1st Grade History scheme of work from Focus Education. This scheme has been designed to help you create your own bespoke curriculum but take advantage of the numerous resources that have been produced to support you.The curriculum is built on sequencing knowledge and skills (to include substantive and disciplinary knowledge) and building on prior learning so that each subject creates a narrative. Focus Education have used an enquiry-approach methodology, where possible, so that questions are predominant in most of the units produced.

1st Grade History unit, Famous People and Events from Focus Education. This unit uses an enquiry-approach methodology, lessons are built around a central question in order to build pupil curiosity and motivate learning. Famous People and Events has been constructed in accordance with the National Curriculum.

The Long-term overview for the unit Famous people and events from Focus Education

Long-term overview

Long-term overview - Famous people and events - 1st Grade

The Knowledge organiser for the unit Famous people and events from Focus Education

Knowledge organiser

Knowledge organiser - Famous people and events - 1st Grade

The Progression pedagogy for the unit Famous people and events from Focus Education

Progression pedagogy

Progression pedagogy - Famous people and events - 1st Grade

Link it! Prior knowledge is the set of initial activities that should be used to introduce the unit Famous people and events from Focus Education,  it will allow pupils to link the upcoming learning to their existing skills and knowledge

Link it! Prior knowledge

Link it! Prior knowledge - Famous people and events - 1st Grade

1st Grade History lesson from the unit Famous people and events. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'Who do we associate with making a significant contribution to making the world a fairer place?'

1. Who do we associate with making a significant contribution to making the world a fairer place?

Who do we associate with making a significant contribution to making the world a fairer place?

1st Grade History lesson from the unit Famous people and events. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'Which significant events helped us know more about our world and our universe?'

2. Which significant events helped us know more about our world and our universe?

Which significant events helped us know more about our world and our universe?

1st Grade History lesson from the unit Famous people and events. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'Who have made significant contributions to the rights of black people?'

3. Who have made significant contributions to the rights of black people?

Who have made significant contributions to the rights of black people?

1st Grade History lesson from the unit Famous people and events. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'Who have made significant contributions to the rights of women?'

4. Who have made significant contributions to the rights of women?

Who have made significant contributions to the rights of women?

1st Grade History lesson from the unit Famous people and events. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'Which international disaster is still considered a significant event today?'

5. Which international disaster is still considered a significant event today?

Which international disaster is still considered a significant event today?

Check it! is a set of assessment for learning tasks and assessments that should be used to check pupils' understanding of the learning during the course of the unit Famous people and events from Focus Education.

Check it!

Check it! - Famous people and events - 1st Grade

Show it! Group presentation is a group task that should be used to solidify student learning and should be run after the teaching of the lessons contained in the unit Famous people and events from Focus Education

Show it! Group presentation

Show it! Group presentation - Famous people and events - 1st Grade

'Know it! - Famous people and events - 1st Grade' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 1st Grade unit, Famous People and Events

Know it!

Know it! - Famous people and events - 1st Grade

'Choose a famous person fact file - Worksheet' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 1st Grade unit, Famous People and Events

Choose a famous person fact file - Worksheet

'Noughts and crosses - Famous people' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 1st Grade unit, Famous People and Events

Noughts and crosses - Famous people

'True or False Famous people and events' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 1st Grade unit, Famous People and Events

True or False Famous people and events

'Cops and robbers - How much do you know about the moon landing?' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 1st Grade unit, Famous People and Events

Cops and robbers - How much do you know about the moon landing?

'Cops and robbers - How much do you know about the sinking of the Titanic?' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 1st Grade unit, Famous People and Events

Cops and robbers - How much do you know about the sinking of the Titanic?

'Famous black people' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 1st Grade unit, Famous People and Events

Famous black people

Famous People and Events

1st Grade History unit, Great Fire of London from Focus Education. This unit uses an enquiry-approach methodology, lessons are built around a central question in order to build pupil curiosity and motivate learning. Great Fire of London has been constructed in accordance with the National Curriculum.

The Long-term overview for the unit Great Fire of London from Focus Education

Long-term overview - Great Fire of London - 1st Grade

The Knowledge organiser for the unit Great Fire of London from Focus Education

Knowledge organiser - Great Fire of London - 1st Grade

The Progression pedagogy for the unit Great Fire of London from Focus Education

Progression pedagogy - Great Fire of London - 1st Grade

Link it! Prior knowledge is the set of initial activities that should be used to introduce the unit Great Fire of London from Focus Education,  it will allow pupils to link the upcoming learning to their existing skills and knowledge

Link it! Prior knowledge - Great Fire of London - 1st Grade

1st Grade History lesson from the unit Great Fire of London. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'How do we know the fire happened in the first place?'

