Humanities KS1 to KS4 at Park Community Academy
EYFS
Year
Autumn Term
Spring Term
Summer Term
Reception
Knowledge and Understanding
of the World
Knowledge and
Understanding of the
World
Knowledge and
Understanding of the
World
Examples of History &
Geography Taught
Class 1H and Ks2
Year
Autumn Term
Spring Term
Summer Term
Year 1
All About Me
My Local Area
Seaside
History
History
History
Personal time line
History of Park School
Victorian Britain
Chronological understanding
Chronological understanding
History of Blackpool
History of Red Nose Day
Time travel to the 60’s
Geography
Homes of the Past
Geography
Features of a coastline
Geography
Google Earth
Erosion
Google Earth
Mapping skills
Sea defences
Map Work
Reading plans
Comparing countries
Fieldwork
Home Survey
Traffic survey
Space
Weather
Rivers
History
History
History
History of Space Travel
Ancient Greece
Ancient Egypt
Geography
Geography
Trip along the Nile
Goggle Earth
Weather Forecasting
Geography
Solar System
Weather Recording
The Water Cycle
The Planets
Rainfall
The River Journey
The Continents
Temperature
Life Cycles
Wind speed
Food Chains
Clouds
River Habitants
Year 2
The Seasons
Comparing Climates
Year 3
Material
Invasions (Romans)
Out in the Country
History
History
History
The Slave Trade
The Romans
Stone age
(non-euro)
Saxons
Geography
Life in cotton mills
Vikings
Country
History of weaving
Geography
Flora/Fauna
Geography
Map Work
Habitats
The Source of Materials
Locating Countries
Life cycles
Where and how are clothes
made?
Food chain
Rocks and soils
Wool and cotton
Different houses around the
world
Year 4
Robots
Food
Britain Since 1930
History
History
History
Toys in the past
Hunting shooting fishing
Study of Britain Since 1930
History of Robotics
Geography
Geography
Geography
Animals and their young
Map Work
Living or Not?
Classification of living things
Countries
Comparing Countries
Where food comes from.
Britain/Japan
KS3
Year
Autumn Term
Spring Term
Summer Term
Year 1
Inventions
Shopping
WW2
History
th
20 century inventions v 21
century inventions.
st
History
History
The history of Bartering.
History of WW2 how it all began
(inc dates)
How do towns grow.
Life during WW2 (the home
front).
Animation inventions (Wallace
and Grommet, Despicable me etc)
Markets.
The history of the Wheel.
Transport – old v new.
Land use and mapping of the local
area.
Geography
Maps of the local area and shops.
Toys & Entertainment.
Effects of manufacturing on the
Environment (climate/energy and
packaging)
Comparing local towns and
villages (Blackpool v Wrea Green)
Evacuees.
Impact of the supermarket on
the local community.
The Blitz.
Where do different foods come
from in the world/local area
(climate change)
Manchester War Museum
The impact of inventions in the
transport industry on our
lives/holidays/farming the land
etc.
Geography
Green Belts
The Holocaust.
Wartime Homes.
Rationing.
Music from the era.
WW2 Day – veterans etc
Geography
Countries involved in WW2 &
their leaders.
Fair Trade.
How far invasion spread.
Effect on towns/cities & the
country side.
Mapping Skills.
Year 2
Community
Tourism
Olympics
History
History
History
My Family history inc family
trees.
Holidays through the ages
The history of the Olympics.
How Blackpool became a tourist
resort and how it has developed
The Olympic torch.
Visit to Blackpool Pleasure
Beach—History workshop
Which countries take part.
My School community – History
of Park School.
Historical Communities –
slaves/medieval etc
Beach clothes of the past.
Geography
Geography
The local community
Where & why do people go on
holiday?
The wider world – each class to
study a different community
from around the world:
aborigines
Maoris
Peru
African tribe
Reasons for travel
What do people take on holiday?
Local holidays v holidays abroad.
Passports and other holiday
necessities.
Inuit's
Blackpool Airport/Manchester
Airport.
Population and Urbanisation Using
Google Earth (GIS)
Compare Blackpool to the Lake
District to a holiday abroad.
Geography
Flags and capital cities.
London.
The Olympic Flag – 5 continents.
The route of the Olympic Torch.
Year 3
Media
Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire
History
History
Geography
The history of film
The Great Fire of London.
Mountains
Media through time
Rivers
How have key historical events
been reported in the past
Natural Disasters –
tsunami/hurricanes Katrina, UK
flooding/earthquakes Haiti.
The emergence of
internet/MSN/Facebook/Twitte
r
Wind - Chernobyl, Fukuashima
making the radiation travel
further afield.
The Grand Theatre– backstage
tours, Tower Circus
Pompeii
Natural Disasters
Ice Age
Ice Age
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Plate Tectonics
Weather
Using Google Earth (GIS)
Geography
Media around the world
Reporting on Climate Change.
KS4- Entry Level
Year
Autumn Term
Spring Term
Summer Term
Year 1
Ancient Egypt
Romans
Florence Nightingale
Medicine
Medicine
Pyramids
Famous Romans
The Bath Houses
Year 2
Travel and Tourism - BTEC
Travel and Tourism - BTEC
Travel and Tourism - BTEC
Travel and Tourism - BTEC
Travel and Tourism - BTEC
Travel and Tourism - BTEC