Victorians Topic

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If you're looking for Victorians KS2 lessons, then you've come to the right place! Download the whole topic or pick and choose individual lessons to work around your own planning. Either way, our Victorians lessons are sure to make your teaching topic a whole lot easier!

You might also be interested in our History scheme, Children in Victorian Britain, where your class can discover what life would have been like for them if they had been born in the 19th century.

#AllARTLessonsinTopic

If you're looking for Victorian Art KS2 lessons, then you've come to the right place! Download four ready-to-teach Victorian Art lessons which will enlighten your Year 5 or Year 6 class all about Victorian art, its features, famous artists and influences. Children will also get the chance to undertake some Victorian art projects of their own as they use what they have learnt to create their own Victorian masterpieces.

Each of these four KS2 Victorian Art lessons comes complete with a detailed lesson plan, a slideshow presentation for the teaching input, a range of differentiated activities, and printable resources to support children in their learning.

#AllCOMPUTINGLessonsinTopic

If you're looking for a Computing lesson to complement your Victorians KS2 topic, we've got a great lesson all planned and ready for you to teach! Your Year 5 or Year 6 class will refine their use of search engines in order to find out about some of the famous men and women of the Victorian period.

This ready-to-teach computing lesson includes a detailed plan, an informative slide show, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources.

#AllDTLessonsinTopic

This Victorian-themed DT lesson will increase your class's knowledge about the famous engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and his impressive Clifton Suspension Bridge.

This fully prepared DT lesson comes with an easy-to-follow plan, a set of informative slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources.

#AllGEOGRAPHYLessonsinTopic

Your Year 5 or Year 6 children will find out about the British Empire during the reign of Queen Victoria with this ready-to-teach Geography lesson, which is part of our Victorians KS2 Topic!

Included within this Geography lesson pack is a detailed plan, a set of slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources.

#AllHISTORYLessonsinTopic

These five Victorians KS2 History lessons cover various aspects of Victorian history, including leisure, health and disease, the Industrial Revolution, inventions and, of course, the life of Queen Victoria herself!

Each of these History lessons comes with a detailed lesson plan, a corresponding set of slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and a range of printable resources for their independent learning.

#AllMUSICLessonsinTopic

In this Victorians KS2 Music lesson, your class will find out about music halls and why they were so popular during the Victorian era. Please note that the music itself is not provided with the lesson but links are provided for where the songs can be obtained.

Included within this Music lesson pack is a detailed plan, a set of slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources.

#AllRELessonsinTopic

If you're looking for a way to link your RE lessons with your Victorians KS2 topic, we've got you covered! Our three ready-to-teach RE lessons look at one Victorian religion in particular – Quakerism. Your class will learn about this branch of Christianity, and find out how the Victorian Quakers of Britain changed the country.

Each ready-to-teach lesson pack contains a detailed lesson plan, a slideshow presentation for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and a range of printable resources to support children's independent learning.

#AllSCIENCELessonsinTopic

In this science lesson, you will introduce your Year 5 and/or Year 6 children to Charles Darwin, find out what his theory of evolution by natural selection is, and how he came to his conclusions after a five-year voyage around the world!

Included within this Science lesson pack is a detailed plan, an informative set of slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources.

#Lesson1ArtThePreRaphaelites

In this Victorian Art KS2 lesson, your class will be introduced to the Pre-Raphaelites. Children will find out who they were, and the reasons behind their movement away from the traditional painting techniques at the time.

Your class will look at the work of some of the most prominent Pre-Raphaelite artists, and explore their inspirations.They will learn how this group of artists were received by art critics, and discuss why this was often unfavourable. In their independent activities, children are encouraged to observe, discuss and share their opinions of a range of paintings, using given prompt questions.

As well as a detailed plan and an informative slideshow for the teaching input, this Victorian Art KS2 lesson pack also includes differentiated activity ideas and printable resources.

#Lesson2ArtArtsandCrafts

In this Victorian Art KS2 lesson for Year 5 and Year 6, your class will be introduced to William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement, which emerged in the late 19th century as a reaction to the damaging effects of industrialisation.

Children will explore some of Morris' famous wallpaper patterns and discuss the key features of the designs, before having the chance to design their own wallpaper in this style.

This Victorian Art KS2 lesson pack contains an easy-to-follow plan, an informative slideshow, printable resources and differentiated activity ideas.

