THE VICTORIANS (1837 1901) - OVERVIEW The purpose of this topic is to explore the theme of the Victorians through a creative exploration methodology across the entirety of the curriculum subjects. This theme will be explored through the context of topic based work linking curriculum subjects together for a practical teaching purpose. Here is a breakdown of subject areas and topic focus titles for each of these areas across the KS1 and KS2 age phases. Literacy (directly linked Foundation subjects to cover Topic Based work) All teaching to be planned using the PARTS, TIPS, IDEAS grids in the Commonality in Literacy document. Planning no longer needs to follow the National Strategy Documents. Numeracy Focus upon planning remaining based on the units for whole school structure at the moment. KS1 Stories (traditional) 3 weeks Recount (fact and fiction) 2 weeks Explanations 2 weeks Information Texts 2 weeks Poetry (senses) 2 weeks Text Based Focus The Jungle Book (Rudyard Kipling) 3 weeks NNS A1, B1, C1, D1, E1 Link activities to topic based title through questions, handling data etc. Using and Applying Mathematics focus on problem solving and Mapplications. KS2 Stories (historical settings) 3 weeks Recounts 2 weeks Explanations 2 weeks Persuasion 2 weeks Poetry (classic and narrative) 2 weeks Text Based Focus Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens) 3 weeks NNS A1, B1, C1, D1, E1 Link activities to topic based title through questions, handling data etc. Using and Applying Mathematics focus on problem solving and Mapplications.
Science Teeth Teeth ICT Geography History Art & Design Technology Friction Creating images (Paint) Routes control devices Word Processing skills using Microsoft Word Queen Victoria s houses Seaside and Coast Crimean War Real life people Queen Victoria & Prince Albert, Dr Barnardo, Florence Nightingale, Grace Darling & Mary Seacole. Toys (specific focus - outdoor toys and games) Homes (architecture) Seaside and holidays at the British seaside William Morris design own wallpaper Victorian Postcards Cross Stitch Making cone puppets Forces in Action Publishing and Presenting (Microsoft Powerpoint) E-safety - SAFE (Level 2) Word Processing skills using Microsoft Word & Publisher Local Study land use, CENSUS Mapping of the Railway Transport Links Isambard Kingdom Brunel Great Western Railway Transport Factories and the workforce Victorian Children & School Change in the Surfleet community Inventions and Change Sketching history focus L.S. Lowry - Industrial Landscapes Still Life Making wind-up toys
Music Religious Education Primary Modern Foreign Languages What did music sound like in the Victorian Times? A Victorian Christmas Party songs WHOLE SCHOOL CHRISTIANITY FOCUS Christianity in Victorian Times The importance of the church Why was Sunday the only day off? Harvest Christmas and the Importance of Family SPANISH FOCUS (SURFLEET) Yo (All about me) Canciones y juegos (Songs and games) GERMAN FOCUS (WESTON) Alles über mich (All about me) Lieder und Spiele (Songs and games) What did music sound like in the Victorian Times? A Victorian Christmas Party songs WHOLE SCHOOL CHRISTIANITY FOCUS Christianity in Victorian Times The importance of the church Why was Sunday the only day off? Harvest Christmas and the Importance of Family SPANISH FOCUS (SURFLEET) Retratos (Portraits) Cultivando unas cosas - (Growing Things) A bordo! (All aboard) Canciones y juegos (Songs and Games) GERMAN FOCUS (WESTON) Porträts - (Portraits) Es wächst (Growing Things)
Alle an Bord! (All aboard) Lieder und Spiele - (Songs and games) Physical Education Personal, Social, Health Education Dance use movement imaginatively, rhythm and repetition Chim Chimney (Mary Poppins) Games travel with, send and receive equipment in various ways SEAL UNITS BLUE & YELLOW SET New Beginnings Getting on and Falling out Dance movement patterns and step sequences Consider Yourself (Oliver!) Games - travel with, send and receive equipment in various ways SEAL UNITS YELLOW & GREEN SET New Beginnings Getting on and Falling out Films and Book Ideas (Victorian Settings or originating in Victorian Times) Say no to bullying Say no to bullying PURCHASED FOR NURSERY THE JUNGLE BOOK [text and audio book] PURCHASED FOR KS1 THE JUNGLE BOOK [illustrated text] PURCHASED FOR KS2 OLIVER TWIST and other Dickens stories [illustrated text] Oliver! Mary Poppins Secret Garden Peter Pan The Jungle Book The Phantom of the Opera Alice in Wonderland A Christmas Carol Lark Rise to Candleford!
Enrichment Opportunities & School Trips End of Term Celebration Trip to Hunstanton or Skegness (September) Lincoln Christmas Market and Lincolnshire Life Museum tour (December) Victorian Christmas Themes Trip to Ayscoughee Hall teacher guided Victorian tour (September) Victorian Day at Frasier Room (October) Lincoln Christmas Market and Lincolnshire Life Museum tour (December) Victorian Christmas Themes Extended Curriculum Ideas & Questions Whole School Play Victorian Christmas Party Whole School Play Victorian Christmas Party Society Why was Britain called 'The Workshop of the World" in Victorian times? How did the lives of rich and poor Victorians differ? What were working conditions like in the town and country? What were factory working conditions like in Victorian times? How did working conditions change for women and children? Daily Life How did Victorians dress? What foods did Victorians eat? What games and toys did Victorian children have? What sort of entertainment did rich people enjoy? What were Victorians houses like? What was the role of women in Victorian society? Education After 1870 all children, from 5 to 13 had to go to school. What effect did this have on their lives? How did rich children's education differ from poor children's?
How did Victorian schools differ from modern schools? What lessons did Victorian children have? Transport What were canals and railways used for in Victorian Britain? How did the growth of the railways affect ordinary people's lives? Why was London's underground railway built? How did the bicycle develop in the 19th century? When were the first iron ships made? Who made the first motor cars? Inventions and discoveries Who invented: Who: The Steam Engine? The Great Western? The phonograph? The typewriter? The motor car? The electric lightbulb? The telephone? The photographic camera? The telegraph? discovered X-Rays? first used radium to treat cancer? first used chloroform in operations? first used antiseptic in operations? How did these affect ordinary people's lives in Victorian Britain? What other discoveries were made in Victorian times?