KS1 & KS2 history curriculum

This unit uses and builds on knowledge from pupils' experiences of stories and experiences from EYFS. It builds on traditional stories and songs through which pupils may have been exposed to the past. Knowledge of this period prepares pupils for their study of historical photographs in the following unit, which are largely drawn from a similar timeframe, and for their Year 2 study of diverse significant rulers from differing places and periods.

1. The baby Elizabeth
2. Elizabeth's childhood character
3. 1936 - a momentous year for Elizabeth
4. Elizabeth's childhood education and interests
5. Elizabeth and Britain during WW2
6. Elizabeth's marriage to Philip
7. Elizabeth's first children
8. Elizabeth II's accession and coronation
9. Queen of four nations
10. Elizabeth II's public duties and service
11. Head of the Commonwealth
12. Elizabeth II's reign comes to a close

• The lives of the people around them and their roles in society.
• Some similarities and differences between things in the past and now.
• Some similarities and differences between life in this country and life in other countries.
• Some similarities and differences between different religious and cultural communities in this country.