Chieveley KS2 Humanities Curriculum Overview
Year 3
Year 4
History of the local area either
Britain’s settlement by the Anglo
general overview or focus on Civil
Autumn
War/ Tudors
Year 5
Saxons and the Scots
Types of settlement and land use
An aspect of theme of
A non-European society that
British history that extends
Geography of the local area to
(Year 3 will have previously looked a little
provides contrasts with British
pupil’s chronological
include physical and human features
bit at this)
history - Early Islamic Civilisation:
knowledge beyond 1066
study of Baghdad c AD 900
WW1
plus mapping
Local Fieldwork Trip
Could link to Anglo Saxons: How
have settlements changed since the
Anglo Saxons?
Changes in Britain from the Stone
Local Area v. European Region
Spring
Ancient Greece – life, achievements
and influence on us
Mountains
(Climate Zones and Biomes)
(Play)
Could link: e.g. The Alps
Age to the Iron Age
Viking and Anglo-Saxon struggle
for the kingdom of England, to the
time of Edward the Confessor
Roman Empire and its impact on
Britain
Plate Tectonics and Volcanoes
Could link to Romans: Why were
Roman people unprepared for the
volcanic eruption of Vesuvius if the
signs were there?
The achievements of the earliest
civilisations – a depth study of
Egypt
Rivers and the water cycle
Fieldwork Trip
Could link to Egypt: How did the
Nile effect the development of the
Ancient Egyptians?
Distribution of natural resources,
including energy, food, minerals
and water. Economic activity and
trade links.
(Play)
Summer
Year 6
Local Area v. North America
Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes/
Shakespearian Theatre
Hurricanes
SATS
Natural Disasters Mantle/Turtle
project, working with endangered
turtles in Florida
(Play)
(Play)