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The sinking of the Titanic was a momentous occasion in history and was felt over the world. The shock that people must have felt upon hearing the news, and the horror experienced by those on board is difficult for us to imagine, but it must have been an extremely difficult time. You can find a whole host of information about the Titanic at the Titanic Belfast museum, it really is worth a look.
Here at Mrs Mactivity, we have lots of ready-made Titanic resources and Titanic planning ideas to help you deliver this topic and save time, all perfectly aligned with the National Curriculum. Enrich your teaching with lots of exciting Titanic teaching ideas and classroom resources to help engage children in this amazing topic. Start with our story of the Titanic information PowerPoint, a great way to introduce this topic with lots of photographs from the time and engaging information.
One of the first things to cover in your Titanic topic is exactly what happened to it and why did it sink? For a supposedly ‘unsinkable’ ship to sink on its maiden voyage is practically unthinkable! The real reason of course, is that the Titanic hit an iceberg in foggy weather – everyone knows that – but was it quite that simple? Find out more with the sinking of the Titanic information PowerPoint which explains this in more detail, in child-friendly language.
Delve deeper into this topic with our KS2 Titanic reading comprehension activity – perfectly linked to the reading content domains for KS2. You can extend this topic by linking it to your science planning, we have some brilliant investigations linked to your Titanic topic including this Titanic rusting investigation.
Help children put the events aboard the Titanic in order with our Titanic timeline sequencing activity – ideal for KS1. We also have a more advanced version for KS2 aged children.
