Time Capsule & Keeping the Past Alive Lvl 23-24

Combining historical fiction with factual text, this book features Time Capsule, a first-person narrative about discovering items from the 1950s during a classroom demolition, and Keeping the Past Alive, a non-fiction report about preserving historical artefacts. In Time Capsule, readers follow the excitement of uncovering the past and reflect on how everyday life has changed. This text uses recount and sequencing techniques to highlight events across time. Keeping the Past Alive provides insight into conservation practices, explaining how deterioration occurs and what steps are needed to preserve delicate items. The text uses tables, bullet points, captions, and a glossary to support understanding of specialised terms. This pairing strengthens students' historical thinking and encourages connections between personal and cultural history, while also developing critical reading skills and vocabulary acquisition.

Educational Benefits:

• Supports understanding of change over time through narrative and informational texts.
• Teaches students how to interpret and evaluate historical evidence.
• Introduces conservation concepts and preservation techniques.
• Strengthens sequencing and comprehension through temporal text structures.

Classroom Ideas:

• Create a class time capsule with student-selected objects and letters.
• Compare modern and past classroom tools based on the fiction text.
• Explore deterioration by observing effects of air, light or moisture on materials.
• Write a procedural report explaining how to preserve an item of personal significance.

Safety & Information:

• Suitable for ages 8-10
• Book dimensions: 207mm x 148mm
• No small parts or hazardous materials
• Safe for use in schools and libraries