Childhood

Project overview

This knowledge-rich main project teaches children about everyday life and families today, including comparisons with childhood in the 1950s, using artefacts and a range of different sources.

What’s included

Childhood is a comprehensive History project that boasts an array of essentials including:

  • 20

    Lesson activities

  • 11

    Enhanced provision activities

  • 56

    Resources

  • Book study

  • English pack

  • Knowledge Organiser

Project scope

Childhood provides a structured approach to History, outlining key subjects and topics including:

Subject

  • Art and design

  • Computing

  • Design and technology

  • English

  • Geography

  • History

  • Maths

  • PE

  • PSHE

Topics

  • Changes over time

  • Childhood and human growth

  • Everyday life

  • Family trees

  • Significant historical events

  • The 1950s

  • Toys and games

Looking for a full History curriculum?

If youโ€™re looking for inspiring lessons and resources across the whole History curriculum, then the Cornerstones History Curriculum offers everything you need for single or multi-year groups, with a collection of projects designed by subject experts to support teachers and subject leaders at every level of subject knowledge.