10 History Lesson Plans for KS1 - Volume 1: Famous People and Events

By Pam Larkins

These 10 History Lessons cover the programs of study for Key Stage 1 History as set out in the National Curriculum and are also based around the QCA topics Homes, Toys, Florence Nightingale, Fire of London and Guy Fawkes. Within each lesson are opportunities to develop chronological understanding, knowledge and understanding of events, people and changes in the past, historical interpretation and enquiry. Each lesson includes an historical account of the person’s life or event, a list of resources and practical activities, lesson objectives, outcomes and extension activities for cross curricular work that include ICT opportunities as well as assessment.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AUK Academic
• Release date: Dec 16, 2011
• ISBN: 9781849899215

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assessment.

Lesson 1

Queen Victoria and life in Victorian times

Learning Objectives and Outcomes

• Children will be able to talk about their own family and life today

• They will compare their lives to those of people living in Victorian times

• They will place events and objects in chronological order

National Curriculum Programs of Study - History

• Knowledge, skills and understanding 1a, 1b, 2b, 4a, 4b

• Organisation and communication 5

• Breadth of study 6a, 6b, 6c

• Links with QCA History units 1 & 2

Introduction

Before the lesson ask children to bring in photographs of their own families.

In pairs, as talk partners, ask children to share their pictures and tell their partner about their families and the kinds of things they enjoy doing. Bring children together and ask if they know of any famous families. Show pictures of our Royal family. Explain we are going to learn about Queen Elizabeth’s great, great grandmother, Victoria

Main Lesson

With the aid of pictures tell the story of Victoria from a child:

Victoria’s parents, Prince Edward and Princess Victoria Mary came to England from Germany just before Victoria was born on the 24th May, 1819. Sadly her father died eight months after she was born.

Because Victoria was an only child she had a very lonely childhood. She played all by herself and spent most of the day in her nursery at the top of the house. She was looked after by a nurse who made sure she was well behaved and well fed. She had no friends to play with so she played with her wooden dolls instead. She had over 100 and dressed them to look like people she knew. She also had a dog, called Dash, who she loved, and she would dress him up too.

She only saw her mother at tea time and even then she was only allowed to stay for a short time.

When Victoria was five a governess came from Germany to teach her lessons at home and she learnt to speak French and German although her favourite lesson was art. She was also taught to walk properly with her back straight and her head held high. Her governess would pin a piece of holly under her chin to make