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Primary School Topics - January
January 2012
Martin Luther King Day (16 January)
Martin Luther King (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) is best known for being an iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world. In 1964, King became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end racial discrimination.
- Primary: PSHE & Citizenship KS2 A Unit 3: Democracy
- Primary: History Focus Week: Famous People
- Primary: Religious Education KS2 5/6 Year 6 Unit 4: Race & Diversity
Chinese New Year - Dragon (23 January) ... also known as the Spring Festival
The Chinese calendar is based on both the Gregorian and lunar-solar calendar systems. From year to year the Chinese New Year can begin anytime between late January and mid-February. Unlike western calendars, the Chinese calendar has names that are repeated every 60 years.
- Religious Education EYFS Stage 2 - Unit 3: Beginnings
- History Cross Curricular KS2 - Unit 8: What can we find out about ancient China from what has survived?
Snowdrops and the Crimean War 1853-1856 (24th January)
Creative and cross-curricular lessons, historical images and lively activities, the History Resource Files provide everything you need for an exciting history curriculum.
Robert Burns Birthday (25 January)
Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796) (also known as Rabbie Burns, Scotland's favourite son, the Ploughman Poet, Robden of Solway Firth, the Bard of Ayrshire and in Scotland as simply The Bard)was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide.
Holocaust Day (27 January)
Each year on 27 January the world marks Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD). This date was chosen because it was on this day in 1945 that the largest Nazi killing camp Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated.
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