The materials available in this section will help leaders and teachers sequence the learning for pupils in history in an exciting and meaningful way. The history curriculum utilises the Learning Challenge approach. The sequence of learning and units ensures you will have full coverage of the National Curriculum. It follow the programmes of study for each year group. The materials are not for use as a rigid learning sequence, but as the basis for sparking ideas which will work in your school with your children. Many schools and academies have used these with staff as a starting point and then developed their own interpretations and ideas to meet the needs of their context.
- There is an overview for each year group, including an example of what this could be like.
- The key knowledge and skills pupils should know and remember are in a sequence of learning (under substantive and disciplinary knowledge) to support pupils’ long-term retention of key information.
- In addition, the overview provides the overarching enquiry (composite) for each unit of learning and then identifies the tasks or activities (components) they need to cover to help them know more and remember more.
- Mostly, there is a learning sequence with a comprehensive range of tasks and activities for each unit of learning.
History Vocabulary Overview
In history, it is vital that we expose children across the whole of the Primary age range to key vocabulary necessary for development in this subject area. They need to experience the challenging technical language that will help them articulate their understanding more clearly, concisely, and effectively.
Children need to develop their awareness of key vocabulary and concepts when learning about different time periods and historic peoples so they can apply this learning to other aspects of history learning that they will undertake. Understanding key historical language allows them to ask perceptive questions and develop their knowledge of the substantive concepts which are part of the curriculum.
This vocabulary overview bears all of this in mind and is in two sections. The first links directly to the history units of learning delivered by the Learning Challenge Curriculum so that teachers and children know exactly the language required for success. For each year group, there is a set of six keywords for each topic. These six keywords, with definitions, are on the knowledge organisers (available separately) for each unit of learning. Alongside the six keywords, is further language children could meet as part of the unit of learning, when and where appropriate. The second section looks at more specific language and vocabulary, and the words children should experience over the course of the year, split up into ‘Chronological understanding’, ‘Knowledge of people, places and events’, ‘Conceptual knowledge”, and ‘Enquiry’ to enable development across different aspects of history.
The overview is perfect for helping teachers understand and see progression over the year. It makes it easy to see the vocabulary met in previous years, and how their teaching fits in with the rest of the school. For subject leaders, it sets out the required vocabulary for development year by year.
History Vocabulary Overview – All Year Groups History Disciplinary Knowledge for ChildrenIf you are not a subscriber, you can purchase these units through our website.
You can purchase them as key stage or whole school bundles of units or as individual units or resources from each unit
