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Lesson One – Castle Construction

This history teaching pack for Key Stage One gets the children to identify and describe some of the main construction features of a castle. The class can build and label a model of a castle to name and describe the function of different parts of the building.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to identify and describe some of the main construction features of a castle
Learning Objectives
Use common words and phrases relating to the passing of time. Identify differences between how people lived in the past.
Learning Outcomes
I can use the correct vocabulary when describing something from the past. I can say how people lived differently in the past than today.

Castle Construction
Teaching sequence to help the children identify and describe some of the main construction parts of a castle by producing and labelling a model

Castles
Display posters for whole class discussion to help the children identify and describe different parts used in the construction of a castle

Castle Vocabulary Tags
Activity cards to help the children identify and label parts of a castle that have been added to a construction model

Castle Construction
Interactive activity to help the children identify and describe some of the main construction parts of a castle by producing and labelling a model
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to identify and describe some of the main construction features of a castle
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