Free teacher web sites for History topic ‘Florence Nightingale’
From Scutari hospital to the Lady of the lamp. You'll find a treasure trove of resources to support your teaching of the famous nurse and her life and work including that documented during the Crimean war. She invented the pie chart, apparently!
Conditions in the Crimea
By completing the activity Children should learn: about conditions in the Crimea to select information from pictures about conditions in the hospital in Scutari. A resource which encourages children to describe and interpret photographic resources. The activity links in with QCA Unit 4: Why do we remember Florence Nightingale? Section 4: What was it like for Florence Nightingale working in the Crimea?
Click 'Start the Activity' to begin.
External link: Conditions in the Crimea
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Evidence about Florence Nightingale
An amazing array of primary evidence which gives an amazing insight into her life. This is ideal for teachers information or when working with KS2 pupils. The primary material can be used with infants, but it will require a high degree of support.
External link: Evidence about Florence Nightingale
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Facts
A great website which gives a chronological list of the main events in her life in child friendly language.
External link: Facts
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Florence cut out figure
Cut out and dress Florence. The children will have more fun creating their own accessories though. Who gives Florence a rose? Honestly. Get that lamp drawn up, cut out and stuck down as soon as possible!
External link: Florence cut out figure
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Florence powerpoint presentation
A great presentation to consider comparisons between then and now. More suitable for KS2.
External link: Florence powerpoint presentation
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Introductory presentation
A good introductory presentation. Text will need to be edited for infant ages children. The quiz is a favourite of ours!
External link: Introductory presentation
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Introductory presentation - lower KS2 text
A simple presentation which introduces Florence. The text is more suited to lower KS2 and good KS1 readers. Ideal as a text for the whole class.
External link: Introductory presentation - lower KS2 text
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Listen to Florence Nightingale speak
Sounds untrue? This is an amazing sound file that sends the class silent! An absolute gem. We link directly to the sound file itself, not the web page it appears in.
You may want to set this up in advance as it can take a while for the Windows Media file to play - you will need Windows Media Player.
External link: Listen to Florence Nightingale speak
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Presentation
A beauty of a powerpoint presentation. Text is spot on for infants and the images trace the main events of her life. A cracker!
External link: Presentation
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Sequence the life of Florence
Sequence the life of Florence Nightingale. This is a ready-to-go worksheet. Just click "start the activity".
External link: Sequence the life of Florence
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