Here is the ‘big story’ of this intriguing unit on Early European exploration and colonisation.
Overviews really help your pupils to make sense of your curriculum and see the big picture
So why not use this big story in your first lesson to give your students an overview before they dive into the depth.
Or, it would be a great homework activity: students could be tasked with reading the ‘story’ independently, and then answering the comprehension tasks at the end.
You could also use this alongside the exploration and colonisation knowledge Organiser. It would be helpful if you defined key terms for them like colony, indigenous and conquistador.
This unit helps show how, in the 17th century, the Spanish and Portuguese were leaders in exploration. Britain at this time lagged behind.
