Northern Ireland @ 100
Life in the 1920s
Life in the 1920s provides lesson plans, a quiz, a presentation and videos – to explore a day in the 1921 schoolroom and life in the 1920s. The target audience is Primary and Key Stage 3.
Northern Ireland @ 100 Quiz
A fun quiz consisting of 15 questions about Northern Ireland in the 1920s. The target audience is Key Stage 2 and 3.
Living in Northern Ireland in the 1920s
A visually impactful and informative PowerPoint highlighting the many changes that have affected people’s lives in Northern Ireland since the 1920s, many of which have led to improved living standards. The PowerPoint is supplemented with a lesson plan and can be used alongside other CCEA Northern Ireland @ 100 resources. The target audience is Key Stage 2 and 3.
1921 - A Day in the Schoolroom
A Day in the Schoolroom - watch the videos
1921 - A Day in the Schoolroom consists of seven video clips. Six clips show aspects of a typical school day in 1921 and one clip outlines the ‘birth’ of Northern Ireland. The setting for the video clips is a 1920s classroom. Miss Acheson is the teacher instructing a class. You can select clips to support activities in the Life in the 1920s lessons and/or other Northern Ireland @100 learning experiences.
The Teacher’s Expectations
Miss Acheson instructs the class about her expectations – attendance, working hard, prayers, rules, and punishments.
Watch The Teacher’s Expectations video with British Sign Language.
Watch The Teacher’s Expectations video with Irish Sign Language.
Everyday School Routines
Everyday school routines are outlined to the class – school start and finish times, dinnertime, playing in the yard, and the jobs the children are expected to do.
Watch Everyday School Routines video with British Sign Language.
Watch Everyday School Routines video with Irish Sign Language.
School Subjects
Miss Acheson outlines compulsory and optional subjects, subjects for boys and subjects for girls and the importance of hard work.
Overview of Lessons
Miss Acheson outlines the lessons for the day for each Standard (year group).
Penmanship Lesson
Miss Acheson teaches the Penmanship lesson using Roman style lettering, emphasising posture, only writing with the right hand and the importance of good handwriting.
Physical Drill
Miss Acheson instructs the class in Physical Drill and demonstrates the actions that the children are expected to follow and repeat.
May 3, 1921: The Birth of Northern Ireland
Miss Acheson explains that ‘today’, 3 May 1921, Northern Ireland is born. She explains the events that will lead up to the opening of the first Northern Ireland Parliament on 22nd June 1921.
Watch The Birth of Northern Ireland video with British Sign Language.
Watch The Birth of Northern Ireland video with Irish Sign Language.
Lesson Plans
Foundation Stage: Life in the 1920s
Through fun and engaging activities children learn about ‘play’ 100 years ago – the toys that children played with, the rhymes and songs they learned, and the games they played.
Key Stage 1: Life in the 1920s
Through active and engaging activities pupils learn about various aspects of the school day 100 years ago, and the fun activities children enjoyed.
Key Stage 2: Life in the 1920s
Through immersive learning experiences, pupils explore aspects of life in the 1920s and appreciate how pupils learned in the 1920s classroom.
Key Stage 3: Life in the 1920s
By considering aspects of life in the 1920s and the changes through the decades, pupils engage in active learning experiences that stimulate thinking, discussion, and reflection.
SEN Key Stage 2: Life in the 1920s
Through fun and active learning experiences, pupils engage in shared and practical work, focusing on toys and rhymes from 100 years ago.
SEN Key Stage 3: Life in the 1920s
Through fun and active learning experiences, pupils engage in shared and practical work, focusing on typical classroom activities and how children had fun 100 years ago