Year 1 England, Scotland and Wales worksheet

“Robert the Bruce is real” is free to print, with no account. It is the first sheet in the Year 1 history unit “England, Scotland and Wales”, for children aged 5 to 6, and takes about 20 minutes.

Print it on A4. The child's pages come first; the answers, and what each wrong answer tells you, are on the grown-up page that follows. Weeks 19 to 24 of the year, 6 sheets in the unit.

Free sample · answers on the last page

Robert the Bruce is real

Name: ____________ · Date: ____________
Year 1 · History · about 20 minutes
Answers are on the grown-up page

Today I can explain that Robert the Bruce was a real person who stood up to England.

A Look back3 min

1.
Which word goes in the empty box?
MiddaySpringMonday
2.
Toy A and Toy B are on the line. Which toy is older? Circle one.
AB
3.
Which word goes in the empty box?
YesterdaySpringMonday

B Watch me, then you5 min

Robert the Bruce was a real king of Scotland. The timeline shows when he lived.

A grey stone castle on a hill beside a river and green fields

Watch me

Robert the Bruce became king of Scotland in 1306.

The Battle of Bannockburn was in 1314.

People wrote about him back then, so we know he was real.

Now you

1.
Robert became king in 1306. Which event goes in the empty box at 1314?
Battle of BannockburnGreat Fire of LondonWars of the Roses
2.
Edward I, king of England, wanted to rule Scotland too. Who sent soldiers into Scotland?
Edward IRobert the BruceWilliam Wallace

C Your turn7 min

Read each question and look at the picture. Circle the answer.

1.
Robert the Bruce lived about 700 years ago. Was he a real person or a made-up character? Circle one.
real personmade-up character
2.
England and Scotland each had their own king. Were they joined together or separate? Circle one.
joined togetherseparate
3.
Edward sent soldiers into Scotland to take control. What is the word for this? Circle one.
invadenobleseparate
4.
This person is rich, has land and works for the king. Which word names this person?
nobleinvadeseparate

Say it out loud: Which word names a person, and which names an action? Tell your grown-up.

D Spot the mistake3 min

Kit says: “Robert the Bruce is a made-up story character.”

1.
Is Kit right? Write one reason.

E Think deeper3 min

1.
Write one true sentence about Robert the Bruce. Read it to your grown-up.

How did it feel?

I can do it Nearly Not yet

For the grown-up

Robert the Bruce is real · 2 minutes to read

Answers, and what a wrong one tells you

A

1. Midday your child may have picked a day name. Point to the middle box and ask: what part of the day comes between morning and night?

2. A your child may have chosen the toy on the right because it is newer or nearer. Ask: which mark is further back in time?

3. Yesterday your child may have picked a day name. Ask: which day comes before today?

B

1. Battle of Bannockburn your child may have picked an event from a different time. Ask: which event is on the same timeline, after 1306?

2. Edward I your child may have picked Robert the Bruce. Ask: was he the king who wanted to be in charge of Scotland, or the Scottish noble who stood up to him?

C

1. real person your child may think he is a story hero. Point to 1306 on the line and say: a real king was on the throne then.

2. separate your child may have picked joined together. Ask: if each kingdom has its own king, are they apart or joined?

3. invade your child may have picked noble, which is a person, not an action. Ask: what do the soldiers do when they march into another country?

4. noble your child may have picked invade. Ask: is this an action or a person? Which word names someone with land who works for the king?

D

1. Look for: Says no, and gives a reason such as Robert the Bruce was a real person who lived about 700 years ago. your child may have said yes because he is in stories. Say: people wrote about him while he lived, so we know he was real.

E

1. Look for: A true sentence that says Robert the Bruce was a real person, king or noble of Scotland, or that he stood up to the King of England.

Words to use

Say“How do you know Robert the Bruce was real? When did he become king?”

Instead of“Yes, he is a hero from a story, like a fairy tale.”

After the sheet

Draw a stick person at home. Ask your child to tell you three true things about a real person you know, and write them round the picture.

Tick what your child got right in StudyDen. Anything missed comes back in a later Look back box, so there's no need to redo the sheet.

The rest of this unit

5 more sheets come with a StudyDen plan, in teaching order:

Robert and the spider(with a plan)
Many kings in Britain(with a plan)
Aethelflaed and the bones(with a plan)
Owain's long ago journey(with a plan)
Owain Glyndŵr's story(with a plan)

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