curriculum overview subject: history · britain was like when it was still part of mainland europe...

Curriculum overview – Subject: History

Autumn 1st half

Week commencing Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

09/09/2019 Boudicca Introduce to

Boudicca – role play through teacher. Hot

seating. Add to timeline.

Florence Nightingale

Stone, Bronze and Iron ages

Identify some key points from this

era. What is prehistory? This is the question

that is posed to your class at the beginning of this

lesson as they start to consider how we learn about a time in the past before

there were written records of events and people. They

will explore a prehistoric Britain timeline, placing the Stone Age, Bronze Age and

Iron Age chronologically, and think about

how archaeologists find out about

these periods when there is no written

evidence to rely on.

Anglo-Saxons, Celts and Scots

To recognise the withdrawal of the

Romans from Britain.

Mayan Civilisation Timeline

Victorians Victorian period

chronologically fits into history.

Inc key facts and dates.

16/09/2019 Boudicca Fact file. Introduce

sources of information

Florence Nightingale


Recap the timeline of prehistoric Britain before

going on to explore the earliest part of the Stone Age – the Palaeolithic period. Your children will

find out what Britain was like when it was still part of mainland Europe and then look at Stone Age

people, Homo sapiens, and how and when these

Stone Age people first came to

Britain.

Anglo-Saxons, Celts and Scots To develop an

understanding of the inhabitation of

the British Isles after the demise of Roman domination

within Britain. Where have the settlers from the

various parts came from and where

they settled?

Mayan Civilisation Key events from Mayan period –

chn research.

Victorians To identify key

events within the Victorian period.

Research

23/09/2019 Joan of Arc Use artefacts and pictures – unveil female warrior.

Detective lesson. Introduce Joan of

Arc.

Beatrix Potter Stone, Bronze and Iron ages

Show examples and children to

identify.

Anglo-Saxons, Celts and Scots Who the Scots

were and where they came from

and why.

Mayan Civilisation Recap historical

sources. To understand that civilisations were

defined by the writing of books

and other materials.

(Logograms) and hieroglyphs.

Victorians Workhouses and child labour and

schools

30/09/2019 Joan of Arc Religion and how it

influenced. Fact



Mayan Civilisation To be able to

understand the

Victorians

and opinion – what do we know and

what is interpreted from information.

Clothing and weapons in the

Stone Age. Compare and

contrast animals hunted then and

now.

Daily life – men, woman and

children. Compare and contrast for Romans, Anglo-

Saxons and Scots.

development of the Maya number system and how it influenced them.

Workhouses and child labour and

schools

07/10/2019 Richard Owen ‘Big Dig’.


BEFORE LESSON: children to bring in

a photo of their parent at 20 (whole body not just face).

Introduce the children to ‘Lucy’.

Lucy’s skeleton was found in Africa in 1974. Compare

and contrast Lucy with their parents


Food and farming.

Mayan Civilisation Mayan calendar

and how it influenced their

way of life. Compare to now in

UK.

Victorians Family tree

Link between Queen Victoria and

current monarch Maternal/ paternal

link

14/10/2019 Richard Owen Recap who Richard Owen is. Why was he important? Key

events for him.

Amelia Earhart Stone, Bronze and Iron ages

Introduce Otzi and compare to Lucy.

Otzi – look at images of what was found – what were the items? Made from? How made?

Etc.

Anglo-Saxons, Celts and Scots To locate Saxon kingdoms and

settlements. Who is in charge, ways

of living etc.

Mayan Civilisation Daily life of a

Mayan and how the Maya lived.

Farmers, peasants, rich. Chn to

research an aspect and look at

different viewpoints and

why there might be different

viewpoints. To understand that

Maya farming

Victorians Family tree

Link between Queen Victoria and

current monarch Maternal/ paternal

link

methods were very labour intensive.

Why did they farm? How? What would

happen if didn’t farm?

Role of women. Different roles in

society.

21/10/2019 Richard Owen Discoveries and

classification. Description of

specific dinosaur of their choice. (App and cards which

bring dinosaurs to life.)

Amelia Earhart Look at changes in

flight.


Look at fertile crescent. Why

people changed from hunter gatherers to

settlers.


