Generating knowledge of Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole for a report
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can generate knowledge of Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole to use in a non-chronological report.
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.
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
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.
Teacher tip
Children could do their own research using non-fiction texts and the internet, then present to the class. Add images of Florence and Mary to the slide deck and images to help explain the Crimean War.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.A simple sentence must contain which of these?
Q2.A simple sentence must also contain which of these?
Q3.Complete this sentence. An expanded noun phrase contains two ....
Q4.Which of these word types describes a noun?
Q5.What is the definition of a verb?
Q6.What is the definition of a noun?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which Italian city was Florence Nightingale born in?
Q2.Florence wanted to become a nurse when she was younger. How did her parents feel about this?
Q3.What was the name of the war that Florence travelled to?
Q4.How many nurses did Florence bring with her to Crimea?
Q5.Mary Seacole was a doctress in which country?
Q6.Mary Seacole travelled to Crimea and set up a hospital called what?
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