#Lesson3ArtVictorianDecoupage

This Victorian Decoupage KS2 Art lesson introduces your Year 5 or Year 6 class to the fun world of decoupage!

Children will first learn what this art form is, and look at some examples of Victorian decoupage. The slideshow presentation for the teaching input then shows your children some simple step-by-step instructions for making their own Victorian decoupage artefacts.

Including a detailed plan, slideshow, printable resources and differentiated activity ideas, this Victorian Decoupage KS2 Art lesson pack contains everything you need!

#Lesson4ArtSamplersandCrossStitch

In this Cross-Stitch KS2 lesson, children first explore the importance of sewing skills in the 18th and 19th centuries, and look at some examples of samplers.

Children then practise how to create a cross-stitch, before applying their knowledge to following or making a simple design chart to create a cross-stitch picture, or a personalised bookmark.

This Cross-Stitch KS2 lesson pack includes printable resources, a set of slides for the teaching input, and a detailed plan.

#Lesson5ComputingUsingSearchEngines

In this Victorian-themed Computing lesson, children will first explore what a search engine is, and how they work.

Your Year 5 or Year 6 class will find out the importance of the use of key words when searching for specific information. Children will then use this knowledge to efficiently research information about a chosen famous Victorian.

This Victorians KS2 Computing lesson pack contains an easy-to-follow plan, an informative slideshow, printable resources and differentiated activity ideas.

#Lesson6DTIsambardKingdomBrunel

This Isambard Kingdom Brunel KS2 DT lesson explores the work of this famous Victorian engineer and his pioneering designs for bridges, tunnels, ships and trains, before looking in more detail at the Clifton Suspension Bridge.

In groups, your class are then challenged to build a model of the bridge, thinking carefully about the properties of the materials they choose, and the methods of attachment they will use.

This Isambard Kingdom Brunel KS2 DT lesson pack contains an easy-to-follow plan, an informative slideshow, printable resources and differentiated activity ideas.

#Lesson7GeographyTheBritishEmpire

This ready-to-teach Victorian British Empire KS2 lesson examines the vast expanse of the empire during the reign of Queen Victoria.

Children will learn about the definition of the words ‘empire’, 'colony' and 'colonialism' and how Britain’s empire in the Victorian period was very powerful. In their independent activities, they will locate and label the countries that were part of the British Empire in 1897.

Including a detailed plan, an informative slideshow, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources, this Victorian British Empire KS2 lesson pack includes everything you need!

#Lesson8HistoryQueenVictoria

This Queen Victoria KS2 History lesson for Year 5 and Year 6 will teach your class everything they need to know about the life of the second longest reigning monarch in British history.

The included slideshow presentation informs children about Victoria's early life, how and when she became queen, the details of her family life, including her marriage to Prince Albert, and finally her death in 1901. Children present what they have found out about Victoria in a variety of ways, or prepare their own Queen Victoria quizzes.

This Queen Victoria KS2 lesson pack contains an easy-to-follow plan, an informative slideshow, printable resources and differentiated activity ideas.

#Lesson9HistoryTheIndustrialRevolution

This Industrial Revolution KS2 History lesson teaches your Year 5 or Year 6 class everything they need to know about the Industrial Revolution during the Victorian period.

Children first explore some of the reasons for the Industrial Revolution, and the effect it had on the people of Britain. During their independent activities, children then consider the positive and negative impacts of the Industrial Revolution, or write a more detailed description of what the Industrial Revolution was, using the provided support resources to help them.

Including a detailed plan, an informative slideshow, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources, this Industrial Revolution KS2 lesson pack includes everything you need!

#Lesson10HistoryVictorianInventions

This Victorian Inventions KS2 lesson will help you teach your Year 5 or Year 6 class about some of the many things invented during the Victorian period, and the impact they had on everyday life.

Exploring Victorian inventions with your class will not only pique their interest but also help to give them a deeper historical context for understanding what life was like during the Victorian era. During their independent activities, children are challenged to order Victorian inventions chronologically, or work out whether a variety of objects were invented before, during or after the Victorian era.

Included with this Victorian Inventions KS2 History lesson pack is an easy-to-follow plan, a set of slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources.

#Lesson11HistoryMedicineandDisease

This Victorian Medicine KS2 History lesson contains a wealth of facts and information to help your class gain a deeper understanding of how healthcare changed during the Victorian era.

