History Curriculum Maps

		TOPIC NAME	ENQUIRY QUESTION	MAIN CURRICULUM FOCUS	BIG FINISH (suggested activity)
KEY STAGE 1	A	Memory Box	What was life like when our grandparents were children?	Local History Study: Changes within living memory – Shops and Toys	Create a toy museum
		Towers, Tunnels and Turrets	What did the Normans build in Britain and why?	Events beyond living memory nationally or globally – Battle of Hastings 1066 Local History Link – St Nicholas Church	Design a commemorative flag to hang on a building
		Wonderful World	What does it take to become a great British explorer?	Lives of significant individuals – (Land, Sea and Sky) Francis Drake, Robert Falcon Scott-Dwayne Fields, Helen Sharman	Design a memorial to a great explorer
	B	Into the Woods	Was Dilkes Park better in the past than it is today?	Local History Study: Changes within living memory – Belhus Mansion	Create a pop-up Dilkes Park from the 1950s
		Bright Lights, Big City	What happened during the Great Fire and how do we know?	Events beyond living memory nationally or globally – Great Fire of London 1666	Put on a live performance about the Great Fire of London
		Go Wild	Who are the greatest British naturalists and what did they do?	Lives of significant individuals – Charles Darwin, Alfred Russel Wallace (local history), David Attenborough and Jane Goodall	Perform a wildlife documentary in the style of David Attenborough
L KS2	A	Archaeology – Aveley Mammoth	What was discovered in the clay pits of Aveley?	Local History Study: Changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age –Jurassic Coast - Mary Anning	Create a display about the fossils found in the clay pits
		The Stone Age	How did the lives of ancient Britons change during the Stone Age?	Changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age – Cheddar Man	Perform a play depicting the changes in the Stone Age
		The Bronze Age to the Iron Age	Which was the more impressive – the Bronze Age or the Iron Age?	Changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age	Hold your own debate on the on the greatest development in this period
	B	Ancient Egypt	How can we know so much about a civilization such as Ancient Egypt that lived so long ago?	The achievements of the earliest civilisations – Sumer, the Indus Valley and the Shang dynasty	Create an Egyptian time capsule
		Roman Britain	Was the Roman invasion good or bad for Britain?	The Roman Empire and its impact on Britain – Roman -Africans –Ivory Bangle Lady	Stage a Roman army experience
		Tilbury Docks – The Empire Rush	What made people go on a journey from the Caribbean to Britain in 1948?	Local History Study: A study of a theme in British history that extends knowledge beyond 1066	Hold an assembly to link migration today with events in the past
UKS 2	A	The Ancient Greeks	What did the Greeks do for us?	Ancient Greece – a study of Greek life and achievements and their influence on the western world – philosophy, science, sport and democracy	Lead a special social event about the legacies and influence of the Ancient Greeks
		The Anglo-Saxons	Was the Anglo-Saxon period really a dark age?	Britain's settlement by Anglo-Saxons and Scots – Hadrian, the abbot of St Peter’s and St Paul’s at Canterbury	Carry out an archaeological excavation
		Local hero –First World War	What do the lives of Walter Tull and Kate Luard tell us about the First World War?	Local History Study: A study of a theme in British history that extends knowledge beyond 1066	Host an exhibition telling the story of Kate Luard to the local community
	B	The Vikings	What did the Vikings want in Britain and how did Alfred help to stop them getting it?	The Viking and Anglo-Saxons struggle for the Kingdom of England	Write your own version of a Viking saga
		Benin (West Africa)	What sort of place was Benin 500 to 1000 years ago?	The achievements of a non-European society	Create a PowerPoint of aspects of the Kingdom of Benin civilisation
		Our Local Area – Tilbury Fort	How shall we remember Tilbury Fort?	Local History Study of a Heritage Site: A study of a theme in British history that extends knowledge beyond 1066 – Tudors - WWII	Create a display of the changes to Tilbury Fort over time