Over the next few weeks our topic will be ‘Two Queens’. During this topic we will learn about the lives of two very important British queens, Victoria and Elizabeth II.

We will compare their lives and look at how this country has changed in the years between their reigns. We will find out about important traditions associated with the monarchy such as coronations, weddings and the Trooping of the Colour. We will look at the different countries that the queen rules over and how these too have changed over the years.

In art we will look at famous portraits of the two queens and then create portraits of Queen Elizabeth using collage. Throughout the topic we will be building up to the pupils staging a ‘street party’ in the school grounds to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s official birthday.