The purpose of History
History helps children to explore an awareness of the past whilst using vocabulary that relates to the passing of time whilst being critical of the sources they are being exposed to (artefacts, pictures, online websites). It will equip children to be critical, understanding and aware as members in society.
The curriculum for History aims to ensure that all pupils are taught about:
At Brookfield Infants, we provide the children with immersive topics and cross-curricular links to our writing through drama and role-play areas in our classrooms. We aim to recognise how our lives are different to those in the past (similar and different) whilst recognising why people acted how they did in the past and what happened as a result of it.
Subject Knowledge Organisers are a summary of the key knowledge and skills that the children will be taught within this topic.