Communication of historical information

EYFS

By the end of EYFS children will be able to:

• Remember and talk about significant events in their own experiences.
• Talk about some of the things they have observed e.g. plants, animals, natural and found objects.
• Talk about why things happen and how things work.

Year 1

By the end of Year 1 children will be able to:

• Describe historical events linked to the local area
• Describe artefacts that are from the past.
• Speak about how items from the past were used.
• Use historical vocabulary appropriate to the ages and year group of the children.

Year 2

By the end of Year 2 children will be able to:

• Use labelled diagrams, recounts and pictures to tell us what they know about the past.
• Annotate photographs.
• Use historical vocabulary appropriate to the year group.
• Describe events of the life of a historically significant figure.

Year 3

By the end of Year 3 children will be able to:

• Communicate knowledge and understanding in a variety of ways appropriate to the child’s year group e.g. discussions, recounts, diaries, pictures, annotations, drama.
• Use historical vocabulary appropriate to the child’s year group.

Year 4

By the end of Year 4 children will be able to:

    Year 3 skills but with greater independence and depth:

• Communicate knowledge and understanding in a variety of ways appropriate to the child’s year group e.g. discussions, recounts, diaries, pictures, annotations, drama.
• Use historical vocabulary appropriate to the child’s year group.

Year 5

By the end of Year 5 children will be able to:

    Independently and with increased confidence and sophistication:

• Communicate knowledge and understanding in a variety of ways appropriate to the child’s year group e.g. discussions, recounts, diaries, pictures, annotations, drama.
• Use historical vocabulary appropriate to the child’s year group.

Year 6

By the end of Year 6 children will be able to:

    Independently and with increased confidence and sophistication:

• Communicate knowledge and understanding in a variety of ways appropriate to the child’s year group e.g. discussions, recounts, diaries, pictures, annotations, drama.
• Use historical vocabulary appropriate to the child’s year group.