Year 6

We travel through time in this history topic which gives us an overview of some significant British monarchs since 1066 before focusing on the reign of Henry VIII. Using drama, we find out how the Tudors came to power and how they maintained their rule. Then, we learn about different aspects of Henry VIII’s reign, including significant social and religious changes. During a visit to the Tower of London, we find out about the six wives of Henry VIII and crime and punishment in Tudor times.

In this unit the children will be introduced to the concept of pre-history. They will explore the changes in Britain from the Stone Age through the Bronze Age up to the end of the Iron Age. The children will gain a sense of wider history by creating timelines of major events. They will then go on to investigate each of the three periods, looking at daily live and homes, tools and farming as well as other key features of life. They will then go on to discuss those key features and how Britain has changed, discussing which time period would have been better to live in. This brilliant history topic offers lots of great opportunities for us to explore two major historical concepts, change and continuity.

In this explosive Geography topic, we discover how natural disasters, such as volcanoes and earthquakes, occur and the impact they can have on the environment and humans. This leads on to work investigating the role people can play in preventing and worsening disasters. We also continue to develop our map reading skills and locational knowledge by researching where disasters happen and why they are more likely to happen in certain areas of the world.