Welcome to Geography and History - Knaphill School€¦ · This portfolio will regularly be updated...
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Welcome to Geography and History
Welcome!
In this booklet you will find a snapshot of the excellent
History and Geography practice taking place at Knaphill
Junior School.
On the following pages, evidence can be found of all
year groups enjoying and achieving in this subject area.
This portfolio will regularly be updated with current work
by the subject leader.
Whole-school
evidence of
History and Geography in action
Year 3 Autumn Term
The ‘Stone Age’ topic in Year 3 was a brilliant introduction to
human history. It gave the children many opportunities to explore
both the historical and geographical aspects of prehistory. The
children learned about where humans originated, and created
maps to show their migration across the globe. They also looked at
how the world had changed since the Stone Age, and wrote some
fantastic newspaper articles about the tsunami which covered
Doggerland.
An archaeologist paid year 3 a much enjoyed visit, in which the
children were able to study real Stone Age artefacts, and consider
the different uses for tools and weapons. Their trip to Butser Farm
was also a great success, with children engaging in hands on
activities and learning so much about the Stone Age way of life
along the way.
Children even had the chance to become hunter-gatherers, and
taste a range of Stone Age foods during their Stone Age themed
day!
Year 3 Spring Term
As part of their Romans topic, year 3 learned about the rise
and fall of the Roman Empire, exploring different aspects of
the roman army, the invasions of Great Britain and the legacy
Rome left behind. They produced some fantastic pieces of
writing based around this learning, including letters from a
Roman soldier and some brilliant newspaper reports on the
building of Hadrian’s Wall.
They enjoyed an informative trip to Fishbourne Roman
Palace, learning about the Roman way of life, including
buildings and mosaics, food and clothing and much more.
Roman day gave the children a chance to dress up as Roman
people, taking a closer look at how the Romans lived,
learning about and tasting Roman food, making their own
bread, and even building their own miniature Hadrian’s wall!
Year 3 Summer Term
Year 3 studied ‘Our local area’ as their topic for the summer
term. They took a look into the history of Knaphill, learning
about its origins and how it has changed over time, including
the construction of the canals and Brookwood railway station.
They also improved their map skills, looking at the location of
Knaphill within Surrey, within England, within Europe and
within the world.
The children enjoyed a fascinating visit from two local
residents, who spoke about what Knaphill village and Knaphill
School were like while they were growing up in the 1960’s.
Year 4 Autumn Term
The focus for the year 4 Autumn Term was Africa. Within this
topic children looked at the geography of the continent,
learning which countries it is made up of, and locating key
African landmarks within them, studying and recording
differences in climates and vegetation, looking specifically at
rainforests. They also looked at tourism in the continent,
debated both the positive and negative effects it can have on
different people, and the country itself.
Key events in African history were looked at, including
apartheid, and the children explored how they shaped Africa
as it is today. The children also learned about important
people in African history, taking a closer look into the lives of
Nelson Mandela and William Wilberforce, and how they
influenced change within African culture.
Year 4 Spring Term
‘Kings and Queens’ was year 4’s spring term topic, and within
this the children were able to look at the chronology of
English history, sequencing the events which shaped Britain
as we know it.
The children looked at events such as the Battle of Bosworth,
War of the Roses and the Battle of Hastings, studying maps
to identify the routes which were taken though the country.
The children also looked at the importance of Tudor
exploration of the globe, and significant events in the history
of London itself, such as the plague and the great fire of
London, and how these events changed our capital.
Year 4 Summer Term
As part of Year 4’s ‘Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and Scots’ topic,
the children created a working timeline to
The children explored life as an Anglo-Saxon, looking into
villages, jobs and the development of the different kingdoms.
They looked into the invasion of different lands by the Anglo-
Saxons, thinking about the reasons behind the invasions, and
what impact they had on the landscape of Britain.
Year 4 were also involved in an interactive workshop, in
which they learned more about Anglo-Saxon weaponry,
invasions and the legacy they left behind, including the origins
of place names around the country. They participated in a
range of activities including artefact examination, an Anglo-
Saxon quiz, battle re-enactment and a dramatization of
Beowulf.
Year 5 Autumn Term
As part of their ‘Space Quest’ topic, year 5 pupils created an
engaging non-fiction report about the history of space
exploration. Children had the opportunity to identify key
events in the history of space exploration when they created
an informative time-line of the last half century.
Map skills were also used in Year 5, when children learnt
about which countries across the world had invested most
heavily into space travel. Children used an atlas to identify
these countries and they used reasoning skills to give
reasons why certain areas of the world might have sent
astronauts to space.
Year 5 Spring Term
Year 5’s ‘Active Planet’ topic has given the children a
fantastic opportunity to explore a huge range of geographical
topics. Children learnt a great deal about natural disasters:
labelling parts of a volcano cross-section; identifying fault-
lines on a map and learning about how seismic waves are
used to measure the size of earthquakes.
Children were very hands-on and had great fun using big tubs
of water to learn about how the vibration of tectonic plates
can have an effect on water. Informative newspaper articles
were written about the devastating Japanese tsunami.
Year 5 created environmental campaigns, where parents
were invited to listen to the children’s great suggestions and
vote for the most effective ideas!
Year 5 Summer Term
As part of their ‘Ancient Greece’ topic year 5 pupils learnt
about Greek Myths and Legends and even created their own
mythical creatures! Children created a timeline to sequence
historical events and wrote beautiful description of traditional
Ancient Greek houses.
As part of their ‘Ancient Greece’ topic year 5 pupils learnt
about the Ancient States of Sparta and Athens and compared
their positions on maps of Ancient Greece. Children even had
a chance to have a go at becoming a Spartan soldier during
their Greek Day workshop
Year 6 Autumn Term
As part of their ‘London’ topic, year 6 pupils have used many
geography and history skills, combing them to create cross-
curricular links in many lessons. They have been using
atlases to identify key places in London and using maps to
compare how land use has changed over time. They have
also used their understanding of how much London has
changed over the past century to design their own version of
what London might look like in another 100 years!
Year 6 have also completed some fantastic work on the
history of the Suffragette movement. Children became very
passionate about the topic, and delivered some great
speeches, where they gave their own points of view on how
effective the Suffragettes were in helping women to get the
vote!
Year 6 Spring Term
As part of their ‘Victorians’ topic, year 6 pupils learnt about
Queen Victoria’s reign: a Victorian timeline highlighted the
key events during her reign; research was carried out to
discover the history of her family tree and atlas skills were
used to identify the different countries that made up her
empire.
Year 6 pupils took part in a fantastic Victorian workshop,
where they experienced life as a Victorian child and had the
opportunity to have a feel for life as a child in a Victorian
school! Some truly fabulous writing took place in History
lessons, such as setting descriptions and diary entries of life
in the workhouse.
Year 6 Summer Term
As part of their ‘Ancient Egypt’ topic year 6 pupils delved into
the history of Howard Carter – the archaeologist who
discovered many of the great Ancient Egyptian artefacts; they
also learnt about the curses that were set upon anyone who
dared enter the sacred tombs! Another fantastic activity
involved the children learning about the gruesome process of
mummification, creating their own guides: ‘Mummies for
Dummies’!
As part of their ‘Ancient Egypt’ topic, year 6 pupils found out
about the importance of the River Nile to life in Ancient Egypt.
Map skills were used to identify the areas which the Nile runs
through, and how many job roles in Ancient Egyptian times
relied heavily on the famous body of water. Children also
wrote lovely poems about the natural beauty of the Nile.