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Past Events in My Family and School

In this topic you will learn about past events in your family and your school.

By the end of these notes you should be able to:

  • Name past events in your family
  • Name past events in your school
  • Ask elders about the past

What you already know

  • Past events in my life

Copy everything that has a blue line on its left into your notebook. The other parts are for reading.

Strand
History as a Subject
Sub-strand
Why and How We Study History
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B1.1.1.1.1 – Explain that history deals with past human activities

Introduction

Grandmother tells Ama about her wedding long ago. The headteacher tells the class when the school started. These are family and school history.

1. Family History

Past family events

  • weddings
  • births of brothers and sisters
  • moving to a new house
  • funerals of family members

2. School History

Past school events

  • when the school was built
  • speech and prize-giving days
  • sports festivals
  • the first headteacher
A grandmother telling children a story about the past
Figure 1: Learning history from elders Draw an elder telling you a story.Illustration: Sirbus

Remember: Elders know a lot about the past. Ask them politely.

New words

family
People related to you.
elder
An older person.
wedding
A ceremony when two people marry.
headteacher
The person in charge of a school.

Summary

  • Families have past events like weddings and births.
  • Schools have past events like sports days.
  • Elders can tell us about the past.

Class activity: Ask an Elder

  1. Think of one question to ask an elder about the past.
  2. Practise asking it politely with your partner.
  3. Ask the elder at home and share the answer in class.

You need: Old family photographs, Clay pot or calabash, Exercise books

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

  1. 1. Who can tell us about the past?

    • A. An elder
    • B. A newborn baby
    • C. A goat
    • D. A chair
    Show answer
    Answer: An elderElders lived through the past.

  2. 2. Which is a school event?

    • A. Sports festival
    • B. A wedding
    • C. Going to the farm
    • D. Cooking
    Show answer
    Answer: Sports festivalSchools hold sports festivals.

  3. 3. A wedding is a family event.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueFamilies celebrate weddings.

  4. 4. We should shout at elders when asking questions.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: FalseWe should ask politely.

  5. 5. The person in charge of a school is the ______.

    Show answer
    Answer: headteacherThe headteacher leads the school.

  6. 6. Write one past event in your family.

    Show answer
    Answer: Answers will differ, e.g. my sister was born.Family events are part of history.

Homework

  1. Ask an elder when your school was started.