Primary School Resources
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A selection of resources about the Coronation of HM King Charles III for primary school students.
These resources include:
- An assembly addressing what is a coronation?
- Art and Design activities focusing on symbols and objects
- A presentation focusing on the coronation as a moment of change
Each resource also has accompanying teacher notes.
Resource Information
Key Stage
- KS1 (age 5-7)
- KS2 (age 7-11)
Subjects
- History
- PSHE
- Art & Design
Topic
- 20th & 21st Century
- Historic Environment
Type
- Lesson ideas
Palace
- Tower of London
What is a coronation?
This assembly explores the question: what is a coronation? It focuses on the Coronation of HM King Charles III as an important historical and national event.
Accompanying resources
National Curriculum links
- Changes within living memory and events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally
- A study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066
- Preparing to play an active role as citizens
Learning objectives
- Learn what happens at a coronation ceremony, including the symbolism of the Coronation Regalia
- Explore coronations past in order to develop an understanding of the historical significance of the Coronation of King Charles III
- Increase their understanding of the importance of the Coronation of King Charles III as an event of national significance and as the transition to a new era
Objects and symbols in the coronation ceremony
Subject: Art and Design
Investigate how symbols have been used by monarchs throughout the ages. Develop your own symbols to represent your class' core values.
National Curriculum links
- To use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination.
- To learn about the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers, describing the differences and similarities between different practices and disciplines, and making links to their own work.
- Changes within living memory.
- Events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally.
Learning objectives
- Understand how symbols can be used to convey a message or meaning.
- Explore the symbolism of some of the objects traditionally used within the coronation ceremony.
- Develop their own symbols to represent the cores values which they feel are most relevant for Britain today.
The coronation as a moment of change
Explore the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II as a moment of transition. What has changed, and what are young people’s hopes for the future in the reign of King Charles III?
National Curriculum links
- Changes within living memory.
- Events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally. History KS2
- A study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066.
- Preparing to play an active role as citizens.
Learning objectives
- Explore the values represented by Queen Elizabeth II by exploring key themes from her reign.
- Learn about the ways in which a monarch represents their country and its values.
- Consider the values that represent Britain today and how they might be taken forward into the new era of King Charles III’s reign.
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