The Street Spotter’s Guide - What clues can you spot to become a heritage detective?
Use the guide to help you and your class become Trainee Heritage Detectives!
Your local area is full of history. If you know where to look, there are hidden histories and mysteries to uncover all around you. Take a walk around your local area to see what heritage you can find!
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Teaching idea
This Street Spotter’s Guide and accompanying resources will help learners to discover the heritage they might walk past every day without even realising.
From post and telephone boxes to street signs and ghosts, there are traces of the past in every village, town, or city. This guide helps you spot them, though probably not all in one go or one area!
The accompanying resources help you delve deeper into the history behind them. They are a great way to start a Local Study at KS 2 or 3. Once you’ve explored your area, you can use the ‘Build your own trail’ resources to show others what’s special about where you live.
Learning aims and outcomes
- To develop observation skills
- To make inferences from historical evidence
- To investigate aspects of local history and how it relates to a national story
- To develop a sense of pride in where they live
- To develop skills in chronology using historical information and evidence
- To use historical data to make connections, draw contrasts and reach conclusions
Prior knowledge
- No prior knowledge is required
Extended learning and useful links
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