A primary history curriculum overview for those teachers who are in the UK. This overview states what units should be taught and in which years, to cover the National Curriculum and the new OFSTED framework. The sessions have also been ordered to ensure that the events are in chronological order as much as possible to build understanding for pupils.
This resource has 1 page which can be seen in the preview and outlines 3 history topics for each year group, from Year 1 to Year 6 in a primary school curriculum in the UK.
How I use this resource: This resource can be printed and shared with teachers in your school if you are using the Learning Through Time Curriculum.
If you’re starting out with us I would recommend you have a look at our curriculum booklet which explains in detail our curriculum as well as outlining key concepts in history.
[https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12931884]
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 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 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 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 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 history lesson which teaches children about the life of Tim Peake and why he was a significant individual. Tim Peake has been a significant individual in the UK in the 2010s to modern day. Tim joined the European Space Agency in 2008 which resulted in him travelling to the International Space Station in 2015. Tim was the first British astronaut to take part in a space walk and is a role model for lots of people in the UK to be astronauts and scientists.
This resource is a powerpoint presentation which discusses with children Tim Peake’s life as well as making links to the prior lesson which was based on what an explorer is.
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 how Victorians lived and their homes. England during the Victorian reign developed largely due to the Industrial Revolution. The invention of factories as well as mass producing different goods meant that society changed exponentially. The smaller settlements that had developed in the past were soon left to bigger cities and towns, meaning houses changed. Houses were made in main cities and towns with brick, since it was mass produced.
This resource is a powerpoint presentation which discusses with children the lives of the Victorians as well as their homes. It includes a work booklet for this lesson and other future lessons. The task in this lesson is to label a Victorian home.
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 toys past and present. This knowledge organiser is a great resource for an overview for what the children are going to learn in the toys past and present unit. This includes learning about toys in the present as well as learning about older toys that parents and grandparents would have played with.
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 are interested in the KS1 Toys past and present unit, 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
A complete unit of planning for Toys past and present for children in Year 1 and Year 2 in History. This unit covers in detail the National Curriculum objective of changes within living memory by looking at different toys which Grandparents, Parents and children now use.
This resource features 6 lessons each with a task to complete at the end of the lesson.
The six lessons are:
Comparing Toys
Modern Toys
Parents’ Toys
Grandparents’ Toys
History of Teddy Bears
Toy Conclusion
The resource also includes a knowledge organiser which shows what is taught in the unit and can be stuck in children’s books as well as a medium term plan with an overview with what is being taught. This resource is suitable for children in Year 1 or in Year 2.
How I use this resource: This resource is fully planned and resourced so everything you should need for this unit is provided - saving you valuable time as a teacher. Prior to sessions you will need to check the planning to ensure that you have everything printed.
Looking for more history planning? Take a look at our overview which explains which units we recommend for each year group - it’s free!
[https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12931367
A medium term plan for KS1 children for the toys past and present unit of planning which covers changes within living memory. Within this medium term plan lessons such as modern day toys, parents toys and grandparents toys are covered.
This resource features 6 lessons in the unit and includes for each:
Teacher Information
Historical Concepts
Key Vocabulary
Hook
Learning
Task
Plenary
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 toys past and present.
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 toys from past and present. This lesson to investigate different toys in this lesson by looking at their materials and the use of technology in new toys.
This resource is a powerpoint presentation and is a useful resource in exploring the similarities and differences between different toys. It also includes a page of toys which can be used as cards for children to sort into past and present or old and new.
How I use this resource: This resource is a powerpoint which is shared at the front of the class with the children. The cards which accompany this resource can be cut and sorted on tables with children.
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 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 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 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.
This resource is a bundle of Year 1 History Knowledge Organisers for the units of Toys, The Great Fire of London and Explorers. These units cover key parts of the National Curriculum with aspects of changes within living memory, significant events and significant individuals.These knowledge organisers can be used as a mat in lessons to cover key facts for the children or can be stuck in children’s books. They are great resources for an overview for what the children are going to learn in each unit.
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.
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 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?