The British Empire

Topics Year 4/5
This unit is part of Victorians Long live the Queen

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Objectives

History

Continue to develop a chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of British, local and world history, establishing clear narratives within and across the periods they study.
Study an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066: the changing power of monarchs using case studies such as Victoria.
Understand how our knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources.

Geography

Locate the world’s countries, using maps to focus on Europe.
Name and locate some counties and cities of the United Kingdom.

Lesson Planning

Learn about the extent of the British Empire.

Teaching Outcomes:

To give children an overview of the development of the British Empire.
To teach children the areas covered by the British Empire in Victorian times.

Children will:

Have an overview of the British Empire and how it developed.
Discover the areas covered by the British Empire in Victorian times.

Planning

Provided Resources

World map to mark on British Empire
Victorian travel log page
Challenge to Phileas Fogg
The Empire Machine
Scrapbook of travel items for Phileas Fogg

Unit Resources

You Will Need

Atlases
Card
Coloured pencils

Weblinks

Brief introduction to the concept of Empire from BBC Teach

An introduction to the British Empire from the National Archives