Lesson Title
and number:
Tyne bridges –
past and
present
Lesson plan
This lesson
requires each
pupil to have
access to the
internet
Learning objectives
Other Curriculum Objectives
Resources
History
Unit 18 – What was it like to live
here in the past?
 Find information about the
area from studying pictures
 Organise information and
communicate it in a variety
of ways appropriate to the
audience
 What were the
consequences of an event in
the past?
Literacy:
Non-Fiction Journalistic Writing
 1.Use the techniques of dialogic talk to explore
ideas, topics or themes
 2. Use drama strategies to explore themes such
as hopes, fears and desires
 9. Use journalistic techniques to engage the
reader.
Notebook file of pictures of the
modern Tyne bridges
Starter Activity
Show pictures of the
modern bridges over
the River Tyne
between Newcastle
and Gateshead.
Can children name
them and describe
their functions?
Main activity
Focus on the modern Tyne bridge. Pupils use the internet to research the
following:
What are its dimensions? When was it built? What materials is it made from?
How is it used? Why is it important?
Focus on the Medieval bridge:
What were its dimensions? When was it built? What materials was it made
from? How was it used? Why was it important?
Use ICT to store the information on a database
Internet access for each
pupil
Pictures and text from “Old
Bridge before the Flood” file
(“Life around the Quayside in the
18th Century” Newcastle
Collection project)
Plenary
Discuss whether or not a bridge
similar in design to the old
medieval bridge is likely to be
built across the Tyne in the
future