To understand the beliefs and

religions of the Saxons.

Mayan Civilisation Daily life of a

Mayan and how the Maya lived.

Farmers, peasants, rich. Chn to

research an aspect and look at

different viewpoints and

why there might be different

viewpoints. To understand that

Maya farming methods were very

labour intensive. Why did they farm? How? What would

happen if didn’t farm?

Role of women. Different roles in

society.

Victorians History of the

British empire – how it has changed

throughout the Victorian period and compare to

today.

Autumn 2nd half


04/11/2019 Howard Carter Compare to

Richard Owen. Graffiti wall – what do you know about

Egyptians? Share key facts about

Egypt and address misconceptions.

Nelson Mandela Introduce Nelson

Mandela. Link PSHE equality.


Use map in conjunction with

key info to identify key dates and

settling. Inc Lucy and Otzi.


Rulers and kingdoms. Chn to research and find

out about the wide range of these. Re-

cap historical sources.

Mayan Civilisation Know what the

important buildings and cities looked like and why. Link

to different roles in society and some

aspects of daily life already learnt.

Victorians History of the

British empire – how it has changed

throughout the Victorian period and compare to

today.

11/11/2019 Howard Carter Introduce Howard Carter – role play (teacher in role)

and hot seat. Chn to record what

have learnt in own way – poster of great discovery.

Nelson Mandela Fact file.


Look at Skara Brae – what were homes

built from? Why were they built as they were? How

do we know about Skara Brae? What were homes like in Skara Brae? What

skills did the people have? What

did they make? What would they have eaten? What else do we know about the people

of Skara Brae? How does it compare to

what we know about the valley

civilisations?


To understand the mystery of Sutton

Hoo. Archaeological dig.

Mayan Civilisation Know what the

important buildings and cities looked like and why. Link

to different roles in society and some

aspects of daily life already learnt.

Victorians Industrial

revolution. How was it different in different parts of

the UK. Understand why it was

important to Britain.

Movements to machines. Steam engines. Iron and

coal. Canals. Trains.

18/11/2019 Rosa Parks Role play bus

journey in classroom. Then

watch cartoon version of Rosa

Parks.

Queen Elizabeth II Royal family tree


Compare Skara Brae to another settlement. Are their historical

arguments true re. why they settled

when comparing to another settlement

at this time in history (Cheddar

Gorge).


To understand the mystery of Sutton

Hoo. Archaeological dig.

Mayan Civilisation Trade – cocoa beans for rich

people. How they traded. Which countries they

traded with. How chocolate came to

Europe.







25/11/2019 Rosa Parks Compare time period to now. Would this still happen? Racial

awareness. Verbal debate.

Queen Elizabeth II Role of Queen


Introduce Bronze Age. Key features and items used – why was it called

this? How different to Stone

Age?


To identify who the Celts were and

where they came from. A day in the

life of. What language were

spoken at this point compared to

1900s.

Mayan Civilisation Trade – cocoa beans for rich

people. How they traded. Which countries they

traded with. How chocolate came to

Europe.







02/12/2019 Darcey Bussell Turn hall into

theatre. Provide popcorn. Watch

Darcey

Queen Elizabeth II Key events and

changes during her reign.


Introduction to the Iron Age. Identify

and discuss artefacts from all 3

periods studied. Chn to identify


To identify who the Celts were and

where they came from. A day in the

life of. What language were

Mayan Civilisation Beliefs. Mayan

Gods. Who believed and what they believed. Why were they such an important part of

their culture?

Victorians Role of women-

Emmeline Pankhurst, Ada

Lovelace, Susan B Anthony, Elizabeth Fry, Marie Curie,

Christina Rossetti,

which period they are from and why.

spoken at this point compared to

1900s.

Florence Nightingale.

09/12/2019 Darcey Bussell Why is she famous?

Tim Berners-Lee Stone, Bronze and Iron ages

Look at farming innovations from period e.g. quern and iron plough, and consequence of developing new farming techniques

and how this impacted on food.

Anglo-Saxons, Celts and Scots To research the

conflict between the Saxons, Celts

and Scots. To identify different female warriors.

