Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to describe the structure of the first trains that were built in the past, a shared reading text to explain how different trains were invented and used in the past and a vocabulary word bank to identify and label different parts of a train that were used in its construction the past.

The interactive presentation can be used to explore the history behind the design and construction of the first trains and their inventors.

This lesson is part of a history scheme of work to get the children to explore and illustrate how travel has changed since the past through the invention and development of trains from steam to electric technologies. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.