I am going to do one activity per person, each one can be used of a main activity or a starter and each can stand alone for a lesson or be used as part of another session.
Some activities i have come up with include a illustrated tower with Elizabeth i trapped at the top. The children have to try and come up with a way to free Elizabeth i using the objects which will be provided in a key. The aim of this activity is to get the child's creative juices flowing and try and push them to come up with an innovative way to free elizabeths I. For example some of the objects may not be first seen as helpful but when used with an imagination can be the perfect tool.
Another activity i have thought of would be for the children to see the three voyages which Captain James Cook went on and then draw up their own map of their journey to school. I first thought to have the children draw a map of the world and have them map out where in the world they would want to visit but by using their journey to school it adds a personal touch as they go on this journey near enough everyday and everyones will be slightly different. Also it's something they will then think about the next time they go on that journey and could get their parents involved.
My final activity would be for William Shakespeare. The children would get given a list of or the teacher could read out potential quotes from Shakespeare. If they were handed out the children would get into teams and place the quotes they think are Shakespeare one side and ones they think aren't Shakespeare to the other side. If the teacher read out the quotes the children would do the task as a class. This is solely down to the teacher's interpretation and wether or not they think their class would be better suited to doing it as a class or as small teams.
Some initial rough drawings:
Queen Elizabeth 1 and King Henry Viii
World map showing Cook's three voyages
A list of quotes from various Shakespeare plays.
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