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MEDIUM TERM PLANNING – TUDORS (1485 - 1603) & STUARTS (1611 – 1714)
The purpose of this topic is to explore the theme of the period of the Tudors and Stuarts through a creative exploration
methodology across the entirety of the curriculum subjects. This theme will be explored through the context of topic based work
linking curriculum subjects together for a practical teaching purpose. Here is a breakdown of subject areas and topic focus titles for
each of these areas across the EYFS, KS1 and KS2 age phases.
SFL
Literacy
(directly linked
Foundation subjects
to cover Topic Based
work)
All teaching to be
planned using the
PARTS, TIPS, IDEAS
grids in the
Commonality in
Literacy document.
Planning no longer
needs to follow the
National Strategy
Documents.
July 2013
Class 1
Class 1a
Class 2
Class 3
EYFS
KS1 - ‘The Stuarts’
KS1/2 - ‘The Stuarts & Tudors’
KS2 - ‘The Tudors’
Traditional Fairy tales –
(The Gingerbread Man)
Stories (traditional fairy tales)
– 3 weeks
Diaries (Samuel Pepys)
– 2 weeks
Stories (historical settings)
– 3 weeks
Shrek
Diaries (Samuel Pepys)
– 2 weeks
Explanations (The Great of
London) – 3 weeks
Newspaper Reports (Execution of
wives) – 2 weeks
Instructions (The Gingerbread
Man) - 2 weeks
Poetry (senses – Guy Fawkes) –
2 weeks
Persuasion (Explorers)
– 2 weeks
Explanations (The Great of
London)
– 3 weeks
Text Based Focus (The Firework
Maker’s Daughter) – 3 weeks
Text Based Focus – Shakespeare
(A Midsummer Nights Dream)
– 3 weeks
Pocohontas
Instructions
(The Gingerbread Man)
Poetry
(senses – Guy Fawkes)
The Jolly Postman (Christmas)
Poetry (senses – Guy Fawkes) –
2 weeks
Text Based Focus (Toby and the
Great Fire) – 3 weeks
Newspaper Reports (Execution of
wives) – 2 weeks
Poetry (Sonnets) – 2 weeks
Play writing (Tudor theme) – 2
weeks
Play writing (Shakespeare) – 2
weeks
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Numeracy
Measuring and capacity linked to
cooking activities.
NNS A1, B1, C1, D1, E1
NNS A1, B1, C1, D1, E1
NNS A1, B1, C1, D1, E1
Focus upon planning
remaining based on
the units for whole
school structure at the
moment. This is an
area of focus for the
Autumn term.
Counting and ordering linked to
fire engines, houses.
Link activities to topic based title
through questions, handling data
etc.
Link activities to topic based title
through questions, handling data
etc.
Link activities to topic based title
through questions, handling data
etc.
Using and Applying Mathematics
– focus on problem solving and
Mapplications.
Using and Applying Mathematics
– focus on problem solving and
Mapplications.
Using and Applying Mathematics
– focus on problem solving and
Mapplications.
Mathletics.
Mathletics.
Mathletics.
Health & Growth
Health & Growth
Moving & Growing
Keeping Healthy (skirvy and
rickets)
Light & Dark
Light & Dark
Light & Shadows
Identify uses of every day
technology.
Creating images (Paint)
Creating images (Paint)
How we see things (telescopes)
Film Making
Internet Safety
Internet Safety
E-safety - SAFE (Level 1 & 2)
Word Processing skills using
Microsoft Word
Email
Email
Word Processing skills using
Microsoft Word
Word Processing skills using
Microsoft Word & Publisher
Recognising number linked to
streets and houses.
Introduction of 2D and 3D shapes
through the environment.
Mathletics.
Science
ICT
Naming parts of computer screen, CPU, Keyboard, Mouse.
Mouse Control- selecting icons
click and drag. Using fingers to
control icons on interactive
whiteboard. Using head phones.
Operating digital cameras.
Logging on- matching log-on card
to keys and key board.
July 2013
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Geography
History
The Great Fire of London
London – Houses of Parliament,
Pudding Lane & London Bridge.
The Great Fire of London
London – Houses of Parliament,
Pudding Lane, St Pauls Cathedral.
The Great Fire of London
London – Houses of Parliament,
Pudding Lane, St Pauls Cathedral.
