Building Blocks to History in Nursery.

This term so far Shooting Stars have been learning about "Families." 

Before EYFS children learn about "history" as a topic, they need to learn the building blocks beforehand to support their knowledge and understanding.

To help them learn about the world around us they have discussed who their family are, including their immediate and extended family. They know that they started as a baby and grew into a toddler and know they are a child. They know that children grow up into adults and get older. They learnt about where they live and familiar places they see and visit. All of this enables them to build a bigger picture of their world which in turn will help them to see how it changes and how other aspects can fit into it.

Each week, Shooting Stars review their learning using their learning journey on their display. The learning journey allows the children to see what they have learnt throughout the week so they can discuss where their learning started and how they built on it as the week progressed. It also enables the children to begin to understand the concept of chronology and they have been using words including "first" "then" and "next."