Significant Individuals Primary Resources

Significant, Influential, Famous People in History

From Nelson Mandela and Charles Darwin, to Shakespeare and Mary Anning, this collection of resources is a great place to start when introducing your children to significant individuals in history. Historical events often occur due to a range of factors, however, it's often the work of specific individuals that have led to some of the most significant historical events. Therefore, introducing these individuals to your children is important in developing their understanding of world history at KS1 and KS2 and the events that shaped the world we know today.

From influential explorers, inventors, writers, politicians, activists and so much more, this collection features a variety of wonderful tools for you to use when teaching your children about the role of individuals and how they became famous people in history. 

Fact Files, Timelines, Teaching Packs & More...

All of the resources you'll find here have been made by teachers to ensure they're accuracy and reliability. They also feature fantastic illustrations. From PowerPoints and worksheets to fact files and activity packs, these materials are all ready-made and can be easily incorporated into your lessons. All you need to do is, browse the resources and find the ones you like, click download and use whenever you wish.

Hopefully, we can simplify the lesson planning process a little by saving you valuable time, providing you with in-depth teaching materials and display resources available at the click of a button.

Resources on Influential People for Kids to be Inspired By

Young learners can really benefit from having people to look up to and be inspired by, and we've created a lot of resources, activities and PowerPoints to help achieve this. Here are some ideas of how you can use the resources in this category to get you started:

• You can use the writing frames in this category to support your teaching of influential people for kids. For example, this writing frame is perfect for your Florence Nightingale lessons, where you can get your young learners to research her and record any information they find on the writing frame.
• This fantastic set of posters feature quotes from Shakespeare that you can put up on display as a brilliant addition to your English classroom. Possibly one of the most influential people in English history, it's always good to keep Shakespeare at the forefront of your English lessons.
• This resource pack has some great learning materials on a selection of significant female role models from the history books. Inspire your young learners to have ambitions and understand how women have succeeded throughout history by introducing them to people like Florence Knightingale, Grace Darling and many more.

Who are Famous People in History?

Politicians, inventors, explorers, writers, activists and many more are just a few occupations of some of the most famous people in history:

• Nelson Mandela (1918-2013)
• William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
• Mary Anning (1799-1847)
• Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)
• Helen Sharman (1963-)
• William Wilberforce (1759-1833)
• David Attenborough (1926-)
• Charles Darwin (1809-1882)
• Rosa Parks (1913-2005)
• Anne Frank (1929-1945)
• Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922)
• Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
• Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928)