THORPE HESLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL TOPIC PLANNING YEAR: KS1 SUBJECT: Geography and History TERM: Autumn WEEK LEARNING OBJECTIVE (NATIONAL INTENDED OUTCOME CROSS-CURRICULAR CURRICULUM OR CHRIS QUIGLY) LINKS 1 Explore weather and climate in the United Kingdom What do you know about weather? Thought shower Science – seasonal change Geography and around the world What types of weather are there? What is your favourite PSHCE – keeping safe 45 mins type of weather? Why? Is our weather always safe? What must we do to look after ourselves in different weather conditions? E.g. sun cream, coats, wellies etc What is the weather like today? Children to walk outside. Is there a mixture of weather types? Discuss physical features. Can we tell what the weather has been like? E.g. puddles, fallen leaves. Create class weather chart to record weather. This activity will be ongoing throughout the term. For children to observe, discuss and make notes about the weather. Class teachers may choose to have ‘weather monitors’. Class activity - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9vQQAkfH6U Watch video with different weather types. What is weather and what is extreme weather? Watch video of extreme weather – do we experience these in the UK? Why/why not? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrOYxLt9SCI THORPE HESLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL TOPIC PLANNING YEAR: KS1 SUBJECT: Geography and History TERM: Autumn 2 Explore weather and climate in the United Kingdom Class activity. Can you sort the weather conditions into Science – seasonal change and around the world ‘Always, Sometimes and Never’ discussing which weather 60 mins types can be found in the UK. PSHCE – keeping safe Discuss the 4 seasons of the year. Explore what the children already know about the different seasons. Which season is your favourite? Discuss reasons why. Link to weather – how does this compare between seasons? In which season are you most likely to see… rain/snow/drought? Children to draw/write/sort what typical weather conditions would be like throughout the different seasons. 3 Explore weather and climate in the United Kingdom How does weather impact on our surroundings? Cat in the Seasonal observations and around the world Hat game - 60 mins http://pbskids.org/catinthehat/games/weather- PSHCE – keeping safe transformer. What things do we do to protect ourselves and our belongings from the different weather types? DT/Science – materials and their properties Explore four different weather types – sun, rain, snow and wind. What would you wear in this climate? Look at various types of clothing – when are they most suitable for? Why is it important to dress appropriately? Ask a child to volunteer. Discuss with the class how we could protect them from the heat on a sunny day. Model using different materials. Repeat exercise with a rainy day. THORPE HESLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL TOPIC PLANNING YEAR: KS1 SUBJECT: Geography and History TERM: Autumn Children to select a weather type of their choice and design a suitable outfit. More able children may wish to compare two outfits for contrasting weather types. 4 Significant historical events, people and places in Discuss the word ‘inspiration’. What does it mean to you? Geography – local area. History their own locality. If a person was ‘inspirational’, what does this make you think? Can you think of any people who inspire you? PSHE – what makes someone 45 mins inspirational? Think about the people within our community. How are they inspirational? E.g. doctors, policemen, fire brigade. Art – Pete Mckee Show children pictures of various famous people from PE – Jessica Ennis/ David Rotherham/Sheffield. Do children know who they are? Seaman What makes them inspirational? Explain how these people went to schools just like Thorpe Hesley in our local area and have gone on to have huge success. David Seaman – England Goalkeeper Helen Sharman – First women in space Chris Wolstenholme – Band member in Muse Chuckle Brothers – British comedians Jessica Ennis-Hill – British gold medallist heptathlete Dr Alice Stewart – Physician who saved lives from radiation-induced illness Pete Mckee – Artist Sean Bean - Actor THORPE HESLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL TOPIC PLANNING YEAR: KS1 SUBJECT: Geography and History TERM: Autumn 5 Significant historical events, people and places in Recap the term ‘inspirational’. Can children remember any Geography – local area. their own locality. of the inspirational figures from our local area? What did 45 mins they do? PSHE – what makes someone inspirational? Create a class display using the headshots of these inspirational people. Children to work in groups to write captions which explain how they are inspirational. 