Your Year 5 or Year 6 class will first explore why you were more likely to die in a hospital than be cured in one at the start of the 19th century, before going on to look at how the work of individuals such as Louis Pasteur, Florence Nightingale and Joseph Lister made significant improvements to Victorian hospitals and healthcare.

This Victorian Medicine KS2 History pack contains everything you need to deliver the lesson, including a detailed plan, a slideshow presentation, and a choice of differentiated activities.

#Lesson12HistoryLeisureTime

In this Victorians Leisure KS2 History lesson, your class will explore various leisure pursuits of the Victorians, from seaside outings and theatre trips to sports events and zoo visits.

Children will first consider why the Victorians had more leisure time than in previous periods in history, before studying a variety of historical sources, including photographs and posters, to find out what leisure activities were popular.

Including a detailed plan, slideshow, printable resources and differentiated activity ideas, this Victorian Leisure KS2 History lesson pack contains everything you need!

#Lesson13MusicMusicHall

In this Victorian Music Hall lesson, your Year 5 or Year 6 children will learn about the use of music halls as places of entertainment and leisure during the Victorian period.

As a class, children will listen to and appraise different music hall songs, and learn them to sing and perform. Please note that the music itself is not provided with the lesson, but links are provided for where the songs can be obtained.

Included within this Victorian Music Hall lesson pack is an easy-to-follow plan, a set of engaging slides for the teaching input, differentiated activitiy ideas and printable resources.

#Lesson14REWhoareQuakers

Who are Quakers? The first lesson in this trio of Victorian RE lessons allows you to explore this question with your KS2 class.

To begin, your class will explore how Quakerism began in 1650, what Quakers believe and how they worship, before thinking about how Quaker beliefs and practices differ from those of other Christian groups.

This Victorian RE lesson pack includes everything you need: a detailed plan, a set of informative slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources.

#Lesson15REVictorianQuakers

In this RE lesson, your class will find out about Quakers during the Victorian period, and explore how their beliefs in equality and justice caused positive changes in society.

After investigating the jobs and businesses that were open to Quaker people, your class will discuss how the Quakers’ religious beliefs transferred to how they ran their businesses and factories. Children are challenged to make links between the Quaker religion and how to run successful Victorian businesses.

A detailed lesson plan and a set of informative slides are included with this RE lesson pack, as well as differentiated activity ideas and printable resources.

#Lesson16RECadburyQuakers

In this RE lesson, children will discover the different ways the Cadbury family, who were Quakers, were pioneers for factory workers’ welfare.

Your class will learn about how the factory owners cared for their workers in different ways, such as building Bournville village for their workers to live in. Children are challenged to reflect on how these actions might have affected workers’ morale and improved their lives.

This KS2 RE pack contains everything you need to deliver the lesson, including a detailed plan, a slideshow presentation, and a choice of differentiated activities.

#Lesson17ScienceCharlesDarwin

In this lesson, children will be introduced to the famous naturalist Charles Darwin, and discover how his study of finches collected from the Galapagos Islands led to him proposing his theory of evolution by natural selection.

After the main teaching input and class discussion, children will show and discuss their knowledge and understanding of this concept. In the FSD? activity, they will take part in a 'bird beak' investigation, where they explore how different beak types may be advantageous or disadvantageous according to the food available.

Included in this ready-to-teach Science pack is a detailed plan, a set of informative slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources.

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Curriculum Objectives covered

• to improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing with a range of materials
• to improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including sculpture with a range of materials
• about great artists in history
• about great designers in history

• generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through discussion, annotated sketches, cross-sectional and exploded diagrams, prototypes, pattern pieces and computer-aided design
• select from and use a wider range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks [for example, cutting, shaping, joining and finishing], accurately
• select from and use a wider range of materials and components, including construction materials, textiles and ingredients, according to their functional properties and aesthetic qualities
• evaluate their ideas and products against their own design criteria and consider the views of others to improve their work
• understand how key events and individuals in design and technology have helped shape the world

• use search technologies effectively, appreciate how results are selected and ranked, and be discerning in evaluating digital content

• locate the world’s countries, using maps to focus on Europe (including the location of Russia) and North and South America, concentrating on their environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics, countries, and major cities

• a study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066

• identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution