St Joseph’s Primary School
Autumn
Year 1
History and Geography
Long term plan
2015-2016
Spring
Summer
Changes within living Memory
I’m making history!
Significant places locally
History on my doorstep – where shall we go?
Suggestions: moments and memories –
invite an older person in with their memory
box include toys, school, family, friends
CU: fit places into a chronological framework
HT: Language of the past
HE: Ways to find out about the past
SIG: Talk about important places
Significant people/events locally
Who/what made my corner of the world special
long ago
Suggestions: Locomotion, Timothy Hackworth
Museum
History
CU: awareness of the past
HT: Language of the past
HE: Ask and answer questions
See: Progression in History at end of planning
See: Progression in History at end of
planning
CU: fit people/events into a chronological
framework
HT: Language of the past
HE: Using parts of stories and sources to find out
about significance
CCQ: Why did events happen?
SIG: Who was important?
See: Progression in History at end of planning
Geography
My school and my home
Me and My locality
Me and My UK
Fieldwork and observational skills
Key features of the surrounding area
Uk countries, capitals and surrounding seas
Use simple observational skills to study
the geography of their school and its
grounds
Key human and physical features of surrounding
environment
See progression in Geography at end of
planning
See progression in Geography at end of
planning
Use world maps, atlases and globes to identify the
UK and its countries, as well as the countries,
continents and oceans studied at this stage.
Name, locate and identify characteristics of the 4
countries and capital cities on the UK and its
surrounding seas.
Link into events/people in the UK
See progression in Geography at end of planning
St Joseph’s Primary School
Autumn
Year 2
History
Events from beyond living memory
Who was here before me?
History and Geography
Long term plan
2015-2016
Spring
Summer
Lives of significant individuals
national/international, possible comparison of
aspects of life
Changes within Living memory and events beyond
living memory
Happy holidays now and then:
Great Fire of London
CU: fit people/events into a chronological
framework
HT: Language of the past
IH: Identify ways the past is represented
CCH: Changes in aspects of life
See: Progression in History at end of
planning
To bravely Go!
Eg Captain Scott/Neil Armstrong/Ranulph
Finnes
Who made history?
Artist/musician/leader/humanitarian/
Sport/inventor
CU: know where people fit into a chronological
framework
HT: Language of the past
CCQ: why people did things and what happened
as a result
SD: Make simple observations and comparisons
SIG: Talk about important individuals in a
simple historical account
CU: fit people/events into a chronological
framework
HT: Language of the past
HE: Ways we find out about the past, using
sources
CCH: Similarity and difference over time
See: Progression in History at end of planning
See: Progression in History at end of planning
Geography
How to get to ….
Exploration- Hot and cold Areas
Direction – using compass directions to
locate continents and oceans
Name and locate the world’s 7 continents
and 5 oceans. Use simple compass
directions (North, South, East and West),
locational and directional language (eg
near, far, left and right) to describe the
location of features and routes on a map
Location of hot and cold areas, equator,
North & South Poles
Identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in
the UK and the location of hot and cold areas
of the world in relation to the Equator and the
North and South Poles
See progression in Geography at end of
planning
See progression in Geography at end of
planning
Holidays
Holidays in the UK and non-European country
(eg Kenya). Focus on similarities and
differences.
Human and physical geography of an area of the
UK and Kenya including basic geographical vocab:
beach, cliff, coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea,
ocean, river, soil, valley, vegetation, season and
weather. City, village factory, farm, house, office,
port, harbour and shop
See progression in Geography at end of planning
St Joseph’s Primary School
History and Geography
Autumn
Year 3/4
Year A
Stone Age to Iron Age
Early civilisations: Ancient Egypt
Who was here before me?
Neolithic hunter-gatherers and early
farmers with Skara Brae
Overview of Bronze Age
Iron Age hill forts: tribal kingdoms,
farming, art and culture
Why did the Egyptians build pyramids?
Overview of when Ancient Egypt first appeared
and in depth study
Focus: Significance, causation and consequence,
source handling
See: Progression in History at end of
planning
Artefacts – Durham university visit
Tribal Tales Y3
Exploring the UK
Name and locate countries and cities of
UK, geographical regions and
human/physical geography
Will include key topographical features
(including hills, mountains, coasts and
rivers) and land use patterns; understand
how some of these aspects have changed
over time. This will include field work
See progression in Geography at end of
planning
Long term plan
Spring
2015-2016
Summer
Roman Empire overview
Why did the Ancient Romans march through
Durham?
Roman Empire and its impact on Britain
Cause and Consequence
Using evidence
See: Progression in History at end of planning
Oriental Museum
Pharaohs Y5
See: Progression in History at end of planning
Binchester/History lady
I am a Warrior Y4
Egypt on a Map
We’ve got it all in the North East!
Using maps, atlases and globes
Region of the UK
Introductory topic – map Eqypt – global,
continental, local scale.
Briefly mention the Nile as no real river
knowledge yet
Study a region in the UK and its key human and
physical characteristics. Rivers in our local area,
building upon science knowledge and the water
cycle – fieldwork opportunity. Locate and identify
areas on a map.