Mayan Civilisation Beliefs. Mayan

Gods. Who believed and what they believed. Why were they such an important part of

their culture?

Victorians How Christmas

developed during this time.

16/12/2019 Darcey Bussell Focus on

Nutcracker.

Christmas historically

Stone, Bronze and Iron ages Christmas

Anglo-Saxons, Celts and Scots Christmas. How

and if Anglo-Saxons celebrated Christmas.

Mayan Civilisation Christmas

Victorians How Christmas

developed during this time.

Spring 1st half


06/01/2020 Industrial Revolution

Look on timeline at when Industrial Revolution took

place. Look at how life changed before

and after the Industrial

Revolution. How did life change in

Toilets Who invented the

toilet and why.

Ancient Greece Place period on a

timeline. What do the children

already know? Mind map. Include

AD and BC.

Vikings Who the Vikings

are, where they are from, what

motivated them? Chn to research. Recap types of

sources.

British history beyond 1066

What happened between 1066 and

the start of the Tudor period – inc

Magna Carta

WWI To investigate

elements that led to the start of World War I

rural areas and urban areas e.g.

factories?


What would it be like to work in a

factory as a child?

Wheels Bicycle timeline.

How and why has it changed overtime?

Ancient Greece Case study on

Athens and Sparta. ½ class on each.

Vikings Anglo-Saxon laws

and justice.


Have selection of artefacts out and have children to

become he history detectives. They are to note facts and then have

children identify where it fits on

timeline.

WWI To understand the events which led to the assassination of

Franz Ferdinand


Railways and holidays to the

seaside.

Wheels Waterwheel

Wheels have been used for power

too. Look up South

Ockendon Windmill (did have a

waterwheel) Local historical link.

Ancient Greece Comparison study between Athens

and Sparta. Women’s role in society. Trade.

Vikings Viking living and roles of people.

How were communities set

up. Roles of women. Who

fought. Religion.


Family tree linking to war of the

Roses. Look at battles and other

key events and how it ended and who became King.

WWI To investigate what life was like on the

Western Front

27/01/2020 Toys Look at different toys through the

ages and how they are similar and different. Make

sure teddy bear is mentioned before

teaching geography.

Electricity Now and then

comparison. Show picture. What was

life like? Why? Discuss everyday

life.

Ancient Greece Olympics, theatres,

marathons, philosophy,

weather systems. Religion - Greek

Orthodox church.

Vikings Viking living and roles of people.

How were communities set

up. Roles of women. Who

fought. Religion.


Prominent Kings and Queens. Why

were they so prominent? (Key events linked to these people.)

WWI To explore the

advancements of warfare that

occurred during World War I

03/02/2020 Toys Look at a range of teddy bears and how they have

changed throughout the years. Focus on

the Steiff bears in Germany.

Electricity Who discovered

electricity and why.

Ancient Greece Olympics, theatres,

marathons, philosophy,

weather systems. Religion - Greek

Orthodox church.

Vikings Sea-faring –

exploring, trade and longboats.


King Henry VIII and his wives.

How he made himself the Head of

the Church of England in order to divorce one of his

wives.

WWI To explore the involvement of

animals in World War I

10/02/2020 Toys Look at how toys

are now produced, compared to in the past and different

materials used.

Electricity Children to have

scenarios. What if there was no electricity?

Ancient Greece Use artefacts to

look at warfare – Greek armies and

navies. Armour and battlewear.

Vikings Sea-faring –

exploring, trade and longboats.


Court life – clothing and feasts.

WWI To explore what

life was like for the people in Britain

during World War I

Spring 2nd half


24/02/2020 Moving images – camera

Look at different cameras

throughout time. Look photograph

through time. Talk about what a camera is etc.

Telephone and computers

Have a timeline with some

inventions already placed. Children to add telephone and

computer when they think it was

invented. Discussion.

Ancient Greece Use artefacts to

look at warfare – Greek armies and

navies. Armour and battlewear.

Vikings Warriors and Viking

raids.


Discuss Court life, inc theatre –

clothing and feasts. Comparison

between rich and poor – inc

architecture.

