A World of Work

Topics Year 4/5
This unit is part of Victorians Dickensian London

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Objectives

History

To continue to develop a chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of Britain, local and world history, establishing clear narratives within and across the periods they study.
To study an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066: the impact of changes on children’s everyday lives.
To understand how our knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources.

English

Participate in performances and role-plays.

Lesson Planning

Use the magistrate's scene in Oliver Twist to learn about the apprentice system.

Teaching Objectives:

To find out about the jobs that Victorian children did and why they did them and understand what it meant to be an apprentice.
To explore a range of fiction and non-fiction texts to answer questions.
To use drama to create and act out scenes between a Victorian magistrate and child.

Children will:

Understand jobs Victorian children did.
Understand what it meant to be an apprentice in Victorian Britain.
Create and act out scenes between a Victorian magistrate and child.

Planning

Provided Resources

Pictures of oakum and chimney sweeps
Transcripts of Oliver Twist’s Magistrate scene
Set of prompt cards

Unit Resources

You Will Need

A short piece of old rope for each child.

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