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Upper Key Stage 2 Victorians
Long live the Queen

Learn about Queen Victoria's life before and after her coronation. Discover what contemporary images can tell us about the Queen's life and times. Find out about famous Victorians as well as some of the innovations and inventions of the era.

Block Outcomes

Session 1 Victoria Becomes 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.

English

  • Retrieve, record and present information from non-fiction.
  • Note and develop initial ideas for writing, drawing on reading and research.

Lesson Planning

Review the children's knowledge of British monarchs and focus in on Queen Victoria’s childhood and coronation.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To develop an understanding of a timeline of British monarchs.
  • To study the events that lead to Queen Victoria’s Coronation and the celebrations of the day.
  • To research and write a front-page newspaper article about the Coronation of Queen Victoria from the point of view of one of the people present on this day.

Children will:

  • Investigate and establish a timeline of British monarchs.
  • Study the events that lead to Queen Victoria’s Coronation and the celebrations of the day.

Provided Resources

  • Think, Pair, Share resource sheet.
  • List of British Monarchs.
  • Profile of a Monarch template.
  • A British Monarchs mnemonic poem.
  • Factsheet about Victoria’s Coronation.
  • Victoria’s diary entry for her Coronation.
  • Victorian Times resource.

You Will Need

You do not need any particular resources for this session.

Session 2 The Queen in Residence

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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.

Computing

  • To use software to create content and present information.

Lesson Planning

Learn about royal residencies and Queen Victoria's favourite homes.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To investigate the location and features of significant royal residences in Victorian England.
  • To record historical details and interesting information about a royal residence in a presentation to entice visitors.

Children will:

  • Investigate the location and features of significant royal residences in Victorian England.
  • Record historical details and interesting info about a royal residence in a presentation or pamphlet to entice visitors.

You Will Need

Map of the UK

Session 3 Victoria's Diaries

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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.

English

  • Read and discuss a wide range of non-fiction and reference texts.
  • Retrieve, record and present information from non-fiction.

Lesson Planning

Use a variety of sources to learn about Victoria's life from different perspectives.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To investigate the use of diary extracts as a source for historical enquiry.
  • To examine diary extracts written by Queen Victoria and draw out interesting information.

Children will:

  • Investigate the use of diary extracts as a source for historical enquiry.
  • Read information about Queen Victoria and use this to create a game with instructions.

Provided Resources

  • Extracts from Victoria’s diaries.
  • Information sheet of ‘Quirky Facts’.

You Will Need

Non-fiction books about the Victorian era

Session 4 Images of 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.

Art and Design

  • Produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences.

Lesson Planning

Compare and contrast images to explore what can be learned from pictorial representations.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To investigate the use of images as a source for historical enquiry.
  • To explore and evaluate a range of images of Queen Victoria. Focus on one painting and explore materials, techniques, etc.

Children will:

  • investigate the use of images as a source for historical enquiry.
  • explore and evaluate a range of images, focusing on one painting and exploring materials, techniques, etc.

Provided Resources

  • Images of Queen Victoria and guidance notes.
  • A challenge from Sir Hugh Roberts.
  • A catalogue template.
  • Winterhalter’s ‘The Royal Family’ image and activity ideas.

You Will Need

  • Card and paints (ideally acrylics)
  • Voice recording device (for challenge activity)
  • Gold-coloured card (for optional activity)

Session 5 Painting Portraits, Cameos and Miniatures

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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.

Art and design

  • Produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences.

Lesson Planning

Create a miniature painting and learn about artistic styles in Victorian times.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To investigate the use of images as a source for historical enquiry and to show knowledge through art.
  • To create a jubilee portrait of Victoria with period details using a variety of methods.

Children will:

  • Investigate images as a source for historical enquiry and show their understanding through art.
  • Create a Jubilee portrait of Victoria with period details.

Provided Resources

  • Letter from Queen Victoria’s private secretary.
  • Photograph of Queen Victoria at her Golden Jubilee.
  • Miniature workshops- guidance notes.

You Will Need

Art supplies

Session 6 The British Empire

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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.

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

You Will Need

  • Atlases
  • Card
  • Coloured pencils

Session 7 The Crimean War

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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.

English

  • To write in various forms and to explore key events through role-play.

Lesson Planning

Learn about the Crimean War and attitudes towards it and the work of Florence Nightingale.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To explain the experiences of war in the Victorian period.
  • To explore key events in Nightingale’s life through role-play.

Children will:

  • Learn about the experiences of war in the Victorian period.
  • Explore key events in Florence Nightingale’s life through role-play.

Provided Resources

  • ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’ by Alfred Lord Tennyson
  • Times newspaper page for war correspondent

You Will Need

Selection of reference books about the Victorians.

Session 8 Inventors and Inventions

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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.

Computing

  • Use software to create content to present information.

Lesson Planning

Find out about Victorian inventiveness and some important inventors and inventions of the period.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To identify key Victorian inventors and research their work.
  • To evaluate the impact of these changes on the lives of the Victorians.
  • To demonstrate knowledge of Victorian inventors through use of word processing software.

Children will:

  • Explore the famous inventors of the Victorian period and the impact of their inventions on everyday people.
  • Use computers to create an encyclopaedia page about an inventor.

You Will Need

  • Reference books about the Victorians
  • Encyclopaedias

Session 9 Timeline of a Memorable Monarch - Changes over Victoria's Lifetime

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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.

English

  • To communicate understanding using a range of written formats.

Lesson Planning

Review Queen Victoria's reign and understand how to represent key events on a timeline.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To use a range of sources to compare experiences within the Victorian era.
  • To describe the impact of changes made on lives of Victorians.
  • To organise historical information on a timeline.

Children will:

  • Use a range of sources to compare experiences within the Victorian era.
  • Describe the impact of changes made on the lives of Victorians.
  • Present the key events of Victoria’s reign as an illustrated timeline.

Provided Resources

This session does not need any provided resources.

You Will Need

Reference books about the Victorians

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