Lesson video

Hello, welcome to History here at Oak National Academy.

My name is Mr. Newton and I will be your teacher today, guiding you through the entire lesson.

Right, let's get started.

Before we begin our story today, I want you to imagine something.

Imagine if only some people were allowed to make the rules but you weren't.

Today we are going to learn about a time when many people were not allowed to share their ideas or help make important choices.

Today we are going to learn about Sophia Duleep Singh.

She was a princess, someone who lived in beautiful buildings and wore fancy clothes.

But instead of staying quiet and comfortable, she asked big questions like, "Is this fair?

What can I do to help?

" By the end of this lesson, you will be able to describe how Sophia Duleep Singh fought for women's rights to vote.

Right, let's get our brains ready for today's learning.

We are going to learn some important words that will help us understand the story.

We'll say each word together.

I will say the first word, then it's your turn to repeat it back to me.

Ready?

My turn.

Vote, your turn.

Good, when someone can vote, they are allowed to make a choice about who runs the country.

That means they get to help choose the leaders.

My turn, fairness, your turn.

Great.

Fairness means treating people equally and making sure everyone has the same chances.

It's about being kind and fair.

My turn, suffragettes, your turn.

Excellent, that's a tricky word.

The suffragettes were a group of people who wanted women to have the right to vote in Britain.

They worked together to change something that wasn't fair.

Well done helping me to repeat those important words, so let's see if we can spot those words in today's lesson.

Today's lesson is called "Sophia Duleep Singh, the princess who fought for women to have the vote.

" And our lesson is split into three parts.

Let me talk you through them so we know where we're going.

First, we will learn about the princess.

We'll find out who Sophia was, where she lived, and what her life was like when she was growing up.

Next, we'll move on to the suffragette.

This is where we'll learn how Sophia chose to stand up for fairness and how she helped fight for women to have the vote.

This is the brave part of her story.

Finally, we will look at the difference she made.

We'll think about how her actions helped change things and why people still remember her today.

Right, let's begin with the first part of our lesson, "The Princess.

" Before we begin, let's look closely at this slide together.

This long line is called a timeline.

A timeline helps us see when people lived, from long ago to more recent times.

Over on the left of the timeline, where you see the year 800, this was a very long time ago.

And as we move towards the right, towards the year 2000, we get closer to today.

You may have learned about some important people from the past before.

A long, long time ago, in the year 900, there was al-Razi.

a bit further along the timeline, we can see Nicolas Copernicus.

He lived around the 1500s.

He lived later than al-Razi but still a very long time ago.

Then we move closer towards our time and we see Ada Lovelace.

She lived around the 1800s.

Then we can see Marie Curie.

Marie lived over 150 years ago.

And now finally, look here near the end of the timeline.

This is Sophia Duleep Singh.

She lived over 100 years ago, which means she is much closer to us in the time than some of the others, but still not alive today.

So this timeline is showing us something important.

It shows us when Sophia lived compared to other important people you may have learned about.

Now that we know when Sophia lived, we are ready to learn more about who she was and what her life was like.

On a brisk cold morning in 1911, a woman named Sophia Duleep Singh stood outside the tall iron gates of Buckingham Palace in London.

We can see her in the picture on the left standing outside Buckingham Palace.

She held a bright sign above her head that read, "Votes for women.

" The purple, whites, and green colors fluttered in the wind as people stopped to stare.

Some smiled, some frowned and looked cross, but Sophia didn't mind.

She was fighting for something very simple.

Something she believed was fair.

At that time, not everyone was allowed to vote, meaning not everyone was allowed to choose who makes the rules.

Only some rich men were allowed to choose the leaders who made the country's rules.

But if you were a very poor man or any woman, you weren't allowed to vote at all.

Sophia wanted women to have the same chance to help choose the people who made the laws.

She believed women's voices matter just as much as the rich men's voices.

Okay, let's check our understanding.

That means we're just going to pause quickly and have a quick think about what we've learned so far.

So the question I have for you is, why was Sophia holding a sign outside Buckingham Palace?

A, she wanted to play in the garden.

B, she was selling flowers.

C, she was asking for votes for women.

