Humanities- Geography and History

2025-26

Autumn Term, 2025

History - Ancient Egypt 

We will explore who the ancient Egyptians were and how they lived their lives, learn how to use historical sources, develop enquiry skills and understand how this ancient civilisation has influenced the modern world.

We began by researching where in the world Egypt, its neighbouring countries and the importance of the River Nile.

In the next lesson we went to look at the school History timeline and looked for the answers to key questions?

• Where are we now? 
• When was Ancient Egypt time?
• How long was this time period?
• What else was happening in the world at the same time?
• Did other ancient civilisations know about each other? Why not?       
•      

We were able to look at artefacts from Ancient Egypt and consider what it is, what it is made of and what it was used for.

Geography - Somewhere to Settle                           

In this unit, children head back in time to find out how the towns and cities of the UK first developed.

Children will learn about the needs and requirements early settlers had when choosing a place to build a home. They will look at place names around the UK to see how the Anglo-Saxons, Romans and Vikings all left their mark. Through use of digital and paper maps, children will investigate land use in different sized settlements and the ways in which settlements are linked together.

At the end of the unit, children draw together all their learning about settlements to design their own new settlement! 

2024-25

Summer Term, 2025

Geography - Land Use 

This unit on land use provides children with the chance to take a careful look at the places around them, and begin to look for patterns 
in land use.  They will become cartographers, making maps of the local area, and agricultural surveyors by considering where different types of farming activities occur within the UK.

Geography - Rainforests

Children will take a closer look at the mysteries of tropical rainforests. From the layers of the forest and its animal inhabitants, 
to the unique climate found in the tropics.  They compare a British forest with the Amazon rainforest, and begin to explore some of the 
conservation issues surrounding the destruction of rainforest habitats.

Spring Term, 2025

History - Romans

In this History unit , children will learn about the spread of the Roman Empire out of Italy and across large parts of Europe, parts of North Africa and West Asia. They will learn how Britain changed after the invasion and conquest by the Roman army in AD 43 and about the impact on daily life. Children will learn about the Roman legacy and will explore key historical terms such as 'empire', 'invasion' and 'conquest'. Studying the Romans will assist children in identifying similarities and differences, in using historical sources of evidence and will help them to develop the skills to ask and answer historical questions. Finally, this unit will help the children to understand how the Roman Empire influenced and shaped the world and that the Romans left a lasting legacy on the 'Britain' that we know today

Autumn 1, 2024

Geography - UK Regions

In this topic we will look at the geography of the UK - from the physical features of mountains, rivers and seas, to the man-made administrative regions and counties. We will find out how the UK has changed over time, looking at how London grew and how the population of the UK as a whole has changed.

We began by identifying the countries that make up the UK and then labelling the key cities.  We found out all about the main parts of the UK, how to read maps to find these and the names of major rivers around the UK.

Autumn 2, 2024

History - Railways

Class 3 are learning about Railways through History and finding out about how railways started, the main inventors of railways and steam locomotives, as well as how things have changed over time.  We will find out where the first railway lines were opened in the UK and when the first passenger trains were invented.

We have looked at the various steam engines that were first created in the lead up to the famous Stephenson's Rocket being invented.  There were so many ideas at this time that it was a very exciting time to live!  We have also learnt about the other famous locomotives such as the Mallard, The Flying Scotsman and The Evening Star.