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Lesson 3: Who was Christopher Columbus and what did he do?

Using drama to record a sequence of historical events on a timeline.
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1. Recap and recall

Show the image on the Presentation: How did people travel in the past? and allow the children to point out what they can see.

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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?
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