What's included in the Kings and Queens History at Home resource and why is it useful?

KS1 Kings and Queens History at Home is a one-page activity sheet to send home to parents and carers at the start of the topic. It includes what children will be learning, great conversation starters, ideas to try at home, famous figures to explore and places to find out more, covering the lives of significant British monarchs and how the role of a monarch has changed.

What's on the sheet?

Learning: the lives of significant British monarchs, how the role of a monarch has changed over time, the 'Golden Age' of Queen Elizabeth I compared with the industrial times of Queen Victoria, and the responsibilities of our current monarch.

Conversation starters: questions such as "If you became the monarch today, what is the first new law you would make?" and "What special objects do you think a King or Queen needs to do their job?"

Ideas to try at home: designing a royal coin, building a palace from blocks or boxes and being a portrait detective.

Famous figures: Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria and King Charles III, with the dates of each reign and a line on each.

Books and websites: the Little People, BIG DREAMS series and BBC Bitesize KS1 Kings and Queens.

How do our History at Home resources work?

Our History at Home resources sit alongside our history scheme. Send them home to parents and carers at the start of each topic to promote learning at home without it being a taxing homework-style resource. They also help parents build their own knowledge of the topic, so they can connect with what their child is learning in school.

Teach the full unit with our six Kings and Queens lessons.