6 The lives of significant individuals in Britain's past Explain that over the next few weeks we will be learning Science - physics who have contributed to our nation's achievements - about significant people from the past. 45 mins scientists such as Isaac Newton or Michael Faraday, Introduce the scientist Isaac Newton. Ask children to reformers such as Elizabeth Fry or William guess what he might be remembered for. Wilberforce, medical pioneers such as William Harvey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmJoPCZj1_Q – watch or Florence Nightingale, or creative geniuses such as clip until Newton discovers gravity. Isambard Kingdom Brunel or Christina Rossetti. Discuss with the class. What makes Isaac Newton inspirational about this discovery? Talk about his hard work and determination. Children to write a short explanation to answer the question ‘Who was Isaac Newton?’ 7 The lives of significant individuals in Britain's past Rosa Parks PSHCE – race who have contributed to our nation's achievements - Ask for some children to volunteer and give them a 60 mins scientists such as Isaac Newton or Michael Faraday, coloured band to wear. Ask all the other children to sit Literacy – drama reformers such as Elizabeth Fry or William and the tables and explain to the children with bands on Wilberforce, medical pioneers such as William Harvey that they aren’t allowed to sit at tables. Explain that at Science - gravity or Florence Nightingale, or creative geniuses such as playtime they won’t be allowed outside to play and that Isambard Kingdom Brunel or Christina Rossetti. they will be getting their lunch last today. Discussion – is this a fair way to treat the children wearing coloured bands? Explain that there was once a time when people were treated differently because of the colour of their skin. THORPE HESLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL TOPIC PLANNING YEAR: KS1 SUBJECT: Geography and History TERM: Autumn Describe some of the laws e.g. not allowed in restaurants, having to go to different schools, standing up on buses. Act out a bus in the classroom and ask one child with a coloured band to take a seat. Explain the law is that if another person walks on the bus without a coloured band, then you must give up your seat. What would you do? Explain that these were the actions of Rosa Parks in the USA and the impact this had on the world including the UK. Activity – children to recreate the bus scenario in groups with one child wearing a coloured band. Take photos which children can later write a short description about. 8 The lives of significant individuals in Britain's past Show children an image of a horse and carriage. Discuss DT/Science 60 mins who have contributed to our nation's achievements - the pros and cons of this type of transport. Explain that scientists such as Isaac Newton or Michael Faraday, in the 1800s this was the only type of transport. What reformers such as Elizabeth Fry or William restrictions did this cause? Wilberforce, medical pioneers such as William Harvey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zovFQQ2SwBc – play or Florence Nightingale, or creative geniuses such as video and discuss Brunel. Isambard Kingdom Brunel or Christina Rossetti. Recap what Brunel is most famous for – bridges, tunnels and railways. Children to draw these three things and more able children can describe how they shaped transport today. THORPE HESLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL TOPIC PLANNING YEAR: KS1 SUBJECT: Geography and History TERM: Autumn Half Term 9 Key events in the past that are significant nationally Use Espresso link -> History 1 -> Bonfire Night. PSHCE – debate 60 mins and globally, particularly those that coincide with Use link to discuss and explain the story of the festivals or other events that are commemorated Gunpowder Plot and Bonfire Night. Pictures of the main Literacy – diary entry throughout the year. characters could be used to retell the story with the class. Class debate – was Guy Fawkes a bad man? Make notes of the key characters and events to create a class story board. Children to imagine that they are Guy Fawkes and is locked in his cell following his arrest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxqJuc1HHbg Use link to set the scene and discuss thoughts/feelings. Activity – to write a diary entry recounting the events of the gunpowder plot. 10 Key events in the past that are significant nationally Remembrance Day – Monday 11th November Please Remembrance 45 mins and globally, particularly those that coincide with ensure that your class participate in the 2 minutes silence festivals or other events that are commemorated at 11am. throughout the year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McCDWYgVyps play The Last Post as children enter the classroom. Explain that today they will be using their scientific enquiry skills to make observations of a range of THORPE HESLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL TOPIC PLANNING YEAR: KS1 SUBJECT: Geography and History TERM: Autumn historical artefacts which are all linked to something we commemorate today. Resources include: war photos, symbolic poppy, St George’s cross, war medals plus any other memorabilia (parents will be asked for any contributions in advance). Mixed ability session – children to complete a historical enquiry record. 11 Key events in the past that are significant nationally Use Espresso to watch the video ‘Remembrance Poppy’.