Different perspectives and accounts
Recognise that different people can have different perspectives on, and give different accounts of, the same object, place or event — and that both can be genuine while still disagreeing
Lesson
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“Different perspectives and accounts means noticing that two honest accounts of the same thing can disagree. We will practise once together, then check a fresh example.”
Bring to the table
- One shared photo or object
- Two “account” sticky notes
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Worked example. I noticed the red door. You noticed the noisy street. Same place; different perspectives; both genuine.
Optional challenge. For Different perspectives and accounts, add a third observer’s likely focus.
What to notice. Keep one parent note: two accounts; overlap/difference; genuine-disagree idea; support used. This session samples perspective-taking, not mastery of historiography.
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Different perspectives and accounts means noticing that two honest accounts of the same thing can disagree. We will practise once together, then check a fresh example.
Materials: One shared photo or object; Two “account” sticky notes. 1. Look at one object, place, or short event together. 2. Parent and child each write/say a short account. 3. Circle what matches and what differs — both can be genuine. 4. Fresh check: child answers one new prompt on the same idea. Record and stop. Done: Ask why two accounts can differ. Proof: parent note of examples tried and support used. Stop: End after the fresh check; keep optional challenge for another day.
Practise the bounded task in Different Accounts of the Same Event; see exact limits before inferring broader coverage.
Practise the bounded task in Different Accounts of the Same Event; see exact limits before inferring broader coverage.
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Explain how two genuine accounts can disagree.
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Check understanding
- Explain how a child and a grandparent might feel differently about the same old toy, photo or place
- Describe how different people (e.g. a child, a driver and a shop owner) might view a change to a local place, such as a park becoming a car park
- Explain why two honest people's accounts of the same event can differ (e.g. where they stood or what mattered to them) without either of them lying
“If the local park became a car park, can your child explain how different people might see it differently — and understand that two people can describe the same event differently and both be honest?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- History
- Domain
- Historical Thinking
- Age range
- Ages 6–12
Standards