Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Identify important events in the past.
- Explain how a significant event has changed the lives of others.
- Ask questions about people and events in the past.
- Use primary sources to find out about people and events in the past.
- Correctly order five events on a timeline.
- Consider why flight travel changed over time.
Suggested prior learning
Y1/2 (A): How have toys changed?
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Lessons
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 1: Who were the Wright brothers?
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 2: When was the first flight?
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 3: Why is Bessie Coleman significant?
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 4: Why is Amelia Earhart significant?
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 5: Why was the Moon landing special?
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 6: How did we learn to fly?
Key skills
- Sequencing up
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Key knowledge
- To know
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Key vocabulary
beyond living memory
inventor
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Equipment list
Equipment needed across all lessons in this unit.
This list does not include equipment which is usually readily available in the classroom (e.g pencils, A4 paper etc)
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Quantities marked × will update. Items without quantities are unaffected
- Cameras or tablets. ×1
- Digital device (internet-enabled) ×15
The equipment below is optional
- Sticky notes
- Audio playback devices ×8
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Unit resources
Knowledge organiser – History Y1/2 (A): How did we learn to fly?
Aimed at pupils, a single page providing key facts and definitions from the unit ‘How did we learn to fly?'
Vocabulary display – History Y1/2 (A): How did we learn to fly?
A display version of the key vocabulary from the 'How did we learn to fly?' unit.
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Cross-curricular opportunities
English: Spoken language
Maths: Measurement
British values: Mutual respect
Build on the learning
Y1/2 (B): What is history?
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