Learning objective
- To recognise the achievements of different explorers using photographs.
Success criteria
- I can recognise how transport for voyages has
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National curriculum
History
The National curriculum for history
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Cross-curricular links
English
Writing
Pupils should be taught to:
- Write
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Arrange the children into pairs and display the Presentation: Keyword. Ask the children to tell their partner what the word ‘explorer’ means and then put the word in a sentence (e.g. an explorer is someone who travels to new and unfamiliar places; Dame Ellen MacArthur is an explorer.)
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could describe the explorer orally using a device; could write keywords under the image.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should write a sentence to describe the achievements of two explorers; could consider some similarities and differences between the explorers.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: naming important explorers; identifying where they
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Vocabulary definitions
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achievement
Something done successfully with effort.
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beyond living memory
More than 100 years ago.
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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: 7th April, 2025
