This document provides learning objectives for students to learn about the lives and accomplishments of influential figures through the book series "Little People Big Dreams". It lists brief biographies of 18 notable people from various fields including Bruce Lee, Aretha Franklin, Pele, Audrey Hepburn, Stephen Hawking, Dolly Parton, Amelia Earhart, Steve Jobs, Marie Curie, David Attenborough, Frida Kahlo, Greta Thunberg, Mahatma Gandhi, Billie Jean King, Martin Luther King Jr., Anne Frank, Muhammad Ali, and Maya Angelou. The document separates the objectives by school year levels and includes icons for early years foundation stage books on John Lennon,

1. Little People Big Dreams
Year Group Cycle A Summer 1 Cycle B Summer 1
Year 1 Bruce Lee
 I can discover how Bruce Lee harnessed his skill as
a martial artist.
 I can explain how he became a world renowned
actor and director.
Aretha Franklin
 I can discover how Aretha left the gospel choir to
become a singer
 I can explain how she created some of histories best
loved songs
Year1/2 Pele
 I can discover how from a sock full of paper he
learned how to play football on the streets
 I can explain how he led his country to world cup
victory and is regarded as one of the greatest
footballers who ever lived
Audrey Hepburn
 I can discover how the hardships of WW2 led her to
study ballet
 I can explain how she became one of the most iconic
actors and activists of all time
Year 2 Stephen Hawking
 I can discover how Stephen Hawking’s curiosity of
the stars took him from the bottom of the class to
the top universities.
 I can explain how he made one of the greatest
scientific discoveries of the 20th
century.
Dolly Parton
 I can discover how Dolly Parton went from rags to
riches
 I can explain how her talent made her a world-wide
musical superstar
Year 3 Amelia Earhart
 I can discover how Amelia Earhart challengedthe
stereotype of the male pilot
 I can explain how she became one the most
famous people to fly all around the world
Steve Jobs
 I can discover how Steve Jobs was inspired to create
accessible computers for all
 I can explain how he became one of the most
influential inventors the world has ever met
Year 4 Marie Curie
 I can discover how Marie Curie was refused
education, as she was a women
David Attenborough
 I can discover who David Attenborough is and his
contribution to the world.

2.  I can explain how her discoveries led her to
receive the Nobel prize for physics  I can explain some of the key aspects of David
Attenborough’s impact.
Year 3/4 Frida Kahlo
 I can discover how a terrible road accident
changed her life.
 I can explain how her instincts for survival made
her one of the most famous artists of the 20th
century.
Greta Thunberg
 I can discover how the climate crisis stopped Greta
from talking until she became an activist
 I can explain how she inspired people across the
world to join her in a global movement
Year 5 Mahatma Gandhi
 I can discover how Gandhi dreamt of unity for all
people and religions
 I can explain how his bravery and free thinking
made him one of the most iconic people of peace
in the world
Billie Jean King
 I can discover how Billie Jean King became an
equality trailblazer for women in sport.
 I can explain how through team work and equality
has made her a sporting legend
Year 5/6 Martin Luther-King
 I can discover how growing up in a deeply divided
world affected him
 I can explain how he used words rather than
hatred to bring people together
Anne Frank
 I can discover the impact WW2 had on Anne Frank
and her family.
 I can explain the impact her diaries had on the world.
Year 6 Muhammad Ali
 I can discover how a policeman changed his
destiny.
 I can explain how smart thinking earned him the
greatest title in boxing history.
Maya Angelou
 I can discover how a traumatic event stopped her
speaking for five years.
 I can explain how she became one of the world’s
greatest writers and speakers.
Books in EYFS - John Lennon, Jane Goodall, Maria Montessori
David Bowie

3. I can discover how David Bowiebroke the mould to start his first band. I can explain how he became one of the most celebrated musicians in
the world.