Starter quiz
- The head of the royal family are the...
- Duke and Duchess.
- King and Queen. ✓
- Earl and Countess.
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This building is a...- church ✓
- school
- library
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- Where did Elizabeth's parents go for an official visit when she was a baby?
- France
- Australia ✓
- Italy
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- What period of time in life is someone's childhood?
- The time when someone is a child ✓
- The time when someone is an adult
- The time when someone is a mother
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- Elizabeth's grandparents were...
- the King and Queen of England ✓
- the King and Queen of France
- the Duke and Duchess of England
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- Elizabeth was born around...
- 5 years ago
- 50 years ago
- 100 years ago ✓
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Exit quiz
- When Elizabeth's parents returned from Australia, Elizabeth had become...
- sad
- cheeky ✓
- shy
- confident ✓
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- 'Lilibet' was Elizabeth's...
- real name
- nickname ✓
- surname
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- Match the word to the right meaning
- princess⇔a girl who is closely related to the King and Queen ✓
- Archbishop of Canterbury⇔the head of the Church of England ✓
- nickname⇔a different name someone’s friends or family use for them ✓
- As Elizabeth grew older, what did she become fond of?
- birds and bugs
- cats and rabbits
- dogs and horses ✓
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- Which of these did the confident and cheeky Elizabeth do?
- Throw biscuits at guests at a Christmas party ✓
- Throw shoes at guests at the Chrstimas party
- Pull her grandfather around by his beard ✓
- Pull her grandmother around by her hair
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- Who is not a member of the royal family?
- Archbishop of Canterbury ✓
- Duke of York
- Princess Elizabeth
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- By the time her parents returned from Australia, Elizabeth had grown into a confident and cheeky child.
- Despite being a princess, like other children she had a nickname which was 'Lilibet'.
- During the family's Christmas party in 1927, she climbed onto the table and threw biscuits at the guests!
- Once, the Archbishop of Canterbury visited George V and found Elizabeth leading him around like a horse by his beard!
- Elizabeth was very fond of horses and dogs which continued into her adult life.
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.
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
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