Pause the video, choose the correct answer, and then come right back.

Okay, welcome back, and well done if you knew the correct answer was C.

She was asking for votes for women.

Okay, let's continue with the story.

Sophia was born in England, but her family came from India and she was a princess.

Sophia's father had once been a king there and ruled a large important kingdom called the Punjab.

Have a look at the picture on the left.

This is a painting of Sophia's father.

What do you notice first?

You might spot his fancy clothes and the shiny jewels he's wearing.

And these are clues.

He's also holding a sword, which was often a symbol of power a long time ago.

And these clues show us how powerful he would've been in India.

However, Sophia's father lost his power and his kingdom.

And when he lost his kingdom, he traveled to England to start a new life.

Because of this, England became the place where Sophia was born and grew up.

Queen Victoria was very fond of Sophia's family and she became Sophia's godmother.

That means the Queen helped look after her, wow.

Okay, let's check our understanding.

True or false?

Sophia was born in India.

Is that true or false?

Pause the video, have a think, and then come right back.

Welcome back and well done if you knew it was false.

But hmm, why is that false?

I want you to give me a reason for why that's false.

Pause the video, have a think, and then come right back.

Okay, welcome back and well done if you knew the correct reason was that Sophia was born in and grew up in England, but her family originally came from India.

Okay, what I want you to do here is fill in the blank.

And you can see I've given you a sentence and there's a blank space in part of the sentence.

So let's read it together.

"Sophia's father had once been a king in India, so Sophia was a blank.

" And I've given you three words and you need to choose one of these words to put into that blank.

So the words are princess, doctor, or teacher.

Pause the video, choose the correct word, and then come right back.

Okay, welcome back and well done if you knew the correct word was princess.

So let's see how that sentence should have looked.

"Sophia's father had once been a king in India, so Sophia was a princess.

" Okay, let's continue the story.

As Sophia grew older, her life was filled with comfort and luxury.

She had a very cozy life.

Queen Victoria even gave her a beautiful new home at Hampton Court Palace.

Have a look at the photograph on the left.

This is what Sophia's home looked like when she lived at Hampton Court Palace.

And this picture helps us imagine the kind of life Sophia had growing up.

She lived somewhere safe, comfortable, and beautiful.

She had space to walk, think, and play.

A very princess-like life.

Inside there are grand rooms and out the back are beautiful gardens.

As a young woman, Sophia lived much like a princess.

She wore elegant dresses, rode her bicycle through the palace grounds, and twirled across dance floors at grand parties.

But when she traveled to India as a young woman, she saw something that changed her heart.

Sometimes, seeing the world can change how we think.

She was shocked by how unfairly many people were treated.

For the first time, Sophia began to ask herself, "Is this right?

Why don't some people get a say in how their lives are run?

" These are big, important questions.

And these questions would soon guide the rest of her life.

Okay, let's check our understanding.

What changed Sophia's heart when she visited India?

A, she saw beautiful palaces.

B, she saw dancing and music.

C, she saw unfairness.

Pause the video, choose the correct answer, and then come right back.

Okay, welcome back and well done if you knew the correct answer was C, she saw unfairness.

Why do you think seeing unfairness made Sophia want to help people?

And I want you to tell your partner your ideas so you'll be able to have a quick discussion.

But to help you to have your discussion, you can use these sentence starters.

Sentence starters are the beginning of a sentence that help us know what to say next.

Let's read the sentence starters together.

"I think Sophia wanted to help because.

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" And then you need to complete the rest of the sentence.

Let's have a look at the next one.

"Seeing unfairness made her feel.

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" You can use these sentence starters to help you have a conversation with your partner.

Pause the video, have a quick discussion, and then come right back.

Okay, welcome back.

Let's see some examples of the kinds of things that you could have said in your discussions.

So for the first sentence starter, you could have completed it by saying, "I think Sophia wanted to help because she thought it was wrong.

" Now, for the next sentence starter, you could have said, "Seeing unfairness made her feel sad for people as she wanted things to be fair.

" Okay, great, let's move on to Task A.

I'd like you to discuss with a partner why you think Sophia wanted to help other people instead of living a quiet life in a palace.

