History
Castles and the Battle of Hastings
In Autumn 1, we will be focusing on Norman castles and the Battle of Hastings.
Key skills include:
*Ask questions: What was it like? What happened? How long ago?
*Use artefacts, pictures, stories, online sources and databases.
*Show an understanding of concepts such as: civilisation, monarchy, parliament, democracy, war and peace.
*Use words and phrases such as: a long time ago, years, decades, centuries to show the passing of time.
* Show an understanding of ‘nation’ and a nation’s history.
Alongside this, we will be making informative posters and creating our own Motte and Bailey castles.
Key Vocabulary | |
Normans
| a group of people from France, led by William the Conqueror |
The Battle of Hastings | in 1066 the Normans attacked and invaded England |
motte and bailey | a castle on a mound with supporting buildings below |
dragon | a mythical monster that breathes fire |
artefact | an object made by people |
sources | something from which you can get information |
decade | 10 years |
century | 100 years |
nation | a large group of people joined together by the same country or language |
collage | art made by sticking different materials onto paper |
art made by copying the same pattern or shape | |