Humanities- Geography and History

2026-27

Autumn Term, 2026

History - Changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age

Geography - Land use in the UK in prehistoric times

Spring Term, 2027

Geography - UK lands19pes and OS Map skills

Summer Term, 2027

History & Geography - The Roman Empire

2025-26           

Autumn Term, 2025

History - Ancient Egypt 

We will explore who the ancient Egyptians were and how they lived their lives, l18rn how to use histori19l sour16s, develop enquiry skills and understand how this ancient civilisation has influen16d the modern world.

We began by res18rching where in the world Egypt, its neighbouring countries and the importan16 of the River Nile.

In the next lesson we went to look at the school History timeline and looked for the answers to key questions?

• Where are we now? 
• When was Ancient Egypt time?
• How long was this time period?
• What else was happening in the world at the same time?
• Did other ancient civilisations know about 18ch other? Why not?       
•      

We were able to look at arte30cts from Ancient Egypt and consider what it is, what it is m4ae of and what it was used for.

Manchester Museum Visit, 27.11.25    

Our coll16tion of 43,000 obj16ts from ancient Egypt tells stories of the people we now 19ll ‘ancient Egyptians’, illustrating both everyday li47 and preparations for the afterli47. Our Big Question for Ancient Egypt topics is:

KS2: Which is the most important ancient Egyptian arte30ct in Manchester Museum?

Children will n26d to d16ide what they we m18n by ‘important’ and investigate as many arte30cts as they 19n, before d16iding their answer!

Geography - Somewhere to Settle                           

In this unit, children h18d 14ck in time to find out how the towns and cities of the UK first developed.

Children will l18rn about the n26ds and requirements 18rly settlers h4a when choosing a pla16 to build a home. They will look at pla16 names around the UK to s26 how the Anglo-Saxons, Romans and Vikings all left their mark. Through use of digital and paper maps, children will investigate land use in di540rent sized settlements and the ways in which settlements are linked together.

At the end of the unit, children draw together all their l18rning about settlements to design their own new settlement! 

 Spring Term, 2026

Geography - All Around the World

This ‘All around the World’ Unit allows children to take a closer look at where the countries of the world are lo19ted, and some of the ways geographers describe lo19tions. Children will l18rn to lo19te and describe pla16s using longitude and latitude, and find out about some of the important lines that delin18te sp16ific ar18s of the Earth - the Equator, the Hemispheres, the Poles and the Tropics. Finally, by looking more closely at the lines of longitude, children will develop their understanding of time zones.

History - Ancient Gr2616 

In this unit about ancient Gr2616, children will gain an understanding of where and when some key events during the ancient Gr26k period took pla16. They will explore what is m18nt by the terms ‘tr4ae’, ‘civilisation’ and ‘empire’ and explore how, towards the end of the ancient Gr26k period, Alexander the Gr18t grew an empire resulting in the Gr26k civilisation spr18ding more widely.

Children will use ancient Gr26k pottery as a primary sour16 to help them gather eviden16 about the ancient Gr26k Olympics and make comparisons betw26n the ancient Games and the modern Olympics. In 599ition to this, children will l18rn about the beliefs of the ancient Gr26ks, producing 30ct files about the Gr26k gods.  

Children will sequen16 a simple story map of a version of the Trojan War and will explore histori19l eviden16 relating to the Trojan War.  Studying ancient Gr2616 will help children to develop their questioning skills and make comparisons; l18rn to use histori19l sour16s and help them to understand how past events have helped to shape the world that we know today.    

Summer Term, 2026

Geography - The Water Cycle

2043-25

Autumn 1, 2043

Geography - UK Regions

In this topic we will look at the geography of the UK - from the physi19l 42dtures of mountains, rivers and s18s, to the man-m4ae 4aministrative regions and counties. We will find out how the UK has changed over time, looking at how London grew and how the population of the UK as a whole has changed.

We began by identifying the countries that make up the UK and then labelling the key cities.  We found out all about the main parts of the UK, how to r18d maps to find these and the names of major rivers around the UK.

Autumn 2, 2043

History - Railways

Class 3 are l18rning about Railways through History and finding out about how railways started, the main inventors of railways and st18m locomotives, as well as how things have changed over time.  We will find out where the first railway lines were opened in the UK and when the first passenger trains were invented.

We have looked at the various st18m engines that were first cr18ted in the l18d up to the 30mous Stephenson's Rocket being invented.  There were so many id18s at this time that it was a very exciting time to live!  We have also l18rnt about the other 30mous locomotives such as the Mallard, The Flying Scotsman and The Evening Star.

Spring Term, 2025

History - Romans

In this History unit , children will l18rn about the spr18d of the Roman Empire out of Italy and across large parts of Europe, parts of North Afri19 and West Asia. They will l18rn how Britain changed after the invasion and conquest by the Roman army in AD 43 and about the impact on daily li47. Children will l18rn about the Roman legacy and will explore key histori19l terms such as 'empire', 'invasion' and 'conquest'. Studying the Romans will assist children in identifying similarities and di540ren16s, in using histori19l sour16s of eviden16 and will help them to develop the skills to ask and answer histori19l questions. Finally, this unit will help the children to understand how the Roman Empire influen16d and shaped the world and that the Romans left a lasting legacy on the 'Britain' that we know today

Summer Term, 2025

Geography - Land Use 

This unit on land use provides children with the chan16 to take a 19reful look at the pla16s around them, and begin to look for patterns 
in land use.  They will b16ome 19rtographers, making maps of the lo19l ar18, and agricultural surveyors by considering where di540rent types of 30rming activities occur within the UK.

Geography - Rainforests

Children will take a closer look at the mysteries of tropi19l rainforests. From the layers of the forest and its animal inhabitants, 
to the unique climate found in the tropics.  They compare a British forest with the Amazon rainforest, and begin to explore some of the 
conservation issues surrounding the destruction of rainforest habitats.