History

Our Vision

In our teaching of History, we stimulate all children's interests and understanding about the life of people who lived in the past. Through teaching children a sense of chronology, we can develop a sense of identity and a cultural understanding based on their historical heritage which enables our children to learn to value their own and other people's cultures in momentous events in Southborough and Britain, whilst appreciating how they have our shaped our country. Additionally, our children will learn about aspects of British and Ancient history which will lead to them having knowledge of historical development in the wider world and the impact of this on our own lives. 

At Southborough C of E Primary History is taught through a cross-curricular thematic approach and we link history to as many subjects as well as ensuring no tenuous link is made. We make links to English by actively promoting the skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening, maths by using numbers when developing a sense of chronology through timelines and PSHE through opportunities to share their views, exploring social questions and developing tolerance and respect for others.

This term in History

EYFS

In the On the Beach project, your child will visit a beach and learn about animals that live in rock pools and on the seashore. They will explore days out at the beach and compare their experiences with beach holidays in the past. They will learn about the animals that live in the sea and find out about worldwide seas and oceans. They will explore the importance of looking after the environment to keep living things safe. They will learn about staying safe at the beach and find out about people who help us.

Year 1

In the School Days project, your child will have the opportunity to take part in a traditional Victorian class and will learn about the differences between schooling in the Victorian era and schooling today. They will learn about objects found in a Victorian classroom and how they were used. They will research Samuel Wilderspin, an important figure in the development of schooling for young children in the Victorian era, whose ideals are reflected in schooling today. They will learn to describe the passage of time through study of past, present and future tense vocabulary.

Year 2

In the Magnificent Monarchs project, your child will learn about English and British monarchs from AD 871 to the present day and consider how the power of the monarchy has changed over time. They will study six significant sovereigns; Alfred the Great, William the Conqueror, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria and the current monarch, Elizabeth II. Finally, they will choose which of the sovereigns that they have studied is the most significant.

Year 3

In the Magnificent Monarchs project, your child will further their understanding about English and British monarchs from AD 871 to the present day and consider how the power of the monarchy has changed over time. They will deepen their understanding of six significant sovereigns; Alfred the Great, William the Conqueror, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria and the current monarch, Elizabeth II. Finally, they will reconsider which of the sovereigns that they have studied is the most significant.

Year 4

In the 'Ancient Civilisations' project it teaches children about the history of three of the world’s first ancient civilisations: ancient Sumer, ancient Egypt and the Indus Valley civilisation. Children will learn about the rise, life, achievements and eventual end of each civilisation. 

Year 5

In the Groundbreaking Greeks project, your child will learn about different periods of Greek history, exploring the earliest civilisations, the devastation of the Dark Age and the breakthroughs and developments of the Archaic and Classical periods. They will understand how the geography of Greece affected the development of city states and explore Athens, learning about the structure of the government and society. They will get to know some of the most significant Athenians and understand why Greek art, culture, architecture, philosophy, medicine and mathematics were so significant. Your child will learn about the leadership of Alexander the Great and discover how ancient Greece became part of the Roman Empire after the Hellenistic period. They will explore how the Romans respected and developed Greek ideas, making them their own and spreading them throughout the Roman Empire. To end the project, your child will decide which was the ancient Greeks' greatest idea, and explore how the legacy of ancient Greece affects their lives today.

Year 6

In the Britain at War project, your child will learn about the causes, events and consequences of the First and Second World Wars, the influence of new inventions on warfare, how life in Great Britain was affected and the legacy of the wars in the postwar period.