Tudors in the United Kingdom
(Cathedrals & Monestries, Stately
Homes, Stratford upon Avon)
The Great Plague
Mapping the plague – Eyam the
plague village
The Great Plague
Mapping the plague – Eyam the
plague village
The Great Plague
The Great Plague
The Stuarts
Route of Mary Queen of Scots
Circumnavigation of the Globe
(Roanoke, Spanish Armada,
Explorers)
Battle of Bosworth
The Great Fire of London
Samuel Pepys
The Great Plague
Henry VIII & his 6 wives
Gunpowder plot (Guy Fawkes)
The Great Fire of London
Samuel Pepys
Tudor children
Gunpowder plot (Guy Fawkes)
The Great Fire of London
Dissolution of the Monasteries
Oliver Cromwell (Round Head
and the Cavaliers)
Gunpowder plot (Guy Fawkes)
Tudor Stately Homes and Houses
Oliver Cromwell (Round Head
and the Cavaliers)
The reign of Elizabeth I
Tudor Stately Homes and Houses
The Tudors
Battle of Bosworth
Spanish Armada & Explorers
(Rayleigh, Drake & Colombus)
Shakespeare, his life, work and
the Globe Theatre
Henry VIII & his 6 wives
Tudor Entertainment
Tudor children
Tudor Stately Homes and Houses
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Art
&
Design
Technology
Music
Self Portraits
(paint)
Self Portraits
(paint)
Self Portraits
(pastels)
Sculpture
Sculpture
Sculpture
Watercolour
(linked to Shakespeare)
London Bridge
(Design and Construction)
Tudor Houses
(Design and Construction)
Tudor Houses
(Design and Construction)
Tudor Galleons
(Design and Construction)
Candle Making
Candle Making
Candle Making
Candle Making
Nursery Rhymes and Traditional
songs (Ring a ring of roses,
London’s Burning & London
Bridge is falling down)
Taught at SFL by Music Service.
Taught at WSM using Music
Express.
Taught at SFL by Music Service.
Taught at SFL by Music Service.
Different instrument noises
(historic links with compare and
contrast)
Class Orchestra
(Greensleeves & Tudor Masque
music)
Singing Games (ring a ring of
roses, London’s burning &
London Bridge is falling down)
Cyclic patterns and rounds
Different instrument noises
(historic links with compare and
contrast)
Religious
Education
WHOLE SCHOOL JUDAISM FOCUS
Planned from the
Lincolnshire Agreed
Syllabus for RE 2012
Jewish people
Primary Modern
Foreign
July 2013
Hanukkah
Tudor and Stuart Portraits
Singing Games (ring a ring of
roses, London’s burning &
London Bridge is falling down)
WHOLE SCHOOL JUDAISM FOCUS
Ukulele project
Ukulele project
WHOLE SCHOOL JUDAISM FOCUS
What can we find out about the
Torah & the Bible?
Stories of Authority for Jews &
Christians from the Bible
Stories of Authority for Jews &
Christians from the Bible
Jewish Beliefs and Lifestyle
(Topic focus link to the
dissolution of the monasteries)
SPANISH FOCUS (SURFLEET)
SPANISH FOCUS (SURFLEET)
Yo (All about me)
Cultivando unas cosas - (Growing
WHOLE SCHOOL JUDAISM FOCUS
Jewish Beliefs and Lifestyle
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Things)
Languages
Retratos (Portraits)
¡A bordo! – (All aboard)
Using SOW units as a
baseline and
www.linguafun.eu
for resources.
