Great Meols Primary School - History

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What should I already know? Important Facts: Vocabulary: Boats and have changed Grace Darling spent nearly all her life on the tiny , off the coast of . Her Historical vocabulary: over time. In the past, women were father, William, was keeper of the Longstone there. On the night of 7th September 1838, heroine a woman who has done something viewed differently to men. Grace Dar- Darling looked out from a window and saw the wreck of a steamship in the stormy water. A small good or brave ling became famous for her heroic ac- group of survivors was clinging to the rocks. Her father knew it would not be possible to send for a lifeboat from the nearby village so the two of them bravely set off in a small rowing boat. They res- tions. society people living together in an organ- cued nine survivors from the rocks and the event changed Darling's life forever. ised group The story of the shipwreck and rescue was soon in all the newspapers and Darling became a national significant something or someone that is im- heroine. She received medals and awards including the Royal National Lifeboat Institution's Silver Medal for Gallantry. People from all over the world wrote to congratulate her, including Queen Victo- portant ria who had become Queen the year before. Her actions are significant because many people in Victo- Topic related vocabulary: rian society never imagined that a young woman would be able to do something so courageous. History Skills and Enquiry: Grace’s memory is still honoured and preserved today and the RNLI Grace Darling Museum in Bam- lighthouse a tower or other structure contain- burgh is dedicated to her story. In her rescue, Grace exhibited the same values our lifeboat crews live ing a beacon light to warn or guide To appreciate that some famous people ships at sea have done brave things. by today. To think of, and answer questions about a steamship a boat powered by a steam engine famous person. To find out more information about a fa- ocean a very large expanse of sea mous person from the past and carry out some research on them. lifeboat A specially made boat made that is To write about a famous historical event used to rescue people at sea that happened in the past. To identify how people became famous. RNLI Royal National Lifeboat Institution To learn about the life of a famous person (RNLI) is the largest charity that from the past and consider why she acted as saves lives at sea around the coasts she did. of the , To sequence events related to the life of a person. To use sources to answer simple questions about the past. To identify some of the different ways in which the past has been represented. To make a distinction between present and past. 1815: Grace Darling was born 1837: Queen Victoria came to 1842: Grace died from tuber- 1938: The Grace Darling muse- To recognise that our own lives are differ- culosis, aged 26. ent from the lives of people in the past. in , . the throne. um opened in Bamburgh. To describe the events and people we have studied. Suggested Reading:

The story of Grace Darling—Helen Cresswell 1826: Went to live at Long- 1838: Grace and her father 1880: Grace Darling: Her True 2008: The new RNLI station in https://www.youtube.com/watch? stone lighthouse on the Farne rescued passenger from the Story by T.Darling is published. is built, it replaces one of v=xCL1x7wHQLY Islands. . the oldest in Britain, built in 1803