Interpretations
Interpretations is one of the concepts that is specific to history and that makes it distinct as a subject. Children must understand that history is not black and white but rather shades of grey. There are no right answers but rather different versions of the truth. This concept recognizes both the subjective nature of historical evidence and the validity of multiple narrators. Children need to understand that primary evidence including oral history is not necessarily objective but depends on why the account was created. They also need to be aware that the different stories about the same event can both be true depending on the point of view of the narrator. This concept considers the reliability of evidence looking at fact, bias or point of view.
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What is so important about interpretations?
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Significance and interpretation in primary history
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Re-evaluating the role of statues
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Storytelling the past
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Film: What's the wisdom on... Historical Interpretations (Primary)
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Using different sources to bring a topic to life: The Rebecca Riots
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Scheme of Work: Grace O'Malley
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Getting to grips with concepts in primary history
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To boldly go: exploring the explorers
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What confuses primary pupils in history? Part 2
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What can you tell about the Maya from a Spanish soldier?
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The Vikings: ruthless killers or peaceful settlers?
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A trail of garnet and gold: Sri Lanka to Anglo-Saxon England
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Studying the Maya
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Anglo-Saxon Women
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What made Cleopatra so special?
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Celebrate your sporting heritage
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Our Iron Age challenge
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Using original sources
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Using Horrible History to develop primary literacy and history
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