Year 5/6 History
Autumn Term - Cycle A
Chronological Understanding
Can they say where a period of history fits on a timeline?
Can they place a specific event on a timeline by decade?
Can they place features of historical events and people from past societies and periods in a chronological framework?
Do they appreciate that some ancient civilizations showed greateradvancements than people who lived centuries after them?
Knowledge and Interpretation
Can they summarise the main events from a specific period in history,explaining the order in which key events happened?
Can they summarise what Britain may have learnt from other countries and civilizations through time gone by and more recently?
Can they describe features of historical events and people from past societies and periods they have studied?
Can they recognise and describe differences and similarities/ changes and continuity betweendifferent periods of history?
Can they suggest relationships between causes in history?
Can they trace the main events that define Britain’s journey from a mono to a multi-cultural society?
Historical Enquiry
Can they look at two different versions and say how the author may be attempting to persuade or give a specific viewpoint?
Can they identify and explain their understanding of propaganda?
Can they suggest why there may be different interpretations of events?
Can they suggest why certain events, people and changes might be seen as more significant than others?
Can they pose and answer their own historical questions?
Spring Term - Cycle A
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Summer Term - Cycle A
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Autumn Term - Cycle B
Chronological Understanding
Can they use dates and historical language in their work?
Can they draw a timeline with different time periods outlined which show different information, such as, periods of history, when famous people lived, etc.?
Can they use their mathematical skills to work exact time scales and differences as need be?
Can they create timelines which outline the development of specific features, such as events in World War 2, etc?
Knowledge and Interpretation
Can they make comparisons between historical periods; explaining things that have changed and things which have stayed the same?
Do they appreciate that significant events in history have helped shape the country we have today?
Do they have a good understanding as to how crime and punishment has changed over the years?
Do they know the names of the major leaders in Europe and America during World War 2?
Historical Enquiry
Can they test out a hypothesis in order to answer a question?
Do they appreciate how historical artefacts have helped us understand more about British lives in the present and past?
Can they research the life of one person who has had an influence on the way the war ended?
Spring Term - Cycle B
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Summer Term - Cycle B
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