Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022

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Dear teachers,
here you’ll find some activities to speak about the Queen and the Monarchy with your students.

THE LIFE OF ELIZABETH II – BIENNIO

• What do you know about Queen Elizabeth? (Brainstorming – Write on the blackboard what your students already know about her)
• Add some important facts that your students may not know.
• https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/gallery/2022/sep/10/the-queen-a-life-in-official-portrait-photos Give your students some time to go through the photo gallery and ask them to choose the picture that most impresses them.
• Ask your students to describe the picture and to answer the following questions
  • What do you think this picture tells us about the figure of the Queen and her reign?
  • Why have you chosen this picture?
  • Why do you think so many people around the world follow the British Royal Family?
• Use the last part of the lesson to ask your students to share what they’ve written

ROYAL FAMILY WORD WALL – BIENNIO LOWER LEVELS

• Create a word wall with your students with some of the most important words needed to speak about the Royal Family. 
  • Here you’ll find some useful words: Aristocracy, dinasty, palace, prince, princess, Queen, King, Earl, Duke, highness, crown, castle, fortress, Monarchy, Accession…
• After explaining the meaning of the words you’ve chosen, ask your students to write one sentence for each word

QUEEN ELIZABETH II OBITUARIES – TRIENNIO

• Divide the class into small groups and let each group choose an obituary to read
  • https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/08/queen-elizabeth-ii-obituary
  • https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/08/world/europe/queen-elizabeth-dead.html
  • https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61605149
  • https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-ii-obituary/
  • https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/09/08/queen-elizabeth-ii-dead/
• Ask your students to read the obituary they’ve chosen and to note the things they didn’t know about Elizabeth II
• After sharing what they’ve learnt, start a class discussion with the following questions
  • Do you think this is the moment of truth for Britain? Why?
  • Why do you think so much attention is paid to the protocol?
  • Many journalists claim that Elizabeth was a pop Queen. Do you agree? Why? Why not?
    

OPERATION LONDON BRIDGE – TRIENNIO

• Ask your students if they know what “operation London Bridge” is. Share opinions, give them an answer
• Watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXSiURyi7do
• Ask your students to write down the main steps of the protocol
• Class discussion
  • Do you think that such a protocol is important? Why? Why not?

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN/KING – BIENNIO + TRIENNIO

• Ask your students what they know about the National Anthem
  • Here you’ll find some information https://www.royal.uk/national-anthem
• Listen to the National Anthem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkauHNAPUdg
  • What do they notice? Discuss about the fact that this is the only National Anthem that changes according to the monarch who is ruling
• What else has to change when the Monarch dies? Class discussion
• Introduce the fact that currency and stamps change once the Monarch dies
• Read the article https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/08/queen-death-cash-stamps-flags
• Class discussion