we describe places, people or things from the time of Queen Victoria as Victorian

when something becomes different it has changed

a pier is a structure that goes out into the sea and often has entertainment on it

Late Victorian seaside photographs

History

The invention of photography

The challenges of early photography

A family portrait from 140 years ago

Photographs of Britain in the 1940s and 50s

Photographs of Britain in the 1960s and 70s

In ‘Photographs from history: what can they tell us about Britain's recent past?’ pupils build on another aspect from EYFS: understanding the past, doing so through looking at historic photographs. In ‘Traditional stories: what do they tell us about the distant past?’ pupils move to the distant past in order to start building their chronological framework by hearing traditional historical stories.

In ‘Elizabeth II: what was her life like?’ pupils began their study of history as a distinct subject by studying the life of a specific person and their role in society. In ‘Photographs from history: what can they tell us about Britain's recent past?’ pupils build on another aspect from EYFS: understanding the past, doing so through looking at historic photographs.

This unit explores photography as a recent invention that records history, highlighting early photos of lost ways of life and the challenges of early 20th-century photography. Students learn about changes in recent history, including food, clothing, and more, through photos from the past century.

Photographs from history: what can they tell us about Britain's recent past?

What do we called people, places and things from the time when Queen Victoria was Queen?

Historians use photographs to compare things...

What did people do at the seaside in Victorian times?

How did people travel to the seaside in Victorian times?

a hut with wheels used at the seaside during Victorian times

a push-along cart selling ice-cream used during Victorian times

a structure going out into the sea, that people enjoy walking along

Someone who learns about the past is called.

Historian can use photographs to learn about the past. True or false?

A picture created by a camera is called a...

an activity people enjoy doing when they are not at work or school

Which foods are popular to eat at the seaside?

Late Victorian seaside photographs

Lesson outcome