Pupils can develop their understanding of the Victorians with this UKS2 What was Life Like for Victorians? PowerPoint. It features a range of engaging teaching slides along with enquiry questions and those that encourage deeper thinking, with a key focus on the growth of British towns and cities, conditions for the working classes and crime and punishment.

This is the fifth lesson of a six-lesson block. There is a cross-curricular writing worksheet resource available to compliment this resource.

National Curriculum Objectives:

• A study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066.