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

Unit 12: How did life change in our locality in Victorian times?

Prior learning

It is helpful if the children have:

done some introductory work on the Victorians, perhaps from Unit 11 'What was it like for children living in Victorian Britain?'
experience of fieldwork involving observations of domestic architecture, as in Unit 2 'What were homes like a long time ago?', and Unit 8 'What were the differences between the lives of rich and poor people in Tudor times?'
used simple databases

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 lived here in 1841?
	2. Who lived and worked here in 1891? What has changed since 1841 and why?
	3. How did the arrival and expansion of the railways affect our area?
	4. What evidence of Victorian times remains in our area?
	5. How did life change in our locality in Victorian times?