Time

Learning objective for Lesson

Organisation oflesson

Activities including individual,groups and adults.

1.10 2.30

to place events precisely intime

to identify a rangeof appropriate sources of information

Introduction

A

Main

A

Plenary

A

I.B Time line 1948 to present dayputting in a few key dates that the children will know about.Explain what is meant by a decade and identify the 1950s on thetimeline.

Watch DVD : Britain Since 1948 ( BBCseries recorded from TV any other video material could besubstituted )

Ask pupils to tell you how we knowabout the past. List their ideas on the board

Show photos of Elizabeth then andnow. Identify who she is and explain we will be looking in moredetail at the Coronation

Show a photograph of part of theprocession and tell the children that there were millions of peoplelining the route that day.

Ask the pupils if these spectatorswould be able to see the Coronation service. Why not? These peoplewere eyewitnesses to the procession only. How did these peoplefind out about the service later? Refer back to the list on theboard.

Show the photos and videos of partsof Coronation Service and explain that the only eyewitnesses tothis were the invited guests at the Abbey. Would these people havebeen able to see the whole procession? Why not? How did thesepeople find out about the procession later? Refer back to the liston the board.

Children to use newspaper writingframe to write eyewitness report.

Transfer this to computer and inputsuitable photos from selection.

Place Coronation in correct place ontimeline

Watch slideshow of images fromBritain Since 1948 DVD and identify key events

Resources

DVD

Timeline

Images and Video Clips

Newspaper Writing Frame

Time

Learning objective for Lesson

Organisation oflesson

Activities including individual,groups and adults.

1.10 2.30

To learn about changes in Britainsince 1948.

To place objects events intime.

Introduction

A

Main

Plenary

A

Look at time line and identifytodays decade of study (60 69)

Watch DVD : Britain Since 1948

Explain who Andy Warhol was and lookat some examples of his art which is based on cans eg TomatoSoup

Make a detailed picture of a food canin Warhol style

ICT Lesson. Transfer this to computerusing 2paint and use it as the basis of a) simple repeated patternb) repeat pattern with colour changes

Use 60s music as background to mainlesson

Comment on each otherspictures

Watch slideshow of images fromBritain Since 1948 DVD and identify key events

Resources

Video

Slideshow

Art Materials

Food Cans

ICT Room

Time

Learning objective for Lesson

Organisation oflesson

Activities including individual,groups and adults.

1.10 2.30

what changes have occurred to the wayof life of people since 1948

how personalmemories can be used to find out about the past

Introduction

A

Main

A

Plenary

A

(N.B Questionnaires will have beengiven out to appropriately aged staff last week !!

Asking them to say what theirfavourite games, T.V shows, Movies, Music and to mark on a listwhat electrical items they had in their homes at this time)

Identify 70s decade onTimeline.

Watch DVD : Britain Since 1948

Look at the questionnaires returnedby staff ( preprepare suitable images, soundclips etc toaccompany)

Children to use the informationgiven to make a list of differences and similarities between adultslives as children and their own lives now

Watch slideshow of images fromBritain Since 1948 DVD and identify key events

Resources

Completed questionnaires andslideshow to accompany

Worksheet

Time

Learning objective for Lesson

Organisation oflesson

Activities including individual,groups and adults.

1.10 2.30

what changes have occurred to the wayof life of people since 1948

how personalmemories can be used to find out about the past

Introduction

A

Main

Plenary

A

Identify 80s on timeline

Watch DVD : Britain Since 1948

Work with the children to prepare andpractice an 80s quiz to be used in assembly with two teams of 3staff ( ask for volunteers !!)

Watch slideshow of images fromBritain Since 1948 DVD and identify key events

Resources

Range if images, video clips, musicclips etc

Time

Learning objective for Lesson

Organisation oflesson

Activities including individual,groups and adults.

1.10 2.30

what changes have occurred to the wayof life of people since 1948

about the changes in one aspect ofBritish life since 1948, in more depth

use knowledge andunderstanding to identify some similarities and differences betweenlife in 1948 and today

Introduction

A

Main

A

Plenary

A

Identify 90s on timeline. Plotsignificant events for children eg date of birth

Watch DVD : Britain Since 1948

I.B Technology at Home Activityhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tech/techslider.html

Discuss with the children the impactthat technology developed since 1948 has had on their lives

Brainstorm things that they would nothave been able to do pre 1948 how would they have managed some ofthese things instead e.g letters, newspapers, cinema, phone,photos

Worksheet. Draw and write about 2 6technological advances that did not exist pre 1948. Decide how theycould have managed or what they might have done instead.

Look at childrens work and discusshow they feel about the changes

Watch slideshow of images fromBritain Since 1948 DVD and identify key events

Resources

Timeline

DVD

I.B

Worksheets

Time

Learning objective for Lesson

Organisation oflesson

Activities including individual,groups and adults.

1.10 2.30

demonstrate factualknowledge and understanding of aspects of British life since1948

use knowledge andunderstanding to identify changes within and across theperiod

select and combineinformation from more than one source of information to find outabout aspects of British life since 1948

Introduction

A

Main

Plenary

A

Recap on the 5 decades studied overthe past 5 weeks and place events on timeline Watch all slideshowof images from Britain Since 1948 DVD and identify keyevents

Children to choose one of thesedecades. Identify what they remember about significant events. Saywhat they would have liked to have done during that decade and whythey would have chosen to live there. Note any things that theywould not have enjoyed compared to the present day

Children to show own work and givetheir reasons for having chosen that decade.

Resources

Slideshows of images

Worksheets