Writing/Geography - Knights and Castles – Castles in the United Kingdom - Lesson 4 - KS1

Writing/Geography - Knights and Castles – Castles in the United Kingdom - Lesson 4 - KS1

With the National Curriculum in mind, I’ve meticulously designed an engaging history lesson with a geographical focus, exploring castle across the United Kingdom, specially tailored for Key Stage 1 students. This lesson aims to spark children’s curiosity about the past while providing them with a chronologically secure understanding of the history of castles in the United Kingdom. Their purpose and a quick recap of the four countries in the United Kingdom (Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland). The slides include a castle from each country (Windsor Castle, Edinburgh castle, Shane’s castle and Cardiff castle).

Included in this pack is a fully editable PowerPoint with learning objectives and a task. There are two variations of the task: one to write sentences independently and the other is to identify images of the castles and sorting them by their origins in the United Kingdom (Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland). There are 17 slides in total.

Learning Objective:

LO: To learn about the history of castles in the United Kingdom