How have explorers changed the world?

Year 1

Unit Overview

Developing their knowledge of events beyond living memory and reinforcing their chronological understanding by looking at significant events in the history of flight on a timeline. Learning about the individuals who contributed to the history of flight.

❇ MEMORABLE MOMENT

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️✏️ WRITING OPPORTUNITIES

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🌳 LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM

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Unit Sequence: Learning Intentions

What is an explorer? - To know what an explorer is.
Where have explorers travelled and when? - To recognise the achievements of different explorers.
Who was Christopher Columbus and what did he do? - To record events on a timeline.
Who was Matthew Henson and what did he do? - To use photographs to find out about the past.
How has exploration changed? - To recognise changes and similarities (continuities) over time.
How can we remember them? - To describe the significance of some people and events within history.

🏁 BIG FINISH

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📖 FOCUS TEXT(S)

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