Local History: Why is St. Leonard's Church significant to Middleton?
Year 5
Unit Overview
In this project pupils will investigate 'Why is St Leonard's Church significant to Middleton?' Pupils will visit this Grade 1 listed building and learn about its history as a place of worship and its memorial stained glass window which is dedicated to the memory of the Middleton archers who fought at the Battle of Flodden Field in 1513.
❇ MEMORABLE MOMENT
Visit the memorial window of Flodden Field.
️✏️ WRITING OPPORTUNITIES
Write an information leaflet.
🌳 LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
Visit St.Leonard's Church.
Unit Sequence: Learning Intentions
Introduce the local history enquiry. Discuss vocabulary and create a timeline of events.
Visit St. Leonard's church.
Recap information gathered on the visit and clarify any information. Answer the enquiry question by producing an information leaflet on St. Leonard's church.
🏁 BIG FINISH
Information leaflet created.
📖 FOCUS TEXT(S)
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