Finborough School Learning Programme
Year Group: Prep 4
Week Commencing
Learning (Objective)
Subject: Humanities
07/09
To assess pupils initial knowledge of the Anglo Saxons and
to identify the historical period of the Anglo Saxons.
To look at where the Anglo Saxons came from and the
reasons for relocating.
Success
Criteria
Children can identify where the Anglo Saxons fit on a
timeline and produce open questions as to what they want
to learn.
Core
Support
Challenge
Homework (s)
Autumn Term 2015
14/09
To understand the needs of a settlement.
To use the landscape of Finborough School to identify
whether it is a good location for an Anglo Saxon
settlement.
21/09
To draw conclusions from geographical observations
about Finborough’s location.
To focus on Anglo Saxon settlements and life at West Stow.
Children can compare the differences in landscape of
where the Anglo Saxons came from and settled.
Children can describe where Great Finborough is located
using geographical observations.
Pupils can give reasons to explain their decision.
Pupils can identify elements that reflect Anglo Saxon life.
Children can identify where the Anglo Saxons fit on a
timeline.
Children can use a map to explain the landscape of where
the Anglo Saxons settled.
Children can describe where Great Finborough is located.
Pupils can explain where the Anglo Saxons came from and
relocated.
Pupils can identify a variety of locations for their
settlement.
Children can identify where the Anglo Saxons fit on a
timeline and produce open questions as to what they want
to learn, linking prior knowledge and the clues given.
Children will link previous lessons to create a list of
important things to consider when planning where to
place an Anglo Saxon settlement.
Pupils can explain why the reasons for the Anglo Saxons
relocating and the benefits of it.
Pupils can explain whether Finborough School for an
Anglo Saxon settlement using detailed explanation.
Pupils can explain why the reasons for the Anglo Saxons
relocating.
Pupils to create their own timeline of their life.
Pupils can identify elements of Anglo Saxon settlements.
Pupils can describe where Great Finborough using reasons
why it is located where it is, using geographical locations.
Pupils can explain what it would have been like to live as
an Anglo Saxon child at West Stow.
Design an Anglo Saxon settlement.
Finborough School Learning Programme
Year Group: Prep 4
Week Commencing
Learning (Objective)
Success
Criteria
Core
Support
Subject: Humanities
28/09
Homework (s)
05/10
12/10
To understand daily life and the different roles of
community.
To understand what a hill fort is and how battles were
fought.
To use different sources to understand the different roles
of Anglo Saxons.
To re-enact a battle.
Pupils can explain the day in the life of an Anglo Saxon and
different roles people play.
Pupils can explain what a hill fort is and how it was used in
battles.
Pupils explore Anglo Saxon artefacts, making observations
as to what they could be used for.
Pupils can identify the differences between a Primary
Source and a Secondary Source.
Pupils can empathise with their character and get into
their role.
Pupils can identify similarities and differences between the
Anglo Saxon burial and how people are buried today.
Pupils can list the activities as to how Anglo Saxons would
spend a typical day.
Pupils can identify a hill fort.
Pupils explore and make observations about Anglo Saxon
artefacts.
Pupils can identify a Primary Source and a Secondary
Source.
Pupils can compare the day in a life as an Anglo Saxon
child, to how they spend the day, identifying difference and
similarities.
Challenge
Autumn Term 2015
Pupils make comparisons between the different sources
and evaluate and justify which are the most reliable.
Create an Anglo Saxon passport.
Pupils can empathise with their character.
Pupils can evaluate the use of hill forts in battles.
Pupils use relevant speech and expression in their role.
To interpret historical artefacts.
To look at Anglo Saxon burials.
Pupils can make observations about the Anglo Saxon
grave.
Pupils explore artefacts, making predictions as to how they
are used.
Pupils can understand the significance of Anglo Saxon
burials.
Produce a fact sheet about an Anglo Saxon artefact,
incorporating connectives.
Finborough School Learning Programme
Year Group: Prep 4
Week Commencing
Learning (Objective)
Success
Criteria
Subject: Humanities
02/11
To investigate the mystery of the empty Anglo Saxon
grave.
Pupils start to link up what they see with who could have
been in the grave.
Core
With support, pupils start to make links with what they
see.
Autumn Term 2015
09/11
Museum preparation
To take on a role of a museum worker.
Museum preparation
To work effectively in a group.
To work effectively in a group.
To create an Anglo Saxon clay Rune.
Pupils take on the character of their role.
Pupils take on a role in their group, taking responsibility
for their role.
Pupils take on a role in their group, taking responsibility
for their role.
Challenge
Homework (s)
Pupils create their own Anglo Saxon Rune, using clay.
Pupils understand what their role entails.
Pupils make contributions to group work.
Pupils make contributions to group work.
Pupils use a piece of pre-prepared clay to make an Anglo
Saxon Rune.
Pupils are responsible for the activities that their role
entails.
Pupils listen to their group members and can assist others
when necessary.
Pupils listen to their group members and can assist others
when necessary.
Pupils can order the Runes according to where they
appear in the Anglo Saxon alphabet.
Support
Through observation, pupils distinguish what role the
16/11
Finborough School Learning Programme
Year Group: Prep 4
Week Commencing
Learning (Objective)
Subject: Humanities
Autumn Term 2015
23/11
To prepare and set up the museum.
30/11
No topic due to Prep 3 and 4 Christmas production.
To present historical information in the form of museum.
Success
Criteria
Pupils take part in group work, presenting their
information professionally in the style of a museum.
Core
Support
Challenge
Homework (s)
N/a
Pupils can write expanded sentences on 3 things they
enjoyed, learnt and would like to know more about from
their visit to West Stow.
N/a
Pupils can bullet point 3 things they enjoyed, learnt and
would like to know more about from their visit to West
Stow.
N/a
Pupils can write a paragraph reflecting on their trip to
West Stow.
Pupils can explain the information produced in their
group.
Pupils take part in group work, presenting their
information professionally in the style of a museum.
To evaluate the success of the Anglo-Saxon museum.
Christmas preparations.
Pupils can explain most of the information presented.
Pupils take part in group work, presenting their
information professionally in the style of a museum.
07/12
Pupils can explain all of the information presented, adding
further information that is not displayed.
If necessary, finish their evaluation of their trip to West
Stow.