You don't need to write anything yet.

This is just talking and thinking together.

To help you, we have some hint words on the slide.

Let's read them together.

Unfair, help, say, everyone.

These words can help you build your ideas.

You might start your sentence with, "I think Sophia wanted to help because.

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" Or you could say something like, "It was unfair that.

.

.

" Then you need to complete the rest yourself.

Remember, take turns, listen to your partner, and it's okay if your ideas are different.

That's good thinking.

Pause the video, have a go at the task, and then come right back.

Okay, welcome back and well done for having a go at that task.

Let's come back together and think about what you talked about with your partner.

You and your partner might not have said the same thing, and that's okay.

Good discussions don't always sound the same.

But you may have discussed something like, "Sophia felt the way some people were treated in India was unfair.

" That shows you are thinking carefully about fairness and noticing when something isn't right.

You could have also said that she thought people were being treated badly and wanted to help them.

And we can see I've highlighted the hint word help in that sentence, and that's a kind of thoughtful idea.

Sophia didn't just notice the problem, she wanted to do something.

You could have also said that she wondered why some people didn't get a say in their own lives.

And that's a really important question.

You were thinking about voices and choices.

And finally, you could have said that she wanted things to be fair for everyone, not just for rich people.

And all of these ideas show excellent thinking.

Well done if you listened, you shared, and you used the hint words to explain your ideas clearly.

Okay, great.

So, so far we've found out that Sophia grew up living a comfortable, princess-like life, but we also learned that when she traveled to India, she noticed that not everyone was treated fairly.

So now we are going to move on to the second part of our lesson, "The Suffragette," and this is where Sophia's story really changes.

Instead of just noticing that something was unfair, she decided to do something about it.

When Sophia returned to Britain, she learned about the suffragettes, a group of people who wanted women to be able to vote.

Take a look at the photograph on the left.

This photograph shows two women standing together.

What do you notice?

You might notice the big sign they are holding, and it says, "Votes for women.

" And this photograph helps us imagine what it was like to be a suffragette.

They used signs, words, and standing together to show what they believed.

They wanted people to stop, look, and think.

The suffragettes believed that women should have a say in how the country was run and they wanted the right to vote.

Their message was simple but powerful, and their words filled Sophia with hope.

Hope means believing things can get better.

She realized that these women were fighting for the same kind of fairness she had begun to care about so deeply, so she decided to join them, and before long she became an important part of their movement.

People were amazed to see an Indian princess and Queen Victoria's own goddaughter standing proudly beside the suffragettes.

A princess holding a protest sign, that was very unusual.

Everywhere she went, she drew attention.

People couldn't stop looking.

Okay, let's check our understanding and I want you to fill in the blank.

"The blank were a group of women who wanted the right to vote.

" I'm giving you three words to choose from here.

Suffragettes, princesses, teachers.

So choose the correct word to fill in the blank in the sentence.

Pause the video, have a think, and then come right back.

Okay, welcome back and well done if you knew the correct word was suffragettes.

Let's see how that sentence should have looked.

"The suffragettes were a group of women who wanted the right to vote.

" Sophia soon gave her time, her energy, and even her money to help the suffragettes.

She didn't just talk, she took action.

Sophia worked hard to help the suffragettes.

She began selling their newspapers outside busy train stations, calling out the headlines with a proud, steady voice.

She even drove a horse cart to deliver supplies for their meetings.

Sophia also took part in peaceful marches through the streets of London.

She held her banner high, her boots tapping on the cobblestones as thousands of women walked beside her.

Even when the police tried to stop the marches, Sophia stood strong and continued her actions.

She knew she was taking risks and that some people did not approve of what she was doing, but she refused to give up.

She was sure that she needed to let her voice be heard so that women could finally win the vote.

That takes some real courage.

Okay, let's check our understanding.

What did Sophia do to help the suffragettes?

A, she baked cakes.

B, she painted pictures of trains.

C, she sold their newspapers.

Pause the video, choose the correct answer, and then come right back.

Okay, welcome back and well done if you knew the correct answer was C, she sold their newspapers.

So Sophia kept helping the suffragettes even when some people disapproved.

