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Tower of London

SEND Visual Story

About this learning resource

Format: Power Point Presentation

This SEND suite is made up of three resources to support students prior to a visit to the Tower of London.

The first of these is a visual story. Teacher support notes and a Widgit symbol sheet are also included to explain this presentation and support all students to access the visual story content.

National Curriculum links

• New experiences, social and emotional development within P-Level.
• Speaking and listening, significant historical events, people, and places in their locality within KS1 History.
• Speaking and listening, extending chronological knowledge beyond 1066 and a local history study within KS2 History.

Learning objectives

• Introduce key people who lived at the Tower.
• Familiarise students with spaces and rooms.
• Highlight themes, busy spaces and who can help.

Preview of resource

Preview image for SEND visual story

Resource Information

Key Stage

  • SEND

Subjects

  • History

Topic

  • Normans
  • Castles

Type

  • Before you visit

Palace

  • Tower of London
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Key Stage

  • SEND

Subject

  • PSHE
  • English

Topic

  • Stuarts
  • Elizabethans
  • Crime & Punishment