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

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

Objectives

Section 1: Who were the Victorians and when did they live?
Children should learn:

to identify Queen Victoria and place the Victorian period in relation to other periods of British history
to infer information from a portrait
to consider what life was like for children in the past

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Section 2: What was life like for a poor child in the 1840s?
Children should learn:

to collect information from a range of sources and draw conclusions about the Victorian period
to understand that ways of life differed greatly across Victorian society
to write a narrative using historical detail
to understand that there are many representations of the Victorian period

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Section 3: Who helped to improve the lives of Victorian children?
Children should learn:

to understand that the work of individuals can change aspects of society
to find out about important figures in Victorian times
to present their findings in different ways

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Section 4: What was it like going to school at the end of the nineteenth century?
Children should learn:

to compare modern and Victorian schooling
to communicate through drama their understanding of the nature of school life in Victorian times

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Section 5: How did different Victorian children use their spare time?
Children should learn:

to consider how attitudes to children and childhood changed over time

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Section 6: How did life change for children living in Victorian Britain?
Children should learn:

to recall information about the life of children in Victorian times
to select appropriate material and present it in a way that shows their understanding of the Victorian period

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Sections in this unit

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	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?