But the question here is, why do you think she didn't give up?

And I want you to tell your partner your ideas, and you can use this sentence starter to help you.

"I think Sophia didn't give up because blank.

" And there you can complete the rest of the sentence in your conversations.

Pause the video, have a quick discussion, and then come right back.

Okay, welcome back, I'm hopeful you had some great discussions there.

Now let's see some examples of some of the things you might have said.

So you could have said something like, "I think Sophia didn't give up because she believed women getting the vote was important and because she was brave.

" Or alternatively, you might have said something like, "I think Sophia didn't give up because she thought women deserved the vote and that voting should be fair.

" Okay, great, let's move on to Task B, and this time we're going to sort ideas into two groups.

On the left we have a list of different sentences and your job is to decide where each one belongs in the table on the right.

Let's read the sentences together.

"Selling suffragette newspapers.

" "Women should help choose how the country is run.

" "Everyone should be treated fairly.

" "Joining marches with her banner.

" "Delivering supplies in a horse cart.

" And "women should have the right to vote.

" Okay, now let's look at the table on the right.

The table shows two groups at the top.

The first group says, "Suffragettes believed.

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" That means what the suffragettes thought, what they wanted, and what they believed was right or fair.

The second group in the table says, "Sophia helped by.

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" And that means things Sophia did, the actions she took and how she helped in real life.

Right, let's practice one together.

For example, let's take the last sentence at the bottom of the list, "Women should have the right to vote.

" Now, this is something people believed, not something you can physically do.

So it would go under.

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That's right, "Suffragettes believed.

" So you'd place that into the "Suffragettes believed" section of the table.

Right, now it's your turn.

Pause the video, complete the task, and then come right back.

Okay, welcome back, and well done for having a go at that task.

Let's come back together now and check how we sorted those ideas.

So you were sorting them into two groups, what the suffragettes believed and how Sophia helped by taking action.

Let's look at the first group, "Suffragettes believed.

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" So the suffragettes believed that women should have the right to vote, women should help choose how the country is run, and everyone should be treated fairly.

Good, these are all ideas and wishes about how the world should be.

Now let's look at the second group, "Sophia helped by.

.

.

" Selling suffragette newspapers, joining marches with her banner, and delivering supplies in a horse cart.

Good, these are all things Sophia did.

They are actions that helped the suffragettes share their message.

Well done if you sorted them this way and well done if you had to stop and think carefully.

It's okay if you changed your mind while you were sorting.

That's good learning.

Okay, great, so, so far we've learned about the princess, where Sophia grew up living a comfortable life but began to notice that the world was not always fair.

Then we learned about the suffragette, where Sophia chose to take action and stand up for fairness by helping the suffragettes.

Let's now move on to the final part of our lesson, "The difference she made," where we'll think about the difference her actions made and why her story still matters today.

Sophia was a princess who chose to be brave.

Sophia showed the world that being brave and fair is more important than being royal.

In other words, being kind and brave matters more than wearing fancy clothes.

She was a princess who could have lived a quiet, comfortable life in her palace, but she chose something harder.

She saw that something was unfair and she stood up for what was right.

Standing up means speaking out even when it's difficult.

Have a look at the picture on the left.

This is a suffragette poster.

A poster like this was made to persuade people.

That means to try and change their minds.

What do you notice first?

You might see the bright colors and the large writing.

The words "Votes for women" stand out so that people could read them quickly as they walked past.

Look at the people in the picture.

At the top of the poster, we can see a suffragette standing up bravely, facing a powerful leader and a king.

This shows that she is not afraid to speak out even when important people don't agree with her.

This poster shows us that the suffragettes and Sophia didn't just talk quietly.

They were very brave.

People noticed that if someone like Sophia, who had so much, was willing to march, speak out, and take risks, then the vote must truly matter.

Okay, let's check our understanding.

Why did people think the vote must really matter?

A, because even a princess was fighting for it.

B, because everyone already had it.

C, because it was written in a storybook.

Pause the video, have a think, and then come right back.

Okay, welcome back and well done if you knew the correct answer was A, because even a princess was fighting for it.

