Content objective:
This resource should enable a child to:

• become familiar with aspects of these periods
• examine and become familiar with evidence which informs us about the lives of people in the periods studied, their thoughts and concerns, especially evidence which may be found locally
• record the place of peoples and events on appropriate timelines

Content objective:
This resource should enable a child to:

• acquire some knowledge of the major personalities, events or developments in these periods
• begin to develop some appreciation of the ‘mind-set’ of former generations
• explore, discuss, compare and develop some simple understanding of the attitudes, beliefs, motivations and actions of differing individuals and groups of people in the past

Content objective:
This resource should enable a child to:

• become aware of the lives of women, men and children from different social, cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds, including the lives of 'ordinary' as well as 'more famous' people
• discuss the attitudes and motivations of characters in their historical context
• discuss the chronology of events in a story
• express or record stories through oral and written forms, art work, music, drama, mime, movement, information and communication technologies
• listen to local people telling stories about their past
• listen to, discuss, retell and record a wide range of stories from the lives of people who have made a contribution to local and/or national life and to the lives of people in other countries through technological, scientific, cultural and artistic activities as well as those who have contributed to social and political developments
• use appropriate timelines

Content objective:
This resource should enable a child to:

• acquire some knowledge of the major personalities, events or developments in these periods
• begin to develop some appreciation of the ‘mind-set’ of former generations
• engage in simple studies of some of the more important aspects of periods in which political changes or movements have had an important influence on the lives of people in Ireland

Content objective:
This resource should enable a child to:

• become familiar with impor tant events in the history of the locality, setting local figures or events in the national and international context where relevant. In addition to the developments suggested for this unit in third and fourth classes, suitable subjects might include
• study a period or periods in the history of the local village, town, city area, townland, parish or county; in fifth and sixth classes children should study periods not already covered in third and fourth classes

Content objective:
This resource should enable a child to:

• identify examples of change and continuity in the ‘line of development’
• identify the factors which may have caused or prevented change