A KS1 history lesson which teaches children what an explorer is. This lesson is crucial to further lessons about significant individuals like Neil Armstrong and Amelia Earhart. To prepare children to learn about these key individuals, this lesson focusses on what an explorer is, explaining that it is someone who travels into the unknown or does something they don’t know a lot about. With this lesson the concept of a smaller world view is introduced and explicit links are made to today’s technology and how it allows us to travel the world. This resource is a powerpoint presentation which discusses with children what an Explorer is. With this resource is a travel guide for this unit of work, children complete a page a session in this. How I use this resource: This resource is a powerpoint which is shared at the front of the class with the children. The worksheet can be completed in small groups or completed whole class.

A KS1 history lesson which teaches children about the aftermath/effects of the Great Fire of London and what changed after the Fire. Within this lesson children will recap how the Fire started on Pudding Lane and the subsequent events that took the Fire through London. Afterwards, children will learn about what happened after the Fire. This resource is a powerpoint presentation and asks the children to act like King Charles II in understanding what changes had to be made to London. These links are made through explicit recapping of prior knowledge of London during this period so children have a coherent view on what changed and why. As well as the presentation there is a set of printable cards which children can sort into before the fire and after the fire. How I use this resource: This resource is a powerpoint which is shared at the front of the class with the children. The cards activity can be done in small groups or whole class.

A KS1 history lesson which teaches children about who Samuel Pepys was, his diary and why he is so important in recounting the Great Fire of London. Samuel Pepys’ diary is a key source for historians today in knowing what happened during the Great Fire of London. Pepys was able to describe the feel of London at that time and it is crucial that children learn about him. In this session we have taken extracts of Samuel’s diary for the teacher to read to the children for them to hear first hand what Samuel wrote. Prior to this it is clearly explained to the children what a diary is and why it is important that we have Samuel’s diary today. This resource is a powerpoint presentation and gives children extracts of Samuel Pepys’ diary. Alongside the powerpoint presentation is a worksheet which children have to use to recount in simple sentences what Samuel saw. How I use this resource: This resource is a powerpoint which is shared at the front of the class with the children. The worksheet can be completed in small groups or completed whole class.

A KS1 history lesson which teaches children about the Great Fire of London and the events that happened during the Great Fire. Having already learnt that the Great Fire started on Pudding Lane in lesson 2, children will know learn what happened during the Fire. This includes the Mayor going back to sleep as he thought that the Fire was small as well as people escaping into the River Thames. Within this lesson children will learn the sequence of these events and how, after several days, the fire was put out. This resource is a powerpoint presentation and tells the story of the Great Fire in a fun and engaging way. Alongside the powerpoint presentation is a worksheet for children to order the events given in chronological order. How I use this resource: This resource is a powerpoint which is shared at the front of the class with the children. The worksheet can be completed in small groups or completed whole class.

A KS1 history lesson which teaches children about the Great Fire of London and how it started. Within this lesson children will learn how the Great Fire started on Pudding Lane in Thomas Farriner’s bakery. This lesson will ask the children to act as historical detectives and work out the clues as to why they think the bakery was the cause of the fire. Children will link their prior knowledge of London, the fact it was overcrowded and buildings were made out of wood, to draw conclusions to the start of the fire. This resource is a powerpoint presentation and gives hints/clues as to why people believed that the fire started on Pudding Lane in a fun and engaging way. Alongside the powerpoint presentation is a differentiated worksheet which children have to complete to write down what caused the fire. This worksheet is also differentiated to include colourful semantics as a word mat to help support all learners. How I use this resource: This resource is a powerpoint which is shared at the front of the class with the children. The worksheet can be completed in small groups or completed whole class.

A knowledge organiser for the KS1 history unit for the Explorers. This knowledge organiser can be used as a mat in lessons to cover key facts for the children or can be stuck in children’s books. It is a great resource for an overview for what the children are going to learn in the Explorers unit. This includes learning about significant individuals who were Explorers including Neil Armstrong and Amelia Earhart. This resource has 1 page which can be seen in the preview and covers: What children should know Historical skills the children are going to learn Key objectives for the children to learn Key historical concepts for the unit Key Vocabulary This resource comes in three versions: PDF in colour, PDF in black and white and PPT editable. How I use this resource: This resource can be printed and stuck in children’s books to indicate a new unit of history learning. This resource could also be highlighted and annotated to assess children’s progress through the unit. If you like this knowledge organiser why not look at our bundle of Year 1 Knowledge Organisers?

