QCA scheme of work
A further ten units (four for key stage 1 and six for key stage 2) have been written for the QCA/DfES primary history scheme of work. Three of these provide examples of how to make effective links between history and other subjects in the national curriculum. The remaining examples show how individual schools can adapt some of the existing units to suit their particular circumstances.
Key stage 2
Who were the Aztecs? (Year 3)
This adaptation of QCA/DfES history scheme of work unit 10 ‘What can we find out about ancient Egypt from what has survived?’ provides an alternative world study option and one set in the more recent past. The unit builds on earlier work on the Tudors and explores aspects of the Aztec civilisation and examines the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs.
What can we learn about the Roman settlement from remains in our locality? (Years 3/4)
This unit is based on the QCA/DfES unit 6a ‘Why have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past?’ It extends this unit and looks in detail at the evidence of Roman history in the locality. It combines a study of the significance of the Romans with cross-curricular links to geography, literacy and ICT.
How do we decide what should be recorded? (Years 5/6)
In this unit, children are encouraged to focus on what may be historically
significant in their local area and approach an investigation. By comparing
three specific periods –today, 1985-6 and 1086 – children
learn how to find out about their locality at different times and consider
reasons for recording some events and not others. This unit uses of the
Domesday Book and the 1986 Domesday Project Community Disk.
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Why was a war fought at Troy? (Years 5/6)
This unit builds on work in the QCA/DfES history scheme of work unit 14 ‘Who were the ancient Greeks?’ This unit focuses on the tradition of storytelling and, in particular, the story of Achilles, and presents an exciting story. It provides an opportunity for links with a wide range of other national curriculum subjects.
What do we know about the ancient Olympic games? (Years 5/6)
The unit combines aspects of the QCA/DfES history scheme of work units 14 and 15 ‘Who were the ancient Greeks?’ and ‘How do we use ancient Greek ideas today?’ and art and design scheme of work unit 6a ‘People in Action’. The children investigate the ancient Greek Olympic games from a range of different sources, including archaeology, and make comparisons with the modern Olympic games. They also explore how to convey movement in their art and design work.
How did life change in our locality in Victorian times? (Year 6)
The unit complements QCA/DfES history scheme of work unit 11 ‘What was it like for children living in Victorian Britain?’ and is particularly suited to schools located in an urban area, such as Manchester, with a range of buildings dating from the Victorian period. Children investigate how their local area in Manchester changed during Victorian times. This unit has been adapted to include migration into Manchester and the use of cultural resources such as museums, places of worship, heritage centres and speakers from the local community.
How do heritage sites inform us about our local area in prehistoric times? (Years 3/4)
This adapted unit complements the QCA/DfES history scheme of work unit 18 ‘What was it like to live here in the past?’ It has been produced and piloted in partnership with English Heritage and local schools.
The original QCA/DfES scheme of work for primary history is on the DfES standards website at www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/schemes3
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