Lesson 8: The Year of Your BirthAGE RANGE KS2TIME 1 hourCURRICULUM LINKSKS2 History

INTRODUCTIONThe last census in England and Wales took place on 27 March 2011. This was also the year of the royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton. The resident populationof England and Wales on 27 March 2011 was 56.1 million, a seven per cent (3.7 million) increase since 2001. There were 27.6 million men and 28.5 million women in the two countries. In 2011, four out of every five (81 per cent, 45.5 million) residents of Englandand Wales described themselves as being in good or very good health.

LESSON OVERVIEWThis lesson is designed for children born in 2011 but can be adapted for children born in other years. The children will learn about the year 2011 by looking at the census data from that year and can add to this knowledge by researching events that occurred in 2011.

LEARNING INTENTIONSTo use data to inform our knowledge of the past. To research events from the past.

KEY VOCABULARYCensus, Research, History

YOU WILL NEED• The teacher’s guide to using the Nomis website to find 2011 Census data related to your school’s local area. • Other information from the 2011 Census (see Useful Links below).• You may want to research events from 2011 to add to those suggested in the lesson plan.You can download this lesson plan, accompanying PDF charts and the PowerPoint presentation slides from the Let’s Count! website, www.letscount.org.uk

NomisTo search local and national data from past censuses (see Lesson 1 for more guidance).www.nomisweb.co.uk/2011 Census: Key Statistics for England and Waleswww.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/bulletins/2011censuskeystatisticsforenglandandwales/2012-12-11Please see the downloadable PowerPoint slide and/or PDF Chart 4, Useful Links,for further information.

USEFUL LINKS

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The Year of Your BirthACTIVITIES

History KS2

CURRICULUM LINKS AND LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Understand historical concepts such as continuity and change, cause and consequence, similarity, difference and significance, and use them to make connections, draw contrasts, analyse trends, frame historically-valid questions and create their own structured accounts, including written narratives and analyses.

1. Ask the children which month and year they were born in. You could collect this data in a chart and look for any patterns. Some children in the same class will have been born in 2011, some the year before. (You could use the PowerPoint presentation slides and/or PDF Chart 1, When were we born? via www.letscount.org.uk.)

2. Discuss how many children were born in 2011 and how many in another year. Discuss the difference in number and what might explain this.

3. Share some key events from 2011 with the class. This might include the wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton, scientists proving that sharks are colour-blind and the last Harry Potter film being released.

You might also decide to focus on scientific discoveries, facts about the UK (who was Prime Minister, for example), popular events, such as pop song number ones (please see the downloadable PDF Chart 2, 2011 Number one songs to save you time!) or world news.

4. Create a ‘true or false?’ fact file about 2011 for children to identify the facts about 2011, drawn from census data and other research. You could also include facts from 2001 and the current year. Children can attempt to sort the facts to determine if they are about 2011 or another year. (Please see the downloadable PDF Chart 3, Fact File, and the PowerPoint presentation slide.)

Provide the class with texts or weblinks so they can research the events in more detail. (Please see the downloadable PDF Chart 4, Useful links, and the PowerPoint presentation slide.)

5. Using what they have discovered about their birth year, children can then work in small groups to create a poster, artwork or fact file to represent the year. Not forgetting to include their birthday!

The Year of Your Birth: Chart 1When were we born?

Month 2010 2011

September

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

The Year of Your Birth: Chart 22011 Number one songs

What's My NameGrenadeWe R Who We RPrice TagSomeone Like YouDon't Hold Your BreathSomeone Like You On The FloorParty Rock AnthemThe Lazy SongGive Me EverythingChanged The Way You Kiss MeDon't Wanna Go HomeLouderGlad You CameShe Makes Me WannaSwagger JaggerPromises Don't GoHeart Skips A BeatStay AwakeAll About TonightWhat Makes You BeautifulNo RegretsLoca People We Found LoveRead All About ItWe Found LoveWishing On A StarDance With Me TonightCannonballWherever You Are

15/01/201122/01/201105/02/201112/02/201126/02/201126/03/201102/04/201109/04/201123/04/201121/05/201128/05/201118/06/201102/07/201116/07/201123/07/201106/08/201113/08/201120/08/2011 27/08/201103/09/201110/09/201117/09/201124/09/201101/10/201108/10/201115/10/201105/11/201119/11/201110/12/201117/12/201124/12/201131/12/2011

Rihanna Ft DrakeBruno MarsKeshaJessie J Ft BobAdeleNicole ScherzingerAdeleJennifer Lopez Ft PitbullLmfao/Lauren Bennett/GoonrockBruno MarsPitbull/ne-yo/afrojack/nayerExampleJason DeruloDj Fresh Ft Sian EvansWantedJls Ft DevCher Lloyd NeroWretch 32 Ft Josh Kumra Olly Murs Ft Rizzle KicksExamplePixie LottOne DirectionDappySak NoelRihanna Ft Calvin HarrisProfessor Green Ft Emeli SandeRihanna Ft Calvin HarrisX Factor Finalists 2011Olly MursLittle MixMilitary Wives/Gareth Malone

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The Year of Your Birth: Chart 3Fact File

True False

This event happened in census year 2011

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The Year of Your Birth Chart 3B: Fact FileChildren can cut out the facts and decide where to place them on the table.

They can then record the answers on the PowerPoint slide 5.

Kate Middleton and Prince William got married. TRUE.Manchester United won the Premier League. TRUE.Andy Murray won Wimbledon. FALSE (He won it in 2012 and 2016).The Large Hadron Collider set a new world record (for colliding two beams of more particlestogether than ever before). TRUE.Tim Peake ran a marathon in space. FALSE (He ran it in 2016).Beyonce and Jay Z got married. FALSE (They got married in 2008).

2011 Teacher’s answers

AndyMurray

wonWimbledon

Tim Peakeran a

marathonin space

KateMiddletonand Prince William got

married

The Large Hadron

Collider seta new world

record

Beyonce and Jay Z got married

Manchester United wonthe Premier

League

The Year of Your Birth: Chart 4Useful Links

NomisTo search local and national data from past censuses (see Lesson 1 for more guidance)www.nomisweb.co.uk/

2011 Census: Key Statistics for England and Waleswww.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/bulletins/2011censuskeystatisticsforenglandandwales/2012-12-11

www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/all-the-number-1-singles__7931/

www.premierleague.com/tables

www.wimbledon.com/index.html

www.livescience.com/13849-lhc-particle-accelerator-world-record.html

www.gov.uk/government/history/past-prime-ministers