A medium term plan for KS1 children for the Explorers unit. This unit will cover the understanding of significant individuals as stated in the National Curriculum by looking at a range of key explorers from the World. There is a range of different explorers in this plan so that comparisons can be drawn between them. This medium term plan covers 6 lessons which are broken down into: Teacher Information Historical Concepts Key Vocabulary Hook Learning Task Plenary The lessons will cover: What is an Explorer? Ibn Battuta Christopher Columbus Ernest Shackleton Amelia Earhart Neil Armstrong Bonus! Tim Peake As you can see the children will learn about the Islamic explorer Ibn Battuta who explored the world on horseback, Christopher Columbus who explored on the sea, Ernest Shackleton who explored the South Pole, Amelia Earhart by air and both Neil Armstrong and Tim Peake by space! How I use this resource: This resource can be printed or used online. This resource is to be used as an outline for the planning you make around the topic of the Explorers. If you are looking for more KS1 history planning we have already completed a unit of toys planning. Just click below to see! [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12978657]

A knowledge organiser for the KS1 history unit for the Great Fire of London. This knowledge organiser can be used as a mat in lessons to cover key facts for the children or can be stuck in children’s books. It is a great resource for an overview for what the children are going to learn in the Great Fire of London unit. This includes learning about the different stages of the Great Fire of London and the content that will be covered. This resource has 1 page which can be seen in the preview and covers: What children should know Historical skills the children are going to learn Key objectives for the children to learn Key historical concepts for the unit Key Vocabulary How I use this resource: This resource can be printed and stuck in children’s books to indicate a new unit of history learning. This resource could also be highlighted and annotated to assess children’s progress through the unit. If you like this knowledge organiser why not look at our bundle of Year 1 Knowledge Organisers?

A medium term plan for KS1 children for the Great Fire of London. This medium term plan covers 6 lessons which are broken down into: Teacher Information Historical Concepts Key Vocabulary Hook Learning Task Plenary The lessons will cover: Life in the 17th century Start of the fire Events during the fire Samuel Pepys Aftermath of the fire Modern Day In the Great Fire of London unit it is imperative that children first about how people in the 1600s lived, following this the events of the fire will be discussed which leads to modern day firefighting. How I use this resource: This resource can be printed or used online. This resource is to be used as an outline for the planning you make around the topic of the Great Fire of London If you are looking for more KS1 history planning we have already completed a unit of toys planning. Just click below to see! [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12978657]

A KS1 (Year 1 and 2) history lesson which concludes what the children have learnt during the toys past and present unit. This lesson leads discussions with children about what they have learnt aimed at recapping their knowledge of their toys,, their parents’ toys and their grandparent’s toys. How I use this resource: This resource is a powerpoint which is shared at the front of the class with the children. The task is to be completed in small groups so children can complete their sentences with an adult. If you are interested in the complete unit of Toys past and present planning click the link below! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12978657

A KS1 (Year 1 and 2) history lesson which teaches children about the history of Teddy Bears. This lesson teaches children about the history of Teddy Bears and how they have changed over time, this includes their design and materials. The lesson also teaches children about the origins of the Teddy Bear and why they were first created. This resource is a powerpoint presentation and is a useful resource in teaching the history of Teddy Bears as it chronologically examines a teddy bear on each slide. For each slide there are opportunities for children to discuss and for teachers to lead the conversation. This resource also includes a PDF worksheet for children to order which Teddy Bears were made first. There are different versions of this worksheet as some children find it hard to cut and stick so there is one version where the picture is already on the timeline. How I use this resource: This resource is a powerpoint which is shared at the front of the class with the children. The task is to be completed in small groups so children can complete their sentences with an adult. If you are interested in the complete unit of Toys past and present planning click the link below! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12978657