Physical
Education
Personal, Social,
Health Education
Book Ideas
July 2013
Canciones y juegos (Songs and
games)
Canciones y juegos – (Songs and
Games)
Colours, Numbers and Alphabet
Dance – Country Dancing
Dance – Country Dancing
Dance – Country Dancing
Dance – Tudor and Country
Dancing
Games – Invasion Games and
Multi skill sports
Games – Invasion Games and
Multi skill sports
Games – Invasion Games and
Multi skill sports
SEAL UNITS – YEAR 1
SEAL UNITS – YEAR 1
SEAL UNITS – YEAR 3
Games - Invasion Games and
Multi skill sports
SEAL UNITS – YEAR 5
New Beginnings
New Beginnings
New Beginnings
New Beginnings
Getting on and Falling out
Getting on and Falling out
Getting on and Falling out
Getting on and Falling out
Say no to bullying
The Gingerbread Man
Pocohontas
The time traveller’s guide to
Tudor London
Remember the 5th November
The king and the great fire
London children’s map
The story of London
Bonfire Night
The gunpowder plot
Guy Fawkes (famous people)
Say no to bullying
The Gingerbread Man
Toby and The great Fire of
London [illustrated text]
The Great Plague
Tudors & Stuarts
The time traveller’s guide to
Tudor London
Remember the 5th November
The king and the great fire
London children’s map
The story of London
Say no to bullying
Kiss of Death (Malcolm Rose)
The Firework Maker’s Daughter
The Great Plague
Tudors & Stuarts
The time traveller’s guide to
Tudor London
Remember the 5th November
The king and the great fire
London children’s map
The story of London
The gunpowder plot
Say no to bullying
Tudors & Stuarts
Elizabeth I
Primary History – Tudors
Tudor Stories for Girls
In Tudor times
Green Board Games Brainbites –
Tudors
Mr William Shakespeare’s plays
Castles and Palaces of the Tudors
& Stuarts
William Shakespeare (famous
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The gunpowder plot (Beginning
History)
The great fire of London
(Beginning History)
The great fire of London (Great
events)
Enrichment
Opportunities &
School Trips
End of Term
Celebration
Extended
Curriculum Ideas
& Questions
July 2013
Burghley House visit
The gunpowder plot
Guy Fawkes (famous people)
The gunpowder plot (Beginning
History)
The great fire of London
(Beginning History)
The great fire of London (Great
events)
The slimy Stuarts
Burghley House visit
Guy Fawkes (famous people)
The gunpowder plot (Beginning
History)
The great fire of London
(Beginning History)
The great fire of London (Great
events)
The slimy Stuarts
The terrible Tudors
Burghley House visit
people)
Tales from Shakespeare
Illustrated stories from
Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night’s Dream –
for kids
Terrifying Tudors
Brilliant Brits: Henry VIII
The Tudors
Burghley House visit
Re-creation of the Great Fire of
London (in school)
Re-creation of the Great Fire of
London (in school)
A twist in the tale – performance
based around ‘Tom’s Midnight
Garden’
A twist in the tale – performance
based around ‘Tom’s Midnight
Garden’
Fire Station visit
Fire Station visit
Candle Making Workshop
Candle Making Workshop
Re-creation of the Great Fire of
London (in school)
Richard York – workshop in
school
Nativity
Nativity
Candle Making Workshop
Nativity
Candle Making Workshop
Tudor Masque Event
Society
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Were the Tudors and Stuarts – terrible or triumphant? Why?
How did the lives of rich and poor Tudors differ?
What were the working conditions like in the town and country?
What was society’s perception of the monarchy during the Tudor period?
Did the society agree with Henry VIII having so many wives?
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Daily Life
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How did the Tudors and Stuarts dress?
What foods did the Tudors and Stuarts eat?
What games and toys did Tudor and Stuart children have?
What sort of entertainment did rich people enjoy in the Tudor and Stuart times? How did this differ for poor people?
What were Tudor houses like?
What was the role of women in the Tudor and Stuart period? How did this differ from men?
Education
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What effect did education have on the lives of children?
How did rich children's education differ from poor children's?
How did Tudor schools differ from modern schools?
What lessons did Tudor children have?
Was education accessible fairly by both boys and girls?
Transport
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What methods of transport were used during the Tudor time?
What does the work galleon mean? Were these popular?
How far did explorers travel during the Tudor period?
Discoveries
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What discoveries were made during the Tudor or Stuart period?
How did these discoveries change the Tudor or Stuart period?
Have any of the Tudor and Stuart discoveries aided our lives?
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Key Websites
July 2013
http://www.history.org.uk/resources/primary_resources_133.html
http://www.everyschool.co.uk/history-key-stage-2-tudors.html
http://www.topicbox.org.uk/history/tudors/
http://newyorkprimaryschool.com/tudors.html
http://www.historyonthenet.com/Tudors/market_place.htm
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/history/history3.htm
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/modern-ks1.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/famouspeople/henry_viii/
http://91.198.29.12/txt/vtc_-_ks2_-_history_-_tudor_and_stuart_portraits__tudors_link_