“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore,” - Andre Gide.
The Year 5 team are very excited to launch a topic on exploration with the essential question- ‘Adventure awaits: but at what cost?’
This topic will be looking at the history of exploration, the significant individuals who pioneered global exploration and how their discoveries changed the world. The children will learn about the map skills needed by an explorer and the trade routes developed, which saw different goods and customs passed from country to country. They will learn about the ‘Age of Exploration’ and develop an understanding of why people so eagerly wanted to explore the globe and the implications this had for people everywhere.
Some highlights will include:
- Learning about Columbus’ discovery of America
- Developing painting skills of indigenous people to depict mood and emotion
- Plotting trade routes, explorers’ voyages and world wonders using 4-figure grid references
Along this learning journey, the children will pioneer their own version of the Pocahontas story and illustrate it with images that give visual clues within the narrative.
This will be an exciting topic, that will give each child an eye-opening experience into the world of exploration, how it shaped the world we live in now and how it affected the world historically. If you have any resources, artefacts, or expertise you wish to share, please feel free to contact a member of the team.
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