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Elizabeth's childhood character

I can describe Elizabeth II's early character and personality.

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Year 1

Elizabeth's childhood character

I can describe Elizabeth II's early character and personality.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. By the time her parents returned from Australia, Elizabeth had grown into a confident and cheeky child.
  2. Despite being a princess, like other children she had a nickname which was 'Lilibet'.
  3. During the family's Christmas party in 1927, she climbed onto the table and threw biscuits at the guests!
  4. Once, the Archbishop of Canterbury visited George V and found Elizabeth leading him around like a horse by his beard!
  5. Elizabeth was very fond of horses and dogs which continued into her adult life.

Keywords

  • Princess - a princess is a girl who is closely related to the king and queen

  • Nickname - a nickname is a different name someone’s friends or family use for them

  • Archbishop of Canterbury - the Archbishop of Canterbury is the leader of the Church of England

Common misconception

Pupils may think that the Archbishop of Canterbury is a part of the royal family.

Reinforce the fact that the Archbishop of Canterbury works with the royal family and is also very important, but is not related.

As you work through the lesson, refer to popular culture to help pupils make sense of terms such as 'princess'. You could encourage discussion of pupil experiences and histories such as their own nicknames, celebratory dinners and places of worship.
Teacher tip

Licence

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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
The head of the royal family are the...
Duke and Duchess.
Correct answer: King and Queen.
Earl and Countess.
Q2.
This building is a...
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: church
school
library
Q3.
Where did Elizabeth's parents go for an official visit when she was a baby?
France
Correct answer: Australia
Italy
Q4.
What period of time in life is someone's childhood?
Correct answer: The time when someone is a child
The time when someone is an adult
The time when someone is a mother
Q5.
Elizabeth's grandparents were...
Correct answer: the King and Queen of England
the King and Queen of France
the Duke and Duchess of England
Q6.
Elizabeth was born around...
5 years ago
50 years ago
Correct answer: 100 years ago
Q2 © Peter_Fleming/Shutterstock.com

6 Questions

Q1.
When Elizabeth's parents returned from Australia, Elizabeth had become...
sad
Correct answer: cheeky
shy
Correct answer: confident
Q2.
'Lilibet' was Elizabeth's...
real name
Correct answer: nickname
surname
Q3.
Match the word to the right meaning
Correct Answer:princess,a girl who is closely related to the King and Queen

a girl who is closely related to the King and Queen

Correct Answer:Archbishop of Canterbury,the head of the Church of England

the head of the Church of England

Correct Answer:nickname,a different name someone’s friends or family use for them

a different name someone’s friends or family use for them

Q4.
As Elizabeth grew older, what did she become fond of?
birds and bugs
cats and rabbits
Correct answer: dogs and horses
Q5.
Which of these did the confident and cheeky Elizabeth do?
Correct answer: Throw biscuits at guests at a Christmas party
Throw shoes at guests at the Chrstimas party
Correct answer: Pull her grandfather around by his beard
Pull her grandmother around by her hair
Q6.
Who is not a member of the royal family?
Correct answer: Archbishop of Canterbury
Duke of York
Princess Elizabeth

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