Diamond Jubilee

Art Activities for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

Activity One – Installation Art EYFS to Year 6 The schools I have worked at have all had some installation art for significant events in the school’s history or for national events and I think that the queen’s diamond jubilee warrants a piece of art that will remain on… Read More

Geography Activities for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

Activity One – Queen of Where? Year 4 to Year 6 We all know that Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II is queen of our country but she’s also the queen or head of state of many other countries, a consequence of the British Empire. In this activity the children… Read More

History Activities for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

Activity One – Through The Years Year 4 to Year 6 There’s a lot of free software which is easy for children to work with and which can produce really worthwhile outcomes. One of my favourite is Windows Live Movie Maker which comes as part of the Windows 7… Read More

Literacy Activities for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

Activity One – Letter to the Queen EYFS to Year 6 This activity allows the children to practise the style and format of letter writing. The queen will receive many letters of congratulations this year and the Jubilee website has a section where the public can add their messages… Read More

The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

This year Her Majesty the Queen reached the diamond jubilee of her accession to the throne of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, marking sixty years from the 6th February 1952 when she was given the news of the death of her father, King George VI and a long weekend for… Read More