Year 1 History Curriculum
Children will be taught three key strands of Historical knowledge and a selection of necessary skills to become historians. They will be encouraged to ask and answer some historical questions, as well as sorting pictures/events/objects into old and new. A range of historical sources will be used to teach this curriculum, involving pictures, photographs, videos and objects to extract information about the past. They will be taught…
An era of World History: Ancient Wonders & Ancient Egypt
- The seven wonders of the ancient world and their significance.
- To reflect on the modern 7 wonders of the world, deciding what makes them wonders.
- Who the Ancient Egyptians were and what life was like in Ancient Egypt.
- Why mummy’s exist and the importance of the sarcophagus.
- All about the pyramids.
- What transport was used in the ancient world.
- Pre-slavery African history, exploring the modern diverse continent and the ancient images found in arts and crafts.
A Local Historical Study: The Tudors
- Who the Tudors were and why the era is named after them.
- What life was like for rich and poor people in the era.
- What the school site was used for in the Tudor era.
- What transport was like in Tudor England.
- How Tudor houses were built and the case studies of this (e.g. House That Moved – Exeter).
- What medicine looked like in the Tudor era.
- That black people were linked to famous elements of Tudor History, such as Henry VIII & The Mary Rose.
- To use other evidence to explore Tudor attitudes to race, gaining an understanding that black people in Tudor England were not slaves.
An investigative chronological enquiry: ‘Has transport changed for the better?’
- To investigate a range of different modes of transport from throughout human history.
- To recognise the difference between old and new.
- To place some events on a timeline and use this to support the retelling of past events.
- To discuss environmental implications of travel in the modern world.
- To continue to think about reasons why things might change (improvements, technology, easier, fun)
- To compare famous voyages, such as Columbus’ or Francis Drake’s to lesser known but equally impressive African voyages, such as Many Mansa’s Hajj from Mali to Mecca.