How times change: Looking back interview clips: Rob's interview questions page 2
How times change: Looking back interview clips
Rob's interview questions
Year 1 historical key inquiry questions:
· How has family life changed or remained the same over time?
· How can we show that the present is different from or similar to the past?
· How do we describe the sequence of time?
Rob is asked the following interview questions in the Looking back video clip within each section of the resource.
At home
What can you remember about where you lived when you were six and seven?
What did you do to help at home? What did you use when you were helping?
How else did you spend your time at home?
What is a favourite memory you have of your home?
How have homes changed since you were young?
Family
Who did you live with when you were six and seven? What did they all do?
What kind of family celebrations do you remember?
What did your family do for fun?
In what ways have families changed since you were my age?
How have things stayed the same?
Toys and games
What toys did you have when you were six and seven?
Tell me about a favourite toy you had. Do you still have it?
What games did you play?
How have toys changed since you were my age?
Do you think the toys you played with when you were my age were better than the toys today? Why?
What’s different about how children play today?
At school
Tell me about the school you went to when you were my age.
What did you do in class?
How were children expected to behave at school?
What happened in the playground?
How did you get information and do your work when you were six and seven?
What is your happiest memory of school?
What didn’t you like about school?
How has school changed from when you were young? Do you think school is better for kids now or then? Why?
Getting around
How did you and your family go from place to place when you were young?
How did you travel when you went a long way, such as on holidays?
What was your favourite way to get around back then?
In what ways has transport changed since you were young?
Which is better, transport then or now? What makes you think so?