Key Stage One : History : Castle Life
This history teaching pack for Key Stage One gets the children to identify, describe and record some of the special ways that castles were built and inhabited by different groups of people in the past. The class can write diaries and use drama to illustrate some of the different jobs completed in a castle by servants and knights.
Identify, describe and record some of the special ways that castles were built and inhabited by different groups of people in the past
Lesson One : Castle Construction
Identify and describe some of the main construction features of a castle
Lesson Two : Castle Inhabitants
Identify and describe some of the groups of people who lived and worked in a castle in the past
Lesson Three : Castle Jobs
Identify, record and describe different jobs and activities that took place in a castle in the past
Lesson Four : Pages, Squires and Knights
Discuss some of the different ways that a castle could be protected from an attack
Lesson Five : Castle Entertainment
Investigate and role-play different ways to entertain the lord and lady of a castle in the past
- Nativity Story
Explore and record the sequence of events in the story of the birth of Jesus from the Bible using role-play and art and design activities - King Herod
Investigate and describe some of the events that occurred after the birth of Jesus and the flight from Bethlehem - Journey of the Magi
Discuss and record the main events that happened after the birth of Jesus as part of the nativity story - Shepherds and Angels
Identify and describe suitable gifts and presents that could be given to the baby Jesus as part of the nativity story