A set of toy cards for children in KS1 (Year 1 and 2) for use in games. This set can be used as part of continuous provision in KS1 as children can play games such as SNAP with the cards that are given. Alternatively, the children can sort the cards into toys from the past or the present and discuss the different materials the toys are made from. How I use this resource: This resource is a booklet which is to be printed for the children for continuous provision. Teachers can choose to use the booklet as a 1:1 activity with children or choose for the children to complete the booklet independently. If you are interested in the complete unit of Toys past and present planning click the link below! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12978657

A Google Classroom header which is decorated for a toys past and present unit. This resource is to be used as a banner for your Google Classroom for children to know that you are learning about toys. This banner could also be used as a social media banner so that parents know what you are learning in the upcoming term. How I use this resource: This resource is to be used as a banner for your Google Classroom for children to know that you are learning about toys. If you are looking for toys planning and want to save time doing your planning then click on the link below for our complete toys unit! [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12978657]

A primary history lesson which teaches children about their grandparents toys from the past. This lesson to investigate different toys in this lesson by looking at their materials and the use of technology in past toys. This lesson explicitly looks at the changing of materials from the different eras as children should have looked at modern toys and their parents toys. This resource is a powerpoint presentation and is a useful resource in exploring grandparents’ toys through questioning of the pupils. It is a discussion led lesson. It also includes a PDF worksheet for children to draw a toy and explain why they would want to play with that given toy. This worksheet is differentiated and scaffolded through the support of sentence stems and has a different version with a crinkly newspaper background. How I use this resource: This resource is a powerpoint which is shared at the front of the class with the children. This lesson works best if you ask children to bring in toys or provide toys as a school, this would allow a more hands on feel to the lesson. The task is to be completed in small groups so children can complete their sentences with an adult. If you are interested in the complete unit of Toys past and present planning click the link below! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12978657

A set of PPT slides which act as an interactive toy shop with toys from the past and the present. This resource is a set of 8 pictures of different toys which, when clicked, zoom in on this toy with some information given on the toy. These toys range from a yo-yo to a doll, with toys from the past and the present. This resource is a powerpoint presentation and can be used on an interactive whiteboard as a game for the children to play with each different toy. How I use this resource: This resource is a powerpoint which is shared at the front of the class with the children. This may form part of a teacher’s continuous provision and can also be part of a guided session with a teacher. If you are interested in the complete unit of Toys past and present planning click the link below! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12978657

A booklet which is to be used in continuous provision in Key Stage One to support pupil’s overall understanding of toys. This booklet makes links across the curriculum, in Maths, Writing and Art. Within Maths children can use their counting skills to ten and twenty as well as adding within ten using toys as a guide. In Writing the children are asked to label a series of toys whilst in Art the children are asked to draw their favourite toy. This resource is a PDF printable booklet which is to be used in continuous provision. This provision is when children are given different areas of the classroom to explore and learn in an independent way. Teachers can choose to use the booklet as a 1:1 activity with children or choose for the children to complete the booklet independently. How I use this resource: This resource is a booklet which is to be printed for the children for continuous provision. Teachers can choose to use the booklet as a 1:1 activity with children or choose for the children to complete the booklet independently. If you are interested in the complete unit of Toys past and present planning click the link below! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12978657

A primary history lesson which teaches children about their parents toys from the past. This lesson to investigate different toys in this lesson by looking at their materials and the use of technology in past toys. These include toys like football and building toys like blocks. From this unit and lesson the children should know about modern toys and their parents’ toys so that next lesson when they look at their grandparents toys they can see the change and continuity in toys. This resource is a powerpoint presentation and is a useful resource in exploring parents’ toys through questioning of the pupils. It is a discussion led lesson. It also includes a worksheet which children are to complete with their favourite toy, and how the toy was treated. How I use this resource: This resource is a powerpoint which is shared at the front of the class with the children. This lesson works best if you ask children to bring in toys or provide toys as a school, this would allow a more hands on feel to the lesson. The task is to be completed in small groups so children can complete their sentences with an adult. If you are interested in the complete unit of Toys past and present planning click the link below! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12978657