Castles
Unit
History
Year 1
Focus Education
History Unit Description
Editable presentation
Group work
Active
Discussion based learning
Year 1 History unit, Castles 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. Castles has been constructed in accordance with the National Curriculum.
Unit contents
Overview Documents
Long-term overview
Resource
History
Y1
The Long-term overview for the unit Castles from Focus Education
Knowledge organiser
Resource
History
Y1
The Knowledge organiser for the unit Castles from Focus Education
Progression pedagogy
Resource
History
Y1
The Progression pedagogy for the unit Castles from Focus Education
Link it! Prior knowledge
Resource
History
Y1
Link it! Prior knowledge is the set of initial activities that should be used to introduce the unit Castles from Focus Education, it will allow pupils to link the upcoming learning to their existing skills and knowledge
Lessons
1. What is a castle?
Lesson
History
Y1
Year 1 History lesson from the unit Castles. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What is a castle?'
2. How were castles used to protect people and to give them security?
Lesson
History
Y1
Year 1 History lesson from the unit Castles. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'How were castles used to protect people and to give them security?'
3. Why is there a castle not too far away from where you live?
Lesson
History
Y1
Year 1 History lesson from the unit Castles. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'Why is there a castle not too far away from where you live?'
4. What are the special features of a castle?
Lesson
History
Y1
Year 1 History lesson from the unit Castles. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What are the special features of a castle?'
5. Why do castles feature in many of our best loved stories?
Lesson
History
Y1
Year 1 History lesson from the unit Castles. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'Why do castles feature in many of our best loved stories?'
Assessment for Learning Resources
Check it!
Resource
History
Y1
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 Castles from Focus Education.
Show it! Group presentation
Resource
History
Y1
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 Castles from Focus Education
Know it!
Resource
History
Y1
'Know it! - Castles - Year 1' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 1 unit, Castles
Cops and robbers - What do you know about castles?
Resource
History
Y1
'Cops and robbers - What do you know about castles?' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 1 unit, Castles
Word sorts - Castles
Resource
History
Y1
'Word sorts - Castles' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 1 unit, Castles
Give me 3 - Castles
Resource
History
Y1
'Give me 3 - Castles' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 1 unit, Castles
Speak like an expert - Castles
Resource
History
Y1
'Speak like an expert - Castles' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 1 unit, Castles
End of Unit Assessment
Castles - Unit Assessment
Resource
History
+1
Y1
Castles - Unit Assessment is an end of unit assessment by Focus Education, designed to be used as a summative assessment at the end of teaching this Focus unit
Unit contents
Overview Documents
Long-term overview
Resource
History
Y1
The Long-term overview for the unit Castles from Focus Education
Knowledge organiser
Resource
History
Y1
The Knowledge organiser for the unit Castles from Focus Education
Progression pedagogy
Resource
History
Y1
The Progression pedagogy for the unit Castles from Focus Education
Link it! Prior knowledge
Resource
History
Y1
Link it! Prior knowledge is the set of initial activities that should be used to introduce the unit Castles from Focus Education, it will allow pupils to link the upcoming learning to their existing skills and knowledge
Lessons
1. What is a castle?
Lesson
History
Y1
Year 1 History lesson from the unit Castles. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What is a castle?'
2. How were castles used to protect people and to give them security?
Lesson
History
Y1
Year 1 History lesson from the unit Castles. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'How were castles used to protect people and to give them security?'
3. Why is there a castle not too far away from where you live?
Lesson
History
Y1
Year 1 History lesson from the unit Castles. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'Why is there a castle not too far away from where you live?'
4. What are the special features of a castle?
Lesson
History
Y1
Year 1 History lesson from the unit Castles. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What are the special features of a castle?'
5. Why do castles feature in many of our best loved stories?
Lesson
History
Y1
Year 1 History lesson from the unit Castles. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'Why do castles feature in many of our best loved stories?'
Assessment for Learning Resources
Check it!
Resource
History
Y1
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 Castles from Focus Education.
Show it! Group presentation
Resource
History
Y1
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 Castles from Focus Education
Know it!
Resource
History
Y1
'Know it! - Castles - Year 1' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 1 unit, Castles
Cops and robbers - What do you know about castles?
Resource
History
Y1
'Cops and robbers - What do you know about castles?' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 1 unit, Castles
Word sorts - Castles
Resource
History
Y1
'Word sorts - Castles' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 1 unit, Castles
Give me 3 - Castles
Resource
History
Y1
'Give me 3 - Castles' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 1 unit, Castles
Speak like an expert - Castles
Resource
History
Y1
'Speak like an expert - Castles' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 1 unit, Castles
End of Unit Assessment
Castles - Unit Assessment
Resource
History
+1
Y1
Castles - Unit Assessment is an end of unit assessment by Focus Education, designed to be used as a summative assessment at the end of teaching this Focus unit
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