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Grace Darling
This history scheme of work for Key Stage One gets the children to investigate and record how life was different in the past from today by exploring the story of Grace Darling and the rescue of the Forfarshire. The class can write diaries, letters and play scripts to explore some of the events during the rescue by Grace Darling.
Investigate and record how life was different in the past from today by exploring the story of Grace Darling and the rescue of the Forfarshire
Lesson One : Lighthouses
Plan and write a diary entry to describe the range of different jobs and routines that need to be performed by a lighthouse keeper each day
Lesson Two : Sea Dangers
Identify, describe and record some of the specific dangers and hazards that are associated with working and living by the sea
Lesson Three : Grace Darling’s Home
Explore and record the background history to the story of the famous sea rescue that was performed by Grace Darling and her father in the past
Lesson Four : Sea Rescue
Storyboard and sequence the main events in the story of Grace Darling and the sea rescue that she performed with her father in the past
Lesson Five : Survivors
Suggest and record how the survivors from the shipwreck of the Forfarshire might have responded to their rescue by the Darling family in the past
Lesson Six : Dear Grace Darling
Plan and write a letter in character to explore and record information about an historical event in the past when the Darling family rescued people from a shipwreck
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Castle Defense
Investigate and record different ways that castles were constructed and located in the past to provide protection to the inhabitants and local community
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Digit Addition
Practise adding different pairs of single digit numbers to record matching sums to ten using concrete equipment and diagrams to support calculations
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Suffix Sentences
Identify and illustrate how word roots can change their spellings meanings after suffixes have been added when used in some example sentences
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Dragon Poems
Select descriptive vocabulary to use when writing poems that play with language to describe different parts of a dragon