WWI To investigate the

end of World War I and what happened afterwards

To understand the importance of the Treaty of Versailles


Talk about still cameras and how


Focus on how technology has

Ancient Greece Greek gods and

myths. Why aren’t female gods shown

Vikings Alfred the Great

and the first king of England – build up


To explore the original site of the

WWII To explain why

World War II began and order events

this has impacted everyday life.

changed. Order pictures of iPad,

computer, phones, smart watches etc. Children to create

timeline to see how technology has

changed over time.

as as powerful as male gods?

to Battle of Hastings

Globe theatre – architecture.

Compare with today’s.


Look at moving pictures and

cinema. Talk about impact on life.

Compare animation to real

life videos.


How technology has impacted everyday life.

Compare then and now

Ancient Greece Greek gods and

myths. Why aren’t female gods shown as as powerful as

male gods.

Vikings 1066 Battle of

Hastings - William the

Conqueror, King Harold, Edward the

Confessor


Law and order – crime and

punishment.

Create court scene – Essex witches.

WWII To understand

when, where and why children were evacuated in World

War II

16/03/2020 Travel – Cars Pictures of cars

throughout time and children to work in mixed

groups to make a timeline.

Radio and TV Focus on the uses of this technology has changed over

time. Have pictures or

artefacts. Question for enquiry ‘What

is this?’

Ancient Greece Clothing, homes

and food.




Confessor


Law and order – crime and

punishment.

Create court scene – Essex witches.

WWII To learn about

rationing during World War II and

how people adapted to deal

with reduced product availability

23/03/2020 Travel – Cars Impact on people – being able to travel

further easier.

Radio and TV Who, what, why

and when? Research.


and food.




Confessor


Illness and disease

WWII To learn about the

events of the holocaust in World

War II

30/03/2020 Travel – Cars Impact on society, eg. Construction of

Radio and TV Share what they

have learned.


and food.

Vikings Bayeaux Tapestry


WWII To understand the

importance and

roads, traffic, pollution.

Leaflet, information text,

poster?

Spanish Armada/ introduction of

Elizabethan period.

significance of the role of women

during World War II

Summer 1st half


20/04/2020 Spanish Armada Hot seating of

Elizabeth I. Teacher to dress up.

Local History Study Look at tilbury port and discuss what a

port is used for. Trade.

Roman Empire Place period on a

timeline. What do the children

already know? Mind map. Include

AD and BC.

Ancient Egypt Look into hierarchy and ruling systems

in Egypt. Chn to understand

Pharaohs and why they were important.

Local History Compare area of today to the past.

Post-war Britain To research and

answer questions about D-day

27/04/2020 Spanish Armada Talk about what

actually happened. Watch the episode

of Horrible Histories for the Spanish Armada.

Abolition of slavery

Give children pictures.

Discuss what is happening.

Enquiry/ observational skills

practical

Roman Empire Look at the

development of the Roman Empire and its transition from Republic to

Empire.

Ancient Egypt Look at daily life, jobs, farming, etc.

Local History The development

of the local railway – compare to

Victorian times to now

Post-war Britain To identify some of the main changes

in Britain since 1948

To understand why British people

wanted changes in the way Britain was

governed at the end of World War II To consider ways in which the creations

of the NHS improved the lives of people living in

Britain

04/05/2020 Spanish Armada Talk about why they came via Tilbury and by

boat.


Life of a slave. Discuss jobs,

duties, punishments,

feelings.

Roman Empire Comparison study republic and the Empire. How was

power distributed, equality of citizens,

slavery etc.

Ancient Egypt The ‘Old Kingdom’ from 2575 BC to

2150 BC. Introduction to pyramids and

tombs.

Local History How the railways changed the area.

Post-war Britain To find out about

the reasons for and effects of

migrations from Caribbean

countries after World War II

11/05/2020 Great Fire of London

Watch the story of the Great Fire of London on the

website and play quiz. Watch video

of the great fire re-enactment on the

river Thames.


Introduce William

Wilberforce Thomas Clarkson.

Discuss their role in slavery.

Roman Empire How did the

Romans entertain themselves? Look ta Gladiators and amphitheatres.

Look at did the

gladiators travel to fight? Building of

amphitheatres around globe

Ancient Egypt Tutankhamun from birth to discovery of his tomb.

