Year Group:
ICT/
Objectives
IWB
Use
Flipchart –
KWL grid
Lesson 1
The
opening
of the
StocktonDarlingto
n Railway
Objectives:
Use a newspaper
article to find out
more about the
opening of the
D&S railway.
History
Objectives: K1,
K3, E1, E2, H1,
O1, O2
CODE Y5/U1
Make notes on and
Teaching Activities
Lower Group
Unit: Darlington & Stockton railway
Literacy outcomes
Plenary
Middle Group
Upper Group
Research skills-
Success Criteria:
Success Criteria:
Success Criteria:
Handout KWL grid from flipchart p.2
Discuss with chd what they already know
about the opening – refer to Rail Trail and
visit from Bryony for ideas. Record one or
two ideas.
In pairs ask children to complete the first
column of the KWL grid, giving details of
what they currently know about the D&S
Railways.
I can use the
information I find in a
newspaper article to
help me match a set
of questions and
answers.
I can create
appropriate questions
in order to research
information.
I can create
appropriate questions
in order to research
information.
I can use a
newspaper report as
a basis to make notes
from.
I can compare two
newspaper reports
from different times
(1827 & 2000) and
identify how the same
event is presented
differently.
After completion discuss with the children
what they would like to know about the
I can use this
information to
complete a crossword.
Assess children’s
progress and
learning against
learning objective
and success
criteria.
Ask a few children
to share their
findings and if their
questions have
been answered.
Ask more able
use evidence from
across a text to
explain events or
ideas
CODE Y6/E3
Compare how
writers from
different times and
places present
experiences
Vocab:
Cross Curricular Links: Literacy
Assessment:
opening- when, where, who, why, record
ideas on flipchart. Discuss different kinds
of questions that can be posed.
In pairs children to identify questions they
would like to know about the opening and
record in middle column.
Inform chd that they are going to be using
a copy of the original news paper reportprimary source. Ask chd if they know
what the difference is between a primary
source and a secondary source –ie
original document / reproduction.
Show children one or two extracts from
the original newspaper article report of the
opening on flipchart – ask what they
notice is different from a newspaper
report form today
Activity:
Give children a
simplified version of
the 1827 newspaper
article and use this to
complete matching
activity and
crossword.
Activity:
Paired work – create a
bank of questions in
order to carry out
research.
Highlight copy of
newspaper article to
locate answers to
questions.
Activity:
Paired work- create
bank of questions to
research and
complete middle
column of KWL grid.
Complete KWL Grid.
Highlight copy of
newspaper article to
locate answers to
questions.
Make further notes of
interest from across
the text.
Compare extracts of
the report of the
opening from 1827 to
Northern Echo 2000.
pupils to
demonstrate any
similarities and
differences they
have discovered
whilst comparing
the two articles.
Identify similarities
and differencesparticularly pertaining
to the recount of
events.
Resources: Copies of 1825 news article. Copies of Northern Echo 2000, matching
activity for lower group, Topic Books.