Class 1

Communities

The Wider World

Stories Rhymes and Morals

This project teaches children about themselves, their family and their school community before looking at the wider community and people who help us.

This project teaches children about other things in their world including animals and transportation. They will build on previous learning to consider celebrations and festivals.

This project uses a range of stories to teach children about life in the past and present including a range of cultures. Through discussions the children start to think about what can be learned from stories, rhymes and songs.

Class 2

Movers and Shakers: History

Coastline: Geography

Magnificent Monarchs: History

This project teaches children about historically significant people who have had a major impact on the world. They will learn to use timelines, stories and historical sources to find out about the people featured and use historical models to explore their significance.

This project teaches children about the physical and human features of coastal regions across the United Kingdom, including a detailed exploration of a coastal town.

This project teaches children about the English and British monarchy from AD 871 to the present day. Using timelines, information about royal palaces, portraits and other historical sources, they build up an understanding of the monarchs and then research six of the most significant sovereigns.

Class 2

Childhood:  History

Bright lights, big city: Geography

School Days: History

This project teaches children about everyday life and families today, including comparisons with childhood in the 1950s, using artefacts and a range of different sources.

This project teaches children about the physical and human characteristics of the United Kingdom, including a detailed exploration of the characteristics and features of the capital city, London

This project teaches children about their own school and locality, both today and in the past. They compare schooling in the Victorian era to their experiences today

Class 3

Invasion: History

Misty Mountains, Winding River: Geography

Ancient Civilisations: History

This project teaches children about life in Britain after the Roman withdrawal. Children will learn about Anglo-Saxon and Viking invasions up to the Norman conquest.

This project teaches children about the characteristics and features of rivers and mountain ranges around the world, including a detailed exploration of the ecosystems and processes that shape them and the land around them.

This project teaches children about the history of three of the world’s first ancient civilisations: ancient Sumer, ancient Egypt and the Indus Valley civilisation. Children will learn about the rise, life, achievements and eventual end of each civilisation.

Class 3

Through the Ages: History

Rocks, Relics and Rumbles: Geography

Emperors and Empires: History

This project teaches children about British prehistory from the Stone Age to the Iron Age, including changes to people and lifestyle caused by ingenuity, invention and technological advancement

This project teaches children about the features and characteristics of Earth's layers, including a detailed exploration of volcanic, tectonic and seismic activity

This project teaches children about the history and structure of ancient Rome and the Roman Empire, including a detailed exploration of the Romanisation of Britain

Class 4

Maafa: History

Frozen Kingdom: Geography

Britain at War: History

This project teaches children about Africa past and present, with a particular focus on Benin. It traces the development of the slave trade and explores Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade, the causes and consequences of the European colonisation of Africa and the worldwide communities that make up the African diaspora.

This project teaches children about the characteristics and features of polar regions, including the North and South Poles, and includes a detailed exploration of the environmental factors that shape and influence them.

This project teaches children about the causes, events and consequences of the First and Second World Wars, the influence of new inventions on warfare, how life in Great Britain was affected and the legacy of the wars in the post-war period.

Class 4

History: Dynamic Dynasties:

Geography: Sow, grow and farm

History: Groundbreaking Greeks

This project teaches children about the history of ancient China, focusing primarily on the Shang Dynasty, and explores the lasting legacy of the first five Chinese dynasties, some of which can still be seen in the world today.

This project teaches children about the features and characteristics of land use in agricultural regions across the world, including a detailed exploration of significant environmental area

This project teaches children about developments and changes over six periods of ancient Greek history, focusing on the city state of Athens in the Classical age, and exploring the lasting legacy of ancient Greece