Learning objective
- To explain why coronations take place.
Success criteria
- I can identify steps in the coronation ceremony.
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National curriculum
History
The National curriculum
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Cross-curricular links
English
Spoken language
Pupils should
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Before the lesson
- Presentation: The coronation.
- Four sheets of A4 white paper (one set between two).
- Link: Kapow Primary timeline.
- Link: BBC – King Charles III's Coronation – this is an external website and we do not have control over its content – please check before showing it to the children.
- Charles will not become King when he is crowned, as he became the monarch on 8 September 2022 when his mother, Queen Elizabeth II died.
- Charles was proclaimed King through the ceremony of Accession, which took place on 10 September 2022.
- The coronation is a religious ceremony.
- King Charles III’s Coronation will reflect the monarch’s role today.
Lesson plan
1: Lesson plan
An area for you to put useful resources from the previous lesson
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could be given one part of the ceremony to act out.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could be tapped on their shoulders to instruct them to explain how their character feels when acting out the coronation.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with a secure understanding indicated by: explaining that a
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Vocabulary definitions
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anointing
Oil put on the forehead, hands and heart in the sign of a cross, to show that the person has been blessed by God.
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Archbishop of Canterbury
A spiritual leader of the Church of England.
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