History
Living to learn, learning to live.
Aim: That pupils understand and learn from the past.
We have designed a vocabulary rich curriculum that connects learning by building an understanding of ideas, concepts, chronology and themes through the framework of ‘here, there and then, now, next’. These thinking threads link learning meaningfully to create opportunities to learn from the past and present as well as equipping children for an ever-changing and exciting future.
In History we investigate what happened there and then, to understand the impact it has on the world here and now, and use those lessons to shape the future next.
In history, pupils are taught about the past in Britain and the wider world in a way which encourages curiosity, critical thinking and perceptive questioning. Evidence from the past and judgements of historians are considered.
Pupils are taught to compare people’s lives, societies and challenges from the past with that of others now and in the past and of their own. Pupils are expected to know and understand significant aspects of history and historical concepts and are encouraged with support to use correct historical terminology in written work and discussion.
History Core Concepts Progression
History Core Concepts Definitions
Summer Term 2025
Busy Zone - Toys of the past
A unit exploring toys from the past - what did Nanny and Grandad play with? What were toys made from?
Looking at how toys have changed over the years.
Develop the idea of chronological order through simple sequencing activities.
Make links with places of significance with a visit to Helston Museum to see toys from the past.
Wonder Zone - Music (changes over time)
This enquiry begins by enabling children to gain a sense of the key events and people from the 1950’s and through decades both in the UK and on a global scale. This leads to an investigation into how music has changed in the past few decades and within the living memory of the children’s grandparents and parents. This is an ideal opportunity for children to comprehend continuity and change and to consider the developments of music over time. As they explore children are able to spend time understanding the significance of the different periods of music and how this has impacted music today.
Smart Zone - Crime and Punishment
An introduction to the development of the system of courts, police and different approaches to punishment from the Anglo-Saxon times to the modern day.
Study Zone
Children will explore how WW1 began, the developments in warfare, conditions in the trenches, use of animals, what it was like for those back on the Home Front and changes to Europe at the end of the war.
Year 5.6 WW1 Topic Outline