Knowledge organiser – French Y3/4: Colourful creatures

A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit French, Mixed-age year 3/4 (B), Colourful Creatures.

 

This French resource is designed to support the pupils as they learn vocabulary and phrases related to animals and colours. It introduces key vocabulary such as animal names, colours, adjectives, and descriptive phrases, helping the pupils develop their French-speaking, listening, and reading skills. The pupils will also learn how to describe animals using colours and simple sentence structures.

 

Knowledge organiser – French Y3/4 (B): School Days

A Knowledge Organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the mixed-age unit French, Year 3/4 (B), Unit 2: School days.

 

This resource is designed to support pupils as they develop vocabulary and conversational skills related to school subjects, classroom objects, and days of the week in French. Pupils learn key nouns such as le sport (PE), la musique (music), un cartable (school bag), and un ordinateur (computer), supported by colourful visual aids. The organiser also introduces sentence structures used to describe classroom environments and routines (e.g. Dans ma salle de classe, il y a une chaise et une table – “In my classroom, there is a chair and a table”), as well as how to express what subjects are studied on which days. A helpful grammar guide explains how to use definite (le, la, l’, les) and indefinite (un, une, des) articles based on noun gender and number. This resource is ideal for building pupils’ confidence in using simple French to describe their everyday school life.

 

Knowledge organiser – French Y5/6 (Cycle B): French Transport

A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit French, Year 5/6 Cycle B, Transport.

 

This French resource is designed to support the pupils as they explore different modes of transport and their impact on people and the environment. It introduces key vocabulary such as infrastructure, emissions, public transport, sustainability, and congestion, helping the pupils understand how transport systems function in urban and rural areas. The pupils will also learn about historical developments in transportation and consider the benefits and challenges of different transport options.

 

Knowledge organiser – History Y5/6 (A): Were the Vikings raiders, traders or something else?

History: Key skills and knowledge by unit — mixed-age

This document shows which mixed-age units help pupils meet the knowledge and skills outlined in our History curriculum. It is useful for planning and ensuring that pupils in mixed-age classes achieve the same learning outcomes as single-age classes.

 

For detailed information on our History curriculum for primary schools, please visit our Kapow Primary History page.

 

  • Reception (EYFS): Ideal for early years, our EYFS scheme of work for History helps build foundational knowledge and curiosity about history.
  • Key Stage 1: Suitable for Years 1 and 2, the KS1 History scheme offers engaging lessons introducing basic historical concepts and events.
  • Lower Key Stage 2 (Years 3 and 4): Our lower KS2 history scheme of work is designed to deepen pupils’ understanding of historical events and their impact.
  • Upper Key Stage 2 (Years 5 and 6): The upper KS2 history scheme of work provides comprehensive lessons that prepare pupils for more advanced historical studies in later years.

 

History: National curriculum coverage — mixed-age

This document shows how schools following our History: Long-term plan —mixed-age are covering the statutory requirements of the national curriculum for History. It also gives guidance about how our History lessons link to other curriculum subjects, to enable schools to plan cross-curricular links effectively.

 

Please visit our Kapow Primary History page for detailed information on our History curriculum.

 

To explore the curriculum for pupils, see:

Geography: National curriculum coverage — mixed-age

This document shows how following our Geography: Long-term plan — mixed-age gives coverage of the national curriculum attainment targets in the Geography curriculum for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.

It also shows cross-curricular links with other curriculum subjects to help inform your planning.

For National curriculum mapping, see the Geography subject leader hub.

Knowledge organiser – History Y1/2 (B): What is history?

A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the mixed-age unit History, Y1/2 (B), What is history?

 

This resource is designed to introduce pupils to the concept of history by helping them explore their own past and understand the difference between past and present. It features a personalised timeline beginning with “the year I was born” through key milestones like “first birthday party” and “first day of school”, culminating in “now”. Supporting images and keywords such as memory, living memory, holiday, past, and present aid pupils in identifying events that shape personal and collective history. This resource lays the foundation for historical thinking through relatable, everyday experiences.

 

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