1. How do we know the fire happened in the first place?

How do we know the fire happened in the first place?

1st Grade History lesson from the unit Great Fire of London. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'Why did the fire spread so quickly and burn for so long?'

2. Why did the fire spread so quickly and burn for so long?

Why did the fire spread so quickly and burn for so long?

1st Grade History lesson from the unit Great Fire of London. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'How has the way we tackle fires changed over the years?'

3. How has the way we tackle fires changed over the years?

How has the way we tackle fires changed over the years?

1st Grade History lesson from the unit Great Fire of London. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'Why do we still have problems with different types of fires even today?'

4. Why do we still have problems with different types of fires even today?

Why do we still have problems with different types of fires even today?

1st Grade History lesson from the unit Great Fire of London. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'How did the Great Fire of London improve the capital?'

5. How did the Great Fire of London improve the capital?

How did the Great Fire of London improve the capital?

Check it! is a set of assessment for learning tasks and assessments that should be used to check pupils' understanding of the learning during the course of the unit Great Fire of London from Focus Education.

Check it! - Great Fire of London - 1st Grade

Show it! Group presentation is a group task that should be used to solidify student learning and should be run after the teaching of the lessons contained in the unit Great Fire of London from Focus Education

Show it! Group presentation - Great Fire of London - 1st Grade

'Know it! - Great Fire of London - 1st Grade' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 1st Grade unit, Great Fire of London

Know it! - Great Fire of London - 1st Grade

'Cops and robbers - What do you know about the Great Fire of London?' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 1st Grade unit, Great Fire of London

Cops and robbers - What do you know about the Great Fire of London?

'Word sorts - Great Fire of London' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 1st Grade unit, Great Fire of London

Word sorts - Great Fire of London

'Give me 3 - Great Fire of London' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 1st Grade unit, Great Fire of London

Give me 3 - Great Fire of London

Great Fire of London

1st Grade History unit, Victorians from Focus Education. This unit uses an enquiry-approach methodology, lessons are built around a central question in order to build pupil curiosity and motivate learning. Victorians has been constructed in accordance with the National Curriculum.

The Long-term overview for the unit Victorians from Focus Education

Long-term overview - Victorians - 1st Grade

The Knowledge organiser for the unit Victorians from Focus Education

Knowledge organiser - Victorians - 1st Grade

The Progression pedagogy for the unit Victorians from Focus Education

Progression pedagogy - Victorians - 1st Grade

Link it! Prior knowledge is the set of initial activities that should be used to introduce the unit Victorians from Focus Education,  it will allow pupils to link the upcoming learning to their existing skills and knowledge

Link it! Prior knowledge - Victorians - 1st Grade

1st Grade History lesson from the unit Victorians. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'How do we know what life was like for the Victorians?'

1. How do we know what life was like for the Victorians?

How do we know what life was like for the Victorians?

1st Grade History lesson from the unit Victorians. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What do we mean by the term 'industrial revolution'?'

2. What do we mean by the term 'industrial revolution'?

What do we mean by the term 'industrial revolution'?

1st Grade History lesson from the unit Victorians. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What was life like for most children during the Victorian era?'

3. What was life like for most children during the Victorian era?

What was life like for most children during the Victorian era?

1st Grade History lesson from the unit Victorians. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What games did children play during the Victorian era?'

4. What games did children play during the Victorian era?

What games did children play during the Victorian era?

1st Grade History lesson from the unit Victorians. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What was home life like for most people who lived during the Victorian era?'

5. What was home life like for most people who lived during the Victorian era?

What was home life like for most people who lived during the Victorian era?

Check it! is a set of assessment for learning tasks and assessments that should be used to check pupils' understanding of the learning during the course of the unit Victorians from Focus Education.

Check it! - Victorians - 1st Grade

Show it! Group presentation is a group task that should be used to solidify student learning and should be run after the teaching of the lessons contained in the unit Victorians from Focus Education

Show it! Group presentation - Victorians - 1st Grade

'Know it! - Victorians - 1st Grade' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 1st Grade unit, Victorians

Know it! - Victorians - 1st Grade

'Picture match - Victorian artefacts' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 1st Grade unit, Victorians

Picture match - Victorian artefacts

'Give me 3 - Victorians' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 1st Grade unit, Victorians

Give me 3 - Victorians

'List it! - Our toys that Victorian children didn't have' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 1st Grade unit, Victorians

List it! - Our toys that Victorian children didn't have

'Cops and robbers - How much do you know about the Victorians?' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 1st Grade unit, Victorians

Cops and robbers - How much do you know about the Victorians?

Victorians

1st Grade

History

History - 1st Grade - Focus Education

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History - 1st Grade - Focus Education

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