Nurses today - what does it take?

Topics Reception/Year 1
This unit is part of Famous for more than Five Minutes - NEW LOOK Medical

Objectives

History

  • Learn about changes in living memory.

English

  • Give well-structured descriptions, explanations and narratives for different purposes, including for expressing feelings.

Lesson Planning

Children will think about nurses today. They will have a visit from the school nurse and examine medical equipment. They will listen to Lara's story and discover qualities you need to be a nurse.

Teaching Outcomes
To compare the role of nurses in different periods. Understand historical concepts such as change.
To describe qualities needed to be a nurse.

Children will:

  • Compare the role of nurses in different periods.
  • Understand historical concepts such as change.
  • Describe qualities needed to be a nurse.

You Will Need

  • Large sheet of white paper
  • Visit from school nurse or
  • People Who Help Us: Nurse book