Upper KS2 History Lesson Plan

Unit outcomes

Pupils who are secure will be able to:

Explain terms such as unification and absolute power.
Identify the skills and behaviours of leaders that contributed to achieving a goal.
Describe and assess the impact of beliefs on change.
Identify the significance of trade routes.
Make deductions and inferences from sources.
Apply criteria to decide and explain historical significance.
Describe how and why interpretations are different.
Make observations and explain historical achievements.

This unit prepares the children for the challenges of Key stage 3 History. It gives them the historical skills of inference, extracting information from sources, evaluating historical figures and the opportunity, like historians, to decide their criteria for significance. The activities are well-suited to children entering Key Stage 3.

Suggested prior learning

How have children’s lives changed?

This assumes that you are following Kapow Primary’s History Long-term plan – standard.

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Lessons

Lesson 1: How did Maharaja Ranjit Singh lead within the Sikh Confederacy?

To identify how unification around the Sikh Misl Confederacy happened.

Lesson 2: How did Sikh beliefs impact society?

To describe the impact of Sikh beliefs on society.

Lesson 3: How did Lahore become a global trading hub during the Sikh Empire?

To recognise the significance of Lahore as a trade centre in the Sikh Empire.

Lesson 4: Why was Maharaja Ranjit Singh significant?

To explain the significance of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and his impact on the Sikh Empire.

Lesson 5: How do different interpretations shape our understanding of the Sikh Empire?

To evaluate different historical interpretations of the Sikh Empire.

Lesson 6: How do the achievements of the Sikh Empire compare with those of other civilisations?

To identify the significant achievements of the Sikh Empire.

Key skills

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