Generating knowledge of Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole for a report
I can generate knowledge of Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole to use in a non-chronological report.
Generating knowledge of Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole for a report
I can generate knowledge of Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole to use in a non-chronological report.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Florence Nightingale was a nurse during the Crimean War.
- Florence Nightingale helped to train nurses and make hospitals cleaner.
- Mary Seacole was born in Jamaica and was a doctress.
- Mary Seacole went to the Crimean War and set up a hospital called the ‘British Hotel’ to look after wounded soldiers.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that hospitals have always been clean and organised as they are today.
Show pupils images of hospitals during the Crimean war and hospitals today and allow them to explore and make comparisons.
Keywords
Florence Nightingale - a nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War
Mary Seacole - a doctress who travelled to Crimea to care for soldiers during the Crimean War
Crimean War - a war between Russie and Britian, France and Turkey
Soldiers - a person who fights for their country in a war
Doctress - a term for a female doctor
Content guidance
- Contains subject matter which individuals may find upsetting.
- Contains conflict or violence.
Supervision
Adult supervision suggested.
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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