Knowledge Organisers
A Knowledge Organiser is a go-to document for a unit of work: each one identifies the key information that children need to have learned by the end of a topic. It also acts as a tool to support children in retaining and retrieving knowledge for life-long learning.
We have developed our own Knowledge Organisers to support the delivery of the Geography, History and Science curriculums, with each one starting with knowledge children should already know from previous learning. Each organiser also has a quiz to help children recall the knowledge and a list of technical vocabulary with definitions. They also contain a list of key 'skills' to be developed throughout the units including researching, observing, analysing and comparing. These are matched carefully with the year group and there is clear progression in the skills. Copies of the skills progression maps are available in school.
Knowledge and Understanding of the World
Early Years - China - housing and transport
Early Years - Chinese New Year
Science
Year Two - Uses for everyday materials
Year Three - Forces and Magnets
Year Four - The digestive system
Geography
Year Four - Physical and human features
Year Six - Shackleton's Adventure
History
Year One - Knights and castles
Year Two - The Great Fire of London
Year Five - The Ancient Greeks
