Remember Remember the 5th of November

Topics Reception/Year 1
This unit is part of Beyond Living Memory: Commemorating History Bonfire Night and Guy Fawkes

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Objectives

History

Develop an awareness of the past, through finding out about changes within living memory.
Develop an awareness of the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements.

English

Give well-structured descriptions, explanations and narratives for different purposes, including for expressing feelings.
Participate in discussions, presentations, performances, role play, improvisations and debates.

Lesson Planning

Find out more about the details and chronology of the gunpowder plot. Children will use their learning to inform their drama work.

Teaching Outcomes
To learn about events in the Gunpowder Plot.
To dramatise an event from the Gunpowder Plot.

Children will:

Develop a detailed understanding of the events in the Gunpowder Plot.
Act out a specific event in the Gunpowder Plot.

Planning

Provided Resources

This session does not need any provided resources.

You Will Need

Props for drama exercise: a candle, cloaks and hats

Weblinks

The plot, key dates and facts from parliament.uk
'Remember, remember' rhyme from bonfirenight.net