Activity
Interview Someone About the Past
Write ten good questions, record the answers, and discover that a grandparent's ordinary Tuesday in 1974 is a primary source.
Ages
7-9, 9-11, 11-14
Level
Lower KS2, Upper KS2, KS3
Subject
History
Duration
45 min
What you'll need
- Questions written out
- A phone to record (with permission)
What the learner will explore
- Primary sources
- Asking good questions
- Chronology
How to do it
- 1
Write ten open questions.
- 2
Ask permission to record.
- 3
Listen more than you talk.
- 4
Write three things you didn't know before.
Make it easier
Ask five questions with a grown-up beside you.
Make it harder
Place the answers on a timeline with national events.
Try it differently
Interview a neighbour, or write letters instead.
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