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History Topic - The Victorians
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What The Victorians Did For Us 1of8 Speed Merchants Adam Hart Davis investigates the effect of steam power on agriculture, the birth of the railways and the first steam ship to cross the Atlantic
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The Life and Work of Isambard Kingdom Brunel Find out why people thought their brains would boil if they travelled by train?
14.5.20 Reading comprehension about Victorian Inventors
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Skipping Games Michael Rosen explains the origins and different types of skipping games
Week 4 - (12.5.20) The Industrial Revolution
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The Industrial Revolution | World Ahoy A funny animation about the Industrial Revolution
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The Industrial Revolution | History - Andrew Marr's History of the World Find out the basics of the Industrial Revolution
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Educational Film: Industrial Revolution - Great Britain around 1800 Look at the first factory in the world, built in Derbyshire.
Week 4 (w/c 11.5.20) Toys and Inventions
Week 3 (4.5.20) Victorian Schools
- Victorian School ppt - Watch this first!
- Compare a Victorian schoolroom with a modern schoolroom
- Activity Sheets sorting information about Victorian Schools (links to the Venn Diagram)
- A4 Venn Diagram.pdf
- Handwriting Sampler (Try out Victorian copperplate handwriting)
- Reading Comprehension.pdf
- Questions and Answers.pdf
- Mini book to make about Victorian Schools
Week 2 (27.4.20) Working Victorian Children
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The Dickens Show - Victorian Child Labour A description of some of the jobs poor children were forced to do in Victorian times. 19 mins
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Horrible Histories - Shouty man sells New Child Sweep Short advert 2 mins
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Victorian Children Factory Workers 4 min cartoon by Fund Kids Learn
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On the Streets Jobs for Children in Victorian Times 4 min cartoon by Fund Kids Learn
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All About the Potteries (Child jobs) 4 mins cartoon by Fun Kids Learn
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Jobs on Roads, Canals and Railways (for Victorian Children) 4 min cartoon by Fund Kid Learn
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"The Victorians" A silly song to help you remember what the Victorians were like.
Queen Victoria's Underpants - by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley (© Harper Collins Publishing)
Explore the hilarious story of Her Majesty's underwear. A funny but not historically accurate story about Queen Victoria.