Key Stage One : History : Castle Life : Lesson Two – Castle Inhabitants


This history teaching pack for Key Stage One gets the children to identify and describe some of the groups of people who lived and worked in a castle in the past. The children can use role-play to illustrate some of the different jobs that were performed by servants in a castle.

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 groups of people who lived and worked in a castle in the past

Learning Objectives

Use common words and phrases relating to the passing of time. Identify differences between ways of life at different times.

Learning Outcomes

I can use the correct vocabulary to describe what happened in the past. I can say how people lived in the past is the same or different from today.

Castle Inhabitants

Teaching sequence to help the children identify and describe some of the different groups of people who lived and worked in a castle in the past

Castle Servants

Display posters for whole class discussion to help the children identify, describe and compare some of the different jobs performed in a castle

Castle Scenarios

Activity cards to help the children role-play some of the different jobs that were performed by servants in a castle in the past

Castle Inhabitants

Interactive activity to help the children identify and describe some of the different groups of people who lived and worked in a castle in the past

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 groups of people who lived and worked in a castle in the past

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