Wigmore Primary History Curriculum Plan Key Question: How have historical events/times impacted on our lives today? Term Topic Curriculum Link Rationale Trips and Visit Link Autumn ‘London’s Burning’ *Events beyond living memory. *Link to materials topic in science. - Great Fire of London *Development to changes in Britain KS2. Spring ‘Shiver me timbers’ *Lives of significant individuals. *Link to British values. Pirate Day Year 1 Pirates ‘Blackbeard. William Kidd, Anne *Curriculum link and a boy heavy class. Bonney’
Summer ‘I’m the King of the Castle’ *Significant historical events in own *Link to KS2 topic – Mortimer’s so will develop Wigmore Castle Castles locality. progression. Goodrich Castle *Local area has various castles within close proximity. Autumn ‘To the Rescue’ *Changes within living memory. *Link to KS2 topic of the Victorians to show Black Country Florence Nightingale and *Significant individuals. progression. Museum Year 2 Mary Seacole *Significant individuals. *Introduction of timelines. Spring ‘Out of this World’ *Events within living memory. *Enjoyment for children (boy heavy class) Knighton Space
Space *Curriculum link Centre Summer ‘Full Steam Ahead’ *Changes within living memory. *Relatable for children. The Beach RMS Titanic * Autumn ‘Digging for Bones’ *Achievements of the earliest *Start of chronological time line. Shropshire Hills Dinosaurs civilizations. *Boy heavy class. Discovery Centre *Changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age. Year 3 Spring ‘Meet the Flintstones’ *Achievements of the earliest *Follows chronological time line. - Stone Age to Iron Age civilizations. *Link to local history – hill forts.
*Changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age. Summer ‘Tomb Raiders’ *A non-European society that *Each year group to look at ancient/non- Egyptian Day Egyptians provides contrasts with British European society. history.
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Year Autumn ‘Willow Class and the *A non-European society that *Each year group to look at ancient/non- Cadbury World
5 Chocolate Factory’ provides contrasts with British European society
Mayans history. Spring ‘Romans on the Rampage’ *The Roman Empire and its impact on *Continue with chronology. Roman Day Romans Britain. Wroxeter Visit Summer ‘Medieval Mortimer’s’ *A local history study. *Local history within Wigmore – Mortimer Ludlow Castle Local History family. *Build on work in Year 1. Autumn ‘The Rise of the Saxons’ *Britain’s settlement by Anglo Saxon *Curriculum link. Judges Lodgings Yr 1 Anglo Saxons and Scots. *Link to British values. *A study of an aspect or theme in *Progression to high school. Autumn The Terrible Tudors British history that extends Yr 2 Tudors knowledge beyond 1066.
Spring 1 ‘It’s all Greek to me’ *Ancient Greece *Each year group to look at ancient/non- Ancient Greek Ancient Greece European society. Workshop *Each year group to look at ancient/non- European society. Summer ‘Raiders and Settlers’ *Viking struggle for the Kingdom of *Remembrance. York Residential Yr 1 Vikings England to the time of Edward the *Relevant and important to children’s learning. Confessor. *Link to residential. Summer ‘Friend of Foe?’ *A study of an aspect or theme in Dunkirk Yr 2 World War 2 British history that extends Residential knowledge beyond 1066. Autumn ‘Victorian Britain’ *A study of an aspect or theme in *Continue with chronology. Black country Yr 1 Victorians British history that extends *Progression from Year 2 to high school. museum knowledge beyond 1066. Spring ‘The Rise of the Saxons’ *Britain’s settlement by Anglo Saxon *Curriculum link. Judges Lodgings Yr 1 Anglo Saxons and Scots. *Link to British values.
Year *A study of an aspect or theme in *Progression to high school. Spring ‘Terrible Tudors’ British history that extends
6 Yr 2 Tudors knowledge beyond 1066. Summer ‘Raiders and Settlers’ *Viking struggle for the Kingdom of *Remembrance. York Residential Yr 1 Vikings England to the time of Edward the *Relevant and important to children’s learning. Confessor. *Link to residential. Summer ‘Friend of Foe?’ *A study of an aspect or theme in Dunkirk Yr 2 World War 2 British history that extends Residential knowledge beyond 1066.