Learning objective
- To know what an explorer is by learning about some explorers.
Success criteria
- I can explain
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National curriculum
History
The National curriculum for history
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Cross-curricular links
English
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Before teaching this unit, you might want to check that the children can recall: The meanings of the words ‘past’, ‘present’ and ‘modern’. What ‘living memory’ means and how we can find out about it. How a timeline works.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could be shown the equipment or the items on the Presentation: Explorers before the lesson; could sequence fewer explorers.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could create the timeline on paper and write a sentence below each image to describe what they can see; should justify where they have positioned the explorers on their timeline.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with a secure understanding indicated by: explaining what explorers do; naming
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Vocabulary definitions
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beyond living memory
More than 100 years ago.
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discovery
Finding something not known before.
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In this unit
Assessment - History Y1: How have explorers changed the world?
Lesson 1: What is an explorer?
Lesson 2: Where have explorers travelled and when?
Lesson 3: Who was Christopher Columbus and what did he do?
Lesson 4: Who was Matthew Henson and what did he do?
Lesson 5: How has exploration changed?
Lesson 6: How can we remember them?
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 17th April, 2025
