Learning objective
- To use photographs to find out about the past.
Success criteria
- I can describe what I can see in
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National curriculum
History
The National curriculum for history
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Cross-curricular links
Curriculum links
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Pair the children and show slide 3 of the Presentation: Explorers and their journeys, which shows details about Christopher Columbus. Ask the children to tell their partner everything they know about this explorer.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support:
- Could have printed copies of the photos to circle the features they identify as clues.
- Could voice record their questions.
Pupils working at greater depth:
- Should identify specific evidence in the photos, including where and why some statements cannot be supported.
- Could use the Activity: Thinking bubbles (extension) to write an inference they can make from one of the photos in the Main event.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding can:
- Describe what they can see in a photograph,
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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: 17th March, 2026
Lesson 3: Who was Christopher Columbus and what did he do?
Using drama to record a sequence of historical events on a timeline.
Lesson 5: How has exploration changed?
Identifying changes and continuities between explorers from two time periods.
Lesson 1: What is an explorer?
Identifying explorers past and present, what they do and how they travel.
Lesson 6: How can we remember them?
Understanding the significance of some explorers and events.
