someone who follows the Christian religion, believing in God and Jesus, is described as a Christian

the Romans were a group of people from Italy that took over lots of land across Europe, Africa and the Middle East

a raider is someone who attacks people or places by surprise, often to steal from them

someone who herds and looks after sheep is called a shepherd

St. Patrick, patron saint of Ireland

History

St Patrick, the shamrock and the snakes of Ireland

Scotland, England and Robert the Bruce

Robert the Bruce and the spider

Aethelflaed, Lady of Mercia

Aethelflaed and the bones of Saint Oswald

In ‘Traditional stories: what do they tell us about the distant past?’ pupils move to the distant past in order to start building their chronological framework by hearing traditional historical stories. In ‘Significant explorers: how has seafaring changed over time?’ pupils develop this framework further by studying a theme that can introduce change and continuity across a long time span.

In ‘Photographs from history: what can they tell us about Britain's recent past?’ pupils built on another aspect from EYFS: understanding the past, doing so through looking at historic photographs. In ‘Traditional stories: what do they tell us about the distant past?’ pupils move from the more recent past to the distant past in order to start building their chronological framework.

This unit helps students understand the distant past, where customs, appearances, and practices differed greatly from today. It introduces key figures from British history and shares classic stories that have been retold through generations, becoming part of community heritage.

Traditional stories: what do they tell us about the distant past?

when people have an imagined experience it is known as a vision

a missionary is someone who travels somewhere to convince other people to join their religion

a clover plant with three leaves is called a shamrock

when things are apart, they are described as separate

someone who owns land and helps a king or queen to rule a country is a noble

when a group of people attack another country, moving their soldiers into it, they invade that country

a legend is a story that has been retold again and again over time, but cannot be proven true or untrue

if you persevere, you keep trying when something is difficult

the moral of a story is the meaning, message or something you can learn from the story

the Anglo-Saxons were the people who lived in Britain at the time of Aethelflaed and Alfred

the place where a ruler spends time ruling is known as their court

the Vikings were raiders from Scandinavia who attacked and settled in Britain at the time of Aethelflaed and Alfred

when someone or a group of people win something it is called a victory

the large Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the midlands of Britain was called Mercia

to respect someone is to admire their achievements and abilities

a saint is a dead person who the Christian Church recognise as having lived a very holy life

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