Learning objective
- To explore what happened to Walter Tull using photographs.
Success criteria
- I can make simple observations using photographs
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National curriculum
History
Pupils should be taught about:
- Changes
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Cross-curricular links
English
Spoken language
Pupils should
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
You may want to check the children can recall: What and when Remembrance Day is. Who is remembered on Remembrance Day. Why some people wear the poppy. Display the Presentation: What am I?
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could use an audio playback device to orally record their facts, opinions and questions in the Main event; could rewatch the Pupil video: Tull’s tale when writing what they know about Walter Tull in the Main even; should use the Knowledge organiser for vocabulary support.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could ask questions about each of Walter Tull’s experiences – childhood in the orphanage, his time as a footballer and being a soldier; could discuss their responses to the question: Do photographs give us all the answers?; could give reasons for their opinions and where they might find answers to their questions in the Main event.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: making simple observations using photographs from
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Vocabulary definitions
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fact
Something that is true and can be proven or shown to be real.
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medal
A shiny piece of metal given as a prize to show someone has done something special or brave.
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In this unit
Assessment - History Y2: How was school different in the past?
Lesson 1: Were schools different in the past?
Lesson 2: How have schools changed within living memory?
Lesson 3: How were schools different in the 1900s?
Lesson 4: How have schools changed?
Lesson 5: What is similar and different about schools now and in the past?
Lesson 6: Would you prefer to have gone to school in the past?
Optional Remembrance lesson: What can we learn from a soldier’s story?
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 2nd September, 2025
