History Curriculum Overview 2018/2019
History |
AUTUMN |
SPRING |
SUMMER |
YEAR 1 |
Castles
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Pirates, Beaches and lighthouses.
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YEAR 2 |
Inspirational People
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Fire! Fire!
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YEAR 3 |
Stones and Bones |
Groovy Greeks |
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YEAR 4 |
Revolting Romans |
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Anglo Saxons, Scots and Vikings. |
YEAR 5 |
Magnificant Mayans |
Walk Like an Egyptian |
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YEAR 6 |
Your Country Needs You! |
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Victorious Victorians |
Curriculum Intent
At Reydon, our History topics form our termly topics and influence the ‘Homework Menu’ that is offered to all children from Year 1 to Year 6. We aim to offer a high-quality history education that will help pupils gain a coherent knowledge and understanding of Britain’s past and that of the wider world. It should inspire pupils’ curiosity to know more about the past. Teaching should equip pupils to ask perceptive questions, think critically, weigh evidence, sift arguments, and develop perspective and judgement. History helps pupils to understand the complexity of people’s lives, the process of change, the diversity of societies and relationships between different groups, as well as their own identity and the challenges of their time.
The national curriculum for history aims to ensure that all pupils:
Curriculum Implementation
Our History curriculum aims to excite the children and allow them to develop their own skills as historians. As part of a topic lead programme it allows opportunities for cross curricular links to be made to ensure the children have many occasions where by they can apply their knowledge and understanding.
Key stage 1
Pupils develop an awareness of the past, using common words and phrases relating to the passing of time. They know where the people and events they study fit within a chronological framework and identify similarities and differences between ways of life in different periods. They use a wide vocabulary of everyday historical terms. They ask and answer questions, choosing and using parts of stories and other sources to show that they know and understand key features of events. They understand some of the ways in which we find out about the past and identify different ways in which it is represented.
Pupils are taught about:
Key stage 2
Pupils continue to develop a chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of British, local and world history, establishing clear narratives within and across the periods they study. They note connections, contrasts and trends over time and develop the appropriate use of historical terms. They regularly address and sometimes devise historically valid questions about change, cause, similarity and difference, and significance. They construct informed responses that involve thoughtful selection and organisation of relevant historical information. They should understand how our knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources.
Pupils are taught about:
Curriculum Impact
By the end of each key stage, pupils are expected to know, apply and understand the matters, skills and processes specified in the relevant programme of study. At Reydon we use summative assessment to determine children’s understanding and inform teachers planning. This is reviewed on a termly basis by the subject leader who also carries out regular learning walks, book scrutinies and lesson observations.