History at key stages 1 and 2 (Year 5/6)

Unit 11: What was it like for children living in Victorian Britain?

Vocabulary

In this unit, children will have opportunities to use:

words associated with education in Victorian times, eg board schools, monitors, logbooks, slates, inkwell
words associated with legislation, eg Acts of Parliament, factory report, law, politician, House of Lords
words associated with child labour, eg factories, mines, supervisor, inspector, machinery

Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.


	1. Who were the Victorians and when did they live?
	2. What was life like for a poor child in the 1840s?
	3. Who helped to improve the lives of Victorian children?
	4. What was it like going to school at the end of the nineteenth century?
	5. How did different Victorian children use their spare time?
	6. How did life change for children living in Victorian Britain?