History

Vision for History

Bringing the past to life!

History teaching at LGPS focuses on enabling children to think as historians.

We aim to:

Connect our children to historical places in Bradford, Britain and the wider world
Provide our children with a knowledge-based, immersive and engaging curriculum that inspires their curiosity to learn more about the past
Develop a sense of chronology
Plan topics that are informed by the National Curriculum and are sensitive to children’s interests, as well as the context of the local area
Extend our children’s vocabulary of the passage of time and of everyday objects
Support our children to develop historical elements: cause, consequences, change, similarities, differences and significance
Develop our children’s knowledge of people, events, situations and developments
Enable children to know about significant events in British history, and to appreciate how things have changed over time
Offer opportunities to tell stories of the past
Use a variety of primary and secondary sources, stories, digital technology, artefacts, trips, visitors and experiences to immerse our children in the past

Click here for our History Policy

Click here for our Long Term Plan for History

Reception

In Reception, the children enjoyed exploring toys through time. They explored artefacts and sorted them based on what materials they were made from or whether they were new or old toys.

Year 1

In Year 1, the children have been enjoying exploring artefacts as part of their ‘Great Fire of London’ topic. The children discussed, explored and described the artefacts. They even wrote about them in their English work!

Year 2

In Year 2, the children have been enjoying exploring Medieval artefacts as part of their ‘Castles and Knights’ topic. The children explored the artefacts and made predictions about what they were and what they were used for. They then created a Medieval Museum to showcase these artefacts. The children from all three classes visited the museum and completed a scavenger hunt, which they loved!

Year 5

In Year 5, the children have been enjoying exploring Ancient Greek artefacts. The children handled the artefacts, and asked questions about the physical characteristics, design and construction, importance and function of the objects. They then predicted what the artefacts were, and what they might have been used for. The children have also sketched various artefacts in their sketchbooks.

History Timeline

“It shows a timeline of when things started and ended. It helps us to learn more about timelines and what came before and after. You might not have known about events otherwise.” Mustafa age 8

“I like it because it is hand-painted. It helps us to understand the exact times that things happened.” Hafsah age 10

“There are events on the timeline that we learned about in Years 3 and 4!” Safa age 10

“I am very surprised that the school has been open for 46 years! I never knew that!” Mysha age 10

“It helps to give you more information and it is in chronological order. The important things is that it looks nice!” Fatima age 9

“I like it because it is hand-painted. It helps us to understand the exact times that things happened.” Hafsah age 10

“There are events on the timeline that we learned about in Years 3 and 4!” Safa age 10

“I am very surprised that the school has been open for 46 years! I never knew that!” Mysha age 10