Florence Nightingale

#TheCompleteSeries6lessons

These Florence Nightingale KS1 lessons for Year 2 provide everything you need to teach this fascinating scheme of work, including lesson plans, informative slides, differentiated worksheets and activities, and much more. We've done it all so you can just enjoy discovering 'the lady with the lamp' with your class and help them learn about one of Britain's most treasured heroines.

Looking for a KS2 lesson on Florence Nightingale? Take a look at our Special People lesson, Florence Nightingale: The Lady with the Lamp, for Years 3 and 4.

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#Lesson1WhowasFlorenceNightingale

In this first lesson, children will be introduced to Florence Nightingale, using timelines to understand how long ago she lived.

Your class will explore her early life, and her ambition to become a nurse, despite it going against her parents' wishes and the expectations of the time. In their independent activities, children will consolidate their knowledge and understanding by sorting true and false statements, or asking and answering questions in a fun class game of Teach Me, Tell Me.

This Florence Nightingale KS1 lesson pack includes an easy-to-follow plan, PDF slides, and printable worksheets - everything you need for a successful History lesson!

#Lesson2TheJourneytoScutari

In this lesson, children will learn about the Crimean War which began in 1854, and how Florence wanted to help.

After identifying key events in Florence's life so far on a timeline, children will find out about her journey to Turkey, and what conditions were like at the hospital when she arrived. In their independent activities, your class will imagine that they are Florence, and recount her experiences through letters or role-play.

This Florence Nightingale KS1 ready-to-teach lesson pack includes a detailed plan, PDF slides, and a range of printable worksheets.

#Lesson3ImprovementsatScutari

In this lesson, children will explore the improvements Florence Nightingale made at the hospital in Scutari, and how these changes impacted the wounded soldiers.

In their independent activities, they will compare what the hospital was like before and after Florence’s intervention. In the alternative activity provided, children will put themselves in the shoes of the wounded soldiers to describe the changes Florence made to the hospital and their treatment.

Everything you need is included in this ready-to-teach lesson pack - a detailed plan, a set of PDF slides, activity ideas and printable worksheets.

#Lesson4AchievementsaftertheCrimeanWar

In this lesson, children will explore the work Florence Nightingale continued to do after her return from the Crimea to improve nursing, and the various ways in which she was recognised for this.

In their independent activities, children will explain what sources and other information can tell us about Florence and her achievements. Alternatively, your class are challenged to work in groups to create a presentation about her achievements and impact on modern-day nursing.

This Florence Nightingale KS1 ready-to-teach lesson pack includes a detailed plan, PDF slides, and a range of printable worksheets.

#Lesson5OrderingandSummarisingEvents

Children will first discuss what chronological means. Then, together as a class, they will recap on the main events in the life of Florence Nightingale, and discuss which events happened before and after others.

Using this knowledge, in their independent activities children will order a set of event cards and use them to tell the story of Florence Nightingale's life. Alternatively, they will create a mini book detailing the main events of her life.

This KS1 lesson pack includes an easy-to-follow plan, PDF slides, and printable worksheets - everything you need for a successful lesson on Florence Nightingale!

#Lesson6MedicalCareThenandNow

In this final lesson, children will explore and compare Victorian medical care and modern-day medical care.

Children will be encouraged to discuss (and then in their independent activities, record) similarities and differences between different aspects of medical care, including hospital wards, operating theatres, and apothecaries/pharmacists. In the alternative activity, children will read and sort statements into a Venn diagram, according to whether they refer to Victorian medical care, modern-day medical care, or both.

Everything you need is included in this ready-to-teach lesson pack - a detailed plan, a set of PDF slides, activity ideas and printable worksheets.

#KnowledgeOrganiserFlorenceNightingale

This Year 2 History Knowledge Organiser has been created to complement our History Significant Individuals strand. It is designed to support your children’s understanding of key vocabulary linked to this scheme of work. Enquiry questions have been included to encourage your children to think deeply about this topic.

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Curriculum Objectives covered

• the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements. Some should be used to compare aspects of life in different periods