See progression in Geography at end of
planning
See progression in Geography at end of planning
St Joseph’s Primary School
History and Geography
Autumn
Year 3/4
Year B
History
Stone Age to Iron Age
Armesbury Archer
Bronze Age technology and travel – Stone
henge
See: Progression in History at end of
planning
History lady/University
Tribal Tales Y3
Geography
Geography of Health
Focusing on skills, land use patterns and
changes over time
See progression in Geography at end of
planning
Long term plan
Spring
Early civilisations: Ancient Greeks
What did the Greeks do for us?
Focus: Similiarities and difference
Interpretations
significance/consequence
using evidence
2015-2016
Summer
Vikings
How did Britain change during the Viking era?
Changes over time
See: Progression in History at end of planning
Traders and Raider Y4
See: Progression in History at end of planning
Gods and Mortals
Oriental Museum?
Gods and Mortals Y3
European Society
Region of the UK
Greece
Viking changes in our region
Study a region of Greece to include key
characteristics both human and physical such
as volcanoes, earthquakes, mountains, land use
patterns and economic activity
Study a region in the UK and its key human and
physical characteristics. Rivers in our local area,
building upon science knowledge and the water
cycle – fieldwork opportunity. Locate and identify
areas on a map.
See progression in Geography at end of
planning
See progression in Geography at end of planning
St Joseph’s Primary School
History and Geography
Autumn
Year 4/5
Year A
History
Geography
Anglo-Saxons
What happened to Britain when the
Romans left?
How did Britain change during AngloSaxon times?
Cause and consequence
Continuity and change
Using evidence
See: Progression in History at end of
planning
Bede’s World Lindisfarne Gospel resources
Traders and Raider Y4
Regions of the UK
North East rivers of the local Area
Industrialisation
Study a region in the UK and its key human
and physical characteristics. Rivers in our
local area, building upon science knowledge
and the water cycle – fieldwork
opportunity. Locate and identify areas on
a map.
See progression in Geography at end of
planning
Long term plan
Spring
Early civilisations: Ancient Egypt
2015-2016
Summer
Aspect or theme Britain post 1066
Where did Britain’s explorer go/
British inventors through the ages
How do we know about Ancient Egypt?
Focus: enquiry – asking our own questions
Oriental Museum
Pharaohs Y5
See: Progression in History at end of planning
Resources Class 4
European Society: Italy
Teutonic plates
Study a region of Italy to include key
characteristics both human and physical such
as volcanoes, earthquakes, mountains, land use
patterns and economic activity
See progression in Geography at end of
planning
Tremors Y3
Focus making connections, investigating
interpretations
See: Progression in History at end of planning
Discovery/Life Centre
Geography of Food
Investigate trade links, natural resources
including energy, food, mineral and water.
Thematic maps, characteristics of areas which
support and reinforce knowledge of global position
See progression in Geography at end of planning
St Joseph’s Primary School
Autumn
Year 4/5
Year B
History
Vikings – overview
Where the Vikings really vicious?
The struggle for the Kingdom of England
See: Progression in History at end of
planning
Traders and Raider Y4
Geography
Northern Europeans –Viking home
countries
Study a region of Northern Europe the
Viking homelands to include key
characteristics both human and physical
such as volcanoes, earthquakes, mountains,
land use patterns and economic activity
See progression in Geography at end of
planning
History and Geography
Long term plan
Spring
Early civilisations: Greeks
Overview/In depth
Why did Greece go to war with Sparta, city
states
See: Progression in History at end of planning
Focus: causation, contrasting interpretations
Oriental Museum
Fantastic journeys around the world
2015-2016
Summer
Aspect or theme Britain post 1066
Medicine through time
See: Progression in History at end of planning
Peasants, princes and pestilence Y5
Locate world countries
Geography of Space
Eden project in a box
Botanical Gardens
A visit to each continent to reinforce locational
knowledge. Maps focusing on Europe (to include
Russia) North and South America,
concentrating on their environmental regions,
key physical and human characteristics,
countries and major cities
Position and significance of lines of longitude and
latitude and time zones.
To include Equator, Northern Hemisphere, the
tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, Arctic and
Antarctic Circle, the Prime/Greenwich Meridian
and time zones (night and day)
See progression in Geography at end of
planning
See progression in Geography at end of planning
St Joseph’s Primary School
History and Geography
Autumn
Year 6
Non-European Society (eg Maya)
History
Who was making history in faraway
places?
Similarity and difference
Change and continuity
Using evidence
See: Progression in History at end of
planning
Spring
Long term plan
2015-2016
Summer
Aspect or theme of British History post 1066
A magnificent Millennium – how did life in Britain/Durham change 1000-2000?
Suggestions: Beamish – look at play, education and work
Change and continuity
Significance Causation
Similarity and difference
Using evidence
See: Progression in History at end of planning
Interpretations
Geography
Why are rainforests important?
Investigating Brazilian Cities
Region in South America
Region in South America
Focus on the Geography of South America,
environmental regions, land-use, patterns
and how the forest has changed over time.
Use of natural resources
Human features of Brazil, land use, types of
settlement – villages, cities, and favelas.
Similarities and differences of physical and
human features compared to the UK
See progression in Geography at end of
planning
See progression in Geography at end of planning
Key
CU = Chronology
HT= Historical terms
HE= Historical Enquiry
IH= Interpreting History
CCH= Continuity and change
CCQ= Causes and consequences
SD= similarities and differences
SIG+ Significance