This Victorians ks2 nouns and verbs resource contains two different resources. It doubles up as a history resource with embedded literacy for ks2 students learning about the Victorians. One resource contains a noun and verb table categorising activity. Students will identify nouns and verbs, cut them out and stick them onto the correct column. The nouns and verbs that they will categorise all consist of Victorian keywords/vocabulary. The second resource contains a passage about schooling for children during the Victorian era. Students will be required to circle all of the nouns they can identify and underline all of the nouns they can see. They will then arrange the words into the correct column on the grid below. This resource is an engaging way to reinforce literacy while teaching the Victorians ks2 curriculum.

This Victorians ks2 childhood resource doubles up as both a history and literacy resource. It gives ks2 children an inside look at the health and living conditions of Victorian children. The first task is a gap filling exercise about the mortality of Londoners in Victorian England and how this meant that many Victorian children became orphaned. This Victorian ks2 writing task also introduces the idea of the workhouses. Students will select the correct words to fill the cloze exercise. For ease of printing and environmental purposes, this writing exercise has been printed twice on page one so it can be trimmed to size and easily distributed to students with less paper waste. The second resource covers the topic of Victorian children’s toys. It includes six statements with multiple choice answers and a visual activity with images of four different Victorian children’s toys that students need to identify and spell. The words have been started for the students and they need to complete them with the correct spellings. This second resource is particularly accessible to student’s who struggle with their literacy and need scaffolded resources to help them access the Victorians ks2 curriculum. These two resources aid comprehension, word recognition, spellings and new vocabulary. Alternative suggestions for use: For teachers wanting to differentiate, more able students can complete the Victorians ks2 written exercise on page one, while students needing more literacy support can work on the visual and multiple choice activities, unaided on page two.

This Victorians ks2 keyword resource is designed to introduce students to keywords relating to the Victorian era. The keywords are chimney sweep, poverty, debt, workhouse, bills and gruel. Students will match the keywords to their correct definitions. The task is differentiated for those with weaker literacy abilities. The Victorian ks2 Keywords on the lower ability sheet already have their beginning letters, and/or end letters to help pupils identify and spell the words correctly, boosting literacy engagement. Suggestions for extension activities: Students can rewrite the Victorian keyword definitions in their own words. Students can create their own sentences using each keyword.