Category Archives: The Victorians

THIS POST IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION The Victorians Lessons Today we are going to …… 1. Make a quiz… First write the question and the answers… End Begin 2. Now, repeat the Question with a number of answers of which only one is the correct answer… SOLUTION to be added 3. The instruction End BeginContinue reading “Y6: 1-19. The Victorians Quiz”

THIS POST IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION The Victorians Lessons Today we are going to …… 1. What happens to people when they break the law in today’s society? How many modern day punishments for people who break the law can you think of? Which of the punishments are most severe, and which are least severe?Continue reading “Y6: 1-18. Crime & Punishment”

THIS POST IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION The Victorians Lessons Today we are going to …… 1. Carefully examine the photograph. Compared to the kind of clothes that many women wear today, what do you notice about the lady’s: Does what she is wearing give you any clues about what her lifestyle might have been like?Continue reading “Y6: 1-17. Victorian Clothes”

THIS POST IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION The Victorians Lessons Today we are going to …… 1. Think about your school day… Think about these aspects of your experience of school. Make a list, in order of most enjoyable to least enjoyable aspects of school. End Begin 2. Now have a look at these aspects ofContinue reading “Y6: 1-16. Victorian Schools II”

THIS POST IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION The Victorians Lessons Today we are going to …… 1. Think about your school day… Think about these aspects of your experience of school. Make a list, in order of most enjoyable to least enjoyable aspects of school. End Begin 2. Now have a look at these aspects ofContinue reading “Y6: 1-15. Victorian Schools I”

THIS POST IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION The Victorians Lessons Today we are going to …… 1. Large numbers of children in Victorian times had to go to work from a young age, often in unpleasant conditions like noisy factories or dark and dangerous coal mines. Watch this video to remind yourself about what it wasContinue reading “Y6: 1-14. Victorian Child Labour II”

THIS POST IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION The Victorians Lessons Today we are going to …… 1. Child Labor in the Industrial Revolution. (6:30 minutes long)  Victorian child labour: all work and no play. (3:11 minutes long)            Horrific Working Conditions … During The Industrial Revolution. (4:10 minutes long) 1. 4. Watch these videos to findContinue reading “Y6: 1-13. Victorian Child Labour I”

The Victorians Lessons Today we are going to learn a bit more about the Victorian railways. 1. Discuss the following: 2. Let’s see what we can learn from the following information sheets about Victorian Railways! 3. Make a list of reasons why the development of railways was a positive change in Britain. (Use the ‘positive’Continue reading “Y6: 1-12. Victorian Railways”

The Victorians Lessons Today we are going to look at Victorian Christmas Traditions. 1. First we are going to watch a few videos… Victorian Christmas Traditions (1:27 minutes long) 2. Odd Victorian Christmas Traditions (1:34 minutes long) 3. How The Victorians Made Christmas (6:08 minutes long) 4. Read the article below to recap what youContinue reading “Y6: 1-11. Victorian Christmas Traditions”

Today we are going to continue learning about the Industrial Revolution… 1. Here is a reminder of what ‘Industrial Revolution’ means: 2. Quick Revision… Can you write down some points to show what Britain was like before and after the Industrial Revolution? (p.14) IDEAS 3. Watch this video to find out more about the IndustrialContinue reading “Y6: 1-10. The Industrial Revolution – continued”

Today we are going to learn what the Industrial Revolution was… 1. One of the most famous changes to take place in Britain during the Victorian period was called the ‘Industrial Revolution’. 2. The images below show what Manchester, a place called in England, was like in 1734, before the Victorian period. 3. The imagesContinue reading “Y6: 1-9. The Industrial Revolution”

Today we are going to consider which famous inventions came from the Victorians. 1. The most famous and useful inventions from history are ones that solved a common problem or made life better for people. For example, when the telephone was invented it solved the problem of people needing to talk to each other fromContinue reading “Y6: 1-8. Victorian Inventions”

Today we are going to see why exactly Queen Victoria was such a popular monarch. 1. Complete this Fact Match Task: SOLUTION 2. A reminder from the previous lesson: After Victoria died, the newspapers reported how the British empire mourned the loss of a great monarch and paid tribute to her character and achievements. ThisContinue reading “Y6: 1-7. Queen Victoria’s Death”

Today we are going to consider why Queen Victoria was such a great monarch. 1. Read the following article about Queen Victoria: 2. Let’s record some words on our vocabulary sheet: Copy the following words as well as their meanings onto your vocabulary sheet: 3. After Victoria died, the newspapers reported how the British empireContinue reading “Y6: 1-6. Queen Victoria’s Life – continued”

Today we are going to learn how to record information just like a Historian! 1. Let’s see what the duties of a monarch are: What is the role of the Monarch? (0:52 minutes long) 2. Here is a summary of a monarch’s role: 3. Copy new words onto your Vocabulary Sheet: 4. Finally, complete theContinue reading “Y6: 1-5. Queen Victoria’s Life”

The Victorians Today we are going to see how much you know about Queen Victoria’s so far… 1. How many facts about Queen Victoria do you know? Write down a fact in each of the boxes on the facts sheet (below). Write down at least 5 things that you know about Queen Victoria! 2. Let’sContinue reading “Y6: 1-4. Queen Victoria- Facts”

Today we are going to learn a bit more about Queen Victoria’s family tree… 1. Let’s see what we can learn about Queen Victoria! Queen Victoria. (10:25 minutes long) 2. Study the family tree below to see why Queen Victoria became queen when her uncle passed away. 3. Complete Queen Victoria’s Family Tree (below) byContinue reading “Y6: 1-3. Victoria’s Family Tree”

Today we are going to record our findings about the Victorians! 1. Read the facts below about Victorian times. Three are true and one of them is false – can you guess which one is a lie?    SOLUTION 2. Let’s record some words on our vocabulary sheet: Copy the following words as well asContinue reading “Y6: 1-2. The Victorians – Sources”

Today we are going to start with a new topic! The Victorians 1. Let’s complete the following form… 2. 3. Here is a very short introduction to who the Victorians were: 4. Next we are going to look at some historical sources to see what else we can add to our lists. Looking at theContinue reading “Y6: 1-1. The Victorians – Introduction”