living memory
Year 1 - Creating timelines of food, looking at changes within living memory
Year 2 - Explain why Britain has a special history by naming famous events
Year 2 - Lives of significant individuals, Neil Armstrong

During Early Years Foundation Stage, children begin to form the foundations for later work in history. Children have lots of opportunities to develop a sense of past and present, through lots of discussion. Children are encouraged to talk about their experiences of events, for example, Christmas and birthdays, using the language ‘yesterday’, ‘today’, ‘last week’. Children also examine appropriate artefacts (for example: household objects and toys from the past) or discovering the meaning of old and new in relation to their own lives.

As children move into Key Stage 1, they continue to develop their understanding of past and present, looking at events that are significant nationally, such as The Great Fire of London or the first aeroplane flight. Children enjoy looking at the lives of significant individuals, as well as learning about rich historical changes in our very interesting local area of Appleton. See our work on the History of Our Local Area.

See what our children think about History in Pupil Voice below.

Pupil Voice

Reception