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The Victorians

Step back into the 19th century with this KS2 'Victorians' cross-curricular topic. Find out who Queen Victoria was and what she was like, discover what life was like for the Victorians, explore some of the social and technological advances of the time, as well as looking at leisure, the arts and entertainment.

With 17 individual lessons intended for Years 5 and 6 (although easily adaptable for other age groups) this Victorian cross-curricular topic provides all you need to teach this fascinating topic in a creative and exciting way, including lesson plans, slides, differentiated worksheets and many more useful resources.

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For further History lessons check out our 'Children in Victorian Britain' module in the History section.

Cross-Curricular Topics
Lesson Units: 17
Year 5,6
Key Stage 2
   

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Victorians: The Complete Series The complete 'Victorians' series of lessons contains all of the Art, DT, Geography, History, ICT, Music and RE lessons including: The Pre-Raphaelites; Arts and Crafts; Decoupage; Brunel's Bridges; Punch and Judy Puppets; The British Empire; The Life of Queen Victoria; The Industrial Revolution; Inventions; Health, Disease and Medicine; Leisure Time; Multimedia Presentations; Biographies; Music Hall; Who are Quakers?; Victorian Quakers; and The Cadbury Quakers. £40.00 Add

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Art

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Victorians: The Pre-Raphaelites 1 Find out who the Pre-Raphaelites were and why they broke with the established art world to create their own art movement and how they were received by critics (usually unfavourably!). Study the members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and their most famous works of art before challenging your class to create their own Pre-Raphaelite art. This unit contains a lesson plan, slides, differentiated activity ideas and picture cards. £2.99 Add
Victorians: Arts and Crafts 2 Discover the world of the Arts and Crafts movement in this lesson as your class find out who William Morris was and what kind of art he produced before designing their own wallpaper design based on the work of Morris. This unit contains a lesson plan, slides, differentiated activity ideas, Blank Wallpaper sheets and picture cards. £2.99 Add
Victorians: Decoupage 3 Discover the popular Victorian art of decoupage in this lesson as your class discover what kinds of artwork was produced by decoupage enthusiasts (including Queen Victoria herself!) before creating either a Victorian or modern piece of decoupage artwork. This unit includes a lesson plan, slides, differentiated activity ideas and Decoupage Cutout sheets. £2.99 Add

Design & Technology

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Victorians: Brunel's Bridges 4 This lesson explores the work of Isambard Kingdom Brunel and his pioneering designs for bridges, tunnels, ships and trains before looking in more detail at the Clifton Suspension Bridge. Children then have the opportunity to work with different materials to design, make and evaluate their own model bridge based on Brunel's designs. This unit contains a lesson plan, slides, activity ideas, differentiated worksheets and picture cards. £2.99 Add
Victorians: Punch and Judy Puppets 5 This fun lesson takes a look at the Punch and Judy shows that were so popular during Victorian seaside holidays and gives your class the chance to put their textiles skills to the test as they design, make and evaluate their own Punch and Judy puppet. This unit contains a lesson plan, slides with step-by-step photo instructions, activity ideas and differentiated worksheets. £2.99 Add

Geography

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Victorians: The British Empire 6 This lesson examines the vast expanse of the British Empire and challenges your class to find countries and continents on a map as they find out which countries were part of the British Empire during the Victorian era. This unit contains a lesson plan, slides, activity ideas, differentiated worksheets, Continents cards and British Empire Countries cards. £2.99 Add

History

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Victorians: The Life of Queen Victoria 7 Find out about Britain's longest reigning monarch in this lesson as your class find out when Victoria lived and reigned, learn about her family and personal life as well as other key events in her life. This unit contains a lesson plan, slides, activity ideas, differentiated worksheets, Family Tree cards and Quiz Templates. £2.99 Add
Victorians: The Industrial Revolution 8 Discover why Britain became the leader in trade and industry thanks to the Industrial Revolution in this interesting lesson and find out about the positive and negative effects of the move from rural to urban life on the ordinary people of Britain. This unit contains a lesson plan, slides, activity ideas, differentiated worksheets, Challenge cards and Key Word cards. £2.99 Add
Victorians: Inventions 9 Do your class know when bicycles were invented? What about telephones or stamps? Help them find the answers in this lesson as they find out about some of the many inventions of the Victorian era and how this affected everyday life. This unit contains a lesson plan, slides, activity ideas, differentiated worksheets, picture cards and an Inventions Timeline. £2.99 Add
Victorians: Health, Disease and Medicine 10 At the start of the 19th century you were more likely to die in a hospital than be cured in one. Find out how this changed in the Victorian era thanks to the work of some extraordinary people and how advances in medical care (such as antiseptics, anaesthetcis and better nursing standards) helped to reduce death rates from some gruesome diseases. This unit contains a lesson plan, slides, activity ideas and differentiated worksheets. £2.99 Add
Victorians: Leisure Time 11 The Victorians had more leisure time than ever before. Find out how they spent their free time and what they did to amuse themselves in this lesson as your class explore seaside holidays, music halls, freak shows, circuses, zoos, books and much more. This unit contains a lesson plan, slides, activity ideas, differentiated worksheets, picture cards and Challenge cards. £2.99 Add

ICT

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Victorians: Multimedia Presentations 12 Give your class the chance to delve into a particular aspect or aspects of daily life in Victorian Britain as they research and create their own multimedia presentations from clothes and food to houses and school. This unit contains a lesson plan, slides, activity ideas, differentiated worksheets and research cards. £2.99 Add
Victorians: Biographies 13 This lesson introduces your class to some of the most famous Victorians, including authors, inventors, politicians, explorers and artists and gives them the chance to choose an interesting Victorian personality to research using ICT, before writing their own 'famous Victorian' biography. This unit contains a lesson plan, slides, activity ideas, differentiated worksheets and a Famous Victorians sheet. £2.99 Add

Music

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Victorians: Music Hall 14 Time for a good old knees up in your classroom with this lesson as your class learn about Victorian music halls and why they were so popular before listening and singing along to some popular music hall songs. This unit includes a lesson plan, slides, differentiated activity ideas and Lyrics sheets. Please note that the music itself is not provided with the lesson but links are provided for where the songs can be obtained. £2.99 Add

RE

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Victorians: Who are Quakers? 15 The first lesson in this trio introduces your class to the Quaker movement, exploring how it 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 unit contains a lesson plan, slides, activity ideas, differentiated worksheets, an information sheet and a Quaker Questions sheet. £2.99 Add
Victorians: Victorian Quakers 16 This lesson looks at some of the prominent Quakers of the Victorian era and examines how their beliefs in equality and justice caused positive changes in society. It goes on to explore some familiar companies (such as Cadbury's, Barclay's bank and Clark's shoes) and examines why so many Victorian Quakers built up successful businesses. This unit contains a lesson plan, slides, activity ideas and differentiated worksheets. £2.99 Add
Victorians: The Cadbury Quakers 17 This taste-bud tingling lesson looks at the famous Cadbury family and how their Quaker beliefs led to pioneering work in the field of employee welfare and how their chocolate factory in the purpose-built village Bournville changed the lives of its workers for the better. This unit contains a lesson plan, slides, activity ideas and differentiated worksheets. £2.99 Add

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