A telegram from the Queen!

Topics Reception/Year 1
This unit is part of Changes within Living Memory Keeping in Touch

Objectives

History

  • Understand changes within living memory, linked to aspects of national life.
  • Ask and answer questions.
  • Use a wide vocabulary of historical terms.
  • Recognise that there are a number of sources for finding out historical information.

Design and Technology

  • Use a wide range of materials and components, including construction materials, textiles and ingredients, according to their characteristics.

Lesson Planning

Children look at how telegrams were developed, including exploring the use of Morse Code. They write their names in code and then create telegrams using Tea-paper to create an aged effect.

Teaching Outcomes
To begin to understand the history of the telegram.
To create a telegram with an aged effect.

Children will:

  • Understand the history of telegrams and why they were used.
  • Recognise and begin to understand Morse code.
  • Write a simple telegram to a chosen person.
  • Use ‘tea bag’ dying to create an aged effect.

Provided Resources

  • History of the telegram
  • Morse Code sheet
  • Communications from the Queen
  • Telegram examples
  • Telegrams to write on, enough copies for every child

You Will Need

  • Tea bags and bowls of warm water
  • Drying rack or line