Local History How the Tilbury

docks changed the area.

Cross-curricula link PHSE The

Windrush ship docked at Tilbury.in

the 1950’s

SATS

18/05/2020 Great Fire of London

Sequence pictures of the events to create their own

timeline.

Olympics Roman Empire How did the

Romans entertain themselves? Look ta Gladiators and amphitheatres.

Look at did the

gladiators travel to fight? Building of

amphitheatres around globe

Ancient Egypt Tutankhamun from birth to discovery of his tomb.

Local History How the Tilbury

docks changed the area.

Cross-curricula link PHSE The

Windrush ship docked at Tilbury.in

the 1950’s

Post-war Britain Rosa Parks

Barack Obama Martin Luther King

Mary Seacole Nelson Mandela

Summer 2nd half


01/06/2020 Great Fire of London Create a

newspaper report for the events.

Olympics Roman Empire Look at Roman technological

development and how they are still

relevant today Sorting activity

Ancient Egypt Gods in Ancient

Egypt.

Local History The River Thames: how the docks and use of the Thames has impacted and changed the area.

Post-war Britain 50s & 60s - To find out some of t main events of the 1950s

and 1960s and investigate what

life was like during this period

08/06/2020 British Empire Journey on large

map outside to all the places within

the British Empire. Match

photographs/ pictures of

commodities from the Empire place them on the map.

Suffragettes Roman Empire Look at Roman

army and how it was organised.

Compare to other ancient

civilisations. Look at Roman inclusion.

Ancient Egypt Mummification

process

Local History The River Thames: how the docks and use of the Thames has impacted and changed the area.

Post-war Britain 70s & 80s

To find out some of t main events of the 1970s and

1980s and investigate what

life was like during this period

15/06/2020 British Empire Discovered new

places and things. Brought back

different things including animals.

Talk about the development of

zoos.

Suffragettes Roman Empire Look at the

invasion of Britain Failed invasion 55BC and then

43AD

Ancient Egypt Mummification

process

Local History The different uses

of Research the

famous historical people of Thurrock e.g. Daniel Defoe, Eric Morely,{ the

creator of the Miss World Comp. and Come Dancing the

Post-war Britain 90s & 00s

To find out some of t main events of

the 1990s and2000s and

investigate what life was like during

this period

forerunner of Strictly).

Capt. Kidd and Alfred Russel

Wallace( links with Charles Darwin)

22/06/2020 British Empire Talk about the

development of the

Commonwealth and impact on

today.

Moon Landing Roman Empire Looking at how the

Roman conquest affected British life

– clothing, differences rich

and poor, schooling, power,

diet etc

Ancient Egypt Look at Egyptian

beliefs about afterlife.

Local History The different uses

of Research the

famous historical people of Thurrock e.g. Daniel Defoe, Eric Morely,{ the

creator of the Miss World Comp. and Come Dancing the

forerunner of Strictly).

Capt. Kidd and Alfred Russel

Wallace( links with Charles Darwin)

Post-war Britain EU & Brexit

To understand what Brexit is and means for the EU

29/06/2020 Windrush Show children

pictures of West Indies. Talk about ways of life there. Show them post war London and

talk about differences – how would this have made them feel.

Moon Landing Use what they have learned to write a newspaper report.

Roman Empire Rebellion against

Roman Rule - Hadrians wall and

Boudicca

Ext – how reliable are sources?

Ancient Egypt Modern Egypt and

Ancient Egypt similarities and

differences.

Local History The importance of

Tilbury Fort and Coalhouse Fort.

Transition Week

06/06/2020 Windrush Look at different

jobs people of the windrush

generation came to do. Carousel of

role-playing different jobs.

Invictus games Prince Harry

Roman Empire Look at why the

Romans left Britain in 400 AD.

Ancient Egypt Alexander the

Great and the end of the Egyptian era.



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13/06/2020 Windrush Write a letter as if

they were someone in the

Windrush generation back to family in the West

Indies.

Invictus games Prince Harry

Roman Empire Will look at lasting impact of Romans focussing on Latin impact on English

language.

Ancient Egypt Write up a piece of work answering the

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