Featured Document Type: Knowledge organiser
Knowledge organiser: Spanish – The Amazon rainforest
A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit Spanish, Year 4, The Amazon rainforest.
This resource is designed to help pupils explore the vocabulary and structure needed to describe animals and habitats in the Amazon rainforest using Spanish. It introduces key terms for rainforest layers, a range of animals, and body parts, all supported by vivid imagery. Pupils also encounter simple descriptive phrases and sentence structures, including expressions of quantity, colour, and preference, alongside pronunciation support through vowel combinations. It is ideal for strengthening vocabulary, improving sentence construction, and supporting pupils’ understanding of biodiversity through language learning.
Knowledge organiser – History Y5: Were the Vikings raiders, traders or something else?
Archived Knowledge organiser: R&W – Y3 – How is fire used ceremonially?
A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit Archived – Religion and worldviews, Year 3, Why is fire used ceremonially?
This resource supports pupils as they explore the symbolic and spiritual significance of fire in various religious and cultural traditions. It highlights key concepts such as eternal flames (e.g. the Atash Bahram and Ner Tamid), the use of fire in Hindu ceremonies to represent the cycle of life, and its symbolism in Navajo and Zoroastrian beliefs. With vocabulary like divine, purity, unity, and renewal, and examples including the Olympic flame, Sikh langar and memorial candles, this organiser builds understanding of fire as a symbol of remembrance, protection, and community across worldviews.
Knowledge organiser: Spanish – Maya city treasure hunt
A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit Spanish, Year 6, Maya city treasure hunt.
This resource is designed to support pupils as they practise giving directions and describing places and people using Spanish vocabulary within the engaging context of a Maya city. It introduces key phrases for navigating around a map (such as Toma la primera a la derecha – Take the first right), alongside landmark vocabulary like la pirámide (the pyramid) and el templo (the temple). Pupils also explore adjectives to describe people (e.g. creativo, poderoso) and places (espectacular, misterioso), enabling them to express opinions and construct full descriptive sentences. This resource provides an immersive and culturally rich context for meaningful language acquisition.
Knowledge organiser – R&W Y4: Does the language of scripture matter?
A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the Year 4 unit Religion and worldviews, Y4, Does the language of scripture matter?
This resource is designed to support children in understanding how language plays a vital role in religious belief and practice. It outlines the journey from oral traditions to written scriptures, exploring why certain languages are considered sacred and how translations help religious communities connect with their teachings. The resource highlights examples from different worldviews helping to foster respect for religious diversity. It is ideal for revisiting key knowledge and supporting learning across the unit.
Knowledge organiser – R&W Y5: Why are some places in the world significant to believers?
Knowledge organiser – Science Y5: Animals, including humans: Human timeline (with named genitalia)
A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit Science, Year 5, Animals, including humans: Human timeline.
This resource is designed to support the children as they explore the human timeline. It highlights key vocabulary and concepts, including the different stages of life from newborn to old age and how changes occur at different rates for individuals. The resource also explains puberty, detailing physical and emotional changes controlled by hormones. It is perfect for consolidating essential knowledge and fostering an understanding of human growth, development and life stages.
Knowledge organiser – Science Y5: Animals, including humans: Human timeline (without named genitalia)
A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit Science, Year 5, Animals, including humans: Human timeline.
This resource is designed to support the children as they explore the human timeline. It highlights key vocabulary (without naming genitalia) and concepts, including the different stages of life from newborn to old age and how changes occur at different rates for individuals. The resource also explains puberty, detailing physical and emotional changes controlled by hormones. It is perfect for consolidating essential knowledge and fostering an understanding of human growth, development and life stages.