After many brave women worked hard, the law changed and women can now vote.

This took many years and countless marches, meetings, and acts of courage by many men and women.

But the law finally changed.

Women won the right to vote.

Sophia was one of many brave people who helped push open a door that had been closed for far too long, and her courage still inspires people today.

Okay, let's check our understanding, and what I want you to do here is fill in the blank.

"Women finally won the right to blank.

" I'm gonna give you three words and you need to choose one to fill in the blank.

The words are vote, dance, or buy sweets.

Pause the video, fill in the blank, and then come right back.

Okay, welcome back, and well done if you knew the correct word was vote.

Let's see how that sentence should have looked.

"Women finally won the right to vote.

" True or false?

Sophia Duleep Singh won the right for women to vote all by herself.

Is that true or false?

Pause the video, have a think, and then come right back.

Okay, welcome back, and well done if you knew that was false.

Hmm, but why is that false?

I want you to give me a reason for why it's false.

Pause the video, have a think, and then come right back.

Okay, well done if you knew the reason it was false was because many brave women worked together for many years to win the right to vote, and Sophia was one important part of that team.

Okay, great, let's move on to Task C.

And on the left-hand side of this slide, you can see I've given you four events.

Each of these events tell the story of Sophia's life.

However, all the events are in a mixed up order and I want you to put these events into the correct time order.

So starting with the earliest, sort these events into the correct time order.

Pause the video, have a go at the task, and then come right back.

Okay, welcome back, let's check together how the events should have been put in their correct time order.

So for the first event, Sophia was born in England.

Next, Sophia lived like a princess at Hampton Court Palace.

Next, Sophia visited India and saw unfairness.

And finally, Sophia stood outside Buckingham Palace with a sign.

Okay, great, let's move on to the second part of Task C.

We're now going to show what we've learned by creating our own poster.

Your poster will be called "Sophia the change-maker.

" A change-maker is someone who helps make the world a fairer place.

Let's look at what your poster must show.

Your poster needs a picture of Sophia, who she was, what she fought for, one brave thing she did, and why she is important today.

You don't have to write lots and lots.

Clear pictures, labels, and short sentences are perfect.

To help you, we have some hint words at the bottom of the slide.

Let's read them together.

Princess, fairness, vote, women, brave, marches.

You can use these words to help explain your ideas.

Remember, everyone's poster might look different, and that's okay.

You can choose which brave thing you want to include.

Just try your best to show how Sophia helped make a difference.

Pause the video, have a go at the task, and then come right back.

Okay, welcome back, and let me remind you your poster doesn't have to look exactly like this example I have here.

Everyone's work could look different and that's okay.

What matters most is that you showed who Sophia was, what she fought for and why she's important today.

Let's look at what your poster could have looked like.

So you could have drawn a picture of Sophia standing outside the Buckingham Palace gates holding her sign saying, "Votes for women.

" And your poster could explain who she was, for example, "Sophia Duleep Singh was a princess who wanted fairness.

" And that tells us her title, princess, and what she believed in, fairness.

You could have also showed what she fought for, like, "She fought for women to have the vote.

" And that links directly to the big idea of today's lesson.

Some of you might have said one brave thing she did such as, "Even when the police tried to stop the suffragettes' marches, Sophia stood strong.

" That shows bravery, carrying on even when something is difficult.

And finally, "She showed that being brave matters more than being royal.

" And that sentence explains the difference she made in a really powerful way.

Okay, great, so let's sum up today's lesson, "Sophia Duleep Singh, the princess who fought for women to have the vote.

" And in this lesson we have learned that Sophia Duleep Singh was an Indian princess who chose to stand up for fairness.

Over 100 years ago, women were not allowed to vote.

Sophia joined the suffragettes to helped change this.

She marched, sold newspapers, and spoke out bravely.

Many brave women worked together for many years to win the vote.

Her courage helped women to win the right to vote.

Today, women in the UK can vote thanks to brave change-makers like Sophia.

Well done, everyone, and today we learned about a princess who showed that being brave and fair matters more than being comfortable or quiet.

You have all done some fantastic thinking today and I hope you enjoyed today's lesson.

I'll see you again soon.