Famous People and Events

Unit

History

1st Grade

Famous People and Events

Focus Education

History Unit Description

Editable presentation

Group work

Active

Discussion based learning

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.

Unit contents

Overview Documents

Long-term overview

Long-term overview

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

Knowledge organiser

Knowledge organiser

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

Progression pedagogy

Progression pedagogy

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

Link it! Prior knowledge

Link it! Prior knowledge

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

Lessons

1. 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?

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?'

2. 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?

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?'

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

3. 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 black people?'

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

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

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

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

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?'

Assessment for Learning Resources

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.

Show it! Group presentation

Show it! Group presentation

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

'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

Choose a famous person fact file - Worksheet

Choose a famous person fact file - Worksheet

'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

Noughts and crosses - Famous people

Noughts and crosses - Famous people

'Noughts and crosses - Famous people' 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

True or False Famous people and events

'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

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

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

'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 sinking of the Titanic?

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

'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

Famous black people

Famous black people

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

Unit contents

Overview Documents

Long-term overview

Long-term overview

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

Knowledge organiser

Knowledge organiser

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

Progression pedagogy

Progression pedagogy

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

Link it! Prior knowledge

Link it! Prior knowledge

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

Lessons

1. 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?

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?'

2. 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?

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?'

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

3. 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 black people?'

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

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

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

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

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?'

Assessment for Learning Resources

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.

Show it! Group presentation

Show it! Group presentation

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

'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

Choose a famous person fact file - Worksheet

Choose a famous person fact file - Worksheet

'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

Noughts and crosses - Famous people

Noughts and crosses - Famous people

'Noughts and crosses - Famous people' 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

True or False Famous people and events

'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

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

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

'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 sinking of the Titanic?

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

'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

Famous black people

Famous black people

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

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