History
Intent Statement
At Shay Lane Primary School, the aim of history teaching is to stimulate the children’s interest and understanding about the lives of people who have lived in the past. We aim to teach children to think as historians. Our vision is that the teaching of history gives pupils an understanding of the past through learning about human achievements and experiences. We will investigate sources such as pictures, stories, writing and artefacts to ask and answer questions about the past and how these impact the world we live in today. We will examine the children's own personal history, and develop their sense of chronology throughout the study of topics through Key Stages 1 and 2. We aim to give our children a history curriculum which enables them to become confident, creative and independent learners. We seek to broaden children's real-life experiences both inside and outside of school through educational visits, visitors, experimentation, exploration and discovery. We believe that within history lessons, our children acquire a range of knowledge and skills, which they can then apply to other subjects and in a variety of situations.
Pupil Voice
This is what our children say about History.
Year 6
“History makes you think what has happened but makes you think about what’s happening today.”
“History is interesting and makes you put yourself into someone else’s shoes”
Year 5
“I know history has happened here near Wakefield.”
“History tells us a story of how people lived.”
Year 4
“History makes you think of how people have changed.”
“I like history because our country has been invaded.”
Year 3
“History tells us what things have happened and especially in our town. We can see history on visits like Pontefract Castle.”
“It shows us how people lived a long time ago.”
Year 2
“History can come alive when we have bonfire night and we burn a Guy Fawkes.”
“I enjoy learning about how the seaside has changed.”
Year 1
“ I like learning about the toys my dad played with.”
“History is fun because we look at things from the past.”
Progression Documents
Links
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/site/history.shtml
Year 6 create a timeline.
Year 5 Ancient Egypt.
Year 4 Viking day
Year 3 Timeline
Year 2 Pontefract Castle
Reception Dinosaur History
Reception Family History