Cedarwood Primary School

The best way to support your child's history journey is to encourage their curiosity about the past.  Below are some ideas and suggestions to help you get started.

• Share family history with your child, particularly your own memories of the people and places of your childhood.
• Talk to your child about the topics they are learning in school
• Visit historic buildings and places, particularly those that link with your child's current 
• Encourage questions and discussion about people, places and events from the past
• Take advantage of grandparents and older friends and neighbours and encourage questions, such as, What was school like for them? What was happening in the country and the world? What games or songs did they like? What were the fads of the day? Who are their heroes?
• Help your child know that the people who make history are real people just like them, and that they have ideas and dreams, work hard and experience failure and success.
• Introduce your child to local community leaders in person if possible and to national and world leaders (both current and those of the past) by means of newspapers, books, TV and the Internet.
• Watch TV programs about important historical topics with your family and encourage discussion about the program as you watch.
• Borrow library books on the same topic children are studying and learn more about it together.
• Discuss whether books and TV programs agree on significant issues and discuss any differences.
• Look at world maps and maps of the United Kingdom, encouraging them to locate where they live, places they have visited etc. This will help their understanding as they find out about world history.

If you or your child would like any advice or support with Geography, Miss Amy Hales, our Geography lead, will be delighted to help.