B1 History · Term 1 Week 10: Community History

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B1.1.4.2.1 - State the similarities and differences between the communities where learners live.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least two historical sites in their own community and name them correctly.
State one similarity between historical sites in their community and those found in a neighbouring community.
State one difference between historical sites in their community and those found in a neighbouring community.
Sketch a simple picture of a historical site they have visited or seen in their community.
Discuss with a partner how their community’s historical sites compare with pictures of sites from other communities.

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Curriculum details

Strand: History as a Subject (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Community History (1.4)
Content standard: B1.1.4.2 - Recount history about their communities.
Indicator: B1.1.4.2.1 - State the similarities and differences between the communities where learners live.
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 10 (Week 10 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

content standard text - p.3: The cell is printed 'B1.1.4.2.' - sub-strand 1.4 (Community History) has no standard '.1' anywhere in B1; the document starts this sub-strand at .2.
Curriculum reference: History Curriculum (Basic 1-6), 2019, p. 3
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Enquiry route: What is unique about your community? How similar/ different is your community from others?
1. Visit historical sites in town e.g. an old chapel, a post office, a chief's palace, grooves, forests, wetlands etc.
2. Learners list the names of historical sites starting with the oldest to the most recent
3. learners sketch what they have seen on their visit
4. Compare sketches drawn with pictures of historical sites from other communities
5. Learners discuss their sketches bringing out similarities and differences in the sites they visited