Message from the Monarch

Topics Reception/Year 1
This unit is part of Beyond Living Memory: Commemorating History Commonwealth Day

Objectives

History

  • Learn about events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally.

Art and Design

  • Use a range of materials creatively to design and make products.

Lesson Planning

Be amazed by a visit from the monarch, who sets a special challenge. Learn about the history of the Commonwealth and the values it stands for, then create a Commonwealth collage!

Teaching Outcomes
To gain understanding about the Commonwealth and create a timeline to represent key events in the Commonwealth.
To make a collage representing the meaning of the Commonwealth.

Children will:

  • Develop knowledge and understanding of the Commonwealth, the Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Day.
  • Understand the sequence of events from the beginning of the Commonwealth until today.
  • Make a Commonwealth collage using images from the timeline of events.

Provided Resources

  • Commonwealth quiz
  • Blank collage resource
  • Commonwealth images
  • Example collage

You Will Need

  • Sports catalogues and magazines
  • A3 piece of paper
  • A medal