Myths about teaching can hold you back
- Year 2
Summarising 'Emmeline Pankhurst, Little People Big Dreams'
I can summarise why Emmeline Pankhurst was a significant figure.
Copyrighted materials: to view and download resources from this lesson, you’ll need to be in the UK and
- Year 2
Summarising 'Emmeline Pankhurst, Little People Big Dreams'
I can summarise why Emmeline Pankhurst was a significant figure.
Copyrighted materials: to view and download resources from this lesson, you’ll need to be in the UK and
Lesson details
Key learning points
- A person's actions and words can tell us about their character.
- Emmeline Pankhurst showed determination and bravery in pursuit of fighting for women's rights.
- Emmeline Pankhurst showed resilience and never gave up.
- Emmeline Pankhurst influenced many others through her actions.
- Emmeline Pankhurst contributed to significant historical change.
Keywords
Summarising - to give the most important parts or main points of a story
Character - the qualities that describe what someone is like on the inside
Influence - an effect on the character or behaviour of someone else
Significance - the importance of someone or something
Historical change - a significant change that takes place over the course of time
Common misconception
We can only find out information that is written in the text.
You can infer greater meaning about a person or event by looking for clues within the text.
To help you plan your year 2 English lesson on: Summarising 'Emmeline Pankhurst, Little People Big Dreams', download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 2 English lesson on: Summarising 'Emmeline Pankhurst, Little People Big Dreams', download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
We use learning cycles to break down learning into key concepts or ideas linked to the learning outcome. Each learning cycle features explanations with checks for understanding and practice tasks with feedback. All of this is found in our slide decks, ready for you to download and edit. The practice tasks are also available as printable worksheets and some lessons have additional materials with extra material you might need for teaching the lesson.
The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom.
Explore more key stage 1 English lessons from the 'Emmeline Pankhurst, Little People Big Dreams': reading unit, dive into the full primary English curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
Equipment
You need a copy of the 2017 Frances Lincoln Children’s Books edition of 'Little People, BIG DREAMS: Emmeline Pankhurst', written by Lisbeth Kaiser and illustrated by Ana Sanfelippo.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
- Depiction or discussion of upsetting content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Sign in to continue
Our content remains 100% free, but to access certain copyrighted materials, you'll need to sign in. This ensures we’re both staying within the rules.
P.S. Signing in also gives you more ways to make the most of Oak like unit downloads!
