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The baby Elizabeth

I can describe Elizabeth's very early life.

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Year 1

The baby Elizabeth

I can describe Elizabeth's very early life.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Elizabeth was born in one of her family's houses in Mayfair, London on the 21st April 1926.
  2. She was born into the royal family, her parents were the Duke and Duchess of York.
  3. When she was still a baby, her parents had to go on an official visit to Australia.
  4. During this time she spent a lot of time with her grandparents, King George V and Queen Mary.
  5. They kept her parents informed of her development through telegram.

Keywords

  • Royal family - the royal family is a group of relatives who rule a country

  • Duke - a duke is an important man who owns a lot of land

  • Duchess - a duchess is an important woman who owns a lot of land

  • King - the male head of the royal family is called a king

  • Queen - the female head of the royal family is called a queen

Common misconception

Pupils may think that Elizabeth was born a queen.

There was already a king and queen in throne. There cannot be more than one king and queen at a time.

As we explore Elizabeth's earlier years, invite children to bring in their own baby photos and share stories from when they were once babies. This helps pupils to draw comparisons between their own present day experiences to those in the past.
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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).

Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
When was this photograph taken?
An image in a quiz
Just before you were born
Correct answer: A long time before you were born
After you were born
Q2.
Look at this photograph. Who is the youngest?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: The baby
The mother
The grandmother
Q3.
Look carefully at this photograph. It was taken before you were born. How do you think these people know each other?
An image in a quiz
They are friends.
Correct answer: They are a family.
They work together.
Q4.
Who do you think is shown in the photograph?
An image in a quiz
This is a young man. He is a footballer.
This is a farmer. He does not have much money and not many people know him.
Correct answer: This is the King of the United Kingdom. He is an important and powerful man.
Q5.
Which of these images do you think is the oldest?
Children playing with toys around 50 years ago.
Correct answer: Children playing with toys around 100 years ago.
Children playing with toys around 3 years ago.
Q6.
Match the word to the correct meaning.
Correct Answer:past,something that happened before

something that happened before

Correct Answer:present,something that is happening now

something that is happening now

Correct Answer:future,something that is going to happen

something that is going to happen

Q1 © London Metropolitan Archives / Bridgeman Images Q2 © Look and Learn / Rosenberg Collection / Bridgeman Images Q3 © SZ Photo / Bridgeman Images Q4 © Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Open Government Licence (nationalarchives.gov.uk) Q5 image 1 Photo © AGIP / Bridgeman Images Q5 image 2 Photo © AGIP / Bridgeman Images Q5 image 3 © Anna Kraynova/Shutterstock.com

6 Questions

Q1.
Where was Elizabeth II born?
At the hospital
Correct answer: At her grandparents’ house
At her uncle’s house
Q2.
Which family was Elizabeth born into?
The dancing family
The founding family
Correct answer: The royal family
Q3.
What title did Elizabeth’s parents have?
Correct answer: Duke and Duchess of York
Mr. and Mrs. York
King and Queen of York
Q4.
Who did Elizabeth stay with when her parents went to Australia?
Correct answer: King George V and Queen Mary
The Duke and Duchess of York
The Earl and Countess of Strathmore
Q5.
Match the word to the correct meaning.
Correct Answer:king,The male head of a royal family and leader of a country.

The male head of a royal family and leader of a country.

Correct Answer:queen,The female head of a royal family and leader of a country.

The female head of a royal family and leader of a country.

Correct Answer:duke,An important man who owns a lot of land.

An important man who owns a lot of land.

Correct Answer:duchess,An important woman married to a duke.

An important woman married to a duke.

Q6.
When Elizabeth’s parents, the King and the Queen, went to Australia, how did they keep in touch with Elizabeth?
By video calling
By telephone
Correct answer: By telegram

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