A lesson on the Victorian era and how their religion influenced society with all resources, sources and key vocabulary. Part of a wider history topic on Charles Darwin and his impact on the Victorian era. Children will; -know that the Victorians were Christian and that there was a code of conduct -look in detail at the Victorian code of conduct and consider the different aspects and how they live their lives -study John Wesley and look at quotes made by him to consider what he was encouraging Victorians to do and what part of the code of conduct they each link to -study Victorian children’s literature and understand how books were designed to encourage them to follow the code of conduct -finally children will independently answer the key question of how religion influenced Victorian society.

A history lesson for children to complete research on Charles Darwin. The lesson is fully resourced with a powerpoint, SEN activity, resrources and key vocabulary. This is part of a wider history topic looking at Charles Darwin and his impact on the Victorian Era. Children will; -find out who Charles Darwin was -Use the internet to research Charles Darwin -complete some geographical map work to identify where places are that were relevant to Charles Darwin’s life -use the questions to help guide their research

A Year 5 history lesson on Charles Darwin, his theories and how the Victorians reacted to them. This is a fully resourced history lesson with a powerpoint, activities, key vocabulary and is part of a wider unit of history of Charles Darwin and is impact on the Victorian Era. Children will; -use a variety of historical sources -look at a piece of artwork and discuss what it tells us about what the Victorians initially thought of Charles Darwin learn about Samuel Wilberforce and about his link to Christianity/disagreement with Charles Darwin Read through a source written by someone who was at a Darwin debate and pick out information that tells us what the Victorians thought Use all the information they have gained throughout the lesson to answer the key question of; How did Victorians initially reacted to Darwin’s theories and why did they react in this way? -Fully resourced -key vocabulary -SEN activity -sources provided

A fully resourced lesson that builds on previous ones looking at the changing attitudes over time of the Victorians towards Charles Darwin. The lesson has a detailed PowerPoint, historical sources, key vocabulary to focus on and an SEN activity. Children will; -look at a range of historical sources from around the time Charles Darwin was alive and analyse them - this includes a poem and a media poster -understand how Victorian attitudes towards Charles Darwin started to change and compare them to the earlier attitudes -understand that not all Victorians were opposed to Charles Darwin’s theories -understand that as Victorians started to gain greater access to education, their beliefs in the bible started to change -understand the world’s opinion of Darwin today This lesson is part of a wider series of Darwin and his impact on the Victorian Era but can be used as a standalone lesson too.

Final lesson for children to recap the impact of Charles Darwin on the Victorian Era. Part of a series of lessons on Charles Darwin for a Year 5 history topic. The lesson is fully resourced with an end of unit quiz for SEN and the PP encourages children to recap their learning before answering in detail, using their knowledge the key question to the unit; Who was Charles Darwin and what impact did he have on the Victorian Era?

Just a selection of information I pulled about Charles Darwin from the internet and some images to use in lessons if needed.

A fully resourced lesson and PowerPoint on the journey that Charles Darwin took on the HMS Beagle. Additional filler lesson if needed on researching the Galapagod Islands. Chilren will; -learn about the location of the Galapagos Islands -look at the voyage of the HMS Beagle and why Charles Darwin was onboard -map out the voyage on their own blank world map -have time to independently research the Galapagos Islands

A fully resourced lesson on what happened to coal mines in Selby as part of a wider local area study. Children will; -know why coal mines were closed know the impact the closures had on local communities and Britain know that coal mines were closed down across the UK look at photos and sources and analyse them to understand how workers felt about the closures learn about the 1984 miners strike understand why the coal mines were closed and the falling use of coal as an energy source use sources to identify the adventages and disadventages of closing the coal mines analyse newspaper publications of the Selby superpit closing to identify why the mine was closed and the negative impacts it had on local workers use their knowledge to independently answer the question; Do you think the closure of the coal mines in Selby and nationally was a positive or negative point in our history?

A fully resourced lesson as part of a wider unit of a local area study of Selby. Used for KS2/Year 5 history. Children will; -know about the Selby Superpit -identify land features and uses on an OS map -use a timeline to understand when the Selby superpit was in use -learn about the local history of coal -watch a BBC news interview of the Selby superpit -find out about other coal mines in the area and how important they were -listen to radio interviews/podcasts with local people who were coal miners in the past and get their thoughts and opinions -look at OS maps of the local area of Selby and identify map features and symbols

A fully resourced lesson as part of a wider local area study on Selby. This lesson looks at how the industrial revolution changed Selby and why coal mining was so important to the area. Children will; -look at a timeline to understand when the industrial revolution took place -learn about what the industrial revolution was -watch a video clip of the industrial revolution -understand what coal is, how it’s formed briefly and why it was so important during the industrial revolution -look at photos and information of coal mines and consider what it was like to work in them -learn about what was happening in Selby during the industrial revolution -Use the internet and the sources to research information about the industrial revolution and the coal mining industry as well as its importance and impact on the UK.

A fully resourced lesson on using local maps and grid references to identify features. Part of a wider local area study of Selby. Children will; -use 4 or 6 figure grid references on a map -recap compass points -watch a video on compass points and grid references -learn how to read 4 figure grid references -learn how to read 6 figure grid references for HA -practise reading grid references on maps -independently locate places on a map of Selby using grid references LA task provided