History

History at The Meadows

History helps us to understand how people and places change over time, and to better understand our place in the world.

Teaching and Learning

You can find out more about our approach to the teaching of history here. 

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Let's discover together...

Learning about the past is the starting point for our learning in the autumn term, as history leads the way in our 'Discover' theme. Children learn about key events in Britain's history, and significant turning points and changes in other nations.

By developing a sense of chronology, links are made between key areas of learning and displayed on our timeline so that children can make connections between them. They learn to work with sources, ask and answer questions, consider points of view and find that our knowledge about the past can help us to understand our world better. 

Although the timelines below are topic-specific, a central timeline on display helps children to make links between periods studied so that a fuller understanding of history is developed.

Authentic Outcome - Autumn 2023 

Discover Term Y 5-6 - Do all people share a history?

Our learning each term culminates in an Authentic Outcome, where children have an opportunity to share their learning for a real purpose with a critical audience. We held a Tudor exhibition and welcomed guests from the University of Lincoln history department to join us. They gave us feedback on our presentation. We are very proud of our work!

Our Curriculum Plans

Click to Download Discover Term Medium-Term Plan - History Year A KS1 [pdf 148KB] Click to Download
Click to Download Discover Term Medium-Term Plan - History Year A LKS2 [pdf 320KB] Click to Download
Click to Download Discover Term Medium-Term Plan - History Year A UKS2 [pdf 664KB] Click to Download
Click to Download Discover Medium-Term Plan - History Year B LKS2 [pdf 153KB] Click to Download
Click to Download Discover Medium-Term Plan - History Year B UKS2 [pdf 377KB] Click to Download
Click to Download Discover Term Medium-Term Plan - History Year B KS1 [pdf 161KB] Click to Download
Click to Download KS1 Knowledge Organiser YB [pdf 1MB] Click to Download
Click to Download LKS2 Knowledge Organiser Year B [pdf 1MB] Click to Download
Click to Download UKS2 Knowledge Organiser Year B [pdf 1MB] Click to Download
Click to Download KS1 Important Dates Timeline [pdf 628KB] Click to Download
Click to Download LKS2 Ancient World Timeline [pdf 781KB] Click to Download
Click to Download UKS2 WW2 Timeline [pdf 484KB] Click to Download
Geography

Geography at The Meadows

Geography helps us to understand and appreciate the amazing world we live in. 

Teaching and Learning 

We hope you will enjoy reading about our approach to the teaching of geography here. 

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Let's explore together...

Geography leads our learning through the spring, which is our 'explore' term. Children develop an understanding of some of the features of the physical and human features of our islands, and then they compare them in more detail with locations in Europe and North and South America. They learn to identify the wider world by using a range of maps and reference materials. Much of our learning is focused around developing an understanding of our place in the world, and fostering a sense of responsibility for our planet. In other terms, geography is taught alongside other curriculum subjects. 

Around the world in tasty ways!

As part of our 'Explore' term in Spring 2022, we enjoyed a special day learning about the cultures of different countries around the world. We sampled traditional foods and learned new words in other languages. This has helped us to increase our knowledge about places. 

Our Curriculum Plans

Click to Download Explore Term Medium-Term Plan - Geography Year A KS1 [pdf 110KB] Click to Download
Click to Download Explore Term Medium-Term Plan - Geography Year A LKS2 [pdf 113KB] Click to Download
Click to Download Explore Term Medium-Term Plan - Geography Year A UKS2 [pdf 116KB] Click to Download
Click to Download Knowledge Organiser - Year A - KS1 [pdf 348KB] Click to Download
Click to Download Knowledge Organiser Year A - LKS2 [pdf 517KB] Click to Download
Click to Download Knowledge Organiser Year A - UKS2 [pdf 396KB] Click to Download
Click to Download Explore Term Medium-Term Plan - Geography Year B KS1 [pdf 162KB] Click to Download
Click to Download Explore Term Medium-Term Plan - Geography Year B LKS2 [pdf 340KB] Click to Download
Click to Download Explore Term Medium-Term Plan - Geography Year B UKS2 [pdf 168KB] Click to Download
Click to Download Knowledge Organiser Year B KS1 [pdf 769KB] Click to Download
Click to Download Knowledge Organiser Year B LKS2 [pdf 550KB] Click to Download
Click to Download Knowledge Organiser Year B UKS2 [pdf 538KB] Click to Download