What are knowledge organisers?
Knowledge organisers are a summary of the key facts and essential knowledge that pupils need to know about a curriculum subject. They are broken down into easily digestible chunks. At Grampound Road we use them for Science, History, Geography and RE. The yellow stars highlight the most important key facts the children need to remember.
Who uses knowledge organisers?
Knowledge organisers can be a valuable tool for both children, staff and parents. Class teachers are usually the ones who write the knowledge organiser, to set out their expectations of what pupils should learn about a topic – and to clarify their own thinking around what is important.
School leaders, headteachers and subject leaders then may look at a series of knowledge organisers to check for progression and continuity both within and across curriculum subjects.
Pupils will review, revise and quiz themselves using their knowledge organisers.
And finally knowledge organisers are a really clear and easy to understand way for parents to be more aware of what their children are learning at primary school and thus to support them.