The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School

History

Curriculum Intent

At Charles Baines Primary School, our History curriculum engages and excites children’s curiosity and ensures pupils gain a coherent knowledge and understanding of Britain’s history, their locality and the history of the wider world. In understanding periods, events and people from the past, our children will gain cultural capital and have a greater appreciation of today’s world and their place within it.

History on a world scale as well as on a personal scale will build awareness of children’s own heritage and enable them to be aspirational about the role they can play in the future. History at Charles Baines is ambitious and motivating. Broad curriculum coverage is ensured through the sequential teaching of core skills and concepts and exciting learning, trips and visitors that give all children an opportunity to explore and question the past. The curriculum is designed to give the children a solid start to their knowledge of History which can continue to be built upon as they move to secondary education and beyond.

Autumn

EYFS

Term 1

Me and my community - settling into the new rules and routines of school. To make new friends and feel confident. Teaches children how they are unique and special, the importance of friendship and how people in their family, school and local community are important and can help them.

Autumn - This project teaches children about the natural changes that happen during the season of autumn, including how the weather changes, why trees lose their leaves and how wild animals prepare for winter.

Term 2

Once Upon A Time/Sparkle and Shine - This project supports children to develop a love of stories and reading. It encourages children to learn, retell and act out familiar and traditional tales including Cinderella, Goldilocks, Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs and The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Many traditional tales are set in woodlands and forests. Fairy tales are stories that have been told to children for hundreds of years. Fairy tales are set in the past.

Sparkle and shine - This project teaches children about the celebrations that take place during the autumn and winter seasons, and focus on the significance and symbolism of light at this time of year.

Year 1

Childhood

Year 2

Movers and Shakers

Year 3

Through the Ages

Year 4

Invasion

Year 5

Lincolnshire Links - A local Study

Year 6

Maafa

Spring

EYFS

Term 1

Starry Night-This project explores the differences in the world at night compared to during the day. It teaches children about the importance of a good night’s sleep, and helps them to discover what is happening in the world while they are sleeping, including finding out about nocturnal animals.

Winter Wonderland - This project teaches children about the changes that happen during winter, including the types of weather associated with winter. It also explores places that have snow all year round and the types of animals that live there

Term 2

Dangerous Dinosaurs -This exciting project teaches children about the different animals that roamed Earth millions of years ago and how they are related to animals that live on Earth today.

Puddles and Rainbows - This mini project teaches children about the weather that happens during spring and allows them to explore natural phenomena, including rainbows. It supports them to explore colour in the natural world.