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This lesson is archived.

Learning objective

  • To reconstruct the lives of people in a household using the census.

Success criteria

  • I can extract information from the census.
  • I can
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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Arrange the children in pairs and display the Presentation: In the spotlight. Ask the children to use the questions on the slide to recall what they learned about Mary Bucktrout in previous lessons.

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Adaptive teaching

Learners needing support

Should have support with the parts of the census from which they find it difficult to extract information.

 

Learners working at a stretch

Could compare their household to an earlier or later census and investigate how it has changed.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: extracting information from the census and

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Vocabulary definitions

  • suffragette

    A woman who campaigned for the right to vote.

  • head of household

    The person who makes the money to support the household and makes important decisions.

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In this unit

Assessment - History Y6: What does the census tell us about our area?

Lesson 1: What does the census tell us about the people living in our local area?

Lesson 2: What happened to Mary Bucktrout? (Part 1)

Lesson 3: What happened to Mary Bucktrout? (Part 2)

Lesson 4: How did Mary Bucktrout feel about the key events in her life?

Lesson 5: Who lived in our local area? (Part 1)

Lesson 6: Who lived in our local area? (Part 2)

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Last update: 15th January, 2026

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