Describe things that happened to themselves in the past.

Use a timeline to place objects in chronological order.

Use vocabulary such as:  then, now, yesterday, last week, when I was younger, a long time ago, a very long time ago, before I was born.

Understand the difference between things that happened in the past and the present.

Describe things that happened to themselves and other people in the past.

Order a set of events or objects.

Use a timeline to place important events in chronological order.

Use vocabulary such as:  now, yesterday, last week, when I was younger, a long time ago, a very long time ago, before I was born.

Order a set of people, events or objects and give reasons for the order.

Building on their geographical knowledge of the UK understanding the pre-historical periods and the development of Roman Britain through invasion.

Describe the changes (and reasons for)  in life over a period of history.

Understand that a timeline can be divided into BC (Before Christ) and AD (Anno Domini).

Describe the changes (and reasons for)  in life over a period of history and from previous periods studied.

Plot historical periods on a timeline using centuries.

Order significant events and dates on a timeline.

Understand that a timeline can be divided into BC (Before Christ) and AD (Anno Domini) and refer to these when placing events/periods.

Order significant events and dates on a timeline.

Building on their widening geographical understanding of the world, understanding that other civilisations existed at the same time in different places across the world. 

Understanding the impact of change on local history and geography.

Understand from a timeline that some historical periods and events occurred concurrently/overlap (e.g. Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and Bronze Age/Iron Age; Industrial Revolution and Victorian Era).

Order significant periods, events and dates on a timeline.

On a timeline, understand and use BC & AD and BCE (Before Common Era) & CE (Common Era) when placing events/periods.

Building on their widening geographical understanding of the world, understanding the impact that ancient civilizations had on the world.

Developing the historical narrative that has shaped aspects of life in modern Britain.  

Identify and compare changes (and reasons for) within and across different periods of history.

Demonstrate their understanding on a timeline of the chronological framework of the periods and events studied throughout primary school.

Order significant periods, events, movements and dates on a timeline.

Understand and use the vocabulary: decade, chronological framework