Geography & History
Each Year group has a theme for History and Geography which they have taken from the National Curriculum. This is detailed below. We also link our art and design technology to these themes.
History/Geography
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Autumn |
Spring |
Summer |
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Year 1 |
Physical and human features Toys in the past – Victorians |
Homes long ago Recycling |
Holidays of the past Where in the world is Barnaby bear? |
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Year 2 |
Maps/weather Great Fire ofLondon |
Island home Moon Landing |
Seaside FlorenceNightingale |
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Year 3 |
Changes in land use- Fish,Hulldocks,Victoriadock |
Romans and Celts |
\Diff location-Lake District |
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Year 4 |
Withernsea |
Amazon rainforests |
Tudors |
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Year 5 |
AncientEgypt |
TheCaribbean |
Coasts |
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Year 6 |
Ancient Greeks |
SATs preparation |
World War 2 |
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We follow the National Curriculum and teach specific facts and knowledge about these topics but we also work on skills relating to these themes- as it is the skills that are important to help acquire future learning rather than just knowledge.
Skill Development in History
Key stage One (ages 5-7years)
Historical enquiry – the ability to find out about the past from a range of sources
- stories, eye witness accounts, pictures, photos, artefacts, buildings, visits to museums and galleries, ICT.
We also ask and answer questions about the past.
In Key Stage Two (ages 7-11)
We find out about events, people and changes from a wide range of sources including
- documents, CD Roms and the internet, databases, pictures and photos, music, artefacts, historical buildings, museums and galleries.
We ask and answer questions and select and record information relevant to the focus of the enquiry.
Skill Development in Geography
Key Stage One
We ask geographical questions
We observe and record
We express our own views about people, places and environments, we communicate in different ways
We use Geographical vocabulary
We use fieldwork skills
We use globes, maps and atlases
We make maps and plans
Key Stage Two
We ask geographical questions
We collect and record evidence
We analyse evidence and draw conclusions
We identify and explain different views on geographical isses
We use geographical vocabulary
We use fieldwork and geographical equipment
We use atlases, globes, maps and plans
We draw maps and plans
We use decision making skills.
We also practise our literacy, numeracy and ICT skills in our learning
For example we take digital photos, make databases and use the internet to develop and practise our ICT skills.
We count and order, take measurements eg rainfall, draw graphs and charts, us compasses, look at time zones which develop and practise our numeracy skills.
We draw labels, write newspaper articles, write persuasive texts, descriptive texts and comparative texts which develop and practise our literacy skills.
