The Great Irish Famine Workbook | P7 & Upper KS2 History

£3.50

A comprehensive Great Irish Famine workbook (31 pages) for P7 and Upper KS2, covering the causes, key events and consequences of the Famine from 1845–1852.

Includes activities on potato blight, Black ’47, workhouses, soup kitchens, evictions, emigration and coffin ships, together with vocabulary work, source analysis, creative writing, quizzes and colouring pages.

Ideal for use alongside a classroom topic on the Great Irish Famine / Irish Potato Famine.

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The Irish Potato Famine Workbook KS2
The Great Famine Workbook

Description

Help pupils explore one of the most important periods in Irish history with this comprehensive Great Irish Famine Workbook for P7 and Upper KS2.

This ready-to-use workbook guides pupils through the events of the Irish Potato Famine, 1845–1852, beginning with life in Ireland before the Famine and the importance of the potato crop, before moving on to potato blight, hunger, Black ’47, workhouses, soup kitchens, evictions and emigration.

Pupils also explore the experience of those who left Ireland, including journeys across the Atlantic and the dangers of so-called coffin ships.

This resource pairs perfectly with our  PowerPoint Presentation on The Great Irish Famine.

The workbook includes a wide variety of activities designed to develop historical knowledge and understanding, literacy skills and historical thinking.

Activities include:

  • comprehension questions
  • cause and effect
  • sequencing and timeline work
  • vocabulary activities
  • true or false questions
  • fact or opinion
  • creative writing
  • diary writing
  • letter writing
  • historical source analysis
  • comparison activities
  • interview questions
  • end-of-topic quiz
  • pupil reflection activities
  • two historical colouring pages

The workbook also encourages pupils to think more deeply about the human impact of the Famine through activities on evictions, emigration, workhouses and family experiences.

A teacher answer section is included to support quick marking and classroom use.

This resource is ideal for:

  • P7
  • Upper KS2
  • Fourth Class – Sixth Class
  • Grades 4 – 6
  • Irish history topics
  • history and literacy cross-curricular work
  • independent work
  • homework
  • revision
  • topic assessment
  • use alongside a Great Irish Famine PowerPoint

It is also suitable for teachers outside Ireland searching for resources on the Irish Potato Famine.

What’s Included

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What’s included in this resource?

A full pupil workbook covering:

  • What Was the Great Irish Famine?
  • Life in Ireland Before the Famine
  • Why Were Potatoes So Important?
  • The Potato Blight
  • Cause and Effect
  • A Famine Timeline
  • Black ’47
  • The Workhouse
  • Soup Kitchens
  • Evictions
  • Leaving Ireland
  • The Journey Across the Atlantic
  • An Emigrant’s Suitcase
  • Letter from Ireland
  • Letter from America
  • Famine Vocabulary
  • Ireland’s Population
  • Fact or Opinion?
  • Looking at Historical Sources
  • Diary Entry
  • Before and During the Famine
  • The Famine Around the World
  • What Would You Ask?
  • The Great Irish Famine Quiz
  • What Have I Learned?
  • Great Irish Famine Summary
  • Coffin Ship colouring page
  • Eviction colouring page
  • Teacher answer pages

The workbook’s range of activities is very broad, from factual recall through to source work, extended writing and reflection.

Why Teachers Will Love This Resource

Why teachers love this resource

  • Saves valuable planning and preparation time
  • Provides a complete sequence of pupil activities
  • Supports both history and literacy skills
  • Includes a mixture of written, creative and analytical tasks
  • Suitable for whole-class teaching, independent work or homework
  • Includes activities for different levels of challenge
  • Encourages historical thinking and empathy
  • Includes an end-of-topic quiz and teacher answers
  • Can be used as a standalone resource or alongside a Great Irish Famine PowerPoint

Learning Objectives

By the end of this topic, pupils should be able to:

  • explain why potatoes were so important in nineteenth-century Ireland
  • describe what potato blight was and how it affected the potato crop
  • identify important events during the Great Irish Famine
  • explain why 1847 became known as Black ’47
  • describe conditions in workhouses and soup kitchens
  • explain why some families were evicted from their homes
  • describe why large numbers of Irish people emigrated
  • explain what conditions could be like aboard emigrant ships
  • use key vocabulary linked to the Great Irish Famine
  • distinguish between fact and opinion
  • examine historical sources and consider their usefulness
  • explain some of the long-term effects of the Famine

File Types Included:

MSWord Editable

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