History Curriculum LadderFS & KS1
Foundation Stage
Emerging
Expected
Exceeding
End of year
expectations
Shows interest in the lives
Early Learning Goal
of people who are familiar
to them.
Remembers and talks about
significant events in their
own experience.
Understanding
People and
the world
Communities
Children know the
Early Learning Goal
difference between past
Children talk about past
and present events in
Children talk about past
and present events in
their own lives and some
and present events in
their own lives and in the
reasons why people’s lives
their own lives and in the
lives of family members.
were different in the
lives of family members.
past.
Recognises and describes
They know that other
special times or events for
children don’t always
They know that other
children don’t always
family or friends.
enjoy the same things,
children have different
enjoy the same things,
and are sensitive to this.
likes and dislikes and that
and are sensitive to this.
Shows interest in different
occupations and ways of life.
Knows some of the things
They know that other
they may be good at
They know about
different things.
similarities and differences
They know about
similarities and differences
between themselves and
They understand that
between themselves and
others, and among
different people have
others, and among
similarities and differences in
families, communities and
different beliefs,
families, communities and
relation to friends or family.
traditions.
attitudes, customs and
traditions.
that make them unique, and
can talk about some of the
traditions and why it is
Enjoys joining in with family
customs and routines.
important to treat them
with respect.
History Curriculum LadderFS & KS1
Year 1
Emerging
Expected
1.chronological understanding
I can talk about things that
I can recognise the distinction
have happened to me and my
between present and past in
family in the present and the
their own and other people's
past.
lives.
I can show an emerging sense
of chronology by placing a few
events and objects in order,
and by using everyday terms
about the passing of time.
2.knowledge and understanding of events,
I am beginning to recount
I know and can recount
people and changes in the past
episodes from stories about the
episodes from stories about the
past with adult support.
past.
3.historical interpretations
Understand that the past
Identify different ways in
can be represented
which the past is
differently.
represented.
Begin to recognise why
people did things and why
events happened
History Curriculum LadderFS & KS1
4.historical enquiry
I can find answers to some
I can find answers to some
simple questions about the
simple questions about the
past from sources of
past from sources of
information with adult
information.
support.
5.organisation and communication
Begin to make some simple
observations about a period
of study including people
and events.
Talk about who was
important.
History Curriculum LadderFS & KS1
Year 2
Emerging
Expected
1.chronological understanding
I am beginning to understand
I can show my developing sense
how to place well known
of chronology by using terms
historical events in chronological
concerned with the passing of
order.
time, by placing events and
objects in order, and by
recognising that their own lives
are different from the lives of
people in the past
2.knowledge and understanding of events,
I am beginning to show
I can show knowledge and
people and changes in the past
knowledge and understanding of
understanding of aspects of the
the past beyond living memory
past beyond living memory, and
and some of the main events
of some of the main events and
and people I have studied, with
people I have studied
adult support.
I am beginning to recognise that
there are reasons why people in
the past acted as they did.
3.historical interpretations
I am beginning to identify some
of the different ways in which
the past is represented.
Recognise why people did things,
History Curriculum LadderFS & KS1
why events happened and what
happened as a result.
4.historical enquiry
5.organisation and communication
I am beginning to use sources of
I can observe or handle sources
information to answer questions
of information to answer
about the past with adult
questions about the past on
support.
the basis of simple observations.
Make simple observations about
different types of people,
events and belief within a
society.
Talk about who was important.
On our 2 year rotation (see topic webs) children will learn about the following significant individuals:
 Mary Seacole
 Florence Nightingale
 Beatrice Potter
 Guy Fawkes
 Neil Armstrong
 Robert Scott
 Christopher Columbus
 Captain Blackbeard
 Calico Jack…