Famous People and Events
Unit
History
Year 2
Focus Education
History Unit Description
Editable presentation
Group work
Active
Discussion based learning
Year 2 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
Resource
History
Y2
The Long-term overview for the unit Famous people and events from Focus Education
Knowledge organiser
Resource
History
Y2
The Knowledge organiser for the unit Famous people and events from Focus Education
Progression pedagogy
Resource
History
Y2
The Progression pedagogy for the unit Famous people and events from Focus Education
Link it! Prior knowledge
Resource
History
Y2
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?
Lesson
History
Y2
Year 2 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?
Lesson
History
Y2
Year 2 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?
Lesson
History
Y2
Year 2 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?
Lesson
History
Y2
Year 2 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?
Lesson
History
Y2
Year 2 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!
Resource
History
Y2
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
Resource
History
Y2
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!
Resource
History
Y2
'Know it! - Famous people and events - Year 2' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 2 unit, Famous People and Events
Choose a famous person fact file - Worksheet
Resource
History
Y2
'Choose a famous person fact file - Worksheet' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 2 unit, Famous People and Events
Noughts and crosses - Famous people
Resource
History
Y2
'Noughts and crosses - Famous people' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 2 unit, Famous People and Events
True or False Famous people and events
Resource
History
Y2
'True or False Famous people and events' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 2 unit, Famous People and Events
Cops and robbers - How much do you know about the moon landing?
Resource
History
Y2
'Cops and robbers - How much do you know about the moon landing?' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 2 unit, Famous People and Events
Cops and robbers - How much do you know about the sinking of the Titanic?
Resource
History
Y2
'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 Year 2 unit, Famous People and Events
Famous black people
Resource
History
Y2
'Famous black people' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 2 unit, Famous People and Events
Unit contents
Overview Documents
Long-term overview
Resource
History
Y2
The Long-term overview for the unit Famous people and events from Focus Education
Knowledge organiser
Resource
History
Y2
The Knowledge organiser for the unit Famous people and events from Focus Education
Progression pedagogy
Resource
History
Y2
The Progression pedagogy for the unit Famous people and events from Focus Education
Link it! Prior knowledge
Resource
History
Y2
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?
Lesson
History
Y2
Year 2 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?
Lesson
History
Y2
Year 2 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?
Lesson
History
Y2
Year 2 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?
Lesson
History
Y2
Year 2 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?
Lesson
History
Y2
Year 2 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!
Resource
History
Y2
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
Resource
History
Y2
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!
Resource
History
Y2
'Know it! - Famous people and events - Year 2' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 2 unit, Famous People and Events
Choose a famous person fact file - Worksheet
Resource
History
Y2
'Choose a famous person fact file - Worksheet' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 2 unit, Famous People and Events
Noughts and crosses - Famous people
Resource
History
Y2
'Noughts and crosses - Famous people' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 2 unit, Famous People and Events
True or False Famous people and events
Resource
History
Y2
'True or False Famous people and events' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 2 unit, Famous People and Events
Cops and robbers - How much do you know about the moon landing?
Resource
History
Y2
'Cops and robbers - How much do you know about the moon landing?' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 2 unit, Famous People and Events
Cops and robbers - How much do you know about the sinking of the Titanic?
Resource
History
Y2
'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 Year 2 unit, Famous People and Events
Famous black people
Resource
History
Y2
'Famous black people' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 2 unit, Famous People and Events
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