Kings and Queens - Ben Jonson Primary School

Family Homework
Kings and Queens
Every school
ilies across the
holiday, famStepney
Partnership
primary schools enjoy ‘family homework’. Children, siblings and
parents/carers learn together and have fun!
This half-term’s homework invites you to be find out all about kings and
queens. You could research a queen or king, create a wonderful crown or imagine you are king or queen for a day. Use your imagination!
When you come back to school, you can share your learning with your teacher
and your class.
Design a crown fit for a king or queen.
What precious gemstones will you include? Maybe rubies or emeralds… or
even diamonds. Can you find out some
interesting facts about your gemstones?
Make a model of your crown. Don’t forget to decorate it so that it is fit for a
king or queen!
You can see the real crown jewels at the
Tower of London. It only costs £1 if you
have an Idea store card or leisure centre
card from Tower Hamlets.
A country that has a king or queen is called a
monarchy. How many countries in the world are
Draw a timeline for the kings and queens
of Britain. Can you work out who ruled for
the longest time? How about the shortest?
If you were king or queen for a day what would
you do? What laws or rules would you change?
What would you most like about being the king or
queen?
Did you know that the Ancient Egyptians had
kings and queens too? They were called
pharaohs.
Research a king or queen from Ancient Egypt.
You could find out about the food they ate,
where they lived, what happened when they
died. Or you could come up with your own
ideas.
You could visit the Ancient Egyptian gallery at
the British Museum to find out
more. It’s free!
Why aren’t all countries monarchies? What
do countries have instead of a king or
Try and learn the words to the Horrible Histories song about kings and queens. Go on, give it a go!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/music/p00h9nqb
Choose a king or queen of Britain
and do some research about them.
Some of them are very interesting:
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Did you know that King Henry
VIII had six wives?
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Did you know Queen Victoria
was only 18 years old when
she became queen?
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Did you know Queen Elizabeth
I was the first woman to be
queen of England?
Paint or draw a portrait of a British
king or queen. See if your teacher
can guess who it is.
You could visit the National Portrait
Gallery in Trafalgar Square to see
some original portraits.
Design a beautiful dress or gown
for a queen.
We know how many kings or queens have
had the same name by the number at the
end of the their name. Our queen is
called Elizabeth II because she is second
queen called Elizabeth. We use Roman
numerals to show this.
Can you write Roman numerals for numbers up to 10? How about 100? Can you
find out to write years (like 2016) in Roman numerals?
Kings and queens have royal coats of arms.
Find out about coats of arms, maybe you
could design one for your family.
Use the box below to record any of the Family Homework activities your
family has enjoyed this holiday. Be ready to share your homework when
you return.
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